Joe White Installed President of Clifton Lions Club
Joe White was installed as president for 1974 75 at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home dining room. He succeeds Jim Jones. New officers include David Conrad first vice president Floyd Gray second vice president Wendell Bearden third vice president A F Fricke secretary treasurer J B Darden tail twister H C Smith lion tamer and past president Jones Al Herzog Art Skinner Jim B. Smith. Jones noted club contributions of 2200 to causes including Central Texas Fair Association orthopedic shoes Lions Crippled Children's Hospital Bosque County Development Center Boy Scouts Girl Scouts 12 needy families eyeglasses band uniforms and CARE. PDG Marion Snider spoke and praised the club. next meeting is at City Hall at noon June 25.
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Joe White
Clifton Lions Club
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Jim Jones
Lions Post
Cris E. Pierson
Clifton
David Conrad
Floyd Gray
Wendell Bearden
A. F. Fricke
J. B. Darden
H. C. Smith
Jones
al Herzog
Art Skinner
Jim B. Smith
Central Texas Fair Association
Lions’ Crippled Children’s Hospital
Bosque County
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
Clifton High School
Elmer Luckenbach
E. B. Harris
D. C
Pdg Snider
Lions
Asso
Seven Hurt In Road Accidents In Bosque County May
No fatalities but seven people were injured in 13 motor vehicle crashes on rural highways in Bosque County during May. Through May 31 the county had 59 rural accidents, with one death and 30 injuries, per Texas DPS Highway Patrol supervisor Sergeant J. W. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
J. W. Wilson
Texas Department of Public Safety
Screwworm threat rises as rains spread in Texas
Rains and warmer weather push screwworm cases northward in Texas. Dr. M. E. Meadows Jr. notes 590 May positive cases, 67 percent year to date, warning that more worm occurrences follow recent moisture. He urges producers to inspect wounds, submit samples, treat all wounds, and spray or dip livestock regularly to curb spread.
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Texas
M. E. Meadows Jr
Mission
Meadows
Lone Star State
Mission Lab
Cattle County
Rolling Plains
Oklahoma
Dr. Meadows
City Hall Opens Monday as New Center of City Services
City will relocate municipal offices to the new City Hall and Civic Center at 403 West 3rd St starting Monday. Operations move this Thursday and Friday with all facilities, including Nellie Pederson Civic Library, vacating the old City Hall on West 5th St by next week.
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City Hall
Civic Center
West 3Rd St
Kenneth R. Neystel
Nellie Pederson
West 5Th St
Neystel
National Building Centers, Inc
South Ave
Hakco, Inc
Bryan
New City Hall
Dahl Park
Burglary at Clifton Recreation Center Stole Cash and Cigarettes
Proprietor finds rear door unlocked. Approximately 100 dollars in quarters and 60 dollars in cigarettes taken from a foosball machine at the Clifton Recreation Center on South Avenue D. Entry allegedly by breaking into the machine. cigarettes stolen from storage box. Patrolman Homer Waller investigates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Recreation Center
South Ave. D
K. C. Findley
Homer Walter
Waller
Findley
CHS 34 Graduates Set 40th Reunion for June 29
Clifton High School Class of 1934 plans a 40th anniversary reunion on June 29. An open house will be held in the high school library from 8 30 to 10 30 p.m. for all classmates and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High School
Grass Fires Prompt Clifton Volunteers This Week
Firefighters from the Clifton Volunteer Fire Department responded to two grass fires this week. Sunday's blaze occurred on railroad tracks north of town. Monday's fire also involved railroad property behind the Axel Dahl property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliffort
Axel Dahl
Cuban Refugee in Clifton Warns of Communist Lies and Terror
A Cuban refugee living in Clifton denounces Castro’s regime as built on lies and terror. Dr Edwin J. Tolon Sr and his wife sacrificed five houses and a 3,000‑book library to leave Cuba. Their son Dr Edwin J. Tolon Jr, a surgeon, practices in Tampa and Cutton.
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Clifton
Edwin J. T. Tolon
Mapie St
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Toion
Edwin J. T. Tolon Jr
Valley Mills Clinic
Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation
Cutton
Meridian Hospital
Tolan
United States
Highland Appalachian Hospital
Kentucky
Valley Mills
Tampa
Fla
Tolon
Havana
Diario de la Marina
Carteles
Dr. Tolon
Russia
Pelicans Killed in Clifton Storm Reveals Banding Data
U S Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife and Canadian Wildlife Service released band recovery data for four of five white pelicans killed in a Clifton storm. Birds banded in 1968 Canada and 1971 1972 United States show migration routes and lifespans. Bird banding projects involve over a million birds yearly under north American programs.
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U. S. Bureau of Sports, Fisheries, and Wildlife
Canadian Wildlife Service
Clifton
Joe Stevens
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Canada
Cold Lake
Saskatoon
Big I
Ontario
United States
Lake Williams
North Dakota
Goodrich
Colorado
Stevens
South America
Siberia
Japan
Africa
Portugal
England
France
New Zealand
Pacific Islands
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Ovina Warne
Bing
Calves Run Wild Downtown In Clifton Calf Escapes
Calf No 1 from D E Holt dash into West 5th Street colliding with a car driven by Mrs Franklin Anz before fleeing toward the Post Office. Calf No 2 from W W McLennan escapes toward the football field as bystander Arnold Anz is described. Authorities and business owner Carl Smith pursue the animals.
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Wild West
Clifton Record
West 5Th St
D. E. Holt
Clifton
Clifton Reccord
Franklin Anz
W. W. McLennan
Arnold Anz
Mrs Harris Ends 42 Year Teaching Career
Clifton High School honors longtime teacher Mrs. E B Harris as she retires after a 42 year career. The May 29 luncheon featured speeches by former students and colleagues, with tributes to her dedication and impact on students, staff, and the district.
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Harris
D. R. Jenson
Clifton High School
E. B. Harris
Clifton
Mrs. Harris
Theodore Roosevelt
Richard Stark
Reva Spitzer
Spitzer
Elsie Coston
Miss Coston
Janice Collins
Miss Collins
Collins
Clifton Faculty
Kent
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Clifton Lutheran Sunset
PDG Cris Pierson
Ben Sarra Construction Co
Parks and Wildlife Department
15Th St
Recreation Hall
Castro
North America
Carl Smith
R. C. Hennig
Pat Pina
Clifton Locker Plant
Mr. Smith
Leslie Vance
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