Col David Helton Takes Post At Lackland Air Force Base
Col David Helton of Waco has assumed duties as research educational specialist at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. A Baylor and University of Texas graduate, he taught science and math at North Junior High School after retiring from the Air Force. The Helton family plans to stay in San Antonio until their son David completes his senior year at Richfield High School.
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John David Helton
Maple Avenue
Waco
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Helton
Clifton
Dave Helton
North Junior High School
United States Air Force
Baylor University
University of Texas
Hillcrest Hospital
David
Richfield High School
Scratch pads 30c pound at the Clifton Record
A brief notice indicates the Clifton Record is selling scratch pads priced at 30 cents per pound. The snippet provides no additional details about availability or context.
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Clifton
Ite
Clifton Gear Works Transmissions Offer Standard and Overdrive
Clifton Gear Works advertises transmissions of all kinds including standard and overdrive at 215 North Avenue D Clifton with repair and replacement services.
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Clifton Gear Works
N. Ave. D. Clifton
Mrs Duncan Featured in Chatsworth Community Profile
Mrs Haldor Duncan née Margaret Hill of Clifton Texas is profiled in Van Nuys Valley Times column Know Your Community. The July 12 piece notes her as immediate past president of the Chatsworth Women’s Club and outlines her life from Clifton to Chatsworth.
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Haldor Duncan
Margaret Hill
Harold Hill
South Avenue E
Clifton
Hill
Chatsworth
Virginia Watson
van Nuys
California
Valley Times
Haldor
Margaret) Duncan
Blackhawk St
Chatsworth Couple Spotlighted for Service and Community Work
Margaret and Haldor Duncan of Chatsworth have a long history in the area dating to high school friendship and a 1935 marriage. They moved often due to his Navy career and later settled in Chatsworth after 1957. Margaret led the Chatsworth Women’s Club to growth and awards while supporting the high school scholarships and local historical society.
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Margaret
Texas Woman’s University
Haldor
Navy
Long Beach
Bremerton
Wash
Clifton
Margaret Ann
Robert L. Kennedy
Texas
Oklahoma
San Lorenzo
San Diego
Hawaii
Virginia
Rocketdyne
Canoga Park
Chatsworth
Duncans
History and Landmarks
Chatsworth Historical Society
Duncan
Women's Club
Washington letter highlights the city as cultural hub
Congressman Poage's aide David Andrews describes Washington as a cosmopolitan center during July recess. He notes meetings with visitors from all states and foreign countries, embassies, and the international atmosphere, including a state visit by King Feisal of Arabia, as valuable experiences in understanding the nation.
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David Andrews
Temple
Texas
Poage
House
Congress
Washington
D. C
Rayburn Building
America
Feisal of Arabia
Washington, D. C
United States
San Antonio Prepares for HemisFair 1968 Host City
HemisFair 1968 will be hosted by San Antonio which turns 250 that year. The city is bi lingual and a centuries old crossroad of trade and culture with about half of its 700 000 residents speaking Spanish natively. It showcases Latin American style and a living heritage fitting the exposition setting.
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San Antonio
HemisFair
U. S
Latin America
Mrs Dallas Dill Given Kitchen Shower at Brentwood Church
Ladies of the Brentwood Church of Christ in Austin hosted a kitchen shower in the Fellowship Hall on Tuesday, July 12, for Mrs. Dallas Dill, recently married in Clifton on June 11. Ruth McNeil, fiancée of Chuck Garner, will wed on July 30. Dill, formerly Darla Gloff, is the daughter of W. O. Gloff of Route 1 Clifton. Decor followed yellow for Dill and green for McNeil with kitchen-themed centerpieces. The program featured “This Is Your Life” stick-figure sketches detailing each couple’s birth, schooling, and meeting. Cake and punch were served.
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Brentwood Church of Christ In
Austin
Fellowship Hall
Dallas Dill
Clifton
Ruth McNeil Iancee
Chuck Garner
Dill
Darla Gloff
W. O. Gloff
Route 1
Mrs. Dill
Miss McNeil
Funeral Rites Held for John Thomas Land in Temple
In Temple at First Baptist Church 10 a.m. Friday July 15 mourners attended for John Thomas Land 62 found dead July 12. Conductors included Reverends Metcalf Newman Bandy Brittain. Burial in Moody Cemetery. Survivors: wife in Temple two brothers J B Land Clifton and W W Land Clifton and six sisters in Moody Troy Fort Worth Vicksburg and Chicago Park.
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W. W. Land
Clifford O. Jenson
Temple
First Baptist Church
Mr. Land
John Thomas Land
City
Grady Metcalf
Guy Newman
David C. Bandy
George Brittain
Moody Cemetery
Moody
Land
Texas Highway Department
Clifton
J. B. Land
Falfurrias
Joe Cheatham
Mrs. R. O. Bass Heads for California on Vacation
Mrs. R. O. Bass left Dallas for Grand Prairie to visit Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Grimland. She then flew from Love Field to California for a three week vacation mainly in Santa Monica and Santa Barbara with her sister Mrs. R. H. Millwee and other relatives.
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R. O. Bass
Dallas
Grand Prairie
Joe R. Grimland
Mrs. G. C. Tisdale Visits Clifton Family</br>
Mrs. G. C. Tisdale of Dallas arrived last Saturday and stayed until Tuesday to visit her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs J L Hutcheson and their daughter Lee Ann Also arriving Sunday and staying to Tuesday was Mrs Dick Wright sister of Hutchesons from Vernon She came via Clifton after dropping off her son Ricky cousin Jimmy Wright and other Vernon boys at the Presbyterian camp at Lake Whitney
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G. C. Tisdale
Dallas
J. L. Hutcheson
Lee Ann
Hutcheson
Dick Wright
Vernon
Clifton
Ricky
Jimmy Wright
Lake Whitney
Norse Saddle Club Celebrates First Anniversary Barbecue
Members of the Norse Saddle Club marked their inaugural anniversary with a July 16 barbecue at the club arena on Route 2 Clifton. After a meal a business meeting followed, then riding and visiting. Plans include a rummage sale July 29 30 and a forthcoming jackpot roping event.
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Norse Saddle Club
M. L. Solberg Sr
Route 2
Clifton
O. R. Jenson
Rosemary
J. W. Summey
Janice
Jean
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8553 Clifton Meeting Schedule
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8553 Clifton Texas meets on Riverside Drive the first and third Thursday of each month to conduct its activities and elections.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars OF the
U.S.A
Robert E. Binford
Clifton
Texas
Riverside Dr
Community names listed for Clifton and area families
A long line of residents and relatives from Clifton and surrounding towns including Hulen Hanson, Helmer Dahl, Martin Hoel, Aars family, Todd family, Brown family, Golden family, Mackey, Grimland, Solberg families, and others from Cranfills Gap Denton Jonesboro Dallas Portland are noted with connections to Clifton.
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Hulen Hanson
Helmer Dahl
Martin Hoel Sr
C. Pernell Aars
Charley
T. L. Todd
Tommy
Joe
John Brown
John
Susie
O. L
Dick) Golden
Nancy
H. D. Mackey
Oscar Grimland
M. L. Solberg Sr
Milton Solberg Jr
Jerry and
Delores
Clifton
Ruell Solberg
Cranfills Gap
David Golden
Randy
Denton
Odin Bronstad
Paula
Larry
Jonesboro
Paul
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Finco
Mac’s TV and Radio Shop
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Washington Report
S W. R. Poage
Hemisfair News
Taylor Insulation CO
Barnard St
Box
Glen Rose
Texas Milling Company
Kimbell
West 7Th Street
Jim B. Smith
Clifton Record
Tfc
Golden
Lee Ann Bobbitt
David Moore
Debbie Angel
Portland
Armstrong
Best Values
Austin Ave
John Outlaw
North Avenue
Farmers State Bank
West Fifth Street
National Building Centers
S. Ave. D
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