Darla Sadler Wins First Bike in Clifton Contest
Darla Sadler, daughter of Mr and Mrs Millard Sadler Jr of Clifton, won the first brand new girls bicycle in The Clifton Record Bike Contest by 3 p.m. on July 24. By week’s start several other children were close to the 25 subscription units needed to win but must wait until Thursday per the rules.
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Darla Sadler
Clifton Record
Darla
Millard Sadler, Jr
Clifton
Record
Millard
Sonny) Sadler, Jr
Bosque County
Clifton Cardinals
Gatesville
W. D. Huffman
Culton Blue Sox
Robinson
Waco
Blues
Huffman
Lions League Park
Downing Methodist
Dietchman
McGregor
Drop of Ink and a Mini Skirt Debate in The Lufkin News
A columnist quotes a line about water versus land and threefold fishing. The piece also muses on the persistence of the mini skirt in fashion, noting designers may offer mini, midi, or maxi options.
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Lufkin News
Pre School Orientation Sessions at Clifton School
A preschool orientation will run from 8:30 to 11:30 daily, August 3 to 14, at Clifton School. Parents are urged to bring their children who will start first grade.
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Clifton School
Film on George Washington Memorial Shown to Masons
A color sound film about the George Washington Masonic National Memorial will be shown to Clifton area Masonic groups, Eastern Star members, and Blue Lodge Masons on Monday and Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. The memorial honors Washington a mason and Master of Alexandria Washington Lodge No 22 and U S president.
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George Washington Masonic National Memorial
Tne
Clifton Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Blue Lodge
Clifton
George Washington
Alexandria-Washington
Three Waco Men Face Theft Charges After Chase
Three Waco men William Alton Gienn Voyie Gienn and Dwane Stier age about 30 were charged in Meridian Justice Court with theft over 50 dollars after a citizens chase and a county deputy and state trooper stopped a white pickup. Bond set at 45000 each.
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Waco
William Alton Gienn
Voyie Gienn
Dwane Stier
Justice Court
Meridian
Bosque County
Leslie Vance
Smith Bend
West Bosque County
Baxter
Dave Roberts
Bill Walk
Walk
Roberts
Meridan bootlegging case yields $750 fine and 15 days
Fred Vargas of Meridian pled guilty to possession of liquor for sale in a misdemeanor charge. Judge E W McGee sentenced him to 750 dollars in fines and 15 days in County Jail after a raid by Sheriff John Baxter and deputies found 12 cases of beer hidden in a hole and hundreds of empty cans east of Meridian on Highway 22.
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Fred Vargas
Meridian
E. W. McGee
John Baxter
Vargas
Justice Court
Baxter
Highway 22
Singing Set Sunday at Lanes Chapel
The regular monthly singing will be held from 2 until 4 p.m. Sunday August 2 at Lanes Chapel. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Lanes Chapel
Mosheim Baptists Start Revival on August 2nd
The Mosheim Baptist Church announces a week long revival from Sunday August 2 through Saturday August 8 led by evangelist Rev Randall Scott of the First Baptist Church of Meridian. Services include Sunday morning worship and 7:30 p.m. weekday meetings.
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Mosheim Baptists
Mosheim Baptist Church
Robert Rachiig
Randall Scott
First Baptist Church of Meridian
Crawford Named Central Division Manager at CPS Clifton
In Clifton a surprise appointment names T. J. Crawford as the new Central Division Manager of Community Public Service Co. succeeding Cecil P. Coston who retires November 30. Crawford rises from Division Sales Manager with 22 years’ service, while Coston remains a long-time top executive. Clifton remains CPS Central Division HQ as the company consolidates leadership transition.
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C. L. Cooke
Community Public Service Co
Central Division
Clifton
T. J. Crawford
Cecil P. Coston
Crawford
Coke
Coston
Clifton Commercial Office
CPS
Hico
Clifton Cards face National Bank Gatesville in district tourney
Clifton beat Bremond 6-0 behind Sullivan and Canuteson as the Cards seek an acid test against National Bank Gatesville, defending district champions, in a key midweek game. A potential playoff looms if Clifton wins, with the district title leading to Sweetwater state playoffs.
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Clifton
Bremond
Robertson County
Sullivan
McGregor
D. P. Canuteson
Canuteson
National Bank Gatesville
Sweetwater
Minors face 17 possession charges in Bosque County
Sheriff Baxter reports 17 cases of illegal possession of alcoholic beverages by minors after a weekend of arrests. County Attorney Vance says the source of beer is unclear, most arrests clustering near teen dances where beverages were allegedly brought from cars. Officials warn dances could end if the practice continues.
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Bosque County
John Baxter
Leslie Vance
Mr. Vance
Clifton FHA Youth Earn State Lone Star Farmer Degrees
Three Clifton High Future Farmers of America members earned State Lone Star Farmer Degrees at the 42nd Annual State FHA Convention in San Antonio July 15 17. Attended by about 4700, the trio are Joe Hinson Jimmy Olsen and James Prescher.
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Clifton High Future Farmers of America
Lone Star Farmer
FHA
San Antonio
Joe C. Hmnson
Jimmy Olsen
James Prescher
Joe
Joe Hinson
Clifton Vocational Agri
Charles Lindley
Jimmy
Altha Olsen
Clifton
James
Fritz Prescher
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Mr. Bartles
Larry Wilkerson
N. W. Miller
Tony Hall
Douglas Sy
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