18 Jun 1937
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1937
Page
1
A home improvement project described by Mrs. John McKinney and Mrs. Kinney shows steps to refurbish a kitchen and adjoining room. They remove, patch, and repaint cabinets, install Celotex wall beams, and prepare walls for wallpaper. The work aims to brighten the space and provide storage while awaiting further finishing.
Vacation Bible School will begin Monday at the First Presbyterian Church. The two week program runs mornings from 8:30 to 10:30 for children up to 14 years old. Teachers Louise, Mary El, and others plan memory work, dramatization, music, notebooks, and Bible study to build belief in Christ.
Officials in Texas halt county bank nights after a chain of theaters suspends the program amid finance concerns. Local operators report questions about funding and audience interest, while city leaders review options for future entertainment events.
Meridian residents and visitors are listed in a regional update. Mrs Belle Alexander arrived to spend the summer at home, with relatives in Texas, California and Hillabore. Other locals and guests include Miss Ernestine Mangold visiting from OLA, Brauty School attendees Sue Golden and Jane Ryan, Rev. and Mrs. Poe hosting the Poe family, and extended visits from the Day and Gardner families. The column notes several day visits and a pending continuation on the last page.
The Pederson family reunion was held Sunday June 18 in the Chits Dah Paz park. In honor of Me sod Mrs O M Pederson and family attendees enjoyed a day of picnics and amusements under trees with a friendly gathering of relatives from Madisonville and beyond.
Rev S F Weldey was installed as president of Clifton College in a 3 p m Sunday ceremony held in the college auditorium. The event featured speakers from local Lutheran churches and college trustees offering the oath and greetings as the new president took office.
Fragmentary OCR text references an allied seizure or asset action involving Romane Fenty and others. Details are garbled with multiple names and phrases, lacking coherent dates, places, or outcomes. The readable core suggests a court or settlement context but is too corrupted for definitive summary.
County Agent E R Lawrence announces starting Monday June 14 to terrace fields under supervision of Benn Gleason as part of agricultural conservation. He urges farmers to file terracing requests early and schedule line runs before land is broken. Lawrence also promotes goat dipping demonstrations at Rush Ranch June 25, Ward Bush Ranch June 28, and Chris L Rohne stock farm June 21 with multiple herds to be dipped through July 4, urging ranchers to attend.
Mrs. Tomene Johnson died June 14 1997 funeral services held June 45 at home and St Olaf Lutheran Church. Remains buried in St Olaf cemetery. Private condolences to sons and relatives. Out of town relatives attended funeral. Local residents and visitors noted with various family movements, visits and honors. Wool sales and community updates mark the period as well.
County Agent J. Ri. Tawrwikce reports that Bosque County farmers collected about $94,180.08 for participation in the 193 Agricultural Conservation program. The record also notes that approximately 151 average per check distributed, with several applications still pending and a portion not yet sent.
Clifton College adopted a letter and honor point grading system. Grades Ar, B, C, D carry 4, 2, 1, 0 points. scholastic honor roll requires 24-point average. Second semester honor roll includes Henrietta Schofield 3, Alice Marie Nelson 2, Maidette Tennison 28, Ohn Christenson 28, Fern Brongtad 2, Eulala Pederson 2.6, Anna Marie Seljos 2.6, Leta Faye Bergman 24, Laverne Jones 24, Ralph Pearce 24. Yearly honor roll lists Henrietta Schofield 1 and John Christenson 2.9, Alice Marie Nelson 2.9, Maidotte Tennison 2.8.
President Roosevelt signs a new oil act extending lending for two years, governing interstate shipments and production. The measure of the Connally oil law aims to regulate quotas and prices, affecting state by state oil shares and feed stock movements.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.