Clean-Up Weeks Set in Clifton to Fix-Up Park
Mayor C E Pierson proclaims April as Clean-Up Fix-Up Paint-Up Weeks in Clifton. Jaycees lead efforts to clean Clifton city park and repair playground equipment and urge council and county to beautify Bosque River at Old Mill Dam. Volunteers offer labor while residents are asked to cooperate. City trucks will collect debris on a special cleanup schedule next week.
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C. E. Pierson
Clifton
Clifton Jaycees
Curtis Bakke
Bosque River
Old Mill Dam
Pierson
Clifton residents urged to fund new hospital project
The Record outlines a community drive for a larger modern hospital in Clifton. Editorial notes clarify misconceptions about physician involvement and local support while reporting on gifts from Special Gifts group, Clinic Employees, and Hospital Employees divisions. Total pledges push toward a $210,000 goal.
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Clifton
CHS Cub Relays Powers Shine Amid Injuries and Setbacks
Clifton High's Cub Cinder team finished third at the annual Cub Relays with 60 points. Key members Wayne Prescher and Tommy Henderson were sidelined by injuries from the meet, hampering a District 13-A Track Meet bid. Prescher clocked 10.4 seconds in the 100 yard dash, Henderson suffered a broken ankle after vaulting from height.
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Clifton High
Cub
Dame Misforaine
Clifton
Wayne Prescher
Tommy Henderson
Wayne
Tommy
Henderson
Anderson
Hubbard
Prescher
Daros
Groesbeck
Blackburn
Goldthree
Pave
Jifton
Fishing tale and Cuba hijack share small town notice
Maxine Calvert reports a slow fishing trip at the Jack Hill tank where Bryan Hill hooked a large channel catfish on an artificial lure, a rare catch. Separate note mentions a plane hijack to Cuba involving Marine Terry Sivils Shugart, with family ties to Clifton, California. Also a local display at Clifton Funeral Home features J. B. Darden’s prize tulips attracting visitors.
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Maxine Calvert
Jack Hill
Maxine
Bryan Hill
Bryan
Cuba
U.S
Terry Sivils Shugart
Dallas
California
Shugart
Clifton
Jess Siils
Margaret Cooper
John A. Shugart
Garden Grove
Calif
San Diego
District 13 A Track Meet slated here on Friday
Clifton's Cubs host District 13 A Track Meet with field events at 1 30 p m and prelims at 2 30 p m Finals start 7 p m Tickets 25 cents students 50 cents adults Six district teams compete in this meet as a qualifier for regional and state.
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Clifton’s
Cubs
Grand Jury Recommends Deputy Sheriff Addition in Bosque County
The Bosque County Grand Jury reports in its April 1969 session that 12 of 13 investigated cases resulted in true bills. They commend the county jail, Sheriff, District Attorney, and County Attorney, and urge the Commissioners Court to study hiring an additional deputy or dispatcher.
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District Court OF
Bosque County
52Nd Judicial Dist
Texas
Commissioners Court
City Council School Trustee Election Results
Voters turnout solid in most area elections last Saturday. Clifton Mayor elect O F Pierson led with 210 votes, others 126 write ins 1. councilmen elect Blewett 264 Morton 142 Krueger 132 Corpier 123 Greenwade 7. Clifton School trustee favored Fehler Jr 319 Bakke 249 Smith 227 Conrad 184 others fell short. Cranfills Gap and Meridian schools show low votes for trustee slots.
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Clifton City
O. FE. Pierson
Charles Isenhower
Frank Watley
J. W.bill Blewett
Charles Morton
Will Krueger, Sr
James Corpier
A. M. Greenwade
Clifton School
Charles Fehler, Jr
Olee Bakke
James W. Smith
Edwin P. Conrad
Homer McDougal
Joe K. Brown
Cranfills Gap School
Trent Ho Knudson
Dean Thomas
Stevens
Meridian School
Clifton Golf Club Holds Annual Meeting April 15
Merle Belcher president of the Clifton Golf Club reminds members of the annual meeting next Tuesday night April 15 at 7 pm in City Hall dining room. Officers to be elected. greens redo and a spring tournament to be discussed. Outgoing officers are Belcher president B P Hall vice president and Don Olson secretary treasurer.
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Merle Belcher
Clifton Golf Club
City Hall
Belcher
B. P. Hall
Don Olson
Treas
Lions Hear of New Clifton Hospital Campaign
Harold Warren, director of a $210,000 local gifts drive, told the Clifton Lions Club that meeting the goal and giving all who benefit a chance to contribute over three years is vital. He noted Clifton’s strong medical history and the need to upgrade facilities to maintain quality care, citing hospital cost benchmarks for the area.
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Clinic Employees Group
A. O. Carr
Clinic
Harold Warren
Clifton
Charles Morton
R. N
New Hospital Building Fund
Ada Windham
Clifton Lions Club
Warren
Texas
Goodall-Witcher Hospital
LIONS
New Hospital Day At Clifton Public Schools
Friday April 11 marks New Hospital Day at Clifton Public Schools. Pupils help build the new hospital with a $210000 local drive. Each student to give from allowance, a 25 cent gift funds one square inch. Contributors receive a miniature bicycle bumper sticker.
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New Hospital
Clifton Public Schools
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Kerens
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the Park
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Bill Bertelsen
Bill Blewett
Bruce Parks
Ted Evans
J. C. Wincheloe
Bob Lane
Bob Baldridge
Cris Pierson
John P. Gilliam
Les Lundberg
J. B. Darden
By Sam Logan
Truman EF. Roberts
Henry Bass
Foreman J. L. Standefer, Jr
Relen
Cecil Wimberly
Jack Cureton
Jr. M White, Jr
Norvill Flatt
James Gardner
Marion Jorgenson
J. T. Lomax
BE. W. McGee
Robert Wells
Meridian
County Crusade
American Cancer Society
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