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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1924
Page
8
Proprietor E Simmons promotes Simmons Service Station in Clifton offering gasoline, auto supplies, and full service. The notice thanks patrons, invites bids, and mentions a new rack for casings and tubers. Marcus Findley and family spent Sunday at Prairie Valley nearby.
Local notices detail the Lanes Chapel Literary Society meeting with a debate on a telephone versus radio, sermons by Rev Lindsey, and social visits by Mrs. Lea S Jeeltown and others from Meridian. Also reported are marriages, health updates, and university leadership changes involving Herbert E. Bolton and the University regents.
A lavish home shower hosted by Mrs. W W Elliott celebrated Miss Annie Glane on the eve of her June 24 wedding to Mr. John L Duniea of Dalnetta Texas. Guests wrote poems at the punch, a violin duet entertained, and a flower basket trophy was awarded to the honoree amidst gardenlike decor and cordial tributes.
Graceful old age and family portraits are urged with a studio offer at Prather Studio. A Sunday program at Scandinavian Lutheran Church outlines Bible classes, English services, sermons on earthly riches and the church as a saving institution, plus vacation Bible school and choir rehearals led by Pastor Theodore Lerod.
An old style advertisement offers farmers and drivers a hundred pounds benefit to visit the platform and earn their keep with the promise of comfortable cooling days. It notes that patronage supports Clifton Jee & Cold Stomee and their ice factory, run by 8.4 Cormany.
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