Model Gin Closes Season This Week
The Model gin wraps its season first this week, ending operations ahead of the Farmers Gin which will finish the crop under M. L. Roberts,Mer.
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M. L. Roberts
Mer
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1927
Page
7
Jacob and Esau-Edith Hill junior B Y P U read
The program recounts biblical scenes with Jacob and Esau from Genesis. It presents Rebekah urging deceit to gain blessing and Jacob posing as Isaac in a series of dramatic episodes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob
Esau
Edith Hill
Isaac
aAline
Rebekah
Rachel Purcell
Rt Helton
Maidette
Barn Fire Destroys Landgraf Farm Loss Estimated
Ernest Landgraf lost his barn to a fire last Friday night on an unoccupied farm. The origin is unknown as no one resided there. A man moving the place had just placed corn and feed inside. Insurance covered the property. the loss totals several hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Landgraf
Mr. Landgraf
Young Class Girl Wins Dallas Fair Trip
Miss Marguerite Bagley returns from a four day Dallas Fair trip won for best first year class work in Bosque county. She says she is interested in club work now and reports a fine time at the fair wishing others could have gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Bagley
Dallas
Clas
Bosque County
Daniel Baker College Player Jack Prather Sets Record
Brownwood student Jack Prather of Daniel Baker College has made a notable football record during a weekend at home. The team’s rising star draws attention for his on field performance and growing reputation within the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Prather
Daniel Baker College
Brownwood
Jack
Daniel Baker
Scandinavian Lutheran Church Week Schedule October 30 1927
Sunday School and Bible Classes at 7, Communion in Norwegian at 11, Night service at 7 30. Rt Rev H C Holm conducts services. Friday speakers Rt Rev Holm and Rev Hoel discuss Home Missions starting 10:30 morning meeting. Pastor O T Boe notes usual Saturday hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Holm
Emil Enger Runs for Switchboard Operator in Crawfills Gap
Notice from Emil Enger of Crawfills Gap stating his candidacy for switchboard operator and that he has hired an experienced mentor. He asks for support and votes. Also notes the marriage of Mr Jim McSpadden and Mrs Ella Nelson, formerly in the city, to Henrietta and now in Wichita Falls and well wishes from Clifton friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfills Gap Telephone Co
Emil Enger
Crawfills Gap
Jim McSpadeen
Ella Nelson
Henrietta
Wichita Falls
McSpadden
Clifton
Card of Thanks for Fire Helpers on Farm
We sincerely thank friends for services rendered in taking care of the premises after the fire on our farm Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Landgraf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Landgraf
Father and son visit Temple Sanitarium for suspected appendicitis
C. H. Reese took his son Joe to the Temple Sanitarium yesterday where it is expected the young man will be operated on immediately for appendicitis after several days of suffering from the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Reese
Joe
Temple
Mrs Geo W Anderson Pre-pays Wichita Falls Newspaper
The Record acknowledges a check from Mrs. Geo W Anderson of Wichita Falls covering another year of the paper in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Anderson
Wichita Falls
Local notes from Cranfills Gap and area visits
Chris L. Rohne and family traveled to Brownwood to see the AustinHoward Payne football game where Joel Grimland scored a third quarter touchdown. The Grimlands also spent the weekend with Joel’s relatives. Visitors Fred Appel H P Hanson Anton Thorpe and N Thorpe arrived from Dallas Chicago for local sight visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Grimland
Paul
Miss Ada
Brownwood
Austin
Howard Payne
Joel Grimland
Joel
Jack Prather
Grimlands
Messrs
Fred Appel
H. P. Hanson
Dallas
Anton
N. Thorpe
Chicago
A. O. Ben Anderson
Bernt Bertelson
Katherine Crabtree
Halouise Barker
Collet Johnson
Arlington
North Texas Agricultural College
Chris L. Rohne
R. R. Waldrop
Clifton
American Bankers’ Association
Houston
Texas
Canada
Melvin Traylor
Malone
Hill County
Francis Burke
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Clearing House Association
Silas Strawn
American Bar Association
Eastern
O. J. Bronstad
Waco
Cotton Palace
Week's program at Cliftex Theatre features multiple Westerns
Adolphe Menjou in Service for Ladies and Educational Beyond the Microscope headline the lineup. Friday through Sunday offers Spurs and Saddles with Look Out Buster and Koko Plays Pool, then Tumbling River starring Tom Mix and Tony the Wonder Horse with Mum's the Word as a second feature. Beery and Hatton reunite in Fireman Save My Child on Monday and Tuesday, with East Side West Side on Wednesday and Thursday. Look out for Hoot Gibson in Hero on Horseback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolphe Menjou
Fox News
Art Acord
Buster
Koko
Tom Mix
Tony
Wonder Horse
Tom
J. E. Grinstead
Wallace Beery
Raymond Hatton
Beery
Hatton
Navy
East Side
West Side
George O'Brien
Virginia Valli
J. Farrel McDonald
June Collyer
Holmes Herbert
Johnny Dooley
Dove Davidson
New York
East River
America
Bagdad
Hoot Gibson
Bosque Woman Granted Ninety Day Fur Lough
Ellen Etheridge a 62 year old Bosque County woman imprisoned for life for murder in 1913 was granted a ninety day fur lough to visit her sister after fourteen years in custody. The request backed by prison physician Dr L H Bush and approved by the board of pardons cites mercy and a blemish free prison record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
L. Hi. Bush
Board of Pardons
Ellen Etheridge
Bosque County
Mayfield disclaims ICC post and backs Gilmore
Austin reports Senator Earle B. Mayfield says he is not interested in an Interstate Commerce Commission appointment. He emphasizes re election and notes he endorsed Clarence E. Gilmore, Texas Railway Commission chairman, as the replacement for Henry Hall who plans to retire. Gilmore is supported by Texas groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Earle B. Mayfield
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Clarence E. Gilmore
Texas Railway Commission
Texas
Henry Hall
Hall
Colorado
Coolidge
Gilmore
Miss Olga Huse Accepts Position in Walnut Springs
Local note lists residents visiting and social updates. Miss Olga Huse accepts a post in Walnut Springs while Gerald Jeanes of Fort Worth and Edward Meyer of Dallas visit family in Waco and Blum connections are noted alongside a canceled Halloween party due to a circus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Huse
Walnut Springs
Funeral Held For Stephen Gilbert McFadden At Home
The body of Stephen Gilbert McFadden was brought to the family home for a private viewing before a Saturday service at two oclock conducted by Rev. A. S. Gafford of Craw fills Gap Methodist Church. Pallbearers were classmates Nathaniel Strickland Cecil Schwalbe Morris Huse Bronson Davis Henry Windham and Claude Stanford. Burial followed at Boggy Cemetery beside a little brother and sister. Stephen, twenty, lived a life of Christian consecration and loving faithfulness, leaving a family to grieve and find comfort in heavenly promises of reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Gilbert McFadden
A. S. Gafford
Crawfills Gap Methodist Church
God
Nathaniel Strickland
Cecil Schwalbe
Morris Huse
Bronson Davis
Henry Windham
Claude Stanford
Boggy
Stephen
Heavenly Father
Mrs Schow and family visit Beaumont guests
Mrs P. E. Schow travels with her children Maidee Ruby Doris and son John Butler and Cecil Simmons driving to Beaumont for a weekend visit with Mr and Mrs Dennis Glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Schow
Misses Maidee
Ruby
Doris
John Butler
Cecil Simmons
Beaumont
Dennis Glass
P W Pitts New Clifton Singer Agent Orders Record
P W Pitts, a new Clifton resident and Singer sewing machine agent, called yesterday and ordered the Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Pitts
Clifton
Singer Sewing Machine
South American Sketches and Readings Program
A community program features a scriptural reading by Jimmie Duke and an introduction by Margaret Land on The Story of Allen Gardiner. Readers include Oca Belle Kelley and Philip Jenkins with Bonnie Alexander, Velma Helton reporting on Across the Andes and Chilean Organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Duke
Margaret Land
Allen Gardiner
Oca Belle Kelley
Philip Jenkins
Bonnie Alexander
Andes
Velma Helton
Clifton Barber Jim Thurmond Opens New Shop This Week
Jim Thurmond, a well known Clifton barber and longtime resident, opens a new shop in the city this week. He will be open early Saturday morning and invites former customers and friends to visit for barber services or just to greet him. His temporary quarters are the room beside the Clifton Bakery while he seeks a better building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Thurmond
Clifton
Reformation Festival at Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Norse schedules a Reformation Festival on Sunday October 30 with Sunday School and Bible Class at 10 am and festival service at 11 am. The Rev H H Holm of Eagle Grove Iowa will preach and the Harmony Ladies Aid meets next Wednesday. Choir practice Friday night and Confirmation class Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Holm
Eagle Grove
Iowa
Harmony Ladies’ Aid
Ole Hoel
E. R. Larson
Mrs Mixon Visits Fort Worth Children Then Travels On
Mrs R G Mixon was in Fort Worth Saturday to meet three of her children Joseph of Wichita Falls France of Cleburne and Miss Carrie a Fort Worth teacher. After a day in Fort Worth Joseph invited their mother and the others to Clifton for a weekend visit. They arrived late Saturday and left Sunday afternoon for Fort Worth and Wichita Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Mixon
Fort Worth
Joseph
Wichita Falls
France
Cleburne
Carrie
Clifton
Mary Helen Hunt
Mohank Resident C F Olson Pays Record Dues
C F Olson of Mohank sends in his annual dues to the Record this week, continuing support for the local newspaper and community reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Olson
Mohank
Christoffersons Thank Friends For Kindness After Loss
The Christofferson family expresses deep gratitude to friends and neighbors for courteous deeds and acts of kindness during the illness and after the deaths of their parents. Elif, Canute and Tilden Christofferson acknowledge support over years and in bereavement.
Miss Kathleen Prather Attends Institute in Hillsboro
Miss Kathleen Prather attended an institute in Hillsboro on the 18th and 14th, reflecting ongoing community education events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Prather
Hillsboro
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clifton Lumber Company
Clifton'’S
Schow Company
The
Schow Lumber Company
A. G. Gilliam
Ford Agency
Scandinavian Lutheran Church
the Farmers State Bank
Clifton, Texas
Department of Banking
Federal Reserve Bank
C. R. Jameson
Julius M. Jenson
Tom C. Parks
Arnold C. Brandes
Ben F. Schulz
A. Landgraf
H. L. Knust
Cranfills Gap
Cliftex
Mayfield
I. C.C. Post
Gerald Jeanes
Edward Meyer
Mrs. H. W. Meyer
Ed Everett
Mary
Jimmie Pledger
Leta Thomas
Phoebe McCowan
Lottie D. Calley
Blum
American Legion Auxiliary
Hallowe’en
Changsintien
China
Thorp Springs Christian College
Clifton College
Clifton City Park
T.S.C.C
OUR Savior's Lutheran Church OF Norse
Sincerely, Elif, Canute and
Tilden Christofferson
First National Bank IN
Hans Dahl
Joe Wise
Lillian Prather
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