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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1919
Page
12
The Clifton Record by Robt L Baldridge presents a local column on social topics and personal affairs, reflecting in a concise, period voice. The piece discusses community manners, character, and the role of individuals within the town.
In this issue the newspaper lists subscription terms payable in advance with rates for six months and three months. It shows the paper’s price outside Bosque County and outside Texas and notes a weekly or periodical rate structure.
Citizens flock to Clifton as developers promote a concentrated sale event urging buyers to visit. The notice hints at a limited window and promises strong opportunities in a growing market.
The speaker asserts the neighbor is likely a better man and citizen than the speaker, urging self-reflection and a call to straighten up. The remark acts as a stark contrast to the speaker's admitted failings and invites personal reform.
Governor Hobby announces plan to ratify the prohibit amendment as part of a broader political agenda. He calls on lawmakers and the public to support the measure, framing it as a moral and constitutional safeguard.
Government advocates a principle that all capable households should own a home, arguing that enabling home ownership will create more opportunities for those who cannot currently afford one. The policy frames ownership as expanding opportunity and reducing barriers for the less able.
The week saw several cotton price jumps aimed at helping producers who faced losses. The moves seek to push prices higher to relieve financial strain on those who had purchased earlier at lower levels.
Early oats and rye have been cut and stacked as the season speeds forward. Farmers report readiness for shocks soon, signaling a ridge in field work and ready grain awaiting collection.
The audience praised the high class entertainment with strong sentiment that the Chautauqua should become an annual event. Residents call it a big achievement for a small town and commend Clifton for staging such stunts.
Mr and Mrs J M Bettis return to their Clifton home after closing their term of school at Morgan last week. They declined an offer to teach again at Morgan, stating he was not an applicant and did not know he wanted to teach. Clifton friends welcome them home.
J. T. Forson, active in Clifton land sales, sold his Clifton residence to Mr. Gohlke of Crawford who plans to move to Clifton with his family. Forson then bought the Grim land residence in South Clifton, described as an attractive home.
Family members accompanied Miss Odessa Tennison to a Waco sanitarium on Wednesday night for treatment after a specialist operated there to remove a bone of growth in her nose. Following several days of seeming improvement, she began nosebleeds last Saturday night. efforts to stop them failed and her condition grew weaker with each attack. the family hopes for early news on her condition.
Automobile agents often let their families keep an old car that nobody else wants. The remark suggests a common practice where family use is prioritized over resale.
Prohibitionists urge a saloonless world as a new slogan and call America to lead the way for all nations. They argue national policy must set a global example in temperance advocacy.
The new Congress is threatening to repeal the daylight saving law. It would cause people to rise at 6 a.m. when clocks show 5 a.m. in effect. The measure targets adjustments tied to seasonal time shifts.
Owner offers a free round trip to San Antonio with city sightseeing for a limited number of men and women from Clifton community to promote a new development. No investment required. Postcard for full details. Address: Manager 428 Gunter Ridge, San Antonio, Texas.
Frank M. Smith thanks Salesmen and Saleswomen of the Eleventh Federal Reserve District for their effort in the Victory Liberty Loan Campaign. He notes that their work gave value to organization and publicity and requests space in the press for this expression of gratitude.
In Clifton last Saturday 241 votes were cast on proposed amendments. Prohibition supporters totaled 101 while opponents had 141. The Record could not obtain exact tallies for the remaining three amendments at this ballot box.
Democratic leaders, led by Homer S. Cummins, push the peace treaty and League covenant as the campaign issue in 1920. They say no candidate discussion until Wilson states his stance on a possible third term.
195 acres Bosque Valley land six miles north of Clifton includes 135 acres cultivated with good improvements and ample timber and water. Ferguson lease nearby and an oil well nearby. Selling on easy terms. See N. T. Wallace Clifton Texas for details.
May 28 in Fort Worth Texas telegraphs were sent to Washington officials led by Clarence Ousley of the agriculture department. The West Texas Chamber of Commerce asks for army trucks to move grain from threshers to railheads for a ninety day period to save the big crop.
Mrs E Brittain of Shelby County files appeal from a life prison sentence for violation of the local option law marking this her third offense.
The Attorney General's Department in Austin states that after June 18, 1919, it will be illegal to engage in public weighing for hire or issue weight certificates unless the person is elected or appointed and qualified as a public weigher or deputy public weigher.
Representative Wheeler of Illinois introduced a bill proposing a 25 cent per bushel tariff on wheat imports 15 cents on corn and oats 10 cents on rye and a 25 percent ad valorem on wheat flour The measure also calls for about a 20 percent ad valorem tax on live animal imports including cattle horses mules and sheep
Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain weighing a proposal to visit the United States this year. The trip would aim to attend the first League of Nations meeting in Washington in October.
A reflective line notes that love hinges on the unknown rather than known facts, suggesting mystery fuels affection more than knowledge.
Memphis Tenn May 24 leaders in the centenary missionary drive of the Methodist Episcopal church south announced the campaign had gone over the top with subscriptions reaching the 35 000 000 goal. The report said the drive to secure the centenary fund for the southern church surpassed its target and contributions continued to flow in.
In Tarrant county a dipping vat fifteen miles from Fort Worth was destroyed by dynamite used by night riders on Tuesday. The raid followed a local feud sparked by the vat’s presence. a $100 reward is offered by county commissioners for the conviction of those responsible. A similar attack occurred near Cameron recently.
Paris May 28 The German counter proposals to the allied peace teams will not be made public until the allied answer has been sent to the Germans per the Petit Parisien.
A wry remark contrasts judging a book by its binding with judging a girl by her appearance, noting irony in human perception and attraction.
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