Obituary Notes from Clifton and Cranfills Gap Church Events
Mrs Johnson and Mrs Ole Jorgenson of Cranfills Gap are mourned with 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, plus extended family. Funeral services for Mrs Johnson were held at Trinity Lutheran Church Clifton with interment at St Olaf Rock Church Cemetery. Craig Eissler baptized at Our Savior's Lutheran Norse with sponsors from Morgan City and Louisiana relatives. Visitors and relatives gathered January 12 13 to honor names including Ulland family and Eisslers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Jorgenson
Fannie
Cranfills Gap
Johnson
Waldemar Olson
Crawfills Gap
Axel F. Olsen Sr
Clifton
Knute Knudson
el Paso
Martin Jorgenson
James Jorgenson
Houston
Simon Jorgenson
Hubbard
Bailey Johnson
St Olaf Rock Church
Charles H. Eissler
Craig
Kingsville
Grocery Ad Highlights 1942 Deals and Brands
A compact ad lists Mexican dinners and West. Wonder products with limited prices. Chicken backs 27c, tacos 39c, strawberries five for 99c, Suzanne pies 25c, Chili Pie Supreme 55c per package, Delta syrup 29c, 2 lbs 37c, and other small items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngblood
Wonder
Purcell Rites Held for B A Purcell in Boggy Cemetery
Benjamin Andrew Purcell died January 1 1962 at age 73 in Rio Grande City after a heart attack. Funeral services were held January 2 at First Baptist Rio Grande City and January 3 at Cranfills Gap with burial in Boggy Cemetery. He leaves wife child and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Andrew Purcell
Rio Grande City
First Baptist Church
Cranfills Gap
W. W. Wooley
Mr. Purcell
Charlie
Rachel Purcell
Bosque County
Purcell
South Texas
International Water and Boundary Commission
Effie Kelly
Melvin Purcell
Victoria
P. Neie
Rachel
Mr. Guttmer
Belle
San Diego
California
L. L. Purcell
Leeders
Clifton
A. E. Olson Serves Aboard Enterprise Carrier
CWO A. E. Olson, Clifton native, serves on the nuclear powered carrier Enterprise commissioned at Newport News on November 25 1961. The Clifton Record received a commissioning booklet and a Navy Times story about the ship noting immense size and scope. Readers may write Olson at USS Enterprise CVA(N) 65 Fleet Post Office New York City, NY. Also notice sale of 1961 62 Texas Almanac bound copies for $1.65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWO
A. E. Olson
Clifton
Dena Oswald
United States Navy
Enterprise
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Newport News
Virginia
CWO Olson
Navy Times
Washington
Baltimore
New York
Chicago
Denver
Rural traffic deaths down in Central Texas district study
Captain Gardner reports 1961 rural traffic accidents in the 22 county Waco District fell below the four year average. Bosque County had five fatal crashes with six deaths and 53 injuries. December had one fatality and ten injuries. Central Texas credit goes to public information and enforcement efforts alongside ongoing traffic growth. Adolph Schulze visited Temple with his seriously ill brother Alex Schulze at the Veterans Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Gardner
Texas
Adolph Schulze
Temple
Alex Schulze
Route 1
Meridian
Veterans Hospital
Mrs Finstad Funeral Held in Clifton for 1956 Death
Mrs. Finstad died February 9 1956 leaving husband Owen and children Clint Shirley of Fort Worth and Anna Marie Storie of Clifton among others. Funeral services were held January 14 at Clifton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev M Dol Woodruff officiating. Organist Miss Ann Krueger accompanied soloist Bill Rucker. Pallbearers included P B Storie Houston Finstad Percy Lormrude Jack R Hill Oscar Outlaw Robert A Gloff. Interment in Clifton Cemetery. Out of town relatives attended from Keller Waco Cleburne Crawford Grand Prairie Wichita Falls Dallas Meridian and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Shirley
Fort Worth
Charlie Johnson
Bellingham
Washington
J. M. Storie
Anna Marie
Clifton
Palmer Anderson
Wayne Standefer
Nellie
Finstad
Clifton Funeral Home
M. Dol. Woodruff
First Baptist Church
Ann Krueger
Bill Rucker
P. B. Storie
Andrews
Houston Finstad
Percy M. Lormrude
Jack R. Hill
Oscar Outlaw
Robert A
R. J. West
Keller
Leonard Finstad
Calvin Finstad
Edward A. Finstad
Lloyd Finstad
Ralph Finstad
Roger McFarlen Jr
Waco
Allison Finstad
Allison Finstad Jr
Cleburne
Orbin Finstad
Crawfills Gap
Millard Sadler Sr
Turnersville
Chris Johnson
Grand Prairie
John Bekkeland
Rehearsal Dinner Held for Local Broadway Couple
The bride and groom hosted a rehearsal dinner January 12 at the Ridgewood Country Club in Waco with the wedding party attending. The couple are active in theatre circles with ties to the American Theater Wing and several midwestern and western venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Theater Wing
New York City
Players’ Club
Orchesis Society
Red Rocks
Colorado
The
Orient
Europe
USA
Ridgewood Country Club
Waco
R. M
Wedding Guests From Across The State Attend Clifton Nuptials
Shaw of Waco and Mrs. W G Goodall of Gatesville attended a wedding with extended family from Odessa Odessa and Dallas in Clifton. A buffet supper at Snider House preceded the ceremony with Dr and Mrs Cullen J Tubb of Dallas entertaining. James A Dowdle of Anacortes Washington visited Clifton this week after attending a Fort Worth funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Dowdle
Anacortes
Washington
Clifton
Albert Reesing
Mr. Dowdle
Fort Worth
Kermit Westmoreland
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Mrs. Johnson
Ullands
Id Christian
Sence
Racis
Norway St
Boston
Mass
Eney
ABC Grocery and Market
Neuhoff
Lone Star
Kimbell
Kuner
Baker Boy Fruit
Morton
Itoes
Wolf
Rome
Apples
Sunkist
Skinner's
Swift’s Jewell
Gold Coast
Rinso Blue
Charmin
ABC Grocery and Market Corner
Highway 6
West 3Rd Street
Clifton, Texas
B. A. Purcell
Boggy
Clifton Record
Martin West
Vincent Price
Charles Bronson
Rock Hudson
Gina Lollobrigida
Sandra Dee
Bobby Darin
Ingrid Bergman
Yves Mont
Anthony Perkins
Peter Ustinov
John Gavin
Romanoff and Juliet
Mrs. Finstad
C. H. Linton
Tommy Phelps
M. I. Tramel
Ed Martin
Gussie Phelps
Bobby Phelps
Clara Davis
Robert L. Cox
Allison A. Miller
Pat Burks
G. Wayne Stewart
City and
Dallas
Strain’s Texaco Station
Texaco
Milo
MoorMan
Latham
Old Meridian Highway
Coats
Capris
Yo Reg. Price
Dorothy Perkins
Capri
VY Reg
Dobbs
Keeling
Pontiac Guardian
Quaut’ Seve
Standefer Chevrolet Co
Standefer Chevrolet Company
West 5Th Street
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