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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 2009
Page
4
On September 30 1918 Corinne Griffith appeared at the Crystal Theater in Dallas to promote her silent feature The Girl of Today. The event drew a full house as audiences filled every seat for the screenings.
Local musings celebrate a Cowboys win 21 to 7 over the Panthers and discuss rain, crops, and upcoming October Chamber of Commerce events at the Community Center. The piece urges residents to display 911 numbers clearly, notes wildlife and road right of way work, praises landowners, and recalls a quirky recycling anecdote. It also touches on local stories about Corinne Griffin, a silent era actress, and a 1920s drama lineage.
Bartee Haile highlights Corinne Griffith a pioneering film actress and later author whose career peaked with vast earnings and shrewd real estate bets. The piece notes a controversial 1966 court case questioning her sanity and a late life claim that she was displaced by a younger sister named Mary.
In a Bosque County retrospective, Elgar and Abby Keeling stand out for shaping Clifton from 1947 to 1973. Edgar Keeling, born 1908 in Marlin, married Abby Goodrich in 1930 and, after early work in Stephenville, later ran Keelings Department Store in the Main Street building later home to Clifton Mercantile Art Gallery.
An obituary summary honors Edgar R Keeling 89 who died August 22, 1997, in Clifton. He and wife Abby ran Keelings Department Store from 1947 to 1973, served on civic boards, and supported Bosque County culture. Abby Keeling later resided in Temple retirement. she celebrated 100th birthday October 3, 2009.
Kenneth Lund of Anacortes Wash recalls growing up near Pottsville, meeting Bill Rea at Tonkawa and the Rea family. He notes basketball wins in Hamilton County, shared school days, and wartime years near New Guinea and Tackban. He mentions Mary Margaret Rae Bergman and travels with friends to Washington and the San Juan Islands aboard a motor yacht.
A Bosque County spokesman urges that all controlled burns be reported to the Sheriff’s Office at 435-2368. County fire departments are volunteer and may not have staff at stations, so notifying the sheriff ensures proper dispatch. Include name, burn location, and a reachable phone number.
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