Soil Conservation Pond Dams Erode Without Grass Cover
The article notes pond dams erode on bare slopes and wash silt into ponds. It recommends a grass cover, favoring K. R. bluestem and Bermuda grass, with 3–5 pounds seed per dam and March to April seeding. Barnyard manure aids growth. sod or seed methods include burying roots two to four inches apart. Terraces and water ways are described alongside local participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
B. C. Colwick
Crawfills Gap
Albert Spitzer
Garnersville
K. R. Bluestem
J. D. Shields
Fairview
R. L. Sawyer
Iredell
A. H. Moorman
Meridian
Buck Family Thanksgiving Visit Spans Clifton Gathering
Mr and Mrs D M Buck of Grand Prairie visited Clifton on Thanksgiving Day with the Bucks parents Mrs D M Buck and Mr and Mrs Will L Forson. Their sons in law and daughters Mr and Mrs Bob Burton and children Steve and Kelly of Grand Prairie and Mr and Mrs Don Caruth of Dallas joined the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Buck
Grand Prairie
Inlaw
Bob Burton
Steve and
Kelly
Don Caruth
Dallas
Clifton
Will L. Forson
4H Achievement Awards Banquet Highlights Cranfills Gap Youth
Clifton November 18 marked the annual 4 H Achievement Banquet honoring Crawfills Gap 1961 4 H award winners. Adult leaders’ teamwork with youth produced outstanding achievements across fields with the listed membership and awardees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GAP
Clifton
Crawfills Gap
Cranfills Gap
Thanksgiving Social Round in Clifton Brims with Visits
A parade of guests and family visits highlights Clifton during Thanksgiving. Lamar Tech freshman George Anne Bronstad spent the holiday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bronstad. Local families hosted relatives from Norman Oklahoma to Tyler and Dallas while Clinton Surley from Tarleton College enjoyed time with his parents. Long lists of relatives and brief returns home mark a season of travel and reunion across Clifton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Anne Bronstad
Lamar Tech
Beaumont
Arthur Bronstad
Bill Bauer
Norman
Oklahoma
Clifton
W. B. Oswald
W. S. Blair
Jean
Barbara
Lee Anne
Stuart
John
Arcadia
Blair
John Lockhart
Lockharts
Richard Gilbreth
Richard
Susan
Mary Ann
Zane
Quail
Carl J
D. C
Thanksgiving birthday celebration at Earl Laurence home
A family gathering at the Valley Mills home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Laurence marked Thanksgiving and observed Mr. Laurence's 71st birthday. Distant relatives joined from Houston Clifton Waco Fort Worth and San Marcos. Miss Carol Wenzel stayed nearby with her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Laurence
Valley Mills
Mr. Laurence
Laurences
Albert Laurence
Albert Laurence Jr
Thomas Curlee
Eddie Palmer
Carol Wenzel
Sam Houston State College
San Marcos
Clifton
Willie Wenzel
Derril
J. O. Y. Bridge Club Holds Two Clifton Sessions
Members of the J. O. Y. Bridge Club met in Clifton for two gatherings October 27 and November 17 at the homes of Mrs. Willett and Mrs. Schow. High scores went to Mrs. H. R. Hill and Mrs. Bald ridge with traveling prizes to Mrs. Lane and Mrs. Nelson. attendees included numerous club members and Miss Bernice Schow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Y. Bridge Club
Clifton
Ember 17
N. W. Willett
Schow
H. R. Hill
Charles M. Isen
F. T. McCollum
Robert Baldridge Jr
J. Bruce Parks
Kent Appleby
Raymond H. Rogstad
Bernice Schow
Robert L. Baldridge
E. E. Stewart
Baldridge
Mesdames Baldridge
Stewart
Appleby
W. B. Oswald
J.C. Kincheloe
Helen C. Aars
H.R
Hill
Joseph O. Nelson
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Ottis Tyler
South Avenue
Clifton, Texas
KODAK
Ae Starmite
Brownie
Wes
Carolyn Reierson
Linda Avery
Carla Simmons
Bettye Viertel
Joyce Blackman
Billy Jack Henderson
Kenneth Hanson
Bob Viertel
Charles Huse
Randy Lee
Julia Patrick
Karen Knudson
Patsy Patrick
Belinda Eisen
Rita Blackman
Ole Knudson
Glenn Hanson
Mike Ybarra
Craig Colwick
Ray Lee
Bennie Hanson
Kenneth Reierson
Lockhart
Donald Bearden
Waco
Mrs
Howard
Sonny) Golden
Bobby George
Walter Johnson
Janice and
Wallace
Arlington
Oscar
Buddy) Westley
Homer
Louisiana
Clara Westley
O. G. (Cotton) Olson
Don
Chris Strand
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Thomas C. Hardie
Rebecca
Strands
Chicago
Ilinois
Rolf Espeseths
G. C. Tisdale
J. L. Hutcheson
Jim
Lee Ann
Hutcheson
Lloyd Hutcheson
Bill Hutcheson
Fort Worth
GULF
George & Marvin Fossett
Your
Shurfine
Morton's
Shurfine Roxey
Limi 2
Shurfresh
IESE
Cello
Corpier’s
Santa Claus
Clifton Merchants
Gladiola
Cans Shu
Box
Vienna
Corpier
Campbell's Tomato Soup
Folger’s
Earl Laurence Home
Aars & Dakl
Insurance Agency
P. O. Box
Bridge Club
S. Awe. I
Brynie's
Stevens
Motor & Implement Co
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