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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1967
Page
1
The Clifton Community Action Council launches a civic drive to improve business and residential areas, urging owners to tidy properties while volunteers remind and assist. The piece contrasts local youth achievements with broader media portrayals and notes weeds near The Record office.
The Cubs have not allowed more than one run in their first five games, posting a 5-0 record. They seek a sixth straight win at Hillsboro at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, before opening regular season at Glen Rose Monday.
Clifton PTA sponsors the annual Spring Festival climax with a musical by first to third graders in Bettis Auditorium. Act II features Wynken Blynken and Nod and Space ships and Moonbeams. Tickets 50 cents adults 25 cents children. doors open 6 p.m. Food and candy served. show at 8 p.m. Directors and cast listed.
The Independent Garagemen's Association forms Bosque County Chapter 41 with officers elected. Erich Herzog of Clifton is president, Ralph Ray vice president, Wayne Howard secretary and finance officer. Eldon Zimmerman chairs Education Committee. Meeting cadence is second Wednesday monthly, venues alternate among local garages. The next meeting will be at St Johnson's Garage in Cranfills Gap.
An outsiders volleyball league tournament will be held in Clifton May 4 5 6 featuring both men's and women's brackets. About 25 teams are expected to compete with trophies for first and second places and ribbons for consolation winners in both divisions.
Clifton Community Appeal aims for 50 000 with 42 555 raised to 86 percent. Congregation Appeal targets 70 000 and has 68 859 raised at 98 percent. Friends of the Home seeks 13 000 with 8 227 75 raised at 63 percent. Total 133 000 goal reached 119 641 75.
Bosque Bill asserts that true intellect lies in vigorously opposing someone without personal resentment during discussions of differences. The remark emphasizes calm, principled disagreement over personal conflict in dialogue.
The Annual Clifton FFA Rodeo presented by Roland Reed runs Friday and Saturday at the Clifton Horse Show Arena. Events include bareback bronc riding steer saddling calf roping ribbon roping hide race cloverleaf barrel race and bull riding.
Clifton area residents are urged to contribute to the Sunset Home development fund to upgrade the nursing home into an extended care center. The May 1 deadline pays half the proposed 800000 cost, with a goal of 133000 to enable borrowing 400000. 90 percent of the goal and 86 percent of the Clifton portion have been reached.
Doyle Hulme was installed as Commander of Clifton's Robert Ff. Binford Post 8553 Veterans of Foreign Wars at their regular meeting. Newly elected officers for 1967 68 include Chris Grimm senior vice commander Baron Follis junior vice commander Alvin A Mundson quartermaster Floyd Lumpkin surgeon Jodie Amundson chaplain Selmer Amundson trustee Owen Sparks judge advocate District Commander J D Pierce was installing officer with district attendees Clif Teer R F Waldrop L E Zuehlke Odell Tillman
Three CHS students earned regional honors and advance to the State Interscholastic League Meet in Austin on May 5. Linda Smith and Bill Wright placed first in prose reading, Bill Godby won first in poetry interpretation, and Craig White, Charlotte Turner, Kenneth Holder, and Susan Nichols earned second or fourth place in various events at the Region II-A Meet in Denton. Their coach accompanied the group.
On Sunday April 30 Sunday School and Morning Services occur at the usual times at Clifton Independent Baptist Church A singing is planned in the afternoon Visitors are welcome.
The Clifton Community Action Council gathers in downtown Clifton to promote a clean-up paint-up fix-up campaign with Busy Bee Home Demonstration Club initiating efforts. Officers are named and a plan to focus first on downtown Clifton is approved, with a committee formed to seek business cooperation east of Avenue D. The next meeting is set for Friday night at City Hall.
The Band Parents Association will hold its annual banquet for Clifton Independent School music students from 7th to 12th grade on Tuesday May 2 at 6 30 p m in the Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Baylor trumpet star Phil Driscoll will be soloist with Donnie Balmos at the piano.
Texans set clocks ahead at 2 a.m. for Daylight Saving Time and face a morning of confusion. Postmaster Baldridge notes mail arrives around 7:30 a.m. first Sunday, while many will adapt by sleeping an hour later or shifting routines for churches and schools on Monday.
James M. Hay of Waco announces a semi annual Masonic Workshop for Area C-3 to be held Thursday April 27 at 7 30 p m in the Lodge Hall Walnut Springs Meridian Kopperl Clifton Iredell and Walnut Springs Lodges are invited The meeting is part of a Texas Masonic program serving nearly 250 000 members across about 1000 lodges with charity and self improvement activities highlighted.
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