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ECORD
3URTH YEAR
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i the regular meeting of the Lions
i on Tuesday, when the Methodist
uss served some more of that good
ied chicken and everything, reports
ere given about the coming football
jason by the coaches of Yllifton High
' .1 and Clifton Junior College,
i and Rogstad respectively. From
___ice information, it appears that
can look for 'some fast, “Razzle-
;zle” football this year rather than
pld traditional heavy type. We
„-e glad to have these two men with
us and hope that we shall have the
opportunity of seeing some good ball
games this year.
The boxing events held on Saturday
nights here in Clifton were discussed
ty Lion Bronstad and others, and r
committee consisting of Lions Bron
stad, Handley, and C. R. Nelson, was
appointed to look further into
matter of financing this affair.
The Lions Club went on record
ng the sponsoring of one night’s
«>Ma iainment at the Flower Carnival
this year. A committee was appointed
to handle this affair. This event will
be under the capable direction of
Lions Raley, Edwards and Wegner
Lions and friends, we can look for
big things from this group of sturdy
and energetic Lions. ~ ,
Lions Holverson and Parks spoke
about the coming Central Texas Fair
which is to be held the 6th, 7th and
8th of October. They stressed the im-
portance of letting people! know about
it and the secretary was instructed to
contact Waco and Fort Worth Lions
Clubs to arrange for dates with them
to advertise this very significant at-
traction. Incidentally, you people may
helj> a lot by telling all your friends
about it. It’s a good thing. Talk it up.
It seems that the milling industry
went into a huddle for the frame-up
on the sandshake affair. Lion Rozell
was the fortunate or lucky hand
' shaker this time, and our popular
81er, Hugh Trotter, was the respon-
se party, we are told.
_ JAnd now, folks, watch for the blast-
ing ofT of the football lid this week
in Clifton. Clifton High School plays
| the strong team from Cranfills Gap
on Friday night, September 16, and
we are looking for a crowd to see the
opener. You can’t fail to see it! Then
* September 23, Clifton College
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THE CLIFTON RECORD, CLIFTON, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 16, 1938
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NUMBER 30.
WARLIKE DUCE
John D. Biggers, of Toledo, Ohio,
who directed President Roosevelt’s
unemployment census last January,
believes better times are ahead for
industry and employment. He cited
the case of the Libbey-Owens-Ford
Glass Company, of which he is pres-
ident, which has rehired 1,300 work-
ers in the last three months.
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meets Decatur Junior College here
for their first game of the year. Last
year the game ended in a 0-0 tie, and
both teams are going out for revenge.
Yes siree, the time’s here—will you
be there?
Valley Mills Girl and
Lieutenant Married
| * Wortham, Texas, Sept. 10.—Miss
I Nellie Ruth Barnett, Valley Mills,
and Lieut. Duane Haron Skiles, San
I!. Francisco, were married in Wortham
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Peyton
Waddill, Mr. Waddill officiating. Mrs.
Waddill, sister of the bride,
matron of honor. The bride was given
in marriage by her father, P. H. Bar-
nett, Valley Mills. Among the guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Barnett and Mr.
and Mrs. Skiles, Denton, the parents
of the bride and bridegroom, respec-
tively. .
The bride received her college edu-
cation at Trinity University and holds
her degree from North Texas State
Teachers’ College, Denton.
Mr. Skiles also is a graduate of
Denton College and in his profession
is a graduate of Kelly Field, San An-
tonio. Lieut, and Mrs. Skiles will
make their home in San Francisco,
where the bridegroom is connected
with the Government Air Corps at the
Hamilton Field.
Mrs. Dick Wimberly furnished the
wedding music.
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Walther Leaguers
Hold Monthly Social
On Wednesday evening, September
. 16, 1938, at Immanuel Lutheran
Church, Walther Leaguers and
“ ■* --jids gathered for a monthly social.
Ster several games of Bunco,
es were awarded to Misses Freda
Evelyu Fehler and Mr. Wal-
Je; and refreshments
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were then enjoyed,
expressing
ing enjoyed the I
MERIDIAN COURT
AND LOCAL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lomax of Cle-
burne spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Avery Lomax.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Tucker announce
the arrival of a son, who has been
named, Albert Rex, on September 5.
Buster Tutt and son, Marvin of
Kimball were visiting his mother,
Mrs. J. L. Tutt, Monday,
Chris Jegson and a niece of Wich-
ita Falls, are visiting his mother,
Mrs. Jennie Jenson and other rela-
tives this week.
Myra Nell McCorkle is visiting with
relatives at Valley Mills this week.
Mrs. Fred Hicks of San Antonio ar-
rived Monday for a week’s visit with
her mother, Mrs. J. W. Bowden.
Mrs. Si Davis, Mrs. Wiley Hanna
and Mrs. G. B .Jones spent last Thurs-
day afternoon with Mrs. Davis’ moth-
er, Mrs. J. S. Miller of Iredell.
Miss Mary Ann Gibson visited with
friends at Valley Mills and McGregor
last week.
Mrs. Mary Hill of Waco spent Sun-
day in the home of her cousin, Mrs.
H. J. Seidel and family.
Edwin Grimes left Tuesday for
A. & M. College where he enrolled as
a Freshman student.
Mrs, Troy Baxter of Dublin was a
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
Preston Hornbuckle last week.
Mrs. Annie Crump of Waco is vis-
iting her sister, Mrs. E. W. Hallmark
this week.
Mary Louise Burch was a week-end
visitor with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. V. Burch of Valley Mills.
Mr.'and Mrs. Alfa Wilmoth spent
the latter part of last week at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Wilmoth at Cleburne, while Mr.
and Mrs. Wilmoth- were on a trip to
West Texas.
Judge B. F. Word and son, Burrell
Nelson, were in Brownwood Monday,
where Burrell Nelson enrolled as a
student at Howard Payne College.
They were accompanied by Miss Rosa
Word, and Floyd Weatherbee.
Miss Nell Miles left Monday for
Dallas to resume her duties as a
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On Monday, September 5, 1938,
Clifton College opened the 52nd school
year with a fair enrollment, and a
splendid faculty. Activities are get-
ting under way nicely. Mr. Dan Geise
of Bremond, the student body presi-
dent, is right on the job. Right now
it looks like another interesting and
good school year at Clifton College.
What is considered one of the best
faculties in the history of the college
is on hand to meet the students in
their daily activities. President S. F.
Veldey, at the helm for his second
year, teaches the Bible courses. Mr.
C. Tyssen heads the history depart-
ment and also teaches German. Mr.
A. L. Bronstad is in charge of the
Education and Latin classes. Mr. T.
M. Rogstad directs athletics and
teaches Physical Education and Me-
chanical Drawing.
The other half of the faculty is
new. Mrs. Alma Pierson, now new in
this community, holds both the B. A.
and M. A. degrees from NTSTC, and
is the head of the English depart-
ment and college librarian. Miss Eve-
lyn Ramsland holds a degree from
MacPhail School of Music, Minne-
apolis and has studied art extensively
at the Art Institute of Chicago and
the University of Minnesota. She
heads the Department of Fine Arts.-
Mr. Martin W. Hoffman, with a
B. A. from Luther College and an
M. A. from the University of Iowa,
is head of Department of Science.
Mr. Frank A. Rix, with a B. A.
from Sam Houston State Teachers’
College and a Master of Science de-
gree from Texas A. & M., heads the
Department of Business Administra-
tion.
Premier Mussolini inspects one of
the new arms of the infantry during
the recent Italan army maneuvers
in which more soldiers took part than
at any time since the World War.
He is shown inspecting a small as-
sault gun.
LUTHERAN MEETING
SLATED FOR WACO
Semi-annual conference of Texas
Lutheran circuit will be held at First
Lutheran Church, Waco, starting
Sunday, Sept. 18 to continue through
Tuesday. Pastors and delegates from
churches in Texas and Oklahoma are
to be in attendance.
Rev. M. B. Quill of Ridgeport,
Iowa, former pastor of First Luther-
an, Waco, will deliver the opening
sermon Sunday morning. Services
are scheduled for Monday afternoon
and night and Tuesday morning and
night. Special music is being arranged
with choirs from Dallas and Cranfills
Gap taking part.
Between 200 and 300 .visitors are
expected in the city during the con-
ference.
Rattlesnake Hunt
Proves Successful
Belton, Sept. 8.—As the 4000 mark
was passed on the number of rattle-
snake bounties paid by Bell County,
the commissioners’ court voted recent-
ly to appropriate $100 more toward
their snake eradication campaign.
Total snakes killed and bounties paid
on them Wednesday stood at 4049,
only seven being brought in on that
day.
The appropriation was made in
budget discussions which the com-
missioners have been holding lately.
Marriage License
William Amundson and Ifiae Virgie
Aars.
Lewis Ott and Miss Desdemona
Woods.
Dudley Mooney and Miss Nora
Biffle.
Connally To Vote
For Allred as Judge
Marlin, Texas, Sept. 11.—Senator
Tom Connally, in a letter mailed a
constituent Sunday, said he will sup-
port the nomination of Gov. James
V. Allred as Federal Judge of the
Southern District of Texas.
He wrote H. P. Guerra of Roma,
Starr County, who had asked that he
support Allred: “I did not favor but
opposed Governor Allred for this ap-
pointment. I strongly supported and
vigorously urged the appointment of
Walton D. Taylor of Houston. How-
ever, President Roosevelt appointed
Gov. Allred and it is my intention to
vote for confirmation.”
MOONEY-BIFFLE
Mr. Dudley Mooney and Miss Nora
Belle Biffle, both of this city, and pop-
ular favorites among their many
friends, slipped away on last Satur-
day afternoon, September 10th and at
8 p. m. stoppel at Judge Covey’s
home in Glen Rose and the Judge of-
ficially pronounced them husband and
wife in the presence of a few wit-
nesses.
The bridegroom has spent practic-
ally his entire life in this section. He
is a son of Mr. S. D. Mooney of this
city. .
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Biffle of Clifton, and by her
friendly manner and charming graces
has won a host of friends.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Mooney drove on to points
north
CLIFTON PUBLIC ,
SCHOOL NEWS
Clifton schools opened Monday
morning with a large enrollment. The
enrollment in high school was the
largest in its history, totaling one
hundred and seventy eight. The senior
class with a total of fifty-seven, is the
largest class in the school and the
largest senior class in the history of
the school. Opening day enrollment in
the grammar school by grades was as
follows:
First Grade ...................................-- 37
Second Grade ...............-................... 29
Third Grade 41
Fourth Grade ................................. 39
Fifth Grade ........................................ 35
Sixth Grade ................................. 35
Seventh Grade .................................. 24
Total ................................240
High School Total ............. 178
Grand Total ..................418
Probably for the first time in the
history of the school a course in Bible
is being offered to high school stu-
dents. The Old Testament will be stu-
died during the first semester and the
New testament during the second.
Twenty-three have enrolled for the
course at the present time. Rev. Fred
Hopkins will teach during the first
semester. The complete course will
count as one full credit toward gradu-
ation.
A great deal of difficulty was en-
countered in making the schedule for
the high school classes, due to the
heavy enrollment. Mrs. Ora Lee Bet-
tis, veteran English teacher, has been
given the class in sophomore English
in order to relieve the regular Eng-
lish teacher, Miss Lottie Bettis, of
the excessive pupil load. The senior
English class has bden divided into
two sections. The schedule as finally
worked out is entirely satisfactory.
Classes were organized in the high
school Wednesday. Class officials will
be announced in next week’s news
column.
The Cubs seem to be rounding out
nicely during daily practice under
Coaches Smith and Appleby for the
first game Friday night when they
meet the doughty Vikings from Cran-
fills Gap. The Cubs invite the support
of all Clifton fans in the interest of a
successful season.
Miss Olive Jurdis Dahl
Bride of Mr. William
A. Sibley* Port Arthur
One of the most brilliant weddings
of the season was soleminzed at Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church at Norse
on last Sunday evening, September
11, 1938, at 6 o’clock when Miss Olive
Jurdis Dahl became the bride of Mr.
William Alfred Sibley of Port Ar-
thur, with Rev. P. E. Thorson per-
forming the marriage ceremony.
The chuich was resplendent with
zinnias and ferns and a wedding arch
of pink and blue, from which hung
a large white wedding bell with light-
ed candles circling the arch and cast-
ing a scene of loveliness and twilight
shadows and a perfect setting for the
radiant bride and excellent young
man to whom she pledged her troth.
When the hour for the ceremony
arrived, the guests, in hushed expec-
tancy, awaited the arrival of the
bridal party. Miss Martha Louise
Swenson took her place at the organ
and Miss Georgana Swenson sang
that beautiful song, “O Promise Me.”
As the ushers, Messrs. Earl Dave
Dahl and Eldon Solberg, unrolled a
carpet of white, sweet strains of Lo-
hengrin’s “Wedding March” pealed
forth from the organ.
First came Miss Elmira Bronstad
and Mr. Owen Dahl; then Mr. and
Mrs. Johnnie Solberg; Miss Faye
Bakke and Mr. Marvin Dahl, and Miss
Edna Bergman and Mr. Ervin Grim-
land.
The maids of honor were exquisite-
ly gowned in glistening taffeta frocks
in pastel shades of pink and blue.
Each carried a nosegay of baby
chrysanthemums, rosebuds and ferns.
The matron of honor, Mrs. Ervin
Grimland, wearing a gown of beauti-
ful pink satin, took her place at the
altar. Next came the little flower
girl, Miss Joyce Evelyn Grimland, an
exquisite vision of loveliness and
childish grace in a full length taffeta
of blue, scattering rose petals from
Her basket in the path of the bride.
The bride then came slowly down
the aisle on the arm of her father,
Mr. Helmer C. Dahl. The bride'made
a radiant picture of rare beauty in
her shimmering bridal gown of lace
and lovely flowers. The dress was
princess style; the sleeves caught at
the elbow with orange blossoms and
the bridal veil held together by a
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INTERESTING NEWS
AT CRANFHJLS GAP
By Mrs. Bernt Bertelson
Misses Willa B and Norinne Fort,
who are employed in Dallas, were
home over the week-end to visit with
their parents, Mr and Mrs. W. B.
Fort.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fort and Miss
Grace Fort visited last week in Sil-
verton, Texas, with Mr. Fort’s sis-
ter. They brought Miss Leta Fort
back with them to spend the winter
here.
Miss Ane Christenson and Mr. Tru-
itt Rodgers of Wayo spent a few
hours here last Sunday afternoon with
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Reesing.
Amos Eggen was a pleasant visitor
in our town last Saturday evening. He
was on his way home from Brown-
wood where he left his son, Amos Jr.,
who is making plans to enter school
there.
Miss Marianne Christenson left last
Friday for Kilgore, Texas, where she
will again assume her duties as pri-
mary teacher in one of the public
schools there.
Floyd Sorley is attending Howard
Payne at Brownwood this term. He is
a graduate of Clifton Junior College.
Mr and Mrs Arnold Schibler have
an apartment in the home of Mrs. J.
D. Gaston. Mr. Schibler is working at
the local gin.
Miss Inez Olson of Meridian spent
a few days last week in the home of
her uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs. Bernt
Bertelson.
News has arrived here from Selig-
man, Ariz., that Miss Frances Lee
Hanson was wed to Mr. Samuel Cof-
fey on Wednesday, Aug. 31. This mar-
riage took place at the Methodist
parsonage in Flagstaff, Ariz. Rev.
Ragsdale officiated. The bride is the
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
H. F. Hanson of this community. She
is a graduate of our local high school.
After finishing school here she studied
beauty culture in Dallas. She has been
employed in the Harvey House in
Seligman, Ariz. more than a year.
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Former Clifton Lady
Dies At Olney, Texas
Olney, Texas, Sept. 5.—Funeral
services for Mrs. Louise Arlitt, 79,
who died at the home of a daughter
near Olney Saturday afternoon, were
conducted in the Lunn Funeral home
chapel at 2 p. m. Sunday by Rev. P.
J. Klek, pastor of St. Luke’s Lutheran
Church. The body was taken overland
to Yoakum, where a second service
was held Monday afternoon, with
burial in the family pint in the Yoa-
kum cemetery.
Mrs. Arlitt, who was a native of
Germany, had lived in South Texas
arriving there in 4884.
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Ralph Harwell Breaks
Arm In Truck Accident
Ralph Harwell, truck foreman for
the Texas Milling Company of this
place, had the misfortune to get his
left arm broken between the elbow
and shoulder last Tuesday afternoon
when the large track loaded with
flour, he was driving on a trip to
Mart, turned over with him as he was
attempting to make the sharp curve
on the highway south of Clifton a
short distance at the Terrell farm.
Dr. V. D. Goodall was called into
service by Ralph Lane who was in the
the track with Harwell, though not
hurt at all, and the Doctor immedi-
ately in company with Hugh Trotter,
manager of the mill, took Harwell to
a sanitarium in Waco where an X-ray
picture of the break was made before
setting the arm.
The truck cab was torn up consid-
erably and the truck otherwise dam-
aged, and the big load of flour heaped
up in a pile at the side of the high-
way; though not damaged as much
as might be expected, it is reported.
The many friends of Harwell con-
gratulate him on not being more se-
riously injured, and hope for his
early and complete recovery.
Valley Mills Football
Schedule Announced
Valley Mills, Sept. 12.—Here is
Valley Skills’ football schedule for the
year:
Sept. 16—Crawford at Valley Mills.
Sept. 23—State Home at Valley
rais:--
Sept. 30—Morgan at Valley Mills.
Oct. 7—Gatesville at Valley Mills.
Oct. 13—Dem School at Denton.
Oct. 21—Open.
Oct. 28—Marlin at Valley Mills.
Nov. 4—Open.
Nov 11—Clifton at Clifton.
Nov. 18—Open.
Nov. 24—Clifton at Clifton.
The high lights of the season will
be the games with Gatesville and Mar-
lin. The Eagles have never defeated
the boys from Marlin. They lost 7 to 6
in 1935, and 13 to 0 the last two
games. However, this will be the first
time the Marlin team has played in
Valley Mills.
Ed Jelks is the only letter man re-
turning from the previous year's
backfield. Jack Everett, Jim Black-
man, Walter Bonds and Jake Bonds
are returning ends, who lettered last
year. Andy Anderson and Dwain
Heath are back at the tackle posts
and Norman Pollei is back at center.
J. R. Carmichael is the only returning
guard. The line will have plenty of ex-
perienced men, but the backfield will
be made up of new men.
J.O.Y. BRIDGE CLUB
Mrs. E. A. Priddy was hostess to
the J.O.Y. Bridge Club and a few in-
vited guests at the last regular meet-
ing, at her attractive home in Valley
Mills.
Beautiful bouquets of early Fall
flowers decorated the home.
After the usual number of pleasant
bridge games, Mrs. Emmett Schow
held high score; Mrs. Dury Helm sec-
ond high, and Miss Ann McNeill was
awarded high for the guests.
The hostess served a dainty
course to the
guests:
Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt
Urged For President
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 9.—
The newspaper La Correspondencia
Friday editorially urged the nomina-
tion of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
for President of the United States,
saying such a step would avoid any
conflict over a third term for her
husband.
The nomination should be given
Mrs. Roosevelt, the newspaper de-
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