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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1962
Page
7
Waco Longhorn Club a nonprofit sponsor will host a rodeo and the T E R A Roundup on August 30 31 and September 1 at Westview Playland 4721 West Waco Drive. Proceeds fund arena construction and youth outreach as the club aims to build character and support children.
Mr and Mrs Hans B Dahl attended the wedding of Miss Alice Marie Nelson and Mr Herman I Berg at Trinity Lutheran Church Fort Worth last Sunday afternoon. After the ceremony the Dahls began a week vacation to St Jo Missouri to visit their son and daughter in law Mr Alton Joe Dahl and his wife from Ann Arbor Michigan at Mrs Alton Joe Dahl’s parents home.
Public notice announcing Senate Joint Resolution No. 9 to amend Section 51a of Article III to raise the annual state funds limit for aid to the needy aged needy blind and needy children from 47 million to 52 million dollars. Election timing proclamation publication mandated with ballot language for and against the amendment.
Public notice details proposed constitutional amendment to Article IX adding Section 11 to permit hospital districts in Ochiltree Castro Hansford and Hopkins counties with tax authority up to 75 cents per $100 valuation and bonds for hospital facilities. requires voter approval and outlines duties and transfer of property. It specifies election on November 6 1962 and ballot language for for and against.
Members of the Wesleyan Service Guild and the WSCS of First Methodist Church Clifton hosted a program on Monday August 6 titled Americans of Spanish Speaking Background. The event included a short prayer group meeting and reports from each circle. A Mexican music interpretation was performed by Ottis Tyler. Gerald Philipp and family from Wichita Falls visited and helped fight a railway fire near the Philipp pasture while Arnold Philipp and family from Abilene arrived to spend a few days with relatives.
Public notice outlines House Joint Resolution 70 proposing two hospital districts in Brazoria County, one partly in West Columbia and Damon districts and the other coterminous with Sweeny district, with possible consolidation. Titus County tax authority for aging home bonds and funding. election set for November 1962.
Public notice outlines Constitutional Amendment Number Six to authorize a Retirement Disability and Death Compensation Fund for county and subdivision employees with twelve years or more service. It details voting, eligibility, fund limits, and legislative enabling steps, with governor proclamation and publication requirements.
Proposal to permit state employees not in teaching to serve as consultants or on advisory committees or public school boards with expense reimbursement. Requires approval of agency head or governing board and must avoid conflicts of interest. Applies to state agencies, political subdivisions, and the federal government with coordination.
Congressman Poage notes House passage of the Appropriation Bill funding the continuation of work on Waco Dam and the Stillhouse Hollow Dam, plus construction funds for a new Fort Hood hospital. The Senate faces the Satellite Bill amid limited debate, with attention turning to a Farm Bill next. Poage urges travel to inspect small watershed projects and stresses federal responsibility to veterans disabled by service.
The First Methodist Church Clifton junior Sunday School group held a swimming party at Pioneer Cove Lodge on Lake Whitney on August 18. Hostesses Allyson Prescher and Diana Little organized hamburgers and drinks for the group including members Marsha Hill Janet Holder David Reesing Michael Dorsey their mothers and several guests. Also noted are visiting Jan Tyler and family from Dallas staying with Ottis Tyler and brother Frank.
Reverend and Mrs W G Ether edge and their Dallas family visited Clifton relatives. Will L Forson and family spent a weekend in Shreveport for Reverend G W Trussell ministry anniversary. Trussell formerly lived in Clifton. Margie Jeanes hosted Arden Olson Bill Jeanes and J C Jeanes family from Brownsville San Carlos and Fort Worth as guests.
Mr and Mrs John E Lockhart returned Friday August 10 from Abilene where he spent June 9 to August 10 for therapy after a severe September 1961 stroke. He can walk alone and will continue therapy at home this winter. They plan to return to Abilene next June for ongoing treatment and she will study mathematics at Abilene Christian College.
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