Former Resident's Son Wins Prizes in Opera Auditions
Fort Worth baritone William Walker 30 did not win top prize at the Metropolitan Opera auditions in New York on Friday night March 23 but shared the $2,000 Weyerhaeuser Scholarship with Ohio tenor. He also earned unlimited free voice lessons with a Met teacher. Walker sang the prologue from Pagliacci. He is a TCU 1956 graduate and has led operatic roles in New York. James McCray and Janis Martin were other prize recipients. Ada Bernice Whitley underwent X-rays in Waco for headaches.
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Fort Worth
Metropolitan Opera
New York City
William Walker
Weyerhaueser
Ohio
New York
Metropolitan Opera Studio
Met
TCU
John Brigham
Walker
James McCray
Youngstown
Mr. Walker
Janis Martin
Sacramento
California
Poage Critiques Supreme Court Ruling on State Districts
Congressman W. R. Poage denounces a Supreme Court 6 to 2 decision expanding federal review over state legislative districting. He argues it erodes states rights and shifts power from legislatures to courts, warning it could undermine the balance of government and bring political questions into judicial review. Poage notes potential historic fraud concerns surrounding the 14th Amendment's adoption.
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Capitol
Supreme Court
W. R. Poage
Texas
Ted Evans Returns from Nebraska Trip
Ted Evans arrived back in Clifton early this week after a two weeks business trip to Kearney Nebraska. He found several inches of snow on the ground and noted the spring thaw and rains caused an ice jam and floods in the area. He was glad to return to Texas weather.
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Ted Evans
Clifton
Kearney
Nebraska
Mr. Evans
Texas
County Agent Initiates Screwworm Eradication Drive
Floyd M Key leads a Texas wide effort with air-dropped sterile screwworm flies and expanded production facilities at Kerrville and Mission. Inspections since January reveal screwworms in 30 southern Texas counties, with a coordinated USDA ARC plan including border fly barriers and rapid treatment.
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Floyd M Key
Texas
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Kerrville
Mission
Agricultural Research Service
Southwest Animal Health Research Foundation
Texas Animal Health Commission
State Extension Services
Mexico-Texas
Florida
Bandera
Bastrop
Bee
Brooks
Burnet
Calhoun
Cameron
Duval
Frio
Gillespie
Goliad
Hays
Hidalgo
Jim Hogg
Kennedy
Kerr
Kinney
Kleberg
Live Oak
Llano
Maverick
Medina
Refugio
Starr
Uvalde
Victoria
Webb
Willacy
Zapata
Zavala
Sebring
Clifton youths in soil and water teams showcased
Back row left to right Rodney Kruse Layne Kruse and John Kruse of Clifton join Crawfills Gap alternate junior electric team in a conservation demonstration. The group highlights junior soil water and range work with senior demonstration participants.
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Nis Johnson
Crawfills Gap
Rodney Kruse
Layne Kruse
Clifton
John Kruse
Meridian
Bosque County
Stephenville
Clayton Deibert
Larry Mueller
Junior Electric
Craig Colwick
Den
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8553 Meeting Schedule
The Robert E. Binford Post 8553 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Clifton Texas holds meetings on the first and third Thursday of each month on Riverside Drive.
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Veterans OF Foreign Wars OF the
Robert E. Binford
Clifton
Texas
Riverside Drive
Social Security account check urged for accurate records
The notice advises workers to review their social security records at least every three years to prevent missing or misreported earnings. It notes corrections may be limited by time or unavailable records and offers a card form to request a statement of credits. The Waco office is at 1701 Austin Avenue with Clifton outreach on Tuesday, May 1.
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Social Security Administration
Waco
Austin Avenue
Clifton
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TTL
K. T. Martin Co
Fast
K. T. Martin
K. T. Martin Co., Inc
Crop Hail Insurance P.O
Dallas, Texas
Erry
Ours
POAGE
Mexican
United States Department of the Interior
Clifton Record
Gladstone
America
Kaaasaiuil
THE
Clifton, Texas
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Parks Insurance Agency
Waco Theatre
Meteor
Mercury
E. E. Stewart Motors
American Red Cross
Colvert's Prescription Pharmacy
Dallas
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