Clifton City Council Tables Proposed Tax Reappraisal Plan
The Clifton City Council unanimously tabled a proposed tax reappraisal program. Estimated cost ranges from 10008 to 1750 dollars, depending on scope, with 606 residences and 14 businesses to be revalued. In 1965 a similar effort lowered the tax rate from 1.50 to 1.15, carried out by Professional Appraisal Co of Fort Worth led by B Barney Baker.
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Clifton
Professional
City Hall
Southwest
Baker
Reappraisal Proposal Stirs Questions At Council
Council hears that staff from Professional Appraisal Co could not meet with the board of equalization to answer taxpayers questions. A $12 750 package would supply firm representatives to meet taxpayers speak before civic groups and publish articles explaining the program. The firm argues values will reflect local costs sales prices and economic conditions and be uniform and fair across all property.
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Professional Apprasal Co
Board of Equalization
Baker
Clifton Booster Club Opens Membership to Women
The Clifton Booster Club voted to admit women and will meet weekly at 7 p.m. in Cub Stadium field house to support Clifton High School football. Forty-six members attended the first meeting of the school year. officers are Larry Wilkerson president Joe White vice president Bil Painter secretary and treasurer. Directors elected include Edwin Conrad Olee Bakke B T Land Joe Pierson Marvin Fossett and Clinton Sinderud. Gerald Baker handles Booster Club news for The Clifton Record. The enthusiasm committee includes Mr. Land Merle Belcher Bill Stringer and Doyle Hulme. Adolph Thiele was named an honorary member.
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Clifton Booster Club
Cub Stadium
Clifton
Larry Wilkerson
Joe White
Bil Painter
Tressurer
Edwin Conrad
Olee Bakke
B. T. Land
Joe Pierson
Marvin Fossett
Clinton Sinderud
Booster Club
Clifton Record
Gerald Baker
Mr. Land
Merle Belcher
Bill Stringer
Doyle Hulme
Adolph Thiele
Cranfills Gap Lions Upset With Prospects For 1973 Campaign
Cranfills Gap Lions list 15 prospects out for the 1973 football season 4 of them starters from 1972 5 returning lettermen and 6 upcoming freshmen. Returning standouts include Bruce Knudson Owen Carlson Stephen Otimers and Larry Bronstad with key lettermen Reymond Rivera Parks Tucker Hastings Erger son and Ricky Payne. Freshmen targets Johnny Valles David Vasquez Ray Johnson Danny Johnson Cecil Harris and Shelton Stevens. Two scrimmages slated before the opener on September 7 at Covington with one more at Santo and another at Aquilla. Schedule lists games from September 7 through November 8 at various opponents.
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Don Finstad
Cranfills Gap Lions
Bruce Knudson
Owen Carlson
Stephen Otimers
Larry Bronstad
Reymond Rivera
Parks Tucker
David Hastings
Eric Ergerson
Ricky Payne
Johnny Valles
David Vasquez
Ray Johnson
Danny Johnson
Cecil Harris
Shelton Stevens
Lions
Covlington
Santo
the Gap
Aquilla
Covington
Jonesboro
Cranfills Gap
Oglesby
Jarrell
Rio Vista
Blum
Walnut Springs
Morgan
Tolar
Iredell
Clifton school enrollment hits 844 record this year
Clifton Independent School District reports total enrollment rising from 797 last year to 844 this year led by 605 in elementary and junior high and 229 in high school. Supt Kent Appleby expects further gains with 10 to 15 more students likely.
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Clifton Independent School District
Supt
Kent Appleby
Clifton
Supt. Appleby
Texas
Supt. Applety
Emergency Number Seen As Big Help By Jamie Zander
Jamie Zander says Clifton Tele phone Co 675 8511 emergency number should cure all the problems he noted at a City Council meeting. He spoke as an individual not as a Clifton Volunteer Fire Department representative. He clarified he was not criticizing operators or workers. He stressed the number could fix service if people use it.
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Jamie Zander
Clifton Telephone Co
Zander
Clifton Volunteer Fire Department
Five Departments Fight Grass Fire Near Valley Mills
Five volunteer departments Clifton Valley Mills Meridian Crawford and China Springs battled an open grass pasture fire on the Delmar Ranch three to four miles beyond Valley Mills on State Highway 6 toward Waco. No buildings were involved. The blaze began around 3:30 and was under control by about 5:30.
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Valley Mills
Clifton
Meridian
Crawford
China Springs
Namng
Delmar Ranch
Waco
Harold Kettler
Kettler
Cubs Prepare For Two Preseason Scrimmages
Clifton High School varsity football coach A T Roberts schedules two pre season scrimmages. On Friday August 24 the Cubs travel to Cedar Hill for the first scrimmage. The following Friday Rogers High visits Clifton Cubs Stadium for the second scrimmage.
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A. T. Roberts
Clifton High School
Cubs
Cedar Hill
Rogers High
Clifton Cubs
Clifton residents urged to use new emergency number
Clifton residents are reminded of a special emergency telephone number now in operation. The Clifton Telephone Company advises calling 475-8511 in all emergencies instead of dialing the operator.
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Clifton
Clifton Telephone Company
Civic Society Plans Annual Turkey Dinner for Fair
Clifton Civic Improvement Society will again serve a turkey dinner with all the trim mings at 11 a.m. Friday, August 31, in City Hall dining room during the Central Texas Fair and Rodeo. Prices will rise due to higher food costs, with turkeys alone nearly 290. The event features numerous committees and volunteers handling bakers, table setup, decorations, ticket sales, hostesses, waitresses, and to go orders.
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R. B. Kerbow
Clifton
J. ©. Kincheloe
Jess G. Hammock Jr
S. L. Witcher
E. E. Schow
W. F. Key Jr
W.L. Gauntt
Civic Society
J. C.kincheloe
Ss. L. Witcher
Dan E. Orbeck
P. H. Olsen
Carl F. Remington Sr
Dagny
Ole J. Joel Sr
Martins. Hoel Sr
Charles Misenhower
Paul F. Barnett
Frank P. Smith, Jr
Troy C. Fggen
Don A. Gloff
W. T. Holder
Robert B. Lane
Jim B. Smith
Jim Stand
Lila Hudson
Dean K. Haralson
Neill Terrell
Elmer F. Larson
Curtis Langston
Hans B. Dehl
Robert Kachuig
Bosque County Domino And 42 Tourney Seeks Teams
The fourth annual Bosque County Domino and 42 tournament will be held Thursday August 29 in the Education Building of First United Methodist Church Clifton as the Central Texas Fair opener. Community leaders invite all county residents 65 and over to participate with eliminations in each listed community and alternates selected. registration begins at 9 a.m.
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Texas
Bosque County
Texas Automobile
State Board of Insurance
Bosque County Extension
First United Methodist Church
Clifton
Coyote
W. P. Downey
Cliftton
Harold Schulve
T. N. Foster
Lasuna Park
Ed Apple
Meridian
H.l Apple
Gertrude Broyles
Er Crawfills Gap
Gilbert Heim
Harold Schulze
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