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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1935
Page
8
Fragmented OCR shows a shopping list including oats crackers catsup corn flakes mustard and swatters with quantities and prices unclear. Strong items include Catsup and Corn Flakes. no clear dates people or organizations.
Local notices advertise film programs at Cliftex with details on daily showings. Highlights include Life Begins at 40 with Will Rogers, The Road to Ruin, Chasing Yesterdays, and West Point of the Air, plus upcoming seasonal entries and celebrity visitors from Dallas and nearby towns.
Local column items report injuries and sympathy for a baby’s death, a church picnic plans at City Park, and social notes from Clifton visitors. It notes Mrs. Norae P.T.A. efforts, a school auditorium play, and family updates. Also mentioned are emigration figures, wartime statistics, and assorted local curiosities and ads from the era.
In a stream of reflection from Monroe Wisconsin, an essayist weighs America as a paradoxical land. It praises wide opportunity and scientific achievement while noting debt, depictions of society, and the push to shape a collective future. The piece questions national arrogance amid humility and calls for unity to improve storytelling and resolve.
A fragmented report covers a Clifton baseball game with Rockway winning pitcher and Davis on the mound, plus batting averages for Clifton players. Interspersed are stray notes on a May 12 1986 two inch rain event, local fishing and wildlife concerns, and a Walther League gathering at Immanuel Lutheran Church with refreshments and high score words. The text alternates game details with civic notes and adlike items, reflecting a cluttered OCR of a local newspaper page.
Mustang School notes for Wednesday May 8 1985 report a program with songs riddles and plays by grades and a grammar school graduation exercise planned for Thursday. Friday features two ball games and primary pupils program plus a play Business Pick Up. Santa Fe railroad adjusts northbound train timing for May 19 resuming old arrival around Clifton at 8 07 after 5 pm arrival and 7 0 to 8 00 window.
A grand ball at Womack Hall on May 26 features Lannie White and his Music White radio artists, with tickets at the door. Don't miss the event, a community celebration with live music and dancing.
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