Miss Clifton Contest Winners Named in Clifton Event
Baytor University freshman Mary Nell Hoel was named Miss Clifton and Nell Conway, Clifton High sophomore, was chosen Junior Miss Clifton at the March 2 contest in Bettis Auditorium. Winners advance to Lake Whitney pageant and Miss Universe finals. judges were local officials, with Mary Nell Hoel receiving the Miss Clifton trophy and plaques awarded to runners up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettis
Sheron Larson
Clifton” Runnnerup
Nell Conway
Clifton
Mary Nell Hoel
Cilton
Charlene Meyer
Baytor University
Waccamet
Calvert H. Hoel
Route 1
Clifton High
Jee F. Conway
Star Route 1
Mos Chiftos
Bettis Auditorvutm
Hillsboro
Clifton Jaycees
Jaycee Ettes
Miss Lake Whitney
Cifton High School
Woodrow W Meyer
Clfton
Pat Caudle
Oscar Larnee
Waco
HS Whigham
Whitney
Alice Symank
Brenda Eggen
Connie Jo Hoel
Janice Huse
Carol Joyce Prescher
Martha Smith
Randy Outlaw
Nancy Swenson
Helen
Helen C Aars
Clifton High School
Bill D Brown
Charles Misenhower
T. F Crawford
Jaycee Board of Directors
Fenn
Jaycees
Jaycee
Fites
Fort Worth Man Harry J Cooper Dies After Stroke
Harry J Cooper, 74, of Fort Worth, died early Thursday March 7 following a paralytic stroke. Born at Clifton, he lived in Mim bres Hot Springs and Silver City New Mexico before retiring to Fort Worth ten years ago. He is survived by his wife Winnie Weston Cooper and two daughters. funeral plans were pending arrival of a daughter from Guatemala with services expected in Clifton Saturday.
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Harry J Cooper
Fort Worth
Cooper
Harry J. Coopers
Clifton
Mimbres Hot Springs
New Mexico
Mrooper
Silver City
New Moxico
Uhe Tome
Guatemel
Clifton Families Announce Multiple Births and Adoptions
Notices record the adoption of William Frankel Key Jr. on March 5 1963 by Dr and Mrs W F Key Jr of 719 West Lith Clifton born February 28 1963 weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces with sister Emily Mae. Beverly Ann Becker born February 28 1963 in Clifton weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces with brothers Billy Glen and Barry Miles. Ronnie Ray Cooper born March 1963 at Clifton hospital weighing 7 pounds 0 ounces with parents Donnie Ray Cooper 105 North West Wanda Way Burleson. Karen Ann Croeans born March 4 1904 in Clifton hospital weighing 7 pounds but uncertain date and details. Debra Jill Andress born February 18 1963 in Hays County Memorial Hospital weighing 6 pounds 2 1/2 ounces with paternal grandparents Leon Andress Walnut Springs and maternal grandparents W Etchison Clifton Route 1.
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W. F. Key Jr
West Lith Street
Clifton
William Frankel
Emily Mae
Beverly Ann
Glen L. Beckner
North Avenue R
Billy Glen
Barry Miles
Donnie Ray Cooper
North West
Wanda Way
Burleson
Ronnie Ray
Clifton Hospital
Karen Ann
Earl Cro Eans
Morgan
Theoung
al Andress
San Mercos
Debra Jill
Hays County Memorial Hospital
City
Leon Andress
Walnut Springs
W. Etchison
Route 1
Cubs Sweep Division B Crown At Palestine Meet
Clifton High Cubs win the Division B championship at the Dogwood Relays in Palestine scoring 74 points. Bernard Erickson led with two firsts in shot put and discus, Bart Townsend won pole vault, and Ronnie Thomas took the mile run as the team prepares for a rematch in Hamilton against West Texas competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High Cubs
Palestine
Cubs
Gaston
Wills Point
Bernard Erickson
Bart Townsend
Ronnie Thomas
Thomas
Townsend
Erickson
Dickie Larson
Richard Spitzer
Morris Jackson
Glenn Murphree
David Kettler
Sam Ralph
Emmett Eary
Gary Swenson
Swenson
Ralph
Kettler
Marvin Coffman
Hamilton
West Texas
East Texas
Mr. Laurence Dies At Valley Mills
Lawrence aged 72 years 3 months 1 day died at his Valley Mills home on Wednesday March 6 at 1 45 pm He was a retired farmer and grandfather of Far Curlee of Clifton Surviving wife Mrs Earl Laurence two daughters Mrs J W Powers of China Spring and Mrs Thomas Curlee of Valley Mills a brother Albert Laurence of Valley Mills 11 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren Funeral services held March 7 at Searsville Baptist Church Clifton Funeral Home in charge with Reverend Carl Jones Interment in Valley Mills Cemetery.
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Laurence
Valley Mills
Far Curlee
Clifton
Arkansas
Earl Laurence
J. W Powers
China Spring
Thomas Curlee
Albert Laurence
Clifton Funeral Home
Searsville Baptist Church
Carl Jones
Memorial Museum Opens Sundays in Clifton
The Hosque Memorial Museum in Clifton will be open Sundays from 2 to 5 PM through the end of summer. Weekday tours available by appointment via Mrs Louis Surley in Clifton. Also urging visitors to tour Bosque County museums. Local student Larry Pullin was hospitalized this week with illness suspected to be glandular fever.
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Hosque Memorial Museum
Clifton
Louis Surley
Bosque Memorial Museum
Bosque County
Larry Pullin
Clifton High School
Walker Pullin
Walnut Springs
Seventh Group of Youngsters Pictured in Clifton 1962
A Winston B. Lucas Studios photograph from Clifton in 1962 shows seven children with their parents. Top row includes Brenda Richards Randy Kleine and Jerry Kleine. bottom row features Rhonda Sue Paula Beth Ringness and David Craig Culp along with their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Winston B. Lucas Studios
Brenda Richards
Claude Richards
Randy
Jerry Kleine
Melvin Kleine
Rhonda Sue
Paula Beth Ringness
Owen D. Kingness
David Craig Culp
J. B. Culp
Clifton Goodall and Witcher Clinic Hospital Sixth Addition Underway
Construction progresses on 7000 square foot sixth addition to Clifton Clinic Hospital north of the original building. The new wing will host five doctors in suites with three treatment rooms each, a reception, offices, lab, X ray, and an emergency room for ambulance or private car arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodall and Witcher Clinic
Clifton
Goodall and Witcher Clinic Hospital
Avenue F
Roo
W. D. Goodall
S. L. Witcher
Goodall and
Witcher
Clinic Hospital
Central Texas Fair Association Meeting Planned
Central Texas Fair Association officers directors and members are urged to attend a meeting Friday March 8 at 7 30 P M in the Clifton City Hall dining room. Officers will be elected policy for the year set and rules revised. Many Clifton businessmen and county residents are members and are hoped to attend.
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Central Texas Fair Association
Association
Clifton City Hall
Clifton
Clifton Cubs Land Player On All-District First Team
Clifton High had Ronnie Thomas named to the all district first team as senior stars from Alvarado Itasca Joshua Glen Rose and Midlothian also earned spots. Clifton also placed two players on the second team and had several honorable mentions across the district. Glen Rose led the girls selections with Janice Willenberg on the first team and Christie Jenson on the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High Cubs
Alvarado
Ronnie Thomas
Clifton
Dale Drennan
Larry Myers
Lou Aston
Glen Rose
Chuck Carlock
Joshua
Glenn Murphree
Bart Townsend
David Alverson
Bob Hammer
Itasca
Travis Ray
Pat Stewart
Bobby Davison
James Mahanay
Jack Swartz
David Williamson
Charles Barnes
Joey Mosley
Ronny Galbreath
Dexter Hamilton
Chuck Gibbs
Midlothian
Janice Willenberg
Christie Jenson
Lee
D Stewart
Willenborg
Rives
M. Stewart
Roden
Hinds
Jenson
Cordell
Finch and
Crow
Shackleford
Local resident Lawrence Sommerfeld recovering after heart attack
Lawrence Sommerfeld of Clifton has been treated at the local hospital since March 1 after a heart attack. Friends hope for a swift improvement in his condition.
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Lawrence Sommerfeld
Clifton
4-H Youth Show Cattle Win Calves In Scramble At Houston Fat Stock Show
4-H Club members from Besque County did well at the Houston Fat Stock Show last week. Derril Wenzel won second in lightweight Shorthorn for the Junior steer show and Charlotte Miles placed sixth in the same class. Randy Lee and Melvin Prescher placed in Hereford Scramble, with Barry Polk placing fifth in the Jersey class. Calf scramble participants Glenn Hanson and Douglas Sonntag caught calves and will receive certificates to buy beef heifers to show next year, pending records. Allen Alford Jr. and Kenneth Wiese entered the Dairy Calf Scramble but did not catch a calf.
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Houston
Floyd M Key
Besque County 4H
Derril Wenzel
Charlotte Miles
Randy Lee
Crawfills Gap
Melvin Prescher
Clifton
Barry Polk
Iredell
Barry
Ruary
Bill Williams
Glenn Hanson
Douglas Sonntag
Meridian
Allen Alford Jr
Kenneth Wiese
Baseball Association Will Meet March 12
Regular annual meeting of the Clifton Baseball and Sports for Youth Association Inc will be held at 7 30 o clock on Tuesday night next week March 12 in the City Hall dining room with President E E Harvey presiding Reports will be made election of officers will be held and plans for the 1963 baseball season for boys ages 7 through 16 will be set up All parents and interested parties are urged to attend the meeting next week Also individual applications of the boys previously distributed at school should be turned in at the meeting Tuesday night
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Clifton Baseball and Sports For Youth Association, Inc
City Hall
E. E. Harvey
Bowman couple in Clifton Hospital care
Mr and Mrs E K Bowman of Meridian are receiving medical treatment at Clifton Hospital. Mrs Bowman was admitted February 27 and Mr Bowman followed on March 3.
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E. K. Bowman
Meridian
Clifton Hospital
Plaque Unveiled At Bosque County Home Entrance
A medallion plaque was attached to the home’s front entrance and unveiled last Saturday morning during a ceremony led by the Bosque County Historical Survey Committee.
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Bosque County Historical Survey Committee
Historic Medallion Unveiled at Omenson Home March 2
Bosque County H rica Survey Committee unveiled a Texas Historical Foundation medallion at the Omenson home in Norway Mills between Clifton and Hurst Springs. County Judge Jack Railsback led the program with Clinton Stewart reading Governor Connallys proclamation designating Texas Historical Preservation Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Texas Historical Foundation
Oscar Omenson
Alvin Young Reeder
Norway Mulls
Bosque
Omenson Place
Jack Railsback
Clinton Stewart
Meridian
Railsback
Stewart
Lions Hear Talk On Social Security
Clifton Lions Club heard Richard Hargrove of the Social Security Administration explain program basics for Bosque County residents. He cited about 2,000 of 2,200 seniors as beneficiaries, monthly checks around 100000 total, and showed maximum potential payments totaling 34603.60 for a long lived couple. Guests included Wallace, Reese, Koehler, Yernick, and Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Lions Club
Richard Hargrove
Social Security Administration
Waen
Hargrove
Bosque County
Jack Wallace
Harry Reese
Fort Worth
Kenneth Koehler
Little Rock
Arkansas
Rocky Yernick
Waco
Earl Page
Morgan
Clifton FFA boys compete at Houston Fat Stock Show
Five members of Clifton Chapter of the Future Farmers of America entered stock at the Houston Fat Stock Show. Gerald Peacock accompanied the group. Fred Erickson placed 11th with an Angus steer. Roddy Bramlett placed 21st with another Angus steer. Each calf earned 40 cents a pound. Other attendees and animals included David Gouldman Shorthorn steer Gary Holt Shorthorn steer and Erwin Dahl Angus steer per Carroll Draper FFA Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Future Farmers of America
Houston
Gerald Peacock
Fred Erickson
Roddy Bramlett
David Gouldman
Shorthorn
Gary Holt
Erwin Dahl
Angus
Carroll Draper
FFA
Jenson Recovers After Knee Surgery
Chitford O. Jenson had knee surgery at the local hospital last Friday and returned home Tuesday. He expects about two months off work to convalesce.
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Chitford O. Jenson
Mr. Jenson
Clifton Market Prices Report From Wednesday Auction
Approximately 475 cattle offered with slow and uneven trade. Steers and yearlings 22.50 to 24 dollars. butcher calves 23 to 25.50. stocker steer 24 to 27. steer calves 27 to 33. cows 14 to 17.50. cows and calves 150 to 235. Eggs and grain prices listed for various grades and products.
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Clifton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Clifton
Harry J. Cooper
Witcher Clinic
WT. Holder
W. F Key Jr
Fair Association
Baseball Association
Omenson
John B. Connally
Robert E. Lee
Texas
Mexico
Our Saviors Lutheran Church
Norse
Cliftom
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