The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, April 25, 1930 Page: 1 of 8
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This is. the time of the year that hail storms
can wipe out a grain crop in a few minutes.
The only protection for a loss of this kind is
hail insurance.
In West Texas it is just as common to insure
a crop as it is to insure a house.
Let us tell you about this grain crop insur-
ance. Do not wait until the hail has destroyed
your crop.
JENSON-TUCKER INSURANCE AGENCY
CLIFTON, TEXAS
INTERESTING NEWS
AT CRANFULS GAP
(By Chris L. Rohnc)
And now we know haw it feels to
get beat. It sure is a “mean” feeling.
The ball club went over to Carlton
Wednesday of last week and the
Carlton boys swiped our bacon by a
healthy score of 21-14. The weather
was fine, the ground was good. We
had our best pitchers, and used all
of them. As far as we are able to
see, everything was lovely, except the
final score. It was only one more of
those sad tragedies that occur in
baseball. And it is nice to get beat
every once in a while so that we will
be more sympathetic to the losers.
But our boys did not stay defeated
so long. 6n Friday of last week the
Carlton club returned the game on
the local diamond. This was one of
the hottest games that have been
played on the local diamond for many
a day. It was an eleven inning game
which resulted in a score of 4-5 in
oqr favor. Nothing to brag of here
either. Adams and McDaniel did
mound duty for the visitors, with
Sharp catching. Troy Anderson
pitched all eleven innings for the lo-
cals, allowing only six hits and get-
ting eleven strike-outs. Sorenson
•aught for the locals. Carlton was
credited with 7 errors and the locals
6. The visiting pitchers allowed 8 hits
and got six strikeouts. The Carlton
boys play a good clean brand of base-
ball and everyone seemed to enjoy
the snappy event.
Wednesday of this week the strong
Walnut Springs club race team plays
our boys on our diamond. We won the
last game from them 11-6, and it is
estimated that they will come over*
“loaded”. This should be a good game,
and our boys will try to keep any-
thing serious from happening.
Mr. James H. Knight of Carlton
came over last Friday to witness the
big ball game, and he didn’t know
who to root for.
Mr. Ernest Reesing who is em-
ployed in Dallas, spent the Easter
holidays with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Tindall of Ok-
lahoma City and Mr. and Mrs. Niles
Tindall of Pampa came in last week
to visit with relatives in this section.
Mr. Kell Sorenson of Pampfa spent
the Easter holidays at the home of
his father, Mr. M. T. Sorenson, of this
city.
Mr. A. J. Bellamy, father of Dr, C.
L. Bellamy, last week purchased a
business lot from J. S. Dickerson, and
is contemplating a new building at
some near future date. ,
Miss Orinda Carlson of. Fort Worth
I take especial pains in the exam-
ination of children’s eyes and difficult
cases. I will be at Price & Stuart’s
Drug Store, Clifton, Texas, Satur-
day, April 26. See me without fail
about your eyes or glasses. An exam-
ination will cost you nothing and you ;was doing good but was neglecting
will be sure of their condition.
Broken lenses duplicated.
Dr. Joe A. Reeves,
7-2tc Registered Optometrist.
BAPTIST REVIVAL
Large and appreciative crowds are
attending the revival services at the
Baptist Church. Rev. Thomas is
preaching the old Scriptural truths
that are so essential to every genu-
ine Holy Ghost revival. His messages
are plain, pungent, and powerful.
First of all he is a man of prayer,
and deep conviction, with an abiding
faith in the power of the Holy Spirit,
and the Gospel to convict of sin, and
the blood of Christ to save from all
sin. He believes and practices what
he preaches. Your soul will be pecu-
liarly moved with the earnestness of
his message as he lifts up Jesus the
only Savior and hope of the world
Hear him at the Baptist Church each
day, at 9 o'clock in the morning, and
8 o’clock each evening.
The singing in the services is meas-
uring up to the very highest stand-
ard. Do you lore to sing the Gospel,
or hear the Gospel sung? If you do,
there is a feast of good things in
store for you in the song service as
well as in the preaching service. Bob
Ekrut is a lewcer of ability, and his
solos are the delight of every one of
us. Dp not miss these blessings of real
abiding worth these next few days.
Come in the morning, come in the
evening, come every service. You are
welcome, and you will feel at home
with us in the worship.
Frank Nixon.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday, April 27:
9:30 a. m. Sunday School and Bible
Class.
10:30 a. m. Divine service. English
language.
7:30 p. m. Devotion. Topic discus-
sion by Mr. Ed. Henkelman and Miss
Freda Sonntag, and business meeting
of Walther League.
These services will be in Clifton
College Auditorium.
2:30 p. m. Corner-stone laying of
the new church building no^v under
construction. The Rev. W. H. Bf*wie,
Mission Director of the Texas Dis-
trict will preach the main sermon in
the English language. The ceremonial
exercises will be conducted by the
local pastor in the German language.
G. A. Obenhaus, Pastor.
(& G. Mosley, Minister)
A fine Christian woman said that
she did not read the Bible and pray
as much as she wanted to. Why not?
She was so busy keeping house in
order that she did, not have time. She
STL NT NIGHT FOR THE LIONS
The Lions Club deviated some from
their fixed luncheon time and held
their luncheon last Tuesday at 7:30
p. m/fn the Municipal Dining Room—
with Chef Johnnie Denton at the Con-
tiwl. His corps of lady assistants
fove splendid service; the five course
dinner was sewed without a hitch.
Lion C. R. Nichol invoked divine
blessing upon the gathering. During
the third course it was announced
that we would be entertained by a
quartet composed of the following
Lions: Lengthy Bronstad, Carsten
Orbeck, George Raley and Allison
Miller, with Sheeney Obenhaus at the
Baldwin. Several numbers were ren-
dered and made a big hit. After the
music Lion Tom C. Parks was called
on to tell "Why He Was Always
Looking for Ed Handley”. He made
a splendid talk but failed to divulge
the real secret.
Lion President Wise said he was
going to call on a man who was not
on the program, that the man sold
automobiles or Fords in Clifton—“Bo”
Gilliam responded without any names
being called. Fred Nelson was called
on to speak on the “Usefulness of
The Sheep.”
Pat McCaleb was assigned the sub-
ject “Why He Voted fur the Repeal
ST. OLAF LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday, April 27th:
Morning service in the Brick church
at 11.
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In the Cove Spring school house
at 3 p. m. Also in the English lan-
guage.
The North Ladies Society meets
next Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. R
Sormrud and daughter, Mrs. J. Gau-
stad, entertain at the Sormrud home.
Monday, the 28th is cemetery day.
May all come out and help to beautify
the St. Olaf cemetery that day. Bring
your lunches and stay all day.
Confirmants meet Saturday morn-
ing at 10.
Sunday School and Bible Class ev-
ery Sunday morning at 9:30.
J. A. Umes, Pastor.
A HANDKERCHIEF SHOWER
A handkerchief shower was given
April 21, 1930 in honor of Mrs. A. A.
Miller by Mrs. Robert Olson, Miss
Addie White and Mrs. E. E. Schow
at the home of Mrs. E. E. Schow.
There were three tables of bridge.
Miss Hildegarde Manske received
first prise—a silver bud vase, which
she presented to the honored. The
guest prize was a recipe book.
Delicious refreshments of ice cream
and cookies were served.
Intimate friends of Mrs. Miller
were present.
CARS YOU WANT—RIGHT PRICE
Model A Ford, 2 door,
A Coupe,
A 4 Door.
Gilliam Motor Co.
Model
Model
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m.ss uriiiun ..r^nv .uH lhe Volstead Act** in the Literary
is visiting with relatives in this city.! digest voting test. He handled the
In a deal consummated Tuesday of j subjec t very ably and brought many
this week Mr. T. O. Knudson pur-
chased the Knute Honve residence in
our city. Mr. and Mrs. Knudson pos-
sibly will not ,move to the new loca-
tion until next fall.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Grimland of
Dallas spent the week-end at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Cranfill
of this city.
Mrs. M. J. Mickelson, Misses Jo-
hannah and Marianne Christenson and
Paul Christenson were ' Stephenvdlle
visitors last Saturday.
When James W. Fariss attended
Hyde Park Methodist Church Sunday
school of Austin last Sunday, he com-
pleted his 37th year of unbroken Sun-
day school attendance. He has at-
tended the same church without miss-
ing 19 years.
laughs from the crowd.
Practically the only business was
the roll call and after that was fin-
ished the meeting was turned over
to the program committee—the
Wrecking Crew and the Comforting
Crew were called out and the FUN-
FEST started. Business worries were
forgotten and we were all boys again.
The Censor Board has prohibited the
printing of the detail? but you might
ask some of the maihbers for details.
Nothing is lost by joining the Lions
Club, they are on their toes for a
Bigger and Better Clifton. Join now.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Orbeck and lit-
tle daughter, Kathryn Ann, drove up
to Abilene for the week-end visit
with relatives; returning Monday
accompanied by Mrs. Orbeck’s sister,
M-s. Boeseh, and little son.
,the better,
Mob of us are weak In our Christian
life not because we are engaged in
some great work of evil. But because
we are doing some kind of good, nec-
essary work which requires all of our
time and leaves none for God.
It is good to read great literature.
But when one reads for three days
and nights without stopping for any-
thing harm has been done. What one
gets by such long reading is not
harmful, but what one misses makes
the reading harmful. To miss sleep
and food for three days and nights
is harmful.
Do not miss the best things of life
bp spending all of your time with the
good things.
The Bible says: “Seek ye first the
kingdom of God, and His righteous-
ness; and all of these things shall
be added unto you.” The good things
Of life are important and God wants
Us to have them but He wants us to
have Him FIRST.
Do not mils God because you have
dome good necessary work that must
be done. Harm can come from worthy
work when we allow this work to push
Out God.
Some Christian people spend all of
their time making a living and doing
some other worthwhile work so they
have no time left for God.
It is better to miss a meal than to
miss God!
It is better to miss a little dust
than to miss Gbd!
It is better to miss a dollar or so
than to miss God!
It is better to miss some of the
Misses Alice Gohlke, Grace Gilliam
and Caroline Pederson were at home the assistance
from Baylor University to spend the
week-end and San Jacinto Day. Clif-
ton feels that it is well represented
at Baylor in these young ladiesv
% zejm, ______________ ,
“ Joseph Coweh and Robert Baldridge,
Jr., who are students of the State
University, came home for the week-
end visit because of a holiday given
Monday for San Jacinto Day. They
were accompanied home by two of
their chums and schoolmates, David
A. Franks, whose home is in Dallas,
and Bolin Stanley, whose home is
near Joshua, in Johnson county, and
was an honor 9tudent of Cleburne
High School before taking up his
work in the University. These four
lads have been employed to work
during the summer months in Glacier
National Park, and immediately after
the close of the school term will leave
in an old model touring car which
cost them the whole sum of twenty-
five dollars each, with hopes of making
the four thousand mile drive there and
return. A man with mature judgment
would hardly try such a trip under
similar conditions, but these four lads
seemed to have developed determi-
nation sufficient to make the effort,
and should they succeed in this it
may prove beneficial in things that
will confront them in their future
trials and tribulations. They are also
members of the same fraternity and
that too may strengthen their deter-
mination to pull through life with
of each other.
Graduation Gifts
At
CARPENTER BROTHERS
A Lasting Gift will be a
Memory to the Child in
the Years to come.
WALTER E. PRATHER
!
This community has been called
again to pause and bathe herself in
sorrow by reason of the death of one
of her respected citizens. The pale
messenger that called Sappho from
her songs and Letitia Landon from
her grief; the messenger that led
Byron to where he could sleep; the
messenger that will pilot all to where
the merciless critic cannot stab with
words more cruel than stones; the
messenger who led Poe to “the maity
dim regions od Wier”, and delivered
to desolate Burns the sealed orders
under which he sailed the unknown
seas, came into our city Sunday
morning and called Walter Prather
from active participation in the affaire
of this life. From henceforth we will
miss the familiar figure which for
b*U a century has shuttled to and
m» among us; the cheerful voice will
not again greet us here.
The large number of our citizens
things which we think are necessary
to our living than to MISS GOD! fwho attended _tfje f«neral services con-
__,_ ducted-bp Evangelist C. R. Nichol at
MERIDIAN COURT
AND LOCAL NEWS
Mr. G. Vogel of Otto, Texas, stopped
to see us and stayed a little too long
Took Town Sedan back with him—a
jet black one; kind he was looking
for.—Gilliam Motor Co. ltc
Mrs. Clarence Miller and little son,
Gene, of Fort Worth spent last, week
here with relatives, and Mr. Miller
drove down Sunday to accompany
them home.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
On last Monday Grandma H.
Gohlke was agreeably surprised on
her 82nd birthday by a large group
of her children and grandchild raw.
All brought a large supply of all
kinds of good eats and so Grandma
had nothing else to do but enjoy, the
easy chair as the real queen of the
celebration for the rest of the day.
The Mesdames E. O. Muehlhaus and
A. F. Gohlke very ably performed the
functions of serving and all other
ceremonies of the glad occasion
Guests and members of the family
present were: Mr. and Mrs. A. F
Gohlke, Mr. and Mrs. E. Gohlke, Mr
and Mrs. W. Gohlke, Mr*. Otto Gohlke
and children, Mr. and Mrs. E. O.
MuehlhaUs, Mr. Otto Muehlhaus and
family, Mr. Paul Hennig and family,
Grandma Dreyer, Misses Cornelia and
Alice Gohlke and the Rev. and Mrs.
G. A. Obenhaus. —A Guest.
R. S. Clement of Temple
Clifton visitor yesterday.
was a
Miss Anna Marie Olson, who teaches
music in Houston, has been at home
the past week for a visit.
Mrs. Louis Fricke spent the
end in Dallas with her son.
Fricke.
week-
A. C.
Mrs. E. G. Mosley went to Taylor
this week as a delegate from the
Woman's Auxiliary to the Annual
Meeting of Presbyterial. ,
Miss Maggie Lee Peterson of
Houston has been here the past week
visiting in the home of her sister.
Mr*. T. 0. Swenson, and with other
relatives.
Mr. dnd Mrs. Arden Olson and lit-
tle son, John A., came in last week
from their home at McAllen for a
visit in the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John A. Olson, and other
relatives and friends.'
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pool, Mr. and
Mr*. H. J. Gibbs, Mrs. Jack Cawthon,
Mr*. W. H. Carter and Misses Thelma
and Frances Gaiter of Valley Mills
attended the funeral of Walter E.
Prather Monday afternoon..
(A. R. RHfe)
Local Roto
Mrs. A. C. Jordan underwent a very
serious operation at the Central Texas
Baptist Sanitarium last Monday
morning and at last reports was not
doing as well as eooW be hoped.
Rev. F. E. Kirchner and wife ac-
companied by A. C. Jordan made a
trip to Waco last Saturday to visit
Mrs. A. C. Jordan who is in the Bap-
tist Sanitarium at .that place.
Loyd Tittle and family of Walnut
Springs, also Miss Elizabeth
and master Robert Tittle of Merid-
ian were visitors of C. C. Tittle and
family of Hillsboro last Sunday.
T. L. Darden, our local postmaster,
attended the District Convention of
Postmasters held in Waco last Wed-
nesday.
After an extended period illness
Mrs. J. H. Earl died at the home of
her son, Charley Earl, here in Me-
. .. , „ D ridian last Thursday morning. She
attested the popularity of Mr. Prather j was 7C year8> * n,onths and 3 days
i old. F’uneral services were conducted
w } ut the home in the afternoon of the
• same day, conducted by Rev. R. W.
Nation and Rev. C. Ward Millen.
Interment was made in Meridian cem-
etery.
Mrs. Nora McNeill accompanied by
Mrs. W. P. SiddaM, A. RrEJHs and
A. C. Jordan, paid a visit to Mm.
A. C. Jordan at the Baptist Sani-
tarium at Waco last Sunday evening.
They found Mrs. Jordan somewhat
improved.
D. Preston Horabuckle went to
Austin last week te make his return
of the tax receipts to the State Comp-
roller, which was immediately ap-
proved.
The entire school here celebrated
San Jacinto day by having a school
picnic.
Rev. Joe Harris of Morgan agent
several days last week and thie week
in Meridian.
Meridian was blessed with two good
rains last week, it raining both Tues-
day and Wednesday evenings.
Coleman Craig of Dallas delivered
a stereoptical lecture ou the Holy
Land at the Baptist Qhurch here Sun-
day night, April 6th, Jhhtviii^ pictures
that he had taken himself while oa
a vi?it in that country some years
ago. Some were very comical.
Rev. Atticus Webb is to deliver am
illustrated lecture at the Baptist
Church here next Friday night on the
subjec of prohibition.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Robertson ac-
companied by Bonard Childs made a
trip to Houston last week to visit Mrs.
Robertson’s mother.
Marriage License
The following people filed their
applications for marriage license hut
week and later obtained them:
Miss Mary Fronia IJloth of Wal-
nut Springs and Mr. Charles D, Free-
man of Galveston.
This is the only application that
has been filed in the last two weeks.
Jerry Odle and wife visited rela-
tives in Valley Mills last Sunday.
Rev. T. F. Maynard «u>d wife of
Fort Worth visited in the home of
A. R. Ellis last Sunday. Mrs. Maynard
is a distant cousin of Mr. Ellis. Rev.'
Maynard is pastor of the Baptist
Church at Walnut Springs.
Rev. D. L. Coale of California is
to begin a protracted meeting*? hare
at the Methodist Church on Sunday,
the fourth of May. He is the Same
evangelist that held a meeting here
last July.
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the chapel of the Church of Christ,
with interment in the Clifton ceme-
tery, and the beautiful floral offering
as well as the spirit of the Clifton
folk. ~ «
J. O. Prather, was born May 29, 1969;
died April 20, 1930; survived by his
wife, four children, and two sisters,
For fifthy-five years he resided in
Clifton. Was appointed carrier on
Clifton’s first rural mail route June
15, 1906, and was continuously in
that service until December 15, 1929;
and was then transferred to a clerk-
ship inside the Clifton post office
where he worked until only a few
weeks prior to his death.
Mr. Prather was a versatile man,
being able to lend a hand in many of
the vocations of the world's work. For
several years he was Clifton’s only
photographer. With a mechanical turn
of mind he was interested in all new
inventions, and possessed that inqui-
sitive turn of mind which made him
read and enabled him to be an inter-
esting conversationalist on all sub-
jects of current interest.
We are fortunate in having his
wife with us who will find the inter-
est of Clifton folk not the least
abated in her continued success as our
excellent photographer.
Mr. Prather was a member of the
Church of Christ.
MUSIC AT CLIFTON COLLEGE
Don’t forget that on Thursday even •
ing, April 24 the Music Club will
present the Waco Little Light Opera
Company in the comic opera, “H. M.
S. Pinafore” at the College auditor-
ium at 8 p. m.
“The Daughters of Mohamed” an
operetta in three acts by Hazel and
Berta Cobb, will be staged at the
College auditorium by the College
Chorus under the supervision of Mrs.
Anna Odegaard on Tuesday evening,
May 6. This operetta consists of mu-
sical and speaking parts. The musical
numbers are sung as solos, trios,
duets and by the whole chorus in
four parts. The nine main parts are
played by picked characters who are
well suited. You can not miss seeing
the adventure of the Spanish Cava-
liers in Court of King Mohamed.
where they meet the three beautiful
princesses. Remember—Tuesday, May
6th.
Mr. and Mrs. Rich Rachuig and
Miss Emelia Kunkel of Olney, Texas,
are visiting a few days this week
with relatives and friends in and
around Clifton.
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