Airman Douglas Wayne Olson dies during furlough in Waco
Airman Douglas Wayne Olson age 20 died of self inflicted gunshot wounds on May 29 at his mother's home in Waco. He served with the 18th Organizational Maintenance Squadron of the 18th Tactical Air Wing in Okinawa and was on leave when the incident occurred. He is survived by his wife Brenda and their one son Douglas Wayne Olson Jr, his father Charles Olson of Clifton, his mother Louise Bush of Waco, three brothers and one sister. Funeral and military services followed in Waco and Rosemound Cemetery arrangements were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Wayne Olson
Louise Bush
Waco
Olson
Charles Olson
The
Texas Milling Co
Clifton
Martin J. Olson
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Connally Funeral Home
Rosemound
Douglas Wayne Olson Jr
Charles Lewis Olson Jr
Leo Olson
William Olson
U.S Air Force
Charleston
South Carolina
Dorann Kinsey
Okinawa
Clifton Soldiers Enter Six Months Army Training
Two Clifton men Privates Tommy R. Latham and William A. Patterson join six months active duty with the U S Army as part of the Texas National Guard 36th Infantry Division under Major General Selden Simpson Amarillo. They reported June 4 to Fort Polk Louisiana for basic training and will learn physical fitness courtesy first aid and M 1 rifle qualification before their Clifton unit reassigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
U.S Army
Texas National Guard
36Th
Selden Simpson
Amarillo
Tommy R. Latham
William A. Patterson
143D Infantry
Fort Polk
Louisiana
National Guard
Bronstad Family Ninth Annual Reunion Held at Lake Whitney
The G O Bronstad family gathered for the ninth annual reunion at Bennett's Rocky Canyon Lodge on Lake Whitney the weekend of May 31 to June 2. Attendees included numerous Bronstad relatives from Fort Worth Arlington Pasadena Clifton and Denton with hosts Joe Eidson and family. Additional notices mention future hosts and various visits and family events across Cranfills Gap and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. O. Bronstad
Bennett
Rocky Canyon Lodge
Lake Whitney
Bob Jones
Rex
Susan
Anril
Kansas City
Missouri
Douglas Hudson
Holdenville
Oklahoma
Homer Bronstad
David
Denton
Keith Bozeman
Akron
Ohio
Clyde Bronstad
Betty
Susan MecNatt
Allen Bronstad
Donna
Tommy
Joe Eidson
Marilyn
Fort Worth
Walton Bronstad
Arlington
Wendell Wallace
Patricia
Pamela
Janet
Pasadena
Otis Bronstad
Marguerite Bronstad
Chris L. Rohne
Cranfills Gap
WT. Tergerson
Charles Westles
Clifton
Harley Smith
Ras Gaston
Viola Eason
John Gaston
Alice Faye
Homer Gosdin
Fred Archer
Jim McLeod
Kansas
Merle Pruitt
Crane
Hattie Waters
Tina
Roswell
New Mexico
Bruce McLeod
Austin
Sam Tinksley
Charley
Sam Nyster
Larry Brown
Marilyn Shropshire
Dallas
Ridge Crest Baptist Church
Alton Tindall
B. A. Johnson
Gary
Charles
Charlene
Waco
Irvin Grimland
Norse
Ivan Johnson
Dennis
Maurice
Charley Johnson
Jim Jenson
Roberta
The
Gan
Ed Johnsons
Indiana
Brummett Hosts Open House Sunday at Route 3 Hico
Mr and Mrs O H Brummett invite friends to an open house from 2:00 to 5:00 PM Sunday at their Route 3 Hico home. The cordial invitation asks friends to call during the stated hours next Sunday. Mrs Hadden O’Neal of McGregor was admitted to Clifton hospital for medical care on June 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Brummett
Hico
Hadden O'Neal
McGregor
Clifton Hospital
Bakke Death Notice Details Clergy and Family Ties
Obituary notes the death of Mr Alfred L Bakke after a long illness and injury. It tracks his West Elm Street home purchase in 1949, church involvement with Our Savior's Norse St Olaf Clifton Trinity, and his family including wife Syver Helen and daughter. Funeral at Trinity Lutheran Clifton featured Rev Gigstad and Rev Knitt with pallbearers from Bakke families. Interment at St Olaf Rock Church Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Mr. Bakke
Our Savior's Church
Norse
St. Olaf
Crawfills Gap
Trinity Church
Clifton
Trinity Lutheran Church
Bakke
Inga Bakke
Norway
Mr Bakke
Walter T. Gigstad
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Erwin H Knitt
O. R Jenson
Alan
Joel E. Neson
Heaven Is My Home
Alton Enger
Waco
Oris Bakke
Kedell
Clarence Bakke
Fort Worth
Leonard Meeks
Gatesville
Helmer Anderson
Cranfills Gap
St Olaf Rock Church
County Court Hears Four Dwi Cases In May
Four driving while intoxicated cases were tried by jury in Meridian County Court last week in May. Ben ny Turner of Clifton was found not guilty. Dr Joe Milton Standefer of Mesquite was found guilty with a three day jail term and a $50 fine. Ira Lee Vaughn of Glen Rose was found guilty with the same minimum penalty. James G Dagley of Meridian was found not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Benny Turner
Clifton
Turner
Joe Milton Standefer
Mesquite
Ira Lee Vaughn
Glen Rose
James G. Dagley
Dagley
Baylor Bank Funds Seven Full Scholarships for 1963 64
The Citizens National Bank of Waco will award seven full time scholarships to Baylor University for 1963 64 covering room board and tuition. Freshmen winners include Bill Nesbitt Gatesville and Joe McLean Groesbeck. Returning recipients are Gordon Arnold Clifton Charles McWhorter Waco Robert Williams Teague Danny Chapman Abilene and Smith Thomasson Jasper. A 1955 bank program aims to attract men to banking. selections go to those most likely to succeed in the field. Mrs Ed Pederson of Clifton underwent May 28 surgery and hopes for a swift recovery after the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AS Lang
Hankomer School of Business
Baylor University
Waco
Citizens National Bank of
Clifton
Charles McWhorter
Robert Williams
Teague
Danny Chapman
Abilene
Smith Thomasson
Jasper
Lang
Billy Hinton
Robert Parsons
Baylor School of Business
Central Texas
Young Arnold
Baylor
George B. Arnold
Mrs. Prescher Rites Include Grandsons and In Laws
Mrs. Prescher and Lead Me Savior pallbearers were Walter Prescher Jr and Melvin Prescher her grandsons along with four grandsons in law Gordon Van Winkle Louis Humphreys J C Anz and Calvin Rueter. Interment was in Clifton Cemetery. Clifton mourners included Gordon Van Winkle Susan Lewis Humphreys Walter Prescher Jr J W Prescher Sr Louis Prescher Bertha Vaughn and Mrs H G Boedeker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Prescher Jr
Melvin Prescher
Route 1
Clifton
Gordon J. van Winkle
Louis Humphreys
Dallas
J. C. Anz
Calvin Rueter
Clifton Cemetery
Personal notices fill Texas town with summer plans and travels
Reverend W F Rolf attended his son Walter Rolf Jr's Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Houston last Friday. Miss Lottie Bettis leaves for Salt Lake City to continue to Yellowstone National Park as supervisor this summer. Linda Sheppard of Waxahachie visited Lancaster for the Sheppard Reunion with Mr and Mrs Bob Jenkins and children Danny and Rebecca. Rebecca Jenkins visits Waxahachie area this week with her grandparents Mr and Mrs W A Sheppard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Thompson
Conroe
C. M. Brown
Brown
Janice Linberg
Herman Vanhorn
Sherry Clark
Dallas
Miss Linberg
Milton Linberg
Ted Hansen
Marlin
W. L. Hansen
Clarence Tergerson
Belvin Swenson
The
Gap
Mattie Culp
Pasadena
Midland
Donald Tergerson
Lonnie Tergerson
Charles Vanderford
Glen Rose
George W. Harrell
Harrell
Glen Rose Hospital
Green
Christine Tergerson
Waco
Olaf Johnson
Alice Pierson
Prinston Pierson
Norse
Bellamy Bertelsen
John Stubbs
Gatesville
Martha Sharon Darrell
Huntsville
Golden Acres Baptist Church
Bellamy
Charley Millis
Chucky
Harold Happus
Frank Trice
Houston
Welton Mills
Donna Mills
William Mills
Donna Ising
W. F. Rolf
Walter Rolf Jr
University of Houston
Lottie Bettis
Clifton High
Salt Lake City
Utah
Yellowstone National Park
Miss Bettis
Park
Linda Sheppard
Waxahachie
Bob Jenkins
Danny
Rebecca
Sheppard
Lancaster
Rebecca Jenkins
W A Sheppard
Athlete's Foot Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement claims a remedy can clear athlete's foot skin in one hour with a topical product. The copy urges readers to inspect for signs of improvement within 60 minutes. It directs shoppers to a corner store location to purchase the item.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Kettler
Church of Christ In
EF A Priddy
North Avenue
William R Kettler
Kettler
George L. Colvert
Ed Kettler
Anne Jameson
Mary Nell Hoel
Giloff
Jameson
Hoe
Carl Childers
Lubbock
John E. Lockhart
R.A
M. R
Pat) White
H. P
WW. Land
Chevrolet
Standefer Chevrolet Company
West Fifth Street
Texas
Telephone OR
Tole 5
Sen
Latham
Patterson
Homer Carpenter
Lawrence Rasmuson
Carpenters
Ned Cooper
Rasmuson
Gladstone
America
Clift
Clifton Record
Clifton, Texas
Cranfills Gap News
Almer Gustafson
Frankie Avalon
Vikings
Kirk Douglas
Fred MacMurr
Nancy Olson
Walt Disney
Glenn Ford Snikey Jones
H G Boedeker
Cameron
Curtis Larson
J. M. Bakke
Alton Eager
Tolline
Betty Neal
A. Douglas
Paula
Frank Fossett
Hillsboro
Paul Redfern
Gordon Arnold
Ed Pederson
Route 2
Mrs. Prescher
Praar
Charlie's Cafe
Keeling
Style-Mart
House of Style-Mart
Mart Weck Zone
Keeling’s
Dacron & Cotton
Dad
Black
Dacron
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