Darden Buys Clifton Funeral Home Stock
J B Darden Jr acquired 100 percent of Clifton Funeral Home by buying one third interests from Mrs G E Jackson and Dan E Orbeck. He now owns all stock and will oversee funeral services with the Clifton Burial Association where he serves as secretary treasurer and plans hospital and insurance changes after February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Darden Jr
Clifton Funeral Home
G. E. Jackson
Dan E. Orbeck
Darden
Clifton Burial Association
Jackson
The
Burial Association
Clifton Mercantile Company
J. B. Darden
Route 1
Clifton
Meridian High School
College of Mortuary Science
Dallas
George A. Brewer Funeral Chapel
Sparkman-Brand Funeral Chapel
South Avenue
Mr. Darden
Mrs. Jackson
Mr. Orbeck
Highway 6 Bridges Widening Awarded in Bosque County
A contract for 0.3 mile of construction on FM 927 and State Highway 6 in Bosque County was awarded to Bridge Builders Inc. for 157 812 dollars. Work includes rebuilding bridges on FM 927 Bosque River at Iredell and on State Highway 6 between Clifton and Meridian, with an estimated 150 working days under district engineer Thomas C. Collier and Clifton resident engineer T. H. Ralph leading on site. Mrs. Claud Kelly, injured in a Sunday Italy area crash, moved to a local hospital last Friday for treatment of a broken pelvis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Dallas
Austin
State Highway Commission
Bridge Builders, Inc
Bosque River
Iredell
Clifton
Meridian
Thomas C. Collier
Waco
T. H. Ralph
Claud Kelly
Waxahachie Hospital
Welton Necessary Welcomes Son Billy Blake
Mr and Mrs Welton Necessary of Star Route 1 Clifton welcomed a son Billy Blake born in the local hospital on January 25 1962 weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces at birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welton Necessary
Star Route 1
Clifton
Billy Blake
Vista Strickland Seeks Co Office for County Treasurer
Bosque County voters are asked to consider Vista Strickland for County Treasurer. She outlines deep ties to Bosque County, Meridian work history, and experience in the Treasurer and Clerk offices, plus plans to balance duties with care for her ailing mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vista Strickland Seeks Co. Office
Bosque County
Clifton
Valley Mills
Coyote
Norse
Koppers
Meridian
Mertex
Meridian Chamber of Commerce
Holt Hospital
Court House
J. A. F. Strickland
Vista Strickland
Mr. Hogg Dies Here Early Thursday Morning
R B Hogg Sr aged 70 years 8 months 14 days of 514 Krueger Clifton died about 3 10 am Thursday February 1 in the local hospital after being critically ill since January 22 Rosary was recited February 1 at 730 pm at the Clifton Funeral Home Chapel with funeral services February 2 at 1000 am Father Tom Taaffe officiated Interment followed in Clifton Memorial Park A complete obituary will appear next week in the Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Hogg Sr
Krueger
Clifton
Clifton Funeral Home
Tom Taaffe
Mission of the Holy Angels Catholic Church
Clifton Memorial Park
Hogg
Record
Cubs and Girls Sweep Two Beat One This Weekend
Clifton basketball teams went 2 1 in a three game span losing to Lorena while the girls beat Itasca and Itasca in nonleague action. Boys and girls both beat Itasca and lost to Lorena with Murphree, Spitzer and Jenson leading scorers. Clifton heads on the road for three games at Midway Connally and Glen Rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Lorena
Lorena Boys
Clifton Boys
Hubbard
Glenn Murphree
Alvin Spitzer
Janice Willenberg
Darlene Shipp
Christie Jenson
Randy Outlaw
Cubs
Itasca
Dale Sinclair
Murphree
Clifton’s
Jenson
Mary Nell Hoel
Paul Mangum
Sinclair
Spitzer
Shipp
Willenborg
Glen Rose
Gene Albrecht
Midway
Connally
Clifton senior among top ten in Betty Crocker search
Miriam Thompson, Clifton High School senior, is named one of Texas’s ten top scorers in the 1962 Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow. State winner receives 1500 dollar scholarship with a 500 dollar runner-up. national honors offer larger prizes and an educational tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Thompson
Clifton
Betty Crocker
Texas
Science Research Associates
M. B. Jameson
Miriam
A. Louis Champlin Jr
General Mills
Thompson
William T. Thompson
Clifton High School
New York City
Washington
D. C
Colonial Williamsburg
Virginia
Williamsburg
Chicago
Illinois
Prize Winning Photos From Clifton Contest
Three Clifton youngsters earned top honors in a photo contest judged by Winston B. Lucas Studios. First prize goes to Stanley Strain of Clifton with a $9.50 large bronze portrait for his parents Mr. and Mrs. Bobby V. Strain. Fred Deibert, son of Mrs. Laverne Deibert, wins $5.75 for a sepia tone portrait. Linda Erickson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Erickson, receives a $4.75 portrait for third place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston B. Lucas Studios
Stanley Strain
Bobby V. Strain
Clifton
Strain
Fred Deibert
Cen
Ter
Laverne Deibert
Deibert
Linda Erickson
Homer Erickson
Route 2
Ericksons
Lucas
Clifton Record
Cubs Complete 62 Football Schedule
Clifton High School finalizes a ten game 1962 football schedule with six home and four away games. The Cubs host Hillsboro Meridian Whitney Valley Mills Hamilton Reicher Itasca Glen Rose and have an open date. One game starts at 6 30 P M against Whitney and another at Valley Mills on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High School
Whitney
Valley Mills
Hillsboro
Meridian
Hamilton
Reicher
Alvarado
Joshua
Itasca
Glen Rose
Clifton
Aubrey Roberts
Cubs
Funeral Held for Melvin Dyer in Fort Worth
Mr and Mrs Will L Forson attended the funeral service for Melvin Red Dyer aged 53 in Fort Worth on Wednesday January 17 at 10 00 am in the Owens Brumley Funeral Home Chapel Dyer who had lived in Clifton and worked with E F E Schow then Texaco consignee died in Fort Worth Tuesday January 16 after a two month illness He is survived by his wife and one son Jimmy Dyer of Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will L. Forson
Fort Worth
Owens-Brumley Funeral Home
Jimmy Dyer
Veterans meeting draws World War I officers to Clifton
State commander Roger Q. Evans from Baird urged veterans and widows help in pending congressional legislation. Temple district commander Fred Lapin urged forming new Barracks and increasing membership. A supper followed with a film on the World War I monument unveiling in Austin. District and out of town officers attended from several Texas towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 11
National Guard
Clifton
Clifton Barracks
McGregor
Ennis
Buffalo
Hearne
Baird
Waco
Temple
Gatesville
Denison
Milano
Meridian
Crawfills Gap
Hamilton
Valley Mills
Roger Q. Evans
Congress
Fred Lapin
Austin
Texas
W. C. Hendrix
F. E. Bradshaw
M. A. Lockhart
Leontine Parker
Ora Davis
Nan Carson
Hilda Mack
Mary Hodges
Laura Bone
Mildred Donald
Hauke
Hodges
J. M. Jorgenson
Donald
Bachelor Barracks
Ladies of
Bosque County Drivers Retraining Clinic Slated in Clifton
Bosque County Adult Drivers Retraining Clinic runs February 6 8 at Clifton City Hall from 7 to 9 PM with follow up sessions February 13 and 15. Also Bosque County 4-H Adult Leaders meeting set for February 12 at 7 PM. Vitamin rich menus urged to ward off colds. 4-H members Charlotte Miles and Derril Wenzel honored by Sears Roebuck Foundation and Southwestern Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Clifton City Hall
Charlotte Miles
Derril Wenzel
Clifton
Sears Roebuck Foundation
Future Farmers of America
Future Homemakers of America
Texas Hotel
Willie Wenzel
Derril
Charlotte
Charley Miles
Knust Hogs Are Show Winners at Fort Worth Exposition
H L Knust of Star Route 1 Clifton shows the champion Berkshire boar and reserve Berkshire sow from the 1962 Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth which runs January 26 to February 4. The event drew 5397 cattle sheep and swine and nearly 10 000 entries across all departments. The Fort Worth show is the nation’s oldest major livestock expo featuring 13 cattle breeds 10 sheep and 8 swine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Knust
Star Route 1
Clifton
Berkshire
Fort Worth
Word County judge to host fund raising dinner for state senate bid
Bosque County friends of J P Word, candidate for State Senator, sponsor a fund raising dinner at Meridian Public School cafeteria 7 30 P M Saturday February 24. Tickets 10 00 with receipts to defray campaign expenses including paper ads and literature as they press for open minded service in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Word
Bosque County
Frank Kirkpatrick
Meridian
Meridian Public School
Judge Ward
State Senate
Kirkpatrick
Austin
Friends
Methodists Names Youth and Music Director in Clifton
Carl D Bailey has been hired full time as youth and music director at First Methodist Church Clifton after months assisting in youth work and music. Son of Carl and Mrs. Bailey of Jefferson he attended Baylor University in the Bay Lor Choir and Music Department and began his duties February 1 at the New Hotel residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl D. Bailey
First Methodist Church
Bailey
Carl Bailey
Jefferson
Baylor University
Baylor Oratorio Chorus
Baylor Music Department
Clifton
Life At Sunset Home Program At Clifton Civic Meeting
Mrs. Odie C Pederson wife of the Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home superintendent will speak on Life At Sunset Home at the Clifton Civic Improvement Society meeting at 3 00 PM Wednesday February 7 in City Hall Hostesses are Mrs Frank J Spangle Miss Elsie Sager and Mrs R H Rogstad all members urged to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odie C. Pederson
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Sunset Home
Clifton Civic Improvement Society
Frank J. Spangle
Elsie Sager
R. H. Rogstad
Mr and Mrs Odin Hovend Visit Fort Worth
Mr and Mrs Odin Hovend spent last Sunday in Fort Worth visiting with his parents Mr and Mrs Ole Hovend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odin Hovend
Fort Worth
Mrs
Ole Hovend
Clifton buyers quote Thursday prices for eggs cattle and grain
Thursday morning quotations from Clifton buyers show eggs at 36c per dozen for large, 30c for medium and large, pullets 15c, creams 40c per pound, oats 70c per bushel, milling wheat 1.80, spring wheat 1.56, rye 1.80 to 1.85 per cwt, barley 92c per bu, corn 1.25 per bu shelled or 1.10 per bu ear. About 57 cattle offered at Wednesday auction with slaughter steers and yearlings 23 to 25, other beef categories 20 to 28, cows 14.50 to 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
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Highway 6
Ben T. Jacob
Andice
Ernest Landgraf
Mr. Hogg
E. R. Keeling
E. R. Keeling Co
State Barracks
Lewis
11Th District
Roger Q
Lucy May Burrus
Sidney Jenkins
Stephenville
Lee Ballard
Social Security Office
Floyd Key
Knust Hogs
Lewis Hauke
Ernest Giese
E. H
Lediow
Johnny Denton
Ole S. Seljos
R. R. Parramore
Omar Robinson
Henry Hafer
Mabel Bryn
Andrew Terp
Methodists
Cliftom
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