25 Mar 1921
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1921
Page
1
Clifton College plans a new building to expand facilities as citations note rising demand. City Council met in special session to hear representatives from the Clifton College Corporation and backed the project with interest. Campaign kickoff for funding slated to begin in April.
A fragmentary notice describes the film Avery Woman being shown at the Queen Theatre in West Wednesday and Thursday with Violet Heming in the lead, Monte Blue and Wanda Howley in key roles, and a cast including Margaret Loomis and others. Also mentions plants for sale and a Travis County embezzlement case against Lon St Murpan and Macrae’s transfer from Laredo.
The bond measure approved March 12 to fund city improvements in Stephenville will raise about 24 000 dollars. The local government plans street work and related projects with state support and private investment expected to follow. The move comes as Stephensville seeks to advance building activity and infrastructure this year.
A local notice warns about an upcoming Interscholastic Meet. It invites Harvie and parishioners to attend the April event at Immanuel Lutheran Church, with expected scheduling around a 1000 am gathering and land burial planning mentioned.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a parent and child negotiating over buying bananas and pears. The text is incomplete, with unclear speakers and missing context, but suggests a simple household bargaining moment about fruit purchases.
The Senate advanced a bill to buy 1175 acres east of the present campus with a 1 300 000 appropriation. It was amended to reduce acreage to 1000 acres and the cost to 1 200 000. A further change added 85 acres, keeping the appropriation at 1 280 000 before the governor’s approval.
Sunday service at 10, Easter service at 11, Sunday afternoon league at 2, juniors 4 20 and a Sunday night program by the choir. Woman's Missionary Society meets with Mrs Joe Leper Monday afternoon at 3. Other details unclear due to garbled text.
The record lists ten bills including topics from holidays and Highway employment to tax and education. Notable items include a century old Victory Day proposal, exemptions for art leagues, and amendments to state agriculture and city election laws.
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