Nystel Kin Gaffe Corrected in Bosque County Chronicle
Letter from J P Nystel of Abernathy addresses a missing daughter name in a feature on Ole T Nystel once captured by Comanches. It notes Signa Amelia Nystel Straughn in Battle Ground Washington turning 64 in 1962, and remarks on local cotton gin activity and anti pollution upgrades by Roy Payne in Clifton and McGregor areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P Nystel
Abernathy
Ole T. Nystel
Record
Ole
Bosque County
Signa Amelia Nystel Straughn
Watson Nursing Home
Battle Ground
Washington
Clifton Names Liardon Assistant Coach. Buddy Ables Hired
Clifton School announces Richard Liardon promoted from Junior High coach to High School assistant coach. Buddy Ables of Crawfills Gap hired as Junior High coach. Liardon also varsity baseball coach to begin duties as line coach for the Cubs with two-a-day workouts starting August 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Kent Appleby
Richard Liardon
Buddy Ables
Crawfills Gap
Clifton Liardon
CHS
Cubs
Liardon
Dayton Whitehurst
Aldine
Houston
Ables
Crawfills
Hico
Clifton Jaycees Call Meeting Tonight at Harmon's Café
Clifton Jaycees urge members to attend a 7 30 p m called meeting Thursday August 3 at Harmon's Café. President Jim Tarpley says the group will plan participation in the Central Texas Fair August 31 to September 2. New and prospective members are invited. Clifton area men aged 21 to 35 may apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Jaycees
Harmon's Cafe
Jaycee
Jim Tarpley
Jaycees
Clifton Area
Clifton Reds Edge Belton Team In Killeen Tourney
Clifton Reds and Clifton Red Sox split results in the Texas Teen-Age Baseball playoffs at Killeen. Belton beats Clifton 4-3 in the opener as C R Sinderud scores, with Fehler and Canuteson adding runs. Clifton Freshmen take second, Kopper All-Star results note Clifton second in both freshmen and pee wee divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belton Jaycees
Clifton Red Sox
Texas
Killeen
Clinton Sinderud
Red Lees
Neils Creek Baseball League
Belton
Red Sox
Reds
C. R. Sinderud
Doug Fehler
Fehler
D. P. Canuteson
Cleburne
Covington Pee Wees
Koppers
Covington
Meridian State Park
Clifton
PEE Wee
Clifton Pee Wee League
Green Sox
Marcus Anz
Noel Sadler
Bill Anz
Wiley Pierce, Jr
Dale Hulme
Joe Bradbury
Ronnie Watley
Kopperl
Lyle Reagan
Terry Powell
Billy Jack Calahan
Steven Atkins
Singing Set at Lanes Chapel This Sunday
A singing event will be held at Lanes Chapel between Clifton and Mo sheim on Sunday August 6 from 3 to 4 PM. Everyone interested is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanes Chapel
Clifton
Mosheim
Funeral Rites For Bill Blum Held In Cranfills Gap
Funeral services for Bill Blum 40 Cranfills Gap will be held at 3 p m today at Cranfills Gap Methodist Church. Blum died Tuesday afternoon from a self inflicted gunshot wound at his home. Justice of the Peace J D Fenn ruled death by own action. Sheriff A O Tiny Carr and Trooper Harvey Lane described the wound as a forehead shot from a .22 rifle. Blum who was single lived with his parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Blum in Cranfills Gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranfills Gap Methodist Church
Bill Blum
Cranfills Gap
Justice of the Peace
J. D. Fenn
Blum
Oscar Blum
Bosque County to hire wolf trapper under supervision
Bosque County Commissioners Court approved hiring another wolf trapper after a special meeting with about 29 sheep and goat ranchers. Salary to be funded jointly by the county and federal government and the trapper must work under court supervision. Ranchers cited wolf damage and discussed tax implications to cover costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Bosque County
Commissioners Court
W. T. Hix
Mosheim
Benefit Dance Helps Charles Billman After Tractor Accident
Nearly 400 people attended a Clifton benefit street dance to raise hospital funds for Charles Billman who was critically injured July 22 when a pistol in his snake belt discharged. By Tuesday 28 pints were transfused and 23 Clifton residents donated a pint each, with several more offering blood. Local volunteers listed include Carroll Vaughn and Ada Marie Polk among others. some were unable to donate due to age or other disqualifications. A street dance raised 231 in free will offerings, headlined by the Torkay’s group from Clifton and Meridian performers. Donations were also sought at Clifton businesses for the Billman fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Billman
Billman
Goodall- Witcher Hospital
Clifton
Waco
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Carroll Vaughn
Fred Wilson
Verne Bergman
John Parks
George Harris
T. F. Crawford
Clyde Seljos
Charles Fehler, Jr
Clarice Dahl
David Dahl
Gary L. Bates
Merle Belcher
Kenneth Nelson
Homer McDougal
H. C. Bernhardt
G. W. Lenman
Gary Symank
Reagen Greenhaw
Maurice Jaynes
David Kettler
Billy Bates
Barbara Canuteson
Joe Stevens
David Bergman
Billie Bates
O. E. Pierson
Polk
Charles
A Tribute to Cliftonites
Local readers honor Charles Billman with hospital fundraisers and blood drives. The piece credits Clifton residents and volunteers for their generosity, noting the community’s unity amid hardship and Charles’s valued hometown ties.
Billman in satisfactory condition after lengthy Baylor Hospital surgery
Local doctors at Baylor Hospital in Dallas report Billman remains in intensive care and in satisfactory condition considering the magnitude of his surgery. He previously endured a six hour operation and at one point his heart stopped before being massaged back to beating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billman
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Clifton Motorcycle Club Formed and Outing Planned Sunday
The Clifton Motorcycle Club held its first organizational meeting at City Hall with 27 attendees. Bryce Massengale was elected president and Jamie Zander secretary treasurer. a vice president will be chosen from youth at the next Sunday meeting. A Sunday outing is planned meeting at the Goodyear Store parking lot and riding to the Zander place on Old Meridian Road. Members will wear white windbreakers with green lettering and safety helmets. The club aims to sponsor supervised riding and traffic-law education, with a jury of members enforcing discipline for traffic tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Clifton Motorcycle Club
Bryce Massengale
Jamie Zander
Goodyear Store
Zander
Old Meridian Road
Massengale
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Roye Payne
McGregor
Payne
By Sam Logan
Clifton Jaycees State
Eogen
County OK
Wayne Raines
Joe Lynn Todd
Joe Leelow
Terry Hafer
Danny Orbeck
Keith Finstad
Eddie Latham
Clarence Fields, Jr
J. M. Finstad
Billy Joe Anz
Ada Marie Polk
Red Cross Chapter
Torkay
Kenny Leck
Don Forbess
J. D. Godby
Sammy Mann
David Hennesse
Earnest Bartels
Valley Mills
Billman Fund
Cliftonites
James Ratliff
Richard Wilson
Michael Drain
Melford Howell
Monte Armour
Eli Villanueva
Garry Robinson
Jerry Robbinson
Windle Atkins
Clark O’daniel
Cliff Dyer
Russell Symank
Michael Herzog
Edwin Dyer
Doug Symank
C. T. Dyer
Milton Cranfill
Earl Symank
Bobby Dyer
Erich Herzog
Wendell Burden
Randal Burden
Jim Canuteson
Pat Canuteson
Robert Stromwall
Ronald Kettler
Eldon Forbess
Gerald Rice
Pug Rice
Ira Voiles
Mike Voiles
Kenny Brynie
Bill Tergerson
Ronnie Bronstad
June G. Blum
Milton L. Amundson
C. Gap
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