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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1960
Page
3
The week started wet with 1.50 inches of rain and Bosque River rising. 1959 was wetter. Town officials discuss holiday schedules and downtown lighting for next Christmas. Game Wardens report November fines totaling 9,469 45 for hunting from autos, headlighting, licenses, and unplugged guns.
Mrs Hanson came back late in December after a three week stay in Fort Worth with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs J Roach and their son John. About sixteen relatives and friends attended Christmas dinner at the Roach home and celebrated Mrs Roach s birthday. Mrs Hanson received arthritis treatments during her stay in Fort Worth.
H D Agent reports 1959 activities in Bosque County home demonstration clubs and 4H. Programs covered window treatments casseroles living room arts and crafts with leadership training for at least two teachers. The Home Demonstration Council met nine times and sponsored cancer week activities district state meetings a camp fair parade float decorations and a Christmas program. 4H highlights include foods contests dairy foods wins dress workshops with a 23 entry dress revue and state camps plus a county achievement banquet with 46 awards.
Fort Worth residents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Hoel and son Mark spent Christmas near Clifton with Mr. Hoel’s parents. Visitors during the holidays included relatives from Odessa Copperas Cove and Waco, with trips to Cloudcroft and White Sands. Other gatherings featured extensive lists of Clifton area families hosting relatives from Birmingham Meridian Seguin San Angelo Dallas and beyond for Christmas dinners and visits.
Trinity Lutheran Church Ladies Aid will meet January 14 with Dorcas Circle as hostess. The December 10 session featured a Christmas program by a string trio and readings, and officers were installed for 1960. The group expressed thanks for Sunset Home staff and noted 500 pounds of clothing donated to World Relief.
Clifton residents hosted visitors from Austin Fort Worth Dallas Pampa and Baytown over the holiday. The Amundsons Neil and Aline traveled with Arthur. the Ashcrafts Donna Kay Mark and P L Ashcraft. the Kruses Kenneth Edwin Glen. the Jensons C E Sherman Justin and J P Carlson and families joined relatives and friends across several days. The Jenson hosts C T and family welcomed Sherman Jensen from Indianapolis C E Jensen and family en route to Mexico City.
For Commissioner Precinct 3 the candidates listed are Johnnie A. Harris R W (Dude) Standefer and Rufus Hutchison in the race. The OCR fragment names the contenders in a local government contest.
Mr and Mrs J B Jones of San Antonio with son Johnny and daughter Nancy visited relatives in the Coyote community during Christmas holidays. Mr and Mrs Ray Johnson also visited with their son Alan Ray and recently moved into a new home at 6810 Merry Oaks Drive in San Antonio.
Last week letters and greetings traced a web of kin across Clifton Grapevine Arlington and Austin as families visited relatives including Gus Buswold in Austin J A Bernhardt and Jorgen Johnson in this city and Mills County friends. Pneumonia recovery and holiday travel highlighted community notes with Miss Lacey Burrus visiting Mountain Home and Mills County friends during Christmas and New Year celebrations.
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