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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1940
Page
7
A scan of social items lists visits and family news from Lott Gatesville Waco and surrounding areas. Relatives friends and travelers visit from Bowie Mart Whitney Temple and Shanghai area with engagements births and hospital updates.
A 200 mile goodwill tour through 11 towns west and northwest of McLennan County concludes at Clifton with a large parade and welcome by local officials. Baylor Band and Clifton High school band lead the procession as hundreds cheer in the downtown area. F H Carney of the Waco Chamber promotes a visit to the Brazos Valley Fair October 18 to 27. Also notes FBI to graduate 17 police officials including Sidney A Williams from Wichita Falls Texas.
A compact directory-style notice lists H. J. Cureton attorney at law in Meridian Texas alongside Drs. Goodall and Witcher at Clinic Hospital Building Clifton Texas. The snippet records professional listings and local service providers with place names.
Bus service links Ly, Temple, Clifton, Fort Worth and Dallas with daily departures at 6:15 am 8:45 am and 1:45 am from Ly Temple to Clifton and Fort Worth. One way fares to Temple are $1.00 round trip $1.80. Clifton to Fort Worth and Dallas fare $1.60 one way round trip $2.70. Schedule includes returns to Dallas and Grand Maratte with listed times.
On an eastbound train between Detroit Lakes and St. Cloud, Democrat Henry Wallace and Republican Charles McNary shared a dining car meal. Jamestown Democrats provided pheasants as they arrived at Jamestown, North Dakota, after hearing McNary would board the same train.
Marlin October 5 Governor W Lee ODaniel arrived to visit State Representative Warren Henderson and was briefly jailed in a prank by junior chamber officials. He was found guilty of securing too many votes and fined one dollar, lodged for five minutes. The scene referenced a 1939 election law changes enacted in California and Minnesota.
Austin Texas Sept 28 University of Texas regents announced fees will be refunded at any time during the college year to students who are called into active military service. At the close of active service they may resume class work in the 1941 42 long session where they left off with no loss of academic status. Evarinto Madero Jr nephew of Francisco Madero was named among recipients of international scholarships founded by B D Farmer of Fort Worth. Texan oil producers lost over 68 million barrels of market to cheaper oil states per Railroad Commission.
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