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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1940
Page
6
Readable scraps from Clif High School class time show odd events and student antics. Witty lines hint at a playful, perhaps chaotic, school scene with teachers unsure how to teach amid interruptions and rumors.
Cecil Hodges, president of the First Bank of Dimmit Texas, was charged yesterday under a new robbery statute. FBI chief Conroy said Hodges faced a $200 promissory note dispute amid a call with Vice President McLean. The incident occurred as authorities outlined the case against Hodges and others in the evolving federal reaction.
Community notes from Womack highlight hospital visits and family visits including Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Sager Mrs. Yah Kleine and family and Mrs. Willie Meinhowsky. Many attend Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth with Mr. and Mrs. W B Inmpe. Easter parade plans progress as Club Girls News notes new member Lynly Holman and Fat Stock attendance.
A speaker appeals in a county race, claiming about four candidates remain and asserting a desire to win 3000 votes. He asks for public help, praising three opponents as nice people while maintaining a combative stance.
The fragmentary clipping covers a Fat Mock Show in Fort Worth and social visits in Meridian, Hillsboro, and nearby communities. It notes guests at Mrs Hulda Kettler and several families, plus church and school notices, 4 H news, and a harrowing prison camp report detailing discipline and injuries among Texas convicts with comments from Ellingson.
More than 200 employees of William Cameron Company joined Fellowship Bible Class at Austin Avenue Methodist Church to honor G H Merman, teacher for over a decade, during a Sunday morning service. Attendance reached 407, with visitors from Belton Chilton Clifton McGregor Oglesby Rosebud Lott Temple Hillsboro and West. leaders include Bl K Christ president and Harry Klein secretary.
Governor Lee O Daniel marked his fiftieth birthday March 1 in Austin with a routine office day and a family dinner at the executive mansion. A birthday cake was served by the state labor staff while other state employees joined a small celebration. the text notes a broader labor/industrial reflection on production.
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