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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1942
Page
3
A personal letter from Corporal Robert of Co. E Tatantey Gallo Rucker Alabama describes routine camp life. He mentions learning marching, caps on orders, bugle calls from reveille to taps, and a lighthearted meal scene with the cook shouting for dinner.
Vernon Lambert son of Mr Malealen Tea Lambert of Clifton has been selected for aviation cadet training and will report to duty. He graduated Clifton High School in 1940 and lettered in football baseball basketball and track. He will attend the U S Navy Pre Flight School at the University of Georgia Athens for three months of conditioning and instruction before attending primary flight training at a Navy reserve base.
Camp Bowie announces plans for Thanksgiving turkey dinners for soldiers. The Service Club will collect invitations from private homes in Brownwood and nearby towns, with notices posted on the Camp bulletin board. Soldiers interested in spending Thanksgiving in Brownwood Dallas or Waco should watch for the official notice.
Baylor prepares for a pivotal showdown with Texas after a rough week. Coach Frank Kimbrough, ill and stressed, battles to field a squad missing key players Jack Jeffrey Roy Leal and Charlie Flowers as Baylor aims for a major upset against the Longhorns. The 77 tie with Texas last season lingers, complicating morale and strategy ahead of Saturday's game.
Hopeful Homemaking Club met in the department on Get. 30 with president presiding. Secretary read minutes, no new business, treasury reported L20. Program included games. Separate item reports a Moscow battle update noting German advances, German losses, and Soviet casualties.
Dr George Benson argues inflation mirrors Germany’s postwar 1920s rise in prices and currency decay. He hails American free competition, warns against overbearing taxes, and praises corporate production as vital to workers and national strength. He underscores bipartisan support for pro growth fiscal policy and warns against inflationary missteps.
A garbled report mentions a man who claims military service and espionage ties, noting attempted deception and a claim of danger to his life. The text is unclear but implies a covert background and a motive linked to avoiding death.
Texas football fans can choose four games on Saturday broadcasts. Texan Longhorn Baylor clash on KPRC WOAL WFAA KTBC with Kern Tips and Warfield Weedin. Other games air across KGKO KTSA KRIS KXYZ KRGV KRLD KTRH KRBC KGKL TETs KAUC etc. A separate theft case notes a Waco man charged for stealing from John Reening, with hospital treatment after the incident.
The Bonne County Home Demonstration Council met in Meriding Court Room on October 28. They voted to carry two demonstrators next year Home Food Supply and Bedrooms. Officers elected for 1943 include Chairman Mrs Otho Jones Vice Chairman Sr Oscar J Johnson Secretary Mrs Joe White Treasurer Mrs Fred Busby. Reports from Texan Home Demonstration meeting at Fort Worth were given. All score cards due by December 1. Next meeting set for Clifton City Hall Diving Room December 12 at 2 pm with a combined Corn and Christmas party. Bring your 2¢ and join the fun.
Little Janice Collins celebrated a near word birthday on Thursday. Friends Jo Berry Joyce Ann and others helped with refreshments and gifts. Guests included Tanya Collins Leon Gonske Butch Hefner Joe Mollins and Alvin Wilson. Everyone wished her many more happy birthdays.
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