Clifton area hospital and clinic expand with federal loan
A $550000 federal loan from Farmers Home Administration funds Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation and Clifton Medical and Surgical Clinic Association expansion. Project adds beds from 64 to 72, three new ICU beds, therapy space, and two doctors suites, joining hospital and clinic in one enclosed unit with a July 5 start and 300 day timeline.
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Goodall- Witcher Hospital Foundation
Clifton Medical and Surgical Clinic Association
Farmers Home Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Waco
W. R. Poage
Clifton Medical
Surgical Clinic Association
Orginal
Goodall - Witcher Hospital Foundation
Clifton postmaster Baldridge to retire after long service
Robert L. Baldridge Jr of Clifton will retire as postmaster this Friday after a 1963 start in the role. An officer in charge will be named this week by the Waco USPS section, with a selection board from the Dallas District to follow. Douglas Railsback is noted as the only Clifton-emplaced candidate with experience, though at least two other district employees are expected to enter the competition.
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Aueast
Clifton Medical and Surgical Clinic Association
Clifton
Texas
Bosque
Robert L. Baldridge Jr
Baldridges Place
Waco
U.S. Postal Service
USPS
Dallas
Baldridge
Douglas Railsback
Katherine Yarbro
Whitney
Beldridge
Leslie Yarbro
Whitney Messenger
Hillsboro
Community Public Service Company
Robert L. Baldridge Sr
Clifton Record
Baldridges
John
Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation
Dorothy
The
J. C Kincheloe
Robert L. Baldridge
Clifton Lutheran Sunset
Texas Press Association
Clifton Lions Club
Central Texas Fair Association
Special Gifts
Masonic Lodge
Bosque Valley Golf Club
W. R. Poage
Lyndon B. Johnson
Laguna Park
Texas Press Messenger
Bosque County
Mother and Son Lead Clifton Record Family Paper
The Clifton Record continues under Bob Baldridge Jr and his mother Mrs. Baldridge Sr. Both longtime locals recount the paper’s 1895 founding, family stewardship, and steady growth. Bob's career spans Washington and Texas. his mother remains active in Clifton civic groups and paper work.
Clifton rancher J Bruce Parks dies at 67
J Bruce Parks a prominent Clifton third generation rancher and businessman died at his Clifton area ranch home from a heart attack on Wednesday June 9. The funeral at First United Methodist Church in Clifton featured "Stewardship of the Land" as a central theme with organ pieces and hymns. Interment was at the Parks Ranch with graveside songs by Mrs. John Phil Gilliam and Mrs. B C Bennett Jr. Parks, born March 30 1909 in Clifton, was educated at Clifton High and Texas Tech University.
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Bosque County
Clifton
J. Bruce Parks
Route 2
First United Methodist Church
Cleon Flanagan
Piez Todd
Gatesville
Parks
Ralph W. Helm
C.0
Helen C. Aars
Ted B. Evans
Tomie Joe Harris
Edgar R. Keeling
William T. Thompson
Harry Womack
Jack Cureton
Paul Murphey
Meridian
Kent Appleby
Robert L. Baldridge Jr
W. D. Goodall
Ted Williamson
Fort Worth
Roy Hoke
Houston
Ben Hutcherson
San Antonio
Ewell Mitchell
Nacogdoches
George Schulze
Sacramento
Calif
Paul Lowke
Vernon
Parks Ranch
John Phil Gilliam
Valley Mills
B. C. Bennett, Jr
Tom C
Margaret
Swen- Son
Weekend break at Walls Industries reported
Walls Industries in North Highway 6 was broken into over the weekend with entry through a window. Bars were pulled loose and the window unlocked, affecting an undetermined set of items. The break happened between 5 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 a.m. Monday. A 1973 two door hardtop sustained light damage after a parking incident on North Ave. D at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. An individual was arrested at 8:10 p.m. June 9 for drunken public behavior.
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James
North Ave
Clifton
Morgan petition seeks beer and wine sales vote in Meridian
Morgan residents seek county vote to legalize off premise beer and wine sales. Commissioners' Court rejected a prior petition for lack of legal compliance amid objectors claims. Mayor Alden Rogers and 12 others filed a new petition to be reviewed at the July 12 meeting.
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Morgan
Commissioners’ Court
Meridian
Alden Rogers
Mervan
David Christian
Charles K. Ward Jr
Citizens Against Legalized Liquor Committee of
Rogers
Community Calendar Compiled by Mrs T N Foster
Calendar of local events lists Social Security Day activities and community meetings. Notable items include June 17 Social Security Day events in Central Texas and Meridian, June 18 a tourism workshop in Waco, June 20 Sheriff’s CB Posse, June 21 MCC enrollment for Operation Waterproof, June 23-26 Womack Youth Fellowship Summer Camp, and August 7 Clifton High School Class of 1926 50th anniversary reunion. Also noted are September 18 Central Texas Fair and October Central Texas Polled Hereford Show with references to Clifton Record stories.
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T. N. Foster
Central Texas Tourism
Waco
Sheriff's CB Posse
Martinius
Antone
Bernt Olson
MCC
Lions Club
Womack
Meridian
Valley Mills
Bosque County Historical Commission
Clifton High School
Central Texas
Clifton Record
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K. A. Sparks Contractor, Inc
Hamilton
Jim B. Smith
Barsh Construction
Linden Coone Con
Heart of Texas Council of Governments
Texas Health Facilities
Austin
Smith
Aars
Hulen
Goodall - Witcher — Lospital Foundation
Texas Department of Community Affairs
Bob Jr
Robert L
TPA
Young Bob
Record
University of Texas
Daily Texan
Friars Club
Bob
Texan
Allan Shivers
Palestine Herald
U. S
U. S. Senate
Senate
U. S. Army
Camp Pickett
Fort Meade
Philippine Islands
Washington, D. C
Clinton
Church of Christ, the Shrine
Farm Bureau
Masons
Texas Society
Country Weekly
Robert L. Sr
William
Baldridge Sr
Hamilton County
Nora Payne
South Texas Press Association
Walls
Joycie M. Rich
Harriett Dunlap
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