Optimistic Clifton Cubs eye strong football season
Clifton High School head coach Don Hennig predicts a great season as the Cubs, though small in numbers, show high spirit. The 42-player roster includes new seniors and juniors amid a favorable district move and positive Magazines notes. Season tickets go on sale August 18 with five home games listed and prices set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Jordan
Clifton High School
Don Hennig
CHS
Hennig
Cubs
Hamilton High
Hamilton
Rogers High
Clifton
Dave Campbell
Texas Football Magazine
David Anz
Jim Hedrick
Wiley Pierce
Mark Kreid
David Flanagan
David Burden
Gary Raines
Danny Schulze
Carl Smith
Terry Boyle
Craig Culp
Ted Jones
District 11A
China Spring
Whitney
Troy
Moody
Academy
Supt. of Schools
Richard Liardon
Clifton Receives 2673 Dollar August Tax Check
State Comptroller Bulock reports 659 cities and towns received August sales tax rebate checks totaling 14.5 million. The year to date rebates reach 173.1 million, with Meridian 1276.27 and Valley Mills 698.19 receiving August payments. Field audits in July uncovered 18.3 million in additional state revenue, including 15 million from field audits alone. In-state audits yielded 11.7 million, out-of-state 3.3 million, with total enforcement gains 88.6 million for fiscal 1976 so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Bob Bullock
Austin
Bullock
Meridian
Valley Mills
City tax revenues exceed estimates after July receipts
City Secretary M. R. White told the City Council last week that property tax collections totaled 78 375.69 as of July 31, ahead of the 77 600 estimate. Higher receipts come from delinquent taxes and new construction like the Clifton Bank building, though exemptions for disabled veterans reduce some income. Age and disability levels determine exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R
Pat) White
Clifton Bank
White
City to set tax rate and budget at September council
Mayor Jim B. Smith prepares a municipal budget for submission to the City Council. The council must adopt the budget before setting the tax rate and ratio. The meeting is 7 p.m. Tuesday September 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Jim B. Smith
Clifton CISD sets budget hearing for August 30 at 8 p.m
Clifton Independent School District trustees plan a budget hearing for the 1976-77 year at Clifton High School after a teachers reception. Bids for Clifton High roof repairs were heard from R J Reagan Co Inc Waco 47691 base deduct 3429 alternative 1, B B Developers Burnet 44250 base deduct 4000 alt 1, Johnson Roofing Waco 36000 base deduct 3000 alt 1. The panel bus driver wage rises to 100 monthly, route extended about 16 miles daily. Other drivers stay at 150 monthly. Temporary CHS roof repairs completed and Clifton Elementary roof repairs noted. Talbert Williams of Waco will audit CISD accounts.
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Clifton Independent School District Board of Trustees
Clifton High School
CISD
CHS
R. J. Reagan Co., Inc
Waco
B & B Developers
Burnet
Johnson Roofing, Inc
Supt. of Schools
Richard Liardon
Liardon
Johnson Roofing
Clifton
Talbert Williams
Sanitary landfill search continues for Bosque County
Mayor Jim B. Smith told the City Council that a sanitary landfill site for Bosque County communities is under study. He noted EPA regulations, planned roadside vegetation trimming to improve driver visibility, and that the Leon-Bosque RC&D Project committee will review potential sites and assess existing facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Jim B. Smith
Environmental Protection Agency
Smith
Leon-Bosque Rc&d
Keh Nith R. Neyster
Leon - Bosque Rc&d
City to provide in kind police photography gear
The City Council approved providing fingerprinting kits and 35mm cameras for patrol cars to match a Law Enforcement Assistance Administration grant. The Heart of Texas Council of Governments will seek the grant, with in kind services avoiding cash outlay. The gear will be used for investigative purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Heart of Texas Council of Governments
Sedan Hits Dirt Pile in South Ave. Quake Block Collision
A 1964 four door sedan collided with a dirt pile in the 200 block of South Ave Q at 11 17 p m Thursday. Police Chief Alvin James reported the vehicle was heavily damaged and the driver declined hospitalization.
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South Ave. Q
Alvin James
Olsen profile on Channel 8 features Carl F. Olsen
TV Max Page cameraman and Tom Brown writer filmed a Clifton photo story on Carl F. Olsen. The piece covers his past Yankee career and ongoing baseball ties plus his manufacturing work. It airs next Friday at 5 and 10 p.m. Channel 8. Also, West Shore Volunteer Fire Department hosts a fish fry at 5 p.m. Saturday September 4 at Shore Acres Drive fire station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Page
Tom Brown
TV Channel 8
Delias
Clifton
Carl F. Olsen
New York Yankee
Olsen
West Shore Volunteer Fire Department
Shore Acres Drive
City grants face renewal as officer’s CETA pay ends
Mayor Jim B. Smith says the CETA grant funding the Clifforr police officer will expire in December but is expected to be renewed for another period. He also notes Basque Senior Services nutrition program may be funded for one to two more years and that the city will continue to manage program accounting and provide space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim B. Smith
Clifton July rainfall and year-to-date totals
July rainfall in Clifton reached 5.70 inches as reported by J B Darden Jr. For the first seven months of the year the total precipitation stood at 32.65 inches.
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Clifton
J. B. Darden, Jr
Swine flu shots to be given in Bosque County
The county will deploy a five day swine flu inoculation program with about 12 000 doses. Clifton site options include the Civic Center or National Guards Armory while Meridian Valley Mills and other communities will host the remaining days. Dates to be announced and published in The Clifton Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Clifton
Civic Center
National Guards Armory
Meridian
Valley Mills
Glen
M. R
Pat) White
Hutton elected mayor in Cranfills Gap vote
A. G. Hutton won Cranfills Gap mayoral election unopposed with 43 of 58 votes. Larry D. Simmons was chosen city marshal with 51 votes. Aldermen elected without opposition include James Grimland W E Wimberly Larry Wayne Anderson Juanita Bushee and Mrs Harold Wiese.
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A. G. Hutton
Cranfills Gap
Larry D. Simmons
James Grimland
W. E. Wimberly
Larry Wayne Anderson
Plans Ready for Central Texas Fair in Clifton
Residents in Clifton prepare for the Central Texas Fair on August 26 to 28. Live stock and home economics entries have deadlines August 18 and 23, respectively. The event features a parade with a happiness theme, a midway by C and R Shows, rodeo acts, concessions, and activities for all ages.
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Clifton
Herbert Ender
Walton Greenwade
Ender
Mr. Greenwade
The
Air Association
FIA
Little Alamo
Shep
Midway
Clyde Selios
VFW Membership Dinner Planned for August 21
Robert E. Binford Post 8553 VFW and its auxiliary invite all members families and prospective members to the annual membership drive dinner at the Post home on Saturday August 21 at 7 p.m. A fish dinner will be furnished by the Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Binford
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Auxiliary
Community Calendar Highlights Local Events and Meetings
Community Calendar lists dates for Social Security Day events August 19 through late October. Featured activities include school openings at Hill Junior College Clifton and Hillsboro, Lions Club and Jaycees meetings, county fairs, historical commissions, reunions, seminars, and a December ambulance service end note.
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T. N. Foster
Hill Junior College
Hillsboro
Clifton
Crawfills Gap
Lions Club
Jaycees
Central Texas
West Shore Volunteer Fire Department
Bosque County Historical Commission
Meridian
Peerenan Women of the Church
MCC Cake
CHS
A&m University
College Station
THDA
Heart O’ Texas Fair and Rodeo
Waco
Hereford
Clifton Record
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Steve Johnston
Tuttie Twins
James
Tim
Mark Horak
Ronnie Watley
Craft Pollard
Pave Campbell
Roger Anz
Brian Robertson
Craig Raines
Billy Wimberly
Leon Kubiak
Bryan Holcomb
Kenneth Poston
Tony Fulton
Russell Smith
Mansfield High School
MHS
Rody Whitfield
Marshall Wallace
Ronnie Gosher
Dale Hulme
John Richardson
Ommy Fulton
Craig Pollard
Dirk Lindley
Kenneth Harvey
James Tuttle
Tim Tuttle
Don Burden
Kenneth Schwartz
Kenny Outlaw
Donnie Lindley
Bob Conrad
David Symank
Russell Rachirg
Joshi
Robinson
China
Robert B. Lane
J. B. Culp
Don R. White
City Hall
Carl Olsen
Channel 8
D. A. Gloff
Hutton
Gap
Juanita Bushee
Harold Wiese
Texas
T.N. Foster
VFW
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