Buddy Hackett on diet hospitals and Yarborough for six years
In a TV talk show bit Buddy Hackett jokes about diet hospital thermometers and no food. The Ink Dropper notes illness kept him bedridden and predicts Senator Ralph Yarborough will win the Texas Democratic primary and face George Bush in November.
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Buddy Hackett
Buddy
Ralph Yarborough
Lloyd Benson
Houston
Yarborough
Lloyd
Benson
U. S
George Bush
Bush
Texas
Farm Bureau Sets Meet for Jan 27
Bosque County Farm Bureau schedules January 27 meeting at Womack Church Fellowship Hall with a 6:30 p.m. covered dish supper. Edwin Struempler and Calvin Rueter host. Bill Wedemeyer of Texas Farm Bureau will speak. Membership Drive Kick-off announced with drive week starting February 27. Members urged to attend and bring a guest.
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Bosque County Farm Bureau
Womack Church Fellowship Hall
Edwin Struempler
Calvin Rueter
Bill Wedemeyer
Texas Farm Bureau
Clifton City Council Approves Night Patrolman Hire
In the January meeting the Clifton City Council approved Don Sims as night patrolman for the City Police. Sims, formerly a County Deputy Sheriff, was chosen by Chief J. B. Alexander after council had authorized the chief to hire and supervise police help ers with council approval.
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Clifton
Don Sims
Sims
J. B. Alexander
Alexander
New Deputy Sheriff Assigned to Bosque County
Former Cleburne City patrolman David Roberts becomes the Bosque County deputy sheriff at Meridian Courthouse. He and his wife and daughter reside in the county jail living quarters.
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Cleburne City
David Roberts
Bosque County
Meridian Courthouse
Clifton Garden Club Elects Officers At Jan Meeting
Mrs. Ray Byford was re elected president of the Clifton Garden Club during the Jan 15 gathering at Mrs. Ted Evans home. Officers for 1970 1971 include Byford Bradstreet Evans Lansford Collins. Arbor Day observance followed with members planting a Redbud at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Clifton Memorial Park Cemetery
The
Clifton Garden Club
Ray Byford
A. N. Randle
Haldor Duncan
M. K. Bradstreet
Edna Grimes
Ted Evans
Tom Lovelady
H. F. Collins
Frank Bishop
P. L. Ashcraft
Garden Club
Star Route 2
Clifton
Joe Kral
Wayne Gloff
M. L. Lansford
Memorial Park Cemetery
Mmes
Texas February Draft Up. Welfare Costs Hit Outlook
Texas announces February draft call totals 929 from the state, with a national figure of 19 000. Col Morris Schwartz says no inductions beyond random sequences above 60. Welfare costs in Texas may reach 1 billion annually within a decade, with ADC funding possibly exhausted and cuts likely.
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Texas
Col. Morriss. Schwartz
State Selective Service
State Welfare Board
Burton G. Hackney
Louis R. Sarazan
Fort Worth
Welfare Board
Sarazan
Hackney
Clifton Cagers Compete In District Play
Clifton basketball teams faced tough district action with the Varsity Boys at 2-2 and the Varsity Girls 1-3 as of Wednesday. The B Boys beat China Spring 51-19 led by Crawford with 15 points. A Girls lost 40-30 to China Spring with Kim Outlaw scoring 13.
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Clifton Cagers
Clifton
China Spring
High
Crawford
Clifton A
Kim Outlaw
Clifton’s High School
Jane Huse
Sue Long
Vivian Ender
Linda Schulze
Debbie Dreyer
Hermania Felan
Lazan S
Clifton issues sixteen building permits in 1969
Sixty six Clifton building permits were issued in 1969, one fewer than 1968. The Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home secured a 1 117 000 building permit, and 183 permits covered homes including one add-on and one trailer. Thirteen new homes totaled 207 700, with prices from 9 000 to 22 000.
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Clifton
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
M. R
Tat) White
Clifton High Stage Band Wins Tarleton Contest Again
Clifton High School Stage Band takes first in Class 1-A at the Stephen ville Stage Band Contest at Tarleton State College on Jan. 17 marking the second straight year of top honors. Harley Rex of Sam Houston State University led a post contest clinic.
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Clifton High School
Stephenville
Tarleton State College
Clyde
Brownwood
Paschal
Clifton
Harley Rex
Sam Houston State University
Mel Cowan
Michael Harvey
Karen Tweedle
Walley Peters
Bobby Morton
Tim Hoel
Ronnie Casper
Ronnie Willmann
van Goodall
Leon Smith
Rennie Brynie
Keith Dahl
Kenneth Barnett
Jim Stewart
Lazane Smith
Karen Garf
Heidi Knitt
Bettye McDougal
Janie Conrad
Ricky Bramlett
Mike Voiles
County Unit TSTA To Meet in Meridian
The Bosque County Unit of the Texas State Teachers Association will host Mr. Jack Price of Waco Public Schools at Meridian High School on Wednesday January 28 1970 at 7 p.m. He will present a film and a summary of sex education in Waco Schools focusing on upper elementary and lower junior high levels. A Q&A session will follow. Reservations for dinner at 1500 will be accepted through Monday January 26 1970.
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Jack Price
Waco Public
Bosque County
Texas State Teacher’s Association
Meridian High School
Price
Waco
PTA
Boards of Education
Walter Parks
Meridian Public Schools
Marker Awarded for Martha Mabray Randal in Bosque Co
An official Texas Historical Grave Marker honors Martha Mabray Randal 1852 1935 in Meridian Cemetery Bosque County. The inscription notes she was child of J N Mabray organizer and first clerk of Bosque County, married Thomas J Randal and had 11 children. Recorded 1969.
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Texas
Bosque County
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
George H. Brooks
Meridian
J. N. Mabray
Thos. J. Randal
Texas Communities Compete for Governor's Community Award
Four regional Texas chambers and the Beautify Texas Council join with Governor's Texas Communities Tomorrow to pick the Texas Community making the greatest progress in living standards. The winning town receives a Governor's Community Achievement Award engraved trophy.
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Texas
Texas Chambers of Commerce
Beautify Texas Council
Texas Communities Tomorrow
Smith
Beautify Texas Council Awards Committee
College Station
Texas Extension Service and Electric Company
Box CS
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Farm Bureau
City Council
Austin
Selective Service
AFDC
Crawford Martin
Martin
State Board of Insurance
Burnet County Hospital Authority Board of Directors
Burnet County Commissioners Courts
Mith
Linda Moore
Carol Moore
Kay Pierson
Linda Sparks
Glenda Wells
Diane Burns
Margie Berger
Nita Hoel
Pattie Gauntt
Record
Tarleton
TSTA
Bosque Co
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