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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1929
Page
8
A Friday afternoon practice football game between Clifton High Cubs and the Wears, former high players, will be played at 4 pm. The event serves as a drill for Coach Edwards to evaluate new players under game conditions. Admission is 25 cents to cover equipment costs.
A reminiscence from DaLeon Free Press describes family trips of the past by covered wagon, loading supplies for weeklong journeys, camping along the road, and fishing by rivers. The author contrasts slower, communal travel with today’s fast cars and urban bustle, noting how vacations felt adventurous but are no longer practical or desired.
The Clifton theatre showcases a mix of silent and talking pictures. Highlights include The Rainbow Man with Eddie Dowling Marian Nixon and the rank Darro, and The Desert Rider with Tim McCoy. Also features Klondike epic and Fox News plus Liberty and Variety acts. Admission varies by show, with double features Friday and Saturday nights.
Texas lawmakers call for civil service exams for highway division applicants and a patrol force to enforce new licenses. They cite drivers ignoring signals and crowding curves, urging tighter regulation, license revocation, and improved road safety enforcement statewide. The editorial also notes state tax waste and high county officer salaries as part of broader governance concerns.
A brief message invites a conversation about care options. The writer expresses a desire to sit down for a visit and discuss concerns, promising a respectful, attentive dialogue about needs and plans.
In a Sept 8 report from West Orange New Jersey an Edison Plant article quotes Thomas A. Edison rejecting age as a barrier. He argues that at 36 a man begins real work and should prepare for hard knocks, noting that youthful ease gives way to disciplined effort amid life's realities.
Lanes Chapel notes feature Rev Call’s Sunday appointment and a workers council gathering. Local updates include Everett Lane’s visit from Bunger, A Dansby’s Dallas trip, Vickrey and Misses Earley and Vickney leaving for Clifton school, and license declarations for Evelyn Hayes and Dick Davis with Ruth Deering and J R Jordan. The Dallas News quote on tobacco spending and a note about Eagle 3,800 rym conclude the clipped items.
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