Open House Marks Hoels Golden Anniversary Celebration
December 27 open house honors Mr and Mrs Charlie Hoel of Norse near Clifton for 50th wedding anniversary. Guests include family from Clifton Denver Comanche Fort Worth and other towns as Rev John Nelson and Rev Walter Gigstad lead a brief service. Their children Harlan Arthur and Vernelle Conner, eight grandchildren, and about 200 relatives attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Hoels
Charlie Hoel
Norse
Clifton
Harlan Hoel
South Avenue
Hoel
Martha Ann Conner
Denver
Colorado
Mist Conner
John Nelsom
Our Savior's
Charles P Hoel
Chris M Hoel
Agnes Hoff
John P. Hoff
Comanche
Cartwright
Cranfills Gap
Charles Hoel
Arthur James Hoel
Fort Worth
L. BR. Conner
Vernelle Hoel
Huel
L. B Conner
Martha Ann
Art
Linda
Rea T. Hoff
Ross Cunningham
Helga Johnson
Glennie Zent
A. J. Hoel
Mark
Laurie Kay
Claude Bee
Louisiana
Otto Caristad
Crosby
North Dakota
G. C. Tistale
Dallas
Robert F. Olsen
Houston
Esther S. Olsen
San Antonio
C. J Hoel Jr
Mac, Glenda
Andy
Gruver
Clifton Area Births Report December 1962
A sequence of birth notices from Clifton area hospitals lists newborns and families. Mark David Dansby born December 28, 1962 to Elmo and wife. Robert Dale Paris born December 30, 1962 to Jimmie Lee Paris. Barry Brent Fletcher born December 31, 1962 to Garland Lee Fletcher. Kenneth Lieyd Welch born December 28, 1962 to Charles R. Welch. Sharon Lynn Billings born December 27, 1962 to Leslie Doyle Billings. John Leslie Lawson born December 28, 1962 to Nim Lawson Johnson. Brenda Waldine Young born December 29, 1962 to Taylor Ivy Young Jr. All births occurred at Clifton hospital with weights ranging from 6 pounds 12 ounces to 7 pounds 10 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Dansby
Route 1
Clifton
Mark David
Bill
Wade
W H. Dansby
Alma Swenson
Robert Dale
Jimmie Lee Paris
Box 212
Meridian
Clifton Hospital
Garland Lee Fletcher
Morgan Street
Barry Brent
Charles R. Welch
North Tyler
McGregor
Kenneth Lieyd
Sharon Lynn
Leslie Doyle Billings
Nim Lawson Johnson
China Spring
John Leslie
Brenda Waldine
Taylor Ivy Young Jr
Route 2
Jonesboro
Clifton Turmoil Opens District Basketball Schedule
Clifton travels to Glen Rose Tuesday January 8 to start district play as both boys and girls teams continue slow predistrict seasons. Clifton boys seek turnaround under Coach Richard Liardon after a single win. girls have two wins. Both squads enter Valley Milla tournament with first round games Thursday after press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Glen Rose
Richard Liardon
Valley Milla
Gatesville
Cubs
Stephenville
Midway
Clifton Girls
Hamilton
Jonesboro
Chris Spring
Midway Girls
Thorndale Girls
Larena
Clifton Boys
Meridian
Whitney
Kasea
Crawfords travel to Los Angeles for Crawford brother’s funeral
T. F. Crawford of Clifton and his father V. C. Crawford of Valley Mills flew to Los Angeles last Sunday to attend the funeral of V. C. Crawford’s brother, Cam Crawford. They returned Monday morning. Mrs. Viola Walters has been in the local hospital since December 30 after a heart attack and is hoped to improve soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Crawford
Clifton
V. C. Crawford
Valley Mills
Los Angeles
California
Cam Crawford
Viola Walters
Babson forecasts mixed 1963 business trends and 1964 upturn
Roger W. Babson predicts varied 1963 outcomes by industry with a modest overall decline in business, a fourth quarter recovery, and a favorable 1964. He expects higher disposable income, steady inventories, and increased government spending on defense and roads, while stressing investor discipline and sector shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson
Roger W. Babson
Deer season slow but steady in Bosque County report
Game Warden Bob Rhody reports a slow deer season with about 900 deer killed in Bosque County and around 50 in Hamilton County. The largest buck weighed 147 pounds field dressed. the best doe dressed 120 pounds. Quail season midway with Birds increasing in weight and a 15 daily bag limit and 45 possession limit in the Possum Kingdom area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Rhody
Bosque County
Hamilton County
Bob White
Possum Kingdom
Sportsman
Austin
Joe Stevens
Bob
Beef Field Day Set at McGregor Beef Cattle Event
Beef Cattle Field Day will be held Thursday January 10 at the McGregor Experiment Station. The program begins at 9:00 A.M. with tours of gain tests and climate effects on cattle. A barbecuse lunch is planned at noon followed by an educational program at 1:60 P.M. featuring Dr T C Cartwright John K Riggs Zerle Carpenter and Walter Kruse among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor Experiment Station
HO Hill
T. C. Cartwright
John K. Riggs
Zerle Carpenter
Walter Kruse
Clifton Area Personal Notes Mention Visitors Over Holidays
The column lists numerous visitors and holiday guests in Clifton and nearby towns. Individuals include David Helton and his son from Waco visiting relatives, Maynard and Philip Hansen in Clifton, Mr and Mrs Dan Bryan of Houston, Bob and Rebecca Jenkins, the Jameson family from Iraan and Red Oak, Donnie Chattier and Barry Pollack visiting from Orange, and Miriam Thompson from Seguin with other local relatives and students returning for Christmas and New Year festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Helton
Waco
Clifton
New Year's Day
Hans J. Hansen
Maynard Hansen
University of Florida
Philip Hansen
NTSC
Denton
Dan Bryan
Houston
G .E. Jackson
Morris
Donnie Chattier
Orange
SHSTC
Barry Pollack
Baylor University
Jameson
Robert Saucier
Glenna Allen
Albany
Meridian District Courthouse Opens New Term Officials
The District Courthouse at Meridian shows Jude Rails swearing in county and precinct officials starting a new term on January 1. The photo of the proceeding appears elsewhere on this page. The Commissioners Court holds responsibility for finances expenditures buildings roads health indigent care and many other county matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Jude Railsback
Commissioners
Clifton City Finances End Year In The Black
Auditor reports Clifton operated in the black at year end September 30 1962 with cash in the general fund rising to 11138 17 from 4565 63 in 1961. General fund receipts 84312 38 and expenditures 73130 21 show major income from water sewer garbage police taxes and franchise taxes. Total tax receipts 33696 41 and delinquent taxes 3142 05. Bond indebtedness 187000 reduced to 179000 with 8000 bonds due this year and 7555 in interest. Post year end voters approved 80000 in additional improvement bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Water Department
Street Department
Health and Police
Community Public Service Company
Lone Star Gas Company
Clifton Telephone Company, Inc
Fire Department
Schulze
Firemen’s Pension Fund
A. C Upleger & Co
Waco
Meridian man injured in ladder fall at Clifton hospital
C. G. (Battle) Golden of Route 1 Meridian has been a patient at Clifton hospital since December 27 after a ladder fall. Frank Lormrude and his wife departed by plane Sunday to visit relatives in Los Angeles and Cayucos, California, planning to return this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. (Battle) Golden
Route 1
Meridian
Clifton Hospital
Frank Lormrude
Los Angeles
Cayucos
California
Reverend Theodore Lerud Dies at Ottosen Iowa
Word arrives that Reverend Theodore Lerud former pastor of Trinity Lutheran Clifton died January 1 1963 in Ottosen Iowa Funeral services set for January 5 at Ottosen and Rembrandt Lerud served Clifton 1914 to 1924 taught at Clifton College and held Iowa District posts including Stewardship Secretary and Planning Committee memories of the Leruds extend sympathy to the family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Theodore Lerud
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ottosen
Iowa
Rembrandt
Lerud
Clifton Lutheran Sunset
Twin Valley
Minnesota
Luther College
Luther Seminary
St. Paul
Roland
Texas
Kelliher
Paulson Couple Spends Holiday Visit at Clifton Home
AT3 James Paulson and his bride arrive to spend December 23 to 28 with his parents Mr and Mrs Jim Paulson in Clifton. Paulson is stationed at Laughlin Air Base in Del Rio. Carbon Barton of Slaton visits his brother and sister-in-law Mr and Mrs Clyde Barton after a Dallas Cotton Bowl trip. Barton works for Santa Fe and farms near Slaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Paulson
Jim Paulson
Paulson
Laughlin Air Base
del Rio
Carbon Barton
Slaton
Inlaw
Clyde Barton
Barton
Dallas
Clifton
Santa Fe
County Officials Take Oath in Meridian Courtroom
In Meridian on Monday December 31 County Judge Jack Railsback administered the oath to a largely reelected slate. The group includes Patsy Owens deputy to the County Clerk Jimmie B Gill Velma W Golden County Treasurer W W Prince Constable Precinct 8 Henry Burrow Justice of Peace Precinct 1 Fibber McGee Justice of Peace Precinct 8 Will Freedman Justice of Peace Precinct 7 Joe White County Superintendent and J M Flanagan Justice of Peace Precinct 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners Court
Bosque County
Curtis Bakke
R. W Standefer
Jack Railsback
Earl Page
Bryan E. Bateman
Railsback
Bakke
Page
J. P. Word
Meridian
Patsy Owens
Jimmie B. Gill
Vada G. Hanson
Velma W. Golden
W. W. Prince
Henry Burrow
E W.fibber McGee
Will Freedman
Joe White
J. M. Flanagan
March Of Dimes Drive Is Planned For Bosque County
The twenty fifth annual March of Dimes campaign to fund polio research and fight arthritis and birth defects will run in Bosque County in January. County chairman Jodie Amundson leads Clifton efforts with local chairmen across Bosque County. No county quota is set. donations are encouraged according to individuals abilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Polio Foundation
Bosque County
Cullen Robinson
Coyote
Jodie Amundson
Clifton
Robinson
R. B. Johnson
Valley Mills
FE. S
Cotton
Laguna Park
Henry Meinkowsky
Womack
Raymond Whitney
Cancer Society Will Meet on January 7
The Bosque County Unit of the American Cancer Society will hold its next regular meeting at 7 30 o clock on Monday night January 7 at the Moose Club Lakeside Village near Koppers at the junction of Farm to Market Roads 927 and 56. A film The Other City will be shown during the program. Mrs T N Foster unit president says the public is invited. Mrs Lucy Q Wilkins and Mrs Willie Belle Vinson of Koppers extended the invitation and arranged the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
American Cancer Society
Moose Club
Lakeside Village
Koppers
T. N. Foster
Lucy Q. Wilkins
Willie Belle Vinson
Social Security Man To Be Here January 8
Bob McLean, field representative for the Waco Social Security Office, will visit Clifton City Hall Dining Room January 8 1963 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon to assist residents with social security matters. Applicants should bring 1962 W-2 forms and if employed by multiple employers in 1962 statements from each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob McLean
Waco Social Security Office
Mclean
Clifton
City Hall
Miss Bronstad Spends Holidays in Clifton with Family
Miss George Anne Bronstad a Lamar Tech student from Beaumont spent Christmas and New Year holidays in Clifton with her parents Mr and Mrs Arthur L Bronstad and other home folks Also visiting were her parents Mr and Mrs R H Sweatmon of Waco for Christmas Day with the Theronstads
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Anne Bronstad
Lamar Tech
Beaumont
Clifton
Arthur L. Bronstad
Theronstads
R. H. Sweatmon
Wace
Cattle and grain prices posted after midweek Clifton sale
Thursday morning prices list eggs at 25 to 35 cents per dozen with pullets 20 cents and cracks 15 cents. Milling wheat at 2.06 a bushel, spring wheat 1.75, oats 1.90, barley 0.98, shelled corn 1.20, ear corn 1.10. About 625 cattle sold Wednesday with ranges from 9 to 26.50 for stockers and calves up to 32.50 for steer calves. hogs topped at 16.20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banat
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur J. Hoel
Mr, and Mrs
R.w.babson
Cuba
Game Warden’s Report
Lawrence Weimnan
Milan
Ohio
Henry Hafer
A. J. Ellertson
Marty
Judy
Tommy
W. T. Thompson
Thompson
E. G. Fardal
Ames
Miriam Thompson
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Roy Baker
Jeffrey
Balter
Virginia Thompson M. Kasse
Schulenberg
Thompsons
Kasse
Cancer Society
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