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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1943
Page
4
The text shows incoherent OCR from a wartime era piece discussing American policy toward Hitler, rationing, and labor unions. It references the United States, May reviews, the War Debt, and collective action, with scattered mentions of dates and figures. The content is garbled but centers on wartime economy and political stance.
War expenditures by the U.S. government climbed to 7.29 billion dollars in April, with daily outlays around 280.4 million, up from March. From July 1940 to April 1943, total war disbursements reached 694.9 billion. Social notes report Clara Grimland’s Dallas visit, family gatherings, and local social events including FBI-related connections and high school graduation plans.
The United States Army seeks 40 000 women to fill WAAC vacancies. Married or single women may enroll to free soldiers for combat duty. WAAC Officer Personnel total 10 000 with only 3 000 selected so far. Aviation Cadets welcome men 17 to 26 for pilot, bombardier, or navigator roles. Contact the U S Army Recruiting Station, Room 216 Federal Building, Waco Texas for details.
Governor Coke Stevenson signed two measures in Austin. One tightens liquor control act enforcement and penalties. The second authorizes County Commissioners Courts to appoint a veterans county service officer and deputies.
Five percent of the nation’s 1400 chemical engineering graduates will come from the University of Texas, officials say. Texas enrollment ranks fourth nationally. Local items note Dr. Cunningham, Jenson family events, a tin can drive near Clifton City Hall, and residents Wallace Danson and Martin Wallum purchasing homes in Crawfills Gap as they plan to move back home after work.
Floodwaters surged across Indiana Illinois Oklahoma Missouri and nearby areas causing extensive damage. The Wabash River breached levees at Terra Haute inundating the south section of the city with five feet of water and forcing thousands from homes. Millions in dollars of property and hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland were reported underwater or ruined as production plants closed and residents sought refuge in higher ground.
Chicago judge orders 30 days of silence for Mrs Anna Bielchik and 80 days in the basement for her husband Simon a 65 year old carpenter as a divorce arrangement Judge Joseph Sabath enjoins him from speaking to her and allows him to return upstairs after 80 days She remains the sole speaker in the quarrel and the home resolution follows the hearing
News from Moshe reports poison ivy danger and urges avoidance as cases rise. Local residents, including preachers, teachers, and families from Coryell, express concern while civic activities continue and promotions occur, with community members visiting Meridian and Waco.
Forty University of Texas coeds living at Scottish Rite Dormitory formed a "mroods-for-victory" club and plant a Victory Garden on a vacant lot behind the dorm. Each day at least a dozen dig with trowels for an hour or two after noon. UT men in the Marine Reserve Corps drill nightly under Sgt Fred Mergenthaler, organizing a Marine Club.
A rabbit-killing cat squeezed between rabbit hutch bars owned by Mrs. Nellie Licon. After the theft, the cat’s distended stomach betrayed the crime and the police captured the culprit on the scene with the stolen goods on him or in him.
A church schedule lists Confirmation Class on June 22 at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship on May 23 at 11:00 a.m. Evening services, choir duties, and church events are announced. Welcome extended to attendees by Mrs B R Madlentad and others in the community.
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