The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, December 25, 1936 Page: 4 of 8
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Just the
old, old greeting
But it brings a wish sincere
For a Merry, Merry Christmas
And a Joyous New Year.
From your Friends,
Officers and Employees,
_
and chil-
to
with her
P. Gohlke.
•e enjoy-
which has
s, and many of
their fields
i have been
i preparing
year’s crop.
School basketball
’ girls, are saldj
in their play
the school are
and much pleas-
them play in the
provides com-
I said this year that
n usual to be hap-
and with
t generally prevail-
( a great deal to it.
sition to truthfully
also personally
who may be less
ng also to
' and cheerful at this
■ of three commercial
It occurred in Texas
■ against a weekly av-
during the corre-
a year ago and an
k week during the pre-
cording to reports
Bradstreetr. -Imv -ths|hrthe
t Texas Bureau of Bus-
has reported. Total
r the month of November
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Moffatt were in
Belton last week looking for a resi-
dence, preparatory to moving there
the last of the month. Mr. Moffatt
will be associated in busipess with Mr.
A. G. Sander in the Western Auto
Associate Store.
vJ
an increase of 247 per
r the preceding month and 6
>ver the corresponding month
*. Average liability per failure
3,000 in November, compared
9,000 in October as well as in
last year.
It makes everyone proud and have
reasons for rejoicing to watch the
present progress of the street paving
!n Clifton, which is slowly but stead-
ily marching on. At this time the bus-
iness streets are receiving the most
attention, and the work is in progress
from the main business section up to
the Model Gin in the northern section
1 from Cameron A Co.’s lumber
yard to the main business center on
the south section. This work was in-
cluded in the original plan which was
covered by the bond issue and Fed-
eral aid, and how that it is under con-
struction and so necessary to com-
plete the appearance as well as the
comforts of riding oyer these sections,
it makes every one especially happy
that the work is soon to be completed.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Governor Alfred M. London of Kan-
sas, the successful and unsuccessful
candidates, respectively, for president
in the November general election, met
last Monday, this being their second
meeting since the heated campaign
started last year. Governor Landon
was an invited guest of President
Roosevelt at the White House, their
social meeting taking place just prior
to their attending the annual Grid-
iron Club, a big social event in the
Capitol city. It is a splendid spirit
that brings together socially two
prominent men and each a leader of
his own political party. This is fine,
and goes to show the world that real
men can be gentlemen and courteous
to each other, though they may differ
poitically.
rnegay' of
Wednesday for a 'few
home of Mr. and
Mrs. James Calvert and
baby son and William Calvert of Pine
Bluff, Ark., spent the first of the
week here visiting relatives.
Miss Jimmie Lee Jordan of the
Scotrt & White Hospital, Temple, was
here last week-end for a visit in the
home of her sister, Mrs. D. M. Walls.
Corbin Barton and little daughter,
Ginger of Slaton, spent the week-end
in the John Roetschke home. Mrs,
Roetschke is seriously ill with pneu-
monia.
Lon Walls of Cleburne was here last
Friday for a visit in the home of his
son, D. M. Walls, and on his return
home was accompanied by Mrs. D. M.
Walls and her two little daughters
for a short visit.
The Record management and every
one connected with its publication,
sincerely wishes each and every read-
er, advertiser and friend a very happy
Christmas with the best of health and
plenty.
Henry Lee>J3?*ftf-th6 best farmers
r'Womack community for many
years, has just recently moved onto
his own farm located on route one,
Whitney, which he purchased earlier
in this year. He has ordered his Rec-
ord to follow him to his new home.
The many friends in this county wish
for Mr.. Lee and family prosperity
and good health in their new location.
Jack Freeman of Waco and a senior
in the journalism department of Bay-
lor University, came in the first of
the week for a Christmas visit in the
home of his sister, Mrs. B. E. Bur-
rage. He was a pleasant caller at the
Record office soon after reaching the
city which was but natural, since he
has had several years training in the
art of printing and newspaper mak-
ing, the profession he is preparing
himself for. —.....■ >n
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Saturday afternoon Dec. 19th, the
doors of the home of Ernest Land-
graf were opened for a miscellaneous
shower honoring Mrs. Albert Wals-
leben. Mmes. Carl Pearson, Ernest
Landgraf, Hattie Landgraf, Louis
Larson, F. Mgebroff, Misses Elsie and
Clara Hampe acted as hostesses.
The house wap decorated with
Christmas trees. The Christmas motif
was carried out in the program.
Mrs. Ernest Landgraf met the
guests at the door. They were asked
to register in the guest book presided
over by Miss Elsie Hampe. Misses
Clara Hampe, Viola Thiele and Lillie
Lammert served cookies and coffee.
After the honoree arrived a short
program was given.
Santa Claus presented the honoree
with a sack of plenty, wishing pros-
perity and plenty during the future
On examining the sack Mrs. Wals-
leben found it to be filled with a va-
riety of many useful gifts. The gifts
were unwrapped and admired by those
present, after which Mrs. Walsleben
in her charming manner thanked her
friends for the many useful gifts.
—A Guest.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
AT MUSTANG SCHOOL
Christmas Program
“The Greeting Cards”—Group
Primary room.
Reading: “Christmas Counting”—
Neldine Rogstad.
Reading: “A Christmas Dilemma”
—Glenna Dell Nelson.
Dialogue: “Squire Hall’s Christmas”
—Students of middle room.
Song: Students of large room.
Readings: “Big Game”—Ray Hast-
ings; “Bob’s Rian’’—Billy Pederson;
“Kissmust”—Gwendolyn Dahl; “Thru
the Telephone”—Jennie Lou Olson.
Pantomime—Group of Girls.
Pageant.
Distribution of gifts.
School News
We. are all very sorry to learn of
Mr. P.o.well’s illness. We hope he will
have a speedy recovery and will be
back with us soon. Mrs. Whitney is
working with us in his absence.
We are ready for the Christmas
program on Wednesday night, Dec. 23.
and are looking forward to our hol-
idays. We will return to school on
Jan. 4.
Sports
The boys and girls basketball teams
went to Cove Springs last Friday and
played two interesting games. With
all the cheering that was, given,-the
games ended with scores of 6-5 for
girls and 16-6 for the boys in Mus-
tang’s favor.
of Leon Miles !
of El Paso as new division superin-]
tendent of Community Natural Gas
Company witih headquarters at Corsi-
can, effective December 15, has been
announced by L. B. Denning, Jr., vice-
president and operating manager of
the company. Clifton is one of the
[towns under the supervision of the
new gas official. Mr. Scholl succeeds
the ate Louie W. Cole of Corsicana
Who died of a heart attack Septem-
ber 1st, : dx *■ tif
Mr. Scholl has been superintendent
of distribution for Texas Cities Gas
Company at El Paso, a unit of the
Lone Star Gas System. The new gas
official has a long background of ex-
perience in the gas business in many
parts of the State and has been con-
nected with the gas industry since
boyhood. His first experience came in
1917 when he served one year as ca
det in the experimental gas plant of
the United Gas Improvement Com.
pany at Philadelphia, Pa. His business
career was interrupted at that time,
however, when he joined the Army in
1918, serving a year in France dur-
ing the World War. His enlistment
at an end, he returned to the gas bus-
iness.
Mr. Scholl was bom in Pottstown,
Pa., and attended Pennsylvania State
College. A Mason and a .member of
the American Legion, he has added
a number of civic responsibilities to
his company duties. He has served as
director of the Rotary Club and was
a leader in Boy Scout work. His wife
is the former Miss Doris Crisp of
Kaufman, Texas.
His recent promotion places him in
charge of one of the four large divi-
sions of the gas distributing company.
With Corsicana as headquarters,, it
comprises about 90 towns and is re-
sponsible for the fuel service of 100,-
000 customers. He expects to visit
[here soon on a tour of the properties
under his supervision.
Subscribers of the Record have been
very nice the past week, many of
them calling and paying their sub-
scriptions or sending them in. No
personal mention has been made this
week of any one having paid, although
we appreciate them just the same,
and in the rush of getting the paper
out a day early decided to withhold
mention of any. Quite a number are'
using the Record subscription as
Christmas presents, and of course, we
think it the best—and we hope a much
appreciated gift, which will last the
entire year 1937.
This good old year of 1936 is rap-
idly drawing to a close, and many
people have found conditions greatly
improved over the past few year, and
this being true they do not hesitate
to express their happiness and grati-
tude for such conditions, and every
one is hoping and praying that bet-
ter conditions will grow even more
until every person in the
I feels the touch of prosperity they
I We often hear it said that
people will remain unemployed
circumstances no
happens .This may be
er will grow less
good times, and
of their
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Welker and Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Linkenhoger of Ham-
ilton were here last Tuesday night
as special guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Standefer; the occa-
sion being the regular session of the
weekly bridge club. These visitors
were all citizens of Clifton prior to
moving to Hamilton to make their
homes and have many good friends
here who still think it was unfair for
them to change their place of resi-
dence.
W. T. HERRICK, FORMER
WACO RESIDENT DIES
Waco, Texas, Dec. 19.—With the
Rev. Everett Jones arid Dr. Walter
Anthony officiating, burial services
will be held here at 3 p. m. Sunday
for W. T. Herrick, 69, former prom-
inent businessman, who died Friday
night at a hospital in Austin. He had
been ill for two months.
Bom at Millican, Mr. Herrick came
to Waco from Whitney in 1909. He
lived here until 1933, when he re-
moved to Austin where, for the last
three years, he had been engaged in
the auto finance business.
Surviving Mr. Herrick are his wife,
two sons, one daughter and a sister.
Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Blankenship of near Mosheim cele-
brated the event of getting electric
service in their modem home by giv-
ing a barbecued chicken dinner with
many other good things to eat, such
as Mrs. Blankenship so well knows
how to prepare and which was very
much enjoyed by all present. V/. D.
Nuckols of Clifton, District Superin-
tendent of the Community Public Ser-
vice Co. was honor guest. It was prin-
cipally through his efforts that the
Mosheim community has been served
with rural electric service, the first
of its kind in this part of the state.
Mr. Blankenship is very happy to
have this modem convenience and
has equipped his residence, barns and
hatcheries with electric lights and
when all lights are on it looks like
has a town all his own. Other in-
attending were: Dr. W.
E. H. Narmour,
GOVERNMENT SENDS OVER
HUNDRED MILLIONS TO TEXAS
Washington, Dec. 21.—Government
statistics showed Monday that more
than $110,000,000 had been sent to
Texas by emergency Government
agencies during 1936.
The National Emergency Council
charts showed that expenditures un-
der the emergency relief appropria-
tion acts of 1935 and 1936 totaled $85,
446,053.62 through Nov. 20, and pay-
ments for the Agriculture Depart-
ment’s crop and soil programs totaled
$23,734,000 for the first ten months
of the year.
Dale Fallis and family came in
early this week from their home at
Whittenburg for a holiday visit with
relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cantrell of
Corpus Christi came in the first of
the week for a holiday visit with rel-
atives and friends.
DON’T SCRATCH! Paracide Oint-
ment is guaranteed to relieve any
form of Itch, Eczema, ringworm or
other itching skin trouble within 48
hours or money refunded. Large 2
oz. Jar 50c at Stuart’s Phar-
macy. 44-5mo.
QUICKSAND
Quicksand is merely very fine, loose
sand which, is over-saturated with
water. Half-solid, half-liquid, it will
not hold up a man or animaL
When a person feels himself sink-
ing into the oozy mass, he gets pan-
icky and tries to yank out one foot.
This, however, only drives in the oth-
er one deeper, and if he continues to
struggle he will eventually bury him-
self. The best way to get out of
quicksand is to crawl out
Builders conquer quicksand, which
is found in many parts of the coun-
try, either by sinking piles of solid
rock; draining the area so the sand
will become compact, or keeping it
frozen stiff with brine pipes.
Coming Attractions:
Thursday, Dec. 24, Only
Matinee and Night ■
“Without Orders.” The greatest of
sky dramas from Peter B. Kyne’s
thrilling aviation story, starring Sal-
ly Eilers, Robert Armstrong, Frances
Sage, Charley Grape win and Vinton
Haworth.
Saturday, Dec. 26
Matinee and Night > %.
“The Ex-Mrs. Bradford.” (1) A
crime to solve, (2) A woman to foH,
until (3) he falls for her. Starring
William Powell, Jean Arthur, James
Gleason, Eric Blore and Robert Arm-
strong.
Monday. & Tuesday, Dec. 28-29
“A Woman Rebels.” Romance is ro-
mance, take it where you find it, in
any clime or age, and Katharine Hep-
burn takes hers in a double dose ih
her latest with Herbert Marshall; al-
so Elizabeth Donald, Allan Crisp, Dor-
is Dudley and David Manners.
Wednesday & Thursday, Dec. 30-31
“Girls’ Dormitory”—a dramatic rev-
elation of ecstatic first love, the most
exciting new personality in years, and
a daringly different emotional story
with Herbert. Marshall, Ruth Chatter-
ton, Simone Simon, Constance Collier,
J. Edward Bromberg, Dixie Dunbar,
John Qualen and Shirley Dean.
Thursday, Dec. 31—Midnight Show
“3G Hours to Kill”—12 hours of om-
inous mystery, 12 hours of intriguing
romance and 12 hours mad with
thrills and terror. The last of the
mob-men who ruled by terror, at
death-grips with America’s under-
cover men of steel. Brian Danlevy,
Gloria Stuart, Douglas Fowley, Isa-
bel Jewell and Stepin Fetchit.
holiday season to all Da-
trons and friends r
their valued patronage ^
and co-operation during
the past year. May the
New Year bring to you >
happiness and prosperity
SAVEi
UP TO
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to neighbors and friends for
the many acts of kindness rehdered,
and for words of consolation and
thoughtful deeds which helped us bet-
ter bear our grief.
Also do we extend thanks for the
many beautiful floral offerings. May
God’s richest blessings be your re-
ward.
Mrs. Emma Isensee
And Children.
THE NEW “70” OLIVER TRACTOR
Be sure and see it before you buy.
I have one to show. More horsepower
and many other good features the
other tractors do not have for about
the same price. I have one on dem-
onstration in the field any time you
want to see one work.
44-3tc O. M. Bronstad, Dealer.
Attend Christmas Eve Trades Day.
IlM> to the Fata
imllH >wr K
A. G. Gilliam Motor Co.
CLIFTON. TEXAS
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO ALL
“THE MAPLES”
Clifton - Meridian *
Sam Davis
Robert Gloff
Oren Canuteson
Henry Willingham
Petty Olson
Clara Gloff '
Emmett Schow
Oliver Miller
Fallis
Barron
Antonio
in
came
E.
GARNERSVILLE SCHOOL NEWS
The Sixth Graders are writing let'
ters to the Sixth graders of other
schools.
Dramatization has been the chief
study during the past week in the
Seventh Grade. They have dramatized
the thrilling and exciting adventure
of “The Brave Little Girl, Madeline
Vercheres.”
Everyone has grown weary of bas-
ketball and is now playing base-
ball.
The third graders have made a
weather chart on which they keep a
record of the temperature and weather
of each dayf
In reading the fourth grade is
studying about the different
heroes.
School will be dismissed1 7
23 for Christmas and .1
day, January 4.
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Baldridge, Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, December 25, 1936, newspaper, December 25, 1936; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth778816/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.