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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1949
Page
4
The Gifton team results show girls beating Mo 28 to 0 while boys lost 16 to 3 at Gatesville. Girls 62 21 and 22 13 posted wins. boys faced Craw ath and faltered. A student fundraiser ad for Searon's Greetings supports tables and chairs.
Fragmentary local notice lists names and relations including Mr and Mrs Carroll and Langview, Alton V Ekjon and Dorothy Neil, Turton Hrickson and family, Mra Hughes, Lee Erickson, and others. Scattered references to Monday services at Bethany and family associations appear in incomplete form.
Regina Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star in Clifton hosted District Deputy Grand Matron Mrs. Earl Morrison of Walnut Springs last Thursday. Mrs. Morrison was accompanied by Mrs. Cliffie Bird and Mrs. Bessie Lee Edge. On Monday night the group held its annual Christmas tree event with husbands as guests. Mex M. K. Bradstreet is the worthy matron of the local chapter.
Mrs Vick and Mrs Darl hosted a Christmas afternoon with a program by Miss Pete and a decorated table. Guests included Mrs Gas Hoe Mrs Charlie Aur Mrs Job Sather Mrs Percell Aars Mr Marion Sorenson and Mary Nell Sorenson with coffee salad and cookies served.
A brief item notes a controversial use of hospital facilities as banks to fund operations. It mentions officials discussing emergency funding and the potential impact on patient care and local services. Further details are limited in the fragment.
The Clifton Record offers a thoughtful Christmas present that serves as a year long reminder of the giver. Each month the recipient experiences a small echo of the gift’s sentiment, at a cost below the price of a cup of coffee.
Alice Blackie Paul and Audie Carter ran a Clifton radio stop after the war. Paul was en route from Waco to Killeen when a Plymouth struck a guard rail overpass in Belton. A two and a half inch pipe pierced the car, killing Paul after officers arrived. Paul, born in Killeen, was to wed Elaine Carroll of Waco in January. Funeral attendees from Clifton included Herman Landua and Mrs. Woodrowers.
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