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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1941
Page
6
Austin report notes dengue fever rise as cases appear in Clifton area. Health officer W Cox urges elimination of mosquito breeding sites, draining standing water, screening homes, and community campaigns to curb transmission ahead of frost. Injury notes and game plans interrupted by illnesses and weather changes.
The Navy invites unmarried male citizens aged 17 to enlist, with a Texas company of at least 140 men to be sworn in on Navy Day October 27. Knox promotes regular service with future Reserve pay and life retirement, urging visits to Clifton Post Office or the American Legion officers, or the Waco recruiting office. Separately, a tragic accident near Sweetwater killed three McAdoo sisters Irene 15 Margaret 18 and June 6 after a car and trailer stalled. Gracey 16 survived with possible broken back in Roscoe hospital.
The plan frames National Defense Bonds as a three way shield against external threats, against extortionate prices for essentials, and against postwar malaise, tying defense to economic stability and civic morale.
Mrs 0 1 Byrum reports the school will begin soon with Mr Ferguson and Mrs Claude Kelly as teachers for a promising year. Local residents and guests from Houston Waco Mineral Wells Hico Cuero and Mertens are noted visiting or attending events with families in the area.
A two day old Texas law allows about 200 counties to adopt lower 1942 tax rates by avoiding rate hikes. Gov. Coke Stevenson approved the bond servicing measure, which frees counties from raising local rates to cover $9.5 million in road bonds and interest. Many counties held final rate decisions or adopted old rates, with some postponing increases as state aid offsets funding needs. The session also created four investigations into prison fairs, un-American activities, milk gauging practices, and unemployment among older workers.
Weekly lunch items list meals from October 10 to 17 with varied dishes each weekday including beans greens tomatoes and dessert notes. The second item notes 72 young men finding jobs through NYA in Texas alongside state efforts to expand work programs for youths entering defense industry employment.
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