Clifton Record Friday Morning 1919 May 23
The Clifton Record issues its Friday edition dated May 23, 1919. This paper, edited by Robt L Baldridge, is a second class mail publication with advance subscriptions noted.
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1919
Page
12
Better pay for school teachers and suffrage amendments vote
Prohibition and woman suffrage amendments will probably be voted on next Tuesday May 24. They both suit us. With good weather farmers in this section hope for one of the best grain crops and favorable prices. Fifty years from now the world may forget us. learn to take it easy and consider others may be right.
Chautauqua Push to Sell Tickets Early
Community fund drive urges early ticket purchases for the Chautauqua program. Aims to demonstrate strong support, with one performance highlighted as exceptionally valuable, potentially offsetting season ticket costs for attendees in Clifton and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Government urges building spirit among U S moneyed citizens
The government promotes national progress by stimulating construction and keeping the working classes employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Housing Downshift Promotes Individual Home Ownership
The passage argues that everyone capable should own a home while those unable to own benefit from access to housing. It notes that able individuals who rent waste resources and burden those who cannot build or maintain homes.
Better bred hogs urged for Bosque county
The Clifton Mercantile Company plans to bring in a car load of Big Bone Poland China sows in June, all registered stock, to Clifton. The hogs will be sold at cost and payable from the increased productivity, as six hundred pound hogs are favored over four hundred given high feed costs. Boys interested in breeding thoroughbred hogs are urged to obtain a sow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Clifton Mercantile Company
Clifton
Make your rural house beautiful for family and farming life
The excerpt urges farmers to beautify their homes and grounds with shade trees gravel roads and flowers. It warns against focusing solely on profits as unattractive homes drive sons to towns and dissipation, harming family and future.
Clifton residents invest in Swensondale No 1 oil well
L E Tennison visited West Texas oil fields this week to see the Swensondale No 1 near Caddo Texas, a very large well. Clifton citizens own much stock in the company and are proud of the investment. L L Cowan returned from Mount Vernon to resume work with W V Kugle in Clifton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Tennison
West Texas
Clifton
Caddo
Texas
Texans stir for Woman Suffrage by Ferguson call
Jim Ferguson warns Texas to vote May 24 on Woman Suffrage claiming he will leave the state if it passes. The Hico News Review notes the editor questions where he plans to live post election. Clifton public school contracts list E M Pharr as superintendent and J O Milstead as principal with several grades filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Ferguson
Texas Democrat
Jim
Texas
Hico News-Review
Smart men and fools wait until illness to care for themselves
A compact reflection on health behavior notes that both thoughtful and reckless individuals neglect self care until sickness prompts action. The remark contrasts prudence with neglect and suggests universal delay in preventive attention.
Clifton Public School Superintendent-Elect Visits Local Market
E M Pharr, superintendent elect for Clifton public schools for next term, visited last Saturday to buy a home for himself and family. He paid several prices he liked but did not close a deal that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Pharr
Clifton
Reverend Jas F Hardie Visits Clifton Friends
Rev. Jas F Hardie, former pastor of the First Presbyterian Church here, traveled from his Taylor home to Clifton to renew friendships and visit members for a day or so this week. His many Clifton friends were glad to see him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. F. Hardie
First Presbyterian Church
Taylor
Hardie
Clifton
Auburn McFadden Joins Show Bros as City Salesman
Auburn McFadden formerly with Wm Connolly and Co at Valley Mills becomes salesman in Show Bros dry goods and clothing department. He made Clifton his home as a boy and has many friends in this city welcoming his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn McFadden
Wm. Connolly & Co
Valley Mills
Show Bros
Auburn
Clifton
Death of Buck Philips at Milott home near Clifton
George Philips died at his uncle Jack Milott’s residence ten miles west of Clifton on Friday night and was buried Saturday afternoon in Reeder cemetery. Rev. Geo. F. Kornegay of Clifton conducted funeral services. Buck, as he was known, was about eighteen and respected for his character and habits and widely liked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Philips
Jack Milott
Clifton
Reeder
Geo. F. Kornegay
Buck
Veteran Eddy Hauke Returns Home to Clifton
Eddy Hauke arrives in Clifton on Saturday night with an honorable discharge after nearly two years in France. He survived weeks of fighting without wounds or gas exposure and plans to settle back in Clifton after visiting relatives in South Texas. His friends warmly welcome the homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Hauke
France
Clifton
South
Texas
Methodist Church Sunday Schedule and Preaching
The Methodist Church lists 10 a m Sunday School 11 a m preaching at 11 and 8 45 p m with Geo F Kornegay as pastor Also 3 p m Junior League service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Geo. F
Kornegay
Farm for Sale Near Clifton Texas 195 Acres
195 acres Bosque Valley land six miles north of Clifton with 135 acres cultivated. Good improvements, ample timber and water, school nearby within 1 to 2 halves. Ferguson lease active, oil well nearby. Easy terms. See or write N T Wallace Clifton Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque Valley
Clifton
Ferguson
N. T. Wallace
Texas
Tailored Patterns Range for High Grade Clothes
For those who like to wear high grade clothes, tailored to the minute, we offer a range of patterns as models almost unlimited.
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Scott
THE
Clifton Record
By Robt. L. Baldridge
Post Office
Ae As
Wage County
Renee Erneeee
L. L. Cowan
W. V. Kugle
Mount Vernon
Mr. Kugle
Mr. Cowan
Clifton Public School
J. O. Milstead
Dee Morgan
Madora Morgan
Miss Herring
Miss Wilson
Romine
Carpenter Brothers
Record
Dallas News
Bosque Valley Land Co
J. T. Forson
MGR
W. V. Kagle
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