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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1942
Page
3
County Agent R Lawrence urges farmers to plant increased peanut acreage to combat vegetable oil shortages. Spanish peanut varieties shown larger yields. recommend 30 to 60 inch rows, soil tests, acid phosphate, and potash. Plant by machine or hand. inoculate soil if not well cropped. harvest timing and shock method outlined to minimize losses.
Local column lists pastors and families with Sunday and weekend visits to Waco Meridian and Fairview. Names include Rev Bell and Mr and Mrs Wenzel with several siblings and kin from Coyote, with social gatherings, a 40-ton party, and a girls basketball result 14-10. Mention of tire manufacture and government controls appears amid community chatter.
The Womack Community School reports a return to daily routines after exams. Pupils rehearse a weekend play Pleaded Stepchild to be staged last day of school, plus a March 2 time change to start at nine. An Easter literary program is planned and tennis outings occurred on a sunny day.
Harry Stiteler, a Corpus Christi High School coach, is elected head football coach at Waco High after a two hour session of the school board. He arrives after formal approval, with a five year contract likely and a salary near 40000 dollars. Stiteler’s background includes state tournament team success. Tyson’s departure marks a fresh era for Waco football.
Ensign Joe Belden, editor of Calls of Texas Opinion and Surveyor General, announced from the University of Texas that polls will be discontinued as he enters active Navy duty. A follow up survey is planned after two weeks. The Panay island fact and a nursery catalogue fragment appear in the same clipping.
In a terse report, Tyexplank selects NS as the primary actor for a noted event described in the fragment. The piece hints at a measurable outcome or decision, with names and places obscured by the OCR. The exact context remains unclear due to damaged text.
The Clifton College piece calls for strong moral conduct, urging students to be honest in academics as leaders of the future. It notes rooms and duties filled by students across campus, mentions visits and events, and highlights appreciation for a Baylor Theater production and a trip to LSA meetings with several students named.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a September litter, grandsire at a state fair, and a Broadview sire with a farm production context. Mentions Joseph Knost Clifton Tyson, gas plants, and postwar efficiency for commercial vehicles. Details are garbled but indicate livestock or equipment display aims at shows.
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