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Newspaper

Clifton Record

Location

Clifton, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1913

Page

6

Ladies Oxfords in Patent Leather and Suede Colors

Women’s dress footwear listed include patent leather gun metal vici black suede black velvet white buck white canvass tan champagne and gray options in multiple finishes and colors displayed.

Vici Patent Lee

Men's and Boys Oxfords in Button and Lace Styles

A large display features men's oxfords with button and lace closures and a big line of boys oxfords in tan and black colors. Both styles offer button or lace options for varied wear.

Baldridge Entry Notices Clifton Post Office

The notice records ROYAL ROBT L Baldridge listed at Clifton Texas as a second class matter for subscription services priced at one dollar per year.

Clifton Texas

Fly Family Mystery Highlights Silent Struggle

A fragmented report hints at a troubling case involving the fly family in which race death is not attributed to self harm. Authorities urge caution and further inquiry into the unusual sequence of events.

Build While You Boost Motto Spurs Ideal Booster

The phrase “Build while you boost” captures the creed of the ideal booster, emphasizing ongoing development alongside fundraising efforts. Supporters rally around the idea that growth and giving go hand in hand to advance campus projects and programs.

Encourage the Young Man and the Small Merchant Opportunity

A call to uplift a young man and a small merchant as potential masters of industry. The passage urges confidence, persistence, and practical skill to pursue success in business and craft.

Acorn Adage Shapes City Growth Metaphor

A fragment urges unity in town building and warns that immigration promises fail without project fulfillment. It emphasizes sticking together to attract investors and transform paint and prosperity into concrete results for the city.

Slogans and cadence in progressive town rhetoric

The text notes that modern progressive towns favor slogans and staged acting in intervals as a tonic to progress, pairing practical talk with repeated performances to maintain momentum.

Cato Sells Named Commissioner of Indian Affairs

President Wilson appoints Hon. Cato Sells to lead the Indian Affairs department in a position of responsibility and high pay. The Record extends congratulations.

Cato Sells Indian Affairs Wilson

Sells Praised For Woodrow Wilson Support From Record

The Fort Worth Record lauds Mr. Sells for poise, qualifications, and executive ability. It notes his strong campaign for Woodrow Wilson before and after the Baltimore convention and claims Texas is gaining prominence.

Sells Woodrow Wilson Baltimore Texas Ft Worth

Farmer’s Problems Solved by Local Backers

It will pay the bankers, the merchants and mechanics to assist the farmer in solving his problems by lending their hearty cooperation.

Clifton Seeks School Improvements for Town Prosperity

Clifton residents advocate enhancing public school facilities to ensure communal growth. Community leaders urge investment to help both the town and its people thrive through better education.

Clifton

Indefensible Spirit Echoes in School Dispute

A bitter remark echoes the self defeating stance in a school governance clash. The speaker warns of dire outcomes if demands are unmet, likening the stance to cutting off one’s nose to spite the face.

Business minded farmers join city commerce drive

J T Torrence returned from Valley Mills to re enter the restaurant business in Clifton. Citizens lament his departure but wish him success in his new stand as a local businessman.

J.T. Torrence Valley Mills Clifton Mr. Torrence

Dr O J Colwick Visits Record From Crantilis Gap

Dr O J Colwick traveled from Crantilis Gap yesterday and paid a pleasant visit to the Record. He was warmly received and shared some local insights during the call.

O. J. Colwick Crantilis Gap

janitor dies after being struck by auto in Hillsboro

August Boeler 66 a janitor at First Methodist Church Hillsboro was struck on the sidewalk yesterday at 8 pm and died last night in the sanitarium. He left eight children and thirty seven grandchildren, most in Bosque county. A German native long a Texas resident he cared for the church for six to eight years and previously lived in Bosque county. Funeral will be in Clifton with burial in the local cemetery. Boeler had lived in Texas 46 years. Survivors include several Lick and Boelter family members in Clifton and nearby areas. The article notes a separate honor: Kell received a silver service worth 2590 dollars from the Millers of Texas for services in Washington related to tariff and milling transit changes.

Hillsboro Tex August Boeler First Methodist Church Bosque County Germany First Methodist Mr. Boelter Clifton Texas Augustus Lick Emma Ott Ernest Boelter W. F. Boelter Ida Wessinger O. E. Boelter Hamilton Bertha Lick Bynum Ottile McDougal Sredell Kell Wichita Falls Millers of Washington

For Sale One Jersey Cow Fresh In Wilk

Jersey cow for sale described as fresh in milk is offered by Ed Handley at Schow’s.

Jersey Ed Handley Schow's

Automobile owners urged to repair and tire air service

NEIL NELSON announces a Clifton Texas machine shop offering repairs and free tire inflation. G. J. Gibbs was reelected secretary treasurer of the Texas Grain Dealers Association at the Ft Worth annual meeting, with Clifton friends hoping for his improved health to resume the work. Frank also spoke at the meeting.

G. J. Gibbs Texas Grain Dealer’s Association Ft Worth Gibb Clifton Frank

Second hand cheering binder for sale and local notices

Mrs W A Lee and daughter visited J F Ford family this week while Oscar J Rea Co offered a second hand cheering binder. Barney D infant son of Mr and Mrs J W McFarlene died yesterday at home and funeral set for 10 am today with Rev Mahan. Clifton cemetery interment. Also ad for Bullard's Snow Liniment price 2c to 1.00 per bottle sold by Price Grimland Ada.

Oscar J. Rea & Co Barney D J. W. McFarlen Rev. Mahan Clifton Cemetery Bullard Price & Grimland Ada

Decatur School Bonds Election Results in Texas

In Decatur Texas on May 24 the school bond election passed with 11 percent participation, 106 votes for and 16 against, authorizing twenty seven thousand dollars in bonds to build a modern school. Attorney General Looney states all moving picture shows on Sunday are illegal even without admission fees, contrasted with allowed Sunday baseball, highlighting odd Texas law.

Decatur Tex Looney Country Grand Old Texas

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gome Ladies Oxfords Pagne and Gray Oxfords Clifton Record L. Baldridge Little Acorn Paul Dorbritz Neil Nelson Clifton, Texas W. A. Lee Morgan J. F. Ford Decatur School Ceries Loper W.j.loper
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