Rains Boost Bosque County Crops and Deer Rules
A week of rainfall brought 3.20 inches to Clifton and heavy showers further east, greening Central Texas past mid July. Bosque County farmers praise rain for livestock and grains while cotton areas suffer. deer hunting limits rise to three statewide for 14 counties including Bosque and Coryell. Judge Frank McDonald speaks on Americanism at Clifton Lions dinner. Lions install new officers. Football field lighting project begins with new corner poles and upgraded reflectors, center lights planned for next year.
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Clifton
Meridian Creek
Central
Texas
Bosque County
Game and Fish Commission
Bosque
Freestone
Grimes
Robertson
Sendera
Crockett
Edwards
Llano
Mason
Medina
Sutton
Comal
Dimmit
Zavala
Coryell County
Frank McDonald
Clifton Lions Club
Lions
E. B. Harris
Clifton Obituary Highlights longtime pharmacist T D Oxford
Clifton residents mourn T D Oxford a veteran pharmacist and family man who spent decades serving communities from Brownwood to Clifton He studied at Daniel Baker College earned a UT pharmacy degree in 1909 and operated Service Drug Store in Clifton since 1947 The obituary notes his sports zeal and devotion to wife children and grandchildren.
Community Notes Reflect Local Happenings and Travel
Mrs J W Whatley returned from hospital improved. Bob Lane and family spent July 4 with his parents. Lane works at First National Bank Calais and will start a UT Austin law year two in September. Lt Fred Wilson Jr and wife reside at Fort Knox Kentucky while he attends officers training before Germany assignment. Lee Ann Hutcheson, 11, fractured leg in a horse fall and remains in local hospital with leg in traction.
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Bob Lane
R. L. Lane
First National Bank
Calais
University of Texas
Austin
Fred Wilson Jr
Newgarden Station
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Wilson
Germany
Lee Ann Hutcheson
J. L. Hutcheson
Lee Ann
Mrs. Robert Rachuig Honored With Shower
Mrs. Robert Rachuig was honored with a shower on Thursday July 6 at the home of Mrs. A J Brewster. A large number of ladies attended and the honoree received many lovely and useful gifts. Visitors included Mrs Grace Wilson of Spur and Misses Bess and Zella Faris of Washington D C.
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Robert Rachuig
A. J. Brewster
Grace Wilson
Spur
Bess
Zella Faris
Washington, D. C
W. A. Miles
Irene Wright
Austin
Family from Missouri Visiting Here
Mr and Mrs Mal Hunt and their children are visiting here from Missouri.
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Mal Hunt
Missouri
Clifton News Roundup of Local Residents
Mrs. Mary Sager remains a patient since July 9 in the local hospital following minor surgery. Miss Sue Johnson a Buffalo native works as a registered pharmacist at Service Drug Store Clifton after earning her pharmaceutical degree from the University of Houston in June. Mr. and Mrs. E L Robinett of South Houston visited Clifton from Thursday to Sunday with Mrs. T C Robertson and with Mr. and Mrs Homer Robertson. Oliver Reesing, hurt in a recent Amarillo area auto crash, is back on his feet in Clifton after recuperating with his sister Mrs R W Pete Cooksey’s family in Gru.
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Mary Sager
Sue Johnson
Buffalo
Service Drug Store
Clifton
Miss Johnson
University of Houston
E. L. Robinett
South Houston
T. C. Robertson
Clifton Residents Host Visits From Relatives Across States
Mr Reesing returned to Clifton last Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Leon Prescher and children Michael Allyson and Patti attended the Southwest Furniture and Floor Covering Market in Dallas last weekend. David Moore a Hillsboro floor covering mechanic attended a course there. The Preschers plan to move to Clifton soon. E R Luedtke and granddaughter Betty Anne visited in Baton Rouge with Dick and Robin Luedtke and Johnny Saladino of Waco. Sharon Gail Hill visited grandparents O G Olson in Clifton for a week. Cecil P Coston and grandson Robin Hill vacationed in San Antonio with the Cottons and Hill family. Citizens Cathy Hill joined her parents from Clifton for a visit. Rebecca May from Houston stayed with C E Pratt and Bettye Sue May.
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Reesing
Clifton
Leon Prescher
Michael
Allyson
Patti
Southwest
Dallas
Prescher
David Moore
Hillsboro
Moore
E. R. Luedtke
Betty Anne Luedtke
Ludekes
Dick Luedtke
Baton Rouge
Louisi
Ana
Luedtkes
Johnny Saladino
Waco
Sharon Gail Hill
Jack Hill
O. G. (Cotton) Olson
Cecil P. Coston
Robin Hill
Claude Hill
Lewisville
San Antonio
Cottons
Robin
Brackenridge Park
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Quemado
C. S. Deaver
J. D. Fenn
Fenn
Fritz Mueller
Goldthwaite
Don Piper
Tucson
Arizona
Marcus Trotter
Mueller
Maynard R. Necessary
Jimmie Roetschke
Fort Worth
August Roetschke Jr
Roetschkes
Emilie Eckert
Geneva Eckert
D. W. Black Jr
Linda Cone
G. M. Mangum
Paul
Colorado Springs
Denver
Estes Park
Colorado
Santa Fe
Clovis
New Mexico
Mr. Mangum
Joseph Cullen Davis
Big Thompson Canyon
Trail Ridge Road
Mangums
Percy Thompson
Virginia
Phillips
Oxford
Daniel Baker College
Brownwood
School of Pharmacy
Mary Ann Knox
Robert A. Knox
Dime Box
T. D. Jr
Elizabeth
G. H. Plowman
Mary
Bill Barton
Margaret
A. S. Bass
Martha
Ludtke
Corsicana
Wichita Falls
Emhouse
Elkhart
Kaufman
Turnersville
Clifton High School Cubs
Mr. Oxford
T. D. Oxford
T. D. Oxford Jr
Lubbock
Puerto la Cruz
Venezuela
Martha Ludtke
J. W. Oxford
Floresville
S. S. Oxford
Vera Homan
Crawford
Pena Fe
Wen, Texas
Urle
Lothes
Sprague & Carleton
Solid Rock Maple
Bama
Keith
Supreme Cookies
Cates
White Swan Biscuits
Northen
Concho
Ened Ham
Ce Con Bog
Nabisco
Maxwell House Coffee
Ave Ces Eney
Bologna
Chuck Roast
Kimbell
Mrs. Pickford
J. W. Whatley
Mrs. Marshal Mitchell
Womack Hall
Curtis Troutt
the Country Boys
Hamilton
Clifton Record
Clifton, Texas
Rebecca May
Houston
J. M. Martin
Morgan
Frontier Village
Lakeside Village
Kopper
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