Ink Dropper Details Turnip Photo and Census Talk
The Ink Dropper missed a turnip photo after promising the shot at Holloways store. Firemen rolled to the scene to vent smoke from a grease blaze in the house attached to the store. Robert C. Ford of Waco discusses Census taker applications after a turnout of about 39 people, with roughly 17 or more to be hired soon in the area.
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Cubs
Waco
Robert C. Ford
Ford
Umediate
Census Bureau
Washington
Clifton
ABC
L. C. Holloway
Dick Eaton
Cookie Sale Dates Told by Bluebonnet Council
The 13th annual Bluebonnet Girl Scout Council cookie sale runs Feb 27 to March 7 in Clifton. About 53 girls participate, supporting camping improvements at Camp Kachina and Camp Howdy. Cookies cost 50 cents with flavors including Pecanettes, As sorted Sandwich, Mint, Peanut Butter, and Butter Shorties. An Awards Banquet is set for March 24, with charms or camp credits for sales and troop awards.
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Bluebonnet Girl — Scout Council
Clifton
Will Krueger Jr
Camp Kachina
Howdy
Lake Belton
Girl Scout Program Council
Brownie
Girl Scouts
Six Pets Poisoned In Clifton Over Two Weeks
A two week rash of pet poisonings in Clifton reports at least six cases of dogs and cats treated by Dr. Tom Browder D V M four survived and two died in convulsive, painful deaths. Law officers investigate with possible charges of destruction of private property or criminal offenses if a child is harmed.
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Clifton
Tom Browder
Browder
Leslie Vance
Vance
J. B. Alexander
John Baxter
District clash Lorena Gals to face Gustine here
Clifton hosts a pre-district girls basketball game pitting 13 0 Lorena against 19 6 Gustine with 8 0 district plays and Brenda Davis No 11 of Gustine a 1090 point scorer at 36 point game pace She scored 74 in a three quarter burst and the teams will play a tuneup before bi district matchups at 7 30 p m Friday in the Clifton gym
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Clifton
Lorena Girls
Gustine
Brenda Davis
Clifton High Boys and Girls End Season With Mixed Records
Clifton High finishes with 14 9 and 17 8 records as the Varsity Cub Cagers go 4-1 at home and 1-4 away to end district play 5-5 season overall. Girls varsity tied for second in district with a 17 season mark. Friday’s China Spring matchup produced a tight triple header with the B Squad winning 38-26 and two varsity games close. Drever Fehler and Wiggins led the B Squad while Lawdon scored 12 for China Spring. Clifton’s Girls Varsity win is noted on another page.
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Clifton High
Baylor
Richard Liardon
Cub
Buddy Able
China Spring
Drever
Fehler
Wiggins
Lawdon
Clifton
Cagers
Clifton Independent
Leon-Bosque RCDA Meets at Stephenville
The Leon-Bosque Resource Conservation and Development Area held its annual directors meeting in Stephenville. Attendees included county and agricultural agency representatives from Bosque Somervell Erath Comanche and Eastland counties, noting planning approval from Washington and a year of resource development progress.
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Leon-Bosque
Stephenville
Washington
Bosque County
Paul West
Crawfills Gap
O. H. McGavock
Iredell
T. N. Fair
Walnut Springs
Cris Pierson
Clifton
Earl Page
T. F. Crawford
John P. Gilliam
Banks
W. C. Hafer
Bosque Soil & Water Conservation District
J. W. Hardcastle
ASCS
Bosque District
Agricultural Agency
Robert A. Wells
FHA
Henry T. Bass
Charles H. Reeves
SCS
Leon-Bosque Rc&d
Bosque
Somervel
Clifton City Elections Set For April Fourth and Rezoning Hearing
Clifton City Council scheduled a public hearing February 27 on a rezoning request from residential to commercial for land west of Stevens Implement. The council also set April 4 for the municipal election and approved a wheelchair ramp and monthly bills.
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Clifton
Clifton Industrial Foundation
Stevens Implement Company
City Hall
Cen-Tex Fair Moves Ahead With 1970 Plans
The Central Texas Fair Association met February 9 in Clifton with 16 attendees. Officers for 1970 include Curtis Bakke as president and Jim Jones as vice president. The fair is set for August 27-29, with Dairy and Goat Shows removed and a 24 by 26 foot shed addition planned to expand hog housing at an estimated 375 dollars plus labor.
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Central Texas Fair Association
Clifton City Hall
Curtis Bakke
Jim Jones
Raymond Lammert
Kenneth Nelson
James W. Smith
Robert Baldridge
Homer McDougal
Paul Barnett
Association
Bill O’brien
Jesse Lee
Walton Greenwade
Treas
Robert Baldridge Jr
VFW Post 8553 Valentine Covered Dish Dinner
VFW Post 8553 hosts a Valentine covered dish supper at the Post Home on Saturday night February 14. The post provides meat green salad and bread. all members and families are urged to attend this fellowship hour.
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V. F. W. Post
Post
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Volunteer Fire Department
Clif-Tex Manufacturing Co
By Sam Logan
Lorena
RCDA
Industrial Foundation
Small Business Administration
SBA
CIF
Indus
Jim B. Smith
Goodall - Witcher Hospital
M. R. White
Jean Pierson
Clifford Dyer
Bill Blewett
Charles Morton
Meridian
Lake Whitney
George Harris
lRecord
VFW
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