Clifton In dependent School District to raise taxes this fall
CISD votes to raise tax burden as tax ratio climbs from 26 to 50 percent and tax rate drops from 1.85 to 1.30 per hundred. Taxes about 35 percent higher, officials say the state finance bill drives the rise. superintendent Liardon and trustees hope no hike next year.
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Clifton Independent School District
CISD
Clifton High School
Richard Liardon
Liardon
Valley Mills
Jerry Donaldson
Valley Mills Independent
C. R. Outlaw
Bosque County
Beverly Jones crowned Bosque County Farm Bureau Queen
Beverly Jones, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jim Jones, was crowned Queen of the Bosque County Farm Bureau at Clif August 16. Contestants from about 12 counties compete for the district crown with the ten city hall. Jones will represent Bosque County in the District Queen Contest in Clifton, with the district winner going to the State Convention in San Antonio in December.
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Queen
D. K. Lyster
Kaye Bureau Queen
Janet Dietiker
Cortez Smith
Dietiker
Beverly Jones
Bosque County Farm
Bosque County Farm Bureau
Beverly Ann Jones
Jim Jones
J. Clifton
Bocque County Farm Bureau
Clif
Miss Jones
Bosque County
Clifton
San Antonio
Kaye
Gene Dietiker
Cranfills Gap
North Ave. D
Meridian
James
Rising College Costs Hit Bosque County Families
Special to the Record notes Bosque County households expect higher college costs this year with 6 to 8 percent increases nationwide. About 330 local students will attend college, lifting total local costs to roughly 1.167 million dollars as families face tuition, room and board, transportation and other expenses.
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Bosque County
College Entrance Examination Board
Commerce Clearing House
U.S. Office of Education
Texas
Park Row News Service
Fire crews respond to Ranch blaze in Hurst Springs area
Clifton Volunteer Fire Department answered a reported fire at Ranch near Hurst Springs on Tuesday July 16. Responders battled flames and secured the scene with no further details available.
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Clifton Volunteer Fire Department
Ranch
Hurst Springs
Boys
Home Break-In Reports Theft Of Cash And Jewelry
Police report a North Avenue home break in where $350 in cash and coins were taken along with a diamond ring and savings bonds. The theft occurred between 1 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday and no suspects are named.
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North Ave
Alvin James
Bee Oie Prose
Masons Install Officers in Clifton Lodge Ceremony
Gerald Baker of Clifton becomes worshipful master of Clifton Lodge No. 360 AF&AM after an installation at the Masonic lodge. District Deputy Grand Master H T Nichols presided, with officers including Harvey Lane and Jim Standefer. Refreshments were provided by local Eastern Star members.
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Gerald Baker
Clifton
Clifton Lodge No
Af&am
Masonic Lodge
Baker
H. T. Nichols
Masonic District No
Charles Turner
James A. Smith Lodge No
Ap&am
Dallas
Clifton Lodge
Harvey Lane
Jim Standefer
Robert Rachiig
Charles Jorgenson
Ron Dorsey
Walter Draper
Acey Steel
Fred Odom
T H. Wilcox
Bob Wilcox
George O'Neal
Carl Remington
Fay Hulme
Jane Mackey
Eastern Star
Hoel Ranch Qualifies For Family Land Heritage Program
The Hoel Ranch in Clifton owned by Martin Hoel Jr is named in the 1975 Family Land Heritage Program by Agriculture Commissioner John C White. The tract has stayed in the family since 1873 when Christoffer Hoel settled there and the program honors a century of ownership and productivity.
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Hoel
Martin Hoel Jr
Clifton
John C. White
Christoffer Hoel
Heel
White
Texas Department of Agriculture
Austin
Donations Still Being Received For Potts Fund
The Mrs Claude Potts Hospital Fund has collected 92 dollars to cover hospitalization costs for Mrs Potts who was bitten by a rattlesnake. Fund established at Farmers State Bank Clifton. contributions still welcome. Mrs Potts is home from the hospital and reportedly doing well.
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Claude Potts
W. L. Gountt
Farmers State Bank
Clifton
Potts
Local Bosque County Retail Spending Holds Up Despite Recession
A market study by Standard Rate and Data Service shows Bosque County residents kept retail spending stronger than expected in food, clothing, and home goods while home sales and autos lagged. Food purchases totaled 5.689 million dollars, up from 4.983 million, while automotive equipment spending reached 2.979 million. General merchandise sales rose to 859 thousand and clothing 182 thousand, with furniture at 341 thousand amid higher prices driven by inflation. Local spending mirrors national trends but with notable regional variation.
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Bosque County
Tively Good
Standard Rate and Data Service
U Country
United States
West South Central States
cPark Row News Service
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Morerdon
Beverly Jones Farm Bureau Queen
Kathy Steenblock
Lynn Rice
Col
Mosheim
Charles K. Ward Jr
Masons
Hoel Ranch
Family Land
Potts Fund
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