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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1959
Page
6
Mr and Mrs W P Downey attended funeral services for Marvin Hill a cousin of Mrs Downey in Ghoison last Saturday afternoon Reverend Berrier preached here Sunday and showed a film at the evening services
Mr and Mrs. Tye White and relatives drove to Austin Saturday to watch Terry Bonds play football that night. Families including the Downeys, Biassingames, and Blassingames gathered for visits Friday and Sunday at various homes. Reverend Berrier and daughters joined Sunday with Sheila Blaesingame and Carol Brooks of Austin among guests.
Herman Landua renewed the Record for his sister Mrs. Fd Jaster and family at Olney as a Christmas gift. It has been his custom for many years to send the Record at this season.
Mr and Mrs M E Larson of Meridian observed their 54th wedding anniversary on Monday December 14. They were married December 14 1900 at the Rock Church near Cranfills Gap. He is a retired farmer born in Norway and she is a Bosque County native. They have three sons Pernell Clifton Hane Fort Benning GA and Marvin Fort Worth and five daughters Mabel Jorgenson Madeline Allen Ada Erickson Wendell Davis and Wilma Hayes plus 15 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John C. White reprints an Athens Daily Review editorial arguing agriculture remains a large, growing sector. It notes 1958 figures show 40 percent of Texans lived off agriculture, farm income near 1.9 billion, livestock 817.7 million, and agricultural-related expenditures 1.364 billion, with farming jobs, suppliers and processors comprising about 40 percent of the workforce.
The Waco SSA office advises workers to check on benefits before retirement date. Contact local social security or community representative to gather evidence on entitlement. Proof of retiree and spouse ages, and prior earnings, such as birth certificates and tax records, may be required.
More than 220 members of Gatesville District Methodist Youth Fellowship and sponsors attended the MYF Christmas banquet Monday at the First Methodist Church Educational Building in Clifton. District officers were introduced. Dr. J. B. Holt spoke on the Methodist youth fund in the Philippines. a Stephenville MYF drama highlighted outreach in foreign lands and the U. S. The event featured a Christmas decor theme and was organized by Clifton sponsors and leaders.
The Gatesville district includes churches from Carlton Clifton Crawfills Gap Dublin Hico Iredell Meridian Morgan Kopper Stephenville Walnut Springs Crawford Evant Gatesville Hamilton Jonesboro Turnersville McGregor Moody Mosheim Oglesby Valley Mills. Mr and Mrs Oscar Eckert renewed The Clifton Record for their son Hubert Eckert of Dallas as a birthday gift with his December 19 birthday.
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