Rainfall boosts hopes as crops and gardens revive in Clifton
Rain measured at 1.40 inches in Clifton signals general area rainfall with grain prospects improving and pastures and blooms returning. Easter rain prompts old saying on seven Sundays, while Republicans plan five county voting boxes in Meridian Iredell Valley Mills Clifton Greenock. Democratic ballot to run next week.
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Clifton
Bosque County
Meridian
Iredell
Valley Mills
Greenock
Garnersville Club Holds Meeting at Boleman Home
Members of the Garnersville Home Demonstration Club met at the Clifton home of Mrs. L. H. Boleman on Tuesday April 17 at 2 30 in the afternoon. Twelve members one visitor and the County Home Demonstration Agent attended.
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Garnersville Home Demonstration Club
Clifton
L. H. Boleman
Edda Kruse
Lucy May Burrus
Joe Mueller
W. B. Hampe
Texas Home Demonstration Association
Burrus
Clifton National Guard
THDA
Raymond Lammert
HD Council
Dallas
Nancy Homerstad Sixth Birthday Party at Norse Neils Creek
Nancy Homerstad celebrated her sixth birthday on Saturday April 21 with a wiener roast on Neils Creek. Attending were her parents Loyd and Mrs. Homerstad, sisters Sarah and Phyllis, uncle and aunt Dr and Mrs R W Barzak and their children Will Mary Paul and Catherine from Bryan, plus cousins who rode Nancy and Sarahs Shetland pony. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs Lee Colwick of Stephenville and Dr D M Whitt of Washington DC who visited near Clifton with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Omenson. Colwicks brother of Mrs Omenson and Dr Whitt works in Soil Conservation in Washington.
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Nancy Homerstad
Loyd Homerstad
Neils Creek
Nancy
Sarah
Phyllis
R. W. Barzak
Will
Mary
Paul
Catherine
Bryan
Lee Colwick
Stephenville
D. M. Whitt
Washington, D. C
Clifton
Oscar Omenson
Mr. Colwick
Omenson
Dr. Whitt
Agriculture Department
Washington
Local Residents Attend Easter Weekends and Celebrations
Several Clifton area residents and visitors are noted for Easter weekend activities. Elmer Freeman was hospitalized in Clifton on April 24. Alfred Huse family and Mrs. D. W. Neie celebrated 84th birthdays in Iredell. Hulen Hanson Jr. visited relatives with Miss Sue May. John Canuteson, UT Austin student, spent Easter with his parents. A. L. Spenrath family and Mrs. Anna Mueller joined Mr. Braune in Geronimo for his 81st birthday on Easter. Harry Reese visited from Sherman. W. H. Brock underwent surgery on April 23 and remained hospitalized. Arthur King of Portales, Mrs. King, Cousin of Mrs. Reese, called on Clifton residents. T. D. Oxford Jr. spent Easter with relatives en route to Slocum. Geneva Kleine, Federal Reserve Bank Dallas employee, visited Clifton. Lyman Swenson and family with Burnell Hinton from Waco stayed with Luther Turner in Sealy.
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Alfred Huse
D. W. Neie
Iredell
A. L. Spenrath
Carolyn
Spenrath
Anna Mueller
Geronimo
Arthur King
Portales
New Mexico
M. E. Reese
Geneva Kleine
Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas
Clifton
Ed Kleine
Lyman Swenson
Burnell Hinton
Charles and
Gordon
Waco
Swensons
Luther Turner
Sealy
Clifton Folks Attend Confirmation Dinner
Betty Jean Sanders daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Sanders of Crawford was confirmed Sunday April 22 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Crawford. Her parents hosted a confirmation dinner at their home with numerous relatives from Clifton Crawford Valley Mills McGregor Temple and Waco in attendance.
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Frank H. Thiele
Fritz Prescher
First American Lutheran Church
Olney
Christe Caye Seedig
Hubert Seeding
Clifton
Betty Jean Sanders
Ed Sanders
Crawford
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Betty Jean
Otto Sanders Sr
Henry Sanders
Johnny Sanders
Bill Sanders
Valley Mills
H. E. Schroeder
Edwin Schroeder
Otto Sanders Jr
Floyd Lange
Bill Johnson
McGregor
Lonnie Schroeder
Temple
Gilbert Schroeder
Ricnhard Schroeder
Mrs. Carbon Lehrmann
Waco
Waco Visitor Notes and Local Guests at Ranch
Mrs. Robert Holliman of Waco remains a patient at Clifton hospital since April 18. Weekend visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brogden of Waco and relatives of Waco, Fort Worth, Bay City, and Beaumont residents. Groups from La mar Tech and China joined in weekend gatherings at the Bronstad home.
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Robert Holliman
Waco
Clifton Hospital
W. A. Wegner
A. B. Amundson
Josie Brandhager
Ernest Brogden
Alton C. Heier
Joyce Baxter
Barbara Lynn
Angela Gay
Don Ashcraft
Fort Worth
George Anne Bronstad
Caroline Bearse
Bay City
Lamar Tech
Beaumont
Beaumont, and Miss Bronstad
Lawrence Leger
China
Miss Bronstad
Arthur L. Bronstad
Bronstad
R. H. Sweatmon
Easter Visit Highlights Mrs Whitney Home Guests
Mrs Whitney hosted an Easter supper on April 21 with guests from multiple cities including Plano Dallas Houston Waco China Spring Austin Clifton and Coyote. Among attendees were Mrs Roger Nevels Mr and Mrs B W Whitney and son Mark Mrs A T Duncan and Mrs Gene Wortham and families. Thursday to Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs O F Savage and Mrs Cleo Savage of Levelland, sister of Mrs Paulson.
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C. M. Whitney
Roger Nevels
Plano
Winona Moorman
Waco
Charles Moorman
Houston
B. W. Whitney
Mark
A. T. Duncan
Clifton
Gene Wortham and Sons
Dallas
Carl Wortham
China Spring
Wayne Whitney
Austin
Homer Whitney
Bryan Moorman
Raymond Whitney
Coyote
Jim Paulson
O. F. Savage
Cleo Savage
Levelland
Paulson
Mr. Savage
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Martin
Defense and Disaster Relief Committee
James Ray Nieman
Sherry and
Jerry
Melinda Nieman
Herbert Potter
Garnersville Club
Boleman
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