Deadline Nears for Clifton Smile Girl Contest
The Heart Of Texas Fair Smile Girlentry deadline is June 10 with postmark by June 9 or noon June 10 at the Coliseum offices. First judging is June 17 and 22 at TP&L Service Center. Sixty eight applicants from Bosque County and 14 Central Texas counties are entered.
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Heart of Texas Fair
Coliseum
Tp&l
Central Texas
Clifton Record Office
P. O. Box
Waco
Bosque County
Clifton Girl Scouts Have Busy Year
Clifton Girl Scouts and leaders outline a busy year with cookie sales funding three camps including Camp Kachina on Lake Belton. Activities span father daughter banquet at National Guard Armory, badge ceremonies, multiple camps, field trips, and plans for fall leadership and a Falcon State Park trip. Volunteers are urged to call 675-8407.
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Lee Christy
Girl Scouts of
Clifton
VA Answers on Education Benefits and Dependents
The VA outlines that dependency and indemnity compensation may be restored after death or divorce if the beneficiary is enrolled in a VA approved school between ages 18 and 23. Disabled veterans in vocational rehabilitation may receive subsistence and disability compensation concurrently. The GI Bill nine month extension cannot be used for a masters degree. eligibility ends when enrolled in an undergraduate or first professional degree program at exhaustion of original entitlement.
Memorials for May to Bosque County ACS Reach $60
Memorials paid in Bosque County to the American Cancer Society totaled 60 dollars in memory of Tom White Dar rel Boone Lincoln Ferris Prinston Pierson Wm Roe seler Charlie Dunn and in memory of Mrs C Q Schow Mrs O J Bronstad Mrs Margaret Tugwell Porter Mrs Morenin Armsworth and Mr and Mrs Charlie Dunn. Correspondence ran with towns including Coyote Valley Mills Morgan Cranfill Gap Clifton Meridian Turnersville Whitney Dallas Grand Prairie Gatesville and Glendora California. The Crusade Bulletin praised the program and the volunteer force of nearly 200 in Bosque County as a national treasure and a bargain for the dollar.
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Bosque County
American Cancer Society
Tom White
Darrel Boone
Lincoln Ferris
Prinston Pierson
Wm. T. Roeseler
Charlie Dunn
C. Q. Schow
O. J
Selma) Bronstad
Margaret Tugwell Porter
Morenin Armsworth
Coyote
Valley Mills
Morgan
Cranfill Gap
Clifton
Meridian
Turnersville
Whitney
Dallas Grand Prairie
Gatesville
Glendora
Calif
ACS
Crusade ‘Bulletin
Young Homemakers Review Year in Clifton Chapter
The Clifton Young Homemakers Chapter closed its year with a salad supper and installation of officers on May 11 at the high school cafeteria. About 20 members and nine guests attended as Linda Braun led the meeting and new officers for 1976 77 were installed.
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Young Homemakers
Clifton
Jan Winn
Linda Braun
Jan Zuelke
Braun
Winn
Brownie Troop Finishes Year With Activities and Outings
Polli Williams reports a busy Brownie season including cookie sales and poster making, a newspaper office visit, bicentennial wagon train viewing in Hillsboro, signing the paper to Pennsylvania, a Valentine party, hike at Glen Rose State Park, songs for a father daughter banquet, police station visit, Easter egg hunt, Fly Up ceremonies, Playday at Camp Kachina, camping with the junior troop, Brazos Queen ride, and dining out in Waco. The unit hopes for continued participation next school year.
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Camp Kachina
Falcon State Park
Mary Brewer
Nora Phillip
Polli Williams
Waco
Kiddieland
Park
Camp Kachira
Clifton Record
Hillsboro
Pennsylvania
Glen Rose State Park
Brownie Troop 245 Recalls Year’s Events and Activities
Brownie Troop 245 outlines a year of planned activities starting with a January calendar. It notes that after a tornado, temporary repairs should be made to prevent further loss and to keep receipts for insurance claim purposes. Tornadoes peak late spring to early summer between 3 PM and 7 PM.
Corrections in Clifton High School News Honor Linda Stanton
Linda Stanton, a junior at Clifton High School, earned third in district spelling last April and qualified for the regional contest at Brenham on May 1. The list misnamed students as Warlick’s. Stanton was coached by Mrs. O. R. Jenson and Philip Anz by Mrs. Frank Horak in slide rule.
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Clifton High School News
Linda Stanton
Miss Stanton
Brenham
Warlick
O. R. Jenson
Philip Anz
Frank Horak
Tornado incidence across Texas by region
Each year about 110 tornadoes touch down in Texas with most frequent activity in the northeastern and north central parts of the state. Tornadoes can occur anywhere but are rare in the southwestern region.
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Texas
Roscoe County Home Equity Surges Amid Rebound
Special to the Record notes Roscoe County homeowners combine a total equity of about 58.5 million dollars in owner occupied single family dwellings. The 3,224 homes now valued at roughly 58.5 million, with about 60 percent mortgaged, reflect a nationwide rise in home prices and a recovering construction market.
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Roscoe County
Bosque County
Department of Commerce
National Association of Home Builders
United States
Commerce Department
Park Row
Clifton Elementary announces six weeks honor roll
Principal James Warlick lists honor roll honorees across grades. Eighth Grade includes Vicki Barnett Shawn Christy Melissa Conrad Craig Eissler Loretta Fowler Glenn Greenway Lisa Harris Phyllis Homerstad Kathy Horak Katie Jones Debbie McLemore Lauri Pitts Russell Rachirg Dana Raines Barbara Schultz Harold Smith Karen Wood. Sixth Grade honors Beth Conrad Jo Beth Curlee Jim Pat Davie Mark Flanagen Kelley Lane Curtis Rueter. Seventh Grade names Rhonda Anz Robert Bennett Bill Bosworth Karen Preyer Richard Gustafson Janice Horak Jay Linberg Myra Marshall Mary Jo Ray John Rowe Lisa Rowe Evelyn Tyssen Steve Wilkerson. Fifth Grade recipients Scott Conrad Kelli Davie John Erickson Melanie Groff Amanda Goldsmith John Spitzer Laura Wickman.
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Clifton
James Warlick
Vicki Barnett
Shawn Christy
Melissa Conrad
Craig Eissler
Loretta Fowler
Glenn Greenway
Lisa Harris
Phyllis Homerstad
Kathy Horak
Katie Jones
Debbie McLemore
Lauri Pitts
Russell Rachirg
Dana Raines
Barbara Schultz
Harold Smith
Karen Wood
Beth Conrad
Jo Beth Curlee
Jim Pat Davie
Mark Flanagen
Kelley Lane
Curtis Rueter
Rhonda Anz
Robert Bennett
Bill Bosworth
Karen Preyer
Richard Gustafson
Janice Horak
Jay Linberg
Myra Marshall
Mary Jo Ray
John Rowe
Lisa Rowe
Evelyn Tyssen
Steve Wilkerson
Scott Conrad
Kelli Davie
John Erickson
Melanie Groff
Amanda Goldsmith
John Spitzer
Laura Wickman
Rotary scholarships awarded in Bosque County
The Bosque County Clifton Rotary Club awarded two $200 Rotary scholarships at CHS and CGHS commencements. Karen Wiederaenders of Clifton High School Class of 1976 and Vicky Jenson of Cranfills Gap High School Class of 1976 received the scholarships, presented by club president William T. Jordan and CHS Principal Joe Byran. The note also recalls Beulah hurricane tornado activity in September 1967.
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Bosque County
Clifton
CGHS
William T. Jordan
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