Drop Of Ink UPON A THOUGHT
The Ink Dropper joins Calfton's Airborne National Guard at Fort Bragg in a nostalgic return to Army life. The writer recalls 20 years of changes and the familiar discomforts of field duty including C rations cold weather and suspense over the Texas Arkansas game. An Army soldier checks the writer's rifle as memories surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calfton
Airborne National Guard
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
North Carolina
Fort Bragg
Radar and Breathalyzer Aid Bosque County Patrols
Bosque County now has radar units and a breathalyzer to aid patrols. Patrolmen Gerald Baker and Bill Walk will alternate with the radar in patrol cars, while Meridian hosts the breathalyzer in the courthouse. The devices, provided at no cost, aim to deter speeding and drunken driving by enforcing safety on local highways.
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Department of Public Safety
Texas
Bosque County
Gerald Baker
Clifton
Bill Walk
Meridian
Baker
DPS
Clifton Cubs Dominate All-District 10-AA Selections
In Waco last Wednesday Clifton High placed four players on the All-District 10-AA first teams with Joe Wallace Harold Wiede and Wayne Dreyer among offensive and Randall Burden on defense. Clifton also placed Jack Wiggins on the first defense line and saw sophomores Canuteson and others honored on second team or honorable mentions.
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Waco
Clifton
Joe Wallace
Harold Wiede
Joe
Wiede
D. P. Canuteson
Wayne Dreyer
Randall Burden
Clifton Cubs
Wallace
Canuteson
Jack Wiggins
Silas Ragsdale
Jim Canuteson
Jim
Jerry Kleine
Cubs
Stephen
BeBe) Phillips
Wendall Lively
Tom Henderson
Garden Club Luncheon and Flowers Film on Dec 17
The Clifton Garden Club meets December 17 at 11 a.m. at Mrs. A N Randle’s home for a Christmas no host salad luncheon and gift exchange. Mrs Virginia Casey of the Texas Highway Department will present a film Texas Wild Flowers and Litter on Texas Highways. Members may invite a guest with prior notice and a guest gift.
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Clifton Garden Club
A. N. Randle
Virginia Casey
Texas Highway Department
Texas
Dedication Set For Cedar Shores Community Chapel
The Cedar Shores Community Chapel near Lake Whitney will be dedicated Sunday December 13 at 2 30 pm Reverend L Maurice Barnett of Lake Shore Hills United Presbyterian Church in Waco will deliver the sermon The church formed in 1967 1968 built mainly by local volunteers and is debt free Members come from six major Protestant denominations and services are held every Sunday at 10 30 am followed by fellowship and refreshments
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Cedar Shores Community
Guy Wilson
L. Maurice Barnett
Cedar Shores Community Chapel
Cedar Shores Estates
Guy H. Wilson
Lake Whitney
William Holloman
Lake Shore Hills United Presbyterian Church
Waco
Wilson
Shriners Fly 10YearOld After Clifton Burn Accident
Ten year old Marsha Berger of Clifton suffered serious burns when she backed into a heater. Doctors arranged rapid transport to the Shrine Burn Institute in Galveston after initial treatment at Goodall-Witcher Hospital. Local Shriner efforts and Chamber of Commerce leaders coordinated air transportation and hospital placement, culminating in a Galveston Sealy Hospital room before transfer to the Burn Institute.
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Marsha
Galveston
Little Marsha Berger
Shrine Cripple Children’s Hospital
Burn Institute
Bill Blewett
Neil Gately
J. B. Darden
Marsha Berger
Clifton
Ervin Berger
South Ave. K
Goodall- Witcher Hospital
Shrine Burn Institute
Gately
Tarn
Helen Aars
Clifton Chamber of Commerce
Karem Temple
John Sealy Hospital
Don Gloff
Sealy Hospital
Don Jaynes
Larsen
Band Parents Meeting Notice
The Clifton Band Parents Association will meet at 6 30 p m Monday night December 14 at the Band Hall. All band parents are urged to attend this meeting.
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Clifton Band Parents Association
One Car Wreck Injures Two Men Near Clifton
Two local men were injured in a one car wreck Monday about 5:45 p.m. on FM 2114, 17.5 miles southeast of Clifton. Driver Even Clive Bergman, 52, of Route Clifton, was hospitalized for observation for possible internal injuries. Passenger Dewey Leon Morrow, 38, of Clifton, was treated for cuts and abrasions at Goodall-Witcher Hospital and released. The 1967 Chevrolet left the roadway, overturned, and was a total loss.
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Clifton
Clive Bergman
Dewey Leon Morrow
Rt. 1
Goodall-Witcher Hospital
Gerald Baker
Abend Musik at Trinity Church Promises German Norweg Christmas
Trinity Lutheran Church in Clifton hosts the third program of the series A German Norwegian Christmas Time at Trinity this Sunday at 5:00 p.m. The Castleberry A Cappella Choir and Hand Bell Choir of Fort Worth perform choral organ and chamber music in the Kirchen Musik tradition founded by Germanic peoples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
Trinity Lutheran Church
Clifton
Castleberry
Hand Bell Choir
Fort Worth
Governor appoints Vance as 52nd District Attorney
Leslie B. Vance of Clifton is named District Attorney for the 52nd Judicial District covering Bosque Comanche Coryell and Hamilton counties. He succeeds Byron McClellan who becomes District Judge for the four county Central Texas district. Vance, a Bosque County lawyer, plans to seek a full term at the next election and aims to meet residents across the four counties. He graduated from Baylor Law in 1965 and has worked in Meridian and Clifton communities.
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Preston Smith
Leslie B. Vance
Clifton
52Nd
Bosque, Comanche
Coryell
Hamilton
Vance
Byron McClellan
Gatesville
Texas
McClellan
Truman E. Roberts
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Mary Belle Vance
L. B. Vance
Bloomfield
Missouri
Alabama
Bloomfield High School
Southeast Missouri State College
Texas Christian University
Baylor University
Bosque County
Meridian
Gap Iredell 6 Man Football Game To Be Televised
Word arrived this week that the Crawfills Gap Lions versus Iredell Dragons 6 man game will air Wednesday night on CBS Walter Cronkite at 5 30 p m Channel 10 The telecast may mark the first time a 4 man game is shown on national TV.
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Crawfills Gap Lions
Iredell Dragons
Walter Cronkite
Clifton Public School Choirs Present Christmas Program
Clifton public school students from third through sixth grade join a junior high and high school choir for the annual Christmas program on Sunday December 13 at 2 30 p m in Bettis Auditorium Directed by Mrs Patsy Lancaster Miss Lottie Bettis oversees stage decorations with a student crew and Future Farmers assisting Admission is free the event invites all to enjoy traditional and contemporary holiday music
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Clifton Public
Bettis
Patsy Lancaster
Lottie Bettis
Charles Lindley
Clifton
VFW Christmas Supper Set Here December 12
The VFW posts its annual Christmas Supper on Saturday December 12 at 7 p.m. at the post home. Families should bring a covered dish and gifts for children only, while all members are urged to attend. Turkey bread tea and coffee will be furnished.
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VFW
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Clifton Chamber
Glenn Ringness
Joe Boleman
Clifton Funeral Home
George Dann
Dill Claucentt
KNUSS
Clifton Record
D. P
Randall
Joe & Otto
Garden Club
Flowers
Shriners
Byron C. McClellan
Trinity Church
Abend Musik
D.A
McClellan Dist
Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney
Gap
Lakeview Recreation Association
Bosque River
Wesley Gosdin
Bob Wells
Farmers Home Administration
Hugh Trotter
Farmers State Bank
Clint Booth
C. K
Chuck
Yale
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