Beauties and Bass In Spotlight This Week At Lake Whitney
Lake Whitney hosts two major events with 80 beauty contestants at Whitney High School gym Thursday through Saturday and about 600 anglers in the State Bass Tournament at Redwood Lodge Thursday through Sunday. Pageant and tournament draw large crowds as Lake Whitney’s 1972 Miss Texas Universe linkage is noted.
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Lake Whitney
Whitney High School
Redwood Lodge
Texas
Toledo Bend
Karl Golding
Tribune-Herald
Miss Lake Whitney
Lake Whitney Association
Whitney Chamber of Commerce
Whitney Lions Club
Whitney JayCees
Upon A Thought on Vietnam War Demonstrations
The writer laments veterans marching in Washington, arguing many old and wounded servicemen still suffer from past conflicts. He questions why veterans rarely complain about sacrifices and notes enduring pain from World War I to Korea and recent wars. He cites long-term wounds, prisoner hardships, and the need to acknowledge unseen sacrifices.
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Washington
Clifton
Cancer Sunday volunteers plan post event outreach in Bosque County
April 25 marks Cancer Sunday with adult and junior volunteers, church inserts, and door to door calls April 26 30. County chair Joe White distributed educational materials to community chairmen and workers wear badges for outreach across Clifton Crawfills Gap Iredell Hopper Meridian Morgan Wailey Mils Walnut Springs and Lakeside Village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe White
Bosque County Cancer Crusade
Apri
American Cancer Society
Lakeside Village
Theresa Bell
Bettye Brown
Janie Conrad
Pat Conrad
Lynne Enoch
Donna Tlampe
Connie Haywood
Nancy Homerstad
Heidi Knitt
Margaret Luckenbach
Darlene Meyers
Janet Pederson
Brenda Paston
Diana Smith
Lazane Smith
Crawfills Gap
Tracine Phillips
Cindy Rohne
Iredell
Gary Claunch
Johnny Smith
Ihopper
Jerry Robinson
Chris Smith
Ricky Sowers
Meridian
Arlene Bell
Debbie Sharp
Morgan
John Chenault
James Dunn
Wailey Mils
Lisa Nutt
Kathy Winthrow
Walnut Springs
Don Morrow
Greg Morrow
License Plate Sales Rise in Bosque County in 1971
Bosque County reports 7 860 sets of license plates sold by March 31 1971 extending to about 193 000 dollars in plate sales nearly 22 dollars higher than 1970 totals. About 290 more plates were sold in 1971 than in 1970.
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Bosque County
District 10 AA Baseball Schedule Reported
The second round of District 10 AA baseball began April 20 with Clifton on a remaining schedule. Games start at 7 30 p m. April 20 Connally here April 27 West there April 30 Robinson there May 4 Midway here.
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Clifton
Connally
West
Robinson
Midway
Bosque Memorial Museum hosts open house on Texas heritage
The Bosque Memorial Museum invites the public to an open house and social hour Sunday April 25 from 2 to 5 PM. Officers will showcase Texas cultural heritage with exhibits and offer pamphlets from the University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures. Copies of The Twenty Americans and The Norwegian Americans are available for $1.25 each.
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Bosque Memorial Museum
Texas
Vasara
Cani
Texas Institute of Texan Cultures
San Antone
Open House Draws 600 Plus At Clifton Turkey Hatchery
More than 600 visitors toured the Clifton Turkey Hatchery during a special Open House last Sunday. Dick Taylor, president, and Jack Henry, plant manager, expressed thanks to all attendees for their warm welcome as the hatchery, operating since March 18, produced its first egg batch on April 15.
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Clifton
Dick Taylor
Jack Henry
Daylight Saving Time Begins in Texans This Spring
DST goes into effect at 2 A.M. Sunday April 25 1971. Texans must set clocks forward one hour to 3 A.M. The period lasts until October 25 1971 when clocks return to Central Standard Time.
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Sandard
Coon Creek Homecoming Set for April 25
The Coon Creek Homecoming is scheduled Sunday April 25 at the Coon Creek Church and grounds. Exes former residents and neighbors are invited to join friends and relatives for a day of visiting and reminiscing with all day gospel singing and dinner on the grounds. Joe White president invites all former Coon Creekers to attend.
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Coon Creek
Joe White
Coon
Clifton Band Parents Meeting Set for April 26
The Clifton Band Parents Association will hold a meeting Monday night April 26 at 7 00 in the Clifton High School Band hall. All band parents are invited to attend.
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Clifton Band Parents Association
Clifton High School
Baptist Youth Rally Set Here Sunday p.m.
A county wide youth rally is planned at First Baptist Church in Clifton this Sunday evening April 26. Rev Bryan Thornburg leads as host pastor with Dr Jimmy Allen of San Antonio as speaker and Rev Ray Parmer moderating. Choirs, music, testimonies and a mass gathering are planned to engage youth and adults from across the Meridius Baptist Association.
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Cutton
First Baptist Church
The
Meridius Baptist Association
Next Oul
Counry
Bryan Thornburg
First Baptist
Clifton
Jimmy Allen
San Antonio
Worshie
Baptist
General Conventin
Texas
Christian Life Comission
Beyior
Eqm
Parmer
Wo Ray Parmer
Valley Mails
Raily
Curtis Holland
Grace Memorial Baptist Chure Chiton
Randall Scottie
Meridian
Apg
Deul Harper
Wal- Aut Springs Baptist
Cts
Pam
Marsh
Allen
Thornbury
Track Meet at Midway Marred By Wind Rain
The Midway district track meet faced wind and rain cancellations and delays. Clifton dominated events with top pawns and several records, as Robinson edged Midway by a slim margin to claim the crown.
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Qgulie
Robinson
Ald Clitten
Midway
Nopinson
Chitten
Clifton Reports 2 10 Rain Totals This Week
Official rainfall for Clifton during the past week amounted to 210 inches as of noon Tuesday. Last Thursday and night added .60 inches, Saturday and night .85, and Monday and night .40, bringing the total to 21 inches. Some places reported as much as 485 inches.
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Clifton
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Joe Wallace
Leon Smith
Ana
Dallas
State Future Homemakers of America
Linda Schwartz
Debra Brown
Linda Schulze
Helen Zuwilke
Betty McDougal
Linea Meinkowsky
Donna Hampe
Patricia Conrad
Glenda Wells
Ed Lett
LOT
Bisque County Farm
Kathy Sardis
Miss Wells
Staft
Turkey Hatchery
Baptist Youth Rally
Denton
Wayne Dreyer
Tom Jerderson
Harold Wiede
D. P. Canuteson
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