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Clifton Record
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Mr. and Mrs. At'B. Hix had as their
guests last Sunday, Mrs. Hix’ sister,
Mrs. Robert Cromwell and her
brother, Tom Hays of Los Angeles
California, and Mrs. Amelia Persons
and daughter, Leta of Arlington.
Mrs. H. B. Thompson and daughter,
Grace and son, Jack, of Hillsboro,
were visiting their many friends in
Meridian Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Calfee, Jr. of
Waco spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Ficklin and family.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Dunlap had as
their guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. Wiginton and son, Jimmy, of
Itasca, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Teel Dunlap
and son, Jay Jr., of Mexia; and Mr.
and Mrs. A. R. Dunlap and daughter,
fcorma Dell of Waco.
Mr. and Mrs. J T. Lomax and chil-
dren spent Sunday in Grandbury with
Mrs. J. W. Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Duncan and
son, Billy, and Miss Nellie Sue Baird
were in Fort Worth Sunday for a visit
with relatives.
Mrs. Hettie Laurence, Mrs. Imo-
gene Dorman and Miss Lura Ray
spent Saturday and Sunday in Sani-
torium with W. B. (Cotton) Dorman,
Miss Myra Nell McCorkle returned
Monday from Dickinson where she
spent the week-end with her aunt,
Miss Gene Howard.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McConnell re-
turned last Friday from the Rio
Grande Valley, where they had spent
the past three weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hudspeth and
sons, Billy and Tommy of Bartlett,
were visitors during the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. M. C. McCorkle.
Guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
R. C. Flatt Sunday were Mr. and
Mrs. H. L. Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs.
Sammie Dillard, Miss Nell Allen and
B. L. Pack of Waco.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Welker and chil-
dren of Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. Lon
Osborne and daughter, Frances Lee,
of Fort Worth spent Sunday with
their mother, Mrs. Maggie B. Little.
R. C. Flatt spent Monday in College
Station where he was transacting
business for the local AAA office and
in Waco where he attended the an-
nual Ginners and Buyers meeting at
the Raleigh Hotel.
Marriage License:
Leslie C. DuRoss and Miss Vera
Mae Morrison.
Eddie Walter An* and Miss Helen
Elizabeth Holman.
L. C. Covington and Miss Annie B.
Howeth.
Miss Eckert Bride Of
Mr. Edgar Wiede
Miss Elenore Eckert, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Eckert, became
the bride of Mr. Edgar Wiede, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wiede, in a
ceremony performed in the home of
the bride’s parents, Thursday, Novem-
ber twenty-eighth, at 6:00 o’clock in
the evening. Rev. H. P Baur, pastor
of the Zion Evangelical Church at
Womack, officiated.
Vows were taken before an altar of
a large white arch surrounded by
ferns and pot flowers. The bride and
groom entered the room to the Bridal
March from Lohengrin, played by
Mrs. H. P. Baur, after which Mrs.
Baur sang “0 Promise Me”. -The re-
cessional was the Wedding March by
Mendelssohn.
The bride wore a royal blue dress
with black accessories. She is a grad-
on High iSchool, John
liege at Stephenville, and
C. I. A. at Denton and for
two years has been employ-
ed as primary teacher at Garners
ville.
A turkey dinner followed the cere-
mony. The table, which was covered
with a white cloth, was centered with
a two-tier wedding cake. Candlesticks
tapers were placed on
i of the center piece.
Clifton Cubs Are
Defeated In Playoff
By Questad Swenson, Cub Reporter
The Mart High Panthers, led by
Roy Smith, gave the Clifton Cubs
startling defeat by taking away the
honors of District 15-A by a score of
19 to 6. In the first ten minutes of
the game the Panthers had bewilder-
ed the Cubs with two touchdown
passes and an extra point. This was
the sixth Mart title in 12 years, the
last time being in 1936.
It took Smith just- five tosses to
get the ball game over before it had
a good start. He hit the basket with
every toss, the Clifton team being un-
able to locate the speedy Panther re-
ceivers until they were clear behind
the Cub defense.
Smith pitched 16 times for a total
of 51 yards before he went out in the
last quarter with the game already
sewed up. The people that missed that
game missed a very great sight. This
Roy Smith could hit the mark every
time but he also had several good re-
ceivers, Mullins, Slavens and Walker.
All of these men are small but the
fastest ball players you will ever see
Clifton’s bruising forward wall,
headed by Bob Whitley and Franklin
Gohlke, did a great job of stopping
the Mart running attack save for an
occasional short dash by Mullins or
Walker, who was marvelous at the
Panther safety post with his punt re-
turns. Whitley, a 199-pounder,
sensational every second. He did some
of the ball-carrying and it required
half a dozen Mart players to haul
him down as he rumbled over the
tackle or galloped around end. His
punting was also first-rate, even
against the wind.
Arthur Nelson, a grand line-smash'
er and passer, was a close second to
Whitley for the Clifton hero role. He
uncorked a fourth-down pass to Lud-
wig for the only Cub tally, this filling
the Clifton fans with joy, and putting
more pep into the Cubs. Jarrin’
Johnnie Ludwig leaped high for a
pass on Mart’s 20 yard line and raced
for pay-dirt. This boy was outstand-
ing at the end position.
In the third quarter the ball chang-
ed hands on pass interceptions, follow-
ing the next kick-off. Walker brought
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THE CLIFTON RECORD, CLIFTON, TEXAS, DECEMBER 6, 1940
Vultee Plant Resumes Warplane Output
NUMBER 42
Returning to work after a 12-day strike at the Vultee Aircraft plant,
at Downey, Calif., workers are shown engaged in production of an army
trainer. The workers won raises and signed a 16-month no-strike clause.
Before getting back to the plant each employee was given as careful an
examination and re-check as he was subjected to before he was hired.
Turkey Show At
Meridian Is Success
The Central Texas Turkey Show
Dr. C. M. Moore Dies
Suddenly Wednesday
Dr. Chas. M. Moore, born in
held in Meridian Friday, November,Tennessee February 14, 1866, died at
29, constituted the largest gathering! his ranch home near Tumersville,
Clover Farm Store Will
Move To New Location
A. G Ratliff, who held a lease on
the Clifton bakery and building it
occupies, early this week released to
W. F. Plemmons of Cleburne, a baker
of many years successful experience,
and next Monday morning will re-
open' his grocery business in the
building next door to the Salyer’s
Variety Store on Main street.
Mr. Ratliff says he did not find
the combination grocery and bakery
as he has been running for some
weeks, just as satisfactory to him as
operating the grocery business alone,
as has long beeil his custom, and find-
ing a suitable well experienced baker
that wanted the bakery business, de-
cided to make the deal, which he be-
lieves will be a great help to Clifton
since it will possibly add to the town
four or five additional families. Here-
after the bakery will operate as a
wholesale business, some three par-
ties working inside and two men who
will operate bread trucks—hence the
enlarging of the business and helping
Clifton grow and better serve the
town and communities around.
One thing about the change is the
fact that Mr. Plemmons, the new
baker, is that he and Mr. W. L. Linn,
the owner of the plant once worked
at the trade together, and' Mr. Linn
says he learned all his first lessons
from Mr. Plemmons. Mr. Plemmons
and family own and operate the bak-
ery in Cleburne, and it is said that It
is one of the best in the country.
NOTICE—-CHICKEN OWNERS
of turkeys ever exhibited in the coun-
ty, says E. R. Lawrence, county agent.
Approximately 150 head of live tur-
keys were shown along with twenty-
five dressed birds.
Mr. George McCarthey, Poultry
Specialist with the A. and M. College,
judged the dressed turkeys during the
morning as approximately 100 people
looked on. Before the judging took
place, Mr. McCarthey gave a lecture
on the grading of turkeys, and a com-
paritive discussion of the new and
old type. The FFA classes of the
Clifton and Meridian schools, under
the leadership of Mr. Gerloff and Mr.
Smith, showed keen interest in the
dressed show.
In the dressed (classes Mrs. E. R.
Lawrence, Meridian, was first, with
a young tom weighing 28% pounds,
Coryell County, December 4.
Dr. Moore was considered a citizen
of Clifton, even though he and his
family had for several years made
their home out on their ranch near
Turnersville in Coryell County. He
and his family spent many years in
Clifton during which time he practiced
his profession as a doctor, engaged
in the mercantile business and bank-
ing business, being a man of keen
business judgment and the possessor
of much valuable lands and other
wealth accumulated during a life of
economy and good business judgment
It was said that he started as a young
man with only an education and the
determination to succeed financially.
He first studied and practiced law in
Coryell County, then took up the
study of medicine and did his first
while Mr. W. H. Curtis and Ed Spitzer practicing of that profession at Hurst
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l. Eckert and son, ™*
were second and third. In the young
hen class Mr. Ed Spitzer was first
and Mr. W. H. Curtis was second
The Champion dressed bird went to
Mrs. Lawrence with her young tom.
In the Live Turkey classes the fol-
lowing exhibitors took places:
Old Hen. M. D. Martin, Gatesville,
first; "Mrs. Lee McCullough, Morgan.
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Bosque County Citizen
Wins High Honors
Springs near the place of his death,
more than fifty years ago. He lived
the kind of life that caused those who
were his friends to be very close to
him as such. He was a man who loved
his home and family and one of his
greatest pleasures was his home life
which included looking after his
farms and fine livestock.
Deceased had on several previous
occasions suffered heart attacks and
his family and friends as well as him-
self realized his condition was pos-
sibly serious and the end of his life
might be sudden when the time came.
Members of his family said that he
was in the habit of going out to his
Again the magazine, Progressive
Farmer, is sponsoring the custom of, , , ,
recognizing outstanding farm fami., mail box near his house each mornmg
just after the mail carrier had passed
between ten and eleven o'clock and
Cranfills Gap PTA
Presents Program
In the City Hall auditorium last
Tuesday evening the P.T.A. from
Cranfills Gap presented the follow-
ing program:
Duet—Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Windham
“Home On The Range”—Boys’
Chorus.
Duet—Emma Jewel Solberg, Fran-
ces Lee Reesing.
Solo—“Down Mexico Way”—Oscar
Colwick.
Reading—Miss Hubbard.
S o 1 o—“When Irish Eyes Are
Smiling”—Mis3 Hoff.
Drawing—With Musical Accom-
paniment—Frank L. Carpenter
Duet—Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stanley.
Duet—Mrs. Leroy Troll, Mrs. Elvis
Johnson.
Much talent was shown in the ren-
dition of this splendid program and
each number was greatly enjoyed by
the audience.
This visit from Cranfills Gap was
in response to an invitation extended
them by the Clifton P.T.A. which
made a similar visit with the Cran-
fills Gap P.T.A. a few weeks ago.
The purposes of these visits are to
create and maintain a more common
interest in the welfare of our com-
munities, to strengthen the ties of
friendship, and to work together for
proper training of our boys and girls
After the program, a social hour
was enjoyed in the dining room. Hot
chocolate and cake were served by
the room mothers of the local P.T.A.
We express our appreciation to the
Cranfills Gap P.T.A. for their coming
and assure them of our best wishes
for continued success in the splendid
work they are doing.
INTERESTING NEWS
AT CRANFILLS GAP
Miss Myrtice Jenson left last week
by bus for Hobbs, New Mexico, where
she has employment.
lies for the part they have had in de-
veloping good farming practices, bet-
ter community spirit, and have been
assets to the citizenship of the coun-
try in which they live. After a visit
in the home and on the farm by Mr.
M T. Payne and Miss Zetha D. Mc-
Innis, district agents from College
Station, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Spitzer of
ttie Garners ville -community have
been announced as district winners of
that honor after their names Were
submitted by the County Home De-
monstration Council as
the place. Friends of the
pleased with this
that this honor i
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then return to his room and recline
on his couch and read and sometimes
drop off to sleep. This he did last
Wednesday morning and Mrs. Moore
went on and finished dinner as was
her custom and then called the Doctor,
and when he failed to answer she
learned the sad news of his having
passed away as though just sleeping.
Deceased leaves his wife, two sons,
Elif A. Moore of Meridian, and Fred
Moore, living on the farm near the
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at Hurst Springs. Several
Idren and other close kin al-
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loved one.
Interscholastic League
Meet To Be At Clifton
The Executive Committee of the In-
terscholastic League met in the office
of the County Superintendent, Nov. 25
Clifton was chosen as the host
school for the next County Meet. A
definite date was not set for the meet-
ing. It was voted by the committee
to cancel the event of School Parade
and add as an extra curricular activity
Rhythm Band for the small children.
Below is a complete list of League
Officials:
W. C. Perry, Walnut Springs, Di-
rector General.
H. W. Grant, Meridian, Director of
Debate.
Mrs. A. M. Jones, Valley Mills, Di-
rector of Declamation.
E. M. Brice, Mosheim, Extempor-
aneous Speech.
Mrs. Roy Hill Kopperl, Director of
Spelling.
Mrs. Nona Greer, Ready Writers.
' J. C. Larkin, Clifton, Director of
Athletics.
Miss Freda Sontag, Meridian, Di-
rector of Music Memory.
Mrs. Dorothy Whitlock, Iredell, Di-
rector of One Act Play.
Mrs. W. W. Land, Clifton, Director
Picture Memory.
Lee Ellingson, Womack, Three R.
Clara F. Richards, Meridian, Direc-
tor of Rural Schools.
Monroe Kruse, Cranfills Gap, Num-
ber Sense.
Paul * Powers, Valley Mills, Type-
writing and Shorthand.
W. C. Brashears, Clifton, Exhibits.
Mrs. O'. R. Jenson, Clifton, Rhythm
Band.
Hannah Hoff, Cranfills Gap, Choral
Singing.
Margueritte Wilbanks, Eulogy, Vo-
cal Harmony.
By Mrs. M. C. Terry
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon in St. Olaf Lutheran church
for Mrs. Matt Johnson. She passed
away suddenly Sunday afternoon.
Mr. J. P. Pederson, who is attend-
ing Lee College at Baytown, is visit-
ing in the home of his mother, Mrs.
J. P. Pederson.
Sunday night Mrs. Jim Sorley
stumbled over some pot plants and
fell, causing her to break her right
arm.
Mr. Harlan Reesing, who is attend-
ing A. and M. College, spent the
Thanksgiving holidays in the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Rees-
ing.
Mr. Martin Bertelson took very sick
Sunday. We hope he is soon better.
Mr. Dave Tindall Jr. Johnnie Rees-
ing, Tilden Hastings, Jr. and Oliver
Neil from John Tarleton are visiting
at their respective homes.
Monday morning the doctor was
called to see Grandma Sorley. Seems
that she is sick very often, but she
endures the pains with patience.
Margie Lou Bertelson from Baylor
University is visiting in the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Bertelson.
Mr. Alfred Christaffson was taken
to a Dallas hospital Sunday night for
an operation.
Evelyn Reesing and Ray Colwick of
Clifton College are visiting in their
respective homes.
Bro. Daily, pastor of the local Me-
thodist Church, preached at Lanham
Sunday. A good service was reported.
Bro. Daily will preach at Cranfills
Gap Church next Sunday morning at
the 11 o’clock hour.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sorley of Clif-
ton spent a few days in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sorley during
Thanksgiving.
Last Friday night, Mr. and Mr?.
Willis McAdams entertained a num-'v
ber of their friends with a 42 party. v -
We are sorry to report that Mrs.
R. T. Fort is very sick.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Tillinghast are
the proud parents of a baby girl born
Saturday night.
Mrs. Clara Fort is spending a few
days with her granddaughter, Mrs.
Floyd Stanford.
Mr. Rodgers, one of our school
teachers, has resigned. We are very
sorry to lose him.
“Happy” was the crowd that
gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Pendleton Saturday night to
enjoy an old time popcorn popping.
Mrs. Walter Tindall of Stephen-
ville isn’t improving as well as rela-
tives would like for her to.
The local Red Cross committee
wishes to thank the following volun-
teer workers who willingly gave their
time and efforts in the Roll Call drive
made last Saturday: Rev. Sam Rus-
sell, Aliene Brasher, Billie Jones,
Hazel Hanson, Austa Goar, and Floy
Russell. The committee also is glad
to report that this year’s local Red
Cross membership is considerably
more than what it has been for a
number of years.
Mrs- L. E. Tennison Is
Magazine Club Hostess
Future Farmers Make
Profit With Livestock
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Mrs. L. E. Tennison delightfully
entertained the member of the Maga-
zine Club in her lovely home Tuesday
afternoon, December 3rd, when the
following program was rendered:
Roll Call, Whjr I Like Harte; Facts
of Hkrte’s Life, by Mrs. George Os-
wald; The Luck of Roaring Camp, by
Mrs. W. A. Wegner, and “The Out-
casts of Poker Flat” by Mrs. E. K.
Parker.
The guests were served delicious
refreshments consisting of molded
fruit salad on lettuce, Rits, stuffed
olives, potato chips, cookies and tea >
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Baldridge, Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, December 6, 1940, newspaper, December 6, 1940; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth778116/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.