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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1930
Page
2
Local fair schedule notes attendance at Clifton Fair and Flower Carnival on November 20 21 and 22 with emphasis on farm home contents and feed storage safety. Event promotion mentions insurance and surety bond services tied to rural needs and public safety during the gathering.
Local items report marriage license filings for Miss Mine Ruth Pitman and Mr Griffin of Walnut Springs, Clare Newman and John W Johnson of Morgan, and land deed transfers in Morgan. Also noted are visits by residents, a serious but nonfatal accident near Cleburne, and community chatter about Meridian friends visiting and local social ties.
Austin notes portraits donated by Barbara Grace of Honpstead to the University of Texas Library, including members of the Calvit and Herndon families. The report covers historical Texas settlers and family ties through marriage, with references to Frederick Joseph Calvit, John Hunter Herndon, Florence Herndon, and Leonard Waller Groce. Also mentions Methodist church activities and local religious gatherings with plans for services and a box lunch gathering.
A historic notice recalls Mire Swenson born in 1830s or earlier, her Civil War husband Neal B. Swenson, and their long faith in God at Lutheran life in Clifton. It notes her late years with daughter Mrs. Clare Grimland, her church worship, and the testament of grace through illness, with services led by Rev. O T Mee and burial details.
A parish bulletin records parishioners debating expenditures including gasoline and a show while a plea for donations echoes from a Methodist church. It notes Sunday School at 9 a.m. and 11:18 p.m. with the pastor W. T. Boulware inviting all members and friends to attend the upcoming Anti-Conference services.
Texas shows significant growth in farm equipment and irrigation by 1920, with millions invested and thousands of motor vehicles. The state leads in farm machinery use, electricity, and agricultural expansion amid nationwide shifts noted by geological surveys. The report highlights Texas as a major center for agricultural modernization ahead of New York and other states.
Neseman Cross addressed the Lions Club of Clifton Tuesday, speaking on government and local concerns. He was introduced by Lion Hering, with remarks praising his public service and oratorical ability.
The article notes a Halloween party sponsored by Rev. Gufford at the Four Co. Wall with admission of ten cents per hundred pounds of live weight. It mentions local leaders Hugo Wiezel and Bert, and reports farm events in Dublin, Abilene, Hamilton, and Waco, plus show winnings and community sightings.
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