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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1948
Page
8
The Powers family from Wace visited Clifton last weekend to be with Mack Powers at the local hospital. Mrs Powers and Juhi Powers traveled with Mr Powers who plans a degree from Bay in February.
Residents from Cranfills Gap and surrounding towns send greetings and updates. Visitors from Fort Worth Lubbock Meridian and Meridian attend funerals and hospital stays. A holiday observance announced for Jefferson Davis Birthday by Farmers State Bank. Card of thanks expresses gratitude for support after a death.
The Record publishes a list of primary announcements including candidates for county judge and commissioner positions. W A Soo Bopner A L B J Jones R G Graft Jem Martin Marshall V Bonds G A Ender appear among the named contenders for district and precinct offices in July 1948.
The Meridian courthouse hosted a 4-H awards day with Sears Row Buck Foundation donating registered hogs to nine standout 4-H members from Clifton, Meridian, Morgan, Koppert, Valley Mills, and others. Gifts include boar pigs and planned future breeding for late Feb to Apr 1949. future gifts will be chosen after eight weeks. The drive also reports county progress in the war bonds campaign and local officials’ messages urging support.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Pearl Belinde Thomason Carlson at the Briefer Funeral Home in Meridian and St Olaf Lutheran Church Granfills Gap with Rev J R Maskentad officiating. Interment in St Olaf Cemetery. Survived by husband Sever Carlson and son Gordon Wendell plus two sisters and four brothers. A devoted wife and mother, she was honored in Meridian oil camp with workers staying away from jobs.
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