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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1927
Page
4
New shipment of fall suits from a well known maker expands the store’s men and young men selections. The suits are well tailored with comfortable weight fabrics and careful fitting. See the diverse patterns colors and fabrics offered at unusually good prices for thrifty shoppers.
Local subscription note appears in the Clifton Record with partial lines noting month names and a missing address or contact details for readers and subscribers. The fragment provides no clear event or date to summarize.
Fragmentary report notes last Saturday brought three inches of rainfall over the area. The soaking rain is described as beneficial for grain crops and cotton as harvest approaches. Mention is made of a proposed sewer project and local public notices published on the first.
The Scandinavian Lutheran Church outlines services for Sunday October 9 with Sunday School and Bible Classes, Norwegian morning service at 11, night service at 7 30, and a junior league gathering at the parsonage. A local birthday party is noted and weather and sewer service discussions in Clifton are summarized with council support for city sewer plans.
Clifton College readies for a Saturday 8 p.m. clash with Tarleton Plowboys at City Park. Captain Rogstad leads at fullback, Sparks directs play at quarterback, with Teekson Richards and Hutcherson in the backfield and line protection from Hutcherson Jenson. Windham McMillan Uiland fill tackle and guard spots as fans expect a hard fought shift toward the traditional hardy Clifton spirit.
Mrs A D Allen hosted the Magazine Club on Tuesday afternoon for a business meeting and a program of papers on Types and Characterization Buying for Permanency Early American Living Room and Bedroom The Formal Hall and other topics were discussed by fifteen members The next meeting was announced and the year’s first wedding plans noted.
Last Thursday evening around eight W T McFadden and family from southwest of town were returning from Meridian when a long pole from a truck protruded into their windshield near Clifton, wrecking the car and injuring the family. Mr and Mrs McFadden and one son were seriously hurt. Dre D A Carpenter treated wounds and set broken bones. Onlookers say the family looked severely crippled, blaming the pole for the crash.
The Cliftex Theatre presents a week of films led by Wm Fox with Loves of Carmen and Gentlemen Prefer Scotch, plus Fox News and Buster Keaton style comedies. Bob Custer stars in Hair Trigger and Hoot Gibson headlines The Prairie King. Also heavy action reels and shorts projected nightly with matinees.
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