Clifton VFW Post Active Serving Bosque County
Clifton VFW Post in Bosque County mobilizes veterans groups to place a flag on all county veterans graves. The post rents beds chairs and walkers, sponsors Cub Scout Pack 334, and hosts private events in its Riverside Drive building. The post meets on the first and third Thursdays, with 159 paid members. District 14 VFW meet is set for 9 30 a m Sunday January 23 at Westphalia Post on Highway 320.
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Clifton
VFW
Riverside Drive
Clifton Post
Westphalia Post
Marlin
Temple
Local School Bids and Paving Alternatives Considered
Temple bids range to 756703 from Smith Building Co while Brownwood bids reach 771768. The biggest add on item is asphalt paving with curbs priced 22700 to 33700. Trustees may negotiate with a paying firm or drop curbing and use gravel to fit budget. architects will study furnishings and equipment costs before final recommendations.
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Chamlee
Rucker
Youth Center Friday Gatherings Endorsement
A church youth center plans Friday night activities with a committee arranging events and sponsors providing oversight. Youth may come and go freely while on church grounds, and are expected to act courteously. spokesmen praise the center as a welcoming gathering place with rare incidents.
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Mittee
Fellowship Hall
House Fire Destroys Home and Outbuildings
Firefighters battled a blaze on the north side of the house with flames engulfing every room as a south wind hampered efforts. Chief Harris said the fire destroyed all possessions of the Preachers except their clothing, marking the first serious fire in 1972 in the area.
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Harris
Parrots Lack Wishbones and Generational Span Cited
A quirky note reports parrots lack wishbones while a standard generation length is cited as thirty-three years, highlighting unusual biological trivia and a conventional time frame.
Clifton reports 1971 wrecks and new city mobile police line
The Clifton Police Dept. notes 1971 wrecks and recent totals from 1964 to 1971 with a breakdown of yearly incidents. The city announces a mobile telephone in patrol cars to handle urgent calls 675-8200 and urges callers to use it only for emergencies.
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Waller
Clifton
Trinity Lutheran Church family note from Clifton parish
The Steenblocks of Clifton have three children Gary 18 Kathy 15 and Trudy 8 with pastor Steenblock recalling a life born in North Dakota and raised in California in this brief church notice.
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Trinity Lutheran Church of
Clifton
Steenblocks
Gary
Kathy
Trudy
Steenblock
North Dakota
California
Installation Service for New Trinity Lutheran Pastor
Elmer Luckenbach invites community members to the 10:30 a.m. installation of Trinity Lutheran’s new pastor and the afternoon reception for his family. The pastor notes a goal of fostering friendly relations with God through Jesus Christ and cooperation with church members.
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Texas
California
Trinity Lutheran
Jesus Christ
Elmer Luckenbach
Trinity Church
Church Council
Symank leads in win over McGregor with 21 points
Grimland scored 10 and Doug Grimland 13 while Russell Symank grabbed 11 rebounds in the victory. McGregor B squad saw John Grimland top with 9 points. Clifton girls play tonight at Midway with B squad at 6 30 p m. Cub boys host West Friday with B squad at 6 30 and varsity after.
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Grimland
McGregor
R. Symank
Doug
Russell Symank
John Grimland
Clifton Girl Cagers
Midway
Cub
West
THD Plans Overpass On FM 217 Near Valley Mills
Elton B. Davis says the Texas Highway Department will construct a 0.6 mile relocation of FM 217 and an overpass over the AT and SF Railroad west of Valley Mills in Bosque County. Public hearing may be requested by February 11, 1972.
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Elton B. Davis
Texas Highway Department
Waco
Bosque County
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe
Valley Mills
Clifton
Heart of Texas Council of Governments
Sunday Church Services Announced
Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship at 7:00 p.m. services listed for the day at the church.
Henderson Picked On Super Centex Football Team
The Waco Tribune-Herald named its 1971 Super Centex football team a 25 man squad from Central Texas Schoolboy players. Clifton’s Tommy Henderson was chosen as a Cub back, 6-1 and 175, joining coach Aubrey Roberts on the elite roster. Two other district players Steve Richardson of Robinson and Wayne Hollingsworth of Midway also made the list.
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Waco Tribune-Herald
Central Texas
Tommy Henderson
Clifton
Aubrey Roberts
Clifton Cubs
Tommy
W. E. (Dink) Henderson
Waco
Steve Richardson
Robinson
Wayne Hollingsworth
Midway
Airman Draper Joins Tactical Air Command Unit
Airman Alan C. Draper son of Mr and Mrs Walter G. Draper of Clifton Texas has graduated at Sheppard AFB from the air cargo specialist course and will report to Dyess AFB for duty with a Tactical Air Command unit providing air support to U S ground forces. Draper is a 1970 Clifton High School graduate who attended Tarleton State College Stephenville.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Alan C. Draper
Walter G. Draper
S. Avenue J
Clifton
Sheppard Afb
U. S. Air Force
Dyess Afb
Tactical Air Command
U.S
Draper
Clifton High School
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Meet Coach Teaff Night Sponsored by Baylor Bear Club
The Baylor Bear Club will sponsor a Meet Coach Grant Teaff night on January 25 at Ridgewood Country Club. M A Catfish Smith announced that Teaff and his family will greet local and area Baylor supporters in a receiving line. Tickets cost $6 and must be bought by 5 p.m. January 24 at the Bear Club office. no tickets at the door.
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Baylor Bear Club
Grant Teaff
Ridgewood Country Club
M. A
Catfish Smith
Teaff
Baylor
Bear Club
Baylor Stadium
Smith
Waco
Centex
Methodist Ladies to Help Make Cancer Bandages
Bosque County residents are invited to a Monday January 24 session from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church to sew cancer bandages for the Bosque County Supply Closet. Led by Mrs. Homer McDougall and church volunteers, the event requires basic sewing supplies and no experience.
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Methodist
First United Methodist Church
Bosque County
American Cancer Society
United Methodist Church
Homer McDougal
Bosque County Unit
J. L. Hutchison
Jack Hill
Ray Byford
Kent Appleby
Bill Meglasson
T. N. Foster
Evangelism Emphasis Set by ALC President Knutson
President Kent S. Knutson calls for every Christian to act as an evangelist in the American Lutheran Church across its 4,822 congregations. The January focus, announced by Evangelism Director Jack Hustad, launches a yearlong interdenominational effort named Key 73, urging congregations to engage mission work locally and globally.
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Minneapolis
Kent S. Knutson
American Lutheran Church
Jack Hustad
ALC
Knutson
Special Help Sought for Kids Needing Foster Homes
An appeal explains foster care as temporary homes for children with problems or neglect. It urges civic group volunteers and donations for clothing and medical needs, especially at holidays, and provides contact in Bosque County via the State Dept. of Public Welfare Meridian Texas.
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Bosque County
State Dept. of Public Welfare
P. O
Meridian
Texas
Hoff on Dean's Honor List at Texas Tech
Mike Hoff of Clifton is among 361 students in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Texas Tech University named to the dean's honor list for the fall semester. To qualify, students must enroll in 12 hours including pass-fail and hold at least a 3.0 GPA on the 4.0 scale.
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Lubbock
Mike Hoff
Clifton
College of Agricultural Sciences
Texas Tech University
Anson R. Bertrand
Texas Tech
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Weekly Schedule
Our Savior's Lutheran Church presents Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 30 a m Worship at 10 45 a m Sermon topic Our Lord Has An Assignment for His Church A follow up on last Sunday's Evangelistic Message based on Mark 1 14 15 Luther League Meeting Wednesday Confirmation Instruction 6 30 8 00 p m January 31 First Session of a new Pastor's Information Class on What Lutherans Believe for Adults 7 00 p m
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Luther League
Faith Lutheran Church Meridian Texas Service and Confirmation
The notice lists services at Faith Lutheran Church Meridian Texas with a Sunday worship at 9:00 a.m. and a Wednesday confirmation instruction from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. It references a theme from Mark 1 14 15 and an assignment for His Church.
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Faith Lutheran Church
Meridian, Texas
Pastor Petrich shifts publishing role to Lutheran Alert Magazine
Crossroads News notes Pastor Petrich will contribute to Lutherans Alert Magazine and other papers. Subscribers may join Christian News Through to Victory and Morning Glory. Jan 20 he visits Cameron on church business and Jan 21–22 attends a District Executive Committee meeting in San Antonio. An adult class on What Lutherans Believe starts Jan 31 at 7 pm.
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Pastor Petrich
Apostolic Concerts
Lutherans Alert Magazine
Christian News
Victory
Morning Glory
Petrich
Cameron
San Antonio
Orin Lund
Lynn Farr
Millie Anderson
Route 1
Meridian
Jim Peters
Austin
Doc Anderson
J. M. Huse
C. S. Bronstad
H. G. Fambrough
Mary Hoel
Fred Jenson
Clifton
Charles Hoel
Norse
Greens
Finleys
Moseleys
Humphries
Crossroads
B. A
Gladys) Bakke Johnson
Waco
Bakke
Emory Pederson
Martha
John
Riesel
Ed Pederson
Milton Brown
Odie Pederson
Womach
Dan Orbeck
Everett Wallace
Olin Whitley
Hurst Springs
Turnersville
Sunset Home
C. A. Brown
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H. H. Gerdes
Optometrist
Washington
Standefer
Chevrolet CompAny
W. 5Th
Marine Pvt
Jeff Johnson Jr
Jeff Johnson
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
First Baptist Church
Laguna Park
Joe Stevens
Henderson
Super Centex
Tom Henderson
Dyess Afb, Texas
Geo. Harris
Dean
Tech
OUR Savior’s Lutheran Church
Ian
Jimmy Crockett
Heart O’ Texas Coliseum
Crossroads News
Wallace
Conoco Station
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