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FORTY-FIRST YEAR
PROVE
PENSIONS
Austin, Texas, Jan. 25.—State Aud-
: itor Orville S. Carpenter, who will be
executive director of the old-age pen-
sion department when the law be-
comes effective Feb. 14, said Satur-
day that applicants must prove they
are 65 years old or more and he listed
twenty-one methods of supplying such
proof.
Carpenter said applicants would
not need the services of an agent.
These -are already at work in several
places and applicants should avoid
them, he said.
The ways of proving age were giv-
en as follows: Birth certificates, mar-
riage certificates giving the ages of
both parties, birth certificates of chil-
OUSTED DIPLOMAT
THE CLIFTON RECORD, CLIFTON, TEXAS, JANUARY 81, 1936
CLIFTON HIGH BASKETBALL TEAM WINS
HONORS AT THE IREDELL TOURNAMENT
TEXAS SENATE CANDIDATE
(By John Pounds)
Clifton accepted an invitation to
Iredell basketball tournament held
last Saturday. Teams present were
Clifton, Stephenville, Iredell, Morgan,
Fairy, Mosheim, and Cranfills Gap.
Players carried by Coach Smith
were Aubrey Dahl, P. O. Dahl, Hugh
Bronstad, Elmo Rice, Oscar Prince,
James Dixon, Milton Bradstreet, Wal-
ter Mays and Manager John Pounds.
First, our Cub cagers drew Mor-
gan. Morgan proved to be easy meat
for our team. The score at the final
whistle was 24-9, Clifton. Aubrey
Dahl led the scoring with a total of
12 points.
Second the Cubs drew Cranfills
........inn i - . Alexander Minkin, Soviet minister to
dren giving age of parents, ages of Vjnlguayi who Was given his passport Gap. The Clifton cagers barely eked
sons and daughters when sufficiently yjjen Uruguay severed relations' with lout a 20-19 win. The close score was
'advanced, naturalization papers giv-
ing age at time of application, pass-
ports, service books of immigrants,
county records, baptismal certificates,
insurance papers, employment rec-
ords, school records, records of trade
unions, fraternal societies or other or-
ganizations; Federal or State rec-
ords in the State of those who have
be£'n*& civil or military service; D.
A. R., U. D. C., Daughters of the
Texas Revolution, etc.; hospital rec-
ords or those $f physicians; vaccina-
tion certificates, poll tax receipts
that show the actual age of voter and
not the mere fact that he has passed
a certain age; local census records
which may give birth dates and place;
national census records, Department
of Census, Washington; old licenses of
various kinds, such as hunting, fish-
ing and liquor, sometimes varrying
age; tombstone records when stones
have been erected in anticipation of
^ \) death; entries in a Bible or genealog-
ies records or memorandums of fam-
ilies of applicants; bills of sale as a
slave in the case of aged Negroes,
and such other evidence as may be
approved.
ti^rpenter soon will prepare out-
lines of other facts applicants must
supply to obtain pensions, such as_ a
statement of income for the preceding
two years, property owned and liens
against it, cash or negotiable securi-
ties held and citizenship.
Application forms for pensions will
be available Feb. 14.
Methodist Epworth
League Entertains
Russia. South American newspapers j jue to the fact that Coach Smith
'charged that Minkin was responsible j p]ayej his second string most of the
for the uprisings in Brazil and other game In thja game Hugh Bronstad
next with 8 points. For Stephenville.
Garrett led with 7 points.
Total points scored for the day
were: Hugh Bronstad 28, Aubrey
Dahl 22, P. O. Dahl 16, Elmo Z. Rice
8, J. T. Spangle 3, Milton Bradstreet
2, Oscar Prince 2, John Pounds 1,
James Dixon 0, Walter May 0.
Cub cagers scored 82 points to the
opponents’ 30.
Captain Aubrey Dahl received the
new basketball which went to the
winning team.
Clifton 38—Stephenville 12
CLIFTON
FG FT TP
Rice, f ................1 2 4
P. 0. Dahl, f........4 0 8
H. Bronstad, c ... 8 0 16
A. Dahl, g ........2 3 7
Spangle, g ........1 1 3
Dickson, g ........0 0 0
parts of the continent.
Last Friday night, January 24, the
young people of the Methodist Church
of Clifton, entertained other leagues
of Bosque County. The purpose of the
meeting was to organize a Bosque
County League. /
We were given two very interesting
talks by two visitors from East-side
Gatesville District. The talks were
about trips to the Young People’s
Conference at Memphis, Tenn. These
talks were enjoyed by everyone.
After the talks we had our first
business session. In this session we
voted on officers and also voted for a
name for the union. The following
officers were elected:
President—Billy Pool, Clifton.
Vice President—Mary Jo Neill, Mo-
sheim.
Secretary and Treasurer—Hazel
Reed, Valley Mills.
Publicity Superintendent—H. C.
Duncan, Meridian.
After these officers had been elected
each made a talk which was enjoyed
by all.
The name that was given the
league was “Bosque County League
Union.”
.Following is list of number attend-
ing from each town: Mosheim 2; Wal-
. nut Springs 3; Meridian 12; Valley
•' Mills 15; Clifton 23. There were also
5 visitors from Gatesville.
.A-After the business meeting we were
served punch and cookies which had
' been prepared by the Clifton league.
This was enjoyed by all and after we
had finished we were dismissed.
41 —Reporter.
ALLEGED CORYELL
SLAYER REINDICTED
Gatesville, Jan. 27.—The Coryell
county grand jury today reindicted
Mrs. Ethel Johnson, 47, of Dallas, on
a charge of slaying her 20-year-old
son, Joe Dean Blankenship.
The case was dismissed last Janu-
ary when the court ruled the state
had not presented sufficient evidence
to support the indictment.
Mrs. Johnson is at liberty now un-
der $15,000 bond on a charge of slay-
ing her son’s wife, Bernice Blanken-
ship. The alleged double slaying took
place on the farm of Mrs. Johnson’s
father near Copperas Cove on Aug.
10, 1934.
A justice of the peace verdict after
the bodies were found formally called
the deaths “murder and suicide,” but
Mrs. Johnson later was indicted.
A jury failed to agree in her trial
for the alleged slaying of her daugh-
ter-in-law. Date of the new trial has
not been set.
Constitutionality Of
Labor Act Sustained
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 23.—Const!
tutionality of the national labor rela-
tions act of 1935 was upheld today by
Federal District Judge John D. Mar-
tin in a formal opinion in which he
denied the application of the Bemis
Brothers Bag Co., of Bemis, Tenn.,
for an injunction to prevent a sched-
uled inquiry by a representative of
the national labor relations board at
Jackson, Tenn.
As a result of Judge Martin's re-
fusal to issue the injunction, the la-
bor board hearing at Jackson, near
Bemis, started this afternoon.
The Bemis local of the United Tex-
tile Workers of America, contended
the company had intimidated rights
of workers to collective bargaining
under the act. ,
“Every provision of the national
labor relations act is consistent with
the declared policy of congress,”
Judge Martin ruled. “With the policy
of the acts of congress, the courts
have no concern,”
was leading scorer, with a total of 10
points; while close behind was P. O.
Dahl with 6 points.
This win threw Clifton into the
finals and that night they met Ste-
phenville for championship. Stephen-
villed proved to be still easier; at the
end of first quarter the score was1.
Clifton 10, Stephenville 3. At the half
the score was Clifton 21, Stephenville
5. At the end of the game the score
stood: Clifton 38, Stephenville 12.
For Clifton Hugh Bronstad led the
scorers with 16 points. P. O. Dahl was
TOTAL ....16
6
38
STEPHENVILLE
FG
Wyatt, f ............0
Stacy, f ..............0
Mosier, f ............1
Garrett, c ..........3
Brown, c ............0
A. Lockhart, g ... 0
B. Lockhart, g ... 0
Mayfield, g ........1
Hatler, g ............0
TOTAL ......6
J. MANLEY HEAD
Stephenville, Texas
MERIDIAN COURT
AND LOCAL NEWS
Tom Turner Dies From i Will Manske Called By
Attack of Pneumonia
Death Monday, Jan. 27
Mrs. Meno Loughlin and little
daughter spent last Friday night with
Mrs. Clara F. Richards.
Several from Meridian attended the
funeral of Tom Turner at Clifton last
week.
T. S. Whitlock and G. Truett Day
of Kopperl were business visitors in
Meridian Saturday.
W. D. Raley of Clifton was a pleas-
ant caller in Meridian Saturday.
Billy Tom Gibson spent the week-
end in McGregor.
Curtis Wilson, a student assistant
in chemistry in North Texas Teachers
College, was in Meridian with Dr.
Civic Society
The Civic Improvement Society will
neet next Wednesday afternoon,
Feb.’ 5, at 3:00 o’clock in the City
Jail, with Mmes. G. L. Polk and
bt. L. Baldridge as hostesses.
All members are urged to be pres-
and elect officers for this year.
Oklahoma Editor* Bar
Centennial Publicity
Oklahoma City, Jan. 25.—Oklahoma
editors locked up their page forms
tonight against any further publicity
on the Texas Centennial Exposition—
at least until the exposition comes
through with some paid advertising.
At the final session of its Mid'
winter convention, the Oklahoma
Press Association, meeting here,
adopted a resolution condemning Tex-
as Exposition officials.
yerrjj’s Sanford, secretary-mana-
ger, claured Texas officials had $500,-
000 to spend on radio and magazine
advertising but had not , included
newspapers on the theory they would
contribute space for free publicity.
Tom Turner, born April 29, 1890; a
native of this county; died Thursday,
January 23, 1936, in the Baptist San
itarium, Waco, at about the hour of
midnight; his age being 47 years,
seven months and six days at the
time of his death.
For a number of days Mr. Turner
was seriously ill at his home out east
of Clifton several miles, and finally,
when pneumonia developed he and
members of his family felt that pos-
sibly better nursing and other atten-
tion might be given at a sanitarium,
he was immediately taken to the Bap-
tist Sanitarium at Waco, where every
possible attention was given, but to
no avail; his life ending abruptly and
to most of those in attendance, un-
expected, it is reported.
On September 22, 1917, Mr. Turner
was united in marriage to Miss Rosa
Mae Wallace of this community, and
to that union two daughters, Virgie
Belle and Lois Mae, were born to
bless the home.
In early youth deceased professed
religion and united with the Baptist
Church at Post Oak, near Mosheim,
Texas. He continued to live in a way
that -all knew him to be a Christian
gentleman, a devoted husband and
loving father, and a man who lived a
useful life in his community. He will
be greatly missed by loved ones,
friends and neighbors who knew him
best.
Deceased is survived by his wife
and two children, his mother, Mrs.
J. W. Turner of Mosheim, Texas; six
brothers, Rilous, Wade, Claude and
Frank Turner of Mosheim; Willie
Turner, Waco, and Jay Turner of
Valley Mills; three sisters, Mrs. Mol-
lie Kerlee, Meridian; Mrs. Ed Johan-
sen, Valley Mills, and Mrs. Eula Har-
ris, Dallas; and a number of other
relatives and a great host of friends.
Funeral services .were conducted
first at the old Wallace homestead
some two miles north of Clifton, Fri-
day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, and at
the Clifton Methodist Church at 3:00
o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Hayden Edwards, assisted by Rev. G.
B. Kendall, pastor of the local Bap-
tist Church and Rev. J. W. Culwell,
pastor of the Mosheim Methodist
Church. Interment was made in the
old Clifton Cemetery, north of town.
Should Thy mercy send me
Sorrow, toil and woe;
Or should pain attend me
On my path below;
Grant that I may never
Fail Thy hand to see;
Grant that I may never
Cast my care on Thee.
Thus we also plead with the pious
poet as the Lord of wisdom has again
called another one of our faithful
and every-ready church workers, a
loving husband and father, and a
noble citizen of our commonwealth to
his heavenly home in the person of
brother Will Manske. His departure
was altogether unexpected, as he was
still a man in full vigor of life and,
according to our thinking, could have
been- a helping hand to us all for
many years to come, but we cannot
look into the council of the all-wise
God and tell the day He has ^et for
our home-coming.-May He now help
us to honor His will and submit meek-
ly to His dispensation.
Mr. Manske was born in Stolp, Pom-
erania, Germany on March 25, 1873.
He came to America with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Manske in the
year 1883 at the age of 9 years. The
family, first settled in Washington
County, near Brenham, but after a
few years moved to Coryell County
and established their earthly home on
a farm near Coryell City. His parents
being of staunch Lutheran stock, our
departed brother followed the noble
example of his parents and united
with the Lutheran Church in his
youth, having been previously in.
structed in the chief doctrines of
Christian religion by the young trav-
eling missionary, the Rev. Bartels,
of which Church he continued to be
a faithful member and active sup-
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Brenholz Friday night to attend the Gap years ago and made a host of
NUMBER 49.
INTERESTING NEY^
AT CRANFILLS GAP
(Mrs. Wm. B. Bertelsen)
Dr. T. L. Denson of Cameron was
here on business a couple of days last
week.
Miss Frances Bertelsen, Leroy
Troll and Alton Trigg spent the week-'
| end in Fort Worth visiting friends.
Elmo Bertelsen, small son of Mr.
j and Mrs. Ferdie Bertelsen of Burnet
! died at 10 o’clock Sunday morning,
and was buried Monday afternoon at
Blufton at 2 o’clock. Elmo failed to
rally after undergoing an operation
on Saturday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Bern! Bertelsen, Mr.
M. J. Bertelsen and Mrs. Christine
Swenson went to Blufton Monday to
attend the funeral of Elmo Bertelsen.
Oswald Olson of Fort Worth visited
relatives and friends here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Miller and
family spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Lunberg at Iredell.
Mrs. Willie Hand and daughter,
Alice Marie of Fort Worth are visit-
ing with Mrs. Hand’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Gus Wahl.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Edwards and
little daughter of Stamford returned
home last week after a visit in the
home of Mrs. Edwards’ father, Mr.
John Coston.
Mrs. Roy Johnson of Fort Worth
is visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Scott and son,
Billie Bob of Waco are visiting in the
home of Mrs. Scott’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Olaf Rohne.
G. 0. Bronstad Sr. is recuperating
after a two weeks’ illness.
Friends here of Dr. O. M. Olson of
Clifton were grieved to hear of his
passing. He practiced medicine at the
Teachers’ Extension Class held here.
S. J. Covey of Morgan was a pleas-
ant caller in Meridian Tuesday.
Mary Ann Gibson, a student in
John Tarleton is spending a few days
with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. L. B.
Gibson.
District Judge McPherson and Dis-
trict Attorney Penn J. Jackson of
Cleburne were in Meridian Tuesday.
Mrs. Moddie Lee Williams and
daughter of Hamilton visited her
mother, Mrs. Maggie B. Little, Sun-
day.
Mrs. Cleo Brown of Hamilton vis-
ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Earl this week-end.
L. E. Tennison and daughter of
Clifton were business visitors in Me-
ridian Saturday.
We are sorry to report that R. R.
Waldrop has been confined to his bed
for several days.
Three of the four men who robbed
several stores in Walnut Springs a
few nights ago have been arrested
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friends in this community. The writer
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Lively Bidding On State
Submerged Oil Tracts
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Mr. and Mrs. R, D. McIntyre of
McGregor were Clifton visitors Wed-
nesday afternoon. Mrs. McIntyre ran
an advertisement in the Record last
week stating that she wanted
man
they
Milford Hoff To.
Soldier's Bonus
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Milford Hoff of
chosen by the
post of the i
Governor O. K. Allen
Of Louisiana, Dead
Baton Rouge, La., Jan. 28.—Gov-
ernor O. K. Allen died unexpectedly
today at 10:40 a. m. from what was
announced as a cerebral hemorrhage.
Governor Allen was seized with
sudden attack at the executive man-
sion at 8:50 a. m. He apparently had
been in good health and was just
preparing to leave the mansion for
his executive offices in the state
Dr. C. A. Lorio, an attending phy-
said the governor dkd from
hetnoi-
of
Austin, Jan. 23.—More than 760
bidders today offered over $100,000,-
000 for mineral leases on large state-
owned acreage of submerged land
along the Gulf of Mexico coast.
Leases were offered by the land of-
fice on tracts in Galveston bay, East
bay, part of the gulf, part of Turtle
bayou and on Chiltipin creek in San
Particio county.
Bidders offered $2,478,813 in cash
with more than $100,000,000 paid out
of oil in addition to one-eighth roy-
alty on production.
J. H. Walker, land commissioner,
said more than two weeks would \ be
needed to determine the best bids. In-
come will benefit the school fund.
Distinguished Guests to
Be At Lions Meeting
Hon. Harry Hines, chairman of the
State Highway Commission, and Hon.
Frank Kell, a former Clifton citizen
now living at Wichita Falls, have ac
Miss Irene Brewer Bride
Of Mr. Jesse C. Westley
At 8:30 o’clock on Saturday even-
ing, January 25, 1936, Miss Irene
Brewer, daughter of Mrs. Lola Brew-
er, became the bride of Mr. Jesse C.
Westley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Westley, in a beautiful ceremony at
the home of the bride’s mother.
As the strains of “I Love You
Truly,” sung by Mrs. A. B. Byers and
Miss Martha Louise Swenson, rang
out, the bridal party approached the
improvised altar , of ferns, ivy,, and
pink carnations. Miss Ruth Townley,
maid of honor, who was dressed in
lavender and who wore a corsage of
pink carnations, entered on the arm
of Mr. Lloyd Lane, who acted as best
man. Miss Brewer, becomingly at-
tired in brown and carrying a bride’s
bouquet of white carnations, entered
with the bridegroom and together
they took their places at the altar
before which they were to make their
marital vows. The Rev. A. B. Byers
officiated, reading a most impressive
service.
Immediately following the cere-
mony which was performed in the
presence of the immediate families
and a few intimate friends, the wed-
ding party and guests repaired to the
dining room, where an immense three-
tiered wedding cake was waiting to
be cut. The meaning of the tokens
enclosed in the cake were given by
Mrs. D. C. Holverson, while Mrs. W.
D. Raley served the guests with de-
licious punch.
When the principals of the wedding
party had escaped midst a shower of
rice, the guests were invited to reg-
ister in the bride’s book, presided over
by Mrs. Gus Rockway, and to inspect
the wedding gifts which were on dis-
play in an adjoining room.
Mr. and Mrs. Westley are popular
members of Clifton’s younger set and
are justly deserving of the happiness
which their friends are wishing them.
capitol.
ex-aervice
Bronstad-Dixon
ifvw .««« ______ » Friends of Leroy E. Bronstad
cepted an invitation to be guests of ceived news last week of his marriage
the Clifton Lions Club at their next " ”
meeting on Tuesday, February 4.
When advising Clifton friends of
their acceptance, Mr. Kell , said that
they hoped to arrive in Clifton an
hour or more before luncheon time
would havegtime to visit with
to Mrs. Betty Dixon of Fort Worth.
They are making their home in
Denise::, Texas, this place being head-
quarters for Mr. Bronstad, who is
employed in the railway mail ser-
vice.
Leroy’s many friends in this sec-
and would tion are wishing for him and
the visiting be-
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Baldridge, Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1936, newspaper, January 31, 1936; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth776137/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.