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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1967
Page
2
Fire at Dr. Joe Little’s office located at 103 S Avenue H caused considerable damage before firefighters could control the blaze. City Fire Chief George Harris reported the cause is undetermined and the incident occurred Monday night.
Funeral services for Mrs Louis Cass of Mosheim are set for 10 a.m. Friday January 6 at the Mosheim Baptist Church. She died about 4 30 p m Tuesday January 3 and was a resident of Clifton Sunset Home in Clifton.
Bosque County Tax Assessor Collector Earl Behringer warns that the January 31 1967 deadline for voter registration certificates is near. Registration remains required though poll taxes are no longer due to Supreme Court rulings. Certificates can be obtained at the Meridian office or by mail, with banks also offering certificates.
In November Bosque County Savings Bond sales reached 14427 dollars as part of a total of 131803 dollars to date. National figures show Series E and H bonds totaling 368 million in November, the highest November in 11 years. January to November sales stood at 4488 million, a 7 percent rise from last year.
Curtis Bakke commissioner of precinct 4 Bosque County and Albert Hastings Bosque County Democratic Chairman attended the swearing in of Crawford C. Martin for Texas attorney general. The event took place at 2 30 p m Sunday January 1 1967 in the Chamber House of Representatives State Capitol Austin with a reception afterward.
Mr and Mrs A B Clark and their sons Tommy and Tweeder traveled to Brenham to spend Thursday and Friday with Mrs Clark's mother Mrs D D Holverson and her husband.
Mrs. Robert L. Baldridge Sr and family joined mourners in Floresville at the First Methodist Church for the funeral of Sam Fore Jr who ran the Floresville Chronicle Journal for 50 years. Attendees included President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson and Governor and Mrs. John Connally. The Fore and Baldridge families shared a long friendship and Texas press ties.
Congressman Bob Poage urged farmers and ranchers to gain adequate profits to keep food affordable. The dinner at Meridian High School gymnasium drew 350 attendees from ten Central Texas counties and milk producer groups from Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. He linked U S support for India to agricultural profitability and highlighted the consumer benefit of homegrown, low cost food.
The Clifton Junior High Basketball Tournament starts Monday January 9 with Cranfills Gap and Valley Mills in first round action at 3 and 4 pm The schedule continues with Clifton Crawford girls at 7 pm and 8 pm for the boys The event runs Tuesday and Thursday featuring Kasea Glen Rose China Spring and Whitney with a Saturday close including consolation rounds at 5 pm and championships at 7 and 8 pm.
Clifton resident Dan Amundson moved from Clifton hospital to McClosky Hospital Temple. He is reported improving satisfactorily and is in Medical Ward 17A.
On November 21, 1966, Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home Corp. delegates approved building a 60 to 65 bed extended nursing care facility. The project aims to upgrade care and add a central food service, therapy, and rehab areas with phased bed replacement and expansion. Financing includes a $133,000 liquid asset goal toward an $800,000 total, with a Hill Burton Grant application due by May 1967.
A special service marks the centennial of the first Lutheran Service in Bosque County and possibly Central Texas. At Our Savior's Lutheran Church Norse on Sunday January 8 at 2 pm the program includes bilingual songs and talks. A post program visit to graves and a guided tour of historic sites follows.
Clifton Chief Eldon J. Forbess issued citations for failure to control a vehicle for disregarding a stop sign causing an accident and for speeding. The listings reflect three counts including the stop sign violation and speeding.
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