Women Announce 1955 Central Texas Fair Rule Changes in Clifton
General plan set for the Women’s Division of the 1955 Central Texas Fair in Clifton. Mrs. Sam Radde leads. changes include entry times, judging start, ribbon prizes, canned goods rules, adult exhibitor eligibility, and new items allowed such as watermelons and crocheted tablecloths. Exhibit must stay until 6 PM. baked goods require 9 AM placement. prize payments after 3 PM.
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Clifton
Sam Radde
Clifton Fire Department Names 1955 Officers
The Clifton Fire Department elected new officers for 1955 at a Monday meeting. Chief A Bob Wilcox and 1st assistant E W Wallace will serve, with Calvin Dunlop as 2nd assistant. Joe Knochs is president, Orlette Watson 1st vice president, Chester McDougal 2nd vice president, Albert C. Reesing secretary treasurer, and David Knudson assistant secretary treasurer. Retiring officers include L C Perry, chief, Allen Hulme, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
L. C. Perry
Allen Hulme
Bob) Wilcox
George M. Harris
E. W. Wallace
O. R. Collins
Births from Clifton area announce several 1955 arrivals
A series of Clifton area birth notices report Harry Don Freedman born January 19 1955 in Clifton hospital weighing 8 pounds 8 ounces to Jess H Freedman Route 1 Valley Mills. Kathryn Ann Strother born January 19 1955 in Clifton hospital weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces to W N Strother Meridian. Robert Gwynn Jr Krause born January 8 1955 in Greenville Mississippi weighing 7 pounds 9 42 ounces to R G Krause and Marjorie Tidwell Krause. Joy Annette Mostella born January 8 1955 in Clifton area. relations include E N Strother Comanche Downey Kopperl and Jewell Rystad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Don
Jess H. Freedman
Route 1
Valley Mills
Clifton Hospital
W. N. Strother
Meridian
Kathryn Ann
E. N. Strother
Comanche
H. L. Downey
Kopperl
R. G. Krause
Greenville
Mississippi
Robert Gwynn Jr
Krause
Marjorie Tidwell
John Holder
Clifton
Joy Annette
A. H. Mostella
Clarkwood
Mostella
Jewell Rystad
Carl M. Rystad
County Agents Train in Farm and Home Development Meeting
Miss Leola Sharpe and Art Shahan Bosque County Extension Agents attended a three day Sub District Farm and Home Development Training Meeting in Hillsboro January 11 13 They explored a new cooperative Extension Work method linking County Agricultural and Home Demonstration Agents with farm families to plan progress and record outcomes The program included a Hill County farm visit and drew agents from ten counties in District 8 along with state and district officials such as W I Glass Gladys Martin Elsie Short Tom Prater Annie Lucy Lane and R G Burwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leola Sharpe
Art Shahan
Bosque County
Hillsboro
Texas
Hill County
Tom Prater
Elsie Short
College Station
W. I. Glass
Gladys Martin
Annie Lucy Lane
R. G. Burwell
Otto Stanhiser Dies After Short Illness in Clifton
Otto A Stanhiser 85 died Saturday January 15 after a brief internal hemorrhage. Born January 11 1870 in Van Zandt County he lived in Clifton most of his life, married Mollie Grimland and had three children Monroe Eddie B and Florine. Funeral Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Clifton with burial in Clifton Cemetery attended by relatives from Austin Waco Temple and Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto A. Stanhiser
Clifton
Mr. Stanhiser
Otto Anderson Stanhiser
van Zandt County
Emma and
Lawrence Stanhiser
A. K. Anderson
Turkey Creek
Cliftonchools
Mollie Grimland
Stanhiser
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Norse
J. K. Rystad
Miss Grimland
Neil
Mary Grimland
Monroe
Eddie B
Florene
Fitzhugh Ranch
White
Morgan
Stanhisers
Meridian
Bronstad Gin
International Harvester Company
Monroe Stanhiser
Dover
Delaware
Eddie B. Hudepohl
Curt von Bieberstein
Florine
Austin
Diane Hudephol
Jimmie Wayne
Mary Kay
Bobby von Bieberstein
Isora Anderson
Dallas
Will
Trinity Lutheran Church
QO. E. Pierson
A. L. Bronstad
S. E. Ragsdale
Hans B. Dahl
Clarence Handley
Tom C. Grimland
Waco
Rowland Vanney
Diane
David
Charles
Martha
Temple
Hugh Lynn Steger
Carol Ann
John
Johnnie Wilson
H. F. Dodge
C. R. von Bieberstein
Mosheim Boys Dominate District Basketball Race
Mosheim High School boys top district standings with a 54 to 44 victory over Valley Mills giving four wins and no losses in district play against Crawfills Gap Meridian Whitney and Valley Mills. Coach J A McGehee leads both teams as Mosheim aims for continued success this season.
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Mosheim High School
Valley Mills
Crawfills Gap
Meridian
Whitney
J. A McGehee
Musheim
Avoca
Mosheim
Moshem Valley Mills
Cranfills Gap
Whitney I A
Car License Plates Ready February 1
The 1955 license plates for Baosque County arrive at the Tax Assessor's office and will be issued from February 1 with a deadline of April 1 to place them on vehicles. Farm truck plates require an additional affidavit, urging early renewal. Plate ranges are listed for passenger cars, trucks, farm trucks, truck tractors, trailers, house trailers, motorcycles, and dealers. Also noted is Mrs. W. A. Wylie of Crawfills Gap recently hospitalized and recovering. A photo caption shows the Mosheim girls basketball team, in second place, aiming to tie for first with Cranfills Gap Friday.
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Cranfills Gap
Mosheim Girls
Baosque County
Mosheim
Cubs 55 Football Schedule Set by Clifton High School
Clifton High School Cubs announce a rugged 1985 football schedule led by Coach J B Kueh and Superintendent Kent Appleby. District 11 A play includes Glen Rose Granbury Itasca Alvarado and Mansfield plus nonconference games with Meridian Valley Mills Connally Air Base West and Hillsboro. The schedule lists dates from September 9 through November 18 with home and away games noted.
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Clifton High School
Cubs
J. B. Kueh
Kent Appleby
Glen Rose
Granbury
Itasca
Alvarado
Mansfield
Midlothian
Joshua
Valley Mills
Meridian
Connally AB
West
Hillsboro
Poll Tax Payments Lag Behind Previous Years in Bosque County
Poll tax payments to qualify for voting this year in Bosque County trail far behind 1954 and 1953 figures. As of last Tuesday only 989 payments were made. The final deadline is Monday January 31. In 1954, 2934 taxes were issued and 1852 in 1953. Reverend and Mrs Nelson traveled to Austin and New Braunfels to visit their son Edmund Nelson and daughter Mrs Bill Garf and families through Tuesday night.
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Bosque County
Joel FE. Nelson
Austin
New Braunfels
Edmund Nelson
Bill Garf
Harvard T. Hansen
Allan Shivers
Texas
Hansens
Porchlight Polio Campaign Set For Clifton Next Monday Night
Clifton hosts the annual Mother's March on Polio on Monday night January 24 at 7:00 as part of the 1955 March of Dimes drive. Clifton Parent Teacher Association teams with the National Guard Unit to canvass homes, using Guard vehicles to collect donations.
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Clifton
Bosque County
Parent-Teacher Association
National Guard
Helen Co. Aars
Farmers State Bank
Jodie Amundson
Court Sets 1955 Tax Valuations for Bosque County
Bosque County Commissioners Court met January 10 at the Courthouse to set 1955 tax valuations for county and state taxes. The order lists valuations for cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, tractors, trailer-trucks, small trucks, passenger cars, and merchandise at specified per head or flat rates, with merchandise valued at 60 percent of invoice or inventory value. The Tax Assessor-Collector Omar Robinson and Deputy Otho Jones advised the court.
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Commissioners Court of
Bosque County
Omar Robinson
Otho Jones
Damron
Standefer
Railroad Commission
Girl Scout Officers Named For Troop IV
Troop IV Clifton Girl Scouts elected new officers Sandra Aanenson president Betty Sue May vice president Sandra Forson secretary treasurer and Alice Faye Wiede reporter Patrol leaders named Elinor Miles Darla Gloff and Mary Ann Mickelson The group planned First Class Rank work and badges The unit will travel to Baylor University gym in Waco on March 12 to join other local Girl Scouts Reporter.
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The
Clifton Girl Scouts
Sandra Aanenson
Betty Sue May
Sandra Forson
Alice Faye Wiede
Elinor Miles
Darla Gloff
Mary Ann Mickelson
Clifton Granbury clash for district lead in girls hoop
Clifton hosts Granbury in a District 11-A girls game Friday night with both teams undefeated in district play. Granbury, state finalists last year, feature sisters Shirley and Skeeter Raines. Clifton's Nina Blankenship scored 30 in a 47 34 win over Glen Rose. Boys game follows and both sides seek strong showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Granbury
Shirley
Shirley Raines
Clifton Girls
Glen Rose
Nina Blankenship
Clifton Market Prices Thursday Auction Report
Market prices from Clifton show cattle active with steady to strong demand. Slaughter steers and yearlings 17 to 21.50 dollars, butcher calves 15 to 19 dollars, stocker calves 16 to 20, cows 10.50 to 12.50, canners 6.50 to 10, bulls 10 to 14. hog top 18.25. milling wheat 2.00 per bushel, feed wheat 1.80, oats .55 to .85, corn 1.60, barley .95 to 1.00, yellow corn 1.60. eggs 33c No.1, 24c No.2, pullets 20c, cream 40c per lb. hens and fryers weak locally.
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Clifton
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Owen David Kingness
Clifton Lions Club
Harris
Lions Club
Ringness
T. H. Ralph
Claude Hardie
B. W. Hardie
Boy Scout Court of Honor
Tom White
Cavote
Fire Department
Otto Stanhiser
Clifton Record
Charles Blue
J. Lowell
Jerry Mathews
James Mathews
Sidney Walker
Eugene Ruth
Don Blansitt
Buddy Cox
Charles Symank
Bruce Kleibrink
Bill Bryan
J. A. McGehee
Mosheim Boys
Day
Mr. McGehee
W. A. Wylie
Marsalene Crawford
Marlene Shrader
Kathleen Sowell
Carole Poston
Dorothy Curlee
Barbara Soowell
Mickey Blue
Betty Olson
Diane Wise
John Campbell
Bennie
Johnny
Becky
Tommy
Mineral Wells
Claude Kelly
Campbells
Fairy
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