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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1920
Page
13
Oscar J. Rea and Co advertise Avicol and ice box products while Carpenter Bros. handle M B Brick Ice Cream and citrus massage services. Mark Hamilton visits from Wills Point. Meridian Highway road work near Clifton noted. Waco business and social notices include C S Aanenson family, and sheriff candidate W W Wright visiting. One Manns Bone Grinder and a pet squirrel for sale.
O D White of Morgan attended the Methodist District Conference in Clifton. Local notes include lost coat, small ads for sales and services, a new baby, and multiple business promotions from Clifton merchants.
Piano pupils of Mrs. Travis Grimland and expression pupils of Mrs. O L Stuart will present a recital at the High School Auditorium on Monday evening May 17 at 8 40.
Local ads urge farmers to bring produce to Show's for best prices and note the Waco Mill and Elevator Co pays top market rates for wheat corn and oats. Community notices include ex service men gathering May 14 Clifton events church salary raise and a home economics exhibit at Lutheran College May 22 1920.
Clifton gearing up for an old time Trades Day on Monday June 14 with the City Garage inviting residents to use its services and promising trustworthy care. Clifton Produce Company urges selling eggs poultry cream and hides to maximize returns, claiming to buy more produce than any other local buyer. Mrs E A Tweedy and daughter return home to Valley Mills after visiting relatives in Norse with Mrs Tweedy’s parents.
Dr and Mrs J C Carpenter accompanied by Mrs J Owen Carpenter and their young son J Owen, attend a social gathering with family members mentioned in attendance.
The notice urges readers to maintain paid subscriptions as rising paper prices require cautious policy. It warns that if names are dropped from the subscriber list, the reason will be explained to affected individuals.
Mrs Theo Lerud and her children departed yesterday for a two months visit. They intend to travel, visit relatives, and return by early summer.
All service personnel are asked to attend a meeting Friday May 14 at eight o clock in the Clifton Office room next to the main office.
Mr and Mrs Joe Helton relocate to Shaf tertine Texas for health reasons and request the Record to accompany them during their stay. Rain has improved the grain crop with over three inches falling by Wednesday noon and several showers since last Friday.
H P Cooper traveled to New York Monday night to visit his sons Burrell and John who recently settled there after discharge from the army. Mrs. J M Bettis plans to teach at Baylor Summer Normal and Clifton Public School next term. D W Poston Luther Raley J Hinton L E Walker J W Stewart Valley Mills and J D Hord Coyote attended the Masonic Chapter meeting last Monday night where three gained further knowledge of the order.
L. L. Cowan rejoins W. V. Kugle in Clifton after a stint in Hamlin. He left Clifton for a higher salary but says true life value lies in home ties, and he prefers Clifton as his home.
Clifton friends learn Lenoir Kornegay appears on the Palmer High School commencement class roll for the term ending May 24. He left Clifton with Rev. and Mrs. George F. Kornegay and is praised by his Clifton friends as an honored graduate in his class.
Clifton’s public school term ends with notable student success at the State Meet in Austin. Students advanced through preliminary contests and challenged larger Texas towns, earning pride for Clifton and vowing stronger returns next year after a close debut in the debating contests.
George Hurst visits hometown friends this week while Mrs. W V Eugle and her baby boy depart for a two week stay with relatives in Galveston and Houston. J N Fallis travels to north Texas oil fields for a short business trip.
Miss Pearl McCall who has lived with Mr and Mrs Pines Greenwade while teaching at Womack school departed yesterday for a short visit visiting friends at Tem ple and Moody.
Ed Christian died in Marlin last Sunday night after an appendicitis operation. The body was brought to Meridian where Baptist Church services led by Rev. J. P. Gilliam preceded interment. He had many friends in the area who regret his death.
While at the Methodist Conference J B Lamar commends Clifton Precinct for prompt tax payments and notes no delinquent real estate taxes in 1919. He credits the people, while acknowledging his own role as collector for the county.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Eckert and their baby from the Coyote community paid a visit to the Record at the start of the week leaving cash to pay for the Dallas News and their old county paper for another year.
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