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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1941
Page
6
A fragmentary item notes a plea about memory and guilt with unclear details. It references staying silent or speaking up and hints at consequences tied to truth. The text centers on personal accountability and a request for understanding.
The United States Marine Corps established a permanent Recruiting Station in the Port Office Building Room 421 third floor Waco Texas. Sgt Earl Wade Officer In Charge said the office will open daily from 1 00 pm to 4 00 pm except Sundays. Applicants are being sought from young men wishing to serve during the current national emergency and Marine Reserve enlistees may be called to active duty before returning to inactive status with reemployment assurances. For information apply at the U S Marine Corps Recruiting Station Post Office Building Room 821 Waco Texas.
Fragmentary notes discuss deferment for draft registrants and age eligibility up to 35, with mentions of Brigadier General and Speaker, plus Andrew J. May as a key figure. The text hints at parliamentary suggestions and committee stance on draft issues without clear outcomes.
Busy Bee H D Club met Friday with Mrs Geo Jackson Nine members discussed Boosting Family Income through Quality Products Marketing and home economics. They outlined a family’s food and farm needs and praised 4-H ties while noting Texas oil taxes and production shares.
Mrs M C Terry and family visited, Mrs Otha Butts and Dortha Ann in town, Whit Ellitt plans May visits, Hubert Viertel ill in bed over a week, Mother's Day messages reach those away, Jake Christenson graduation in Waco, Rhythm Band last performance, grain harvest near, West Fork Valley Home Demonstration on canning wheat, brown rice praised, Rambouillet Rams for sale by W D Moorman, Texas state government expenses have trebled in 15 years.
Local column reports preachings on Sundays and midweek prayer as a school closes May 2. Residents visit from Fort Worth to Hillsboro while others travel to Waco Houston and Meridan. A U S coast artillery regiment of 1650 men moves May 16 from Camp Wallace Texas to Camp Davis North Carolina. Niagara Falls flow and petroleum dividend figures are also noted.
Southwest coaches in Austin draft a controversial agreement restricting high school players from bringing certain items to college campuses. The plan would place players in tuition, room, and board programs, with college wages covering campus work. Critics warn it pressures players into costly obligations and alters their education paths.
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