The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1933 Page: 1 of 8
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Clifton Record
Clifton Solidly Behind |
AND LOCAL NEWS
By Special Correspondent
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THE CLIFTON RECORD. CLIFTON, TEXAS, AUGUST
Local Dots
Hour by hour throughout the na-
tion the giant machine of the Pres-
ident’s Emergency Re-employment
. Campaign has gained momentum.
Mrs. A. T. Walker and little mec^*jnere jn Clifton as in every other city
of El Paso after spending a week fail
the home of Mrs. Nan Mangold, left
for a visit in Rio Vista before their
return home. Mrs. Walker is a niece
of Mrs. Mangold.
T. L. Scott of Stepfcenville has re-
turned home after a visit in the home
of Mrs. Clara Richards and Mrs. R. A.
French of Iredell. Mr. Scott is a broth-
er of Mrs. French, also an “old-
timer” of Bosque County. In his rem-
iniscing of “other days” he spoke of
helping to build the court house. His
job was that of hauling rocks from
the quarry in the Bosque County
hills, his team being a yoke of oxen.
His many friends here in Meridian en-
joyed his visit.
Mrs. 0. C. Cunningham accompanied
by Miss Gladys Griffin of Oklahoma
City are visiting their parents, Mr.
.and Mrs. Bill Griffin.
Mrs. Maggie B. Little had the
pleasure of a little visit from Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Daniel of Oklahoma City
one day this week. They were enroute
home after a two weeks’ sight-seeing
tour of New Mexico.
Hon. H. J. Cureton and family left
Monday for Colorado to be away un-
til sometime in September.
Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Gandy visited
friends in Fort Worth Monday. They
were accompanied home by Mrs. Jas.
G. Welker and children who will visit
with her mother, Mrs. Maggie B. Lit-
tle, indefinitely.
Mrs. J. C. Tittle had as guests for
the week-end, Mrs. W. H. Tittle, sis-
ter-in-law, and Miss Maggie Knight,
both of Childress.
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Botts, Mrs. J. P.
Parker and son, Sammie Lee, spent
the week-end with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Lee Smith.
Miss Myrtle Smith is visiting
friends and relatives in Fort Worth
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Jones had the
pleasure of a visit from their son,
Kenneth of Houston, Texas. Kenneth
was on his return trip from the
World’s Fair, also New York and
other places of note, having won this
trip by his excellency as a Ford sales-
man.
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Carruth have
enjoyed a visit for the past week from
their children, Lennox and Mrs. R.
P. Burk of Austin, Texas.
Mrs. J. H. Thompson of Fort Worth,
Mrs. Melvon Cruce of Glen Rose, Mr.
and Mrs. John Dameron have been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Smith
this week.
Mr. C. G. Masterson and Mr. Mc-
Carty were visiting court house
frinds this week. These two gentle-
men are from Hico, but come over to
visit a real live town once in awhile.
Mr. W. L. Archer and Mr. Bob San-
ders of Kopperl were transacting bus
iness in Meridian Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown left
Wednesday for a trip to Hamilton,
Mississippi. They expect to be gone
for some two weeks.
'Mr. R. A. Golden of Clifton spent
a short time in Meridian the first of
the week visiting his daughter, Miss
Mary.
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and town, every possible effort has
l^ggn made in the drive to put men
and women back on the pay-roll. The
aim and desire have not been for fu-
ture re-employment but for present
results so that the nation’s buying
power will increase and keep pace
with increasing commodity prices.
The Blue Eagle with the significant
letters, N R A, or the words, “We do
our^Part,” is already becoming fa-
miliar as a sign tp indicate progress
of the movement. This insignia shows
how people are co-operating in the
movement with the one thought of
National recovery from the all too
familiar depression. Yet it should be
remembered that while the widespread
use of the emblem is desired by those
in charge, the emblem should be dis-
played only in accordance with prop-
er regulations as set down by the
N R A.
The organization is National, yet in
detail it works out in the state and
local communities. Our local central
committee has been and is working.
Their effectiveness is seen that in our
community according to’ their an-
nouncement made early in the week,
that practically every business house
and employer was in line and that in-j
dications pointed that before many!
days we could say “all”.
The phople of the town should also;
refrain from asking merchants andj
business men from breaking rules as
a “special favor”.
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aMICOUoeuHA
Pioneer Woman Cele-
brates 80th. Birthday
Attends Big Family
Reunion In Alabama
With police disarmed, and soldiers refusing to interfere, an orgy of
looting aiffl destruction swept the Cuban capitol after announcement
of President Machado’s downfall. This was the scene at the height of
the disorder as mobs carried off loot from a store owned by persons
who had been friendly to the old regime.
THE FARMERS GIN
SUFFERS FIRE LOSS
Soon after twelve o’clock Monday
Mrs. J. A. F. Strickland has re-
turned from a visit to her old home
in Alabama and reports having a
most wonderful time looking over old
familiar scenes and meeting friends ,
and relatives. She has only one sister n*#bt ^re broke out in a small build-
living there now, but was accom- 'n= °* *be Farmers Gin Co. at this
panied on the trip by a sister, Mrs>lace which was used only fo* bous‘
J. A. Strickland, and husband of Lul- in» the,r bl» tru<:k .and a Fordson
ing, Texas, and was met there by two tractor> an<1 tbe building and contents
brothers from South Carolina and a were a total loss before the lo?al fire
sister and sister-in-law from Georgia.1 company cou*d °^er any resistance
They went together to the old home to the flames; however, the office
where they were all born and reared building of the plant was saved by
to manhood and womanhood, but she tbe bremen doing good work, wit
says that things are so changed that
In youth the burden of life rests
lightly on our shoulders. But as time
runs on trouble takes its toll. Our
step grows slower and our eye is dim
and old age keeps us home. How good
it is at such time when the many who
love an aged mother come to have a
meal with her once more on her birth-
day and then spend the rest of the
day by relating happy thoughts.
Our gift of love must not be given
for self-glory. In what we do for oth-
ers we must not have a spirit that
seems to say: “Nobody gives me cred-
it for what I do and so I will now
withhold my help.” No, it must be the
opposite and so it was proved last
Sunday, August 13, when the children
of Mrs. Caroline Bernhardt secretly
prepared a barbecue for seventy
guests to dine with her on her eight-
ieth birthday.
Grandmother Bernhardt has seen
many days in this world so when we
want to know about past days we can
speak to her, for on this subject she
has a wide range of personal exper-
ience. She has lived in the Womack
community for about fifty years and
has won the friendship and love of
many. We are proud to say that Mrs.
Bernhardt, who has reached the age of
eighty, still does all of her house-
work as any young woman would do.
Furthermore she has reared six sons
and four daughters, and now she is
seeing twenty-six grandchildren and
one great grandchild growing up in
this world. Now may we say, “God
bless her forever.”
At a late hour after wishing Grand-
mother Bernhardt many more happy
birthdays the following guests de-
parted: Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf Ender
and children, Henry Bernhardt, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Schwartz and chil-
dren, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Helms and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Braune
and children, Mr. and Mrs. August
Bernhardt and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Bernhardt and family of Kop;
—— I perl; Herbert Bernhardt, Mrs. Henry
Washington, Aug. 11.—Three refor- j Helms, Sr., Mrs. Geo. Wise, Sr., Mrs
estation camps on the Navasota River .Adolf Bernhardt, Mr. and Mrs. Otto
TEXANS ASK FOR
MORE CCC CAMPS
in Grimes, Leon and Limestone coun-
ties were asked by Senator Tom Con-
nally, Representative Luther John-
son and J. A. Norris, chairman of the
Texas Board of Water Engineers of
the conservation administration head-
ed by Robert Fechner. One of the
camps, ten miles north of Navasota
nothing looks natural. She attended a
reunion, an annual affair, of the de-
scendants of her grandfather Elder,
who was the founder of Alabama’s
first Christian Church, and also at-
tended a reunion of her father’s fam-
only the minimum damage. The con-
tents of the office were badly dam-
aged.
It is believed that someone under-
took to steal the truck from the
building as the lock had been pried
from the main door on the south; and
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Miss Lena Ferris has returned to
her position at Dallas after a several
months' vacation with home folks.
Mrs. Elma Krueger of Dallas spent
Friday of last week with Mrs. August
Krueger. *
Mrs. John Lacina is visiting her sis-
ter, Mrs. Duncan, at Meridian.
Ed Cunningham of Dallas spent
last week-end in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Krueger and
small son of Valley Mills spent a few
days last week with Mrs. E. Krueger
and other relatives. ,
Finis, Lionel and Ralph Williaifis
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
relatives and friends in Hillsboro and
Malone. They were accompanied by
Miss Marie Williams to her home at
Malone, after a few days visit in the
W. E. Williams home.
Wayland Luck of Whitney is visit-
ing Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Nlvins.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Lammert had as
guests recently Mr. and Mrs. Paul
White and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Stimkamp and Miss Clara Lippe, all
of McGregor.
Misses Tillie and Anna Henkelman,
accnmpanid by their brothers, Fritz,
Ed and Willie, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Charley Sager, last Sunday.
Miss Vita Harris has returned to
her home at Walnut Springs after a
short visit with home folks. ”
Members of the Garnersville H. D.
Club .entertaiend their families at the
school house Saturday evening, the
12th. An enjoyable social time was
had by all, and delicious refreshments
of cakes, sandwiches and ice cream
were served. This is the “one meet-
ing" of the year that the husbands
look forward to, and they all enjoy
it to the fullest extent.
Barton and Johnnie Harris returned
home Sunday from Fairview, where
they have been visiting in the home
of their uncle.
Charley Gandy of Meridian visited
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Hanna Thursday evening. He was ac-
companied home by his mother, Mrs.
Frank Gandy, who had been visiting
here.
Notice—It seems there has been
some confusion and misunderstand-
ing about the number of farmers who
destroyed cotton in this community,
anyone of our worthy committeemen
has called my attention to the fact in
a very patronizing way. I do not wish
ily and friends of which the following {t ia Mieved that witb tbe battery re'
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Dixon and son,
W. T. of Scalhorn came over for a
week-end visit in the home of Mr.
Dixon’# parents, Mr. snd Mrs. W. T.
Dixon of this city. Young W. T. re-
mained with his grandparents for a
few days visit.
is sn account as it appeared in two
Alabama papers, the Lineville Trib-
une and Ashland Progress:
(The J. D. Strickland mentioned in
this article spent some two years
here in Clifton several years ago, and
has friends here who will perhaps be
glad to know that he has made good.)
Reunion of Elder Family
“A reunion of the relatives and
friends of Joseph Elder, deceased
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Hogs To
Be Given The Needy
moved from the truck, the party un-
dertook to start it and failed, and
then very likely used a lighted match
to see if the gasoline tank was empty,
and caused an explosion and the
fire.
Ollie Bronstad, manager of the gin
plant said the only uninsured prop-
erty belonging to the company was
burned, and ordinarily that would
have been insured too, as he is a be-
liver in insurance.
Since the ginning season is now on
and quite a few bales of cotton are
coming in to Clifton daily to be
ginned, it is quite fortunate that it
was not the main plant that burned,
even though it is partially protected
by insurance.
Zuehlke and children, Mrs. Herman
Bernhardt and children of Gainesville;
Mrs. Helen Henkelman and children,
Willie Henkelman, Henry Knust and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Phil-
ipp and children, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Landua and Hans Schmidt.
These guests found that it is a good
and another near Marquez, Leon thing to love the place called home,
county, would be for flood prevention to dwell happily within its sheltering
in Limestone, Robertson,Leon, walls, to be able to return for a visit
Grimes, Madison and Brazos counties, after we have grown weary with toil . , ... . , ...
The work would include removal of and travel of the day. It is,, however,!, ° ma e a.P^ IC ,S8Ue ® ,a n’a r*
drift and growing timber from chan- a deeped and finer appreciation on! u Wls 0 8 e * strictly
nels of the river as well as reducing our part that enables us to understand
the river bends to afford a more stable the grace and blessing that makes a
course. The direct protetion would be happy home possible for us. It is
to about 60,000 acres in the counties especially praiseworthy and desirable
named. jthat, knowing the secret of the hap-
* The third camp would be a State piness of the home, ke should labor
park midway between Groesbeck and and pray that our home and that of
Mexia, which would embrace about others may always be happy and
500 acres. The camps would be of 200 good. —Contributed,
men each. I
The administration’s original inten-. v *i pi , ........i
tion was to continue the camps of the j * °L|lvCuOCUICfl
conservation corps for six month* by By Tapping On Radio
which time it was hoped to have the ^ -
rcovery so well entrenched that jobs j Stephenville, Aug. 15.—Wesley Cun-
would be more plentiful. The purpose ningham, 18, student at John Tarle-
of the camps was to remove men from ton college, was electrocuted here last
the relief rolls of cities and commun- night while tinkering with a radio. He
ities and give them an earning pow- lived in El Paso.
covered the Garnersville community
in my write-up. If I make errors in
the Garnersville News column, I re-
quest that those who have reason to
believe I have erred, to see me per-
sonally, and I will be glad to correct
the mistake or mistakes made, as it
is only through friendly criticism
and nighborly co-operation that such
a column as this can be written.
Garnersville News Reporter.
Mrs. Ed Hill came in from Olney
Wednesday for a visit with Dr. and
Mrs'. J. C. Carpenter and many
friends. She will be accompanied home
by her son, Owen Carpenter, who has
been here with kinfolks for several
i weeks and working in the Carpenter
I Bros, Drug Store.
Dittrich, Six,
U Expert Rifle Shot
Arnold, the six-year-old son of Mr.
Mrs. Hubert Dittrich, living out
____of Clifton, was In town Wednes-
day morning with his grandfather,
Mr. Oscar Dittrich, and in conversa-
tion with these two gentlemen, a Rec-
I reporter teamed that Arnold has
Washington, Aug. 16.—Approval
was given Wednesday to the Agricul-
ture Department’s plan to kill two
birds with one stone by slaughtering
about 6,000,000 swine the farmers
don’t know how to feed and give
them to hungry unemployed. *■'
The program has been worked out
by the department primarily to aid
farmers who have more pigs
they can feed because of the drouth
in the farm belt.
Though plans for getting the meat
to the distressed unemployed have The many friends in this section
not been announced, Harry L. Hop- 0f Mr. J. Dansby, Jr., probably better
kins, Federal Relief Administrator, known to most people as Jonse Dens-
er. | Cunningham was in a room in the
It is now probable that the camps boys’ barracks alone. A student In I _ ~ ’_
will be continued for another six another room was awakened by a noise Sdl. TotH ConiMuly
Moody Man Diet -
Of Crash Hurts in« the *ummer
Bryan, Aug. 14.—J. A. McMahon,
62, of Moody, was fatally injured last
night when struck by a hit-and-run
than driver while repairing a tire on the
highway between Bryan and College
Station. „ 1
He has recently killed
his .22 calibre rifle
snd one
„ ______while run-
-* of marksmanship that
plenty good for
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t as well i
said he would begin distribution as by, learn with much regret of his
irn very serious illness. He w<
it over to the most needy families. I front his home in Valley Mills last
- "“““I'. “ b* q“IU. w .. h. «l* It »d in «m. v„y al„M. H.-W.
jii over to me most neeay rammes. 'from his home in Valley Mills last
J Final details to the plan which will Friday to a sanitarium in Waco, where
*----“ ----«t an X-ray and other examinations
fcedjWere made by specialists, and the
b**,rod4nbers of bis family were advised
tween President Roosevelt, Wallace that his condition of such a serious
Ami Hopkins. !*a»«u MSMa* a# two
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if Mrs. James B.
and Mrs. F. J. Brads
a niece of Mr.
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G—Kodio Talk
Washington, Aug. 15.—Ref~~“*
confidence and improving bu
were included by Senator Connall
months and their removal from the and when *he went to investigate sev-
cold climates to the South. Little has cral minutes later found Cunningham
been done in the Southern States dur- sprawled on the floor.
| The student said it appeared Cun-
..... ningham had tapped the radio tubes
Ckanse In Poatoffice >w!*1’ “H”0"’ * pt“l'c_* h'h"i m,d* D«~er.t, Tw«', .«.»* .h;
mange . Yo ioll wl“" th< I’"*'*"1 ,*d«L Ther* termrf accomplishments of
Hours, Aug. IA IW«3 burns on Cunningham’s arm. * !months of the “new deal.”
- | Cunningham’s father, an oil man.i In K 8peMh praising
The First Assistant Postmaster passed through here yesterday on his R ,t f carrying out
General has authorized th closing of way to Topeka, Kan.
the Money Order and Postal Savings __
windows at 4:00 p. m. until further LIONS CLUB
notice. This is done to permit the fur- At th|B week-8 iuncheon the follow-
loughing of employees without extra, ,BJ? g^gt* were present: Alfred Jen-
expense to the Department. 1 - ----- — -
said was a carefully planned
paign, the Texan summarized
of “five vivid moving mont
of life and action.”
“Confidence has returned,”
w „,«= i»on of Clifton; Mr. DarneU and son| “A billion dollars annually
Fred W. Nelson, Postmaster. . th€ g^,. Ga„ Company, and enuaent expenses have been
BUI Seitz of Waco. I “The national credit has tx
A committee from the club has just!served.
been returned from Austin where an effort “Hie farm bill
was made to get some help on the still working to lift fatr
Cranfllls Gap, Clifton and Womack | “The dollar is
NOTICE
Numerous cojnpleints have
nfhde in regard to tbe unsanitary con-
dition of outhouses within the city.
This condition must be remedied and
we ask that persons who have out-
housee to have them cleaned and keep
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Ben Oliver (col.) is the
‘ ^ —* in touch
have this very
road; the committee was informed
that all money doe Bosque County hadj
bean appropriated to Highway AT.
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Buster HaU
for a visit in
and aunt, Mr. i
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Baldridge, Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1933, newspaper, August 18, 1933; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth776622/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.