Oil and Mineral Water Flow From South Bend Hot Well
Clifton's H B Scott has photographed the Stovall Hot Water Well at South Bend in Young County for Nita Miller's Graham News feature. The 1929 drilled No 12 still yields mineral water while Nos 13 14 16 continue producing. the site became a health and entertainment center with bath houses, a hotel, restaurant, and concerts, attracting thousands in the 1930s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Scott
Clifton
Stovall
South Bend
Clear Fork
Young County
Nita Miller
Graham News
No. 12
E. C. Stovall and Son
Norman
Horace Lindsey
Wichita Falls
No More Five-Year-Olds in Methodist Kindergarten
The Methodist Kindergarten in Clifton will shift to four year old classes with two groups of twelve enrollment cap per class. Clifton district acts after Gov Briscoe requires five year olds enrollment this fall as trustees plan public kindergarten with possible half day option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Clifton
First Methodist Church of Clifton
Robert Lane
Dolph Briscoe
Clifton Independent School District
Clifton High School
Kent Appleby
Texas
Appleby
CHS
Hutcheson Receives Excellence In Grazing Management Award
J. 1, Hutcheson is honored in the Meridian portion of the Bosque Soil and Water Conservation District for an outstanding grazing program on his ranch between Meridian and Crawfish Gap. A Texas ASRM certificate, presented by Harold King, commends better grasses and seasonal grazing that builds mulch and soil moisture for future growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutcheson
Meridian
Bosque Soil and Water Conservation District
Texas
American Society of Range Management
Harold King
The
Soil Conservation Service
Crawfills Gap
Hall Jr and Allan Construction Win FM 217 Contract
Fred Hall Jr and Allan Construction Co of Waco won the grading base surfacing overpass project on 0.4 mile of Farm to Market Road 217 in Bosque County. The low bid was 191220.89 dollars with Winston Smith as the Texas Highway Department engineer in charge and Brooks Evans supervising. The project near the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway overpass west of Valley Mills is expected to take about 140 working days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hall Jr
Allan Construction Co
Waco
Bosque County
Texas Highway Department
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Valley Mills
Winston Smith
Highway Department
Brooks Evans
Clifton Receives $12 461 32 State Sales Tax Share
City Secretary M R Pat White announces Clifton has received a state check for 12 461 32 dollars as the town share of sales tax revenue for the first quarter of 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
M. R
Pat? White
Grass Fires Quelled on Parm to Market Road 219
Clifton Volunteer Fire Dept. extinguished two grass fires last week on Highway 219 between Clifton and Womack. Firefighters contained the flames before spreading and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Petroleum bids sought by Bosque County Commissioners
Bosque County Commissioners plan to open bids for gasoline diesel oil and related products at 9 a.m. July 9 in Meridian. A one year contract with Continental Oil Co ends July 31. They seek bids for 41000 gallons gas oil 31000 gallons diesel and other oil products with deliveries to four precincts and the Bosque County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Meridian
Continental Oil Co
Raymond Kogstad
Clifton
Bosue
Jess G. Hammock Jr
Will Freedman
Valley Mills
Freedman
Bosque County joins HOTCOG teletype network expansion
The Heart of Texas Council of Governments will add Bosque County Sheriff's Department to its regional teletype network. The grant totals 18201 dollars with a 6067 dollar cash match and part of 80595 dollars in grants for law enforcement in HOTCOG area. County coverage includes Bosque Falls Freestone Hill Limestone and McLennan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart of Texas Council of Governments
Bosque County
Bishop Stowe to Speak at Clifton Methodist Service
Bishop W McFerrin Stowe of the Dallas Fort Worth area will speak at Clifton First United Methodist Church Sunday at 3 p.m. July 8 with an open house 4 to 5 p.m. to celebrate a $167000 renovation and new educational building. The project involved extensive remodeling and land purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. McFerrin Stowe
Dallas-Fort Worth
United Methodist Church
Clifton
First
United Methodist
Robert Lane
Mel Ramsey
Edgar R. Keeling
Ted Evans
Homer McDougal
Jack Hill
Bill Megiusson
Bill Painter
Tom Parks
First United Methodist Church
Cleon Flanagan
Coyote United Methodist Church
Bishop Stowe
Oklahoma City University
Hendrix College
Duke University
Southern Methodist University
Baker University
Southwestern College
Tennessee
Oklahoma City
Kansas Area
America
South
Southwest
General Board of Education
General Board of Missions
Interboard
Huston-Tillosson College
Lydia Patterson Institute
Southwestern University
Perkins School of Theology
St. Paul School of Theology
Methodist
General Council of Ministries
World Methodist Theological Institute
Oxford
England
World Methodist Conference
London
Central America
India
The
Holy Land
Africa
Hill School of Theology
Denver
Colo
Scaritt College
Nashville
Tenn
University of Houston
Oklahoma State University
Willson
Lon Morris College
Jacksonville
McMurry College
Abilene
Centenary College
Shreveport
Texas Wesleyan
Fort Worth
Jesus
Paul
God
Abingdon Press
Twila Farrell
Episcopal Bishop to Visit St James Meridian
The Rt. Rev. A Donald Davies will make his annual visitation to St. James' Episcopal Church in Meridian at 4 p.m. Sunday. Bishop Davies will celebrate the Holy Eucharist and a reception will follow. The Rev. Carl O. Danielson serves as rector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Davies
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Meridian
Davies
Carl O. Danielson
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Cro
Tandy Jackson
Graham
Twe
Richard Liardo
Glenn Shepard
Richard Liardon
Clifton Elementary School
Board of Trustees
SWCD
Charles K. Ward Jr
Bob Carroll
Plains Machinery Co
Word
Carroll
Hotcog
Bosque
Sheriff's Dept
CJC
Texas Department of Public Safety
National Conference of State Criminal Justice Planning Administrators
Charles L. Owen
U. S
Evignt Hichardson
Washington
W. M. Stowe
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