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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1930
Page
8
An editorial urges steady regular savings rather than bursts of thrift, citing moderation and long term goals. It warns against extremes and emphasizes funding lean days, aligning savings with income and life conditions, citing Goethe on enthusiasm and practical discipline. A Portland note reports Edna Oliver offered a $1,600 weekly foot-walker role. Moscow crowds seize gold, silver, and foreign currency.
The county agent schedules one of the season’s largest terracing schools and an afternoon demonstration at the W B Standefer farm near Meridian and Clifton on Highway 67 starting at 9 am Tuesday September 23. Teachers, agents, and farmers will learn terrace building using farm tools and equipment, with demonstrations by dealers and workers. Each community is urged to send at least one man to learn the running of terrace lines and methods.
Announcement states an initial investment of 100000 will be followed by a rise to 500000, creating the largest plant of its kind in the Western hemisphere and expanding its use in alloys. Antimony is now produced in Mexico, France and other outlying locations.
Turner and Co of Waco advertise for cotton growers in Clifton through Juhe BM Jones. They claim headquarters at Standefer Chevrolet Office and promise the highest market price, urging farmers to sell locally before elsewhere. The Clifton Record and Dallas News offer subscriptions at $2.50 per year.
Mrs Alma Webster of Galveston reports long stomach discomfort and indigestion eased by Konjola. She claims she can eat anything now and has improved overall health after starting the medicine. The ad notes Konjola is sold in Clifton Texas at Carpenter Bros drug store and by other druggists.
A sales appeal urging youths to pursue business education at Byrne College locations in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth, and Oklahoma City. It promotes affordable, rapid training with loan options and part time work to enable enrollment, stressing independence and early placement on payroll.
Valley Mills residents announce teaching positions and relocations across Texas. Lucille McKervy leaves for Beaumont teaching near live school. Mary Ethel Barnett to Maypearl. Annie Laura Vynette to Stephenville. Miss Elizabeth Haynes to Martindale. Grace and Laura Smith visit. several families travel to Waco, Gatesville, and Brownwood for work and study. Local students enroll at Clifton College and Trinity University. Democratic Convention attendance noted. community news covers visits and family movements.
A fragment notes home remedies and low cost shots to cut show expenses, suggesting practical savings. The readable portion hints at household remedies and a plan to reduce costs without detailing specifics or outcomes.
College notes list Charles Romine as senior captain of the football squad. Local residents Mr and Mrs A A McNeill hosted family visitors. Several towns including Clifton Hillsboro Gatesville and Des Moines are referenced with personal visits and travel plans among locals.
Richard Thiele, sales agent for Valley ABU Texas, advertises Davie Ever-Bright paints with money-back guarantees and low priced colors from 1.45 to 1.95 per gallon. The note invites customers to visit Farmers Service Station in Chifton or contact the agent directly for enamel, roof cement, and roofing products.
We express our appreciation to friends and neighbors who attended our home after the fire. We acknowledge their courage and efficient help prevented greater loss. Signed by Me and Mrs N Calwick.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a soil fertility experiment near Guthrie Oklahoma where terraced fields produced 18 percent more cotton on a newly cultivated plot than on a field cultivated 30 years. The terraced land showed erosion prevention and potential long term fertility maintenance, though restoring soil depth will require years and labor.
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