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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1965
Page
12
Clifton and surrounding areas hosted a stream of holiday visitors over Christmas and New Year. Families from Waco Dallas Joplin Lake Jackson Marlin Fort Worth Brownwood Lubbock Iredell and Hill sboro shared gatherings at homes of Keeling Blue Pilant Baldridge Olsen and related relatives amid Baylor University students home for vacation and local residence.
Mrs. O. L. Flint and her daughter Miss Irene Flint visiting from the Abilene State School spent last Sunday at Riesel with Mrs. Flint's brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Ray D. Absheusher and enjoyed a large family reunion. Also present were three other sisters and a brother of Mrs. Flint with their families including Warren G. Hefner J. C. Greenwood and families from Waco College Station and El Paso.
Mrs. R C Radford of Marlin and Mrs John R Hudson with sons Ross and Duan of Houston visited Clifton last Sunday for the Allen Thompson wedding at Trinity Lutheran Church. Mrs Mark Whitney escorted B W Whitney to Fort Worth for Christmas Eve train to Memphis to visit her mother C E Gowan and sister Dorothy Gowan, returning to Fort Worth on Sunday.
Clifton Record lists Scotch tape available in 2592 inch and 1296 inch sizes with a desk size dispenser for tape.
Guests gathered for Christmas Eve at Mr. and Mrs. Oren J. Canuteson Sr. include families from Waco Austin Fort Worth Weslaco and other locales. John Canuteson and wife could not attend due to move from Chicago to Madison for doctoral work. John earned an MA in English from the University of Illinois on December 17.
Mr. and Mrs. John Christenson and children from Pinole California visited Ole J Christenson and relatives for the 50th anniversary celebration and Christmas. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Allen Christenson and their family from Austin for the same anniversary and holiday gathering.
Mrs J E Chambers hosted Christmas Day at Valley Mills with five children and their families. It marked the first reunion in 14 years, including Bert Agostini and Ronnie of Sacramento, Van Chambers of Papillion, Tom Payne and Kent of Temple, Joe Sanderson and Johnny of Valley Mills, Tommy Mann Jr and kids Sam and Lynda, John Tom Gillaspie and Brian of Clifton, Clifford Brewer and family of Omaha, Henry Welch and family of Pasadena, and George O Neal and sons Steve and Mike of Laguna Park.
Oswalds hosted visitors from San Saba and Boerne from Friday to Monday. Deborah Johnny and Bonnie Oswald, L. E. McQuinn and children Dale Larry and Marsha Lynn joined relatives Henry Hampe and A. C. Canuteson at the Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home during the gathering.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Love of Dallas visited Clifton from Friday to Monday with Mr. Love’s mother Mrs. Otto Gangshei and Mr. Gangshei, and stayed with her family at Valley Mills. Mr. Love works at Collins Radio in Dallas. John Wiggins, a freshman at North Texas State University, enjoyed holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Wiggins and will return January 3.
Mr and Mrs Bob Jenkins and children Danny and Rebecca spent Christmas weekend with his father C B Jenkins and Mrs Jenkins at Italy and with her mother Mrs W A Sheppard near Waxahachie. Mr and Mrs Luther Bullard and daughter Hollie Jo of Chinook Montana, Mr and Mrs Gene Bullard and sons Gene Jr and Stevie of Corsicana, and Mr and Mrs John Stacha of Dallas visited at the home of Mr and Mrs Joe Stacha during the Christmas holidays.
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