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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1972
Page
4
Mrs Ruth Shields officially retires as manager of Winns Stores in Clifton on Monday. She and her husband plan to stay busy with church visitation work and visiting their six children and 19 grandchildren spread across far West Texas and New Mexico. Mrs Shields served six years with Winn's in Clifton.
Mrs. Shields retires as manager and turns the store over to Ronald Penn of McGregor. Mr. Shields retired from Gulf Oil. The Shields live near Murts Lodge on Lake Whitney and focus on church volunteer work with First Baptist Laguna Park. They plan travels to West Texas and New Mexico to visit family.
A Bangkok based missionary and his family anticipate a homecoming as their son James G. Allison returns to Santa Fe New Mexico. His brothers Darrell Shields of Eunice and three sisters Mrs Frankie Howard Denver City Texas Mrs John Hice Lovington NM and Mrs Dink Prather Eunice NM also look forward to gathering with relatives and grandchildren in the coming months.
Funeral services for John Olen Whitley 64 were conducted at First Baptist Church Clifton at 2 p.m. Tuesday January 18 1972 with Rev. Bryan Thornburg and Rev. Curtis Holland officiating. Interment followed at Turnersville Cemetery. Mr Whitley died January 15 after a four and a half year illness. He was born October 4 1907 in Coryell County and married Bessie Hollingsworth September 4 1927. He farmed in Hurst Springs Bosque and Coryell counties and later worked at Buckner Orphans Home in Dallas. He was survived by his wife son Harlon Don in Korea three daughters and several siblings. Pallbearers listed. Clifton Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Mrs. Lucy Terrell and Mrs. Mabel Bryn attended the mid winter Round Up at the Kyle Hotel Temple January 20 and 21 as members of Auxiliary Barracks 1887 District 11. They also joined the banquet that night. The group later met January 25 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louie Hank Clifton for a covered dish supper with 22 members and two guests, Mr. and Mrs. Hechlinger of Temple.
February 7 to 11 lunch menu lists daily meals from Monday to Friday with options such as Roast with gravy and potatoes on Monday, Hamburger Tuesday, Chili Pie Wednesday, Meat Patties Thursday, and Fish Friday plus side dishes. Breakfast items include Butter Bread Sausage Cinnamon Roll and Milk with juices.
Our Savior's Lutheran Church announces weekly events including Norse Circle and Bee Hill-Boggy Circle meetings Thursday at 2:00 p.m. a Brenham district convention Saturday, worship Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. with sermon There is No God. Deanery meetings Tuesday and Monday and a joint church women and men meeting at 7:30 p.m. Confirmation class Wednesday 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Naval Airman Apprentice Joseph T. Summey the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph W Summey Route 2 Clifton has completed the Aviation Structural Mechanic School at Memphis The course trains to maintain hydraulic systems and other aircraft structures
A naval airman served aboard aircraft with reference to his career and early education at Clifton High School.
Jill Denise Coffman was born January 26 1972 to Mr and Mrs Marvin Coffman of Austin The child has maternal grandparents Clarence Conrad of Clifton and paternal grandfather W C Windham of Clifton all noted in the family announcement
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