Santa lands by helicopter as Clifton crowds gather
A large Clifton crowd gathered Friday and Saturday for a hundred dollar free giveaway and a Santa Claus helicopter landing on main street. Residents in Tyssen Hall Clifton Hall Luther Hall Memorial Hall greeted Old Saint Nick. Pat Larson won the first $100 Friday afternoon. Another $100 is promised Friday December 18 and Tuesday December 22 at 5 PM across 33 Clifton stores including Cozy Corner Cafe which did not appear in last week’s list.
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Santa Claus
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Clifton
Anna Grimland
Jake Ogle
Agnes Anderson
Santa
C. G. Bronstad
Nick
Tyssen Hall
Clifton Hall
Luther Hall
Memorial Hall
Pat Larson
P.S. Larson
Cozy Corner Cafe
Cozy Corner
Clifton Record
Births in Clifton area December 1959 list several families
A Clifton hospital list reports births including Michael Ed McCarty born December 4 1959 weight 6 pounds 8 ounces to Mr and Mrs Jay McCarty at Walnut Springs. Also Mary Renee Nutt born December 4 1959 weight 6 pounds 13 ounces to Mr and Mrs Hubert Nutt Jr of Valley Mills. Sharon Gay Wilcox born December 5 1959 weight 7 pounds 5 ounces to Mr and Mrs Royce Wilcox of McGregor. James Chris McLemore born December 6 1959 weight 4 pounds 9 ounces to Mr and Mrs Harlan McLemore of Austin, with brothers Mark and Ernest. Nancy Margaret Carpenter born December 7 1959 weight 5 pounds 9 ounces to Mr and Mrs Bill Carpenter of Clifton, with siblings Linda and Bill. William Lee Keeling born December 2 1959 weight 9 pounds 12 ounces at Hillcrest Hospital, with Clifton and Waco grandparents listed.
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Jay McCarty
Walnut Springs
Michael Ed
Clifton Hospital
Mary Renee
Hubert B. Nutt Jr
Route 3
Valley Mills
Royce I. Wilcox
Filmore
McGregor
Sharon Gay
James Chris
Harlan McLemore
C. Wirtz
Austin
Mark
Ernest
Bill Carpenter
South Avenue K
Clifton
Nancy Margaret
Goodall and Witcher Clinic
Linda
Bill
Clarence E. Carpenter
George Busch
el Campo
Edgar R. Keeling Jr
North 44Th Street
Waco
William Lee
Hillcrest Hospital
E. R. Keeling
BR. E. Lee Glasgow
Lyndon Johnson for President Club Formed in Bosque County
Bosque County organized a Lyndon Johnson for President Club at Meridian Courthouse on December 7 with members from Valley Mills Meridian and Clifton. J P Ward Ray Hardison and Robert Baldridge Jr named officers to recruit 1 000 signatures and establish county chapters to back Johnson ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles.
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Bosque County
Meridian
Valley Mills
Clifton
J. P. Ward
Ray Hardison
Robert Baldridge Jr
Bosque County Club
Lyndon Johnson
Cattlemen Move Bosque County Toward Brucellosis Free Status
About 60 cattlemen and residents met at the Meridian courthouse on Tuesday December 8 to pursue modified certified brucellosis free status for Bosque County under Plan II. A 34 to 2 vote supported applying to the Texas Animal Health Commission, with 675 signatures needed from cattle owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Cettlemen
Meridian
Texas
Gerald C. Drew
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Dr. Drew
Earl Morrison
Walnut Springs
M. S. Wilkins
Morgan
B. I. Dahl
Clifton
Evans Ficklin
Valley Mills
Texas Animal Health Commission
Commission
Lampasas County
Bill Hardcastle
R. F E. Wyatt
Waymon Davis
Dr. R. D. Holt 49 Dies in Dallas Hospital
Meridian's Dr. R D Holt died at Medical Arts Hospital in Dallas at 2:00 AM Tuesday December 8 after a month long illness. He practiced medicine in Meridian since 1938 and left Holt Hospital closed. He is survived by his wife two daughters a brother two sisters and a grandson. Funeral was December 10 at First Baptist Church Meridian with interment in Meridian Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Meridian
R. D. Holt
Medical Arts Hospital
Dallas
Holt
North Carolina
Tulane University
New Orleans
Louisiana
Bill Gardner
Beth
Judy Holt
C. J. Holt
Staunton
Virginia
Olive Couch
Leon Cangiano
Boston
Massachusetts
First Baptist Church
Roy Hill
Gordon Bays
Mexia
Meridian Church
Children line streets as Santa lands from helicopter
In the photo Saint Nick is shown seated in the helicopter while a dog in the lower right cheers the landing, and onlookers line the streets to watch the arrival.
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Santa Claus
Nick
Christmas Program Planned by Clifton PTA
Clifton Public Schools will present a Christmas program at the PTA meeting on December 16 in Bettis Auditorium. The event includes a pageant The Story And The Tree and excerpts from The Music Of Bethlehem with Clifton High School Girls Chorus and student soloists, directed by Mrs. O R Jenson.
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Clifton Public Schools
O. R. Jenson
Clifton Parent-Teacher Association
Bettis
Bethlehem
Fred B. Holton
Clifton High School Girls’ Chorus
Joyce Hall
Brenda Eggen
Lynda Boyd
Gracie Royal
Patsy Erickson
Lois Nell Lammert
Zeda Anne Jameson
Malotte
Turner Greenwade
PTA
CHS Band Students Shine at Regional Try-Outs
Six Clifton High School band members joined instructor Bill Brown for All-Regional Three Band Try-outs in Belt on December 6. Carol Wenzel earned a place on the second band, playing clarinet, as the group faced top talent from the A M Consoli area including Glen Rose Corsicana and Rockdale. Clifton High School plans a fall concert Friday December 18 at 7 30 P M in Bettis Auditorium and invites support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High School
Bill Brown
Charles Larson
Floyd Spenrath
Kenny Patterson
Carol Wenzel
Miriam Thompson
Maurine
A. & M. Consolidated
Glen Rose
Corsicana
Rockdale
Stevens Motor & Implement Co Moves Into New Building
Stevens Motor & Implement Co relocates to a 60 by 120 foot new structure on Highway 6 South Avenue G, featuring a large auto showroom, extensive farm implement parts, and a full service area with two overhead hoists. The staff includes owners Mr and Mrs Stevens, Theo Howard, Odin Bronstad, Mrs Arden Jenson, Bob Hey, and several servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens Motor & Implement Company
South Avenue G
Highway 6
FE. W. Stevens
International Harvester
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
Vauxhall
Stevens
Texas
Stevens Motor & Implement
Theo Howard
Odin
Buster) Bronstad
Arden Jenson
Bob Hey
Jim Bill Fussell
Otto Schrader
Herbert Leck
Jimmy Sadler
Clifton Girls and Midway Boys Take Jaycee Tournament Titles
Clifton girls captured the Clifton Jaycee high school tournament title by beating Whitney 44 20 Hamilton 37 29 and Hamilton 28 26 in the finals. Midway boys won the crown by defeating Clifton 62 53 after earlier victories over Whitney Itasca Hamilton Clifton in the rounds. Jim Willenberg led the boys with 61 points while Betty Jean Kanz topped the girls with 82 points across three games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton’s
Midway
Clifton Jaycee
Midway Boys
Clifton
Whitney
Itasca
Hamilton
Crawfills Gap
Jim Willenberg
Lake Whitney votes to end its status as a city
Residents of Lake Whitney voted 50 to 32 to discontinue incorporation after a history of two elections that favored incorporation and later a city officers' slate opposed to it. The county Commissioners Court will canvass the vote, ending the city's incorporated status.
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Lake Whitney
City of
Commissioners Court
Baptism of Little Miss Joan Beth Stapp at Immanuel Church
Little Miss Joan Beth Stapp daughter of Mr and Mrs Oscar Stapp of Morgan was baptized Sunday morning November 29 at Immanuel Lutheran Church Clifton by Reverend W F Rolf. Sponsors were Miss Ima Jean Giese Miss Dorothy Landuu and Frederick Henkelman. A luncheon followed at Mary Sager's home with many relatives and friends.
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Joan Beth Stapp
Oscar Stapp
Morgan
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Clifton
W. F. Rolf
Joan Beth
Ima Jean Giese
Dorothy Landuu
Frederick Henkelman
Mary Sager
Larry
Mike
Will Roetschke
Liza Giese
Bill Giese
Ima Jean
Charles Raymond Smith
Walter R. Landuu
Dorothy
Bucks in Sierra Diablo Mountains Measured by Horn Spread
Hunters report two bucks killed by Mr. Miles and Mr. Evans in the Sierra Diablo Mountains. One buck weighed about 19½ pounds with a horn spread over 2 inches. the other had a horn spread better than 20 inches.
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Sierra Diablo Mountains
Miles
Mr. Evans
Otis Miles
Musheim
Ted B. Evans
Clifton
van Horn
Marketing Quotas To Be Decided By Farmers
Cotton and peanut farmers in Bosque County vote on marketing quotas for 1960 crops. If approved, cotton quotas include A or B allotments with price supports 75 percent parity on A and 60 percent on B, penalties for overquota, and peanut quotas include penalties and 75–90 percent parity depending on supply. If rejected, cotton supports 50 percent parity with only A allotment, and peanuts have no quotas with acreage limits aiding price support at 50 percent parity. Polls run 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM at Walnut Springs High School Gym, Morgan City, Meridian Fire Station, Clifton City Hall, and Valley Mills City Hall.
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Bosque County
Walnut Springs High School
Morgan City Hall
Meridian Fire Station
Clifton City Hall
Valley Mills City Hall
Personal notes from Clifton and area residents
Charles Jorgenson a Standefer Chevrolet mechanic returned from a five day General Motors School in Garland. Emmette E. Raley and family camped near Groesbeck with guests Jack Durrett and W. H. Henry of Houston. Mrs. J E Wilson renewed her year long Record subscription. her husband has been a subscriber since 1895.
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Charles Jorgenson
Standefer Chevrolet Company
Clifton
General Motors School of Instruction
Garland
Emmette E. Raley
Groesbeck
Raleys
Jack Durrett
W. H. Henry
Houston
J. E. Wilson
The
Record
Clifton markdowns and livestock prices from Wednesday auction
Prices quoted Thursday morning show poultry eggs and grain rates, pecans volatile at Clifton. Cattle auction reports over 560 head with prices from good to choice cattle, calves, cows, and bulls ranging up to 26 dollars for steers and yearlings, with cows and calves valued at 150 to 225 dollars. Hog top reached 12.30 and lamb top 16.30.
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Clifton
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Lyndon Johnson For President
Heliicopter
CHS Band
Stevens Motor & Implement Co
Crawfills Gap Girls
Dublin
Clifton High Boys
Dublin High School
Clifton Girls
Dublin Girls
Connally
Moody
Tom Parks
Gil
Augusta
Georgia
Parks
United States Army
Fort Gordon
Parkses
O. E. Pierson
C. A. Dowdy
Dowdy
Viola Walters
Brownwood
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