Santa Claus visits Clifton for Bosque County shoppers
Bosque County families planned a December 6 event in Clifton with free movies at Clifton Theatre at 1 pm and Santa arriving at 3 pm on a red fire truck. Children meet Santa as merchants, aided by the Chamber of Commerce, offer peppermint candy canes, while shoppers browse Bosque County stores.
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Santa Claus
Bosque County
Clifton
Clifton Chamber of Commerce
Clifton Theatre
Cifton Volunteer Fire Department
Santa
Cilfton Chamber of Commerce
Cifton
Second False Alarm In Week Prompts Police Chief's Warning
A second false fire alarm in a week prompts Police Chief Alvin James to warn of penalties for offenders. False alarms can be a Class A misdemeanor with fines up to $2,000 and up to one year in jail. The latest at 3:30 a.m. Saturday involved a nonexistent fire on South Ave residence. A week earlier a 4 a.m. call drew Clifton Volunteer Fire Dept and police.
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Alvin James
James
South Ave. I
Clifton Volunteer Fire Department
Clifton
Clifton Medical and Surgical Clinic
William Keily Morris
Kaufman
Coryell County
Trunersvile
West St So
South Ave. T
Highway 6
West 5Th St
Goodall-Witcher Foundation
Holiday Home Tour December 14 Sponsored by Hospital Auxiliary
The Goodall-Witcher Hospital Auxiliary presents a December 14 Holiday Home Tour from 2 to 6 p m featuring five decorated homes including the Omenson Home with historicalmediation. A map shows tour locations on each ticket and the Candystripers offer baked goods at Farmers State Bank building with refreshments. Tickets are sold through Auxiliary members hospital gift shop Farmers State Bank Colvert's or at the bank building.
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Goodall- Witcher Hospital
Farmers State Bank
Hospital
Farmers Stat Bank
Colvert’s
Clifton School Holiday Concert Receives Christmas Program
The Clifton Independent reports a Sunday December 7 concert at 2 30 p m in Bettis Auditorium featuring school bands from grades 5 6 junior high and high school performing traditional and contemporary music under Dona d Braun. Choirs from grades 3 through high school sing between band numbers with Mrs Patsy Lancaster conducting.
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Clifton Independent
Bettis
Dona'd Braun
Patsy Lancaster
Norwegian And German Christmas Services At Clifton Sunset Home
Clifton residents invited to Norwegian and German Christmas services in the Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home chapel. Norwegian service led by Rev. Isaac C. Paulson and Rev. Alvon Nelson on Friday December 12 at 7 p.m. German service led by Rev. Marvin Ottmers and Rev. Larry Henrichs on Friday December 19 at 7 p.m.
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Clifton Sunset Home
Clifton Area
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Isaac C. Paulson
Waco
Alvon Nelson
Clifton
Wegian
Marvin Ottmers
Crawfills Gap
Larry Henrichs
Crawford
Added Schooling Boosts Local Earnings in Bosque County
The article reports a Harvard study questioning the college boom and bust, noting that lifetime earnings for four year college graduates rise about 58 percent over high school grads, while high school graduates earn 39 percent more than elementary graduates. It cites local education levels: 35.1 percent high school graduates and 6.5 percent college graduates. Park Row News Service.
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Delars and Cents
Bosque County
Colege Educaton
Harvard Uni
Richard Freeman
J. Herbert Holjoman
Department of Comerce
Alan W. Ostar
The
American Association of State Colleges
Carnegie Commission
Park Row
Mail Early Urged for Christmas by U S Postal Service
Bosque County residents are urged to mail Christmas items early with a schedule of suggested dates. December 8 surface cards to Canada and Mexico. December 9 airmail greetings to Armed Forces in Canada Greenland Labrador Newfoundland and others. international air parcels to Africa Near East Far East.
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U.S. Postal Service
Bosque County
Canada
Mexico
Greenland
Laborador
Newfoundland
Republic of ¢Ire
Liberia
Azores
Africa
Near East
Far East
United States
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Norway
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Europe
South
Central America
Alaska
Hawai
South America
Liawii
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Denoricen
Legion
Shelby J. Anderson
North Ave. D
West St. St
Community Public — Service Company
Nual
Clifton Record
W. R. Lively
Meridian
Border Patrol
Freddie Odem
S. L. Witcher
Leslie Vance
Richard Lundberg
Omenson
KE. R. Keeling
J. W. Blewett Jr
Victor Conrad
Don McCord
W. Charles Bosworth
Sta
McLennan
Lege
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