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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1960
Page
8
Official notices mailed to Bosque County farmers outline 1961 wheat allotments based on 1960 history. Ballots due July 21 determine quotas and penalties, with two thirds needed to implement quotas and 75 percent parity price support if approved. Meridian polling place 9 AM to 6 PM.
Mr and Mrs W G Allen and daughter Delilah of Lubbock spend the week in Clifton with Mrs Allen s brother and sister in law. A Randle Janet Hooper and Kathy Higgin Botham of Hico were weekend guests of Verna Faye McFadden. M C Murphree and children Betty and Glenn spent the July 4 weekend at Freeport with MR and Mrs Murrell Berg. J T McFadden and two children of San Antonio visited here with Ida McFadden Andrew McFadden and Mrs Fred Wilson and family. Others visiting were Harvey McFadden and family from San Antonio and Valerie McFadden of Temple. Valerie is in nurse training at Scott and White Hospital. Adding machine paper for sale at Clifton Record.
Mrs. Pete J. Pederson died at 10 50 pm Sunday July 3 after 77 years 3 months 25 days in Clifton Goodall and Witcher Clinic Hospital. Funeral services were held July 5 at Cranfills Gap and Boggy Cemetery. A note of community life follows with visits and local events including new faculty for the upcoming year and a Meridian Poultry plant gathering for a barbecue dinner.
Miss Belle Rogstad and Mrs H C Pederson hosted a large group attending the Bronstad Rogstad Reunion on July 3. Guests included families from Palos Verdes Estates California Nashville Tennessee Alexandria Virginia Chickasha Oklahoma and Dallas Texas among others visiting extended relatives in the area.
Miss Irene Haugenoe from Willis ton North Dakota visits Clifton with Mr. and Mrs. Gustafson and Claude. The Measleys, moving from California to Alabama, tour Clifton with Gus Hoel and L. E. Tennison. Mrs. G. H. Plowman and Gayle from Venezuela visit Oxford relatives. Mrs. Plowman has minor surgery. Bill Barton and family from Phillips arrived to visit, and George Schulze of Sacramento plans Clifton stays with relatives.
The Allen Family Reunion held Sunday July 3 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Home in Clifton drew about 90 attendees. Relatives from Clifton Cranfills Gap Meridian Hico Fort Worth Houston Plainview and other places gathered for food and fellowship with numerous spouses and children listed.
Notice states higher operating costs forced an admission hike to 50 cents for adults and 20 cents for children.
Barbara Elizabeth Helms, daughter of Calvert G. and Mrs. Helms of Clifton, was baptized at Zion United Church of Christ in Womack with Rev Walter R. Simpson Jr. officiating. Sponsors were Jo Ann Mueller, Victor Conrad, Joseph Conrad, and Donald Hennig. A barbecue dinner followed for family and sponsors including attendees from Dallas, Austin, and Clifton.
Gus Krueger now works as bookkeeper at Clifton Transmission Shop after selling Krueger Mobil Station. Houston visitors include Oscar Omenson Jr and family past week with Omenson Sr and relatives. Harold Billman had a tonsillectomy and returned home. Earl Sonntag of Fort Worth visited Clifton and Meridian relatives over the holidays. Charlotte Weir of Copperas Cove joined O C Anderson family for a three day Clifton visit. Weir and Conrad attending National Guard camp at Fort Hood.
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