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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1922
Page
4
The Clifton Record lists advertising rates and subscription terms for the 1922 issue. Rates include local advertising per inch and black face type pricing, with subscriptions priced for one year six months and three months, all payable in advance. The item reflects typical early 20th century newspaper billing and weekly publication cadence.
Some three Y M C A. boys and their instructors are camped at Gray Park north of town. The group praises the site as the finest place in Texas to camp and enjoy an outing. The election results are summarized as satisfactory to many voters despite unsettled weather.
Members of the Ladies Auxiliary at the Presbyterian church hosted a farewell at the Townend home for Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Newton and Miss Weterson who depart Austin to study at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary and Mrs. Peterson to study. The event featured old fashioned sewing and prompted thanks from church leaders for years of faithful service. The Newtons and Miss Peterson received tokens of appreciation as residents of the city bid them farewell.
A southwest farmer notes delays in 1928 cotton seed supply and urges growers to plant uniform staple seed. A cotton buyer says higher prices will be paid for 100 bales or more of uniform grade, urging careful seed purchase to avoid inferior mixtures and false pure seed claims.
The article urges Clifton residents to be hospitable to travelers visiting the town during a busy season. It encourages locals to welcome strangers, offer assistance, and demonstrate courteous treatment to visitors, highlighting Clifton as a pleasant stopover destination.
Ge Bailey comments on the grim toll of federal officers in failed captures, warning that future war would hurt the poor workers while the rich hoard wealth. He mocks premature belligerence, notes class divides, and criticizes societal shifts from dress to etiquette like bobbing hair and tipping.
A reader’s transcription describes a farmer who works from dawn to dusk and hires help, laboring five hours before noon and again in the afternoon. The note suggests he toils to cover wages and keep the farm running amid hardship and endless effort.
Wy Malone aged about 59 shot W A Hensley 26 in the neck with an automatic Thursday evening around 7. Malone was arrested at his home in Iredell and released on $600 bond to await examination. Hensley, tenant on Malone's farm near Arde ll on the lower road, was wounded in the neck but it was feared slight. Dr Pike of Iredell treated the injury. The examiner is set for Monday. Meridian Tribune
The text describes a farmer and family. it notes awakenings with birds in the morning and contrasts farming livelihoods. It mentions both dreamers who move to town and workers who stay rural, with a distinction between two farming types and financial motion between country and town.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Cilia Reseed handing something to Dulles, with unclear figures likened to O20 per re. No coherent event or clear entities to confirm a full news item.
The Glen Rose semi pro team visited Clifton for two games, earning a big win Friday despite Clifton’s 14 hits. Glen Rose then won Saturday 8 6 after Clifton’s miscues and wild pitching, with Clifton later admitting Glen Rose played the stronger club but lucked out in both games.
Clifton voters cast 415 ballots in the primary as candidates vie for local offices including superintendent of public instruction and county judge. The noisy tally shows varied support among contenders like Bamator Davidaon Hille Mayfield Je George and Garrett, with many names and districts listed in fragmented lines.
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