Longtime Clifton resident Fritz Thiele dies at 92
Funeral services for Fritz Thiele were held at Zion United Church of Christ in Womack with Rev. Frank Horak officiating. He died February 7 at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home aged 92 after a long life of farming, with five generations in Bosque County. He was survived by three sons, grandchildren and great grandchildren and remained active in his German heritage.
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Fritz Thiele
Zion United
Elbert
Mr. Thiele
Franz
Wilhelmine
Nee Rosentreter) Thiele
la Babia
Carmine
Fayette County
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Thiele
Valley Mills
Bismarck
Emma Ottilie Landgarf
Adolph Landgraf
Landgraf
Coyote
Theo Pfundt
Eric
Victor
Fritz Lee
Fairview
Sunset Home
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church
Round Top
A Neuthard
Bosque County
St. Johns
Emma
Douglas Thiele
Paul
Bertha) Prescher
Bill
Lina) Kleine
Julius
Margaret) Seedig
Frank
Ernest
Albert
Clifton
Annie Anz
Moritz
Throckmorton
Charlie
Richard
Lorena
Clifton Funeral Home
J. B. Darden
Clifton Cemetery
Rites Held for Mrs Dansby at Clifton Church
Funeral services for Mrs Elmo Dansby nee Sarah Swenson were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the First Presbyterian Church of Clifton. The Rev Horak officiated with Lena Helm as organist. Arrangements were by Clifton Funeral Home, J. B. Darden, director. Pallbearers included George A. Peterson Antone L. Peterson Jr. of Houston and James E.
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Bosque River
Clifton
First Presbyterian Church
Dansby
Clifton High School
Clifton College
Fort Worth
Montgomery Ward
Consolidated Aircraft and
Farmers State Bank
Elmo Dansby
Dansby Feed Mill
Clifton Medical and Surgical Clinic
Parent- Teacher Association
Civic Society
Study Guild
Alma Swenson
Dansbys
Elmo
Sarah Swenson) Dansby
First Presbyterian Church of
Horak
Lena Helm
Clifton Funeral Home
J. B. Darden
George A. Peterson
Antone L. Peterson Jr
Houston
James E
Homer R. Peterson Dies in Houston at 74
Funeral services held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Houston for Homer R. Peterson 74. He lived in Houston 58 years and founded Peterson Brothers Steel Erection Corp. with brother Antone L. Peterson Sr. He chaired the American Charolais Association and wrote on Charolais cattle. He is survived by wife Doris, sisters Maggie Lee Peterson and Selma Edgar, and brother Antone L. Peterson Sr. He died after retirement split between Houston and Bull Shoals Arkansas.
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Homer R. Peterson
Houston
Trinity Lutheran Church
Donald G. Black
R. Harrs
Woodlawn Garden of Memories
Mr. Peterson
Clifton
Anton
Karen Louisa (Grimland) Peterson
Alma Swenson
Elmo Dansby
Doris Sather
Bull Shoals
Ark
Doris
Maggie Lee Peterson
Selma Edgar
Dallas
Antone L. Peterson Sr
George
Ralph
George Wooster
Griff Vance
Joe Johnston
Cecil Crigler
Loyal Juengling
Russell C. Hildenbrand
J. M. Chittim
Clayton Padlock
Chandler Mathis
Questad Swenson
T. O. Swenson
Hulen Aars
Allen Ellingson
Flmo Pansby
Peter Dekker
Heart of Texas COG Executive Committee Meeting
The Heart of Texas Council of Governments Executive Committee will meet at 12 noon on Thursday February 24 in the council conference room located at 110 South 12th Street in Waco.
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Heart of Texas Council of Governments
Council Conference
South 12Th St
Waco
Myrna Erline Peterman to Wed Alton A Perry
Jack Peterman announces the engagement of his daughter Myrna Erline to Alton A Perry of West. Bride to be is Clifton High School alumna. groom-elect a Hubbard High School graduate. They met at Hill Junior College and both earned BA in teaching from Sam Houston State University. Marriage planned March 12 at Trinity Lutheran Church Clifton. They will reside in Huntsville where he works for Jack-in-the-Box.
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Jack Peterman
Myrna Erline
Alton A. Perry
Truitt Bates
West
Arvid Perry
Clifton High School
Hubbard High School
Hill Junior College
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Clifton
Luncheon honors Miss Bonnie June Standefer
A luncheon for Miss Bonnie June Standefer was hosted Saturday January 29 at the Temple Country Club by Mrs. Ed Heap Jr of Temple and her daughter Mrs. Tom Hariley of Groton Conn. Attending were the bride to be’s mother and grandmother plus a long list of relatives and friends from Temple Clifton Hillsboro Waco Dallas Austin Houston and beyond.
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Bonnie June Standefer
Temple Country Club
Ed Heap Jr
Temple
Tom Hariley
Groton
J. L. Standefer Sr
Percy Wilkerson
Hillsboro
Fred Owen
S. L. Witcher
B. C. Bennett
Clifton
Missy Pearce
Edgar Jablonocoshi
F. T. McCollum
Louise Scholl
Waco
Mac Sherill
Salado
Donny Andrson
Charles Pollan
Sam Beall
Dallas
Gary Nelson
Charlie Hull
Archie Smith
Austin
Dick Gooch
Brent Standefer
Houston
Bible Baptist Church formed in Meridian
The Circle Baptist Church of Meridian has reorganized as Bible Baptist Church with Calvin Boyd named pastor. Services run Sundays at 10 11 and 6 and Wednesdays at 7 30. A monthly three day meeting begins Friday before the first Sunday with a 2 4 singing on the first Sunday.
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Circle Baptist Church of
Meridian
Bible Baptist Church
Calvin Boyd
Glen Rose
Clarence Trotter
Sage
Steven Trotter
M. Allen
Deloris Allen
Debbie Allen
Richard Trotter
Ricki
Victor
Timothy Trotter
Jerry Wade
Jerry II
Jessie
Garry
Veronica Wade
Gerald Stewart
Pete Paulson
Circle
Rodeo Grounds
Cinderella Pageant Scheduled for Feb 26 at Bettis Auditorium
The Cinderella Pageant will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday February 26 in Bettis Auditorium with tickets available at the door.
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Bettis Auditorium
Early entries flowing for Lake Whitney Beauty Pageant
The 25th Lake Whitney Beauty Pageant prompts early entries from eight Whitney and five Burleson girls. Contestants age 17 to 27 compete in senior, junior, and petite divisions with prizes totaling over 1000 dollars.
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Whitney
Burleson
Whitney High Auditorium
Lake Whitney Association
Lake Whitney
Lake
Association
Clifton Record
Hans Kalschever earns Presidents Club sales honor
Hans Kalschever of Clifton and Lutheran Brotherhood district representative qualified for the 1976 Presidents Club. His life and health insurance production totaled 2.75 million dollars, leading 50 agents in the district spanning five states and ranking 20th nationally among 1,100 district reps. He accepted the honor at a Feb 5 banquet in Austin.
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Hans Kalscheuer
FIC
Sunset Ave
Clifton
Lutheran Brotherhood
Presidents Club
Fraternal Insurance Society
Woodrow P. Langhaug
Luthean Brotherhood
Kalscheuer
Austin
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
IRS Urges Taxpayers to Double Check Returns
The IRS warns taxpayers to verify returns before filing to avoid delays from mistakes such as math errors wrong tax tables or missing signatures. It recommends using the peel-off label to prevent SSN errors and mailing in the preaddressed envelope to speed processing.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Poage outlines path to federal service academies
Rep. W. R. Poage details district residency and U.S. citizenship requirements for Naval, Military, Air Force, Merchant Marine and Coast Guard academies. He specifies age, marital status, fitness tests, medical and academic screening, application materials, and the Oct. 1 deadline for nominations.
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Cong
W. R. Poage
D.-Tex
11Th Congressional District
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
New
United States
Fort Hood
Bergstrom Afb
Carswell Afb
Dyess Afb
Goodfellow Afb
ACT
Tucson Boys Chorus Plans Lyceum Concert in Keene
The Tucson Boys Chorus, founded in 1939 with over 2000 concerts, will perform at Southwestern Union College Leiske-Pultar Auditorium on March 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets are via Dr. Ervin Sicher or Dr. Joe L. Wheeler. The group has appeared on TV shows and at the 1963 White House Christmas event.
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Tucson
Ariz
Southwestern Union College
Leiske-Pultar
Keene
Community Lyceum
Ervin Sicher
Joe L. Wheeler
United States
Canada
Europe
Australia
Capitol
United Artists
Mike Douglas
Ed Sullivan
George Gobel
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
VA funds rise to record 498.5 million for eight hospital builds
Preliminary funding for eight VA hospitals in fiscal year 1977 pushes construction funds to 498.5 million, the highest total in Veterans Administration history for the year.
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Veterans Administration
USAF Seeks 1629 Officers for 1978 Recruitment Push
Air Force recruiters seek 1,629 officer openings for fiscal 1978 led by Lt. Col. John C. Currie in Arlington. Focus on technical degrees like computer science and engineering while non technical degree holders may apply to supply security and admin roles amid high competition. Navigator trainees number 190 and engineers 315. applicants must be 21 to 29, a citizen, and graduate or near graduation within six months. Selected officers attend 12 weeks at Lackland AFB to become second lieutenants.
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Air Force
John C. Currie
Arlington
Currie
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Veterans Administration Hospitals Update
The Veterans Administration runs 171 hospitals with 17 completed in the last century.
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The
Veterans Administration
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Bosque County Farm Bureau
Clifton, Texas
Homer Peterson
Myrna Peterman
Standefer
Bible Baptist Church Formed
Pageant
Hans Kalschever
Walter Beglau
Jamie Zander
Frank Smith
North Ave
Cong. Poage
Secretary of the Army
Congress
Coast Guard Academy
Coast Guard
New London
Conn
Poage
Maddux Western Ford
South Ave
Live Oak Nursery
Tucson Boys’ Chorus
Big Values
N. Hwy
For All
Curtis Bakke
USAF
Washington
H. H. Gerdes
Optometrist
Clifton Chapter and Council
RAM
R&sm
Veterans of Foreign Wars OF the
U.S.A
Robert E. Binford
Tex
Riverside Dr
VEW
Eeecs
American Legion
Selmer Erickson
Oliver Reesing
Clifton Lodge
Af&am
T. H. Wilcox
Sec
Waco Savings & Loan
F.H.A
Waco Savings & Loan Association
W. Vi Mills
West Weep Drive
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