Appreciation Dinner for W R Poage in Meridian
Bosque County Farmers Union hosts an Appreciation Dinner for W R Poage on December 29 at 6 30 p m in Meridian High School Gym The event honors Poage as upcoming Agricultural Committee chair and features local leaders and guests with ticket sales through local banks and union members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Poage
Meridian
Bob Poage
Bosque County
Farmers’ Union
Meridian High School
Mervin Bakke
C. Pernell Aars
Washington
W. R
Bob) Poage
Agricultural Committee
House of Representatives
United States
Congressman Poage
Bosque County Farmers’ Union
Bakke
Lester Vance
Meridian Chamber of Commerce
Jay Namen
Texas Farmers’ Bureau
J. P Ward
D E Pierson
Farmers State Bank
O. E. Pierson
Robert Baldridge
E. W. (Fibber) McGee
Lions Club Holiday Luncheon and Fund Drive Details
Clifton Lions Club held a December 13 luncheon with seventh grade girls singing carols under Patsy Ruth Lancaster. Guests included Buddy Scott General Foods Lloyd Wright Waco and others. New member L C Holloway joined. Methodist Church ladies provided the meal. The Boys and Girls Committee reported football season receipts netting 466.22 after expenses. Lion E B Harris thanked President T F Crawford for Christmas lights on town streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Lions Club
Patsy Ruth Lancaster
Patricia Conrad
Helen Zuehlke
Linda Schwartz
Linda Meinkowsky
Patti Gauntt
Marian Riley
Lions Club
Buddy Scott
General Foods Co
Lloyd Wright
Waco
Herman Prop
California
Lion
T. F. Crawford
Crawford
Doctor Arnold Visit Spreads Across Texas Kin
Personal notices say Dr. H. R. Arnold of Corpus Christi is visiting at his aunt Mrs. Fred Ascue in Clifton.
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H. R. Arnold
Corpus Christi
Fred Ascue
Clifton
Bosque County Cotton Yield Increases Over 1965
Roye Payne of Clifton reports Bosque County cotton ginning finished with 1300 bales this year, up from 1152 bales in 1965. The bale averaged 510 pounds last year, and gains come from higher acreage and bale per acre yields.
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Bosque County
Roye Payne
Clifton
Payne
Sunset Home Singing at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Regular monthly singing at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home from 2 to 4 pm on Sunday December 18. Open to listeners and participants. all are urged to attend for an afternoon of singing.
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Clifton Lutheran Sunset
Lime Plant Near Clifton Starts Rock Crushing Soon
Chem limestone plant six miles southwest of Clifton on FM 2606 plans to begin crushing rock this week to adjust machinery. A loading ramp, scales and stockpiles for four stone sizes will aid rail car loading while lime kilns are to be added in stages over about six months. A crusher component was sent to Dallas for repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Leo J. Marshall
Chemical Limestone Products, Inc
Marshall
Mr. Marshall
Dallas
Leo Marshall
War correspondent Gene Ashcraft heads to Viet Nam
Gene Ashcraft 28 son of Mrs P L Ashcraft of Clifton leaves Fort Worth to serve as war correspondent for the Fort Worth Star Telegram KFJZ and the Texas State Network. He is News Director at KFJZ and will write from Viet Nam under the by line Gene Craft. He plans to visit Texas servicemen, report regularly, and return home for Christmas with wife Charlotte and daughters Kim and Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Ashcraft
P. L. Ashcraft
Mr. Ashcraft
Clifton
Fort Worth
Viet Nam
Fort Worth Star - Telegram
KFJZ
Texas State Network, Inc
Gene Craft
Clifton High School
Ashcraft
Ranger Junior College
Texas Christian University
Texas
Charlotte
Kim
Christi
KERC
Eastland
KCLE
Cleburne
KXOL
Annual Christmas Musical Program at Bettis Auditorium
At 3 p.m. Sunday December 18 the Clifton Public Schools present the Annual Christmas Musical Program in Bettis Auditorium. Mrs Patsy Ruth leads the event and directs the holiday performances.
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Bettis
Clifton Public Schools
Patsy Ruth
Clifton Mayor Reports Solid Finances and Surplus
Mayor Charles M. Isenhower presents Clifton’s annual audit showing a strong financial position with a surplus of five to six thousand dollars. Expenditures include over thirty two thousand dollars on equipment and two employee raises. Per capita city government costs compare favorably at seventy two dollars and twenty one cents.
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Clifton
Texas
Clifton Cagers Fall to Burleson in Local Gym
On December 13 Clifton boys and girls were defeated by Burleson in the local gym. Burleson boys won 60 to 46 and Burleson girls won 47 to 22. Clifton youth teams next play in the Valley Mills tournament December 15 to 17 with girls at 7 30 p.m. and boys at 8 45 p.m.
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Clifton Cagers
Burleson
Clifton
Burleson Boys
Burleson Girls
Clifton Girls
Cubs
Valley Mills
Christmas Carols in Downtown Clifton on December 22
Citizens may hear the All Church Choir of Clifton sing Christmas carols at 7 p.m. Thursday December 22 from the Lone Star Gas Company. Speakers near the Christmas tree and other spots will project the program so the crowd can hear it across the area. The one hour event coincides with late shopping hours until 9 p.m.
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All Church Choir
Clifton
Lone Star Gas Company
Neo's Trading Shop Grand Opening Announcement
Mr and Mrs O E Jenkins of Clifton announce the grand opening of Neo's Trading Shop on Thursday December 15. The new store offers antiques gifts and toys with plans to add hobby works later. Open each afternoon and all day Saturday.
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O. E. Jenkins
Clifton
Neo's Trading
Mrs. Jenkins
Jenkinses
Neo's
Fort Worth Man Killed in Sunday Road Crash Near Valley Mills
Willie Thurman Balch 47 of Fort Worth died when his car hit a Valley Mills pickup on Old Coryell City road about one mile south of Valley Mills. Wife Bonnie and two children Gary 15 Connie 8 were injured. Walter Graves of Valley Mills uninjured. Balch taught at Green Elementary. survived by multiple siblings.
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Willie Thurman Balch
Fort Worth
Coryell City
Valley Mills
Balch
Goodall-Witcher Hospital
Bonnie Balch
Gary
Connie
Walter Darell Graves
Green
Forth Worth
Millard Sadler
Clifton
Turnersville
Ruby Howard
Ellen Balch
Bryant Lee
Marvin and
S. P. Balch
Clifton Youth Receives Air Force Second Lieutenant Commission
Lieutenant Glenn Reesing son of Mr and Mrs Albert Reesing of Clifton completed Officers Training at Lackland AFB San Antonio and was commissioned in the United States Air Force He is stationed at Ellsworth AFB Rapid City South Dakota and recently visited home on leave with his parents.
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Glenn Reesing
Albert Reesing
Clifton
Lackland
Baylor Chapel Choir Draws Crowd in Clifton Event
More than 300 people from Clifton and surrounding areas attended an 80 voice Baylor University Chapel Choir concert at First Baptist Church Clifton. Supper was served, decorations done by local youth, and Dr Euell Porter announced a live Mutual Network broadcast of Christmas selections on December 19 at 3 p.m. from Washington DC. The choir will also perform at the Southwestern Music Educators Convention in Boulder Colorado in March 1967.
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Cifton
Baylor University
First Baptist Church
Clifton
Fellowship Hall
Baylor
Young People’s
Young People's
Euell Porter
Mutual
Washington, D c
Southwestern Music Educators’ Convention
Boulder
Colorado
Meridian Christmas Nativity Pageant Set for Dec 17 18
Meridian announces its annual Christmas Nativity Pageant on the courthouse lawn. The program runs about 30 minutes and repeats at 6 00 p m and 6 30 p m on Saturday and Sunday December 17 and 18. Jesse Gandy directs and invites the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Jesse Gandy
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Lions
Sunset Home
Ashcrafi
Associated Press
United Press International
Sigma Delta Chi
Kfuz
Kfjz News
United Press International Broadcasters Association of Texas
Tts
Tarrant County United Fund
Tarrant County Election Bureau
Asnual
Bettis Auditorium
Chas. M. Isenhower
Lancaster
Bobby Morton
Frederick Watley
Mary White
Miriam Niley
Debra Fehler
Patti Gaunt
Vicki Gandy
Lottie Bettis
Neo
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