Fire Damages Home and Car in Lake Whitney
Early Sunday a fire damaged the home and automobile of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Branch on Harald Rd. Lake Whitney. West Shore Fire Department responded at 5 a.m. and extinguished the blaze by 6 a.m. Three apparatus and a crew of teen men fought through snow and freezing weather. no injuries were reported. The Branches' visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Davis of Dallas, and their granddaughter, were present when awakened by Davis’s young daughter.
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E. T. Branch
Harald Rd
Lake Whitney
C. R. Cox
West Shore Fire Department
West Shore Vfd
Harold Rd
West Shore Volunteer Fire Department
Jean Reeder
Bosque County Clifton Rotary Club to Start Meetings
The Bosque County Clifton Rotary Club will hold weekly 12 10 p m Thursday meetings starting March 6 at Schmidt s Downtown Restaurant Clifton The provisional club has 21 local business and professional members and is the 38th Rotary International District 587 group sponsored by the Waco Club Colonel Wilson E Speir leads RI District 587. Officers include President William T Jorian Vice President Richard E Smith Secretary Donald L Finstad and Treasurer William B Bertelsen.
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Bosque County
Clifton
Rotary Club
Schmidt
West St. St
Rotary International
Wilson E. Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
RI Dis
Trict
Waco Rotary Club
Clifton) Rotary Club
William T. Jorian
The
Clifton Record
Richard E. Smith
Clifton Medical & Surgical Clinic
Donald L. Finstad
Chemical Lime, Inc
Bicentennial Theme Considered for Central Texas Fair
The 44th annual Central Texas Fair and 25th Rodeo in Clifton may adopt a bicentennial theme. The Central Texas Fair Association met at Clifton City Hall to discuss the idea with directors J. Roy Booth Clarence Fields Jr Richard Lundberg and Steve Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas
Chifton
Central Texas Fair Association
Clifton City Hall
J. Roy Booth
Valley Drug Company
Valley Mills
Clarence Fields Jr
Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation
Clifton
Richard D. Lundberg
Steve Robertson
Robert Raching
Mosheim Baptist Church
William C. Baird
Meridian
Wendell Bearden
Farmers State Bank
Break-in at Gulf Service Station reported with $110 taken
Police Chief Alvin James reports a break in at Gulf Service Station on South Highway 6 Friday night February 21. Window glass on the east side was broken to gain entry and $110 was stolen from the office.
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Gulf Service Station
South Highway 6
Alvin James
James
City Council Tables Rezoning of Ave Oafd Ltd Site
The council postponed a decision on rezoning Ave Oafd Ltd from residential to business until March 11. The plan would allow a real estate office if deed restrictions limit other operations. officials noted current ordinances lack such use limits and future zoning revisions may broaden controls.
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Ave. Oafd Ltd
W. L. Patterson
City Hall
Patterson
Mr. Kuykendall
Steve Robertson
Clifton
Planning and Zoning Commission
Lunches and Open House For Public Schools Week
Clifton Independent School District announces Public Schools Week March 3 to 7 with visits to Clifton Elementary Junior High and Clifton High School. Visitors may eat lunches for 75 cents between 11:30 and 1:00 on March 4 at CHS and March 6 at the elementary and junior high. Spitzer notes CHS menu includes meat loaf and sides. Contact 615-8608 to arrange lunch counts or to visit.
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Clifton Independent
Texas Public Schools
Kent Appleby
Supt. Appleby
Clifton
Clifton High School
Reva Spitzer
CHS
Crime Prevention Program On Armed Robbery Planned
A free program on armed robbery will be presented at 6 p.m. Thursday March 6 at the Clifton Civic Center Auditorium City Hall. Clifton Police Chief Alvin James announced the event as the first in a series in a joint city merchant crime prevention drive with assistance from the Waco Police Department. Officer Allen W Speed noted Clifton has three officers for 2 800 residents, while Waco has 154 officers for 100 000 people, underscoring community based crime prevention.
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Clifton Civic Center
City Hall
Alvin James
Allen W. Speed
James
Waco
Speed
Clifton Lions Club
Pettis Williams Reaches 100 at Clifton Sunset Home
Pettis J Williams born February 22 1875 near Garyfield close to Austin celebrated a 100th birthday at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home on February 22 1975 with Memorial Hall staff and residents. He lived in Sunset Home since 1959 never married and walked with a walker. Jasper N Fallis was another Sunset Home centenarian, born September 22 1872 and died in November 1972.
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Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Pettis J. Williams
Sunset Home
Memorial Hall
Mr. Williams
Gary Field
Austin
Clifton
Sunset
Jasper N. Fallis
Rural Mail Boxes Vandalized Between Clifton and Crawfills Gap
Mail patrons between Clifton and Crawfills Gap reported late Saturday night or early Sunday morning vandalism. Boxes along Highway 6 were toppled or torn from stands, with many missing the box flags. Sheriff’s office, Texas Highway Patrol, and Post Office Inspection Service notified. federal crime under USPS rules. Reports urged to contact the local postmaster or Post Office Inspector in Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Crawfills Gap
Highway 6
Sheriff's Office
Texas Highway Patrol
Post Office Inspection Service
U.S. Postal Service
Post
Waco
Hospital Seeks 1.135 Million Loan For Refurbishment
Goodal-Witcher Hospital Foundation votes to borrow 1 135 000 from the Farmers Home Administration to refinance debt and add ancillary and outpatient facilities. Administrator Jim B Smith says funds could arrive within 60 days if granted. Action taken at a trustees meeting Monday. Heart of Texas Council of Governments approved the pre-application last Thursday.
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The
Goodal-Witcher Hospital Foundation
Jim B. Smith
Heart of Texas Council of Governments
Laco
Hotoog
Smith
County Tax Office Opens Saturdays In March Hours
County Tax Assessor-Collector Earl R Behringer announced Meridian at the County Courthouse will be open 8 a.m. to 12 noon Saturdays in March to aid residents with motor vehicle license plates before the April 1 deadline. The office hours on weekdays remain 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 5 p.m. daily.
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Earl R. Behringer
Meridian
Filing Deadlines Set for Clifton District Trustees and City Offices
Wednesday March 5 marks final filing day for Clifton District Board of Trustees and Clifton mayoral and city council seats. Four trustee vacancies exist with terms expiring for Olee Bakke Troy Eggen and Charles Fehler plus the unexpired post of E F Abercrona bie. Mayor Jim B Smith seeks re election. Aldermen Gene Aars and Donald Gloff also terms expiring. File at Clifton ISD Clifton High School before 4 pm trustees or City Secretary Pat White City Hall before 5 pm for city offices.
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Clifton Independent School District Board of Trustees
City Council
Clifton Independent School District
Clifton High School
Olee Bakke
Troy Eggen
Charles Fehler
E. F. Abercronabie
Robert B. Lane
Jim B. Smith
Gene Aars
Donald Gloff
M. R
Pat) White
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William B. Bertelsen
First Security State Bank
Cranfills Gap
Lewis A. Borom
Meridian Heating & Air Conditioning
W.C. Bosworth
Bobby Ed Conley
Bob Conley
Tom Parks
Parks Insurance Agency
Calvin Rueter
LeRoy Wiliams
Western Tank Company
Billy Joe Raines
C. H. Gustafson
Route 2
Mary Stembridge Gustafson
Cranfill Gap
Clifton Funeral Home
Jessie Lee Everest Sr
Hillsboro
Magpie St
North Ave. G
Everett
West 7Th St
South Ave
North Ave. E
Ave. G
West Sth St
T&p
West 9Th St
Appleby
Spitzer
Pettis Williams
Farmers Home Administration
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