Clifton High School coach Roberts to retire soon
The article profiles Coach Roberts born in Hamilton County and his 18 years as Clifton Cubs head football and athletic director. It notes his education at Southwest Texas State University and Baylor, service in the Navy, and teaching at Carlton High School before Clifton. Cubs record under his leadership shows 156 wins, 41 losses, 11 ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Independent School District Board of Trustees
Coach Roberts
Hamilton County
Hamilton High School
Navy
Clifton Junior College
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos
Baylor University
Waco
Southwest State University
Carlton High School
Clifton High School
CHS
Frances Hoff
Clifton
Kay
Ronald Maness
Galveston
Alan T. Roberts
Roberts
Trinity Lutheran Church
Texas High School Coaches’ Association
Cubs
Aubrey T. Roberts
Taylor County Deputy Sheriff Earns Law Enforcement Degree
A student who later earned a bachelor of science degree in law enforcement served as Taylor County deputy sheriff in Abilene while attending college. Trooper Steel is married to Sherry Ann Austin of Abilene. His hobbies include fishing and skin diving.
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Taylor County
Abilene
Trooper Steel
Sherry Ann Austin
Trooper Baker Warns On Victimless Crime And Duty
Trooper Baker urged rejection of victimless crime labels and warned it harms society and individual life. He called for stronger law enforcement support and civic education, tracing the Texas DPS from 1930s motorcycles to modern patrols and Rangers and narcotics units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Dept. of Public Safety
DPS
Texas Rangers
Narcotics
Intelligence
Clayton Act 1914 limits injunctions in labor disputes
The Clayton Act of 1914 restricted the use of injunctions in labor conflicts and declared that picketing and other union activities are not unlawful.
Garden Club Continues Clifton High School Landscaping
Clifton Garden Club sustains campus landscaping at Clifton High School with multiple tree and shrub plantings including ligustrums nandinas photinia and evergreens. Arbor Day cherry laurel planted. cookbook project underway to fund the effort. Contacts listed for participation and appreciation note to helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Garden Club
New Clifton High School
J. M. Finstad
Sparks
Spitzer
Girl Scouts
G I Loan Rate Cut to 8.25 Percent for Veterans
The maximum G I home loan interest rate drops from 8.5 to 8.25 percent effective January 22 under VA guidance and HUD alignment. VA and HUD officials cite market conditions and expect savings up to 1530 dollars on a 25000 dollar 30 year loan, while mobile home loans are exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Coker
Veterans Administration
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Donald E. Johnson
Secretary For Housing and Urban Development
HUD
G. I
Coker
Clifton's Toyota Dalla draws curious crowds amid energy talk
In Clifton, Mr. H. Collins and Dr. G. W. Collins watched Orus Solberg unveil a three-wheeled fiberglass vehicle weighing about 85 pounds. The odd craft with bicycle-like gears and a stick steering claimed 35 mph, sparking discussion on gas shortages and pollution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Wilson Collins
Orus Solberg
Clifton
Mr. Solberg
Collins
Mr. Collins
Solberg
Dr. Collins
Mrs. Shaw
Ivy Blansit
Ave. F
VA Tax Tips For Vets Exemption Info From VA
The Veterans Administration provides guidance on federal tax returns for veterans benefits. Most benefits are tax exempt, not counted as income, with exceptions for interest on government life insurance dividends left on deposit with VA and for estate taxes on policy proceeds. Major tax exempt benefits include compensation pension GI Bill and other educational assistance, subsistence payments, grants for service disabled veterans, and clothing allowances for prosthetic wearers.
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Veterans Administration
First Presbyterian Church Schedule Clifton
The Clifton church calendar lists events led by Rev Frand H Horak Jr including Youth Choir at 3 45 p m and Confirmation at 4 15 p m on Friday February 22 Sunday February 24 church school at 10 a m morning worship at 11 a m YF picnic at Blew ettes Ranch at 5 p m Wednesday February 27 noon Happiness is Sharing a Meal and 7 30 p m Lenten Communion Service at Womack Also Mission of Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church on Highway 7 219 Clifton ham presents Sunday Mass
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Frand H. Horak Jr
Blewettes Ranch
Womack
Countywide Coyote Control Program Gets Final OK
After EPA approval, the Texas Department of Agriculture launches an experimental coyote control program in 44 counties including Bosque. The plan uses M-44 sodium cyanide ejectors with strict safety training and distribution through one outlet per county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Environmental Protection Agency
Texas Department of Agriculture
Bosque County
John C. White
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas Rodent and Predatory Control Service
Alvin Ashorn
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Division
White
Trinity Begins Lenten Services at Trinity Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church in Clifton starts Ash Wednesday services on February 27 at 7:30 p.m. with weekly Lenten services through April 12, plus Holy Thursday and Good Friday. The service themes focus on Christ's last week, with a purple veil on the altar, and youth and confirmation classes run before and after the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Trinity
Trinity Altar Guild
Ted Steenblock
Martin In Meet At TSU Saturday
Drex Martin of Clifton competes in the super heavy bracket at the Texas Collegiate Powerlifting Championships noon time set for 10 a.m. Saturday February 23 at Wisdom Gymnasium Stephen ville. It is the first power lifting meet in Stephenville with eight Texas college teams, including Tarleton State University. Tarleton won the 1972 national title and Martin is a member this year.
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Drex Martin
Clifton
Wisdom Gymnasium
Stephenville
Texas
Tarleton State University
Tarleton
Martin
TSU
Rites Held For Mrs Grissom Clifton Police Wife
Funeral services were held for Mrs. A L Grissom 37 wife of Clifton's acting police chief. She was found dead Monday at home and burial took place in Orlando Florida. Survivors include her husband mother two daughters three sons and a stepson. Officials from Bosque County and Texas Rangers attended the scene.
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A. L
Signora Larue) Grissom
Clifton
Clifton Funeral Home
Dan Kyle
Grace Memorial Baptist Church
Orlando
Fla
Grissom
Bosque County
John C. Baxter
Pat Bailey
Bill Gunn
The
Texas Rangers
Dept. of Public Safety
Gerald Baker
Ronnie Myers
Justice of the Peace
W. R. Lively
Ruth Gray
Worthington
Tim
Ted
Ted Bowser
Allana Grissom
Tammie Bowser
Orlando, Fla
Allen Lee Grissom
Henderson to Pole Vault at Ranger JC Fort Worth Meet
Clifton athlete Tom Henderson will compete in the pole vault for Ranger Junior College in the junior college division of the Southwest Regional Indoor Meet in Fort Worth on Saturday February 23. It is the Rangers first full slate meet and first time at full strength after earlier injuries and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Henderson
Clifton
Ranger
Fort Worth
Rangers
Oklahoma City
Astrodome
Orland Aldridge
Hulen Aars to Lead 1974 Easter Seal Appeal in Bosque County
Bosque County residents will receive Easter Seal Appeal letters starting March 1 as Hulen C. Aars heads the 1974 drive announced by Thomas N. Jenness Jr. of Fort Worth. The statewide effort, aiding disabled Texans, runs through Easter Sunday April 14 with funds largely staying in Texas.
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Hulen C. Aars
Bosque County
Thomas N. Jenness Jr
Fort Worth
Easter Seal Society
Texas
Mr. Aars
Farmers State Bank
Clifton
Texas Easter Seal Society
Fire at N B Powell Ranch on Highway 22
Clifton volunteer firefighters battled a grass fire at the N B Powell Ranch on Highway 22 Thursday February 14.
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Clifton
Lake Whitney Fishing Improves Says Association
The Lake Whitney Association reports better fishing last week with many anglers on the water. Black bass and sand bass were being caught as the lake held at 532.05 feet and water temperatures around 4 degrees at the latest readings.
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Lake Whitney
Lake Whitney Association
April 1 Deadline for 1974 Texas License Plates
Texas motorists must display 1974 plates by midnight April 1. Registration can be done in person at county tax offices or by mail before March 1, with fees and a three part form. After March 1, in person registration is required as mail delays occur. Do not mail payments to the highway department.
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Texas
Texas Highway Department
VA Spent 778 Million in Texas in Fiscal Year 1973
The Veterans Administration spent 778,247,694 dollars in Texas in the year ending June 30, 1973, up 68 million from 1972. Officials Brannan and Oker cite 401,236,559 for veterans’ compensation and pension, 164,715,856 for GI Bill education, 36,589,170 for insurance. Expenditures supported construction and operations for VA hospitals in Amarillo, Big Spring, San Antonio, and more, plus regional offices in Houston and Waco. Eighty five Texas counties each received over one million dollars in VA funds.
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Veterans Administration
Texas
Jerry Brannan
Jack Oker
Waco VA
Houston
Waco
Allas
Temple
Amarillo
Big Spring
Marlin
San Antonio
Kerrville
Bonham
Lubbock
Corpus Christi
McAllen
VA Grants Greater Latitude To Those Studying For Degrees
VA extends education support for veterans and dependents pursuing standard degrees. New rules let trainees enroll in independent or external study programs while receiving allowances if courses are accredited and creditable toward degrees. VA will pay up to $110 monthly for nonstandard credit hours and requires school workshop participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Donald E. Johnson
Johnson
Ances
Keep Cool and Stay Beautiful Amid Fuel Shortage
Beverly Rhoades of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service advises lower thermostat settings to conserve fuel and keep skin moisturized. She notes drier indoor air and sun exposure worsen skin, while moisturizers may cost more but require less use as temperatures drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Rhoades
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
College Station
Miss Rhoades
FHA Bake Sale At Ber telsen's Feb 22
Clifton Chapter of Future Homemakers of America will hold a bake sale in front of Bertelsen's from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Friday February 22. Kay Tergerson reports the sale will feature baked goods candles paper flowers and tumblers. Invitation extended by FHA members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Homemakers of America
Bertelsen’s
FHA
Kay Tergerson
Fiber usage and housing tips from Texas A&M experts
Man-made fibers dominate American mills haltingly discussed by Margret Ann Vanderpoorten of Texas A&M Extension. Rearing a child is highlighted as adult responsibility by Dorthy Taylor. Renting furnished space through borrowing furniture or buying used items is advised by Patricia A. Bradshaw with Texas A&M Extension.
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Margret Ann Vanderpoorten
Texas, Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
College Station
Dorthy Taylor
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Patricia A. Bradshaw
College Stai
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Meridian
Frigidaire Appliances Delivery and Service
R. D. Hurst
Standefer
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Company
W. St
Garden Club
Clifton High
Appleby
Hansen
Currie Duncan
W. C. Martin
Ray Byford
Frank Bishop
H. F. Collins
Jake Rudysill
First Presbyterian Church
Mission OF Holy Angels
Cliftonham
Hulen Aars
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