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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1960
Page
4
Notes preview a weekend event at Waco with the Cubs Connally and Midway favored for the district title. Itasca also shows potential as a dark horse contender while weather control speculation and forecasting advances spark debate among scientists.
The Clifton community anticipates the annual Easter program by Clifton High School music students under Mrs C R Jenson with Mrs F B Harris speech pupils. City officials urge residents to keep the Clifton Golf Course off City Park. posts and cables will deter cars. Western Auto and Charlie s Cafe report improvements. Internal Revenue Service notes tax filing and quarterly payments. April tax time reminder. School board and city elections saw very low turnout, under 100 voters. Santa Fe Railway carload and traffic figures for the week ending April 2 are reported.
Local social page lists Mrs. James Hyles and sons Mike and Mark of Dallas visiting grandparents, engineering student Cliff Jenson and roommate Fred Lahm from El Paso with Cliff’s family, and many other Clifton residents hosting relatives and friends from Dallas, Houston, Denton, and Ohio over the weekend.
Clifton Real Estate opened an office at 210 North Avenue D in a building owned by Dr. G Wilson Collins. Partners are C A Dennis, Ole Hogstel, and A L Flint, with Dennis and Hogstel previously in partnership and Flint a local dealer. The trio formed a new Clifton partnership. Envelopes and related supplies were sold by The Clifton Record.
The district grand jury for Bosque County Texas reports four true bills of indictment, all felonies, returned after one day of session. They commend Judge R B Cross for his service and note support from the District and County Attorney, the sheriff, and law enforcement, and urge rehabilitation alongside punishment at the State School for Boys. The jury also welcomes a Lake Whitney deputy sheriff and requests discharge subject to the court’s call. Walter Prescher secretary, Charlie Mills foreman.
Mr and Mrs T C Handley and children Joe Don and Terry of Odessa joined Mr and Mrs Clarence D Handley Jr and son Jackie of Waco visiting near Clifton with the older couple's parents Mr and Mrs CD Handley.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Lormrude attended the annual AG Food Stores stockholders convention in Dallas last Sunday. They also enjoyed a banquet at Memorial Auditorium that evening.
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