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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1935
Page
4
A reader letter discusses looming tax revenue gaps and proposed taxes tied to pension notes and property. It critiques livestock on highways and danger from careless drivers, urging stricter traffic laws and responsible ownership to prevent accidents.
A reflective editorial discusses the hitchhiking phenomenon in the United States, noting how ordinary drivers and travelers share roads with hitchhikers who may pose risks. It cites police prints from Wieh Ita Kansas on fingerprinting hitch-bikers, mentions murder cases linked to riding for free, and argues that while some hitchhikers appear likable, they contribute to crime and danger on the highways.
The J O Bride Club met at the Heim home near Clifton for a November gathering. Halloween colors decorated the room while a delicious salad plate with cookies was served. Hosting duties were shared by Mrs Dury Helm and Mrs Hector Hill. guests included Mrs Emmett Schow and Mrs Kel sey Bradstreet. The next meeting is set for November 16 with Mrs Hector Hill as hostess.
Church schedule and events listed for November including service at 11 a.m. and night service, Trinity and Bethlehem Lutheran notices, choir practice, confirmation class, Sunday school, divine services, and Ladies Aid meeting. Also mentions Men’s Club gathering and class instruction on Saturday at 9:30.
Our Savior's Lutheran and Baptist notices request donations of clothing feed and money for the Bockner Orphans Home to be shipped for Thanksgiving. Chicks eggs and perishables will be sold to fund the home. Evening service times at First Presbyterian shift with praise for new church construction and a note of welcome. Andrew Byers leads the Presbyterian church with hopes for God’s blessing.
The Rev C W Obonhand of Goose Creek will preach on Heirs of Previous Meritage at 7:00 PM with a divine service in Waco and a 7:30 PM men’s choir. Thursday and Sunday meals will be served in the church basement following catechetical sessions led by A G Ohenhann, pastor.
Sunday activities listed for Womack and Pauls Lutheran Church with timetables on Sunday school German service confirmation instruction choir and box supper details. Luther League meeting Sunday evening and confirmation sessions noted with pastors P Baur Claus T Myebroif in home settings and class times unclear due to OCR.
Sunday School and Bible Class at St James Mos, German service at 10:30. Confirmation instiation Nov 20 from 1:00 to 4:30. St Olav Cranfills Gap no Sunday School, Mission Festival at 10:45 with choir music, address by Rev Boe, luncheon by Ladies Aid. Choir rehearsals tonight and other weekly activities.
Durward Lott, a Grapeland schoolboy and owner of the area’s only rattlesnake farm in Texas, was bitten on the left hand while feeding a snake. A fang penetrated deeply at the finger joint. he used a tourniquet, had the wound slit and treated by a physician, with his hand already swelling.
Joe and Drennan Adcock were arrested in Palas last night at the request of Waco officers and are under indictment on charges tied to a stock brokerage business they formerly operated. They jumped bond and are Wanted by authorities in Bosque Johnson and Bell counties on similar counts. Bell County’s John Bigham will travel to Tulsa to take custody. Spurgeon Vollen, from Valley Mills, visited Clifton last Saturday, and Miss Nova Dee Land of Moody called while here.
Henry D. Smith of Atlantic City claims the Mayflower was dismantled at Plymouth Rock and repurposed as a barn for farmers after years tied up there. He argues the ship’s capacity would reveal unusually large passenger numbers for a 17th century vessel.
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