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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1975
Page
6
The article describes a food fair with cakes cookies candy and breads. It explains entry submission on paper or cardboard in bags for protection and outlines judging by moisture texture and flavor. It mentions Mrs T N Foster and invites adults to help Clifton community volunteers participate.
The VA notes that unused tutorial assistance ends with GI Bill entitlement and volunteering at VA hospitals requires only a desire to help. About 15.1 million veterans and personnel have trained under the three GI Bills since World War II, with total cost through June 1974 at 30.1 billion dollars. The VA also offers special housing benefits for some veterans with severe service connected disabilities.
Senior continued from page one highlights members praising meals programs. Supporters note meals enable visible benefits from their contributions to the WAA. Sites hosting the meals already operate other social services under AAA supervision.
A reader guidance column outlines VA aid for specially adapted housing grants up to 25 000, employment tips for VA positions, and clothing allowances for wearers of prosthetic devices. It also covers GI loan release risks, eligibility for pre 1955 GI Bill, and Honey recipe substitutions advised by Frances Heason of Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
Veterans Administration regional director Jack Coker urged first time GI Bill students to obtain a certificate of eligibility early to receive advance payments. He cited a 1974 peak of 24 million trained personnel and 21.3 million dollars in 563,250 advances, with 659,300 payments totaling 243.6 million this fiscal year.
Reader thanks Clyde Duke for excellent coverage of the Clifton High School 1925 reunion. The Clifton Record notes it ordered and paid for copies of Duke’s report and provided space before and after the event.
Texas Governor Briscoe called on motorists to drive carefully during the Fourth of July weekend. He warned of higher predicted deaths, announced enhanced enforcement and a broad media campaign, and urged use of rest stops and restraint from alcohol to reduce fatalities.
A Texas safety group warns that large metallic foil and mylar kites 25 to 45 feet long can conduct electricity after shorting high voltage lines in Indiana and Oklahoma. Production halted by one manufacturer, but many remain for sale. The risk lies in retrieval and contact with power lines, prompting calls for extreme caution and public awareness.
The Texas Department of Public Safety expects 54 traffic deaths over a 78 hour July 4th weekend, with heavy travel around lakes and beaches. Colonel Wyson E. Speir says DPS troopers will be on duty to curb drunken driving, speeding, and reckless behavior.
A Clifton area gathering at Kimberl Bend Park on Lake Whitney brings together Murphree and Johnson families from Magnolia Marshall Clifton Mesquite Waco and other Texas towns. Attendees include Clovis Murphree Clinton Murphree Carl Smiths Raymond Murphree and many relatives with great grandchild presence noted on Saturday. A side note defines work stoppage per the U S Labor Department as a six person or larger strike or lockout lasting an full shift or longer.
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