Whitney Family Reunion Held at Cayote Community Center
Descendants of Charlie Ma son Whitney and Anna Alberta War rington gathered at Cayote Community Center for a July 2 reunion. Mrs. Gene Wortham led a short program, shared family history, and awarded gag prizes. Attendees included multiple Whitney relatives from Clifton, Piano, Valley Mills, Harrington Park, Winter Haven, and beyond, with plans for a 1979 reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Mason
Anna Alberta Warrington Whitney
Cayote
Gene Wortham
Charley . Whitneys
Mmes
Alma and
Winona Moorman
Clifton
Mabel Nevels
Homer Whitney
Valley Mills
Bernard Whitney
Gary
Berkley Heights
N. J
Charles Moorman
Jean
Lynn
Melissa
James
Harrington Park
Jodie Whitney
Jeff
John
Winter Haven
Fla
Mark Whitney
Julie
Jason
Waca
Ray Johnson
Theresa
Vanessa
San Antonio
Clyde Cauthen
Andrea
Ashley
David Moorman
Leigh
David
Wayne
Huntsville
Gary Hicks
Kristi
Stephanie
Mike Stinson
Sue Waller
Tammie
Tommy
Wendy
Lewisville
Rhonda Nevels
Plano
Raymond Whitney
Sharon
Randall and Curtis
Michael Whitney
College Station
Don Whitney
Jeremy
Bryan
Darrah Duncan
Cullen Robinson
Rotary to hear R. C. Jeffries in Clifton meeting
Huntsville official Carl Jeffries chief of Community Programs Division will address the Bosque County Rotary Club in Clifton at Schmidt's Downtown Restaurant. He previously worked as a vocational rehabilitation counselor for the Texas State Commission for the Blind and as a sociologist with the Texas Department of Corrections. He holds BS and MA in criminology from Sam Houston State University and belongs to several professional associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Jeffries
Huntsville
Bosque County
Clifton
Schmidt
Jeffries
Texas State Commision For the
TDC
Diagnostic Unit
Texas Department of Corrections
Sam Houston State University
American Correctional Association
The
Texas Corrections Association
Texas Public Employees Association
NARFE Bosque County Hears Luncheon Plans
The Bosque County NARFE Chapter 1320 met at Meridian Community Center with 13 members and three visitors. Louis Lange presided as president. a legislative report was given. plans included an ice cream and cake party at Meridian State Park on August 17 and volunteer requests for Clifton Fair on August 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
Meridian Community Center
Jesse Gandy
Louis Lange
Elsie Pechal
Julia Vaughn
Allen R. Terry
NARFE
Fort Worth
Fbber McGee
Clifton
Frank Grimes
Sunshine Committee
Noel Solon
Meridian State Park
T. N. Foster
Bruce Barton Funeral Held In Dallas And Clifton
Bruce Barton died July 4 in Dallas after a long illness. He was born in Lanes Chapel and lived there until 1938 when he moved to Dallas to work as a casket maker. His later career included Vought and LTV. He retired in 1974 due to ill health. He was a deacon at Oak Cliff Baptist Temple and a member of Rolling Hills Baptist Church at his death. He is survived by Lola of Cedar Hill, a daughter Mary Elizabeth Thompson and son in law Mike Thompson, plus several siblings and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers listed. Interment in Clifton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bruce Barton
Dallas
Lanes Chapel
Lola Lane
Roling Hills
Barton
Cave Funeral Home
Clifton
F. E. Baughman
Wesley Ward
Clifton Cemetery
Lola
Cedar Hill
Mary Elizabeth Thompson
Mike Thompson
Lewisville
Annie Weiles
Duncanville
Ruby Walker
Fort Worth
Lillie Moore
Corsicana
Minta Bagley
Waco
Cora Loftus
Montie Beedle
Carl
van Nyes
Calif
Cullen
San Diego
Woody Wigley
Joe Taylor
Maj. H. D. Boswell
Lane Collins
James Barton
David Stovall
Clifton Lions Elect B J Collins New President
Clifton Lions Club held its regular meeting Monday June 11 with Edwin C Olsen as press editor and new committee assignment sheets distributed. B J Bubba Collins spoke on the Anti Drug Substitute Law while Philip Watts was welcomed as a new member transferred from Tyler. Duke Holverson celebrated his 90th birthday, as a charter member received hearty congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Baldridge
Edwin C. Olsen
Clifton Lions Club
Lion Olsen
B. J
Bubba) Collins
Waco
Colliins
Aggie
Philip Watts
Clifton Club
Tyler
Duke Holverson
Lion Holverson
Library News Highlights Donations and Memorials
Library notes reflect July praise for Mrs Lila Hudson palette knife exhibit and a large influx of donations from the Central Texas Library System, the Alice G Kleberg Fund, the Texas Commission on the Arts and Humanities and others. Memorial books honor several residents while volunteers are thanked for their time. A 1974 Fight Translation New Testament volume featuring eight parallel translations is among recent gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Harris
Lila Hudson
Central Texas Library System
Austin
Alice G. K Kleberg
Paulette Hobbs
Gene Aars
FE. B. Harris
Oris Pierson
Manda Faylene Billman
O. E
Sonny Man) Show
Jesse White
O. R. Jenson
Keel-Merritt reunion brings extended family to Waco
Mrs. G. R. Keel hosted relatives for the annual Keel Merritt reunion in Waco. Attendees included T. N. Crook, James Keel and family from Houston. Jerry Keel and family. Ralph Bass with Midland. Merritts from Tennessee and Iowa. tour stops spanned LBJ Ranch San Antonio Nuevo Laredo Mexico Corpus Christi and Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Keel
Keel-Merritt
Waco
T. N. Crook
James Keel
Kevin
Jerry Keel
Brian
Melinda
Houston
Ralph Bass
Midland
Robert Kilgore
McMinnville
Tenn
Willis Caldwell
Des Moines
Iowa
Maurice Waters
Shawn
Adel
Texas
LBJ Ranch
San Antonio
Nuevo Laredo
Mex
Corpus Christi
Heart of Texas Council of Governments Meet in Waco
The executive committee of HOTCOG will meet at 12 noon on Thursday July 28 in the Council conference room at 110 South 12th Street Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Heart of Texas Council of Governments
Council Conference
South 12Th St
Waco
Brand new books listed with authors and relatives
The notice highlights new titles such as Hunting Big Game in the City Park by Smith, Texas Folk Songs by Owens, Full Disclosure by Safire, Scarry's Great Big School House, Tornado by Weems, The Camera Never Clicks by Dan Rather, and A Miller of Crawford. It also mentions paternal great grandparents Robert Miller of Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home and the late Mrs Selma Zander Miller, and Marshall waiting at home with his 2 year old brother Gerald Pool Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Owens
Safire
Scarry
Dan Rather
A. Miller
Crawford
Robert Miller
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Selma Zander Miller
Marshall
Gerald Pool Miller
Miller Couple Welcomes Son Marshall Zander Miller
Mr and Mrs Larry Pool Miller of Route 1 Waco welcome a son born July 15 at Goodall-Witcher Hospital Clifton. The baby weighs pounds 14 ounces and is named Marshall Zander Miller. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs W G Campbell of Route 1 Waco and Mr and Mrs Pool Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Pool Miller
Route 1
Waco
Goodall-Witcher Hospital
Clifton
Marshall Zander Miller
W. G. Campbell
Pool
Mrs Wilson Keeps Phone Silent During Nap Time
A humorous habit in which Mrs Wilson removes the phone from the hook for a midday nap. The quirk prevents calls from waking her, though it also blocks any urgent messages such as emergencies or news of her daughter giving birth to an eight pound baby.
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Whitney
Robert C. Jeffries
Rotary
R. C. Jeffries
William Hazlitt
Bruce Barton
Jamie Zander
Frank Smith
North Ave
Clifton Record
Clifton, Texas
Lions
B. J. Collins
Library News
Hotcog Meeting
Washington
H. H. Gerdes
Optometrist
Lone Star
Lone Star Gas Company
Hord
Box
Meridian, Texas
Larry Millers
Handi-Wash
Geo. Harris
N. Hwy
Maddux Western Ford
South Ave
Aars & Nelson
Insurance Agency
West Fifth Street
Allied Fence Corp
B. B. Oliver
Star Rt. 1
Clifton Chapter and Council
RAM
R&sm
T. H. Wilcox
Sec
Veterans of Foreign Wars OF the
U.S.A
Robert E. Binford
Tex
Riverside Dr
VFW
American Legion
Selmer Erickson
Oliver Reesing
Clifton Lodge
Af&am
Clifton Texas
P.m. T. H. Wilcox
Icentel
Central Telephone Company OF
Clifton Telephone Company
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