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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1919
Page
13
Local items list various business notices and personal messages. Allison Miller contact for grocery orders. Ford car ads touts quick delivery and no premium, Clifton Produce Co buys junk. Chas Clarkson and Will Grimland visit, Mrs Hill leaves for Crawford. Oscar Realte seeks mule buyers.
Local shop AVEC te the Clif ton Garage offers oils gasoline casings and parts including np tubes and accessories. Business is appreciated by customers and neighbors.
A company executive notes ongoing delays and urges prompt delivery to reduce backlog. The message, signed A G Gilliam, emphasizes readiness to accelerate production and fulfill orders as soon as possible.
Rev. Geo F Kornegay left Monday for Miles to visit his mother this week. For sale a Jersey male suitable for service inquire Mar Philipp Clifton. We offer Mobile A Tractor Oil from a gallon to a barrel by A G Gilliam. J W Goldston was here from Quanah for a short visit with his family.
Liam Mobile A Tractor and Jim Simms a druggist and postmaster at Mosheim were in Clifton Tuesday as business visitors.
Liam 102tc and Mrs J Owen Carpenter with son Owen Jr visited relatives in Waco at the start of the week.
Miss Willie Sansom returned Monday from a visit in Austin and Georgetown. Four $400 Vendor's Lien notes are for sale. See Will Manske and Ole Christianson, two progressive farmers, east of Clifton, who bought Fordson Tractors for grain cutting and breaking.
A brief note urges careful handling of good credit with your home bank. It warns against abusing established credit and suggests prudent management of lending relationships.
A. G. Gilliam offers a 1917 Oakland Six car with tires and a new battery for half price or will trade for a good Ford car. Sold by owner, contact for details.
Meridian Abstract Co offers complete abstract of lands in Bosque County Texas with prompt and efficient service. The ad promotes local title work and quick documentation for property owners and buyers in the Meridian area.
Miss Jeanette Hurst of South Texas has returned home after closing her school term. Bates Steel Mule Tractor, 1916 model, 13 30 horsepower, with four disc plow, for sale at $550. N Sinderud Clifton. 7 4tp.
One Chevrolet with good tires and running condition offered for one third of new price. Will trade for an old Ford in good shape. Contact A G Gilliam. Lost mud chain from a Dodge on Clifton and Womack road Tuesday night. Finder please leave at Record office. ltp
The Record reports that Grandma Jonathan McFadden, who had been ill at her home in this city, shows improvement after a week of illness.
Note says a black hat lost by a woman on Clifton and Crawfills Gap road last Saturday night. Finder may leave it at Allison Miller's store to receive a reward. Posted by P. B. Shurley.
A note reports a lost parcel between Clifton and Boggy cemetery including 1 box Camel cigarettes 1 box figs and another box. The owner will pay a liberal reward if recovered and left at the Record office.
Guthrie F. Layne recently returned from overseas and is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Layne in Fort Worth with his wife.
A. G. Gilliam notes Ford trucks stand out for reliability and constant operation while others wait for roads to improve as wear and tear affect performance.
Dr. J. Owen Carpenter and Clarence Carpenter were in west Texas this week for a short visit with relatives and to attend to business interests.
Advertisement notes upcoming move into a new building by May 26 and offers mattress repair work plus new mattresses for sale. It provides the contact 188.-W. D. Mackey, proprietor, 1021. The note adds Ford’s 1919 supply outlook and urges readers to book one.
Miss Katie Mae Forson and Allison Forson attended a Crawford musical recital last Thursday led by their sister Maude Forson who teaches music there.
H. S. Pearson of Clifton Texas advertises line-cane mills evaporators gasoline engines ensilage cutters silos windmills and roofing cement or roofing paint with contact details for purchases.
Slightly used Seg ment for Big Bull Tractor offered at 14.65. Second hand Kingston Magneto with new platinum points and coil priced at 6.85. Contact Emil Bekkelund Norse Texas. ltp.
Miss Maude Forson and Marjorie Glass, teachers at Crawford school, returned home after the term’s close. A. G. Gilliam extols Ford cars as secure assets likening them to cash or corn, warning others that non Ford vehicles may disappoint.
Thresher and domestic coal supply available for use. Price set at 11 dollars per ton. Farmers Gin Co. official Per O. M. Bronstad, manager. Available at 10-4te.
The Clifton Civic Improvement Society will meet Monday June 2 at 4 p.m. with Mrs. O P Pederson to discuss upcoming community projects and local affairs.
Messrs. Dick Harris and R. R. McGlasson of the Valley Mills Oil Mill were business visitors in Clifton Tuesday.
A local note advises leaving your car at the Clifton Garage and using it as headquarters, even if no additional needs are required.
One 1917 model Ford touring car offered in first class condition by H L Duckworth of Clifton Texas. Contact details indicated as local pickup.
Mesdames Price Butler, Wallace Sparks, J. D. Hord, and brothers Jim and John Jones of Coyote were hosted by Mrs. Otto Peterson on Wednesday and attended the Chautauqua program.
Miss Gertrude Butler of Gatesville visited this week to see the homes of J W Butler and P E Schow. She was a member of the Gatesville high school graduating class this term.
A. G. Gilliam urges buyers to choose Fords, noting that those who bought non Ford cars one to six years ago faced costly lessons. He advises continuing to play it safe and buy Fords to avoid repeated regrets.
Clifton residents received word of Miss Ready Nichol’s graduation from the College of Industrial Arts in Denton Texas. The commencement exercises are scheduled for June first through third this year.
Advertisement notes a seller A G Gilliam offering cars at half price or less to help buyers avoid stings. The message invites readers to visit for possible deals regardless of car type.
Dr. O. F. Carlson from Fort Worth was in Clifton last Friday in consultation with a local physician. He stayed with Dr. J. C. Carpenter and his family while in town, visiting the Norse community and old friends and patrons.
J. W. Butler attended a Texas Bankers Association meeting in Galveston this week. He states he has resigned from all committee work to take a much needed rest after years of active service.
A. W. Price bought the south half of the John M. Grimland block to build a home this year. Oscar A. Bronstad acquired the block west of the Townsend home with plans for a residence, inviting prospective homeowners to the Edgewood addition.
Leslie Ford, son of Mr and Mrs Clay Ford, fell into the yard fire near town while playing by the wash kettle. He sustained severe burns to a hand and both legs and was taken to Dr J C Carpenter for treatment with hopes the injuries are not deep and he recovers soon.
C T Knudson of Norse will receive his old home paper another year. The item notes Kodak and film offerings at Carner Drug Store.
Clifton shoppers learn Colorite is offered by the firm Price and Stuart. The notice names local retailer involvement and location in Clifton.
Willie Canuteson of Norse is named as a new subscriber to the Record, joining a growing list of readers.
H. A. Nelson, a business traveler, visited Waco on Tuesday to conduct meetings and explore local commerce opportunities. He met with regional partners and reviewed potential investments in the area.
Oden Westgaard, who works in Dublin, came home Wednesday for a short visit with his family and friends.
Miss Ruby Parks, a student at Texas Woman's College Fort Worth, arrived yesterday outlining a deal on the Blue Bug Killer named by Price and Stuart.
Messrs. Ed Handley and G L Polk the ticket salesmen for the Chautauqua receive sincere thanks from the committee and community for their untiring work which put sales over the top by the end of the first day of the week. Clifton townsfolk take pride in bringing such entertainment annually.
Dan White offers a complete Edison service for 30 dollars while a new unit costs 45. The itemized notes include 19 records priced at 11.40. Palmer Pederson of route two visited town Tuesday to enroll his name for a one year Record subscriptions.
Emil Bekkelund of route one Norse called Wednesday while in town and left the cash for his old county paper and the Dallas News another year.
The Clifton area shows a widespread building spirit as demand for carpenters and other workmen rises. Locals note it is hard to secure promises on project start dates, urging the community to nurture this momentum.
The Record notes appreciation for an invitation from President F. M. Brasley of the College of Industrial Arts in Denton to the June commencement exercises for the popular women’s college June 1 to 3. Clifton young women have many alumni there and Mr and Mrs Brasley are noted Record friends hoping to attend.
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