Wrecks and Burglary Reported in Clifton Area
Texas Highway Patrolman James Wright reports two automobile accidents Thursday near Clifton including a 1960 Ford Thunderbird wreck at Meridian Creek Bridge. Also noted is an attempted burglary at Fount Benfer’s East 5th Street home Wednesday morning.
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Texas
James Wright
Clifton
Fount Benfer
East 5Th Street
Wright
Meridian Creek
Highway 6
Jake Darlan Kinnard
Route 1
Granbury
Kinnard
Texas A & M University
College Station
Valley Mills
Fort Worth
Kenneth Dale Leck
Herbert Leck
North Avenue L
John Alan Reese
Charles Reese
Meridian
Meridian-Morgan Road
Kenneth
John Alan
Leck
Reese
Fount
Benfer
Mr. Benfer
Pete Kerlee
All-Star Football Game Broadcast From Houston
The 34th annual Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star game will be aired from Rice Stadium in Houston beginning at 7 45 p m Thursday night on WACO radio. James W Haywood of Clifton is named among the football stars in the 1966 graduate group with Clifton fans and local coaches attending the event.
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Houston
Waco
Texas High School Coaches Association
James W. Haywood
Clifton
Rice Stadium
Cen Texas Education Center Under Study
Research on feasibility of a Central Texas Regional Education Center for 14 counties begins with preliminary planning by Title III project staff at 612-A Landmark Building in Waco. A $42,200 planning grant funds the survey under the Elementary Secondary Act.
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Central Texas
Waco
Larry Gilliam
Gilliam
Charles Reynolds
Harold Holder
Paul Rowlett
Paige Ramsey
Dave Lane
Roy Larsen
Judy Lacy
Bell
Connally Neal
Bosque
Andrew T. Nutt
Coryell
Joel Donaldson
Falls
Robert Burton
Freestone
Rue
Texas Employment Commission
Cooper Foundation
Regional Office of Economic Opportunity
Texas Education Agency
United Fund, Veterans Hospitals
Goodwill Industries
Waco Methodist Home
Waco State Home
Hillcrest School of Nursing
Gates- Ville State Training School
Central Texas Study Council ‘Superintendents Association
James Connally Technical Institute
McLennan Community College
Paul Quinn College
Huley Named New Lone Star Gas Manager at Clifton
Louis Bonner Huley Jr. takes over as Clifton Local District manager of Lone Star Gas, succeeding the late Henry Carr. He began duties in Clifton as the transfer takes effect September 1, coming from Whitney where he served as Service Representative. The family plans to move to Clifton as housing is found.
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Clifton
Lone Star Gas Company
Louis Bonner
Bo) Huley Jr
Henry A. Carr
Huley
Lone Star Gas
Whitney
Haley
Grand Prairie
Arlington
Arlington State College
United States Army
Lone Star
Whitney Lions Club
Kessler Park Methodist Church
Dallas
Rebecca Sue Culbertson
Haleys
Fair Plans For Home Economies Division 1966
Clifton boards discuss the Home Economics Division at City Hall. Exhibits move to the small fair grounds building. Dress Review set for Saturday morning. Open to unmarried youths under 21 in Bosque County. no 4H or Future Homemakers required. Entries due Sept 19. drop off Sept 2. 10 cent fees. Prizes awarded to top four in each category.
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City Hall
Clifton
Fair Grounds
National Guard
Bosque County
Homemakers of America
Kenneth G. Nelson
Fair
Walter Poston
Route 2
H.E
Clifton Black Freshmen Fall to Belton in Killeen District
The Clifton Black Freshman baseball team, defending Neils Creek League champions, lost to Belton 41 in district play at Killeen. The game began at 9:00 p m. The district winner advances to state competition.
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Clifton
Belton
Killeen
Clifton-Belton
16 Constitutional Amendments on Texas November Ballot
Texas voters face 16 amendments on the November General Election ballot. The Clifton Record outlines each amendment from 1 to 16, covering agricultural tax assessment, airport authorities, university fund, terms for district directors, county official retirement benefits, survivor benefits for public safety workers, ending poll tax and restoring voter registration, absentee voting rules, judges on the Court of Criminal Appeals, school district tax continuation, bonds for water development, hospital district dissolution, county government consolidation, military voting rights, handicap assistance funding, and legislative start dates.
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Texas
Clifton Record
Texas Department of Corrections
United States
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas Water Development Board
Texas Water Development Fund
Welding Short Course Taught For Local Farmers
A four night farm welding short course ran Monday to Thursday at Clifton High School on the Vocational Agriculture Building. Ten area farmers attended 7 30 to 10 30 each night with instructor Joel R Barton of the Texas Education Agency and Texas A&M University guiding sessions and assisting on farms during the day. Certificates from the Texas Education Agency were issued upon completion.
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Bosque County
Clifton High School
Texas Education Agency
Vocational Agriculture
Vocational Agriculture Department
Gerald Peacock
Joel R. Barton
Vocational Agriculture Division
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Texas A & M University
College Station
Texas A & M
Peacock
Barton
H. L. Meinkowsky
Erwin Wiederaenders
Joe Thiele
Calvin Rueter
Fred A. Ludwig
H. D. Mackey
Melvin Prescher
Milton G. Dahl
Will J. Krueger Jr
David Dahl
Mr. Barton
Kent Appleby
Clifton Public Schools
Glasscock County
West Texas
San Angelo
Big Lake High School
United States Air Force
Texas
Bob Jaska
Department of Agricultural Education
City Softball Scores Highlight Weekend Play
Softball action in the City Softball League saw Womack Coyote defeat Clif Tex Manufacturing 17 to 0 on Friday. Clifton beat Cranfills Gap 5 to 3, and Clifton 10 Clif Tex 4 later that week. Womack Coyote edged Crawfills Gap 10 to 9 on Tuesday. Due to the All-Star Football Game, Clif Tex Crawfills Gap and Womack Coyote Clifton games moved to Saturday with next week schedule noting Crawfills Gap versus Clifton and Womack Coyote versus Clif Tex.
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Womack - Coyote
Clif - Tex Manufacturing Company
Clifton
Cranfills Gap
Clif-Tex
Womack
Coyote
Crawfills Gap
Womack- Coyote
Womack-Coyote
Clifton Ladies Attend American Legion Auxiliary Convention
Mrs. Alex Anderson and Mrs. Ernest Giese attended the American Legion Auxiliary Department Convention in Corpus Christi from July 21 to 24. Anderson represented Selmer Erickson Unit 322 Clifton and Giese Cunningham Unit 222 Hamilton. Giese served on the reception house party honoring Mrs. Jack W. Flynt, who was elected Department president for 1966 67, with her husband named Department Commander. The Flynts reside in the 18th District Fourth Division at Dimmitt.
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Alex Anderson
Ernest Giese
American Legion Auxiliary
Corpus Christi
Anderson
Selmer Erickson
Clifton
Giese
Cunningham
Hamilton
Clifton Police Report Traffic Citations For Week
Clifton Chief Eldon J Forbess reports the week of July 24 to July 30 issued one improper starting citation one speeding citation and one excessive noise citation. There were no reportable accidents in the city during the period.
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Clifton
Eldon J. Forbess
Forbess
John Bell Dies From Polk County Crash Injuries
John Bell 49 of Beaumont died about midnight Tuesday at Methodist Hospital Houston from head injuries after a car crash six miles west of Corrigan Polk County Saturday afternoon July 16. His wife Vera Krueger died in the same accident. Their daughter Wanda 11 and relatives in Clifton were en route when the tragedy occurred. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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John Bell
Beaumont
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Corrigan
Polk County
Bell
Vera Krueger
Gus C. Krueger
Alfred Huse
M. R
Pat) White
Clifton
Clifton Receives Light Rainfall Readings
A sprinkle of rain fell in Clifton on Tuesday but the local recording station reported rainfall too light for the official gauge to register.
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Clifton
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Cen-Texas Education Center
Mr. Huley
Lone Star Hero
H. E
Clifton Blacks
Farm Bureau
Bosque County Farm Bureau
Bettis
Marilyn
Permanent University
Felix Cox
Lester Smith
Meridian Vocational Agriculture
Milton G. Dahl Jr
James Smith
City
Mr. Jaska
Olice Atrol
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