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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1942
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text references Russian drive for arthed positions and German counterattacks at Vichy and Moscow. Mentions a larger coordinated assault with gigantic proportions and shifting battle sites as forces push to alter the frontline.
Alvin and Wendell, sons of local residents, completed high school with Alvin planning to attend Texas Technological College for an airflight course and military studies. Wendell is finishing isophoni high school and serves in the ROTC unit.
The Clifton Walther League elected new officers including President Walter Pehler and Secretary Ervin Wiedersanters. Monthly meetings are held the fourth Sunday. livestock producers anticipate feed shortages and potential surplus due to late planting. The report also notes re-election of teachers, John Gerloff’s departure, and Dr. John R. Brinkley’s death in San Antonio after illness and recent surgery.
Walmiton notes the World War I era scale of spending dwarfs earlier sums. It cites weekly outlays near a billion dollars, compares with Civil War and Spanish American War costs, and highlights Treasury and Presidential influence on wartime appropriations. The piece emphasizes the dramatic rise in federal cash outlays per day and year.
Clifton High School Homemaking girls engage in Sumner Project work with twenty registered. Members Betty Ruth Henderson Marcelle Moore Lorn Grace Rhyne Bobbie Wilcox Monnette Winfield Marinette Fincher Jo Nelle Mowerstad Mary Bergman Dorothy Finstad Lillian Harvey report three hours daily for two weeks reupholstering Living Room furniture. Plans for a plenie tomorrow at eleven o'clock Meridian Creek. Venezuela has one air line. US officials studied methods to boost travel between nations. Farmers hope for rain after a dry Sunday and weeks of hardship.
A garbled excerpt contemplates indolent postwar mood and the fate of theatrical and advertising practices. The piece threads through references to American independence, Washington Irving, and public regard for past trade names amid wartime weariness.
Conoco introduces a nationwide program to prolong auto life by regular inspection and lubrication. Dealers will run Once-A-Week clubs, track serial numbers, grease and oil change dates, and remind motorists when service is due to maximize life and minimize cost. Will Abe Morgan announced the plan in Ponca City.
A former Clifton boy and nephew of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Denton is reported missing in action in the Philippines after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor. Sam C. Boswell Jr., 22, of Waen, was in the U S Army for three years and attended West Junior High and Waco High. His mother, Mrs. ft W. Doswell, 1512 North Sixth Street, has been informed. no official status from Japanese authorities has been received. His brother also resides in the city.
A rousing wartime call declares Americans must sacrifice and buy bonds to support the war effort. It urges effort from all ages to fund victories, then notes a pay raise for apprentice seamen to 42 dollars and a general wage increase. Obituary for J. P. Capper details birth in 1870, marriage, seven children, church membership, and burial. It lists local Democratic announcements for county and precinct offices including judges, treasurer, tax assessor, district clerk, and sheriff candidates with names and positions.
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