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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1972
Page
2
Sam Logan explains Clifton residents can refuse doorstep peddlers without consequence. He notes permits may allow sales but do not guarantee honesty, and urges contacting police if a peddler ignores a clear no and refuses to leave. He stresses homeowners’ rights to halt unsolicited sales.
Brenda Poston earned a red ribbon in the Bread Cereal Food Group for her Delicious Chocolate Cake at the State 4-H Food Show held June 6 on the Texas A&M University campus. Fifty-two girls competed. judges scored nutrition knowledge, table settings, and taste. Santa caused a surprise visit, featured in The Eagle.
More than 100 guests called during tea hours. Miss Keath and Mr. Witcher will be married on Saturday night, July 8, in Sabinal.
Meridian hosts the first annual Texas Antique Tractor Show on Saturday June 24 1972 with a 10 30 am downtown parade of antique cars by the Waco Antique Car Club a public dinner 1130 am to 100 pm a 1 00 pm tractor and machinery parade starting the afternoon show featuring threshing corn shelling hay bakeing steam engines sheep shearing and other exhibits admission is free the event at Duncan Seawright farm one mile east of Meridian on Highway 22.
The annual Smith Bend Homecoming will be held Sunday June 18. Regular services start in the morning with Rev. L. C. Smith delivering the message. Families are asked to bring a well-filled basket for noon and enjoy singing and visiting in the afternoon. Everyone is invited to attend.
Funeral services for John Thomas Dismukes 63 of Miranda City were held June 6 1972 at 10 a m in Laredo with interment at Clifton Memorial Park. He died June 4 in Laredo and was born December 2 190 in Knobbs Community Lee County Texas. He married Frances Virginia Tipton October 20 1935 and left a daughter Roxanne Smithson and a son John T Dismukes III, plus two grandchildren and siblings.
If you have anything to buy, sell, or trade call the Clifton Record at 675 3336 for local listings and ad placement.
Mrs. Marshall Mitchell reports a Bryan family annual dinner attended by many relatives and church services at Mosheim Baptist Church. C. E. Cole seeks treatment in Glen Rose. Cummings, McKinney, Hollingsworth, Boleyn and Miles families visited relatives in nearby towns. Gail Reynolds wedding at North Waco Church noted. Eastern Star officers installed in Valley Mills. families visit C. E. Cole in Glen Rose.
U S Air Force Staff Sergeant Worth Judge son of Mr and Mrs Mike Judge Sr of Clifton has arrived for duty at Little Rock AFB Ark He is a machinist in a Tactical Air Command unit providing air support to U S ground forces He previously served at Tan Son Nhut AB Vietnam He graduated in 1966 from Azle High School His wife Sunny Harris of Fort Worth is mentioned.
Future pastor Paul Teske a Waco native will preach at 10 30 a m worship in Trinity Lutheran Church this Sunday Conducting the liturgy will Trinity member Odie Pederson These arrangements were made by Trinity Board of Deacons in consultation with the pastor and church council Pastor Ted Steenblock and his family are away on leave to attend St Paul Lutheran Church of Mason centennial events He will study in Germany for a year before continuing at Concordia Seminary in Silinoe Baylor University in Waco is his alma mater.
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