Central Texas Fair and Rodeo Set for Clifton September 19 20 21
The 13th annual Central Texas Fair and Rodeo will take place in Clifton from September 19 to 21. Entries come from eight counties for the Junior Livestock and Homemaking Show, with postmark deadlines September 11 and 16. A free talent stage, educational exhibits, safety displays, and a Santa Gertrudis cattle exhibit are planned alongside a 5:00 PM downtown parade on opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Amundson
Clifton
Fair Association
Homer McDougal
Fair
Amundson
Texas Highway Patrol
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Sears Roebuck & Company
Erath County Electric Cooperative
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Central Texas
Asvel
Clifton Horse Show
Clifton Fair Featuring Turkey Dinners Rodeo Nights
Clifton civic events this week include Turkey dinners at City Hall on Thursday and Friday noon. The Clifton Horse Show plans a 13th annual rodeo across three nights with 295 in added prize money and events such as bareback riding Calf roping heads and heels barrel racing steer wrestling and bull riding. A Friday calf scramble offers ten dollars and junior steer riding belts on Saturday. Kid Night gives free admission for children 12 and under with adult ticket when accompanied by a paying adult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Society
Clifton Civic Improvement Society
City Hall
Clifton Horse Show Organization
Charlie's Cafe
Clifton
Lloyd Woodley
Lampasas
Local Births and Adoption Report From Clifton Area
Mr and Mrs Jack Nixon of Philadelphia announce the adoption of a daughter Sally Lee on August 13 1963. Sally has an older brother James Glenn aged 28 months and was born June 5 1963. Mrs Nixon is the former Betty Willett, daughter of N W Willett of Clifton. Paternal grandmother is Mrs S G Nixon of Corpus Christi. Mr and Mrs Milton C Williams of Route 2 Clifton announce the birth of a son Steven Wayne on August 10 1963 weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces. A daughter Vanessa Ann was born to Mr and Mrs Van Doren Olsen of 611 North Avenue I Clifton on August 12 1963 weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Nixon
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Sally Lee
James Glenn
Nixon
Betty Willett
N. W. Willett
Clifton
S. G. Nixon
Corpus Christi
Milton C. Williams
Route
Clifton Hospital News Briefs From August Medical Visit
Local notes report multiple patients in Clifton hospital including Mrs W B Collins of Fort Worth formerly Clifton who had surgery August 9 and returned home midweek. Others listed include Mrs Noble Coward Route 4 Gatesville and Truman Pederson Crawfills Gap both treated after August 12 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Collins
Fort Worth
Clifton
Noble Coward
Route 4
Gatesville
Clifton Hospital
Truman Pederson
Crawfills Gap
Ed Pederson
Route 2
A .D. Shelley
Whitney
Henry Kettler
Clifton Lions hear football preview and schedule
Clifton High School coaches Aubrey Roberts and Dayton Whitehurst updated the Clifton Lions Club on the upcoming football season. Roberts noted a letterman at each position with 25 lettermen from last year, 12 graduated and one transferred. About 44 prospects are due for preschool practice Monday. Whitehurst outlined the season schedule with five home and five away games, opening September 6 against Hillsboro, and Meridian slated for Clifton again. The club showed a film of Clifton Forney’s 1962 bi district game. Dr Henry Harris joined the Lions, and visitors included Al Gartholtz Bob McDaniel Stanley Williams Garland Petty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Roberts
Dayton Whitehurst
Clifton High School
Clifton Lions Club
Roberts
Whitehurst
Meridian
Clifton
Hillsboro
Clifton Forney
Cubs
Henry Harris
Goodall and Witcher Clinic
Lions
Immanuel Lutheran Church
al Garholtz
Bob McDaniel
Dallas
Stanley Williams
Waco
Garland Petty
Brownwood
Speed Limits Raised Across Texas August 23
Texas Highway Commission to raise most highways to 70 mph daytime and 65 mph at night on August 23 with about 41 500 miles affected. A Minute Order limits 10 640 miles to 60 mph daytime 55 mph nighttime due to inadequate road conditions. Bosque County roads mostly stay at old limits with some routes listed. Countrywide sign updates and new poles prepared for the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Highway Commission
Commission
Highway Department
Bosque County Farm To Market
Morgan
Lakeside Village
Bosque County
Texas Highway Department
Wally Ludtke Named Returning Letterman at Houston
Wally Ludtke, son of Mrs Martha Ludtke of Clifton, to be a junior at the University of Houston next year, is listed as a returning football letterman in the university press guide. The 20 year old 6 ft 1 in 170 pound back was a three year prep letterman and captain under Coach A T Roberts, with spring drills as the alternate right half back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wally Ludtke
Martha Ludtke
Clifton
University of Houston
Houston
Cougars
Wally
A T. Roberts
College of Pharmacy
Clifton Cubs Football Seeks 40 Plus Players at Sunday Meeting
Clifton High School coaches Aubrey Roberts Dayton Whitehurst and Richard Liardon announce a Sunday August 18 3 PM turnout at the CHS gym for boys over 40 interested in football. About 44 players are expected including 12 returning lettermen with two day practices beginning Monday August 19 ahead of a September 6 season opener versus Hillsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High School
Aubrey Roberts
Alt
Cubs
Hillsboro
Roberts
Clifton
Dayton Whitehurst
Richard Liardon
Liardon
Air National Guard
Texas
Houston
Charles Billman
Frank Tyler
Bobby Amundson
Thomas Wilson
Jim Hutcheson
Richard Spitzer
Danny Dietiker
Jerry Allen
Marvin Coffman
Morris Jackson
Larry Pullin
Sam Ralph
County 4 H Winners Enter Record Book Contests
Thirty three 4 H Club boys entered their record books for National 4H Awards programs. County winners advance to district judging with peers from 19 counties, with district and state winners earning trips and national honors. The piece lists the county winners in various Senior and Junior programs and notes upcoming district and state judging in August and September. Colonel and Mrs. Cecil Scott visit Clifton during a move from Washington to Randolph Field, with son Mike staying longer at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Ners
Derril Wenzel
Clifton
Sidney Eakin
Valley Mills
Derril
Melvin Prescher
John Kruse
Randy Lee
Crawfills Gap
Tom Greenwade
Meridian
Bob Viertel
Texas
Glenn Hanson
Cranfills Gap
Billy Henderson
Dennis Johnson
Glenn
Bennie Hanson
Milton Amundson
Kenneth Hanson
David Brown
Gary Don Symank
Mosheim
Tommy Spitzer
Layne Kruse
John Key
Kenneth Reierson
William Eisen
Texas Electric
Rodney Kruse
Ray Lee
Cranfilly Gap
Gary Philipp
Clayton Deibert
Douglas Sonntag
Weldon Bartels
Brooks Symank
Louis Lee Thiele
Ovie Kettler
Mike Ybarra, Jr
Cecil Scott
Mike
Scott
Sam Jones
J. A Jeanes
Colonel Scott
Washington, D. C
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Brownwood
Scotts
Don
Georgetown University
Maryland
Clifton Hosts Broad Family Visits from Five States
Local residents hosted relatives and friends from Arkansas Louisiana Abilene La Marque Corpus Christi Dallas Fort Worth and Houston for visits and vacations. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Charles Raines and family Mr and Mrs Arnold Philipp and daughter Ann Mr and Mrs Bill Spangle and children Charlotte John and Richard Mr Doyle Hulme on line inspection in Pecos Stephen Stone and Jimmy Kilgore Don Ashcraft family Lynda Ashcraft Gene Ashcraft and daughters Kim Christy Mr and Mrs A King Las Vegas trip for National Society of Public Accountants convention and Zeda Anne Jameson visit amid summer travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Philipp
Ann
Abilene
Clifton
Central Division
Community Public Service Company
Pecos
Stephen Stone
Jimmy Kilgore
Corpus Christi
Stephen
Oscar Omenson
Don Ashcraft
Donna
Steve
Mark
Dallas
P. L. Ashcraft
Alton C. Heier
Ashcraft
Lynda Ashcraft
Gene Ashcraft
Kim
Christy
Fort Worth
A. King
Woodville
L. Tennison
Kings and Tennisons
Las Vegas
Nevada
National Society of Public Accountants
M. B. Jameson
Star Route 1
Wally Ludtke
Houston
Ballinger
Jamesons
Zeda Anne Jameson
Bob Jameson
Iraan
Texas Coaching School
Martha Ludtke
Will Select Queens Here On August 22
Bosque County Farm Bureau members crown the county Farm Bureau Queen of 1963 and a Little Miss Farm Bureau at the National Guard Armory Clifton. Queen winner receives crown and trophy. Little Miss contestants receive gifts. Contestants include Billie Sue Kitching Sherry Bearden Diane Blue Shirley Phillips Mary Nell Hoel Betty Latham Cynthia Harris Kaye Conrad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Little Miss Farm Bureau
National Guard
Clifton
Jack Marrs
Lillian Gandy
Cochairman
Lowell Gauntt
Valley Mills
W. E Grimes
W. S. Long
Erwin Wiederaenders
Albert Henkleman
Allison Olson
Larry Boyd
Waco
Orville Adams
Billie Sue Kitching
Meridian
Sherry Bearden
Diane Blue
Iredell
Shirley Phillips
Star Route
Crawfills Gap
Mary Nell Hoel
Route
Betty Latham
Cynthia Harris
Kaye Conrad
Mrs Ed Dittrich's Services Held Here
Funeral services for Mrs. Ed Dittrich 87 of Fort Worth were held at 2 00 pm Thursday August 15 at Clifton Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev Erwin H Knitt pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church in this city She died about 640 am Wednesday August 14 at St Josephs Hospital in Fort Worth She is survived by one son Robert Dittrich Her husband was buried in 1940 in Clifton Cemetery where she also was interred The deceased was the former Lydia Elizabeth Krueger daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Charles Krueger
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Dittrich
Fort Worth
Clifton Funeral Home
Erwin H. Knitt
Prinity Lutheran
Dittrich
Clifton
St. Joseph's Hospital
Robert Dittrich
High Wind Strikes Hill Ranch Saturday
A strong gust hit the H. R. Hill and Sons Ranch seven miles north of Clifton Saturday afternoon August 10, ripping the top from a sizable barn and scattering debris along a 100 yard path. No neighboring damages were reported. Mexican employee Kay Munro was knocked down. Earlier, Martin Carlson Sr. of Spring Creek reported damage to outbuildings and fences from a hard wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Hill and Sons
Clifton
Jack R. Hills
Kay Munro
Martin Carlson Sr
Spring Creek
County road workers to receive instruction
A four day school for county road maintenance staff starts Monday August 19. A. & M. Extension agent Jim Wallace will lead sessions with slides and lectures at Clifton City Hall dining room. The last two days cover equipment yard visits at each precinct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Wallace
A. & M. Extension Service
Clifton City Hall
Band Members Report Amid August Activities For New School Year
Band members must report for two a day football practice beginning Monday August 19 and attend the first band meeting Friday August 23 at 7 00 PM led by new director Glen Judah. Faculty orientation comes August 29 and student registrations span August 29 30 with vaccination certificates required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Judah
Clifton Public
Kent Appleby
Bettis
Richard Hennig Sr Dies At Son's Home
Richard Hennig Sr aged 90 years 8 months 18 days died at a son Bill Hennig’s home Route 1 Clifton around 6 20 am Wednesday August 14 after a period of ill health The death is attributed to a heart attack Funeral services are set for 2 00 pm Friday August 16 at Zion United Church of Christ Womack with Rev Walter R Simpson Jr officiating Body will be in state 1 00 to 1 55 pm Interment at Clifton Memorial Park A full obituary will appear in next week’s Record
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Richard Hennig Sr
Bill Hennig
Route 1
Clifton
Hennig
Zion United Church of Christ
Lightning Sets Fire to Barn in Norse Community
A barn on Mat Phillip's Norse farm, previously the Chas Aars or Lester Wick property, burned Tuesday afternoon with about 500 bales of hay lost. Clifton fire department helped stop spread to other structures and no insurance is cited. Wednesday a gasoline flare during painting cleanup ignited a pipe, igniting gas fumes along the curb. the fire department arrived after the blaze was already extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mat Phillip
Chas, Aars
Lester Wick
Clifton
Phillips
Joseph Solberg
Albert Symank
Mr. Solberg
Time to notify city about paving in driveways
Clifton residents may still contact city office or councilman W L Spie ler to sign up for paving on driveways and streets. No August work scheduled. contractor will reach out to interested residents for September paving after curb and guttering is finished. Colonel Noel Brewer and family arrived for a visit before planned move to San Antonio after his Army retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
W. L. Spieler
Noel Brewer
Michael
Pamela
Patrick
Fort Eustis
Virginia
United States Army
Lola Brewer
Colonel Brewer
San Antonio
Army
Clifton Freshmen Lose In Play Off
Clifton's Black Sox, District 2 champions in the Texas Freshmen Teenage League, reached the State Playoffs in Odessa. Odessa defeated Clifton 12 to 4 in the opening round. Clifton then won 8 to 7 against Floydada but lost 6 to 4 to Monahans in the consolation final. Fort Worth beat Odessa 21 to 1 for the state title as Clifton returned home after a lengthy road trip with praise for the team’s effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Black Sox
Texas
Odessa
Floydada
Oren J. Canuteson Jr
Bobby Tankersley
Rodney Monenes
Jerry Hill Wins Clifton Gun Club Trophy Sunday
Jerry Hill became the first Clifton Gun Club member to hit 25 straight shots and win the trophy presented by Wally Chamness of Marlin Arms Company. Before his win Morris Jackson T F Crawford and Jerry Hill's father Jack R Hill had reached 24 of 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wally Chamness
Clifton Gun Club
Marlin Arms Company
Jerry Hill
Jerry
Morris Jackson
T. F. Crawford
Jack R. Hill
Clifton Auction Lists Steers Calves and Cows Prices
About 575 head sold at a Wednesday Clifton auction. Market steady with last week. Good to choice steers and yearlings 22.50 to 24, butcher calves 23.50 to 25, stocker steers 23 to 26, steer calves 27 to 35, butcher cows 12.50 to 15.50, cows and calves 150 to 235. Hogs 17.75. Grain and eggs pricing listed above with oats 75 cents per bushel and wheat near 1.85 to 1.60 per bushel depending on grade.
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Clifton
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McGregor
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E B. Harris
Thilman
FE. Erickson
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Erickson
Ennis Erickson
Koppers
M. E. Norton
James Townsend
Jimmy
Ronnie
Kathy
John Gibbons
Townsend
E. H. Ledlow
Ledlows
Douglas Railsback
W. L. Spielers
Calvin Dunlop
Jack and
Joe
Kermit
Arlington
Chicago
Charles Raines
Wayne, Craig
Dana
Jana Marshall
Debbie Thompson
Walnut Springs
Ruth Jana Knudson
Renee Epley
Carol Jane Miller
Sheryl Lynn Simpson
Sarah Homerstad
Lydia Elizabeth Krueger
Charles Krueger
High Wind Strikes Hill Ranch
Son
Norse
Owee Jenkins
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