Local Couple Celebrates 60 Years With Open House
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Brown of Clifton marked sixty years of marriage on March 2 1902 with a Sunday ceremony at Trinity Lutheran Church and a 2 to 4 pm open house for about 175 guests. The couple previously lived in Clifton and Harmony, raised three children and now reside at 115 South Avenue I Clifton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Brown
South Avenues
Clifton
Odie C. Pederson
Walter T. Gigstad
Trinity Lutheran Church
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Dorothy Ann Brown
Milton C. Brown
Route 2
Carl A. Brown
Fort Worth
Millie Bronstad
Mollie Anderson
Hiram Hobbs
Amy Canuteson
Sam Reid
Jennie Olson
Oscar Bronstad
Jim Brown
Oscar Brown
Chris Aars
Seguin
Carl Brown
Carroll Brown
Byron
Kristy
Martin Brown
Cora Bronstad
C. O. Bronstad
Our Savior’s Lutheran
Norse
Harmony
South Avenue I
Milton C
Carl A
Myrtle
Mrs. Brown
Births announced by Clifton couples in 1962
Mr and Mrs Dwight L Brewer of 215 North Avenue S Clifton announce the birth of son Rodney Dale on March 3 1962 at the local hospital weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces Mr and Mrs Russell D Wilbanks of El Paso announce the birth of son Russell Dehn III on February 19 1962 at Southwestern General Hospital weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces The Wilbanks family formerly lived in Clifton about four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight L. Brewer
North Avenue S
Clifton
Rodney Dale
Russell D. Wilbanks
el Paso
Russell Dehn
Southwestern General Hospital
Wilbanks
Officers Named for Clifton Baseball Sports for Youth Inc
A meeting of Texas Teen-Age and Peewee Leagues formed Clifton Baseball Sports for Youth Inc. Elmo Harvey was named president Morris Wallace vice president and Ada Coffman secretary treasurer. Directors include Orlette Watson T F Crawford Helen C Aars and Carl Olsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Clifton Baseball Sports For Youth, Inc
Elmo Harvey
Morris Wallace
Ada Coffman
Orlette Watson
T. F. Crawford
Helen C. Aars
Carl Olsen
Clifton High wins two all district basketball spots
District 22 A coaches named their all district selections. Clifton High School placed one boy and one girl on the first teams. Boys first team includes Groppel and Peevy Lorena Thompson Midway Beezley Hubbard Huntley Connally Alvin Spitzer Jr Clifton. Girls first team features Linda Ice Rives Glen Rose Darlene Shipp Clifton Schwarzensky Lorena Smith Midway Salinas Itasca. Clifton also had several on second teams and honorable mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High School
Clifton
Groppel and Peevy
Lorena
Thompson
Midway
Beezley
Hubbard
Huntley
Connally
Alvin Spitzer Jr
Glenn Murphree
Dawson
Tekell
Warren
Vinson
Itasca
Dale Sinclair
Linda Ice
Rives
Glen Rose
Darlene Shipp
Schwarzensky
Smith
Salinas
Personal note on Mrs Kleibrink's surgery recovery
Mrs Bill Kleibrink underwent surgery in the local hospital on March 6. Friends hope she will soon be completely recovered. Mr and Mrs A S Bass and sons Albert Jr David and Tim of Corsicana visited in Clifton last Sunday with Mrs Bass mother Mrs T D Oxford and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Kleibrink
A. S. Bass and Sons
Albert Jr
David
Tim
Corsicana
Clifton
Weekly Track Sessions Begin in Clifton Meet
On March 6 the first spring Tuesday night high school track meet was held in Clifton with 11 teams including Hillsboro Itasca Walnut Springs Morgan Meridian Dublin Hamilton Gatesville Flat Oglesby. Hillsboro won with Dublin second and Clifton Gatesville tied for third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Hillsboro
Itasca
Walnut Springs
Morgan
Meridian
Dublin
Hamilton
Gatesville
Flat
Oglesby
Bernard Erickson
David Kettler
James Davidson
Bart Townsend
Emmett Eary
Glenn Murphree
Gene Albrecht
Ronny Thomas
Eary
Kettler
Davidson
Gary Swenson
Albrecht
Swenson
Clarence Mueller
Larry Pullin
Clifton Junior High Captures Hubbard Tournament Title
Clifton Junior High won the Hubbard tournament after beating Blooming Grove and DeSoto before defeating Connally 33 to 22 in the finals. Gary Fredenburg of Clifton earned all tournament honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Hubbard
Blooming Grove
DeSoto
Connally
Gary Fredenburg
Mrs Schulze Gravely Ill In Jacksonville Hospital
Mrs. Walter Anz returned home after a ten day stay in Jacksonville where she aided her sister in law Mrs. Charles Schulze who remains gravely ill in a local hospital there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Anz
Jacksonville
Charles Schulze
Clifton Lions Club Minstrel Globe Circlin Jubilee
Clifton on March 2 hosted the Lions Club minstrel Globe Circlin Jubilee featuring the Clifton High School Chorus and a full on stage cast. Interlocutor Moe Big Brother Arsenic Snowflake Mr Interlocutor Little Joe Tugboat Hambone Society and others performed with dance numbers by the Jubilee Dancers and Stage Band. Prizes were awarded for best ticket sales and top sellers including Rosemary Jenson Suzanne Turner Clayton Deibert Emmett Stewart Jr. door prizes presented by Lions Club president E B Harris and Mrs Lawrence Ringness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Clifton Lions Club
Clifton High School
Richard Townsend
Moe
Dynamo
Henry A. Carr
Big Brother
Charles Fehler Jr
Arsenic
J. C. Kincheloe
Snowflake
Odie C. Pederson
T. H. Ralph
Little Joe
J. W. Shipp
Tugboat
J. B. Darden Jr
Hambone
Raymond H. Rogstad
Society
M. B. Jameson
Bill Brown
Miriam Thompson
Maurine Alland
Zeda Anne Jameson
Brenda Eggen
George Larson
J. W. Thiele
Jubilee
Cindy Harris
Delia Thiele
Yvonne Anderson
Carol Ann Gray
Randy Outlaw
Reba Holley
Donna Blassin
E. B. Harris
Lions Club
Fritz Lee Thiele
Lawrence Ringness
Rosemary Jenson
Suzanne Turner
Clayton Deibert
Emmett Stewart Jr
Alfie Dies in Alpine Truck Crash at 21
Bert E Alfie 21 9 15 of Clifton Alpine dies when a butane truck overturns east of Alpine around 4 30 Monday. He was a second lieutenant in Pecos National Guard and had lived in Clifton since 1961 after stints in Pecos Baylor Waco and Austin. Funeral held at Our Savior's Lutheran Norse with services by Reverends Nelson Gigstad. Interment in Clifton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Bert E. Alfie
Alpine
Alfie
E. A. Alfie
Route 1
Morris Alfie
Bert Edward Alfie
Houston
FE. A. Alfie
Vera Jean Alfie
Baytown
Pecos
Jnior
Concordia Lutheran College
Austin
Young Alfie
United States Army
Fort Chaffee
Arkansas
36Th Division
National Guard
Trinity Lutheran Church
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Norse
Joel E. Nelson
W. T. Gigstad
Clifton Lutheran Sunset
C. Pernell Aars
Nelson
S. B. Knudsen
John Cain
Johnny Guy Lockhart
Texas A. & M. College
John Mills
Bob Mills
Maxie Wallace
Frankie Smith
Clifton Cemetery
De Leon Lady Killed When Car Overturned
Mrs. G. E. Morton 82 of De Leon died after a Tuesday morning crash on Highway 6 ten miles south of Clifton. Her husband suffered minor injuries and was treated. Wayman S. Long underwent surgery later, following the incident near Clifton. The Longs recently moved to North Avenue Q.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Morton
de Leon
Highway 6
Clifton
Clifton Funeral Home
Wayman S. Long
Harris Daughter Is Hospitalized For Pneumonia
Mr and Mrs E B Harris learn their daughter Mrs Donald Humphries of Davenport Iowa has been taken to a hospital for pneumonia treatment this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Harris
Donald Humphries
Davenport
Iowa
Civil Defense Classes Set For Clifton High Monday Night
Clifton Public Schools will start two adult Civil Defense courses at 7:00 PM Monday March 12. One class in homemaking is open to residents 16 and older except public school students and taught by Mrs. M. B. Jameson. the second class for school staff is in the speech room taught by Principal Wester Hensen. Twelve hours of instruction will be offered with options for three or four nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Public Schools
Record Office
Kent Appleby
M. B. Jameson
Wester Hensen
Appleby
Jameson
Hansen
Bill Brown
David Tyssen
Ottis Tyler
Lottie Bettis
Eddie Parks Martin
State Civil Defense
Vocational Division
Texas Education Agency
Fire destroys home of Paul Jacksons in Coyote community
Fire destroyed the Paul Jacksons home, smokehouse, and garage on the Arnold Brandes place across from the Gus Thiele farm. Mrs. Jackson was at work. Mr. Jackson was in the barn when Pete Kettler spotted the blaze. Clifton Fire Department kept the fire from spreading to the barn and pasture. only the clothes worn were saved. insurance coverage existed on buildings and belongings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Jacksons
Arnold Brandes
Gus Thiele
Coyote
Jackson Place
Jackson
Jacksons
Brandes
Clifton Fire Department
World Day Prayer Services Set Friday in Clifton
Four local churches join for World Day of Prayer at the Presbyterian Church Friday at 2 30 pm. Rev J E Morton and Rev Walter R Simpson Jr lead, with women from each church assisting. Mrs W R Stand ef er Mrs George B Arnold and Mrs Tom White participate, organist Mrs W D Goodall to accompany a joint choir. All invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
First Methodist Church
Clifton
Zion United Church of Christ
Womack
Coyote Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
J. E. Morton
Walter R. Simpson Jr
W. R. Standefer
George B. Arnold
Tom White
W. D. Goodall
Meet the Candidate Night Sponsored by Farm Bureau in Meridian
Bosque County Farm Bureau will sponsor a Meet the Candidate Night on Tuesday March 13 at the Meridian School cafeteria. The event begins at 7 30 P M with a covered dish supper and monthly meeting. Local and area candidates are invited to speak on state issues affecting agriculture and answer questions from attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Bosque County Farm Bureau
Meridian
Davis Simmons Dies In Waco Rest Home
Davis P. Simmons 38 1 21 died at 10 15 Wednesday morning March 7 in a Waco rest home where he had lived about five years. He was born January 17 1924 in Clifton and had lived in Clifton 29 years before moving to Cleburne and then Waco. Survived by two brothers and three sisters with several nieces and nephews, funeral services were held March 8 at Clifton Funeral Home Chapel conducted by James Montgomery and Len Layne, with interment in Clifton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis P. Simmons
Clifton
Waco
Everett Simmons
David Pernell Simmons
Simmons
Bob Jackson Humble
Highway 6
West 5Th Street
Mr. Simmons
Cleburne
Leroy Simmons
Garland
Eugene Simmons
Dallas
Isa Bell Jordan
Carlton
Joe Cummings
Valley Mills
Luther Lambert
Ludie McDade
Clifton Funeral Home Chapel
James Montgomery
Church of Christ In
Len Layne
Brookview Methodist Church
Clifton Cemetery
Latham Named 1962 Central Texas Fair Head
J T Brownie Latham was named president of the 1962 Central Texas Fair at Clifton City Hall on March 6. Willie Wenzel was elected vice president and Dan Amundson secretary treasurer. September 20 to 22 are set for the fair and Clifton Horse Show rodeo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T
Brownie) Latham
Fair Association
Clifton
Willie Wenzel
Dan Amundson
Central
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Clifton prices from Wednesday cattle auction and farm goods
Prices from Clifton Thursday morning show EGGS 29 cents a dozen for large A, 26 cents for A medium and B large, pullets 15 cents a dozen. CREAM 40 cents a pound. GRAIN Oats 70 cents a bushel, wheat 1.80, spring wheat 1.50, mile 1.85, barley 92 cents, yellow corn 1.25 a bushel shelled, 1.10 ear. CATTLE about 866 head offered, market steady from last week. slaughter steers and yearlings 23 to 25.50, medium to good 20 to 23, butcher calves 23 to 25.50, plus further ranges not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
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Cynthia
Brad
Harold Petersen
Charles
Carolyn
Tommy
Chicago
Ilinois
Bill Ansley
Mike
Cheryl Ann
Milton C. Brown Jr
Kristin
Kim
Cora Lee
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Charles Pederson
Michael
Karen Melissa
Bakersfield
California
Brown
B. O. Brown
Roy Brown
Bethany
Oklahoma
George Conn
Kelly Anne
Dobbs Ferry
New York
Mary Linda Hix
Frank E. Smith
Donald
O. K. Bronstad
P. G. Normand
Pete
Kathy
Ralph Brown
Rebecca
Chris Olsen
Hallie Brown
MR. and
Mrs. C. A. Brown
Sports For Youth Organization
Jaycees
Palestine
Cub
Tiger
Denton
Clifton Junior High
Bill Blewett
Bert Alfie
Clifton High
Davis Simmons
Waco Rest Home
Winston B. Lucas Studios
Susan Marie Canuteson
Cecil Canuteson
Charley Aars
George B. Arnold Jr
Danny
Diane Allen
Eugene Allen
Clinton
Latham
Dave Lee
Clifton Hospital
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