Clifton Public School News Highlights Institute and Football
Clifton schools plan a two day Bosque County Institute in Meridian with Supt B B Cobb and Miss Nina Glass leading instruction. Clifton High’s football team undefeated, beating Lorena 18 6 and also defeating Hico and Meridian. they'll play Walnut Springs Friday. Principal Frank T Edwards spoke on stimulants and narcotics as part of a new physical education course, with weekly Friday lectures and calisthenics. The Clifton Lions Club funds free student physical exams by local doctors and nurses in coming weeks to detect and remedy any health issues.
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Bosque County Institute
Meridian
Bosque County
B. B. Cobb
Waco
Nina Glass
Clifton
Lorena High School
Hico
Walnut Springs
Frank T. Edwards
Clifton Lions Club
Lawyers in Zapata County Rally Span ish Jury Language
In Zapata County on the Mexican border lawyers say English speaking jurors are scarce causing courts to require testimony and proceedings in Span ish to ensure jury pools can be formed in tough cases, despite language barriers.
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Zapata
Grand Ball at Live Oak Hall Saturday Oct 11
Music by Turkey Creek Stringed Band fills a Saturday night at Live Oak Hall with dancing and entertainment. Local event promotes community gathering and picks up in the evening with a string band performance.
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Live Oak Hall
Turkey Creek
Youth electrocuted after attempting to grasp wire in San Saba
San Saba, Oct. 8 Floyd Stroble 19 son of Mr and Mrs A Stroble well known family electrocuted at 9 am Wednesday when he tried to pick up a wire blocking the path of sheep he was driving Surviving are the parents one brother Lawes Stroble and one sister Mrs R F Sauer all of San Saba
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San Saba
Floyd Stroble
A. Stroble
Lawes Stroble
R. F. Sauer
Thrifty Parents Inspired 8S W Straus Narrowed
The Clifton Record reports on S W Straus and his thrift advocacy inspired by thrifty parents. It recounts his childhood lessons in economy, his belief that thrift builds character, and his push to teach thrift in schools and to promote thrift education nationwide.
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W. Straus
8. W. Straus
S. W. Straus
Local resident Carl Freedman moves to Hurst farm
Carl Freedman long associated with Valley Mills has relocated with his family to the Charlie McCoy big farm near Hurst and will oversee it indefinitely. He visited town at the start of the week, subscribed to the Record for one year, and placed an ad for his son, a Clifton College student.
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Carl Freedman
Valley Mills
Charlie McCoy
Hurst
Clifton College
Dixon Pays Dues at Valley Mills Visit
G G Dixon, living near Valley Mills on Route Two, was in town for Trades Day Wednesday and settled his annual dues to the old county paper.
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G. G. Dixon
Valley Mills
Route Two
Mrs C F A Wilson Advances Subscription Dates
Mrs C F A Wilson, living west of town, visited the Record office during trades day and had her subscription dates extended for another year.
Ed Jackson Records Dates Moved Up a Year
Ed Jackson spoke Wednesday and had his recording dates advanced by one year, shifting planned events and timelines accordingly.
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Ed Jackson
Mail order catalogs flood Texas post offices
Texas papers complain about surges of mail order catalogs arriving at post offices. Local merchants quote attractive prices and rely on weekly distribution. Catalogues are sent annually, often to head addresses, while newspapers reach homes every week.
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Texas
Bootlegger Questions Evidence Use After Bad Check
A Texarkana bootlegger argued with officers who said he could not use recourse against a man who paid with a bad whisky check. He wondered how the officers could justify using the bad check as evidence against the bootlegger.
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Texarkana
Crystal City Paving Boosts Texas Growth and Nightly Shipped Spinach
Crystal City, a rapidly growing Texas town and major spinach shipping hub, completes a paving program to become among the best paved towns in the state. The trend links well-paved streets to swift town growth.
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Crystal City
Texas
Small towns urged to woo factories to attract industry
Business statisticians note a trend toward building factories in smaller cities and towns but warn that towns making no effort to secure them are unlikely to attract industries.
Next Drouth Due in Nineteen Forty
Claims by Capt T J J Lee that sun spot cycles caused recurring drouths with the next due in 1940. He cites floods, rain, and heat tied to solar variation observed since 1927, noting multiple great droughts in the past 49 years and urging preparation for future dry periods.
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T. J. J. Lee
Montgomery
Missouri
United States
Lee
Mire Island
Cal
See
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Caesar
Hannibal
Alexander the Great
Xerxes
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Mississippi
Talance Observatory
Bordeaux
France
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
North America
Hawaii
Henry M. Stanley
Equatorial
Lake Albert Nyanza
Quito
Amazon
England
University of California
Shane
Mississippi Valley
Quote on acting ability from London Humorist
A writer notes that three of five people have acting ability while the remaining two seem to seek the stage. The remark captures a humorous view of talent and ambition.
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London
WEEK'S PROGRAM AT YOUR CLIFTEX
This week's Cliftex program features The Sea God with Richard Arlen Fay Wray and Eugene Pallette, plus Lady You Slay Me and latest Paramount News. Showtimes begin 7 15 p m with matinee at 2 30 p m Thursday to Saturday and two Saturday shows.
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Richard Arlen
Fay Wray
Eugene Pallette
Paramount Picture
Paramount Sound
Cooper
Gary Cooper
Wyoming
Paramount
Claudette Colbert
Frederic March
Stein
Cliftex
Mission Festival at Rock Church postponed to Oct 12
Rain caused the Mission Festival at the Rock Church to be postponed. It will be held next Sunday October 12 at 10 30 with the same support as last Sunday. Luncheon is served at noon. No Sunday School but the full unit is expected to attend and give offerings. The Confirmants meet Saturday at 10.
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the Rock Church
Texas Gas Wells Surpass Prior Year In Early 1930 Output
In the first half of 1930 Texas completed 226 new gas wells, near the 240 for all of 1929. Initial production from the 226 wells totaled 4 152 500 million cubic feet, compared with 4 420 500 million cubic feet from 240 wells completed in 1929.
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Texas
Bank Leader Reports Strong Loan Collections Across Counties
The Austin bank president notes that this year’s loan collections are better than usual and that only older, frozen loans are hard to collect. He observes farmers are borrowing more carefully and paying promptly across several counties.
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Austin
Million-dollar policy holders rise to 357 in U S
The Spectator reports the number of Americans insured for 1 million or more now totals 357, with Pierre Du Pont holding 7 million and Percy A. Rockefeller 3 million. Notable names include Marshall Field II 4 million, his ex-wife 2.5 million, and film figures Lasky, Zukor, Barrymore, Mary Pickford, Jolson, Will Rogers, and the Talmadges each at varied seven figures.
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New York
United States
The
Spectator
Pierre du Pont
Henry E. Yeiser
Cincinnati
Julius Fleischmann
John Barrymore
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
al Jolson
Will Rogers
Constance Talmadge
Norma Talmadge
Texas Bill of Rights in the Texas Constitution
The article outlines Art 1 with 29 sections called the Bill of Rights. It lists rights such as due process, trial by jury, freedom of speech, search and seizure safeguards, habeas corpus, bearing arms under legislature, and other protections. The Sherman Democrat notes protections including religious conscience, civil authority, and two-witness treason proof.
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Texas
Sherman Democrat
Sec
Disturbance Ends With Arrests in Bell County
Two intoxicated men in a Little River area car caused a disturbance. Officers cuffed them before awakening, and one man, rubbing his eyes, said he did not remember his actions but believed he was headed for the penitentiary.
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Little River
Bell County
Judges bar Mussolini portrait from Royal Academy
Judges at the British Royal Academy barred a portrait of Benito Mussolini after fearing it might snap at surrounding pictures. The move underscores tensions over representations of fascist figures in British art venues.
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Mussolini
Royal Academy
New York Sun
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W. Pitt Barnes
B. C. Rogstad
Hugo T. Viertel
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Cowen’s Cash Grocery
Clifton, Texas
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Aconomy Store
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