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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1915
Page
8
The Clifton School Board re elected Prof. W. A. York as principal and superintendent, Miss Millie Lironstad as primary teacher, and Miss Jane Erwin as primary teacher. The decision follows broad satisfaction with the prior term.
Act Humes released from Turnersville Institute on Tuesday with a shipment of lambs sent to Fort Wart. They were neat and pretty. Mrs. M. J& Coubs returned home Monday from Vernon after visiting relatives for several weeks. NM Swenson was here ten days from Crantills Gap. Jane Adams was a great peace maker at home.
Meridian News items cover land transfers in the area including deeds to Chappell and Cooper and other parcels, a bank shop ownership change, a Baylor second team baseball loss at Meridian, local school events, a Temple appendicitis operation for Miss Jewell Crowson, and community remarks on residents Leonard River and Miss Mary Latimer. Local obituaries note FL Helton’s death from heart failure and Jim Turner’s visit, with farm updates on April corned treces of turning and other chores.
Cool damp conditions cause rust on wheat as farmers report land conditions and effort to work fields. Local items note family visits, a sanitarium stay, and a children’s day planned for next Sunday with a community dinner on the grounds. A Clifton Fire Department response to a barn fire at Prof. Hendricks’s residence caused slight property damage, attributed to straw burning.
Food experts and medi eel authorities have long warned alum baking powders are unsafe. European nations prohibit them. The article questions if a cheap powder saves a penny when health risks and inferior quality remain, praising Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder made from cream of tartar as a safer alternative.
Hurst Mrs A Cheathan returns home after visiting Mrs HH Daley of Clifton. Mer Went Lefevres near Clifton attended memorial services at Post One. Porter Saffell family and others attended a Mosheim play. Guests include Mr and Mrs J M Whitley and visitors from Turnersville. Local residents mention small social visits, errands in Dallas Meridian and church events.
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