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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1940
Page
4
A patchwork front page items recount a War of the Worlds style radio push tied to Democratic action in Texas, local weather and community notices, plus social events and personal updates from Waco and nearby towns. The piece blends entertainment, politics, and everyday life with named people, places, and dates.
Rumors say mutineers on Norfolk Island revive whaling using primitive gear. Whales once near extinction now face renewed hunt as whale bone tops 12500 dollars per ton and whale oil reaches 200 dollars per ton. An Antarctic kill tally nears thirteen thousand in one year.
A fragmented report cites tobacco use statistics with references to the United States Agriculture Marketing Service and Purdue University. It mentions per capita figures, cigars smoked, cigarettes consumed, and pounds of tobacco, noting federal and state perspectives on consumption and regulation.
NYA develops a statewide health program in Texas to expand clinics for youth workers. J C Kellam says new clinics at Cleburne and county facilities will train staff and provide medical care, hygiene and first aid education, with aims to serve needy youths and improve health for employment readiness. Local clinics in Jim McAllen Rateborg San Benito Browneville and Harlingen will offer part time positions to assist operations and training includes lectures on health and child care under county health officers supervision.
A Minnesotan letter to the editor compares ethics in daily papers and radio remarks. It notes radio carries more unsavory advertising and quack ads, citing crude oil pipeline figures and broader media differences.
De Leon March 13 A suspected robber was marched to jail after local residents used a broom handle to subdue him. Cager Mohan and J P Howell were observed stoves at home when J Z Raymondson a tailor reported a robbery. They captured one man by thrusting a broom against his back while a second assailant fled. the duo later nabbed him half an hour later. Burglary charges were filed against no suspects who gave their names as Pete Cooksey and Earl Parks of Temple.
The annual Clifton Cemetery Association meeting will be held next Tuesday March 19 at 2 a.m. for electing officers and conducting other business. All interested in the cemetery welfare are invited to attend. Parks president J M Jenson secretary.
A meeting is scheduled at the City Ball on Monday night at 7:80 to organize a softball league. Interested individuals are invited to attend.
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