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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1956
Page
4
Bosque County hosts a turkey shoot at Lake Whitney on Saturday and Sunday starting at 9 a.m. each day. Rifles 22 caliber and high power with scope or open sights may be used with prizes for top shots and special events for ladies and teens. Shooting on the east side of the dam.
Subscriptions offered for Bosque Coryell and Hamilton counties show a 1 year 6 months plan priced at 2.50 dollars for the print edition and 1.50 dollars for digital. Other options include 3.00 dollars and 1.75 dollars depending on delivery and format. The notice lists annual and multi term rates for local readers.
Meridian Study Club gathered November 21 at Mrs. Wm. P. Stephens home with co-hostesses Mrs. T. B. Wilson and Mrs. George Arthur. The program covered James E. Ferguson, including Texas Under Six Flags by Mrs. Allan Armstrong and a life sketch of Ouida Ferguson Nalle by Mrs. Carl Fleming. Mrs. Omar Robinson reviewed The Fergusons of Texas as business proceeded.
The Busy Bee Home Demonstration Club will meet Wednesday December 12 at 2 00 p m in City Hall dining room. Mrs Tom White of the Coyote H D Club will report on her attendance at the State Home Demonstration Convention.
Guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bud Bergman from Wednesday until Friday of last week were their son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Burrell W. Helton and children Jon Jean and Betty of Austin and Mrs Bergmans sister Miss Millie Anderson of Seguin.
Local notes report Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Ludwig and son Andy visiting Clifton relatives from Garland. Thanksgiving visits span Navasota to Aus tin and German, with many Clifton students home from Southwest Texas State Teachers College and North Texas State College. The page also notes the engagement of Margie Nell Meissner to A P Boyd with December 29 ceremony in Cranfills Gap Lutheran Church.
Mr and Mrs S J Cormany hosted a weekend gathering in Clifton with many children and grandchildren to celebrate Mr Cormany turning 80 on November 30. Guests included Jackson Cormany and Mrs Knox of Grand Prairie and many relatives from Waco Hamilton Fort Worth and surrounding areas. They also attended the Texas A and M game in Austin on Thanksgiving Day.
A long list of Clifton area visits and family gatherings fills the Thanksgiving week, detailing travels and guests from Bosque and surrounding counties. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Turner with daughters visiting Turnersville, P. G. Knudson heading the McLennan County March of Dimes Drive, and numerous relatives from Dallas, Waco, Tyler, Longview, and Fort Worth sharing meals and kinship across Clifton.
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