Local Bank Teller Archie Nelson Dies at 68
Archie Odean Nelson 68 of 202 North Avenue M Clifton died Sunday morning after a heart attack at home. Born January 17, 1898 in Clifton he spent his life here. He worked with A G Gilliam 1917 1940 then Texas Milling 1940 1957 and at Farmers State Bank as a teller the last six years. He was a devout Lutheran and held church offices. Nelson married Ruth Odegaard in 1927, who died in 1924, then married Emma Mae Mjaaland in 1932 and they had one son Kenneth Gene. He was known for courtesy integrity and loyalty to family.
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Clifton
Archie
Nelson
North Avenue M
Anton Nelson
Annie Bronstad Nelson
Archie Odean Nelson
Mr. Nelson
P. E. Thorson
Trinity Lutheran Church
Thorson
Clifton College Academy
A. G. Gilliam
Gilliam
Ford
Texas Milling Company
Farmers State Bank
Arcme
Ruth Odegaard
O. G. Odegaard
Emma Mae Minaland
K. A. Mjaaland
Kenneth Gene
Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation Formed in Clifton
The Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation will take ownership of the Goodall and Witcher Hospital in Clifton on Friday July 1, subject to government approval. Board members include Helen C. Aars Calvert H Hoel J Bruce Parks E R Keeling J L Lundberg Truett Day T B Wilson with officers Aars Day Hoel and executives Parks Keeling Lundberg. The foundation aims to own operate a non profit hospital and related facilities with a 20 year payback. after which the hospital becomes community property. Mrs A O Carr named temporary administratrix. clinic owners retain control of Goodall and Witcher Clinic X ray and lab. shared facilities with the foundation.
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Goodall and Witcher Hospital
Clifton
Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation
Helen C. Aars
Calvert H. Hoel
J. Bruce Parks
E. R. Keel
Goodall - Witcher Hospital Foundation
Foundation Corporation
Aars
A. O. Carr
Goodall and Witcher Clinic
Airport Landing Strip Now Paved in Clifton City
Clifton City Secretary M. R. Pat White said the airport landing strip northeast of the city was paved Tuesday by J. H. Strain of Tye. The job used heavy equipment and many workers to finish in a single day, but paving is still being rolled. Landing pilots are asked to buzz the field two or three times before landing for the next two to three weeks. A phone at the airport is not yet available but expected soon.
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Clifton
M. R. Pat White
J. H. Strain
Tye
Strain
White
Lions Ladies Night at Clifton Club Acknowledges Heart Hope Faith
Clifton Lions Club held its Ladies Night in the First Methodist Educational Building with Louie Throgmorton of Dallas as keynote speaker. New officers for 1966 67 included T F Crawford as president and Gerald Rice as first vice president. 102 attendees heard remarks on faith hope and love and club directors and committees were announced.
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Louie Throgmorton
Dallas
Clifton Lions Club
First Methodist
Throgmorton
United States
Republic National Life Insurance Company
Gerald Lormrude
Erwin H. Knitt
Trinity Lutheran Church
Cris E. Pierson
Lions International
Mr. Throgmorton
Ted B. Evans
T. F. Crawford
D. C. Halverson
Harry Womack
J. C. Kincheloe
Bill Painter
B. I. Dahl
Robert Baldridge Jr
Gerald Rice
Curtis Bakke
M. R
Pat) White
J. L. Standefer Jr
J. Bruce Parks
Hans Kalscheuer
T. H. Ralph
Jack C. Tucker
Paul Elton
Kent Appleby
Arthur H
Local Peewee Baseball Titles For Clifton Black Sox Lead
Clifton Black Sox Peewees win the Neils Creek League with six wins and one loss as Meridian Green Sox take second at five and two. Clifton White Sox Peewees go four two and one, Clifton Red Sox two and five. Freshman teams show Clifton Black Sox atop with six and one, Red Sox four and three. Schedule results include games from June 23 to June 28 and hint at a possible All-Star game at a local diamond.
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Texas
Clifton
Black Sox
Peewees
Meridian Green Sox
Green Sox
Clifton White Sox
Clifton Red Sox
Clifton Black Sox
Clifton Green Sox
Valley Mills Green Sox
Valley Mills
Meridian Red Sox
Clifton Clifton Red Sox
Red Sox
Hospital Eligible for Medicare in Texas
Goodall and Witcher Clinic Hospital in Texas is approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Welfare to provide Medicare services starting Friday July 1. Bob McLean of the Waco Social Security office delivered the eligibility certificate to Mrs. A. O. Carr. The Medicare program aims to ensure quality care for older patients after conditions were announced in January by Secretary John Gardner.
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A. O. Carr
Goodall and Witcher Clinic
Bob McLean
Waco
Clifton’s Goodall and Witcher Clinic
Texas
United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Field Representa
Tive
Waco Social Security Office
John Gardner
McLean
Social Security
Krings Return From Tripoli Visit En Route To Trinidad Oil Field
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Kring Jr. and children Kathleen Scott and Jeff spent a Clifton visit with Mrs. Kring’s brother and wife Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Smith after two years in Tripoli. They are bound for Trinidad to resume work with Halliburton Oil Company.
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E. L. Kring Jr
Kathleen
Scott
Jeff
Tripoli
Clifton
Local Twirlers Shine at Waco Contest
Central Texas twirlers Janet Holder and Vicky Outlaw placed in the Intermedi ate Solo and duet events at a YWCA-ette Booster Corps contest in Waco on June 18. Teresa Lawrance of Fort Worth, guest of the corps, will compete for Texas in the National Miss Majorette Contest at the University of Mississippi.
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Janet Holder
W. T. Holder
Vicky Outlaw
Louis Outlaw
Central Texas
Ywca-Ette Booster Corps
Waco
Teresa Lawrance
Fort Worth
Texas
University of Mississippi
Janet
Vicky
National
NBTA
Mrs. C. B. Allen Sr. Dies at Sunset Home
Mrs. C. B. Allen Sr., 86, of this city, died about 2 15 a m Wednesday June 29 at Luther Hall Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home where she had lived in ill health for years. Funeral services set for 2 00 p m Thursday June 30 at Clifton Funeral Home Chapel with Rever end Walter T Gigstad Sunset Home chaplain. Interment in Clifton Cemetery.
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C. B. Allen Sr
Luther Hall
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Allen
Clifton Funeral Home
Walter T. Gigstad
Sunset Home
Clifton
Make-Up Baseball Games Scheduled
Make up games set for Thursday and Saturday at 7:00 PM in City Park. Trinity Lutheran and Grace Memorial Baptist clash, followed by First Methodist versus Zion United Church of Christ. Second game follows first each night.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Grace Memorial Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
Zion United Church of Christ At
Womack
Zion United Church
Bennett Family Visit Highlights Military to Boston Move
Mrs. Charles O Bennett and daughter Laura arrived from Ogden Utah on June 18 to visit the Gilliam grandparents in town. Mr Bennett, discharged as a first lieutenant from the Air Force at Hill AFB on June 5, joined June 25 and will leave July 5 or 6 for Boston to join Mobil Oil and find housing. Mrs Bennett and Laura stay until July 20 before following to Boston.
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Charles O. Bennett
Laura
Ogden
Utah
Phil Gilliam
Bennett
United States Air Force
Hill Air Force Base
Boston
Massachusetts
Mobil Oil Company
Margie Gilliam
The
Gilliams
Mrs John Golden Returns After Three Week Houston Visit
Mrs. John Golden returned home Wednesday after a three week visit in Houston with her granddaughter and family Mr and Mrs Jim Wood and new son Donald Ray. She also spent time in Pasadena with her son Felix Golden and family. Mrs Golden traveled to and from South Texas with her daughter Mrs Percy Thompson of Borger, who stayed overnight in Mrs Golden's home both ways.
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John Golden
Houston
Jim Wood
Donald Ray
Jack Rigsby
Pasadena
Felix Golden
Mike
Byron
Brandon
Mrs. Golden
South Texas
Clifton Observes Independence Day Holiday July 4
Clifton will close most businesses on Monday July 4 to celebrate Independence Day. The Clifton Record urges early submission of ads and news and notes the Lions Club will sponsor four minutes of bell ringing and siren blasts from 12:00 to 12:04 PM Clifton time.
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Clifton
Clifton Record
C. Willard Stromwall
Clifton Lions Club Citizenship Patriotism Committee
Stromwall
CHS Homecoming Dates Set for October 21 22
Clifton High School announces the 1966 homecoming dated for Friday October 21 and Saturday October 22. The Clifton Cubs face Valley Mills in football on Friday night at home. Sponsor Mrs. E B Harris says to plan reunions around the event.
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E. B. Harris
Clifton High School
CHS
Clifton Cubs
Valley Mills Eagles
Clifton Police Cite Drivers In One Week of June Citations
Clifton Chief Eldon J. Forbess reported weekly citations from Sunday June 19 to Saturday June 25 totaling one each for running red light driving without a license and driving with a loud muffler and one for improper starting. One traffic accident occurred with no citations. Patrolman Harvey D. Lane later investigated two accidents on the chief’s day off resulting in one citation for Texas Motor Vehicle Laws violation.
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Clifton
Eldon J. Forbess
Forbess
Texas Highway
Harvey D. Lane
Texas
Clifton Mayor Becomes Texas Municipal League Officer
Clifton Mayor Charles M. Isenhower was elected vice-president of the Texas Municipal League in Austin. If he becomes president next year, a Central Texan would hold the top post for the first time in years. Mayor Walter McAllister of San Antonio is the current league president. Isenhower directs Region 9, covering 15 Central Texas counties, with Waco officials Raymond Baker and J. A. Houston serving on the league board.
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Charles M. Isenhower
Clifton
Texas Municipal League
Austin
Isenhower
Walter McAllister
San Antonio
Texas
Raymond Baker
Waco
City Secretaries’ Association
J. A. Houston
Retirement sermon marks Reverend Rolf’s 57 years in ministry
Reverend Rolf of Immanuel Lutheran Clifton retires after 57 years in the ministry. A farewell fellowship supper followed the 6:30 p.m. service with present pastors, family from several states, and a special program including “This Is Your Life” photos and messages from Synod leaders.
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W. F. Rolf
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Clifton
Rolf
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
E. A. Heckmann
Vernon Bahr
Waco
Louis Wickham
Rosebud
Melvin Spenn
Mart
Alvin Walter
Malone
James Nuttall
Mary
Judy
Houston
Roger Neeb
Mark
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Hans Degper
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Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod of
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Immanuel Lutheran Church Congregation
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