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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1942
Page
8
A fragment from a wartime campus page notes lively student chatter, upcoming events, and local visits. It mentions Peggy Smith and other names, hints at classroom life, social happenings, and a forthcoming appeal for support. Readers are prompted to join campus morale efforts and plan for showers and candy sales.
A series of social items reports weddings family visits and meetings. Attendees include Mr and Mrs J J White and Leo White at a wedding. Misa Bel White. Alma Miller and Darden with Otho Jones arranging next year Home Demonstration work. Visitors from Wade Coryell and Dallas noted. community support messages for Cranfill Gap Telephone Co appeal for votes on November 7.
The Magazine Club met at Mrs. Maurice James’s ranch home near Clifton with a short business session and programs on Roll Call Explorers and My Trip to Cuba. The Busy Bee H. D. Club held a December meeting at Mrs. Belmer Selfox’s home featuring a talk on Britain and prize judging with multiple winners.
Names, locations, and weekly visits fill a long social column. The report lists Roy Kirklaind of Dallagy, Casap Youns visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Groner, Reverend and Mrs. B. R. Moakestad, Pvt. Emmett Orbeck, Mrs. M. R. Rohne, Mrs. Dave Tindall Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Pete Christenson, Mr. Paul Grimland and Gene Paul, Terre Miller, Jodie Pederson, Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. G. Earl Weant, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lund, Ruby Harry, Tilden Hastings Jr., Beri Scott, Clovis Murphree, Frank Mubry, Rev. Belvin Swenson, Rev. Erling Wold, A. G. Hutton, and many more as they visit family across Hamilton Clifton and Waco regions.
A busy weekend in Meridian features W. C. Howard and family visiting Waxahachie, teachers and students from Fairview and A M College connections, and multiple out of town relatives from Dallas, New Mexico, and beyond attending weddings and gatherings. Local educators, I. C. Horton, and residents like J. Welch and L. Tennison are noted for alterations in employment and travel. Several Meridian residents travel to Waco for Baylor A M games, while staff changes include C E Horton resigning to work for North American Aviation Grand Prairie.
Cleo G Knudson a Bosque County serviceman will get the Record by mail through the New York post office and is hoped to gain pleasure and information by reading it while away.
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