February Weather and Civic Calls Highlight Local Roundup
Snow and wind briefly reshaped Bosque County as 2 inches fell then melted into sunlit scenes. The issue notes Lincoln and Washington birthdays, St Patrick’s Day, and calls for city council and school board filings due by 30 days before April elections. It reports on the 99-member Co C, 2nd Battle Group, 36th Division awaiting reassignment and public hearings on the Brazos River Basin in Waco March 13. It mentions speakers Catfish Smith and Captain Sam Gardiner and cites persistent static in the newsroom affecting delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Washington
Bosque County
Co C. 2Nd Battle Group
36Th Division
Central Texas
Texas
Brazos River
Bosque River
U. S
Waco
Heart of Texas Fairgrounds
Local Medical Auxiliary News From Clifton and Dallas Trips
Clifton hosts coffee for Texas Medical Association Auxiliary with Mrs Robertson of Houston as state president. Dallas luncheon and tea feature Clifton guests including Mrs Goodall and Mrs Oswald. Waco district meeting and hospital care notes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. L. Robertson
Houston
Texas Medical Association
Bosque-Hamilton County
W. D. Goodall
Clifton
Eugene Foster
Meridian
C. L. Goodall
S. L. Witcher
W. T. Holder
W. Key Jr
Hamilton County
Dallas
W. B. Oswald
Helen C. Aars
Dallas County Medical Auxiliary
Dallas Country Club
Tom M. Oliver
Waco
TMA
Oswald
Aars
Glenn D. Carlson
Oliver
Goodall
W. D Goodall
Ridgewood Country Club
Association
W. T Holder
Income Tax Returns Advertisement in Clifton Texas
Early filing urged to benefit both taxpayer and government. Publicizing services offered by C. B. Tillery at E. W. Fibber McGee's Real Estate Office on North Highway 6 in Clifton Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Tillery
E. W
Fibber
McGee's Real Estate
North Highway 6
Clifton
Texas
Obituary of C. H. Reese Chronicled in Clifton
Funeral services for C. H. Reese age 77 were held at First Baptist Church Clifton after he died of a heart attack on February 6. The longtime Santa Fe railway agent lived at 414 North Avenue N and later farmed near Clifton with his family. He is survived by wife Mrs C. H. Reese three sons Harry Joe and Charles and daughter Estelle with grandchildren and siblings. Notables from Valley Mills Clifton Baytown and Fort Worth attended the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Reese
North Avenue N
Clifton
First Baptist Church
Reese
Clifton Livestock Commission Company
Helmer
Charles Herbert Reese
Belton
Lorenzo Reese
Ida Ensor Reese
Bartlett
Mr. Reese
Santa Fe Railway
Goldthwaite
The
Santa Fe
Dallas
Rogers
Valley Mills
Lila Bullock
J. W. Bullock
City
Reuse
First Baptist
Harry
Joe
Charles
Estelle
Charles Delton
Lanes Chapel
Syverine Hoff
Clifton Independent School District
Masonic Lodge
Mr Reese
Harry Reese
Fort Worth
Joe Reese
Baytown
Charles Reese
New Bedford
Massachusetts
Midland
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jo Layne Reese
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Linda Reese
James Reese
Brownwood
Jess Reese
Pearl Joiner
Amarillo
Erline Bishop
Denton
John Tweedy
Mattie Jarrett
John McNeill
Angus McNeill
J. F Warrington
A M. Tibbs
J S. Smith
R. Q Bone
Ed Lee Jarrett
P. Grnudson
Grace Norris
Daisy Cochran
Waco
Ida Jean Belyeu
J. A. Newman
Johnnie Pryor
J. L. Standefer
Hillsboro
Worthy Bullock
Merkel
Jo Layne
Charlies Reese
Linda
Clifton boys finish district season with perfect record
Clifton closes regular district play at Alvarado on February 9 with a 47 to 25 win. Captain players include Charles Billman and Ronnie Thomas for the Cubs who end with five wins and three losses. Clifton girls beat Alvarado 48 to 37 in A, 13 to 9 in B while Christie Jenson scores 23 in the A game and Janice Willenburg 21. Bi district playoffs will feature Alvarado boys and Glen Rose girls. Mrs. Rosa B. Scheuneman, Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home resident, enters hospital after a mild stroke.
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Clifton
Alvarado
Alvarado Boys
Cubs
Richard Liardon
Charles Billman
Ronnie Thomas
Itasca
Christie Jenson
Janice Willenburg
Clifton Girls
Glen Rose
Former Resident Shot To Death Near San Saba
James Orval Crouch aged 27, living in Clifton off and on, was shot and killed Sunday noon February 10 at the home of his step father A L Ellis seven miles east of San Saba. Sergeant Joe B Blackwood of Fort Hood faces murder charges. The shot entered the right shoulder from a 30 06 rifle, piercing the lung and spine. Survivors include wife Annie Nell and four sons, plus his mother and sister and grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Orval Crouch
Clifton
A.L Ellis
San Saba
Joe B Blackwood
Fort Hood
Crouch
Ellis
C M Carrell Ranch
Brantley Barker
Mr. Crouch
Brownwood
Waco
Annie Nell Crouch
James 0. Jr
Earl
Sammie
Danny
Meridian
A. L. Ellis
Dan Kelley
Abbie Crouch
First and Second Grades to Present PTA Program
The Clifton PTA meeting schedules a program by first and second graders in Bettis Auditorium at 3:00 PM on Wednesday February 20. Teachers Miss Oranella Eckert and Mrs Charley Miles direct the children's performance as PTA president Mrs T H Ralph notes the time change from 7:30 PM in the yearbook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Parent-Teacher Association
Bettis
Oranella Eckert
Charley Miles
Otto Gangsher
P. Joe Dahl
T. H. Ralph
PTA
Clifton teacher under medical care since February
Mrs. O' Robenson, a Clifton Public Schools teacher, has been undergoing medical treatment at the local hospital since February 11 and remained a patient Wednesday afternoon. It is hoped she will soon be fully well again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bekken
O' Robenson
Clifton
Entrance Examinations for Naval Reserve Feb 16 at Waco Center
Commander John Asaff and staff will host entrance examinations for the Naval Reserve at the Training Center 2100 North 41st Street Waco on Saturday February 16 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Open to all young men to assess eligibility for Navy college programs. Parents may attend for Q and A during the exams. Miss May Moore of McGregor entered Clifton hospital for medical treatment on February 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Asaff
USNR
US Naval Reserve Training Center
North 41St Street
Waco F
Naval Reserve
Navy College
May Moore
McGregor
Clifton Hospital
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Catfish” Smith
Baylor
Sam Gardiner
Texas Highway Patrol
Record
Clifton Funeral Home
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
Los Angeles
London
Norway Street
Mass
Coy Holden
Valley Millis
E. H
Wm Cameron & Co
Southwest
Wm. Cameron & Co
South Avenue
Clifton Record
Robert L. Baldridge
Robert L. Baldridge, Jr
Editors and Publishers
Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton Counties
Rosa B. Scheuneman
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Fielder-Dillingham Labr
Chestnut Abilene
Dimension
Abilene
Nelson Auction Service
Canyon Dr
Amarillo, Texas
Vidatia
Supreme Crackers
Il West Crest
U.S. No
Rome
Libby
Pillsbury’s Best
de Monte Pineapp Juice
Swift's Or Oak Farms
Galion
Honey Boy Sinronaq
Aper Ave
Hormel
Pound
Con
Scotties
Astorte
Larsen
Austex
Pillsbury
Franks
Swift's Premium
Chuck Roast
Oleo
W. Pkg
Lester
Bob) Hutcherson
Lyman Swenson
Luther Turner
Sealy
Swensons
Pamela Gayle Turner
Naval
OSCO
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