Bicentennial Festival of Praise at Bettis Auditorium
Meridian Baptist Association hosts a county wide Bicentennial Festival of Praise Sunday at 7 p.m. at Bettis Auditorium Clifton Elementary School. Dr Fuell Porter of Baylor University leads congregational singing with Baylor Chapel and Concert Choirs. Dr James Eaves will speak. Porter notes his long choral career and affiliations. Bosque County churches are invited to join this community celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of Meridian Baptist Association
Bettis
Clifton
Fuell Porter
Baylor University
Baylor
Forter
James Eaves
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Eaves
Religious Heritage of American Foundation
Washington, D. C
Porter
Southwest
Texas
Bryan High School
Sam Houston State University
Hardin-Simmons University
United States
Seventh and James Baptist Church
Waco
Texas Music Educators Association
Music Educators National Association
National Association of Teachers of Singing
Texas Choral Directors Association
Choral Conductors Guild of America
American Choral Directors Association
Rotary Club
Bosque County
Tires Recovered After Break-In At Erickson Feed Mills
Four tires taken from a storage shed at Erickson Feed Mills were recovered by Clinton police. The tires appeared hidden on the west side of North Ave. A. A shed door lock was forced. A citizen's band radio was stolen from a vehicle at the football field. No injuries were reported in two motor vehicle accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erickson Feed Mills
Clifton
North Ave. A
Alvin James
James
Charles K. Ward Jr
Meridian
North Highway 6
West 3Rd T
North Ave. E
North Ave. G
Lane to head TBA division
Robert B. Lane executive chairman of Clifton Bank is slated to be elected chairman of the State Bank Division at the 92nd state convention of the Texas Bankers Association in El Paso May 2 3 and 4 He will succeed Charles L. Childers of Tyler as head of the division handling operations and problems of the 738 member state banks The Texas association the oldest state bankers group in the United States will move into a new headquarters building in Austin later this year Governor Dolph Briscoe will speak on the final day of the El Paso convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Lane
Clifton Bank
State Bank
Texas Bankers Association
el Paso
Charles L. Childers
Tyler
TBA
Texas Association
United States
Austin
Dolph Briscoe
City tackles leash law menace and street repairs
City Hall discussed roaming dogs violating leash rules with Mayor Jim B. Smith seeking volunteers to staff a dog catcher and warning dog owners. Council also considered enforcement of leash laws and addressed residential-mechanic shop activity, street repaving plans, and possible recreation program changes with CETA funds aiding but not salaries for last year’s director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
City Hall
Jim B. Smith
Meyor Smith
Alvin James
James
Smith
Donald A. Gloff
Joe White
Don Hennig
Baseball League to meet Monday in Clifton Center
The Neils Creek Baseball League will meet Monday April 26 at 7 30 p m in the Clifton Civic Center to align divisions and schedules. Officials invite coaches and parents. Local notes include inspections of day care centers and a push for state personnel, plus Clifton airport aid prospects and CETA funding timelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neils Creek
Clifton Civic Center
Democratic primary plans for Clifton Precinct 15 outlined
Precinct 15 in Clifton will hold the Democratic primary on Saturday May 1 in the Civic Center dining room with T F Crawford as election judge. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm a blue registration certificate is advised before voting and the 1:30 pm Precinct 15 Convention at the Civic Center will be presided over by Crawford with all qualified voters urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Civic Center
T. F. Crawford
Crawford
Texas
Missing Fair catalogues sought for Clifton records
Mrs T N Foster asks for missing Central Texas Fair catalogues from 1949 1954 1957 1958 1959 plus uncertainty about war years. She notes a 1940 catalogue exists and 1948 publication paused by war. Call 675 8860 to help preserve and display these histories during August fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Foster
Clifton Record
William T. Jordan
Delmelia Dunn
Clifton Receives City Sales Tax Rebate Check
State Comptroller Bob Bullock in Austin mailed checks totaling 11.9 million dollars in rebates to 516 cities and towns. Clifton was the only Bosque County community to receive a check as part of the one cent city sales tax rebate efforts this year. Bullock said he has remitted 87.4 million to 845 municipalities so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Office of State Comptroller
Bob Bullock
Austin
Bosque County
Bullock
New Voting Place Listed for Precinct 19 Bosque County
A new voting site for Precinct 19 in Bosque County is effective May 1, moving from Steiner Baptist Church to the Steel Creek Acres Community Building and Fire Hall at Pop Sample Camp. The May primary will be held there, while tax collection figures show city and state sales taxes rising faster than inflation, with 1975 city and state totals up from 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Steiner Baptist Church
Steel Creek
GOP absentee voting underway in Bosque County primary
Bosque County Republican chairman LeRoy Williams reports absentee voting runs through April 27 with May 1 for the primary. Ballot includes four delegates pledged to Ford and Reagan, plus U S Senate and House candidates, a railroad commissioner, and write in precinct chair positions. Propositions ask about criminal justice and school policies. precinct conventions set for 3 PM May 1 and county convention May 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Williams
Bosque County
Walter Smith
Douglas H. DeCluitt
Joan B. Wood
Ronald Brandon
Gerald R. Ford
Bette Mac
Rae
Jimmie Angel
Herbert H. Hahn
Weldon Walker
Ronald Reagan
Community Calendar April 22 8 Events Share April Dates
Central Texas Fair Association meets April 22 to 29. Social Security Day in Meridian April 23. Senior Citizens monthly dance April 24. Cisco Jr College Homecoming Raunch Week April 24 25. Bosque County Art Club Show and Sale Frontier Jubilee April 25. Cleng Peerson Historical marker April 25. Zone Youth Rally Immanuel Lutheran Church April 26. Mason lodge supper April 27. Future Teachers Banquet April 29. Senior Trip April 30 May 1. Annual Lake Whitney Beauty Pageant May 1. Election May 2. Magazine Club Pilgrimage Tour May 5. Lutheran Church Women Spring Convention May 7. Bluebonnet Club biologist and film May 8. Selective Service Board No. 76 ceases operation May 8. Coon Creek Boswell Shower May 14. Clifton Band Six Flags Open Contest May 17. Cake Decorating Course via MCC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas Fair Association
Meridian
Senior Citizens
Cisco Jr. College
Bosque County
Cleng Peerson
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Mason Lodge
Future Teachers
Lutheran Church Women
Waco Conf
Bluebonnet Club
Selective Service Board No. 76
Clifton Band
Six Flags
MCC
Clifton Record
Eggen Re-Elected Clifton School Board President
Clifton Independent School District trustees re elected Dr Troy Eggen as president by acclamation for another year at Clifton High. Vice president is Mrs Donald Gloff and secretary Jean Reeder, with Olee Bakke not seeking reelection. The board set no student materials fees for 1976 77 with driver education charges pending state policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Eggen
Clifton Independent, School District Board of Trustees
Clifton High School
Donald A. Gloff
Jean Reeder
Clifton Cooperative Drive mobilizes five groups for charity drive
Five organizations in the Clifton Independent School District join a coordinated effort led by Rev. Cleon Flanagan to raise funds. The Clifton Cooperative Drive on May 10 gathers Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Mental Health MHMR Red Cross and Salvation Army with a formal executive committee and city leaders directing solicitations and publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Independent
Clifton
Boy Scouts
Girlcouts
Mental Health
Peerson memorial marker dedication set near Clifton
The Cleng Peerson memorial marker will be dedicated at 3 p m Sunday on Farm Market Road 219 eight and one half miles west of Clifton. County Judge Ward will bring greetings and Clarence Colwick will unveil the marker. The Bosque County Historical Commission sponsors the event with help from Clifton Chamber of Commerce and donations from Clifton and distant communities including Stavenger Norway and Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleng Peerson
Farm Market Road
Clifton
Sam Radde
Bosque County Historical Commission
Alvon Nelson
Trinity Luth
Eran Church
Patty Squyres
Lloyd Matson
Clarence Colwick
Charles K. Ward Jr
Bosque County
Clifton Named Bicentennial City
Clifton has been designated an official bicentennial community. Mayor Jim B. Smith received a mailgram Thursday from S L Abbott regional director of the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration Dallas. Abbott praised Clifton for its splendid efforts and commitment. Poage learned of the recognition through John W Warner AREA administration Washington and notified The Clifton Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Jim B. Smith
S. L. Abbott
The
American Revo
Lution Bicentennial Administration
Dallas
Abbott
Smith
W. R. Poage
John W. Warner
Washington
Poage
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Bettis Auditorium
DR. Evell Porter
Lane
Carefree Canines Concern Council
Baseball League
Russell Hall
Gloff
M. R
Pat) White
CETA
Mayormith
Congress
Comptroller
GOP
Ins
Williams
Eggen
Midway
TSTA
CISD
Richard
Liardon
Cisd Board of Trustees
CHS
Cooperative Drive
Charlene Parks
Jake Waddell
Wendell Bearden
Richard D. Lundberg
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