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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1934
Page
4
Disjointed farm reminiscences and notices mix with a funeral report for Jerry Allen Matson and family details. It notes planting guidance and a community event at a veterans association hall, followed by a funeral at Norse Lutheran Church with tributes and psalm-based prayers.
A long front page notice from W. F. Bird urged voters to support him in the Democratic Primary for County Judge. He pledged careful, impartial justice, fiscal stewardship, and courtesy to all, asking constituents for consideration of his fitness, training, and integrity.
Dallas May 13 William B Edwards CWA truck dispatcher guilty in U S district court for wholesale payroll padding and graft. Judge William H Atwell sentenced him to 18 months in Leavenworth penitentiary. Indictment did not specify total amount but court noted it exceeded 1000 dollars.
Community members assist with washout road near Clifton hampering traffic and grain haul to market. Citizens note forthcoming Congress session and reelection prospects while press discusses advertising costs and newspaper policies for political notices.
Mr P Parker and Mie Vardine Johnson of Clifton slipped to Glen Rove on May 19 1994 to obtain a marriage license and wed Rev McCaulay at Walnut Springs. The bride, daughter of Mrs S B Johnson, is a Clifton High School 1981 graduate. the groom, son of Mrs F E Parker of Texarkana, has lived in Clifton three years and works at Carpenter Bros Drugs Store. Best wishes from friends accompany the couple as they begin married life.
The Beta Beta Chapter of the Delts Kapps Gamma held an informal tea at the Home Economies cottage on Saturday after noon May 19. Members present included Mrs. J. M. Bettis Mrs. J. R. Wright Elsie Coston Gladys Wright Hildegard Ditions and others. Miss Elsie Coston gave a report on her trip to San Antonio as a state convention delegate. The meeting closed after a brief business session followed by refreshments. Several members look forward to the convention in Hot Springs Arkansas on June 9.
A candidate for County Judge explains campaign constraints and vows to serve diligently. The note thanks supporters, invites constituents to visit his store in Meridian, and references local papers The Clifton Record and the Dallas News priced at $2.50 per year.
Cranfills Gap P T A met May 17 at the high school auditorium for a business session. Elected: President Otto Reening, First Vice Oran Knudson, Vice President Birs Ford, Vice President Mr Romine, Secretary Bernt Bertelsen, Assistant Secretary Mrs C L Rohnet, Treasurer M J Bertelsen, Reporter Mrs Estel Ammons.
Partial OCR text urges farmers to seek nearby relief or assistance, mentioning a local service or broker in a period newspaper style. The readable fragment implies a call for help or guidance in agricultural matters and support networks within a regional community.
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