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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1963
Page
4
Preparations are shaping up for one of the best Central Texas Fairs. The rodeo has engaged a top southwest specialty act. Farmers are urged to watch for prussic acid poisoning in sorghum pastures and feed. The issue summarizes two constitutional amendments and notes on weed spraying and social issues in Clifton.
Loyd S. Swenson Sr and his wife hosted a weekend visit from their son Dr Loyd S. Swenson Jr and family of Houston. Dr Swenson recently completed a six week program at Oak Ridge Institute for Nuclear Studies in Tennessee and will write the History of Project Mercury for NASA at the University of Houston. Jan and Karen Swenson and younger siblings Neil joined grandparents after moving to Houston from Riverside California.
The Solberg family reunion occurred Sunday July 21 at the lake cottage of Mr and Mrs Irving Grimland in Lakeside Village on Lake Whitney. Attending were Otto Solberg Orus Solberg Joseph Solberg M L Bud Solberg Delores Jerry Solberg Selmer Solberg Oscar Grimland J T Couch Jr Kevin Irvin Grimland Rickey Grimland and others from Clifton and Fort Worth. The next reunion is planned for the third Sunday in July 1964.
Mrs. Clarence Erickson hosted Debra and Sandra Haywood at a Clifton lawn party from 9 30 to 11 30 am on Thursday July 25. Guests included Linda Erickson and others from Clifton and Valley Mills. Debra and Sandra plan to return to Victoria after a three week visit with their grandparents and relatives. Bill Turner arrived in Clifton Monday to stay until Friday.
Local notes report visits by Mr and Mrs Jack Skye and sons in Clifton and by the Symanks and Cash in Austin. Buenos Aires visitor Mrs Delton joins family here as R C Womack Sr. remains ill. Womacks, Kessicks, and Martins stay through midweek with the patient showing slight improvement.
Gary Swenson of Clifton joins Jim Shackelford of Fort Worth Poly and Mark Linder of Hutchinson as 1950s era Texas Lutheran College football recruits. Swenson stands 5 foot 10, 180 pounds and earned all district honors as a two way player for Clifton. Shackelford and Linder are noted as promising ends and multi sport athletes respectively.
Mr and Mrs Bill Kleibrink and Mrs Lee Anderson left Friday morning for Silverton to visit their son Mr Von Kleibrink and daughter in law The group toured Possum Kingdom Lake on the way and visited Palo Duro Canyon State Park near Amarillo They returned to Clifton Sunday night
At 9:00 Tuesday morning July 30 the Turkey Creek Circle of Our Savior's Lutheran Church and friends surprised Mrs A C Johle at her home with a party. Cards gifts and refreshments followed as neighbors wished her many more birthdays. B W Whitney plans to attend the Methodist Youth Fellowship Regional Meeting at Mount Sequoyah Fayetteville Arkansas August 2 through August 7 as a member of the Central Conference Youth Council.
Mark Whitney, a 17 year old, attends a Methodist meeting in Arkansas. The schedule notes meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
A clipped postal notice notes Clifton Texas mail matter status with the year 1895 and classification as second class mail. It records the town’s postoffice entry and indicates continued publication or mailing designation.
Maxie Wallace son of Mr and Mrs Price W Wallace of Clifton New Jersey completed basic training at the Naval Training Center San Diego California He graduated at the weekly Recruit Brigade Review where about 3000 recruits participated The nine week program covered naval history etiquette law seamanship shipboard routines sentry duty ordnance and gunnery fitness drill swimming first aid and survival He will be assigned to the Great Lakes Training Base Illinois for further training.
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