May Day Loyalty Day plans and local sports notes
The article notes Loyalty Day on May 1 and reports Clifton residents' awareness. It recalls CHS baseball practice in shorts and T shirts, a la Dizzy Dean style base running, and a local 880 yard run contender. It hints at upcoming features in next week's Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHS
Jim
Dizzy Dean
Billy Helms
Cub
Re Ofrack
Jin
Clifton
Tlan
Nain
Hatmil
Sorenson Sets Regional Mile Record at Denton meet
Clifton athlete Larry Sorenson won the regional mile in 4 26.4 breaking the Clifton school mark and regional record to reach the state meet in Austin May 2. Teammate Bobby Ramey finished second in the mile as Clifton teammates prepare for state competition amid injuries and other regional results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High
Larry Sorenson
Clifton
Denton
Austin
Sorenson
Bobby Ramey
Ramey
Wayne Prescher
Prescher
Jin Bakke
James Wiede
Joe Wallace
Valley Mulls
Bill Bruner
Danny Jones
Jones
Valley Mills
Summer Baseball Plans Set by Clifton Youth Group
An organizational meeting of the Clifton Youth Baseball Association held Monday elected new officers and discussed improving facilities. A managers meeting for Pee Wee Freshman and Sophomore teams was set for City Hall at 7 30 pm on Moonstay April 36 with details continued on BASEBALL Page 6 A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Youth Baseball Association
City Hall
Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday in Texas
DST goes into effect at 2 a.m. Sunday April 27 as clocks are moved ahead one hour to 3 a.m. Texans are urged to adjust at bedtime if they prefer not to wake in the night.
Two Waco Area Wrecks Leave Injured and Open House Planned
Miss Helen Cranfill of Clifton suffered a broken ankle and facial abrasions after a one car crash on Highway 6 near Valley Mills. Carey Louis Jackson and Robert Thomas were treated and released after a separate Morgan County wreck. Clifton firms Wilson Building Material Co and Gearench Mfg Co announce open house tours for local students with a six month federal training program for 45 new employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Cranfill
Clifton
McLennan County
Valley Mills
Miss Cranfill
Goodall-Witcher Hospital
Hill
A. G. Stroud
Waco
James Wright
Carey Louis Jackson
Robert Thomas
Fort Worth
Meridian
Meridian Hospital
Morgan
Investifant
Wright
Jackson
Wilson Building Material Co
Wilsons
Oscar Wilson
Wilson Door and Frame, Inc
Wilson
C. E. Olsen, Jr
Gearench Mfg. Co
Gearench
Clifton High School
Olsen
Coon Creek Homecoming Set for April 27 at Church
The annual Coon Creek Homecoming will be held April 27 at the Coon Creek Church. Everyone is invited to bring a basket lunch and enjoy a noon meal. After noon singing and visiting are planned for the all day affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coon Creek
Burglary Solved By Fingerprints
Fingerprints and a broken file piece led to the arrest of Joe Louis Drake 34 of Valley Mills. He faces burglary charges for a April 1 theft of more than 450 dollars from the J B G Store in Valley Mills. Drake is jailed in Bosque County awaiting bond after a Fort Worth arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Louis Drake
Valley Mills
John Baxter
Drake
Bosque County
Meridian
Baxter
Department of Public Safety
Austin
Fort Worth
Spring Festival Slated Tonight At Clifton School
The Clifton PTA hosts a Spring Festival tonight April 24 at the Clifton School cafeteria from 6 30 to 8. The program America’s Silly Will features first second and third graders with Patsy Ruth Lancaster accompanying. Narrators are Jane Olson and Ronnie Barnett. Teachers listed include Mrs Otto Gangsher Mrs Joe Dahl Mrs George Arnold and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Pta
Patsy Ruth Lancaster
Jane Olson
Ronnie Barnett
Otto Gangsher
Joe Dahl
George Arnold
Arthur Fletcher
Charley Miles
Lawrence Ringness
Elsie Coston
Hospital fund progress cited as work continues for federal grant
Ri. B. Lane Longtime hospital campaign chairman praised city hall workers at a noon report luncheon while warning there is still much outreach needed next week. He outlined final tasks to meet a May federal grant deadline for a 19 bed hospital costing 1.26 million and noted donors total 583.41 toward a 210,000 goal. Lane contrasted Meridian 100 percent loan support under a prior administration with current cuts and cited political and economic reasons for not pursuing full government funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ri. B
Bob) Lane
New Hospital and Campaign
City Hall
Lane
Clifton Hospital
HID
Meridian Hospital
Meridian
Johnson
Nixon
Roy
CHS Bands Plan Concert May 1
Clifton High School bands announce a concert and a stereo record sale. Orders for a 12 inch record featuring the Stage Band and Concert Band cost 4 50 if placed before May 1 and 5 thereafter, with orders through any band student or Calvert's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High School
Calvert's
Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation Building Fund Campaign
Gifts and pledges through April total 130 533 41 with 51 62 contributors. Campaign aims for 210 000 toward a 1 260 000 building cost.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard Eaton
Charles Marsh
Old
Meridian Highway
Jodie Seljos
Calvert Earnhardt
Orlette Watson
Garland Wright
Jammes Burris
Marcus Jermstad
Archfect
Meek
Inik
By Sam Logan
Don Bahi
Thasea
Miss Lake Whitney Pyanty Hillsboro
Front Row
Hillsboro
Linda Waggoner
Miss Lake Whitney
Susie
Kathy Zapaiac
West
Jolene Ray
Fit. 1
Davis
Venus
Debbie Tribble
Cleburne
Sandy Wapener
Marsha Ellison
Itasca
Nancy “Toffregen
Murt's Lodge
Rt. 1
Lake Whitney
Toby Waggoner
Baylor
Hera
Texas
Rattler
Clifton Sunday
Nospital
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!