Rainfall steady as farmers welcome showers in Clifton
Rainfall measured at .70 to .90 inch in Clifton Sunday night boosts corn and milo growth. Grain harvest remains largely complete while many farmers hope for another inch this weekend. Fire department traffic and phone switchboard disruptions from a Sunday alarm drew concern from Fire Chief T F Crawford. Highway marker changes from FM 215 to FM 219 noted near Lake Whitney. Texas population rose by about two million in ten years with births outpacing deaths 3.5 to 1 in 1959. James McDowell plans to resume night patrol duties Thursday. contact via Clifton Funeral Home radio.
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Clifton
Crawfills Gap
Highway 22
Lake Whitney
Fairy
Olin
Hamilton County
Huckabay
Stephenville
Erath County
Texas
James McDowell
Record Office
Clifton Funeral Home
Appreciation for hospital staff and friends
Mr and Mrs Will Ragsdale express gratitude to doctors nurses and the staff of Goodall and Witcher Clinic Hospital and to friends for their thoughtfulness during Mr Ragsdales hospitalization. Oscar J Rea of Houston and Mr and Mrs Chester Perkins of Chickasha visited Clifton last week with Mrs Rea. Bernie Rea teaching in Dallas prepared to study in Duluth Minnesota.
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Goodall and Witcher Clinic
Oscar J. Rea
Houston
Chester Perkins
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Clifton
Downey Reunion and local visits in Fairview and Waco
Fairview residents attended a Downey Reunion Saturday in Waco. Reverend Leslie Veteto preached at local services Sunday. Families including the Blassingames and Finstads visited relatives and friends across Fairview Clifton and Bastrop, and Tommy D Findley was buried after a Bastrop crash.
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Dick Blassingame
W. P. Downey
P. R. Downey
A. R. Bearden
W. F. Kimbrough
Bill Hopkins
Douglas Finstad
Dick Blassingames
Veteto
FE. S Derman Jr
Sheila Blassingame
Clifton
Borchers Urges World Peace Through Law at Hillsboro Lions
Doyle J. Borchers Bosque County attorney spoke to the Hillsboro Lions Club on May 17 about a mass peace effort to establish world peace through law. He noted 86 nations met in Geneva to rewrite the law of the seas and called for world law to replace force.
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Doyle J. Borchers
Bosque County
Hillsboro Lions Club
Borchers
Hillsboro Daily Mirror
Geneva
Club
Bobby Dohoney
Confirmation celebration at Immanuel Lutheran Clifton
Jimmy Spitzer’s confirmation service at Immanuel Lutheran Church Clifton drew relatives and friends including Louis Buddenberg and families from Brenham and Ganado, Morgan and Arlington. Chester Jermstad and son Marcus visited Dallas, with ties to the Clifton Jermstads.
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Jimmy Spitzer
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Susan
Fort Worth
Glen Gaustad
Mary Joe Walker
Arlington
Meta Sanders
Tom Spitzer
Albert Henkelman
Cathy
Alfred Henkelman
Bill
Mary
Gus Spitzer
Alvin Spitzer
Gloria
Alvin Jr
Richard
Betty Erickson
Clifton
Local Stroll of Visitors and Relatives Graces Clifton Area
Numerous greetings fill Clifton as Mr. and Mrs. James Larson of Gainesville visit parental homes. Miss Ollie Carlson spends days with sister in Breckenridge, joined by niece Mrs. Jake Springer and her daughters. Betty Gail Ludwig visits from San Marcos summer school, while others note address changes and graduations.
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James Larson
Gainesville
Otto Schrader
Homer Robertson
Ollie Carlson
Alma Johnson
Breckenridge
Miss Carlson
Jake Springer
el Paso
Betty Gail Ludwig
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Henry Brynne
Clifton Little League Teams Shine In Bosque County Action
Clifton Reds and Greens posted strong showings against nearby squads. Reds split with Iredell 12-7 and 10-3, and face Valley Mills in two games at 6:30 and 8:00 PM. Greens swept Koppers 12-6 and 16-6, then beat Meridian 9-8 and 6-5, with notable bursts from Tyler, Outlaw, and Allen as Green A and B teams prepare for Big State games in Meridian.
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Clifton
Reds
Greens
Bosque County
Iredell
Bill Brown
Alton C. Heier
Clifton Lions Club
Johnny Kettler
Marvin Coffman
Sam Ralph
Bobby Coffman
Barry Forson
Bill Outlaw
Tommy White
Steve Hennig
John Wiggins
Jim Hutcheson
Valley Mills
Koppers
Frank Tyler
Larry Grimland
Carroll
Butch) Pierson
Clifton Greens
Tyler
Johnny Outlaw
Jerry Allen
Derril Wenzel
Richard Spitzer
Meridian
Aubrey Roberts
Calvin Dunlop
Peewees Sweep Two Of Three In Local Games
Clifton Green Sox Peewees beat McGregor Green Sox 14 to 6 as Timmy Outlaw pitched all five innings and Robert Ledlow hit a homer. The McGregor Black Sox also defeated Clifton Black Sox that night.
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Valley Mills
Green Sox
Whitney
Clifton
McGregor Blue Sox
Clifton Black Sox
McGregor
Red Sox
Peewees
Clifton Green Sox
McGregor Green Sox
Timmy Outlaw
Clifton Group
Robert Ledlow
McGregor Black Sox
Clifton Black
Methodists Undefeated In Softball League Play
At the halfway mark Clifton Methodists lead the softball league with six straight wins at the Clifton lighted field each Saturday night. Standings list Methodists 6 0 Womack 3 3 Cayote 2 4 McGregor 1 5. Second half begins June 18 with matchups Clifton Methodist vs McGregor and Cayote vs Womack.
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Clifton
Clifton Methodists
Methodist
Womack
Cayote
McGregor
Clifton Methodist
Dahl Trophy Advances Clifton Golf Club Tradition
E. E. Stewart received a new four year Dahl Trophy from H. C. Dahl to boost Clifton Golf Club interest. The July 1 local tournament starts for a chance at permanent possession after four years with four different winners prompting a playoff. Pat Stewart leads with 12 under par but others have yet to finish.
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E. E. Stewart
H. C. Dahl
Beverly Hills
California
Clifton
Clifton Golf Club
Pat Stewart
Jean Pierson
Pat
Typewriter ribbons for nearly every make and model at The Clifton Record
A listing notes availability of typewriter ribbons for many makes and models at The Clifton Record. Readers can inquire for specific compatibility and pricing.
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Clifton Record
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Orbeck Family Visit Includes Killians at Clifton
Mr and Mrs C A Orbeck of New Orleans spent ten days in Clifton with daughter Mrs W R Killian and her Mt Pleasant children. Mr Killian joined last weekend and his wife and two older sons Bill and Andy returned home with him so the boys attend summer camp. The Orbecks keep the other two Killian children and plan to leave for New Orleans Saturday.
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Ida Cranfill
G. W. Guthrie
Tolar
Guthrie
Anna Marie Olson
Louise Swilley
Houston
Miss Olson
Julia Olson
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Elton
Inlaw
R. (. Womack Jr
Lois Ann
Jennie
Waco
Annapolis
Maryland
United States Naval Academy
Homer Standefer
Baytown
San Angelo
Brownwood
CC. M. Rystad
Rystad
Carl Rystad
Grand Prairie
Arthur Mostella
Clarkwood
Mostella
Nora Hise
Rossville
Georgia
Millie Franklin
Iredell
M. M. Shrader
Mosheim
Bill Kleibrink
Clifton
Reubin Fields
Crawfills Gap
Shrader
Kleibrink
Fields
Franklin
Hise
Cathey
Jenson
W. T. Thompson
Miriam
Rosemary
Seguin
Texas Lutheran College
Virginia Thompson
TLC
Thompson
Rosenberg
End
Bill
Andy
Orbecks
Killian
New Orleans
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Fairview News
Fairview
Downey
MR. Borchers
Hillsboro Lions
Chester Jermstad
Marcus
Dallas
Charles Jermstad
Chester Jermstads
Methodists
Mr. Dahl
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Robert L. Baldridge
Robert L. Baldridge JR
Editors and Publishers
Clifton, Tex
Bosque
Coryell
Hamilton Counties
U. S
Yours
Rufus Hutchison
Lipton's Tea
Bama
Kimbell
Vienna
Folger’s Coffee
Oleq
Ham Hocks
White Swan
Zimmerman’s
Clifton, Texas
Y. P
Wm. Cameron & Co
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