Clifton All-Star Football Tickets On Sale
Clifton High School announces $2 tickets for the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Football Game set for Thursday night August 4 at Rice Stadium Houston. Star halfback James Haywood joins the North Squad after two seasons at Clifton and a football scholarship to Navarro Junior College. Clifton coaches Roberts Whitehurst and Liardon will attend the coaching school in early August.
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Clifton High School
Aubrey T. Roberts
Wenzel
Mobil
Texas High School Coaches Association
Rice Stadium
Houston
Clifton High
James Haywood
Waco Tribune-Herald
Navarro Junior College
Corsicana
Coaches Roberts
Dayton Whitehurst
Richard Liardon
Texas
Mrs John Bell of Beaumont Killed in Traffic Crash
Mrs Vera Krueger Bell, 44, of Beaumont died after a car crash six miles west of Corrigan in Polk County on Saturday afternoon July 16. Her husband, John Bell, 25th wedding anniversary pending, remained critically ill in Houston with skull fracture. Their daughter Wanda, 11, survived after escaping the wreck and seeking help. The family had been en route to visit relatives for supper when a buzzard struck the windshield causing the car to leave the road and hit a tree.
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John Bell
Beaumont
Corrigan
Polk County
Bell
Wanda
Pat) White
Mary Kathryne
Clifton
Wace
Vera Krueger
P. W. Krueger
Valley Mills
Gus C. Krueger
Alfred Huse
Henry Zander
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Lufkin
Fire Department Answers Two Calls This Week
The Clifton Volunteer Fire Department answered two alarms including a grass fire at the Odell Rowe place in Fairview southeast of Clifton and a car fire involving Mrs. Jean Marvin Reeder’s 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 parked near the hospital. The grass blaze burned a field and fence posts. the vehicle fire caused wiring and air conditioning damage but was not extinguished immediately.
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Clifton
Odell Rowe Place
Fairview
Jean Marvin Reeder
Laguna Park
Meridian Rodeo Set for July Open Events and Parade
Meridian Horse Show Association to sponsor an Open Rodeo July 28 29 30 with events nightly at 8 00. A Friday downtown parade kicks off at 5 30 and George Haynes Rodeo Company will produce the shows. Prizes include club rider awards and individual entries. entries open July 27 noon by calling GE5 2802.
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Meridian Horse Show Association
G. L. Woolley
George Haynes Rodeo Company
Johnson City
Pegsy Haynes
Meridian
Meridian Riding Club Arena
National Cutting Horse Association
Zack Wood
Fort Worth
Clifton Police Report Traffic Citations and Accidents
Clifton Chief Eldon Forbess issued seven traffic tickets during the week of July 10 to 16 for loud mufflers improper starting disregarding stop signs improper turning and other offenses. He investigated two accidents including a Saturday night collision on South Highway 6 near the Dairy King involving a 1956 Chevrolet and a 1966 Chevrolet with no injuries and minimal damage.
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Clifton
Eldon J. Forbess
Fortess
Dairy King
South Highway 6
Sammy Mann
Route 1
Pascle B. Knight
Austin
Forbess
Mr. Knight
Sammy
Softball Meeting Scheduled Friday
A Friday night meeting at 7 30 at the Educational Building of the First Methodist Church in Clifton will plan another round of Church Softball League games. All interested persons are urged to attend.
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First Methodist Church
Clifton
Bosque County 4 H Dress Review Honors 18 Girls
Eighteen Bosque County 4-H girls competed in the 1966 Dress Review held July 15 at Meridian High School. Bettye Viertel led seniors with blue ribbon and high points, while Susan Jones topped juniors. both advance to District 8 at Tarleton State College on August 12.
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Bettye Viertel
Hubert Viertel
Cranfills Gap
High Point
Bosque County
Meridian High School
Susan Jones
Clements O. Jones
Mosheim
Rita Blackman
Kenneth Blackman
Crawfills Gap
Bettye
Susan
Stephenville
Rita
College Station
Delmelia Dunn
Bosque County Home
Tarleton State College
Hubert Viertek
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Meridian
Joyce Blackman
Lidia Munoz
Lupe Domingues
Sue Deibert
Clifton
Rita Willmann
Linda Boyd
Iredell
Ernestine Howard
Ellen Hill
Helen Hill
Delores Munoz
Rosanne White
Brenda Poston
Terry Lee Close
Morgan
Bosque County 4-H Riding Club
Jimmy Lavender
Koppers
Getty
Meridian Riding Club
Bosque County 4H Riding Club
Queen Candidates Introduced for 1966 Bosque County Queen Contest
Bosque County Farm Bureau members and friends met at Meridian Lake on July 19 for a social with a watermelon feast and candidate introductions. Five 1966 queen hopefuls were named: Donna Aars, Fran Arthur, Marilyn Erickson, Melanie Muir, and Billye Carol Sanders. Miss Martha Smith, 1965 queen, attended and reflected on her reign. The queen contest is set for August 4 at 8:00 p.m. in the Bettis Auditorium, Clifton Public Schools.
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Meridian State Park
Bosque County Farm Bureau
Meridian Lake
Calvin Rueter
Allison Olson
Queen
Raymond Lammert
Donna Aars
Fran Arthur
Marilyn Erickson
Melanie Muir
Billye Carol Sanders
Martha Smith
Clifton
Bettis
Clifton Public Schools
Bosque County Survey Explores Country Club Interest
A Bosque County survey seeks interest in a proposed county country club. Plans call for a central site near the population hub with dues 5 to 10 dollars monthly and a 50 dollar enrollment fee. The project could be funded by the Aiken Poage Bill, allowing 1000 dollars per signed member at 5 percent over 40 years.
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Bosque County
Country Club
Sugges
Ted
Aiken
Waco
Edwin Olsen
Bill Blewett
J. L. Standefer Jr
Clifton
J. L. Lundberg
Lloyd Raburn
Valley Mills
Frank White
Mac Withers
Morgan
Leonard Gaskamp
Mosheim
Clint Booth
J. W
Clifton Freshmen Invited to Stephenville Tournament
Clifton Black Freshman Team, winner of the Neils Creek League of Texas Teen-Age Baseball, accepted an invitation to the Freshman Invitational Tournament in Stephenville next week. The field includes four Stephenville teams, one each from Comanche and Valley Mills, and an eighth unnamed squad. Clifton’s first match date and opponent are not yet set. A Friday practice game against the Clifton Reds is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. at City Park.
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Douglas Railsback
Clifton Black
Stephenville
Clifton Blacks
Comanche
Valley Mills
Railsback
Clifton
Clifton Reds
Women Organize Local Softball Teams in Clifton
Clifton women and girls formed two softball teams to enjoy the sport and exercise. They meet on Saturday nights and invite any able-bodied woman to join. Notable players include Betty Brown as captain, Norida Culp, Diantha Phillips, and Ruthy Lee.
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Clifton
Charley Horse Browns
Betty Brown
Norida Culp
Diantha Phillips
Ruthy Lee
Teachers Attend Reading Conference in Nacogdoches
Four Clifton Public Schools teachers Jenson Miles Dahl Arn left Wednesday for Nacogdoches to attend a Reading Conference at Stephen F. Austin State College. The event is part of a Texas statewide series sponsored by the Texas Association for Improvement of Reading.
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Clifton
Mesdames
R. Jenson
Charley Miles
P. Joe Dahl
George B. Arnold
Nacogdoches
Stephen F. Austin State Colege
of Texas
Texas Association For Improvement of Reading
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Meridian Assn
Olice Atrol
Phyllis White
J. M. White Jr
James Smith Photo
Nate
Walter Poston
Robert Willmann
W. E. Boyd Jr
R. F. Howard
James Porter
A. D. Humphries
Herbert Bartels
J. W. White
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