S A Hanson To Be Honored At Bosque County Meeting
The Bosque County Farm Bureau will honor S A Hanson of Route 2 Meridian at a 7 00 pm January 21 meeting at St Olaf Lutheran Church Cranfills Gap The program includes a dish supper and a short business session Hanson long served as secretary treasurer for 14 years and will be recognized with a plaque by W B Oswald Clifton president The event marks Hanson’s retirement and continues a long local service record including farming teaching and community work with the bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County Farm Bureau
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Cranfills Gap
S. A. Hanson
Route 2
Meridian
Crawfills Gap
James F. O'Shea
R. R. Parramore
Clifton
W. B. Oswald
Hanson
Bosque County
T. N. Foster
James F. O’shea
Foster
C E Dansby Sr
Mosheim
Gatesville
B. C. Rogstad Sr
Mustang
Route Au
Loren Faubion
Valley Mills
Local births announced from Clifton area families
A sequence of birth notices lists Jeffry Boyd Patton born January 9 1958 in Clifton local hospital weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces to Mr and Mrs Victor A Patton of Clifton. Terry Dian Henderson born January 9 1958 in Clifton weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces to Mr and Mrs S T Henderson of Star Route 1 Clifton. Barbara Lynn Bryant born January 10 1958 in Clifton hospital weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces to Mr and Mrs James Neal Bryant of Box 25 China Spring. Jeanne Elaine Helm born January 13 1958 in Clifton hospital weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces to Mr and Mrs Irvin Helm of Route 2 Gatesville. Terry Lee Turner born January 6 1958 weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce to Mr and Mrs C Lee Turner of 2800 Wayside Fort Worth mother former Miss Helen Brown daughter of Alfred L Brown of Meridian. Cindy Dawn Hulme born January 3 1958 at St Josephs Hospital Houston weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces with older sister Vickie Lynn aged 8 and paternal grandparents Chester Hulme of Clifton and I A Jacobs of Mt Pleasant Iowa. Curtis Hubert Stoerner born January 6 1958 weighing 5 pounds 14.4 ounces to Mr and Mrs Hubert Stoerner Route 3 Plainview with two older brothers Larry Gene 10 and Wayne Allen 5. paternal grandparents late Mr and Mrs Rudolph Stoerner formerly of Bosque County and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Albert Schulz of Littlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor A. Patton
Clifton
Jeffry Boyd
Terry Dian
S. T. Henderson
Star Route 1
James Neal Bryant
Box
China Spring
Barbara Lynn
Clifton Hospital
Jeanne Elaine
Irvin Helm
Route 2
Gatesville
C. Lee Turner
Fort Worth
Terry Lee
Helen Brown
Alfred L. Brown
Meridian
Allen Hulme
Cindy Dawn
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Houston
Vickie Lynn
Chester Hulme
I. A. Jacobs
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Hubert Stoerner
Route 3
Plainview
Curtis Hubert
Larry Gene
Wayne Allen
Rudolph Stoerner
Bosque County
Albert Schulz
Littlefield
Mrs Nuckols Honored With Party In Clifton
A neighborhood gathering on January 13 at the Nilsen home honored Mrs W D Nuckols who will soon move to Fort Worth. Guests enjoyed refreshments, reminisces, and a warm sendoff for the departing family including children Virginia Sue and Bill and their dog Fritz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selmer Knudson
Gariie Nilsen
Nilsen
W. D. Nuckols
Clifton
Fort Worth
Cecil P. Coston
Mesdames Nuckols
Doyle J. Borchers
Albert Reesing
Odie C. Pederson
Everett W. Wallace
Jack C. Tucker
R. E. Ellingson
C. T. Jenson
Clifton Businessman M. D. Coffman Dies at 51
Marvin Doyle Coffman longtime Clifton ABC Grocery and Station owner dies at about 3 45 Sunday afternoon after heart attack in local hospital. Born August 16 1906 in Horton Kansas he lived in Dallas Big Spring and Rochester during Mutual of Omaha years. Funeral services held January 14 at First Baptist Church Clifton with pallbearers from his business staff and interment in Clifton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
M. D. Coffman
South Avenues
Coffman
Goodall and Witcher Clinic
ABC
Highway 6
Dallas
First Baptist Church
R. H. Dilday Jr
Mr. Coffman
Kenneth Gene Nelson
Philip Hansen
Bill Dowdy
Lloyd Lee Turner
Jim Bill Harris
Raymond Herzog
Horton
Kansas
Marvin Doyle Coffman
Tom Coffman
That City
Horton, Kansas
University of Kansas
Pittsburg
Methodist Church
Kansas City
Temple
Mutual of Omaha
Gulf Station and Grocery
Big Spring
Rochester
Minnesota
Ada Belle Harris
George E. Harris
Mr. Harris
Walter Kruse Talks To Lions Tuesday
Clifton Lions Club members welcomed Walter Kruse of Waxahachie who spoke at the Tuesday luncheon at City Hall about beef cattle performance testing. Kruse, with Texas A M Extension Service, illustrated his talk with slides and urged local cattlemen to adopt performance testing to measure animal efficiency. The club also set a February Turnersville PTA meeting date and noted Clifton Day at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show on January 31 along with attendance at a Lions Convention in Dallas and other local guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Lions Club
Walter Kruse
Waxahachie
City Hall
Kruse
Clifton
Texas A. & M. Extension Service
Turnersville
PTA
Fort Worth
B. I. Dahl
Odie C. Pederson
Opportunites Set Up To Help In Polio Drive
Community polio drive offers three events before the March Of Dimes deadline January 31. National Guard bucket brigade at Highways 6 and 215 intersection on Saturday January 18 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. VFW Post 8533 ladies auxiliary host coffee and doughnuts at Lone Star Gas on Wednesday January 22. Mothers porchlight campaign set for Monday January 27 at 7:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jodie Amundson
National Guard
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8533
Jenson Open House Postponed to January 26
The open house for Mr and Mrs Bennie Jenson of Crawfills Gap to celebrate their 50th anniversary was moved from January 19 to January 26 due to illness. It will run from 2:30 to 5:00 PM in the parlors of St Olaf Lutheran Church Cranfills Gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennie Jenson
Crawfills Gap
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Cranfills Gap
Clifton High School Opens District Play Tuesday
Clifton High School prepares for district basketball openers Tuesday against Moody squads after recent wins. The Cubs split with Bruceville Eddy in a doubleheader and the girls routed Midway in district action. Junior high tournaments and Baylor tournament exits are noted with reserves gaining experience.
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Clifton High School
Clifton
Moody
Cubs
Curtis Allen
Jerry Keel
Michael
McGregor
Midway
Dopesters
Bruceville Eddy
Eugene Butler
Raymond Gilmore
Valley Mills
Meridian
Mosheim
Glen Rose
Crawford, Connally
Bruceville- Eddy
Melker Sr dies at 89 in Hillie Home for the Aged
Jacob Melker Sr aged 89 years 5 months 20 days former Bosque County resident died Monday afternoon January 13 at Hillie Texas Home For The Aged. Born July 24 1868 in Brownsboro Henderson County he moved to Bosque County in the 1880s later near El Campo Wharton County. He never married and was buried near the Hillie home per his request. He was among the first elderly residents to join the Hillie Home after it opened in 1954. He was confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Bosque County May 23 1886 by Reverend J K Rystad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Melker Sr
Bosque County
Hillie
Texas
Mr. Melker
el Campo
Wharton County
J. M. Jorgenson
Meridian
E. A. Moore
Anna Paulson
Clifton
Andrea Jorgenson
Austin
Brownsboro
Henderson County
Melker
Mrs. W. M. Wylie Dies Here Tuesday at 67
Zelma Maud Davis Wylie, born May 26, 1890 in Virginia Illinois, died January 14 at the Clifton Sunset Home after a long illness. She and her husband William M. Wylie moved to Clifton in 1955. he is 91. Funeral held January 15 at First Methodist Church Clifton with pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Wylie
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
First Methodist Church
Clifton
Fred G. Benkley
Clifton Memorial Park
C. A. Dennis
John Outlaw
C. S. Bronstad
Clarence Handley
Ira Callan
Wesley Murphy
Morgan
Zelma Maud Davis Wylie
Charles Lee Davis
Virginia
Illinois
Texas
Brookshire
Houston
Morris Kelly
Albert W
Michael V
Clifton Council Acts on Chickens and Driving Nuisance
Clifton Texas moves to enforce a 1931 chicken fencing ordinance, delaying enforcement to February 1 to allow residents to pen or sell birds. The order caps fines at 25 dollars. Also, the council grants the night watchman police authority to issue tickets for reckless late night driving to protect public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
City
Texas
City of
Tom C. Parks
Nightwatchman
Bosque Teachers To Meet Midwinter Session at Morgan High
Bosque Teachers to meet at Morgan High School at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday January 22. Main speaker will be Mrs L H Taylor of Baylor University Waco presenting Mental Health In Our Public Schools. Trade with Record advertisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County Teachers Association
Morgan High School
L. H. Taylor
Baylor University
Waco
Clifton Volunteer Fire Department elects officers
Clarence Perry was elected president and Herman Landuu fire chief of the Clifton Volunteer Fire Department at the regular annual election held Monday January 6. Other officers named include Henry A. Carr first assistant chief George M. Harris second assistant chief Chester McDougal first vice president Otis Olson second vice president Albert Reesing secretary treasurer Ira Callan assistant secretary treasurer Homer McDougal first trustee Garland Wright second trustee and Calvin Bernhardt third trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Perry
Herman Landuu
Clifton
Henry A. Carr
George M. Harris
Chester McDougal
Otis Olson
Albert Reesing
Ira Callan
Homer McDougal
Garland Wright
Calvin Bernhardt
Calvin Dunlop
Orlette Watson
Sanders Jorgenson
Whatleys' gas line breaks scare Mrs Whatley at home
Mrs J W Whatley faced a gas line break under her house with no immediate repair help. The leak was shut off by Mr Whatley and Frederick Pearson after they arrived. She attributed the incident to a jet sonic boom causing the pipe to shear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Whatley
Whatley
Mr. Whatley
Frederick Pearson
Rail Shipments Jump Here In 1957 Clifton Rail Activity Climbs
E A Priddy, Clifton station agent, reports total rail shipments through Clifton rose in 1957. Incoming cars reached 488 from 350 in 1956 and 425 in 1955, while outbound cars totaled 360 after 231 in 1956. Texas Milling led with 200+ inbound and outbound cars. Wilson Building Material and Walls Manufacturing also drove gains. Cotton shipments declined to 148 bales outbound. Post Office receipts rose to 28,381 in 1957 from 25,654 in 1956, per Postmaster A L Bronstad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Santa Fe
E. A. Priddy
Texas Milling Company
Wilson Building Material Company
Walls Manufacturing Company
Gearend Manufacturing Co
Sport Ie
A. L. Bronstad
Electricity Off Awhile Here Sunday
The Community Public Service Company lost power from 6 10 to 8 27 am Sunday due to work by Texas Power & Light Company crews. Local workers used the outage to perform necessary repairs caused by early morning lightning and to relocate a line near Gatesville later that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Public Service Company
Texas Power & Light Company
CPS Co
Gatesville
Allis-Chalmers Dealers Attend Dallas Meeting
C Louis Surrey of this city and Ernest McCorkle of Gatesville, both Allis-Chalmers dealers, attended an Allis-Chalmers meeting in Dallas on Monday of this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Louis Surrey
Ernest McCorkle
Gatesville
Allis-Chalmers
Dallas
Clifton buyers quote prices on Thursday farm market items
Prices from Clifton Thursday include poultry eggs by grade with candled bas is all around, pecans at 22 cents per pound, cream at 40 cents per pound, grains from milling wheat at 1.85 dollars per bushel to corn at 1.05 to 1.10, cattle at Wednesday auction steady with steers 22 to 26 dollars, hog top 20 dollars, lamb top 22.80 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
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Farm Bureau
Mr. Hanson
Luther College
Decorah
North
South Dakota
California
Oliver Hanson
Tfc
Lions
Jenson
CHS
Betty Jean Kanz
Frances Prescher
Dolores Wagner
Baylor
Penelope
Buna
W. M. Wylie
W. C. Hurst
Fire Department
Whatleys
Lamb
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