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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1931
Page
5
An old advertisement lists groceries and canned goods with prices such as Vienna sausage, peas, potted ham, peanut butter, pork and beans, sweet pickles, catsup, mustard, vinegar, peaches, heavysyrup No 3 cans, hominy, kraut, Pink Salmon, dried apricots, dried apples, Susy Flour, and biscuits. The shopper is urged to compare prices and select the best value.
A mosaic of local names, events, and places is sketched in brief notes. Mentions include residents on Fitton Street Stony-Ming Maydioy and figures like Mrs Winky Yoyo, Sunita Hon Wartioe, and Mrs an Ey. The piece hints at community happenings, meetings, and upcoming dates without detailed narratives or clear outcomes.
An array of community happenings from Clifton Texas includes a homecoming crowd, visitors such as Miss Judith Martin of Denton, and local reactions to Texas Legislature farming policy. Prominent local figure T He Burkett discusses cotton and farm regulation, favoring caution on statewide controls while urging sensible acreage considerations.
Families and friends gather for weddings and visits across Monten Wisconsin Durant Oklahoma Clifton and San Antonio. Mentions Mr and Mrs WS Swilley and daughter Louise returning from Austin, Arden Olson and family from McAllen, A C Kicks of Dallas visiting kin, and students Joseph Cowen and Lafayette Lloyd visiting before UT Austin.
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