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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1942
Page
7
A scattered monologue from a Glen Rose source recounts wartime gossip, censorship, exemptions, and labor debates. It references military drafts, public figures, and a writer known as the "evluan" whose columns appear in hundreds of Texas papers. The piece blends personal reminiscence with commentary on press freedom and public discourse.
Charley Turner Tetast week end reports for duty at Duncan Feta. Austin visitors include Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Dell,e. Several residents report mumps and family visits from Crawford, Baylor, and Dallas. Church and school circles show activity with guests from Hico, Batesville, Waco, Hillsboro, and San Antonio. Community members, including Jimmie Blackmon and Harlan Hill, plan moves and duties as relatives visit and return home.
Secretary Stimson announced expansion of army training for the quartermaster corps under the ROTC program. The program will enroll 100 candidates per class and extend to the University of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science and the University of Washington in addition to Harvard University.
The Rev. B. Perkins of Fort Worth accepts the pastorate at the Hico Baptist Church succeeding the Rev. Alvin Swindell who moves to Rock Springs to lead the Baptist Church there. Also notes Nigeria harvested over 96,000 tons of corn last year.
The Garnerville PVT A will meet Friday night March 18 with a program by the school pupils and guest speaker Mrs Clare F Richards county School Superintendent. A correction notes 292 points to opponents 212 in Mead 812. Also mentions visits by Mr and Mrs Woodrow Forson and daughter from Bryan Texas and Pvt Clarence Conrad. Small plants and cottage industries in India are booming.
A clerical error left Jesse Alexander Johnson off the Hat of citizens aged 20 to 44 registered for military service here on February 18. The paper’s list copy omitted Johnson and perhaps two or three others, though Johnson is the only one to file a complaint.
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