The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, November 27, 1925 Page: 4 of 8
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THANKSGIVING
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Again we arrive at another mile post, that glad season of the year, when we cannot but
pause a moment to reflect, and to look back over the past year, in a true THANKSGIVING
for the many blessings bestowed on us and ours. . it' f 5 **
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Although the harvest has not been so plentiful as we should have liked, yet if we will
but stop and consider the many blessings we have been permitted to enjoy, we surely will
feel that we have cause for THANKSGIVING; first of all to our Almighty God, who in
mercy has so graciously protected us from all evils and harm, and provided us with our Daily
Bread, and then to our fellowman for his friendship and assistance.
May this be a happy Thanksgiving to YOU, our friends and customers.
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CLIFTON MERCANTILE COMPANY
THE CLIFTON RECORD
By Robt. L. Baldridge
Entered at Postoffice,
Clifton, Tex-
as, as Second Class
Mail Matter.
EVERY FRIDAY
MORNING
Friday, November 27, 1925
SUBSCRIPTION
RATES
One Year
$1.50
Six Months ______
..................85
ADVERTISING RATES
Display Advertising per inch.....30c
, Extra Charge for Special Position
Local Advertising, per line...........10c
Black Face Type, per line ............15c
Resolutions and card thanks 5c line
Special rates made on time contracts
It seems that Attorney General
Dan Moody has won so much popular-
ity recently that many of his friends
think he should become a candidate
for Governor of Texas next term.
,
F The people of this community have
a right to feel good over the crop
turnout. When a crop makes at least
twice as much as was figured on,
there is rdom for real rejoicing.
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’ Clifton Coca-Cola Bottling Com-
pany, which was recently inspected
by the State Health department rep-
resentative and also a representative
of the Coca-Cola Company’s head-
quarters, was given a grade of 100
per cent on sanitation. They also
spoke well of the local plant in every
respect for the manner in which it is
operated, but the sanitation report of
100 per cent is what the public is
most concerned with.
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The date your Record expires is
printed near your name on the paper
each week, and any subscriber of the
paper may at any time look for him-
self and tell the time the subscrip-
tion should be renewed. The manage-
ment feels very grateful to Its read-
ers for the prompt manner in which
they are renewing for the Record at
this time. We also feel very much en-
couraged because of the many new
subscribers being added to our sub-
scription lists
favors cause us to feel that §ie Rec-
ord is giving service that pleases and
is appreciated. ,
INTERMEDIATE B. Y. P. U.
PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY
Song—“Make Me a Channel of
Blessings.”
Prayer.
Group in charge of program.
Scripture Reading—Matthew 5:13-
16—Norine Lovelady.
The Churches the Channel—Ruth
Mooney.
How Baptist Churches W ork To-
gether—(a) Velma Helton; (b) In
District Association—Clifford Jenson;
(c) In State Conventions—Sam
Mooney; (d) In’ the Baptist World
Alliance—Marjorie Arther.
Our B. Y. P. U. meets at 5:00
o'clock every Sunday evening at the
Baptist church. We urge that all the
boys and girls between the ages of
12 and 17 come next Sunday as we
have a surprise in store for you.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
ATCLDTONCOLLEGE
HUGE HIGHWAY PROFITS TOLD
Austin, Nov. 19.—A tale of fabu-
lous profits in the books of the Amer-
ican Road Company was unfolded in
the Fifty-third district court here,
with W. D. Prince, who audited the
books telling the story. Sirice April
7, the road company, now being sued
by the State for recovery of $650,000
alleged excess profits, has realized
on its state highway contracts a net
profit of $1,112,232.77 on a total in-
vestment of $51,731.69, the auditor
said the books show.
The average cost of a square yard
to the defendant company for asphalt
surfacing under sub-contracts of
4,444,258 square yards was 8.87c. For
this work the State paid the Amer-
ican Road Company 3#c a square
yard. On asphalt surfacing contracts
the state has paid or approved esti-
mates for $1,333,369.05, with the com-
pany paying out to date $394,219.84
to sub-contractors, leaving a profit of
$939,049.21 on the surfacing contract.
The Dallas News and Fort Worth
Star-Telegram are now running their
annual reduced subscription rates in
the Record. Any who desire may give
thgir subscription order to the Clif-
ton Record and we will be glad to
send it in for them.
What promises to be a classical
athletic contest, and an afternoon’s
entertainment of real interest, is a
football game that is being arranged
the
Christmas holidays. More definite an-
nouncements in later issues are prom-'
ised to the readers of the Record.
By Leone Lines
C ft on College met Thorp Springs
on the local gridiron last Saturdays
afternoon. Although Thorp Springs
had a swift team the Cats defeatoa
them by a score of 8 ti. 0.
Don’t forget to see th? Cats play
Meridian on Thanksgiving Day at
Meridian. This is the last game of the
season, and it's going to be a good
one.
The College will have a holiday
Thursday. I’m sure none of the stu-
dents will regret this.
The Flower Carnival was a great
success, and the College was well rep-
resented all three nights. College stu-
dents gave the program Saturday
night.
The second number of the Lyceum
will be given Friday evening, Nov.
27. The play “BiAhles” will be given.
This is a first class play. So don’t miss
it.
The College Chorus will give its
musical entertainment “Receiving the
Parson,” December 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Bronstad are
both loyal supporters of Clifton Col-
lege. They presented Prof. Tyssen
with a large pumpkin for the board-
ing club. Thanks. A pumpkin in time
saves nine.
Prof. Moore haa been busy the last
few ddys installing a “still” in the
College laboratory. We expect his
popularity to increase when the still
begins to operate.
ClfFTON “CAW WIN PROM
THORP SPRING “SQUIRRELS"
A. F. Gohlke reports a hand saw
which he found when cleaning up at
the Cotton Warehoase after the Live-
stock Show last week, and says the
owner may get same by notifying
him.
A. M. Jones the popular cotton buy-
er of Valley Mills was here Monday
taking up cotton he had bought for
his company. Mr Jones says he spends
about half his time here of late, and
it seems he is getting about all the
cotton.
Elder J. E. Mullins and family left
Wednesday for Abilene to spend
Thanksgiving with relatives.
Wesley Jones of Davidson, Okla-
homa, is one of the” Record’s aew
subscribers since our last issue.
Last Saturday the Clifton Cats wan
over the Thorp Springs aggregation
8 to 0. The locals iniated the huddle
system into their play and for a time
it looked that this would mean their
undoing, as off-side penalties came
fast and furious. This really looked
%»d for the locals. After long runs
that looked like ten and twenty yard
gains, the ball would be brought back
for penalties. AX one time Capt. Ped-
erson measured off a good thirty
yards and crossed the last white line
only to have the ball pulled back for
a penalty.
The Cats' eight points came as a
result of a safety in the first period
and a touchdown in the fourth. Grim-
land carried the ball across for the
six points.
The visitors early resorted to the
aerial route, their only chance to
gain. Their passes netted them sever-
al good gains. Mansfield showed up
as their dependable man. The locals i
resorted to straight football. 1
This week Clifton is using every
opportunity to perfect the faults
found in last week’s game. When Clif-
ton and Meridian meet in contest
Meridian on Thursday of this week,
the Cats will be ready to go. The
Cougars are rated to win the game,
but it will be well for the Clifton fol-
lowers to watch the Cots on that day.
The local lads believe they can put
over a victory, and will fight to the
finish. Follow the Cats to Meridian
on Thanksgiving Day.
J W. STAN DEFER HURT;
INTER URBAN HITS AUTO
’ While en route from Waco to Hills-
boro last Thorsday. the car in which
J. W. Standefer, district superintend-
ent of State Highways, was riding
was struck by an interurban at a
grade crossing, throwing Mr. Stande-
fer out and bruising and scratching
him up considerably. It is believed
that he is not seriously injured. Ac-
cording to the report received by his
son, Guy W. Standefer, of this “city,
it seems that Mr. Standfer saw the
approaching interurban just in time
to apply his brakes, and only the front
end of his auto was struck by the in-
terurban car. He was recovered suffi
ciently Friday to attend to business.
WOULD ABOLISH THE
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
WEEK’S PROGRAM
AT QUEEN THEATRE
Bernt Westley returned home last
week from West Texas points where
he has spent the fall season picking
cotton. He reports a profitable trip.
Mrs. Mattie Chase of route one,
Meridian, has the Record's thanks
for a check which put her subscription
dates a year in advance.
Parker Kellum of Valley Mills, was
a business visitor in a if ton Monday.
LANES CHAPEL CALLS MEET-
ING WOLF BOUNTY CLUB
The Lanes Chapel Wolf Bounty
Clpb is called to meet at the Lanes
Chapel school house Friday night at
7 M0 a’clocfc.
AH member* oi the Club and others
interested in the extermination of the
wolf are urged to attend this meet-
ing- —A' Member.
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In our judgment the idea of the
highway commission is.wrong funda-
mentally. The idea of centralizing
the control of our roads at Austin is
absurd. The attempts by the State
to maintain roads is the largest
blunder ever made in Texas. Utterly
impracticable, utterly impossible. For
every county, the constitution has
provided the system for road main-
tenance, and vested the authority in
our commissioner’s courts. Until re-
cently the commissioners were limit-
ed in the road money to the bare
amount of the road and bridge tax
provided in the constitution. Since the
State has provided an additional
source of revenue derived from the
auto license and gasoline tax, of
which the commissioners are allowed
a small percentage, the commission-
ers have have done an immense
amount of good road work every-
where. In fact, with the small per-
centage allowed them, they have ac-
tually distkneed the state commission
in the results obtained by them. If
the highway law were repealed and
this entire sum turned over to the
local commissioners, there would be
immediately a great impetus in the
improvement of our roads.-Hico
News Review.
Wednesday and Thursday.-Special
William Fox presents the picture
version of John Golden's stage play—
‘The Wheel with Harrison Ford and
all-star cast. Avital, human drama
of life’s temptations. Also Fox News.
Admission .........................j 10 and 25c
Friday, and Saturday Matinee
Boh Caster in ”The Man of Nerve.”
Another Western picture of thrills,
^’everything. Also Pacemakers No. 9
--“What Price Gloria.” More pep and
thrill*—lots of comedy.
Admission JO and 25c
Saturday Night—Double Show
Tom Mix and Tony the wonder
horse in “The Best Bad Man” by Max
Brand. Also 2 reel comedy—“The
Sky Jamper.”
Admission ................... 10 and 30c
Monday and Tuesday
Thus. Meighan in “Comings Thru”
from the novel “Bed Rock.” Also Fox
News.
Admission ...................... 10 and 25c
Wednesday and Thursday—Special
William Foxy presents the motion
picture of Channing Pollock's sensa -
tional stage play—“The Fool." Amaz-
es you, challenges you, thrills ' you
and rouses you. Also Fox News.
Admission 10 and Me—Worth More
Coming Real Soon
"Durand of Bad Lands”—Buck
Jones; “Forbidden Paradise”—Pola
Negri; “Silver Treasure”—George
0 Bnen; “When the Door Opened” by
James Oliver Curwood.
These are the very best pictures we
ean get fo you. Help us continue
Playing the best in Ciifton.
Paul Gilliam of Hamilton spent a
short while with Clifton relatives and
friends Tuesday while enroute to
Waco to attend the Shrine Ceremo-
nial. —— -............
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W. V. Odle of iferidian was here
Tuesday on business.
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We were all glad to see Clifton Col-
ege football team win over Thorp
Springs Christian College here last
Saturday by a score of 8 to 0. Help
them win their last game of the sea-
son Thanksgiving Day at Meridian.
for rent
Nicely furnished rooms in my
home.—Mrs. B. Shulz. 37-2tp
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Dr. F. G. Jensen, Miss Bailey dnd
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. White of Waco
were visiting Dr. and Mrs. Cornell
O. Brown Sinday afternoon.
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Mrs. L. Bullard of Novice is spend-
ing the week-end with her parents,
S. ,nd, K- A-
other relative*.
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Baldridge, Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, November 27, 1925, newspaper, November 27, 1925; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth775282/m1/4/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.