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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1944
Page
4
Two late week obituaries honor Alfred Smith and Wendell L. Willkie, both New York figures who pursued the presidency. Their careers, like contrasts in party loyalty, reflect a nation’s shifting politics amid a year of controversy and change.
The letter reflects wartime rationing expectations and inflation controls to two years, with remarks on gasoline, thrush, dray, and spending limits. It notes Adalyh Bertrand and family traveling near Wichita Falls, visits to relatives, and mentions Adalph visiting the Record office. It cites Martin Dies, a Texas congressman, opposing the Roosevelt administration and comments on voters ousting defeated Democrats.
Legislators hear proposals to shift the general fund to a cash basis to curb deficits. State officials project 1948 1944 revenues around 520 million with 85 million less appropriated over two years. Treasurer Jesse James notes the cash balance across state funds near 45.27 million while post office workers report over one hundred overseas Christmas packages mailed from Clifton. local visits include Mrs. Walter Parks and Mrs. Fannie J. Anderton visiting Clifton with ties to Mart and Bosque County communities.
This column reports newborns at Goodall and Witcher Hospital and Clifton Hospital, naming the mothers Mrs Marta A Hoeldr and Mrs D T Poston Jr, with notes on fathers serving in the Army and Air Corps. It also mentions residents Mrs F P Spingle and Mr Turner returning from Port Lavaca and a Jersey calf for quick sale among farm items.
The Grimes and related families express gratitude for kind words and sympathy following the death of their father. Names listed include Mr. and Mrs. Catherine Rattitt, Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Grimes, Mr. and Mrs. Geo H. Grimms, Mr. and Mrs. J R Grimes, and Mr. and Mrs. B F Grimes.
Governor Magdalene Aguilar of Tamaulipas invited Governor Coke Stevenson of Texas to attend the fourth annual agricultural, commercial and industrial exposition in Victoria on October 15. The invitation was extended through Luis Duplan, Mexican consul here.
State School Superintendent L. A. Woody announced the first school apportionment payment of the current session. The total per capita funds were set at four dollars, with a larger surplus from the prior year boosting some payments. This round leaves per capita figures about one dollar below last year's.
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