Mexican Men Held After Clifton Crime And Assault
Armington June 15 report describes two Mexican men detained after a brutal assault on a 13 year old girl near Clifton. The victim identified the suspects as intoxicated Mexicans, described their car and stickers, and investigators traced the stolen vehicle to McGregor. Police, county and state agencies pursued the case.
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Chiton
Acrom
Winduet J
Santa Fe
Mille Jand Moshein
Louis Billings
Clifish
V. D. ‘Gouda
Fundery
County
Tate
PBS
McGregor Wan
Downey Reader Critiques Lions Club Racial Remarks
Durant Oklahoma June 16 1943 a reader letter attacks Lions Club members for a racial remark about a “poor white” on a car and cites misread names while another note explains V mail rules for overseas photos. The letter writer signs as A Colwick MD and urges renewal of local subscriptions.
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Durant
Okla
Lion Chip
di- J
Lions Club
Ellen
Colwick
Helen
Ethel
Baling
Clinton
Yite
M.D
Navigator Glass speaker highlights wartime service tale
Selman Field at Monroe Louisiana hosted the eighth class graduation as navigators. Lt. P. O. Larson of Clifton Texas spoke, detailing liberation Liberator missions and 82 combat flights. He underscored that success comes from applying learned skills, not just knowledge.
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Selman Field
Monroe
Selman Feld
Per Trell C. Larson
Clifton
Teaas
Bert
Liewtenbot
Larson
Timmy
Laut
Hlayson
Stommel
Padacan
Positions Open In Child Welfare Division
The Child Welfare Division of the state Department of Public Welfare announced many positions open and invites applications from qualified persons. Applications must be in by June 30, 1942 with competitive examinations on July 11, 1943. Announcement of the examinations will be found in the Post Office lobby. A L Bronstad.
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Child Welfare Division
State Department of Public Welfare
A. L. Bronstad
Commercial Tire Inspection Rules Updated by ODT
ODT announced new tire inspection rules for commercial water vehicles allow inspections every 5,000 miles or six months, whichever comes first. The prior standard required inspections every 60 days or 2,000 miles.
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ODT
Wartime labor board cites few strikes in Southwest
A report from the Eighth Regional War Labor Board says workers and management in the Southwest including Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana support a no strike no lockout policy. In seven months of wartime effort the region has seen only four strikes and total man-hours lost remain around three hundredths of one percent.
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Eighth Regional
Wat Labor Board
Texas
Chahama
Louisiana
WLB
Major Burrell W. Helton on Leave From Panama
Major Burrell W. Helton arrives home on leave from Panama, signaling a brief respite in his overseas duty. Local reinforcements welcome the serviceman as supporters note his service and return.
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Burrell W. Helton
Panama
Boyce House To Address Lions Club At Ladies Night
War Department reports 17 083 American POWs in enemy hands to date with 11307 in Japan 3312 in Germany and 2468 in Italy incomplete figures suggest POWs diet in German camps centers on potatoes cabbage and meat and the rest unspecified
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Boyce House
Lions Club
War Department
Japan
Germany
Italy
Clifton Robbers May Face Chair
Newspaper notes that Walter LeMay and C. M. Mershon, captured after a seven week escape, confess to multiple robberies in Central and East Texas including the Clifton raid. If tried and convicted across the crimes, they face likely the electric chair and life terms, with the possibility of harsh sentences based on their confessions.
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Walter LeMay
C. M Mershon
Dallan
Teving
Fort Worth Leader Hayden Edwards to Speak at Lions Club
Fort Worth preacher and radio columnist Hayden Edwards will attend Clifton Lions Club Ladies Night barbecue Tuesday. Edwards hosts I Give You Texas heard on KGKO and read in more than 200 papers with 300000 listeners weekly and a column read by over a million readers. He has written three books and helped with the Texas oil film Boom Town.
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Boyce House
Fort Worth
Lions Club
Texas
Great Southwest
KGKO
Clifton Aire
Ray Hayeen Edwards
Fort, Worth
Clifton Lions
Brother
Mre. Edwards
Clifton
Tao
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Weth
Nother
Holrood
Ing
Young People's Camp Planned at Meridian Lake
Meridian Lake hosts a planned gathering by the W. M. D. of Meridian Association for youth activities. The event aims to engage young people in organized outdoor programs, community service, and character-building exercises led by local leaders.
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Young People's
Meridian Lake
Clifton Business Property Deals This Week
Clifton reports ongoing property changes as L Standefer sells the Schmidt Cafe building to Franke Sormrude who will house his bicycle business. The Schmidt Cafe moves next door after renovations, Murphree barber shop shifts, and Standefer buys adjacent lots to extend his Chevrolet building plans. The push signals postwar business activity in Clifton.
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Clifton
de ‘Rusmosan
Acra
L. Standefer
Standefer
Charlie Schmidt
Franke Sormrude
Rowery
Woll
Schmidt
Murphree
Olen Tire Store
Sormmade
Haw
Gillespie Building
JL. Standefer
Seljon Bros
Clifter
New Target Set for Bosque County Egg Production
Government aims to boost Bosque County egg output by 1 000 dozen, a modest rise of one cent per egg. The plan, backed by the U S Department of Agriculture, cites adequate labor and feed as key to meeting the goal amid concerns over supply stability.
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Jorque County
U. S. Department of ‘Agriculture
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