Texas Flag Over Capitol Restores Sergeant Vannatta Pride
A Texas-native sergeant in Vietnam faced ridicule over an import flag size. State Senator Ward arranged a Texas flag flown over the Austin Capitol on July 13, with an official document confirming the honor. The Recard notes the Record helped arrange the image and publicize the gesture.
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Sen
Capitol
Austin
Vannatta
Texas
Lone Star
Sen. Ward
Vietnam
Bosque County
J. P. Ward
Clifton Pee Wee Greens Win All Star Tourney Invite
Clifton earns invitation to an invitational Freshman and Pee Wee All Star tournament at Kopper next week. Teams Clifton Meridian Koppert and Covington will compete. rain could alter plans. Clifton Greens won the Pee Wee title in the Neils Creek League with a 5 2 score over Meridian Blues and most trophies to be awarded at the final Freshman game.
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Clifton
Kopper
Koppert
Windle Atkins
Meridian
Covington
Clifton Freshmen All - Stars
Clifton Red Sox
Clifton Black Sox
Meridian Greens
Clifton Blues
Reds
Pee Wee Clifton Greens Sox
Meridian Blue Sox
Neils Creek
Greens
Meridian Blues
Clifton Greens
Pee Wee
J. Colquit
S. Ward
Frank Polard
T. Arthur
Wayne Raines
Eddie Latham
Eddie
Joe Todd
Todd
Joe Ledlow
Pee Wee Clifton Greens
Meridian State Park
J. M. Finstad
Clarence Fields Jr
Billy Joe Anz
Gap Leads Clifton City Softball League Second Round
The Gap team stays atop the Clifton City Softball League second round while CPS and the Outlaws trade wins. Last week the Outlaws edged Gap 3 to 2, CPS beat Wilsons 16 to 12, and Gap beat Wilsons 9 to 8 as CPS routed the Outlaws 14 to 4. Tonight the Outlaws meet Wilsons at 7 and Gap faces CPS at 8:30 with rain postponement possible to Monday.
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Crawfills Gap
Clifton City
Outlaws
Gap
CPS
Wilsons
Central Texas Fair plans advance with August dates set
Plans are underway for the Central Texas Fair to be held August 31 to September 2 in Clifton. The event, in its 35th year, offers 337 classes across live stock and home economics divisions, with catalogues printed by The Record and entries due by August 28 for home economics and August 23 for livestock. The fair features numerous officials, superintendents, and an advisory committee guiding Junior Livestock and Junior Home Economics shows.
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Texas
Clifton
The
Record
Robert Baldridge Jr
Homer McDougal
Bosque County
Charles W. Henson
Walter Poston
O. E. Pierson
B. I. Dahl
Kenneth Nelson
W. B. Oswald
Ray Stockard
Walton Greenwade
Paul Murphey
Hubert Viertel
Delmelia Dunn
R. Lammert
Jewell White
FE. R. Keeling
J. A. Hyles
Dink Henderson
Gerald Rice
J. M. White Jr
James H. Jones
Carroll Knudson
Charles Lindley
Melvin Prescher
Paul Wilkerson
Lester Smith
J. L. Herring
Clifton City Hall
H.E
Bosque
Poston
Clifton Gun Club Skeet Shoot and Barbecue Set for July 23
The Clifton Gun Club plans a skeet shoot from 2 p.m. to dusk on Sunday July 23 followed by a barbecue supper. Tickets go on sale soon through club members Ed Ray of Gatesville a former All American Skeet Team member will be invited as a special guest and about 30 local shooters plus several out-of-town members are expected to attend.
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Clifton
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Tonight at Post Home
American Legion Auxiliary will convene at 7 30 p m tonight July 20 at the Post Home. All members are urged to attend and bring a refreshment for the gathering.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Firemen Training At A&M In 38th Texas School
Harold Kettler Clyde Seljos and M R White lead Clifton volunteers at the 38th Annual Texas Firemen training held on the Texas A&M campus this week. More than 2 000 men from about 30 states attend with co sponsorship from Clifton City Bosque County Farm Bureau and Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies aiding 140 volunteers funded by the program aims to boost fire fighting in Bosque County.
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Harold Kettler
Clyde Seljos
M. R
Pat) White
Clifton Volunteer Department
Clifton
Texas
Texas Firemen’s Training School
Texas A & M University
City of
Bosque County Farm Bureau
Texas Farm Bureau
County Farm Bureaus
Bosque County
Meridian Open Rodeo Set for July 20 22 Nights
The Meridian Horse Show Association stages a three day Open Rodeo July 20 21 22 at 8 30 p m with a 6 p m downtown parade July 20. Roland Reid of Double R Ranch Fort Worth produces the show with clowns acts and a contest for clubs with most riders in uniforms. Contestants may enter July 19 at 9 a m Mary Jo Reid secretary. Events include bareback bronc bull riding calf roping ladies barrel race bull dogging saddle bronc. Admission adults 1.00 children under 12 50 cents.
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Meridian Horse Show Association
Juyl
Roland Reid
Double R Ranch
Fort Worth
Four Wrecks Leave No One Hurt In County Roads
Across four separate wrecks over July days, no injuries were reported. Vehicles included a cow struck on State Highway 6 near Valley Mills, a single vehicle crash on FM 2114 near Smith Bend, a two car impact on a county road west of Meridian, and a deer collision west of Valley Mills.
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Valley Mills
Edward M. Redding
Rt. 3
Redding
Smith Bend
Bert Newton Cook
Clifton
Don Humphries
Cook
County Road
Meridian
John Herbert Covey
Thomas Abram York
Rt., Meridian
Weldon Ray Reichel
Oklahoma City
James Wright
Jury List Released for 52nd Judicial District Court
A 45-name petit jury list for Judge Truman E Roberts 52nd District is released by District Clerk Josie M Hard wick. Prospective jurors must report at 9 a.m. Monday July 24 to the district courtroom in the Bosque County Courthouse Meridian. Read names include Clifton Routes Lloyd Homerstad Mrs Martin Hoel Jr J H Holt Olee Bakke Ollin Dennis Monroe F Billman Von Gilmore W O Bonner Arden Jensen M B Jameson Mrs Pernell Aars J W Summey Meridian Bob Avirett Kenneth L Blackman D E Smith Mrs John O Baxter Albert Hastings Jack Nichols Martha Brooks Billy Ray Hardcastle G L Wooley Mrs E M Hegar H L Wiese W O Hanson Jerry L Lewis Tommy Trimble Valley Mills Roy Hyde Mrs W A Sadler Claude L Burns Willard Terry Herbert Kleibrink Joe Lee Sears Herbert Thiele G W Potter Morgan W T Majors Harry Dulick Morris Wilkins Sr Cranfills Gap Jim Jenson Mrs C L Mitchell Koppers W H Archer Harold Hall Laguna Park LTA Fred H Boyd Ir edell Raymond Blue Walnut Springs Charles C Booth China Spring Melvin L Bryan.
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Truman E. Robert
52Nd Judicial District Court
Josie M. Hardwick
Bosque County
Meridian
Clifton
Lloyd Homerstad
Martin Hoel Jr
J. H. Holt
Olee Bakke
H. L. Wiese
W. O. Hanson
Jerry L. Lewis
Tommy Trimble
Valley Mills
Roy Hyde
W. A. Sadler
Claude L. Burns
Willard Terry
Herbert Kleibrink
Joe Lee Sears
Herbert Thiele
G. W. Potter
Morgan
W. T. Majors
Harry Dulick
Morris Wilkins
Cranfills Gap
Jim Jenson
C. L. Mitchell
Koppers
W. H. Archer
Harold Hall
Laguna Park
Lta
Fred H. Boyd
Iredell
Raymond Blue
Walnut Springs
Charles C. Booth
China Spring
Melvin L. Bryan
Services Cancelled at First Presbyterian Clifton
No worship services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Clifton Sunday. Rev. John E. Withers is on vacation, and the substitute minister was recalled to Tennessee and could not be present.
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First Presbyterian Church
Clifton
John E. Withers
Tennessee
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R. R. Vannatta
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Albert Spitzer
By Sam Logan
Lucile Kubiak
Pamela
Valerie
Gail Vannatta
Spitzer
Clifton Pee Wee Greens
Clifton Freshmen
Blue Sox
Gome
Clifton Red
Clifton Black
Clifton Blue
Meridian Green
Central Texas
Home Eco
M. E. Allen
Loyd Swenson
Harvey Lane
Glen Wells
Milton Linberg
Paul Barnett
S. L. Eakin
Home Ec Ready
Gene Ashcraft
KFJZ
Southeast Asia
Clifton Lions Club
Ashcraft
Gun Club
Legion Auxiliary
Lion T. F. Crawford
Curtis Bakke
Lion Tann
Jess Hammock Jr
Sam Logan
Crawford
Bill Painter
Bakke
O. R. Jenson
J. Bruce Parks
C. S. Bronstad
A&m
Mary Jo Reid
Presbyterian Church
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