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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1941
Page
3
The piece blends personal recollections with glimpses of local commerce and politics. It mentions a paper, a promise of a special legislative session, tax concerns, factory activity in Fort Worth and Grand Prairie, and concerns about preventing injuries in industrial settings. It weaves anecdotes of a grandmother, a paddle of rice, and reflections on progress versus failure.
Congressman I R Poage from Texas argues for strong federal action to curb strikes in defense industries and to empower the President to punish desertion during war. He criticizes Wheeler Lindbergh Hoover influences and defends arming American ships, urging congress to back decisive legislation. He notes Texas delegation supports proper wartime measures while many industrial district representatives oppose broader labor responsibilities.
President Roosevelt designates November 11 as Armistice Day urging Americans to pause and honor past sacrifices. He plans to speak at Arlington National Cemetery and notes the 1918 armistice ended war that saved democracies, while warning lawlessness and inhumanity threaten again.
Harold Hassell 22 of Hubbard died Wednesday night at a Waco hospital after a power propelled saw severed his head at Mount Calm. Injuries occurred when the machine tipped from its supports. Bond issue unrelated text appears in the same clipping with Defense Bonds and Stamps.
Community reports show a lively week in Womack with class activities, Halloween party at the school, and reading projects. The Womack PTA held its first regular meeting of the year with officer elections and calls for more parental involvement. Local families travel for livestock, visits to Fort Worth and Waco, and Clifton Valley Mills football plans draw town interest.
An unclear report discusses legal questions over preventing shipments to Mexico and the state prison system forming contracts with Mexican authorities. Attorney Genres aids in the case regarding a request by J. B. Ellingson as geometer of the prison system. The ruling questions whether the law barring shipment of goods into other countries applies to direct shipments to Mexico and potential contracts with Mexican authorities.
An wartime procurement notice urges readers to purchase defense bands and stamps and visit the record office for typewriter ribbons and related supplies.
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