Clifton Wins Hill-Burton Grant for New Goodall-Witcher Hospital
The Texas Health Department approved a Hill-Burton matching grant of 789,973.50 dollars for Clifton’s Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation to build a 64 bed, 1.5 million dollar facility. Helen Aars said plans move forward with architect Preston Geren of Fort Worth and a ground breaking possibly by year end. total local contributions exceed 240,000 dollars toward the project with 526,162 still to raise via a loan.
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Goodall- Witcher
Clifton
Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation
Federal Hill-Burton
Helen C. Aars
Austin
Texas Hospital
Clifton’s Hospital
Preston M. Geren
Fort Worth
Federal Bureau of the Budget
Texas Health Department
Jim B. Smith
Goodall-Witcher Hospital
Hill-Burton
Smith
Leav
PTA Spring Festival Set May 23
Clifton PTA sponsors a May 23 Spring Festival at Bettis Auditorium with a program titled Our America a Patriotic Operetta featuring fourth to sixth graders on the Mayflower flag Betsy Ross and Lincoln at Gettysburg. Proceeds fund piano projectors and more. admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students.
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Clifton Pta
Bettis Auditorium
America
Plymouth Rock
Betsy Ross
General Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Werner Phillip
PTA
City Expands Airport Hangar in Clifton
Clifton City Council voted to add two hangar sections at the Municipal Airport to meet demand. Mayor O E Pierson named Rudy Johnson and Ed Bryn to special areas of responsibility and outlined a $4000 material cost with city labor to erect the units. Rent from stalls will cover costs in 10 years and then generate city income. The council also extended city limits toward the Santa Fe tracks and approved 19th Street construction to support the upcoming Clifton Turkey Hatchery project.
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Clifton
O. E. Pierson
R. A. (Rudy) Johnson
Ed Bryn
Pierson
Charles Morton
VFW Sponsors Lite- A- Bike Day in Clifton
The VFW and Ladies Auxiliary in Clifton sponsor Lite- A- Bike Day on Saturday April 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Clifton School Gym. Youth are invited to bring bicycles for a reflector tape distribution to improve lighting equipment, free of charge.
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V. F. W. and Ladies Auxiliary
Clifton
Clifton School
CHS Band Concert Slated for April 16 at Bet tis Auditorium
Clifton School presents its annual band concert at Bet tis Auditorium starting 7 30 p m on Thursday April 16 with the fifth and sixth grade bands and the high school band closing the program. Band Parents will offer pie and coffee after the concert with tickets 50 cents for students and 1 00 for adults. Proceeds benefit the general fund for year end awards.
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Clifton
Bettis Auditorium
Band Parents Association
Vista Volunteer Locates in Clifton
Mae Teeters a Vista Volunteer has relocated to Clifton to work with the Senior Opportunities and Services program. Her Mt. Pleasant Michigan home and apartment at 2145 S Ave E place her with SOS efforts in Bosque County as part of a 16 county plan. SOS coordinator Mildred Anderson oversees centers in Erath Bosque Hamilton and Mills counties here, noting six centers with Hamilton’s as largest on the bottom floor of the former Hamilton Hospital.
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Mae Teeters
Vista
Clifton
Erath
Bosque
Hamilton
Mills
Hamilton Hospital
Diffe
Commissioners weigh adding deputy and patrol car
Bosque County Commissioners hear Sheriff John Baxter request another deputy and patrol car to boost Lake Whitney area protection. They call a Wednesday special meeting to discuss funding sources and car specifications amid budget concerns.
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Meridian
Bosque County
Commissioners Court
John Baxter
Baxter
Lake Whitney
Shields
Laguna Park
Corps of Engineers
E. W
Fibber) McGee
McGee
Cub Cindermen Host District 13-A Track Meet Friday
CHS Cindermen led by Coach Aubrey Roberts host the District 13-A Meet with field events at 2 p.m. and preliminaries at 3:30 p.m. Winners advance to regional competition. Valley Mills relays highlight the slate with records and top placers noted across events.
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Aubrey Roberts
CHS Cindermen
Lloyd Bentsen to Visit Clifton for Bosque County Stop
U S Senatorial candidate Lloyd Bentsen will fly into Clifton Airport for a brief Bosque County visit. He will meet residents at Cooksey Place restaurant in Clifton from 5 15 to 5 45 p m on Tuesday April 21 with free coffee and cookies.
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U.S
Lloyd Bentsen
Clifton
Bosque County
Cooksey Place
Clifton Students Dominate UIL 13 A Contests at Baylor
Last Thursday Clifton showcased strong showing in University Interscholastic League events at Baylor University with many first place ribbons. Winners include Betty Gail Conrad and George Nelson in prose reading, Charlotte King and Larry Sorenson in poetry, Debra Brown and J D Blassingame in extemperaneous, and Mike Reeder in ready writing, among others. First place qualifiers advance to the Regional UIL Meet in Denton on April 24.
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Clifton
Baylor University
Denton
Betty Gail Conrad
Pam Rice
George Nelson
Jim Bakke
Charlotte King
Margie
Tim Stevens
County Program Committee Sets Bi annual Meet
Besque County Program Building Committee schedules a bi annual meeting for April 20 at 7 30 pm in Meridian courtroom. All members and interested people urged to attend. Dr John Chapin Extension Agronomist will speak on 3 76 in 76 about boosting state agricultural income to 3 76 million by 1976. Sub committee meetings for Resource Development Youth Aging and Agriculture will follow.
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Besque County Program Building Committee
Meridian
John Chapin
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Don Humphries
Wendell Burden
Aubrey Cook
John T. Fowler
Larry Langston
Hans Wimberly
Jack Hill
Hans Wunberly
Clarice Bosher
W. F. Key Jr
Marcus Compton
J. B. Culp
Loren A. Hemphill
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Morgan
Sheriff's Department
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Cub Cindermen
Valley Mills
Pete Wiede
Tommy Hafer
Wallace
Tommy Henderson
Wayne Dreyer
Randall Burden
Larry Bridger
Henderson
Jerry Kleine
Lindsey Wallace
Bridger
Sorenson
Symank
Victor Conrad
Cluf- Tex Manufacturing Co
Farmers State Bank
Board of Directors
Mr. Conrad
Otto Co. Rueter
Rueter
W& March
U. S
Clifton High School
David Reesing
Michelle Dorsey
Ann Ludtke
Kim Outlaw
Rosemary Swenson
Allen Aarts
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