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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1962
Page
8
A group gathered at Mrs. E. L. Shotts home in Clifton to celebrate Mrs. A. C. Joble’s birthday on August 1 with cake cookies crackers mints and fruit punch. Neighbors presented a money gift and well wishes for many more happy birthdays.
Letter from 1963 notes District 2 Tournament progress and team spirit. Coach and manager pledge support for Clifton Black Sox as they head toward the Texas State Tournament in Corsicana. End with optimism for bigger, better baseball in 1963.
Miss Miriam Thompson spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs William T Thompson and sister Rosemary. She has completed the first session of summer school at Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos and enrolled for the second session. Delayed from last week Mr and Mrs Homer Robertson left for a two weeks vacation in Springfield Virginia to visit Captain H P Jones Jr his wife and children Pres Donna and Holly. Captain Jones returned May 21 from Frankfurt Germany where he was stationed for three years and now attends George Washington University in Washington DC.
Reverend Iver Haugen and family returned home after a long trip starting July 1. They visited in Tacoma and Seattle for the World’s Fair, then Cass Bay Oregon and Long Beach California with relatives.
Harold V Meissner son of Mr and Mrs Albert Meissner Cranfills Gap will be ordained as a Lutheran minister at St John’s Lutheran Hamilton. Rev Albert J Jesse will perform the rite with Rev Alton C Donsbach delivering the main address. Meissner a missionary designate to Nigeria will study at Hartford CT June 1963 then depart for Nigeria. He and wife have two daughters Laura and Lisa. A morning service precedes the ordination with Alvin Meissner also leading worship. Broadcast of the mission service on KCLW 900. Public invited. Mrs G B Carter recovering after hospital surgery.
Mrs. Robert Hall Barnett Jr former Elaine Callan was guest of honor at a gift tea in Mosheim hosted by Mrs. Leonard Gaskamp on Tuesday night August 7. About 50 registered as guests viewed gifts. Punch and cake squares served by Nancy Jones and Sue Pennington.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Womack traveled to Jacksonville to visit their son-in-law James Otis Womack and daughter. Otto Schmidt joined by his son-in-law and daughter to Longview to watch Kenneth Sparks play in the Little League district playoff between Waco and Longview.
Clifton Texas Riverside Drive group Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8553 meets on the first and third Thursday each month to conduct affairs and serve the community.
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