20 May 1932
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1932
Page
1
The shop advertises modern equipment and quality cleaning and pressing services. New customers are invited to try the service to experience customer satisfaction and the improved results firsthand.
SpringfieldMissouri May 15 Criticism and praise greeted the edict urging postmasters to support Hoover or resign Their duty as part of the Hoover administration was stressed by W Irving Glover second postmaster general in a Missouri postmasters convention address He praised Hoover as a strong leader needing opportunity to lead the country out of a low mood Missouri GOP official Dr E B Clements urged postmasters to help Hoover return to the White House for another term
Native Alaska women who soften sealskins by chewing them for hours wear down their teeth to the gums in about a year and must seek new employment.
A sermon emphasizing unity and fraternal spirit as essential to church society government and home. The speaker likens harmonious trees and flowers to social bonds and argues that without unity and fraternity civilizations decay. Attributed to J. S. Peacock.
A historical data point notes America controls about eighty percent of global telephones and over ninety percent of radios, highlighting its dominant communications infrastructure relative to other nations.
Investors watch a volatile market as a broad rally and pullback tests funds. The Boston Herald reports traders weigh risk and potential gains amid shifting yields and headlines shaping sentiment.
Local notes from Valley Mills recount visits by residents and guests to nearby towns including Clifton Fort Worth Coryell City and Dallas. Reports mention illnesses such as Miss Inez Lay influenza and Mrs Freemen illness, a baby's birth and a broken arm from baseball.
R R Reppert Extension Entomologist warns that ongoing moisture could bring a grasshopper surge across Texas, starting by May 20 and lasting into June. Dry spells may worsen raids on cultivated crops. poison bran mash with calcium arsenate avoided is the recommended control, with county agents supplying the mix formula. Elmo V. Cook, County Agent.
A speaker recalls a young man who finds happiness with less money and material goods, arguing that modern troubles stem from overreliance on things. He praises enduring works like Alice in Wonderland, notes the human will to give, and highlights Salvation Army and Volunteers of America leaders as modern examples of unselfish leadership and charity.
An English court decision holds that the sky is not free but owned by the owner of the property beneath it. The note mentions a riveter’s machine delivering about 1000 blows per minute, Alaska’s area being twice Texas, and the first U.S. postage stamp selling on July 1, 1847 in New York City.
After 75 years of research a new metal for safe deposit vault doors can withstand oxy acetylene torches electric furnaces high explosives and drilling. This advances vault security as manufacturers race to adopt the material across institutions.
Miss Lela Blair of Texas A and M College Extension Service urges budget planning for canning to cover six months, detailing a sample family supply and noting 4 H pantry work across 118 counties. She says budgets prevent bilious spells and keep pantry shelves stocked with tomatoes fruits vegetables meats and preserves.
The Federal Census of Distribution shows Texas retail food sales in 1929 reached 377.6 million dollars while cotton and cotton seed yielded 368.1 million dollars. The gap widened in 1930 and 1931, cotton prices fell, and little Texas food is grown locally. Officials note rising local food production, dairying, poultry, and truck farming expansions, with expectations of further growth in coming years.
The children and grandchildren thank friends for kindness, sympathy, and floral offerings during the illness and death of our mother and grandmother Mrs J S Neill. Such loyalty eases sorrow, and may you find comfort in trials.
The Arctic hosts about one million inhabitants with diverse flora and fauna and a three month summer with rain, while the Antarctic is a frigid, lifeless expanse apart from moss and a brief insect that lives only a few days each year.
A historic note explains that being frozen in ice for a limited time does not kill cold blooded animals such as snakes lizards fishes frogs toads salamanders insects nails and worms, highlighting resilience and survival in icy conditions.
A brief editorial note from the Atlanta Constitution discusses individuals who should be subject to a policy or rule under consideration. The phrase signals debate over accountability and enforcement among named or implied figures. The passage emphasizes fairness and scope of coverage.
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