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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
5
The column urges slowing inflation over wage and price controls. It muses on looming issues for Nixon and Congress from war to anti missile costs and social programs, and mentions a $1-a-lot idea to aid Clifton. It notes WWII widows with GI loans eligibility until July 25 1970.
The Waco Savings and Loan Association opened its Clifton agency on December 1 1964 offering two days of open house with three door prizes totaling 60 000 Green Stamps. A 15 000 stamp prize will be drawn Thursday at 2 p.m. and another 15 000 Friday at 11 a.m. A final 30 000 stamps grand drawing is scheduled for Friday at 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served by staff members Mrs Allene Christenson and Mrs Sandra Moncriet.
Geofrey D Schwer has joined the Central Texas Economic Development District as Research Manpower Specialist. He will oversee manpower development, labor trend analysis, labor needs, and coordination of state local and federal training programs. The district is based at James Connally Technical Institute in Waco.
Clifton Independent Baptist Church at Corner Pecan and Ave E invites the public to Sunday School at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. Dinner at noon followed by a fifth Sunday singing from 2 to 4 p.m. For notices, call The Clifton Record at 675 3336.
Mr and Mrs J T Frnka of Eagle Lake Texas announce the engagement of their daughter Jeanette Helen to Floyd A Spenrath son of Mr and Mrs A L Spenrath of Clifton Texas The bride elect is valedictorian at Eagle Lake High School and a student at Wharton County Junior College The groom to be studied at Sam Houston State College and is band director for Eagle Lake School System They will marry January 25 1969 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Eagle Lake and plan to reside there
The weekly hospital note lists patient admissions at Goodall-Witcher Foundation Clifton from December 18 to 22 1968. Names include Adolph G Amundson Clifton Mrs Larry Bishop Dallas Charles W Baker China Spring T A Blassingame Clifton W T Majors Morgan Miss Jane Olson Clifton and others across Clifton Valley Mills Gatesville Meridian Whitney McGregor and more.
Postwar Bosque County saw growing immigration and school development. By 1876 there were 2380 legal students, 35 districts, and a reform of the state system under DeGress and Ford. Teacher pay issues lingered, with many educators unpaid or underpaid in 1872 73 as listed names show local schooling efforts.
Local newsroom seeks timely items from Wednesday or Thursday events. S end notes Friday for Friday publication. Submit brief items including names places and dates when possible.
Mr and Mrs Billy Joe Sparkman of Waco announce the birth of a 9 lb 5 oz girl Michele Lee at Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation on December 19 1968 at 6 10 p.m. Paternal grandparents are R L Sparkman of Waco and Faye Heine of China Spring. Mr and Mrs Jimmy Ray Smith of Crawford announce a 5 lb 2 oz boy Thomas Michael at Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation on December 20 1968 at 9 41 a.m. Paternal grandparents are E B Smith of Grand Prairie and T R Barnard of Grand Prairie.
Sunday service at Our Savior's Lutheran Church features a sermon on Christmas in the heart from Luke 2 25 32 emphasizing a lasting Christmas spirit and Simeon like joy. New Year's Day worship calls for resolutions vs revolutions and a life of eternal significance in 1969. Bee Hill Boggy and Clifton Circle meetings are postponed to January 9.
Clifton announces its 1969 basketball slate with games set on Fridays and Tuesdays from January 10 through February 7 including matchups on January 10 14 17 21 23 28 31 and February 4 7 providing a busy early winter schedule for the team.
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