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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1939
Page
2
Fragmented OCR reads discuss political strategy and legal notes including Tax Act references, church associations, traffic court, and international affairs. Names and places appear garbled, but hints include court actions in New Troelock, a traffic case, and mentions of France England Japan and Hitler, plus school football plans and local clergy alignments.
Community notes from Fairview recount school payments for final cotton and wheat, new teachers, and an upcoming deadline of October 1. Farmers and residents sign agreements, electric lights in the school are praised, and county officials plan for a strong year. Local families, 4H members, and visitors are mentioned along with basketball games and social visits around Womack.
The text notes that wolves were the last wild animal in Great Britain and vanished in Scotland by around 1800. It also states the British gallon is about 20 percent larger than the U.S. gallon and mentions the Stiewall house near Contod, North Carolina, built in 1820 and still standing, once housing the first pipe organ made in America.
Mr and Mrs Kirby Cox of Seattle visited relatives here Sunday. Trade with Record advertisers.
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