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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1923
Page
4
Robt. L. Baldridge Priday reports that the city council with an engineer chose a reservoir location for the Clifton College area as part of the H140 water system extension. The elevated site promises strong water pressure citywide and will enable main fire protection for the revival district once installed.
The brief notes the Bonne river flooding the county north end after five inches of rain. It credits rising subscription payments and home delivery orders as a barometer of local conditions, while reporting October rainfall reaching record levels for the area. The piece reflects community gratitude toward subscribers and readers amid stalled road access and weather impacts.
A discussion unfolds about property profits and high rents as a friend plans to sell a house and build two apartments. The exchange covers costs, expected rents, and blame for profiteering, with estimates ranging from sixty to sixty five dollars a month for small flats. The builder defends high rents citing costs like plasterers, while a mutual friend questions the profit motive and the seller’s expected gains.
Lillian Eary age 4 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Eary of Cleburne Texas was killed Sunday afternoon when an automobile driven by the child's mother ran over her at the family residence. The car was en route to place flowers on a gravesite for another daughter who recently died from influenza.
Mineral Wells Texas Oct 31 W A Mercer private secretary to Senator Earle B Mayfeld left Paraday morning for Washington to bear the senator's messages and duties. The item notes Mercer's assignment and the travel to Washington for official service.
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