First Bosque County Election Marks Clarify Voter Count
A historical marker near the Election Oak prompts questions about the first Bosque County election held August 7, 1854. Sources list nineteen names as voters, with multiple sites and a lone added name, Peerson, amid discrepancies. The exact tally remains uncertain, yet the county formed thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Scratchfield
J. K. Helton
Captain Underhill
James Mabry
William Gary
Garey Gary
Matt Gary
John Robertson
John Thomas
F M. Kell
Archie Kell
William McCurry
Sam McCurry
Samuel S. Locker
Nathaniel Morgan
R. S. Barnes
J. P. Locker
Jasper N. Mabray
Peerson
Austin
Teachers Meet In Meridian
The Bosque County Unit of the Texas State Teachers Association held a large Meridian meeting with representatives from Walnut Springs Koppers Morgan Iredell Meridian Crawfills Gap Clifton Mosheim and Valley Mills. Guest speaker Jack Pierce Health and Physical Education Director Waco Public Schools spoke on Sex Education in the Waco School System. Film strips shown covered part of the subject and were not the same as those that caused a past furor in Waco. Helen Baldwin of Waco President of Area XII also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Texas State Teachers Association
Meridian
Walnut Springs
Koppers
Morgan
Iredell
Crawfills Gap
Clifton
Mosheim
Valley Mills
Jack Pierce
Waco
Helen Baldwin
Area XII
TSTA
College data and dean's list highlight Texas colleges
Janet Carol Holder joins Delta Delta at Southern Methodist University. James Petrich earns Dean's List honors for Texas Lutheran College fall semester 1969-70. The feature explains the new common calendar adopted by Texas colleges, its implications for transfer and scheduling, and summarizes Temple Junior College events and enrollment figures for 1969-70 and projections for 1970-71.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Petrich
C. H. Oestreich
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Texas
Albert Petrich
Norse
Temple Junior College
Services Held For Mrs Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs. Ernest Johnson 83 of Clifton were held at 3 p m Sunday Jan 25 at Clifton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Wallace Shelton officiating Burial was in Clifton Cemetery She was born Laura Carpenter Johnson in Bosque County to Wills J Carpenter and Judy F Kirkman Carpenter She married Ernest Johnson and had two children She was a member of the Methodist Church and enjoyed her family flowers and yard work She died Saturday Jan 24 1970 in Clifton Hospital Survivors include her husband a daughter Mrs Anton Jorgenson a son Curtis Johnson a sister Mrs Adolph Lucy Viertel three granddaughters and eight great grandchildren Pallbearers were H A Biffle Ira Callan Grady Railsback Douglas Railsback Pete Jorgenson and Warner Wallace Relatives from distant cities attended the funeral from Hamilton Waco Refugio Gonzales Grand Prairie Gatesville Irving Fort Worth Dallas and Walnut Springs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Johnson
Clifton
Clifton Funeral Home
Wallace Shelton
Fort Worth
Clifton Cemetery
Methodist Church
Johnson
Clifton Hospital
Anton Jorgenson
Refugio
Curtis Johnson
Adolph
Lucy) Viertel
Cranfills Gap
H. A. Biffle
Ira Callan
Grady Railsback
Douglas Railsback
Pete Jorgenson
Warner Wallace
Hamilton
Waco
Gonzales
Grand Prairie
Gatesville
Irving
Dallas
Walnut Springs
Veterans of Foreign Wars Meeting in Clifton Texas
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States meets on the first and third Thursday each month at Robert E. Binford Post 8553 in Clifton Texas on Riverside Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars OF the
JU. S. A
MEETS
Robert E. Binford
Clifton
Texas
Riverside Dr
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Rebecca D. Radde
Bosque County Historical Survey Committee
Pool
Sam Barnes
Steele Creek
Israel B. Standefer
J. K
Elton
Bosque River
Bosque Valley
H. J and
C. M. Cureton
Old Settlers
Meridian Tribune Printing Co
Cureton
Old Settlers Association of
Aars and Nelson Insurance Agency
P. O
N. Highway
America
Ford
E.E. Stewart Motors
South Ave
Ford Dealer's Advertising Fund
Clifton, Texas
College
Janet Carol Holder
W. T. Holder
Salisbury
Delta Delta
Southern Methodist University
Temple JR. College
Laura Carpenter Johnson
Wills J. Carpenter
Judy F. Kirkman Carpenter
Fernest Johnson
Clifton Automotive Garage
Jamie Zander
Frank Smith
No. Ave
Pangburn
Love Cosmetics
Doyle Crews
N. Ave
Mr. Cattleman
Kimbell
Heath Feed Mill
Crawford
Clifton Feed & Service
Stockard Feed & Seed — Meridian
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