Central Division Wins Annual President's Trophy Contest
The Central Division of Community Public Service Co. Clifton wins the 1959 President's Trophy for top overall performance. A December 12 dinner at the National Guard Armory in Clifton honored Cecil Coston and his team with a silver trophy and checks for top and runner-up performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Coston
Central Texas
Community Public Service Company
R. L. Bowen
Charlie E. Whippo
Perryton
Panhandle
Joan Spieler
CPS Co
Community Public Service Co
Clifton
New National Guard
Fort Worth
Jeton’s Catering Service of
Cecil P. Coston
Central
Texas
Coston
J. G. Harris
Power Company
N. R. Parsons
Clint C. Hennig
Whitewright
H. A. Biffle
Gatesville
W. B. Tate
Hamilton
Biffle
Glen Rose
Hico
Meridian
Valley Mills
Whitney
E. A. Cain
Breckenridge
M. L. Waugh
Texas City
E. W. Beauchamp
Pecos
C. E. Whippo
M. W. Davis
Silver City
New Mexico
P. J. Hayes
Bowen
W. L. Spieler
Sanger Shafer
Carl A. Schuerg
Thomas Duncan
Sam Ringness
Cecil Canuteson
T. F. Crawford
Jack Hill
Gerald Rice
Lawrence Ringness
Frances Hatter
Chester Dickerson
Clyde Turner
C. W Coleman
Frankey Williams
Births Report From Clifton Area in December 1959
Announcements of newborns in Clifton area hospitals include Tommie Allen Thompson born December 9 1959 weighing seven pounds at Clifton hospital. Hazel Dianne Bronstad born December 12 1959 at Goodall and Witcher Clinic weighing six pounds. Martha Lynn McFadden born December 15 1959 at St Joseph Hospital Bryan weighing eight pounds fourteen ounces. Lee Anne Blair born December 2 1959 at Danforth Hospital weighing eight pounds six ounces. Timothy Bert Atchison born December 12 1959 at Clifton hospital weighing eight pounds five ounces.
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Fred Allen Thompson
Morgan
Tommie Allen
Clifton Hospital
Timothy Bert
Thomas ©. Atchison
Route 1
Valley Mills
Clifford V. Bronstad
West 9Th Street
Clifton
Hazel Dianne
Goodall and Witcher Clinic
Deborah
Sherry
E. G. Bronstad
Route 2
Ed Kleine
W. S. Blair Jr
Texas City
Lee Anne
Danforth Hospital
John Lockhart
W. S. Blair Sr
Arcadia
Blair
Barbara Lockhart
Ollie N
Billy) McFadden
Bryan
Martha Lynn
St. Joseph Hospital
Ollie McPadden
Harry Gambill
San Gabriel
Cowen Named Chief Judge of United States Court of Claims
Wilson Cowen of Clifton son of Mr and Mrs John R Cowen has been named Chief Judge of the United States Court of Claims. The appointment by the President and Senate confirmation makes him the youngest judge by tenure on the court. Cowen long served as a court commissioner before his elevation and after high school at Clifton and law training at The University of Texas practiced in Dalhart before joining the Washington group. The Cowens reside in Bethesda Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Cowen
John R. Cowen
Clifton
United States Court of Claims
Cowen
United States
United States Senate
Court of Claims
Clifton Holds Two More $100 Gift Days
Clifton merchants offer two final $100 gift days with no purchase needed. Names will be drawn Friday December 18 at 5 PM and Tuesday December 22 at 5 PM, with winners required to be present. Last week winners included Lee Bottlinger of Hamilton $25 Virgil Raines $25 and Mrs Erwin Aars $50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Merchants
Lee Bottlinger
Hamilton
Virgil Raines
Erwin Aars
Mrs Gandy of Meridian Dies After Illness
Mrs. R Lumpkin Gandy aged 73 3 21 died December 13 in Clifton Hospital after a brain hemorrhage at home near Meridian. She had arthritis for 30 years and was active despite pain. Funeral December 14 at Bristor Funeral Home Meridian followed by burial in Meridian Cemetery. She leaves husband Jesse and son Jesse L Gandy plus siblings and other relatives.
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Bosque County
Bristor Funeral Home
Meridian
H. H. Barnett
First Methodist Church
Roy H. Hill
First Baptist Church
James F. Shuler
Ferris Heights
Waxahachie
Vaden Clark
Roy Clark
Cotton Dorman
Curtis Harris
Morgan
Ben Chiles
Fort Worth
W. A. Wright
Mansfield
Louisiana
Joseph M. Arnold
Nancy Griffin Arnold
Josye Mae Arnold Gandy
Cedron
R. Lumpkin Gandy
Jesse L Gandy
Gandy
Bosque River
Jesse L. Gandy
Edward Arnold
Dallas
Cora Rasmusson
Ida Pederson
Addie Arnold
Jesse Arnold
Jim Bell
Erath
Texas and Bosque County Approve Cotton and Peanut Quotas
Farmers across Texas including Bosque County approve 1960 cotton quotas by about 25 000 to 8 300 with peanut quotas passing 3 000 to 300. Bosque County records 51 for cotton 10 against and one for peanut with no opposition. Central Texas 11 county area backs quotas 85 percent. Hamilton County fails with 61 percent for.
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Texas
Bosque County
Central
Hamilton
Hamilton County
Hall Low Bidder on Highway 6 Widening Project
Fred Hall and Sons of Valley Mills submitted the lowest bid of 859 871 for reconstructing and widening 14.4 miles of State Highway 6 from the Bosque County line south of Valley Mills to Speegleville. Work will convert a two lane road to a 26 foot wide center with ten foot shoulders. detours may be needed during most of the project, with start in early 1960 and completion within the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hall and Sons of
Valley Mills
Bosque County
Speegleville
Texas Highway Commission
Austin
Hall and Sons
T. H. Ralph
Highway 6
McGregor
Waco
Lone Star Gas Christmas Party in Clifton District
The Gatesville district of Lone Star Gas hosted its annual Christmas dinner December 11 in the new National Guard Armory in Clifton. Sixty eight guests from Gatesville Hamilton McGregor and Clifton attended the turkey dinner with all the trimmings served by Charlie's Cafe. Santa Claus distributed gifts including candy and bubble gum for the children. District Manager W L Routt of Gatesville received a sport coat from employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Clifton
Lone Star Gas Company
Gatesville
Hamilton
McGregor
Charlie's Cafe
Santa Claus
W. L Routt
Routt
H. A. Carr
Nelie
Edwin P. Conrad
Jimmy
Janie
BB. Cheatham
W. L. Routt
Howard Blakley
C. C. Franks
Bill Skeen
H. E. Trimmons
Albert Koch
Jesse Johnson
George Schenewolf Jr
Alvis Bourland
Jim Featherston
Carl James
Ruby McMillin
Jimmy Jacks
Jim Burrus
Ollie Olson
G. O. Rabbe
Clifton Record as Reorders Source for Business Forms
The message directs readers to use The Clifton Record for re-orders of Moore's or Ennis' business forms and to place register machine orders through the Record, indicating local paper handles printing and office supply orders.
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Moore’s
Ennis
Clifton
Clifton High School Band to Perform Fall Concert Friday
Clifton High School bands will present their first concert of the year at Bettis Auditorium Friday night at 7 30. The 38 member sixth and seventh grade band will open, followed by a trumpet quartet, then the high school 43 member band. The program should last about an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High School
Bettis Auditorium
Bettis
Bill Brown
Floyd Spenrath
David Westley
Herman Landuu Jr
Clinton Surley
Mr. Brown
Gene Albrecht
Elaine Bakke
Chuck Blewett
Carol Bronstad
Elaine Brooks
Nellie Carr
Charles Chandler
Nicela Dossman
Brenda Eggen
Ruthy Hoel
Jim Hutcheson
Bill Johnson
Bobby Kant
Charles
Tom Humphries Dies in Local Hospital
Tom Humphries, 57 years old, died at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at a local hospital after illness since Thanksgiving. Funeral services were held December 17 at Clifton Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Reverend M. D. Woodruff. Interment followed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Cemetery in Norse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Humphries
Humphries
Waco
Mr. Humphries
Clifton Funeral Home
M. D. Woodruff
First Baptist Church
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Norse
Wilsons Celebrate Golden Wedding With Open House
Mr and Mrs J E Wilson of 1115 West 9th Street Clifton plan a 50th anniversary open house at their home from 2:00 to 5:00 PM on Sunday December 20 Relatives and friends are invited to call during hours Also noted are visits by Mr Arthur Amundson of Austin to Clifton to see his mother Mrs Neil Amundson and sister Miss Aline Amundson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Wilson
West 9Th Street
Clifton
Wilsons
Wilson
Arthur Amundson
Austin
Mr. Amundson
Neil Arundson
Aline Amundson
Church of Christ
W. O. Gloff
J. A. Schumacher
Church of Christ In
Gloff
First Methodist Church
Bethlehem
Clifton High School
Lottie Bettis
First Baptist Church
John W. Peterson
Mary Elder
Bill Reed
M. D. Woodruff
Janice Collins
Charles Raines
Lynda Ashcraft
Timothy
Local Man Named To Hospital Council
Dr. W. D. Goodall of Clifton has been named by Governor Price Daniel to Texas’s new nine member Council for the Licensing of Hospitals. The council, formed after last year’s bill, will license hospitals starting January 1, 1960, and includes three administrators, three physicians, and three laymen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Goodall
Clifton
Price Daniel
Texas
Goodall
Austin
State of
Dr. Goodall
Clifton Churches Plan Christmas Programs Across Faiths
Clifton churches launch Christmas programs and services through December 25 and January 1. United Pentecostal Church hosts a 7:30 pm nativity play. First Presbyterian hosts family night and Let There Be Light program. Trinity Lutheran features Christmas Lights music and a watch hour with communion. Assembly of God and Immanuel Lutheran present children focused programs with gifts. Various churches schedule Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services and post program fellowship events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
United Pentecostal Church
Cliftor
North Highway
Frankey Williams
First Presbyterian Church
City Hall
Ladies’ Presbyterian Organization
A. N. Randle
Trinity Lutheran Church
Luther League of the Trinity Lutheran Church
Luther Leaguers
Assembly of God Church
Christ Ambassadors
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Our Savior’s Church
Norse
Our Savior’s Lutheran
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Cranfills Gap
Record to Publish Early Christmas and New Year Editions
The Record will publish early editions to deliver Christmas and New Year greetings in Bosque County. The Clifton Record mails on Wednesdays December 23 and December 30 carrying annual greeting messages. Contact the Record soon if you want a Christmas and New Year greeting included.
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Record
Bosque County
Clifon Record
Clifton Market Prices From Thursday Auction Report
Prices quoted for poultry eggs grain pecans and cattle after Wednesday Clifton auction. Cattle offered 260 head with varies from good to choice slaughter steers 23 to 26 dollars per hundredweight to cows and calves 150 to 240. Hog top 11.25 lamb top 16.50. Poultry prices include No 1 eggs 30 cents per dozen and hens 6 cents over four and a quarter pounds. Grain values list milling wheat 1.85 per bushel feed wheat 1.65 oats 70 to 75 cents per bushel corn 1.00 shelled corn 1.15 barley 85 cents. Pecans bring 34 cents per pound as market softens.
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Clifton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Cowen
Chief Claims Court
Clifton Folks
Ruth Moore
Henry Willingham
Godley
Billy Hennen
Mr. Hennen
Moore
Willingham
Hall
Lone Star Gas
A. L. Spenrath
Carol Wenzel
Willie Wenzel
Nelle Jean Carr
Henry Carr
Darlene Shipp
J. W. Shipp
Carol
Darlene
Jerry Hill
Max Hoff
Frank Billman
Pamela Borchers
Charles Ray Bridger
Bobby Coffman
Tom Cosper
Marvinell Crane
Danny Dietiker
Lavonne Eggen
Harold Ray Gloff
Marvin Grelle
Jerry Ludtke
Bobby Lumpkin
Yancey Mooney
Pat Patterson
Melvin Prescher
Mary Willenberg
Janet Schrantz
Joyce Worley
Gary Arnold
Willie Boyd
Marvin Coffman
Ralph Collins
Steve Hennig
Christy Jenson
Johnnie Kettler
Johnny Outlaw
Karl Petzold
Sam Ralph
Kay Schramm
Ronnie Spenrath
Ronnie Sinderud
Brent Standefer
Pat Surley
Gary Walsleben
Johnny Higgins
Steve Zimmerman
Hospital Council
V. D. Goodall
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