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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1943
Page
3
A hazy manuscript fragment recalls ancient Mexico and a museum sphinx like stone face, contrasts Emperor Maximilian with Juarez, and mentions Sanborns cafe in Mexico City. Scattered notes describe food, a seaside meal, and reminiscences of a child’s bedtime.
County farm machinery rationing committee issues purchase certificates for tractors harrows mowers and related equipment. The long roster names cultivators ranchers and suppliers including Stacha Newman Bule Cole Aanenson Pettit and Johnson among others, with various implements such as spring tooth harrows disc harrows and spike tooth harrows.
Fairview residents report social visits as families and neighbors drop by over the weekend. Downey and Turk Gloff families, Maurice Rice, and Fritz visitants are noted, alongside Edis and Blasingame households. An unrelated Pa news item describes a May 22 incident of a cow clipper near Gastrea.
The Social Security Board will send investigators to seven central Texas counties Bosque Comanche Coryell Bell Hood and Somervell to audit Old Age Assistance administration under the Social Security Act. Mes Val Keating will direct the probe beginning May 31, with a limited focus on welfare records at the Department of Public Welfare and no private or non government access.
A catalog of farming implements and equipment items appears alongside a dated naval update. Entries include side delivery rakes, moldboard plows, an emsilage harvester, cutters, grain drills, and binders with various makers named. A historical note recalls the battleship Oklahoma being righted after damage in December 1941. A notice states an estray cow found May 14 1943 in Bosque County Texas and a 20 day claim window.
War bonds finance vital military matériel including motorcycles for couriers and light guns. The program underscores how purchases shift from civilian needs to wartime production, speeding equipment from factory to front and boosting morale.
Fannie Mooney Anderson of Clifton Bosque County has written The Teal Shepherd Girl published by Nook Press Dallas. The 262 page volume blends real life ranch experiences with romance storytelling and reflects Anderson’s knowledge of both men and women, drawing on local Richardson connections.
E Price offers baggage hauling services including drag line freight and transfer. Called for and delivered in Clifton.
A joint statement describes radar as the electronic system that detects planes and ships beyond visual range in fog and darkness. It sends radio waves, plots returning signals, and enables officers to determine position, direction, and speed of targets, powering U S and Allied defense efforts.
WPB Chief Di Nelson notes American plane production approaching seven thousand units as wartime output continues to accelerate.
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