National Job Bank Proposed by Sen Tower Aims at Matching Jobs to Skills
Senator John Tower advocates a National Job Bank to break the poverty cycle by using computer matching to connect job seekers with openings. He emphasizes three requirements for productive employment: qualifications availability and awareness, and urges federal state cooperation and a nationwide network of computer centers to reach all areas.
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Texas
John Tower
Tower
Sen. Tower
National Job Bank
Texas Employment Commission
Clifton
Meridian Schedule for Driver License Eye Tests
The Texas Drivers License Patrolman will visit Meridian each Monday of the month except the first to perform eye tests and photograph applicants for new drivers licenses.
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Texas
Meridian
Clifton Blues advance to Little League finals at Mexia
Clifton Blues defeat Robinson 4-2 to reach area Little League finals at Mexia. Randy Kleine pitched for Clifton as Warren Dahl hit a three run homer after Robinson led 2-0. Clifton, 13-1 in recent games, seeks state playoffs with finals Thursday and potential next week date.
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RBI
Mexia
Clifton Freshmen Blue Sox
Robinson
Clifton Blues
WD. Huffman
Louis Felan
Cleburne
Clifton
Randy Kleine
C. R. Linderud
Tony Hall
Lloyd Wiede
Warren Dahl
Blue Sox
Local Guardsmen Return Sunday From Jump School
Twenty five members of Clifton First Rifle and Weapons Platoon of the 143rd Infantry Division Texas Army National Guard train at Fort Benning Georgia for airborne wings. They are expected to finish this weekend and return via James Connally AFB to Clifton.
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Clifton
1St Battalion
ABN
143Rd Infantry Division
Texas Army National Guard
U. S. Army
Fort Benning
James Connally Afb
Company A
Stephenville
Fort Hood
Gary Josey
Charles B. Newman, Jr
Georgia
Darrell W. Vinson
Johnny QO. Ivie
Jackie G. Flannary
Kenneth L. Johnson
Ronald A. Netherland
Kent Patterson
Mark O. Whitney
Gary D. Neilson
Jimmy W. Anderson
Danny R. Cargile
Earl D. Crow
Danny M. Farquhar
Jimmy L. Forsythe
Marcus H. Jermstad
Jimmy D. Kerr
Carroll B. Kuykendall
Jerry O. Odle
Leonard L. Olson
Keith Patterson
Ricky L. Yates
Marvin L. Young
John E. Bottoms
James R. Carpenter
Jesse A. Faris
John R. Outlaw
George W. Merilian
Arthur P. Bronstad
Barry L. Cody
Garland C. Duncan
Walter O. Hackfeld
Glenn C. Kleine
Richard L. Larson
Joseph C. Powers
James R. Bruce
Johnnie R. Cousins
Emmett M. Eary
Michael E. Fleming
Jerry R. Kerr
Kenneth G. Pilant
Robert G. Southern
James N. Williams
Vance R. Avirett
George W. Bonds
Riley J. Cochran
Jimmy G. Culver
Donald L. Durst
Maurice D. Ellis
Glendall G. Holland
Gary C. Howard
Danny R. Ivey
Robert E. Johnson
David L. Kettler
Donald R. McQueen
Carol D. Olson
Johnny C
Clifton Record Contest Offers Bikes For Bosque County Youth
Beginning today Bosque County youths can earn a new bike or cash by selling 25 annual subscriptions or renewals to The Clifton Record. Each participant receives a share of proceeds with options including three bike types or 25 percent of sales. Contest runs August 1 to August 31 with all buyers receiving 12 issues at discounted prices.
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Bosque County
Clifton Record
Stunt Pilot Set for Central Texas Fair Finale Aug 31
Central Texas Fair official Homer McDougal announced Waco stunt flyer Mike Frey will perform about 30 minutes of aerobatic maneuvers in his home built plane over Clifton Golf Course on Saturday afternoon August 31 the fair’s final day. Frey built owns and pilots the red and white by wing aircraft with inverted fuel and lube systems. He has flown since 1948 and recently appeared at Fort Worth Oak Grove Antique Fly-in.
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Centex Fair
Homer McDougal
Mike Frey
Waco
Uevers
Clifton
Central Texas
Erath
Summervell
Johnson
Hamilton
Hill
Coryell
McLennan
Bosque
McDougal
Frey
Rocketdyne
McGregor
Fort Worth
Oak Grove
Nine Wrecks Over Six Days Cause Damage in Clifton
Nine traffic wrecks in the Clifton area over six days produced high property damage and a few injuries. Notable incidents include a two-vehicle collision on State Highway 174 injuring a family, and wrecks at Ave G Mary Street and 15th Street with varying damage levels.
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Clifton
Morgan
Tom Ben Day
Rt. 1
Koppers
Jesse Lee Hail
Iowa Park
James Wright
Robert Earl Jenkins
South Houston
Jenkins
Meridian Hospital
Ave. G and
Mary Street
Joe Bailey Lumpkin
William M. Bramlett
Glen Rose
Lumpkin
Bramlett
Ave. G
Mary St
Jim Alexander
15Th Street
Ave
Three Fires Hit Clifton Area Including Pickup Trucks
Clifton's Volunteer Fire Department responded to three fires from Saturday to Monday two involving pickup trucks. A Wiley Pierce pickup burned heavily at 919 N Avenue I on Saturday. A grass fire near Murt's Lodge on Lake Whitney was controlled by residents on Sunday. Monday morning a pickup bed fire near FM 219 and State 22 ignited hay and tires due to a hot exhaust pipe. Fire Chief George Harris urged extreme caution as rainfall and green grass mask fire danger.
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Record
Clifton’s
N. Ave. I
Wiley Pierce
Murt’s Lodge
Lake Whitney
Clifton
George Harris
Harris
Mrs Jones to Head Local Eggers Campaign in Bosque
Mrs Jones will head the Eggers campaign in Bosque County as chairman for the Texas gubernatorial race. Eggers praised her work and noted the short time before voters choose a new governor. Mrs Jones, a Clifton housewife, belongs to the First Presbyterian Church Civic Improvement Society and Magazine Club.
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Eggers
Aes
Roland Jones, Jr
Clifton
Eggers Pac Ies
Bosque County
Jones
Three Nursing Students Set for Hillcrest Training in Waco
Three local nursing students Linda McMillan Patricia Chambers and Fran Henkelman will begin training to become registered nurses at Hillcrest Baptist Hospital in Waco on August 29. They recently attended Hill Junior College as the first of three years to qualify as RNs. The final two years include academic work and on the job training at Hillcrest.
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Hillcrest Baptist Hospital
Waco
Linda McMillan
Patricia Chambers
Fran Henkelman
Hill Junior College
Hillcrest
Local Texas Invincibles Run Vacation Bible Schools
Thirteen college students called Texas Invincibles are conducting Vacation Bible schools this week in six Baptist churches Willow Springs Morgan Mosheim Cedar Shores Oak Grove Valley Mills and Smith Bend. Sponsored by the Sunday School Department of the Baptist General Convention of Texas they work in teams of two or three for boys and girls ages three to sixteen. The schools end with parents night Friday Aug 2 and one team will stay to help Valley Mills First Baptist with a mission school next week.
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Baptist General Convention of Texas
Curtis Holland
Grace Memorial Baptist Church of
Clifton
Meridian Baptist Association
Texas Invincibles
Willow Springs
Morgan
Mosheim
Cedar Shores
Oak Grove
Valley Mills
Smith Bend
First Baptist Church of
Reverend Morton to preach at local Methodist church
Retired Clifton pastor J. E. Morton will preach at the First Methodist Church during Rev. J. Morris Bailey's recuperation after surgery. Bailey convalesces at home from recent Harris Hospital procedure. Sunday School at 9:45 and worship at 10:45.
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J. E. Morton
Clifton
First Methodist Church
J. Morris Bailey
Bailey
Harris Hospital
Fort Worth
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