23 Mar 1923
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1923
Page
1
Meridan Court reports list various salaries and expenses for court house and jail upkeep including printing, stamps, wood, and repairs. Local notes recount community visits, PTA gatherings, lunch demonstrations, and a county meeting with results from student events and district sports.
Reported incident from the show lists winners Devh larniaht and Aristocrat Barred Rocks with betting or prize details. Names including W T Olsen Chitton Rev and Mrs A Barling appear as attendees or organizers, with unclear amounts like 11.50 and references to 34 penny or Sly Drea Mieeada.
Austin March 19 The State Game Fish and Oyster Department will require all Texas lam owners to provide fish ladders to aid spawning. The law mandates compliance though enforcement has lagged. Deputy Commissioner George F Simmons warns of steps to boost public awareness and enforce the rule at Morgan County Meet Friday and Saturday.
Austin March 18 Mrs Kepe Stanford of Waco is named the first woman in Texas to serve as secretary to a governor. She succeeds T M Walthall who resigned to take a railroad commission post. Mrs Stanford has been secretary to Governor Neff since June 11, 1921, and today begins new duties alongside Mr Walthall.
Local notice outlines plans for Clifton to establish a Junior College with departments in English, History, Mathematics, and Biology, plus optional Science Latin Modern Languages. Trustees vow thorough program, summer faculty training, and use of state law to secure teacher credentials amid fundraising and building efforts.
The committee of lay speakers invites all residents to the Brown School House on Sunday March 23 at 7:00 for a Sunday School organizing meeting. Br u Johnson chairs the event and a sermon by Story of Chitton will precede the session.
Willard Murphree proprietor advertises in Meridian for steady customer flow at low prices. Mel George Pearson and sons, Bushford and Harold, noted in local notice as associates.
The district court convened Monday at 9:00 with jurors sworn for grand and petit juries. Several cases involved debt, foreclosure, and note actions against Meridian and Clifton defendants, with multiple judgments by default and entries for trial dates in the fourth week of term.
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