Clifton High names top six honor students
Clifton High School announces the senior class honors led by valedictorian Cathy Howard with a 94.65 average and salutatorian Kay Roberts at 94.23. The remaining top five are John Trotter 92.58 Lloyd Hampe 92.50 Harold Gloff 91.92 and Renee Tweedie 90.95. Graduation is about four weeks away with baccalaureate on May 22 and commencement on May 24. speakers will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High School
Cathy Howard
Paul Howard
Kay Roberts
Aubrey Roberts
John Trotter
Ben Trotter
Lloyd Hampe
Oscar Hampe
Harold Gloff
W. O. Gloff
Renee Tweedie
A. E. Tweedie
Clifton High
Rain totals at Clifton record heavy April moisture
Clifton's rainfall station reported 8.00 inches since last week. Daily readings show 0.60, 2.70, 3.70, and 1.00 inches, with 0.90 inches prior that Sunday. Vehicle accident counts in Bosque County were down despite the rain, though Gerald Damron's 1959 Chevrolet was washed into Neils Creek crossing, sustaining extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Texas
Harvey D. Lane
Bosque County
Lane
Gerald Damron
Neils Creek
License Plates Sell 7 210 in Bosque County for 1966
Bosque County Tax Assessor Collector Earl R Behringer reports that the Meridian courthouse office sold 7 210 license plates for 1966, down from 8 161 last year. Vehicle breakdown includes 4 768 passenger, 759 farm pickups, 1 214 commercial, 34 truck tractors, 380 light trailers, 39 heavy trailers, and 16 house trailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Earl R. Behringer
Meridian
Clifton Youth Rodeos Draw 77 Contestants From 19 Towns
Clifton hosts its second annual Youth Rodeos at the Clifton Horse Show arena with 77 entrants from 19 towns despite bad weather. Clifton collected the high point team trophy with 29 points, followed by Cranfills Gap 18 and Valley Mills 13, while Gatesville and Mansfield tied for fourth with 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dronc
Clifton Ffa
Clifton Horse Show Arena
Clifton
James Smith
Future Farmers of America
Cranfills Gap
Valley Mills
Gatesville
Salado
Cleburne
Mansfield
Mound
Stephenville
Koppers
Glen Rose
Decture
Meridian
Waco
West
Grandview
Axtell
Hubbard
Temple
Crawfills Gap
Clifton Dominates Bosque County School Census 1966
Bosque County 1966 67 census shows Clifton Public Schools with 737 students, far ahead of Valley Mills 361 and Meridian 273. Totals for Bosque County: 1,059 boys and 958 girls, 2 017 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Tom T. Heartsill
Meridian
Clifton Public Schools
Valley Mills
Mosheim
Koppers
Clifton
Morgan
Walnut Springs
Crawfills Gap
Heartsill
Talent Show Planned For May 7 At Bettis Auditorium
The Central Texas Fair Association sponsors a talent show at Bettis Auditorium Clifton Texas on May 7 at 8 00 PM with no entry fee. Entries must be postmarked by May 3 and sent to Homer McDougal 811 South Avenue I Clifton Texas. Contestants compete in Children Youth and Adult divisions with trophies in Children and Youth and cash prizes for Adults 5 00 3 00 and 2 00 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettis
Central Texas Fair Association
Homer McDougal
South Avenue I
Clifton
Texas
Few Absentee Ballots Cast for May Primary in Bosque County
County Clerk Jimmie B. Gill reports only 18 absentee ballots cast for the Democratic Primary election slated for May 7. An additional 19 ballots await completion, with about 30 applications still not submitted. The deadline is Tuesday May 3, and the office will stay open until noon Saturday to accommodate voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie B. Gill
Bosque
Gill
Clifton High Band Awards Banquet Held Apr 21
Clifton High School Band held its annual awards banquet at Charlie’s Cafe on Thursday April 21. Dr W T Holder served as MC and gave the invocation. University High School of Waco sent seven performers led by David Allen. Eric Swenson received the Stephen Hennig Award for outstanding junior bandsman. The plaque will bear his name in the Band Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High School
Charlie's Cafe
Clifton Band Parents Association
Oris E. Pierson
W. T. Holder
Troy C. Eggen
Holder
Kent Appleby
Walter C. Hansen
Loyd S. Swenson
Glen Judeh
University High School
Waco
Jean Kettler
Beverly Barnes
Iva Johnson
Roger Murphy
Ken Harris
Dale Bean
Robert Buckner
Clifton
David Allen
Eric Swenson
Stephen Hennig
M. L. Lambert
Geriatric Center
Meridian
Homer F. Pumphrey
Lambert
Cubs Baseball Game Postponed District clash moved to Whitney or Clifton
The Clifton Cubs district baseball game against the Whitney Wildcats, set for Tuesday at 4:00 PM, was postponed due to muddy fields. If dry enough, the game shifts to Whitney Wednesday at 4:00 PM. otherwise it stays in Clifton. Clifton has beat Whitney 10 0 and Itasca 9 0. The South Zone winner faces North Zone victor in a best two of three series for the district title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Cubs
Whitney Wildcats
Clifton
Richard Liardon
Whitney
Cubs
Itasca
Whitney High
Itasca High
Glen Rose
Alvarado
Joshua
Clifton Firm Produces New Versalift for 3/4 Ton Trucks
Clifton Machine Works owners Rus sell Howard and Bill Blewett unveiled the first production Versalift on a Palo Pinto Telephone Co. service truck. The fiberglass aerial bucket lifts a single worker, with all controls in the basket, and the device requires no outriggers. Priced about 3500 dollars, the firm plans one unit weekly and already has orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Howard
Bill Blewett
Clifton Machine Works
Palo Pinto Telephone Company
Blewett
James Smith
Mr. Howard
Mr. Blewett
Clifton Telephone Company, Inc
Howard
Tomie Joe Harris
Ed Leck
Raymond Otwell
Waco
Student teaching in Garland and Clifton visits noted
Mr and Mrs Henry A Carr visited Garland last Sunday with their daughter Nellie Carr who is student teaching at South Garland High School She will receive a business education degree from North Texas State University in Denton this semester Miss Carr teaches bookkeeping and typing at South Garland High Mr and Mrs A B Clark of Brenham visited Clifton last weekend with Mrs D C Holverson and Mr Holverson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Carr
Garland
Nellie Carr
South Garland High School
Miss Carr
North Texas State University
Denton
South Garland High
Mayor Urges Flags For Loyalty Day In Clifton
Clifton mayor Charles M Isenhower issues a Loyalty Day proclamation in cooperation with the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 8553 urging residents to display the American flag next Sunday May 1. The notice echoes national and state leaders praising the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Binford Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Clifton
Charles M. Isenhower
Chas. M. Isenhower
Texas
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
Bosque 4-Hers Compete at Texas A&M College Station
Bosque County 4 H members entered ten demonstrations at the District 8 4 H Elimination Contests held April 16 at Tarleton State College in Stephenville. Winners from Clifton and Meridian earned top honors and will advance their demonstrations to the State 4 H Roundup at Texas A M University in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Delmelia Dunn
Meridian
John
Rodney Kruse
Clifton
Layne Kruse
Clifton Club
Walter Kruse
McGregor
Edda Kruse
College Station
Texas A & M University
Meridian 4H
Green Jackets
Susan Warren
Linda Davis
Jane Stockard
Rita Railsback
Cindy White
Emma Thiele
Joyce Blackman
Crawfills Gap
Emma
Joyce
Meridian 4H Club
Kern Railsback
Don Dagley
Jimmy Lavender
Ray Lee
Melanie Muir
Ernestine Howard
Linda Boyd
Iredell
Gloria Reeve
Trudy Fair
Walnut Springs
Rita Blackman
Cransfills Gap
Mrs Jones To Present Interior Decorating Program At Civic Meeting
Clifton Civic Improvement Society will meet at 3:00 PM Wednesday May 4 in City Hall dining room. Mrs Roland Jones Jr will present a program on interior decorating. Hostesses are Mesdames Hugh Combs B I Dahl Ira Callan Henry Brynne and Jesse M White. Members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Civic Improvement Society
City Hall
Roland Jones Jr
Hugh Combs
B. I. Dahl
Ira Callan
Henry Brynne
Jesse M. White
Clifton couple welcomes quadruplets from Star Route home
Mr and Mrs Victor Thiele of Star Route 1 Clifton welcomed quadruplets last Friday night. The birth marks a notable family event reported in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Thiele
Clifton
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Danny Jenkins
Mike Conrad
Doug Phillips
Sammy Mann
Billie Gibbs
Sandy Kettler
Darlene Meyer
Gerald Solberg
Melvin Prescher
James Kelly
John Wilson
Buster Cockrell
Dick Landers
Terry Gill
Richard Fry
James Lee
Billy Shanklin
Jimmie Gibbs
Kenneth Hanson
David
Clifton Band
Clifton Firm
A. B. Clark
Brenham
D. C. Holverson
Mr. Holverson
A&m
Melvin Bottlinger
Ireland
Fair Barn
Kenneth G. Nelson
The
Fair Association
Mrs. Jones
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