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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1933
Page
8
Week's program highlights events at CliftEx Fest featuring performances by Shee Tah and Came Barty. Organizers invite community attendance and note scheduled shows across the week with varied entertainment and activities.
Local notes report social visits and gatherings in Meridian including Mr and Mrs Alesander hosting guests, Elisabeth and her companions planning trips, and Elizabeth compiling triads. Visitors from Clifton and Dublin are mentioned along with gifts to Meridian relatives and Friday and Tuesday social rounds.
The Clifton area school prepares a new term with parents invited to opening events. Albert Lack of Rosie One is named for the first week. The County Board has named staff and graded the Havards school to run a new program.
A 1920s Clifton Public School bulletin discusses teaching plans to unify work, a student code of effort, and preparing for exams. It reports junior and senior football results, upcoming Friday game against Hilco, and a fundraising show with tickets and a water heater fund. Reverend Frank Nixon spoke on the theme He Who Rens See ond.
Camp Clifton reports health leadership with Capt Lawton departing for Chandler Okla to serve as Sub-District Surgeon. Dr Coston to succeed him, maintaining strong camp health rankings in the Texas District. Local talks feature Mr Marty Newton on his European tour and English landscapes. Also notes transfers, illness, and routine evening programs with Capt C. W. Hanna to speak next week.
An OCR fragment from Clifton details A G Perry offering Gulf lubricants and oils as a preferred brand for summer driving. It references services at Maswyre and mentions maintenance items and readiness for the season.
Free pageant at the State Fair in Dallas on October 11 will feature 60 Texas towns participating. Otto Herald says more than 500 people will perform in the east section after the Parade of Nations. Crown events include Queen Cerrilix and regional royalty as part of coronation ceremonies. A 500-person stage will be built in the South End of the stadium for the production. The Parade of Nations proceeds along the Cycle Speedway route inside the stadium.
In Travis County, bootleggers barred from selling 3.2 beer appeal to Relief Administrator Solon Walker for food aid. Walker grants mercy relief to several former bootleggers while requiring each to certify no beer production or sales for two weeks and to refrain from further illicit activity.
Austin September 24 The permanent endowment of the Texan public school fund grows by 2 078 000 dollars as a judgment is entered in favor of the state against the Mid Kansas Oil and Gas Company for gas from a Pecos county 261 acre tract. A G Siepert near Meridian subscribes to the Recon and Dallas papers.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the residence with interment in Clifton cemetery. Mrs. Oscar Johnson of Clifton to teach a local school opening Monday. Townley guests of the Johns near Clifton. Local social notes include visits by Bergman, Lane, Poston families and others. many attended Mr. Humphrey's funeral in Clifton.
A family expresses gratitude for kindness shown during the illness and passing of their father and brother. Names Theresa Lawrence Henry Lawrence Mel Laure Willig are mentioned along with a local business reference to Canteson’s Machine Shop.
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