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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
8
A noisy ad highlights First National Bank money orders with a free home adornment prize. It touts low ticket fees and urges customers to purchase money orders to qualify for a chance at a bright front arial display and gilt chair. The piece mixes promotional banking language with decorative imagery to entice buyers.
Community diary reports harvest prep and crop conditions after a light frost. A baseball match Mustang defeats Cranfills Gap 5–2. Notable visits include Erickson, Jermstad, and Jenson. A Norwegian view from Clifton exhibition and a Norse baseball win provide color amid weather, dances, and local happenings.
Readable items describe local accidents deaths and social happenings in Turneraville and Gatesville. Mentions miss Prunile Puctridew of Payer death a runaway near Powell, Mrs Kimama Jones Smithville and Miss Lash Powell among youth, church activities at the new Methodist church with 68 enrolled, and farm updates including Bush Olson purchasing a 125 HP engine to irrigate crops. Several land transfers in Clifton and Walnut Springs.
Local notices reflect Democratic primary records and guardianship rulings. Public proceedings include guardianship for Anna Bond and Turner, appraisals by De Lo and Gilliam, and a Texas and Meridian election discussion with names such as J. M. Bond and Rev. W. A. Manley. Trades Day at Walnut Springs drew Meridian attendance. Woodmen banquet hosted about 150.
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