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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1970
Page
4
The final playoff for the Senior Citizens Domino Tournament is set for 2 30 p m Monday August 17 at Clifton City Hall. Entry is open to residents over 65 years old with Friday gatherings at City Hall from 1 to 5 p m and a Play Day with Bingo planned this week.
Mrs. Ella Nora Kettler aged 75 died Monday August 10 at the Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home. Funeral services were held 3 p.m. Tuesday August 11 at Trinity Lutheran Church Clifton, conducted by Rev. Erwin Knitt. Burial followed in Clifton Cemetery.
Harold H. Schulze of Valley Mills won the spelling bee held during Coryell County's 100th Anniversary as county seat in Gatesville. The August 28 celebration awarded silver dollar prizes minted in the 1880s for winners and runners up.
The Bosque County Farm Bureau will hold its annual watermelon cut on Tuesday night August 18 at eight o'clock in Clifton City Park. Attendees are asked to bring their own chair.
Delicious turkey dinner with all the trimmings served family style begins at 11 a.m. Friday August 28 in the City Hall dining room during the Central Texas Fair and Rodeo. For sale 2 bedroom house near Lake Whitney Walling Bend Park area price not listed contact Clifton exchange.
The family of Carroll E Swenson express heartfelt thanks to many friends for their sympathy during their time of grief. May you feel relief in your dark hours through loving friends. Bonnie Kitchen Swenson John David Swenson and Family Georgie S Anderson Esther S Olsen Wilma S Berry Mamie S McClenagan
A note from Leslie P. Hart thanks doctors and nurses at the local hospital, especially Dr Key, for excellent care during a patient stay. Hart also expresses gratitude to family and friends for flowers, visits, cards, and prayers.
A family thanks Laguna Park residents and the West Shore Volunteer Fire Dept for their aid after a tragedy affecting the Nichols and Dawson families. The note praises the community’s kindness and asks for blessings on all involved.
The family thanks relatives and friends for kindness during illness and death. Gratitude goes to Goodall-Witcher Hospital staff and doctors, J. B. Darden and staff, those who sent cards and flowers, Immanuel Lutheran Church ladies for food, and Pastor Wuensche for prayers.
The Clifton Cubs prepare for a challenging 1970 season in Class AA Texas Schoolboy Football. Magazine projections place Clifton among district contenders, facing Mart, Valley Mills, Hamilton, Alvarado, Joshua, Midway, Connally, Robinson, West, and McGregor. Fans expect a hard-fought campaign as the team seeks to uphold local tradition.
The piece argues that mixed race groups among children adapt well and form friendships within days. It stresses pride in varied heritages while calling for Americans to abandon race qualifiers and view everyone as American Americans.
The count lists six dead and 466 injured with 75 hospitalized. Red Cross disaster experts estimate thousands will need long term aid alongside emergency care. Chairman Harriman says hundreds of volunteers work around the clock as 175 national specialists are deployed with more to come. The operation aims to repair rebuild and furnish homes while agencies coordinate with Texas emergency officials.
The Church of Christ in Crawfills Gap lists a 10 a.m. Sunday School and an 11 a.m. Morning Service led by Minister John Jordan this Sunday.
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