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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1939
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment discusses prospects for the 1940 presidential race, party conventions, and candidate activity. It mentions President Garner, Roosevelt, and early campaign moves, alongside stray weather and military notes about high altitude winds and anti aircraft concerns. The text also touches on state election dynamics in California and New York, labor movements, and rainfall impacts on water supplies.
A November 2 gathering honored Mr and Mrs M U Brown on their Fifteenth wedding anniversary with an altar supper and gifts from relatives including C A Brown and Leland Terigerdon. Nearby, Mrs Terigerdon’s son marked his twenty third anniversary. the event brought a home filled with cakes, cocoa, and a large family turnout.
Fragmentary text hints at religious or community event with references to tithe, attendance, and a list of individuals including Gerald Trunaall and Pantor. The readable parts mention Thanksgiving month and gratitude to a sitendinur figure Wimby.
The church invites all to worship with us today. Morning services begin at ten, with morning worship at eleven and the pastor preaching. The Young People's League meets at six, and the Missionary Society gathers on Monday. Everyone, including strangers and neighbors, is welcome.
Sunday worship at 10 45 morning. Communion service at Rock Church 700 pm Junior League Monday 730 pm Male Chorus Tuesday 700 pm Young Man's Chorus Wednesday 700 pm Ladies Choir Saturday 9 am catechetical class Pastor Walter J Maakestad Trinity Lutheran Church Bundys School 10 am Communion 11 am afternoon service in Norestan Lounge 230 Choir practice Thursday Classes meet Saturday Sioura Strangers and friends welcome to services and gatherings
Church announcements list Sunday School, youth league meetings, and services from multiple Clifton churches including Presbyterian, Baptist, Lutheran and Church of Christ. Notes mention Thanksgiving plans, guest speakers from Baylor and Fort Worth, and a brief item about the Alamo cenotaph project with UT historian Amos Williams.
James Lutheran Church of Mosheim holds Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 30 a.m. with divine worship at 10 30 a.m. Pastor Walter G. Tillmanns leads the German language service. The text notes the Aar as the longest river entirely within Switzerland at 181 miles.
A recent field note from the Alsalim Game Commission reports a rare albino buffalo observed near Paithamhig. The sighting highlights the historic rarity of white buffaloes in the United Heller, with only a handful historically believed to have been seen by humans.
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