Football pre season fever grips Clifton community
Clifton residents react to early pre season football coverage with humor and concern. Local fans discuss NFL strikes, the importance of football to male identity, and note two locals departing for pro camps Bernard Erickson heading to the AFL San Diego Chargers and Bobby Joe Conrad joining the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Clifton
Bernard Erickson
California
AFL
San Diego Chargers
St. Louis Cardinal
Bobby Joe Conrad
Cardinal
Clifton Pee Wee and Freshmen Blues vie for Kopperl tourney titles
In Kopperl this week Clifton Blue Sox and Pee Wee All Stars compete for finals spots. The Pee Wee All Stars lost 43 to by the Koppers Pee Wees in a close game. Clifton Blue Sox shut out Meridian Freshmen All Stars 90 to insure a finals berth. The Freshmen Blues aiming for state Little League playoffs hold a strong record as they eye a late July finish.
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Clifton Freshmen Blue Sox
Chitton Pee Wee All-Stars
Koppers Pee Wees
W. D. Huffmans
Clifton Blue Sox
Meridian Freshmen All Stars
Chitton’s
Sopphomore
L. B
Bo! Haley
Hopper
Kopper
Clifton All-Stars
Clifton Pee Wee All-Stars
Koppert
Clifton Freshmen Blues
David Dahl
Calvin Rueter
Black Sox
Blues
Vacation Bible School Underway at First Baptist Clifton
Vacation Bible School started Tuesday July 16 at First Baptist Church Clifton and runs through July 26 with sessions Tuesday through Friday from 6 30 a m to 11 30 a m. Parents Night closes July 26 at 7 00 p m. Volunteers include Pastor Clay Burns and multiple department superintendents and workers. A teen school is planned each night July 22 directed by Donnie Duluius.
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First Baptist
Marcus Compton
Paul Miller
Brenda Burns
Linda Schwartz
Janie Huffman
Womens’ Missionary Society
Donnie , Duluius
Bank Deposits Up Almost 1 Million in Clifton Call
The Farmers State Bank of Clifton reports deposits at the June 29, 1968 call totaling $8,261,795.11, up $985,744.02 from a year earlier and over $1.5 million growth in two years. Loans and discounts rise to $4,503,221.70, while total resources exceed $9 million for the first time at $9,084,630.79, up $1,093,171.31 from a year ago.
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Farmers State Bank
Clifton
Clifton Bank
Clifton Tax Equalization Board Public Hearing Set
Clifton City Council schedules a Tax Equalization Board hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday July 30 at City Hall. Residents with questions about city ad valorem taxes are invited to attend.
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Clifton
Tax Equalization Board
City Hall
Isenhower Seeks State Rep Post In Gen Election
Charles Isenhower a Clifton businessman rancher and former mayor announced his Republican bid for State Representative in Texas 34th district covering Bosque Hamilton Johnson Mills and Somervell counties. He cites crime taxes and law enforcement as priorities plus verbatim calls for reassessment of parole and life sentences and for better water supplies education and fiscal management.
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Isenhower
Charles Isenhower
Bosque
Hamilton
Johnson, Mills
Somervell
Clifton
Texas Municipal League
Texas
Senate
House
Austin
Texas Egg Council
National Bas Council
Abilene Christian College
Unversity of
Opal Brown
Albany
Jeanne Stone
Trouston
Central
44Th
Supreme Court
Bonds Planned for Bosque County Road District 8 Paving
Residents of Road District No. 8 in Bosque County gathered in Laguna Park to hear plans for a $40,000 bond issue to pave a loop of streets linking with Farm to Market Road. The plan, discussed by the Bosque County Commissioners Court, includes a 20 year bond with stepped interest and options to retire after 15 years.
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Laguna Park
Bosque County
Bluebonnet Community Center
Bosque County Commissioners Court
Little Rocky
Big Rocky Creeks
Lake Whitney
Turner Greenwade Place
Ross O. Green
J. F. Cooper
Earl W
Pete Page
T. A. ‘Till Blassingame
Curtis Bukke
Henry Keller, Jr
Shearson, Hammill & Co., Inc
E. W. McGee
Commissioners Court
McGee
Farmers State Bank of Meridian
Clifton Cubs Shine In Texas Football Five Year Review
Texas Football magazine lauds Clifton as a top Texas football power with strong showings in district 13 A. Key players Prescher Fehler Poe Hall Helms Braune headline a stout lineup and the Cubs boast two player photos in the issue. Clifton ranks 9th overall in five year state charts with 50 wins, behind Plano and Keller.
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Texas
Dave Campbell
Clifton Cubs
Clifton
Aubrey Roberts
Cubs
Wayne Prescher
Dennis Poe
Don Hall
Billy Helms
Garland Braune
Cub
Mike Hoff
Kenneth Hansen
David Wilburn
Terry Watson
Milton Willmann
Whitney
Jerry Ward
Prescher
Fehler
Tommy Wilson
Larry Pullin
Poth
Seaglaves
Honey Grove
Dilley
Plano
Keller
Jim
Texas High School
ASCS Announces Soon Farm Payment Dates for 1968 Wheat
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee chairman Jack L. Rowland said payments for 1968 wheat certificates will begin after July 15 for eligible wheat farms with or without feed grain bases. The 1968 wheat parity value is $2.63, with certificates worth $1.58 per bushel, and payments may cover up to 40 percent of the farm's wheat allotment. Final payments for feed grain and cotton programs follow after August 12, with advance options offered at signup.
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Jack L. Rowland
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Rowland
Six Hurt in Bosque County One-Car Wrecks
Six people were hurt in three separate Bosque County traffic incidents over six days. The most serious crash occurred Sunday near Valley Mills when a 51 Ford driven by Jerry Lee Crawford, 26, of Dallas, lost brakes and rolled on FM 217 at Highway 6. Dudley Newland, 18, of Mesquite, was seriously injured and listed in fair condition. Crawford and five other passengers had minor cuts and bruises.
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Bosque County
Valley Mills
Jerry Lee Crawford
Dallas
James Wright
Dudley Newland
Mesquite
Hillcrest Hospital
Waco
Crawford
Grande Street
Laguna Park
Russell P. Ezell, Jr
Alvarado
Winifred E. Brooks
Arthur Lee Schoonover
Route 1
Clifton
Dorann Gill Whitford
Meridian Bath
Wright
Grant OK'd For Central Tex. Senior Citizens FIND
The Hill Country Community Action of San Saba received a July 8 notice that a $49,707 grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity funds project FIND for seniors in a 16 county Central Texas area including Bosque County. Local share is $13,200. jobs include director four area coordinators and nine aides. Applications are sought via Ed Lamb in Brownwood or Fred Whittenburg in San Saba. The program will be directed from the San Saba HCCA office.
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Hill Country Community Action of
San Saba
Omar Burleson
Office of Economic Opportunity
Washington
Texas
Bosque County
Fred Whittenburg
HCCA
Ed Lamb
Central Texas Opportunity Office
Brownwood
Whittenburg
Hill Country Community Action
Whittenbus
Clifton Scouts Headed to Camp Tahuaya for Weeklong Adventure
Seventeen Clifton Boy Scouts from Troop 76 sponsored by the Clifton Lions Club arrive at Camp Tahuaya five miles south of Belton on I 35 for a week of outdoor scouting. Scoutmaster Paul F Barnett with assistants Terry Watson and Seth Wincher lead the group along with senior and multiple patrol leaders and listed scouts in attendance.
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Clifton
Boy Scout Trop 76
Clifton Lions Club
Camp Tahuaya
Seoul
Belton
Interstate 35
Heart O' Texas Council
Boy Scouts of America
Paul F. Barnett
Terry Watson
Seth Wincher
Kenny Brynie
Robbie Brown
Kenneth Barnett
Mike Slerzog
Russell Hall
Donald Forsan
Mike Pierson
Jimmy Tarpley
Bill Pierce
Billy Beckner
Randy Tucker
Tony Hall
Jay Culp
Donny McDowell
Bill Dansby
John P. Stewart
Jimmy Wright
Sunset Singing at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home Chapel
A singing event is scheduled for Sunday July 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home Chapel and all are invited to attend.
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Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home Chapel
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Lions Club
First Methodist Fellowship Hall
Lions
Bill Painter
Ike Carrol
Clifton Lions
Bonnie June Standefer
J. B
Darden
M. R.pat White
Charles Raines
A. R. Fricke
Carrol
Fred Jenson
O. E. Pierson
Sam Logan
Don Gloff
C.S. Bronstad
Clay Burns
Jim B. Smith
Sec. -Treas
Jess Hammock, Jr
Record
Bart Star
Johnny Unitas
Crid
NFL
Diop
Lik
By Sam Logan
Clifton Blues
Charles Senhower
West Shore Loop
David Fehler
Footba
Texas Football’ Magazine
Jim Montgomery
Dalhart
Dumas
Amarillo Tascosa
Iowa Park
ASCS
Grant
Tex
Clifton Boy Scouts
Tahuaya
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