Fordyce Aboard U S S Tripoli in Vietnam Beachhead
Airman Apprentice Edwin D. Fordyce of Clifton served aboard the amphibious ship USS Tripoli during the June 17 operation Beacon Torch near Da Nang. Marines from BLT 2-3 landed from the Tripoli with Navy patrol craft and gunfire support helping establish the beachhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin D. Fordyce
USN
Ray S. Fordyce
Clifton
South Vietnam
da Nang
Tripoli
Fred Matsons Golden Fifty Year Wedding Celebration
Mr and Mrs Fred L Matson marked fifty years of marriage with a June 18 reception at Norse Church Hall near Clifton hosted by children and family. Attendees included out of town guests from Dallas Fort Worth Houston Coleman and Duncanville among others with music by Clifton based artists and a program tracing the couple from 1917 to the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Matson
Norse Church Hall
Clifton
June
Ben Asbury
Big Spring
Loyd V. Matson
San Angelo
Nadine
Ralph C. Heid
Plymouth
Michigan
James M. Matson
San Antonio
Carol
Patrick Duncan
Fort Worth
Alice Petterson) Griffin
Coleman
Punch
Pernie Rogstad
Clarence M. Colwick
Claude
Olga Hall) Beeman
Ft. Worth
Mable Melby
Dallas
Judy Matson
August Heck
Agnes Rystad Jones
Notable Visitors Send Congrats to Local Couple
A long list of relatives from San Angelo to Bastrop sent gifts and well wishes to the honored couple. Personal notes mention Lloyd Matson and families, Mrs. Ben Asbury, and others in San Antonio Plymouth and Waco. A separate item notes R. H. Gaston recovering after a heart attack in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Matson
Christy
Mark
San Angelo
Ben Asbury
Big Spring
James Matson
Judy
Melissa
Amy
San Antonio
Ralph C. Heid
Plymouth
Mich
Charlie Buell
Crawfills Gap
George Casper
Waco
David Bronstad
Garland
Kenneth Solberg
Bastrop
Comer Tyler
Charles Westley
Clifton
Ft. Worth
R. H
Short) Gaston
Short
Westley
Tyler
Gene Aars
Fort Worth
Hulen C. Aars
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Fordyce
U.S.S. Tripoli
Arlene’s Fabric Shop
Nutrena
Purina
Erickson Feed Mill
Vernon
Pat) Erickson
N. Ave
Herzog and Dyer Garage
Fred Matsons
Allen Caudle
Houston
Ben Hall Caudle
E. S. Wheeler
Mary Helen McLeod
Duncanville
Rex Colwick
Starkville
Miss
Hannah Hoff Brown
O. A. Griffin
Sandy Hutton
Clyde Tindall
Belford Colwick
Henry Horn
Clifton Record
Tfc
Cube
Quality Food Fast Service
The
Church of Christ Meeting
Clifton, Texas
Gospel Tent Meeting
Evangelist
Luke W. Shira
Laguna Park
Lake Whitney
Darnall Pringle
Valley Mills
Armstrong
Best Values
Vmstrong
Austin Ave
National Building Centers
S. Ave. D
Ea Clifton
A.J. Foyt Wheels