Weekend Visits And Socials At Stephenville Area
Local families and students from John Turlston College and nearby towns gathered for weekend visits and social events. Mrs Glad Snodgress hosted at home while L A Dunlap and Mrs R L Wiginton hosted gatherings with families including Dininy, Peterson, and Bricknon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockard
John Turlston College
Bobbye Richards
Lee
W. A. Wright
Robert Belle
Harold Far
Ruth Smith
Regina Lanelson
Nell Seidel
Collins
Lap
Jack Bureh
Dnline
Richards
Stephenville Worth
Fort
Glad Snodgress
L. A. Dunlap
R. L. Wiginton
L.A. Dininy
Myo
Pederson
Wake Up America movement text fragment
Fragmentary OCR reads about a contribution to Wake Up, America and a Montgomery Pin i 16 beside a porter. Mentions committees, physical and moral preparation, for force, and the preservation of peace in the Western Hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suitiel Tilney Montggomery
Wake Up
America
Emergency crop loans available in Roxque County
Emergency crop loans for winter wheat and other small grains are now available to farmers in Roxque County. Applications are received at Meridian by J. M. Jobson Field Supervisor of the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Section at the Federal Credit Administration. Loans are limited to farmers whose earnings are null and who cannot obtain a loan elsewhere, and must cover only necessary cash needs and preharvest costs for the 1940 crops. Borrowers must provide a first lien on the financed crop as security.
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Roxque
Meridian
J. M. Jobson
Emer Feehey
Fwin Credit Administration
Miss Nina Bakke Syver Holen Wed
Miss Nina Bakke Syver Holen wed Ayer Holen in a Lutheran church ceremony August 31 at 5 pm. Rev P E Thorson officiated with attendants Mian Lifeiade Prescher and Henriett Dahl. The couple plans a Clifton wedding trip and then residence in Clifton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ni Bakke
Alfred Bakke
Ayer Holen
P. E. Thorson
Par Fong
Nores
Mian Lifeiade Prescher
Henriett Dahl
Clifton
Revard
Stina
Linge
Dilan
Yeur
Auristant Borley
Howard Payne
Renee
Comet Peoin
Road Men Called To Army To Get Jobs Back
Road workers are summoned for military service under the National Board or Organizations plan. Each man called is urged to report to a designated post for reassignment or wage adjustments. The notice emphasizes orderly departure and timely processing to secure employment upon return.
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Army
Austin
Tau
Mary Westgaard Weds Burgess Pool in Veraevent
Mary Westgaard marries Burgess Pool in a Nuptial ceremony reported with local emphasis. Details are sparse but confirm the union and the couple’s names, with venue and date unspecified in the readable text.
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Mary Westgaard
Burgess Pool
Clifton, Turkey Creek to Open Septembers School Year
Clifton Schools begin Monday September 28 with W C Brashear as superintendent and Kent Appleby as High School principal. A Works Progress Administration plan funds cafeteria labor at Gliton High and a Rural Arts department adds Mechanical Drawing and Woodwork. Enrollment expected to exceed 800 at Elition district as prep for new term. teachers and students anticipate a bright year.
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Turkey Creek
Noreé
Cooper Binools
Alten
Clifton
Wnith Bond
Coon Creek
Canter Hill Tilt
Tudenta
Thoreday
Ava Ephomores
Glitton
Hirat
State Department of Education
Mon “Jay
W. C. Brashear
Kent Appleby
Mise Millie ' Bronstad
B W. Whitney
Jb. Gerloft
Dixie Potter
Floyd Sorley
Slike
Webool
Roosevelt nominates Wallace Wickard for agriculture post
President Roosevelt selects Henry Wallace to succeed Wallace Chade R Wickard as secretary of agriculture. The nomination signals an imminent appointment by the President and underscores the administration’s cabinet reshuffle.
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Chade R. Wickard
Roosevelt
Uccoed
Henry Wallace
Sent
Cliftex 24th Anniversary Observed With Theatre Events
The Cliftex marks its 24th anniversary this Sunday with a special showing from 2:80 to 10:30 p.m. to celebrate its history since 1900s. It began as Queen Theatre under Caraway operators in Canyon before moving to Clifton and adopting the Cliftex name with a homegrown sound system built by electrician owner D. G. Caraway.
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Faremere State Bank
Fran'a
D. G
M. J. Caraway
Canyon
Texas
Clifton
Opul Mane
Queen Theatre
Shirley
Cliftex
Caraway
Bert
Western Electric
Cliffes
Jalarne
Opening Exercises at Clifton College Mark New Faculty
The 1940-41 session of Clifton Junior College opened with a program in the college auditorium on Tuesday. Clifton representatives attended to greet the new term, with Rev. P. B. Thorson delivering invocation and scripture. New faculty members Lola Taylor, Carl A. Leuthold, Martin O. Suel, and Gladys Daugherty were introduced, each taking posts in Education, Science, Physical Education, and Administration. Enrollment activity remained strong and optimistic for the year.
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Clifton Junior College
Clifton
P. B. Thorson
Cition College Corporation and Board For Trustees
Osborne Brulund
Cranfile Gap
IW. J. Maakestad
GA. Jobenhaus
Gerald Trunell
Gladys Daugherty
Thomas Hardie
Sarah Swenson
Lola
Taylor
Salem
Kentucky
Mathemiies
George Peabody College
Nashville
Tenn
Carl A. Leuthold
University of Wisconsin
Martin O. Suel
Athletis
Suel
Clifton H E girls complete summer home economics projects
Clifton home economics students finished 99 of 1060 summer projects Including a student raising chickens remodeling bedrooms landscaping yards planning wardrobes and some assuming full canning and housekeeping responsibilities.
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Moore
Clifton
Arhery
Tomy
Fort Worth and Waco Groups Prepare For Lisin Club Events
A city group competes with the Lisin Club at Fort Worth this week and expects a large Fors Worth turnout. On Wednesday a similar group joined the Liona Club in Waco, continuing the arrangement for the season.
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Lisin Club
Fort Worth
Fors
Paix Wienin
Waco
Former Clifton Girl Weds in Mississippi Event
A Clifton native, Mildred Rausbyn, married in Vicksburg Mississippi according to the Jackson newspaper. The ceremony linked Clifton to a broader story of family ties and local connections.
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Clifton
Vicksburg
Miss
Mildred Rausbyn
Howton
Checks to Arrive This Week for Agricultural Payments
Bosque County leads Texas with 754 Farm 1040 payment applications, expected to yield about 3,000 checks across farms. Early payments arrive 46 to 60 days sooner than last year as soil-building goals trigger timely disbursements. Parity payments of about 80 000 dollars have already been issued to county cooperators for 1940 wheat and cotton acreage compliance.
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R. ©. Flatt
Flcer
AAA
Bosque County
Texas
Ofice
Flatt
Fred Reonels
Washington
College Station
Boxque
Texas Population Shows Big Increase in 1940 Census
Census figures indicate Texas population rose 102 percent to 418,221 from 1930 to 1940. Houston led growth with 286,160 residents, counties show wide gains, Yoakum up from 126 to 308, Reagan county records the largest drop, and 42 cities with 10,000 plus people all increased.
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Washington
Texas
Houston
Lone Star
Yoakum
Reagan County
University Park
Dalian
Kitien
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Ameriva
wEfton
Nina Bakke Syver Holen
Teather Owe Mathan
Wallace
Clifton College
H. E
Herbert Lueck
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