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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1936
Page
4
The text records partial remarks about public life in Clifton with mentions of attendance at meetings, criticism and political stance. It notes new houses under construction and visitors' impressions of the town during past days and hints at subscribers to the local paper.
Fragmentary report cites county judges and state officials debating election practices in Texas. Mentioned are voter eligibility, residence, ballot marking with ink, and booth dimensions. Possible references to arrest powers of election judges for drunkenness or disorderly conduct and restrictions on voting before court proceedings.
On May 14 the Clifton high school Senior Class entertained the faculty with a banquet in the dining room of the Monteigal building. The room was attractively decorated in class colors white and blue. A red floral motif graced guest favors as the program opened with Alma Swenson at the piano. Superintendent W. D. Raley gave thanks and the crowd enjoyed a menu including tomato juice cocktail, roast chicken with dressing, giblet gravy, nests of mashed potatoes, cranberry jelly, fruit salad, hot buttered rolls, tea, brick tea, cream, angel cakes. Toasts followed for the Boys, Girls, Faculty, Seniors, and Mothers with responses by designated speakers. After a cheer for the mothers, the group formed a line to greet the class and faculty before departing.
A reader complains about deficits from R1A,N00 000 and rough estimates of old age pensions. The piece urges voters to demand honesty from candidates about higher taxes to fund relief bonds, road and school bonds, and pension costs, arguing tax burdens flow to consumers.
Gatesville May 15 James H H McClellan assistant superintendent of the State Juvenile Training School was confirmed by the Senate as postmaster of Gatesville and will assume the office immediately He succeeds Wesley Ford who served under three Republican administrations L S Bellamy will replace McClellan as assistant superintendent at the school
Wool Wanted will be in Clifton for a short time to buy good wool and pay full market price for quality wool. The H. D. Council will meet at the Meridian Court House on Monday May 25 at 2:00 PM. State Entomologist Mr. Reppert will speak on insect control. Visitors welcome. Mrs. August Krueger, Sec’y.
Greenville Herald notes rising auto taxes from 16 cents per car in 1910 to 30.49 dollars under new state and federal levies, with over 16 percent diverted from highway use. The piece warns tax policy targets limited lines, risking making autos unaffordable for business and turning them into a luxury for the rich.
Mrs. Cora Canuteson died last Friday in Fort Worth at the home of her sister Mrs Houston Weatherby after several days illness. Born in Bosque County she lived between Clifton and Meridian before moving to Fort Worth. Surviving are her mother and several brothers and sisters. The body was brought to Meridian for interment with Elder G E McCaleb conducting the grave services.
A discussion outlines how acreage used for winter cover and green manure crops may count toward soil-building allowances, with caps tied to crop acreage in 1980. It also covers neutral, soil-depleting, and soil-conserving classifications for interplanted crops on orchards and small fruit lands, plus rates and qualifications. The piece notes mastodon bones in Indiana and 50 million year old dinosaur tracks at UT exhibit halls, with exhibit transfer planned to the Texas Memorial Museum in late 1990s.
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