Courteous Service From Competent, Attentive Employees
The notice praises courteous and polite attention from competent and painstaking employees who appreciate customer patronage.
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1924
Page
1
The notice praises courteous and polite attention from competent and painstaking employees who appreciate customer patronage.
Raymond Steinmetz, a quick witted driver, grabbed a five year old girl from in front of a moving passenger train at a crossing near Emporia. He stood on the running board, drove at thirty miles per hour, and nudged the child to safety with one hand while steering with the other. The car bears a dent in the rear fender from the near miss as the locomotive passed. The rescue occurred during a visit from Council Grove. A related note mentions Ma Ferguson receiving a large broom in San Antonio and Penitentiary Commission attention from Montaville reports, per Denison Herald.
The Rio Grande Valley shows a strong year with 12380 carloads of vegetables shipped January through June, Mercedes and Weslaco contributing 3500. Cotton yields reach one half to three quarters bales. The American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Co advertises land sales from 100 to 200 dollars per acre with 24 percent cash and ten yearly payments. Services at St Olaf Lutheran Church, Rock Church, and Brick Church are announced for upcoming Sundays and midweek meetings.
Clifton Public News of the Week reports new pupils at Clifton College, plus staff changes and library upgrades. It notes half-time teaching, a new Home Economic cottage, a public speaking class, and a growing enrollment. The piece covers football plans, student leadership, and campus events, including a junior college pathway and the fall drama.
Walnut Springs Texas Sept 19 An electric transmission line is being built by Texas Power and Light Company from Eastland to Wilgbors. A large crew of engineers linemen and laborers operate from a local headquarters as payroll climbs. The company also buys a jet and parcels of land to support a substation and housing for workers. The note highlights plans to attract manufacturing enterprises to the town, including a bottling mill and a new high line with the nation’s highest voltage for its time.
Bible class at 9:80. Morning services at 10:30. Services in Garnersville at 2:30. English services in Clifton at 7:80. Subject will be Can a Man be Saved by the Law.
Furniture for sale includes bedroom suites living room sets dining room tables and chairs kitchen items and stoves. Advertises multiple items from a local dealer Reverend Theo in Clifton Texas but details are incomplete due to OCR errors.
In Waco Texas on September 22 the election contest involving J A Stanford challenging Associate Justice J W Spivey for the Tenth Court of Civil Appeals will be heard on the merits. District Judge James P Alexander ruled after demurrers arguments, noting irregularities in the July primary. Depositions will be taken in twelve counties as designated by Judge Alexander if completed, with instructions to county officials not to destroy ballots from the July primary.
Clifton City Hall hosts a meeting of Borgue Co Pore Bred Live Stack at 7 p.m. All members are urged to attend. C. D. Colwick secretary notes Lampkin school community leader Lester from west of Meridian visited for business.
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