Wayne Gloff Begins Building On North Highway 6 Site
Wayne Gloff started construction this week on a 30 by 40 foot haydite block business building on the former Mrs. Mary Storie property. Will L Forson serves as contractor and L B Polk Motors will rent after completion in about two and a half months. The structure will feature a plate glass front and sides with a showroom office garage and rest rooms. Entering Clifton hospital for medical care on April 20 was Mrs Cullen Weir of Valley Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Gloff
Mrs. Mary Storie
North Highway 6
Will L. Forson
L. B. Polk Motors
Forson
Haydite Block
Clifton Hospital
Cullen Weir
Valley Mills
Bosque County 4-H Team Wins District Contest At Tarleton
The Bosque County Junior Cooperative Demonstration Team earned first place in the District 84H Club Eliminations at Tarleton State College in Stephenville on April 11. Pictured are Lucille Watson Bosque County Home Demonstration Agent Vickie Polk Linda Herring and Floyd M. Key with coaches Mrs. Hannah Belcher and Buck Gaskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Bosque County
Lucille Watson
Vickie Polk
Linda Herring
Iredell
Floyd M. Key
Hannah Belcher
Buck Gaskey
Erath Rural Electrification Administration
Local residents listed in Clifton hospital admission
Mr Amundson continues listing relatives visiting or connected to the Clifton area. The group includes Dansby Golden and families from Valley Mills Houston Austin Stamford Lufkin Irving Lubbock Hillsboro Priddy and others. Mrs Jack Miller Sr of Aquilla also noted. hospital entry dated April 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Lenders
W. B. Lenderman Sr
W. B. Lenderman Jr
Bonnie Marie
Glenn Ray
Lufkin
A. T. Hatsell
Irving
Henry Saadallah
Dean
Lubbock
Lucille Christenson
Hillsboro
Joel Christenson
Martha Embrey
Paul Ridgeway
Priddy
Jack Miller Sr
Aquilla
Clifton Hospital
Bosque County 4-H Riding Club Wins Parade and Show Trophy
Local youth from the Bosque County 4-H Riding Club rode in the downtown parade and drill at the Junior Horse Show in Meridian on April 18. The group won the trophy for best riding club presence. Individual participants from Cranfills Gap include Randy Lee Ray Lee Bob Viertel Betty Viertel Marty Huggins Betty Rush Joyce Blackman and Tommie Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orbin Finstad
Bosque County 4-H
Meridian
Gap
Randy Lee
Ray Lee
Bob Viertel
Bettye Viertel
Marty Huggins
Betty Rush
Joyce Blackman
Bosque County
Tommy Henderson
Binous Tindall
Kathryn
Dallas
Virgil Ross Tindall
Roy Welborn
Henderson
Walter Ramey
W. D. McCormick
W. D. McCormick Jr
Fort Worth
Maurice Welch
Lois
Joyce
Austin
Welch
Frankie Burleson
Sidney Joe Bonner
Keres Bonner
Bonner
Camp Wood
Waco
Finis Jones
Meridian Hospital
CHS May Festival Workers Named for PTA Event
Clifton High School PTA will sponsor the May Festival on Thursday May 7. Third grade parents serve food from 6 to 8 PM in the cafeteria while first through fourth grade students perform in Bettis Auditorium at 8 PM. Proceeds fund cafeteria staff duties and school needs with a long list of volunteers named for each duty and shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Parent-Teacher Association
Bettis
PTA
Clifton Public Schools
Glenn Wells
Burton Hoff
Robert Barton
Bill Ellis
Marcus L. Compton
Harry Fossett
Joe Thiele
A. D. Brown
Joe Enochs
Joe Pierson
Oren J. Canuteson Jr
Douglas Railshack
Edwin P. Conrad
Calvert Bernhardt
Edward Brown
Aubrey Roberts
Carl Schuerg
Arnold Canuteson
Clifton Residents Attend Dallas Sports Car Races
Mr and Mrs Frankie Smith spent last Sunday in Dallas attending the sport car races. Mrs Ole T Jorgenson of Craw fills Gap has been receiving medical treatment in the Clifton hospital since April 20. Mr and Mrs Homer Standefer of Baytown visited Clifton with his mother Mrs Hattie Standefer from Friday night of last week until Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankie Smith
Dallas
Ole T. Jorgenson
Crawfills Gap
Clifton Hospital
Homer Standefer
Baytown
Clifton
Hattie Standefer
Clifton Gear Works Transmissions Ad
Clifton Gear Works advertises standard and overdrive transmissions of all kinds at 215 N Ave D Clifton offering repair and replacements for vehicles in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Gear Works
N. Ave
D. Clifton
National Guard Post Change in Clifton
Jodie W. Amundson resigns as administrative and supply technician in Clifton National Guard. Gary Josey selected by Colonel Slimp to replace him, taking over May 15. Josey currently a lineman with Community Public Service. Amundson joined the local unit in 1949 after World War II service with the 36th Division and overseas campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Railsback
Clifton
Railsback
Gary Josey
Clifton Guard
Lloyd B. Slimp
Texas National Guard
Waco
Amundson
Mr. Josey
Slimp
National Guard
Josey
Community Public Service Company
Clifton National Guard
A. G. Amundson
Africa
Italy
France
Germany
Austria
Ole G. Hogster
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Mrs. W. J. Rundell Dies In Walnut Springs
Mrs. Addie Ware Rundell 68 of Walnut Springs died April 17 in Clifton hospital. Born September 19, 1895 in Bosque County, she is survived by husband W. L. Rundell. three sons Cecil, Robert, Weldon. four daughters Anna Bell Hillock Willie Bosher Julia Lycox Reta Dollar. two brothers Perry and Edgar Ware. sister Virgie Ellis. 33 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Funeral at Walnut Springs Baptist Church April 19 conducted by Rev. Joe Weaver. Burial in Russell Cemetery near Walnut Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Rundell
Walnut Springs
Clifton
Addie Ware Rundell
Bosque County
W. L Rundell
Cecil Rundell
Muleshoe
Robert Rundell
Weldon Rundell
Farwell
Anna Bell Hillock
Willie Bosher
Julia Lycox
Reta Dollar
Perry Ware
Sulphur
Oklahoma
Edgar Ware
Glen Rose
Virgie Ellis
Offico
Walnut Springs Baptist Church
Joe Weaver
Russell Cemetery
Trinity Lutheran Church Women Meet Evangelism Program
Members of the Dorcas Circle hosted the Trinity Lutheran Church Women meeting on April 13 in the church Fellowship Hall. The program focused on Evangelism with a devotional by Mrs. Cal vin P. Colwick, a film titled Just a Stranger, and group discussions. A covered dish supper was planned for April 26, and interest was shown in attending the Spring Convention in Waco on April 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas
Trinity Lutheran Church Women
Church Fellowship Hall
Eldon Zimmerman
Calvin P. Colwick
David Tyssen
Otto Gangshet
Fellowship Committee
First Lutheran
Waco
Dan E. Orbeck
Legionary Judge McDonald to address Clifton veterans
An American Legion event in Clifton features Judge McDonald born in Bosque County and a WW II veteran with 67 months service. The program includes separate Legion and Auxiliary sessions with district and post officials, guest speakers, and visits to honor the visitors this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Bosque County
J. Frank McDonald
Hill County
Baylor University
Waco
University of Texas Law School
North Africa
Italy
36Th Infantry Division
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Sparks Clifton
W. F. Proctor
11Th District
Austin McElfish
Howard R. Southard
Tom Huntington
Hubert C Williams
Leon Andress
Department of Texas
Gene Woodward
Henry Kamas
Leonard Sheffer
Harry Davia
Killeen
Mary Anderson
Clifton
Mabel 8Smank
Rockdale
Temple
Virginia Woodward
Thelma Pipes
Gwen Merka
Lucille McElfish
Erwin Hi. Knitt
Edna Bessire
Dorothy Cooper
Selmer Erickson Post 322 American Legion and Auxiliary
Meridian and Hill Baptist Workshop At First Baptist
A Meridian and Hill Associations event opens Monday April 27 at the First Baptist Church in Meridian with a Sunbeam Workshop from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. A foreign student will speak at the Woman’s Missionary Union board meeting during the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian Associational Workers
First Baptist Church
Clifton
Woman's Missionary Union Board
Sunbeam Workshop
Meridian
Hill
the Baptist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clifton Electric & Refrigeration
Standefer Chevrolet Company
West Fifth Street
Texas
Telephone
Oriole
COOP
Mr. Amundson
Clifton Funeral Home
Lone Star Bacon
Endless Link Sausage
Oak Hill
Libby’s
de Haven, Halves
Hunt's
Diamond
Crus
Kimbell
Morton House Chicken & Rice Dinner
Swift
Spachetti
Royal Pacific Tuna
ABC Grocery & Market
West Pecan Street
North Avenue
Cranfills Gap News
County
CHS
Jodie Amundson
W. J. Rundell
Naomi Fredenburg
Betty’s Beauty Shop
Betty Rice
D. A. Golden
Operators
TLCW
Clifton, Texas
Glenn Ford
Stella Stevens
Melvyn Douglas
Jerry Lewis
Marilyn Maxwell
Audrey Hepburn
Cary Grant
Horst Buckholz
Jose Ferrer
Baptist Conference
Dunn
THE
Congress
Laurel Dunn
L. Dunn
L. N. Dunn
Birdwell
American University
Washington, D. C
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
der Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Charles L
R, Birdwell
Dairy King
South Avenue
Keeling
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