Three Automobile Wrecks Reported in Clifton Area
The Texas Highway Patrolman James Wright reported three weekend wrecks near Clifton. Mrs J A Bakke and Mike Smith were injured in a Friday intersection collision. Bakke remained hospitalized with shock and broken ribs while Mike was treated and released. A Sunday crash sent Mrs Donald Johnson’s family to church with no injuries. Sam Lee Huey II wrecked an Austin Healey Sprite at Crossroads and was taken to Gatesville hospital after cutting his eye.
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Clifton
Texas Highway
James Wright
J. A. Bakke
Avenue J
Mike Smith
Clifton High School
West 5Th Street
J. D. Smith
Wright
Donald Johnson
Cranfills Gap
Johnson
Korea
Sam Lee Huey II
Gatesville
Denton
Young Huey
Gatesville Hospital
Clifton High Boys Win District 13-A Golf Meet
Clifton High School wins District 13-A golf at Lake Waco with a team score of 339. G. Wilson Collins leads with 75, while teammates Grimland 82 Outlaw 88 and Coffman 94 push Clifton past Alvarado 440 and Glen Rose 460. Collins and Grimland earn medals. four players qualify for regional at NTSU on April 22 with Little as alternate.
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Clifton High School
G. Wilson Collins
Larry Grimland
Bill Outlaw
Bobby Coffman
Lake Waco
Alvarado High School
Glen Rose
Clifton
Clifton High
Alvarado High
Alvarado
Collins
Grimland
Outlaw
Coffman
Richard Liardon
North Texas State University
Denton
Larry Little
Goldthwaite Dominates Clifton Cub Relays Crowns
Goldthwaite High School edged Keller 106 to 59 to win the Clifton High School Cub Relays held last Saturday. Marble Falls star Roy Myers earned high point honors with 32 of his team’s 51½, as five new event records were set including the 440-yard relay and 220-yard dash. Goldthwaite and Bangs paced the field with multiple firsts and state meet prospects noted by coach Aubrey Roberts.
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Goldthwaite High School
Clifton High School
Keller High School
Marte Falls High
Bangs High
Blooming Grove
Calvert
Whitney
Midlothian
Cedar Hill
Hubbard
Clifton
Midway
Kopper
Forney
Fairfield
Lorena
Ferris
Valley Mills
Roy Myers
Marble Falls High
Aubrey Roberts
Goldthwaite
Bangs
Keller
Dawson
Blackburn
Myers
Marble Falls
Roundtree
Porter
Briggs
Davis
Bruceville- Eddy
Rountree
Moran
Childress
Cook
Meador
Stead
Joshua
Lewis
Malakoff
Kramer
Yarborough
Hill
Ramsey
Payne
Grandview
Block
Moody
Salazar
Keuhn
Adams
Groesbeck
Rowan
Kopper and Childress of
Farrell
Goodwin
Brandon
Weatherspoon
Fiedler
Jeter
Tipping
Worley
Meridian
Goldthwaite High
James Smith
Clifton Names Eldon J Forbess Chief of Police
Eldon J Forbess of Laguna Park has been hired by the Clifton City Council to serve as Chief of Police. He retired from the United States Air Force Military Police after 12 years in that corps and 21 years in the Air Force, yesterday at James Connally AFB in Waco. The Forbess family moved from Laguna Park to Clifton area in 1962 and plans to relocate into Clifton soon, succeeding the recently resigned Clinton W Dodd.
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Eldon J. Forbess
Laguna Park
Clifton
Forbess
United States Air Force Military Police
Military
Air Force
James Connally Air Force Base
Waco
Don
Mike
Karen
Chief Forbess
Clinton W. Dodd
Clifton Garbage Truck Breaks Down Repaired This Week
Mayor Charles M. Isenhower told the Record Office that Clifton’s garbage truck broke down Tuesday afternoon and is under repair, leaving other trucks to haul waste but unable to meet the special truck schedule. Residents urged to be patient until the issue is fixed.
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Charles M._ Isenhower
Record Office
Mrs Josie Hardwick Seeks Election as Bosque County Clerk
Mrs Josie M Hardwick requests support for her first elected term as Bosque County District Clerk. Appointed in March by District Judge Truman E Roberts to fill the unexpired term of Mrs Vada G Hanson, she asks voters to cast ballots on May 7 and promises courteous prompt and efficient service.
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Bosque County
Truman E. Roberts
Vada G. Hanson
Josie M. Hardwick
Daughter Of Clifton Record Publisher Visits El Paso Native
Mrs. Lillian O Bryan Reid of El Paso, daughter of J. C. O Bryan who started The Clifton Record in 1896, visits Clifton with her son Dr. Robert Lynn Reid professor at Baylor University. The pair plan to go to Waco after the visit and discuss family newspaper ties and local publishing history.
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Lillian O'Bryan Reid
el Paso
J. C. O'Bryan
Clifton Record
Clifton
Reid
James W. Smith
Robert L. Baldridge Sr
J. Chincheloe
Lipton Tea Company
Channing
Hartley
O'Bryan
William Baldridge
Robert L. Baldridge
W. T. Collingwood
Texas Western College
Collingwood
CHS Cubs Set For District Track Meet at Waco
Clifton High School will compete in the University Interscholastic League District 13-A Track Meet Thursday at Paul Tyson Stadium in Waco. Coach Aubrey Roberts lists Clifton entrants across sprints, distance events, relays, jumps, and throws, with Joshua High and Glen Rose favored to win.
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Aubrey Roberts
Joshua High School
Glen Rose High
Paul Tyson
Waco
Clifton High School
Roberts
Joshua
Glen Rose
Clifton High
Joe Anderson
Gary Anz
Clifton Girls Shine in McGregor Invitational Twirl Contest
Clifton High School girls competed in senior and junior divisions at McGregor High School gym on Saturday April 2. Senior entrants included Kathy Collins Vicky Outlaw Ann Claire Pierson Peggy Berry and Anita Wallace while junior entrants were Ann Ludtke Janet Holder Bonnie June Standefer Marsha Hill and Kim Outlaw. A high school trio of Vicky Outlaw Marsha Hill and Janet Holder earned a first division rating.
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Clifton High School
McGregor High School
Kathy Collins
Vicky Outlaw
Ann Claire Pierson
Peggy Berry
Anita Wallace
Ann Ludtke
Janet Holder
Bonnie June Standefer
Marsha Hill
Kim Outlaw
Municipal League Meeting Set in Clifton Tonight
About 150 people are expected in Clifton Thursday night for Region IX Texas Municipal League biennial meeting at 7:30 in the First Methodist Educational Building. Ladies will serve supper before the business session. Guest speaker is State Senator J. P. Ward of Meridian. Mayor Charles M. Isenhower is a Region IX director.
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Clifton
Texas Municipal League
First Methodist Church
J. P
CHS Junior Class Officers Named for Banquet and Prom
CHS junior class officers and steering committee members are pictured. Kenneth Holder leads as president with Charlotte Turner as treasurer, Vicki Gandy reporter, Join Poe vice president, Billie Gibbs secretary. Banquet is set in the school cafeteria at 6 30 p m followed by the prom at 8 15 p m in the National Guard Armory.
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CHS
Thy
Vicki Gandy
Poe
Billie Gibbs
Kenneth Holder
Charlotte Turner
Sharon Sparks
Kathy
Clifton Lions Club Names New Officers for Year
At a Tuesday noon meeting in City Hall dining room Clifton Lions elected T. F. Crawford president Gerald Rice 1st vice president Curtis Bakke 2nd vice president Bill Painter 3rd vice president J Bruce Parks secretary treasurer Reverend Erwin H Knitt chaplain J L Standefer tail twister and M R Pat White Lion tamer to lead the coming year Retiring officers include Gerald Lormrude and others A June 28 installation date was set and Civic Improvement Society members served a fried chicken dinner.
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Clifton Lions Club
City Hall
T. F. Crawford
Gerald Rice
Curtis Bakke
Bill Painter
J. Bruce Parks
Erwin H. Knitt
J. L. Standefer J
M. R
Pat) White
Jack C. Tucker
J. C. Kincheloe
Paul Elton
Kent Appleby
Arthur Hyles
E. A. Priddy
Don Gloff
Bill Blewett
Gerald Lormrude
T. H. Ralph
Hans Kalscheuer
Ted B. Evans
W. T. Holder
Dan FE. Orbeck
J. B. Darden Jr
Cris E. Pierson
Civic Improvement Society
Clifton High to open district schedule with Whitney game
Clifton High School baseball opens District 13-A with a Friday 4 00 pm game against Whitney here. Zone play includes Clifton Whitney Itasca in the south, Glen Rose Alvarado Joshua in the north. Probable Clifton lineup features Thompson Grimland Bird Ledlow Outlaw Forson Bridger Coffman Anz.
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Clifton High School
Whitney High
Clifton High
Richard Liardon
Clifton
Whitney
Itasca
Glen Rose
Alvarado
Joshua
Itasca High
Jim Thompson
Larry Grimland
Jim Ed Bird
Robert Ledlow
Bill Outlaw
Barry Forson
Henry Bridger
Bobby Coffman
Gary Anz
Cranfills Gap elects two trustees in school vote
Results show C. E. Stevens 26 and June Blum 22 did not win. Gene M. Knudson 24 and L. E. Orbeck 38 were the contenders. Voters chose Stevens and Orbeck as the two trustees.
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Cranfills Gap
C. E. Stevens
June Blum
Gene M. Knudson
L. E. Orbeck
Mr. Stevens
Mr. Orbeck
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Bettis
Clifton Public Schools
Clifton Jaycees
Lake Whitney Association
Lake Whitney
Helen C. Aars
Texas
Long Beach
California
Mullen
Frazier
White
Anderson
Terry
Police
Mrs. Hardwick
CHS Cubs
C. L. Conrad
Ronnie Dickerson
Danny Dietiker
Lloyd Hampe
Ronnie Horn
Sammy Mann
Larry Mueller
Tim Outlaw
Wayne Prescher
Garland
Rocky) Rummel
Frank Billman
Municipal League
Heart of Texas
Charles M. Isenhower
City of
Lions Club
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