Sixth Cub Relays Set At Cub Stadium Clifton
The sixth Cub Relays will be held at Cub Stadium in Clifton Saturday afternoon March 17 with field events at 1 30 p m and running events at 2 p m Finals in field events continue through the afternoon while running finals start at 7 30 p m Several Class A and B schools have signed up including Malakoff Cedar Hill Joshua Kernes and more Strong sprinters Dyess Rogers Millard and Cockerham will be there Three Clifton athletes are sidelined by pulled muscles reducing chances Bernard Erickson Dickie Larson Ronnie Thomas Gene Albrecht Glenn Murphree and James Davidson headline Clifton contenders Weather permitting meets may continue weekly toward district time.
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Cub
Cub Stadium
Clifton
Aubrey Roberts
Clifton High School
Austin
Dyess
Rogers
Millard
Burleson
Cockerham
Red Oak
Malakoff
Cedar Hill
Joshua
Kernes
Blum
Connally
Boswell
Fort Worth
Whitney
Midway
Flat
China Spring
Walnut Springs
Meridian
Lorena
Valley Mills
Chilton
Crawfills Gap
Midlothian
Oglesby
Lometa
Cubs
Bernard Erickson
Dickie Larson
Ronnie Thomas
Gene Albrecht
Glenn Murphree
Palestine
Erickson
Thomas
Larson
Dublin
Hillsboro
Stephenville
Comanche
Clifton Area Births Report March 1962
A series of births is reported from Clifton area hospitals. Susan Rae Graves born March 7 1962 to Mr and Mrs Walter Carel Graves. Loretta Kay Fowler born March 10 1962 to Mr and Mrs John Thomas Fowler. Vera Lucille Speer born March 11 1962 to Mr and Mrs Donald Gene Speer. Teresa Louise Light born March 12 1962 to Mr and Mrs Donald Lee Light. Toby Wendell Henson born March 2 1962 to Mr and Mrs Jim Henson. Includes listed grandparents and great grandparents.
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Walter Carel Graves
Box 521
Valley Mills
Susan Rae
Clifton Hospital
Loretta Kay
John Thomas Fowler
Laguna Park
Donald Gene Speer
West 3Rd Street
Clifton
Vera Lucille
Teresa Louise
Donald Lee Light
West 11Th Street
E. P. Light
Waco
Louis A. Logan
Jim Henson
Toby Wendell
C. B. Caldwell
Pampa
C. H. Caldwell
Robert Spitzer Narrow Escape After Collision With Horse
Robert Spitzer escaped a late night crash on the Whitney outskirts when his car collided with a horse. He suffered facial lacerations and a broken right wrist, was treated at Whitney hospital, and released home Sunday. The horse owner was not identified and no other injuries or major vehicle damage were reported.
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Robert Spitzer
Whitney
E. A. Spitzer
Spitzer
Robert
Clifton
Dallas
Young Spitzer
Whitney Hospital
Whatleys Have Guests at Clifton Home
Guests in the Clifton home of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Whatley included Mrs. Margaret Lewis of Youngtown Arizona and her daughter Mrs. Bernice Townsend of Corpus Christi. Mrs. Townsend had been seriously ill but joined the trip to Clifton with her mother. Mrs. Lewis returned to Arizona Tuesday while Mrs. Townsend remained in Corpus Christi. Roy Hayes, formerly with Latham's Feed and Seed, began work at Bobby Strain's Texaco Station after Monday.
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James W. Whatley
Roy Hayes
Latham
Feed & Seed
Bobby Strain
Texaco
Mr. Hayes
Clifton
Hansen Combine Group
Bosque County Farm Bureau Hosts Meet the Candidate Night
A large crowd at Meridian High School cafeteria heard county and state candidates respond to questions at the Bosque County Farm Bureau Meet the Candidate Night on March 13. Hosts Bruce Lindsey and J. D. Jordan led the program with remarks, candidate introductions, and a five-question set on tax, education, right to work, farm wages, and federal overreach. The next Bosque County Farm Bureau meeting will feature Edwin Cooper of Texas A&M Extension Service on stock tanks and fish ponds.
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Bosque County Farm Bureau
Meridian High School
Bruce Lindsey
Farm Bureau
Zeda Anne Jameson
Marshall Damron
Oliver D. Young
Curtis Bakke
Leonard Mathews
Velma W. Golden
Vista Strickland
Jimmie B. Gill
Jack Railsback
Albert Hastings
Vada G. Hanson
Cyble J. Wyatt
J. P. Ward
Ben Sudderth
Warwick Jenkins
Carroll C. Curry
Roy R. Giddens
J. E. Ward
Lester Smith
Meridian
J. D. Jordan
Farm Bureau Area
Mason
Koppers
Edwin Cooper
The
Texas A. & M. College Extension Service
Lions Honor Charter Members at Clifton Club Meeting
Clifton Lions Club recognized its two charter members Jack C. Tucker and Dary C. Holverson at a March 13 gathering. Of the 20 original charter members, six remain alive, club secretary treasurer O R Jenson said. The minstrel show raised 817.92 in revenue, with net profit pending full bill receipts. The program featured the film Green Gold about grasses for farms, plus a meal hosted by Trinity Lutheran Church volunteers and guest J Q Carter of Valley Mills.
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Clifton Lions Club
Jack C. Tucker
Dary C. Holverson
Holverson
O. R. Jenson
Lion
Lions’ Minstrel
Trinity Lutheran Church
Lions Club
J. Q. Carter
Route 3
Valley Mills
Infant Son of Gary Johnsons Dies in Roswell
Graveside rites for Ricky Dean Johnson infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Johnson of Roswell New Mexico were held March 7 at South Park Cemetery in Roswell. Reverend William R Hartman officiated. Born March 2 at Walker Air Force Base Hospital he died March 5. The Johnsons first child. Grandparents A J Blackwell Clifton and Gordon Johnson Waco attended.
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Ricky Dean Johnson
Gary Johnson
Roswell
New Mexico
South Park
William R. Hartman
St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Walker Air Force Base Hospital
Johnsons
A. J. Blackwell
Clifton
Gordon Johnson
Waco
Mrs. O. D. White Admitted To Clifton Hospital
Mrs. O D White of Morgan entered Clifton hospital for medical care on March 12 and remained a patient on March 14. She is the mother of Mrs. Ruth Norman Morgan postmistress.
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O. D. White
Morgan
Clifton Hospital
Ruth Norman
Morgan Postmistress
Clifton Civic Improvement Society allocates 700 for local projects
Members voted to donate 500 for a rural fire truck for Clifton Volunteer Fire Department and 200 for replacing Clifton High School band caps. They also committed 200 yearly toward the Clifton Girl Scout quota. The group, founded 56 years ago, highlighted its long service and listed officers and committees for the coming year.
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Clifton Civic Improvement Society
Clifton Volunteer Fire Department
Clifton High School
Civic Society
Clifton
Clifton’s
Civic Improvement Society
S. L. Witcher
W. L. Forson
N. W. Willett
John W. Denton
W. S. Long
Hans B. Dahl
J. C. Kincheloe
Robert
W. B. Oswald
Walter Hansen
C. S. Bronstad
Jack C. Tucker
Robert L. Baldridge
W. R. Standefer
A. G. Amundson
John H. Neel
Harold Hill
L. H. Boleman
Earl Dawson
Troy C. Eggen
A. J. Nelson
Hugh Combs
E. E. Raley
Martha Lyon
M. J. Hoff
Charles M. Isenhower
E. H. Ledlow
Doyle J. Borchers
Hulen C. Aars
Everett W. Wallace
James H. Elder
Nellie Pederson
Rohne Family Visit Spans Arlington Clifton and Cranfills Gap
Mr and Mrs Wayne Rohne of Arlington visited near Clifton with her parents Mr and Mrs Ennis M Colwick and at Cranfills Gap with his parents Mr and Mrs P B Rohne last Saturday and Sunday indicating a family gathering across multiple Texas towns.
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Wayne Rohne
Arlington
Clifton
Ennis M. Colwick
Cranfills Gap
P. B. Rohne
Death Notice of Mrs. S. A. Knudson of Clifton
Mrs. Amelia Henriette Jenson Knudson aged 86 years 5 months 8 days of Clifton died about 2 45 Tuesday afternoon March 13 in the local hospital after ill health since January 1 1961. Funeral services were held March 15 at Trinity Lutheran Church Clifton with Rev S B Knudsen and Rev Walter Gigstad. interment at St Olaf Rock Church Cemetery. She was born October 5 1875 and married December 8 1898 to Lirl Albert Knudson.
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S. A. Knudson
Clifton
Knudson
Clifton Hall
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Martin Jenson
Oak Cliff Lutheran Church
Dallas
O. R. Jenson
Odie C. Pederson
Tilden Knudson
Edwin Sinderud
Elmore C. Canuteson
Clyde Carlson
Victoria
Edwin F. Grimes
St. Olaf Rock Church
Cranfills Gap
Chris Jenson
Peterine Pierson Jenson
Bosque County
Amelia Henriette Jenson Knudson
Gary Creek
Lirl Albert Knudson
Knud Salve Knudson
Guneld Tergerson
Clifton to establish Citizens' Planning Commission
Clifton City Council created a Citizens' Planning Commission at the March 12 meeting to advise on city problems and gather citizen opinions on improvements. Representatives include Helen C. Aars, T. H. Ralph, and Cecil P. Coston from local groups with first meeting set for March 19 at 7 30 P M in Farmers State Bank directors room. Plans include a new water well, housing for the fire department, paving needs, and other issues.
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Clifton
Citizens’ Planning Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Civic Improvement Socity
Jaycees
Garden Club
Lions Club
Clifton Record
Helen C. Aars
Chamber of Commerce Committee
T. H. Ralph
Cecil P. Coston
Charles M. Isenhower
Farmers State Bank
Commission
Clifton man dies after shooting near Schmidt home
John William Lyon 55 of Clifton died from a head wound after a .22 rifle shot near the Dick and Paul Schmidt residence on the Joe Sanderson place six miles from Valley Mills. Authorities questioned the Schmidt brothers. no shooter identified. Lyon served in WWII and was a Clifton resident with ties to the local cemetery work and American Legion. Funeral services held at Clifton Cemetery with Reverend Melton officiating.
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John William
Willie) Lyon
Clifton
Goodall and Witcher Clinic
Dick and
Paul Schmidt
Joe Sanderson
Valley Mills
Coyote
A. O
Tiny) Carr
Texas Ranger
Clint Peoples
Buddy Hendricks
Schmidt Brothers
Sheriff Carr
Dick Schmidt
Mr. Lyon
Mr. Schmidt
Paul
Krueger Funeral Home
Mr. Krueger
Clifton Fundamental Baptist Church
Edgar Finstad
Homer Erickson
Allen Grimland
Jodie Amundson
Bill Andrews
Kermit Pilant
Waco
John William Lyon
Neils Creek
Jim
Matilda Nystel Lyon
Bob Lyon
Minnie Nelson
England
Maud Blewett
Lyon
Eddie Finstad
Clifton Cemetery Association
J. B. Darden
American Legion Blue and Gold Dinner Set for March 22
The Selmer Erickson Post No 322 and its auxiliary schedule the 43rd anniversary Blue and Gold dinner for March 22 at 7:00 PM in the Legion clubhouse. It is a covered dish event with members asked to bring plates cups and silverware for their families. Darlene Shipp, daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Shipp, has been receiving medical treatment at the local hospital since Monday.
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American Legion
Darlene Shipp
J. W. Shipp
Large Farm Drainage Plan Starts Near Clifton
Plans for a major 1800 acre Helm Estate drainage project near Clifton advance with brush clearing, grassing, and waterways. Two large waterways will drain 500 acres on the south and 400 acres of Mrs Albert Nelsons farm into Bosque River, with terraces directing runoff away from the highway and toward Meridian Creek. Local officials from the Soil Conservation Service and Bosque Soil Conservation District aid the multiyear project, touted as a better flood control approach than large dams.
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Highway 6
Clifton
Helm Estate
Bosque County
Texas Highway Department
Soil Conservation Service
Albert Nelson
Meridian Creek
Nathan Faulk
Fort Worth
Tom Bone
Bosque Soil Conservation District
Dublin
Charles Reeves
Bosque River
Clifton cattle sale steady as 445 head sold
Thursday prices from Clifton show eggs 27c a dozen large, 24c for A medium B large and pullets 15c. Cream 40c per pound. Oats 70c per bushel, milling wheat 1.80, spring wheat 1.50, milo 1.85 cwt, barley 92c, yellow corn 1.25 a bushel or 1.10 ear. About 445 cattle sold Wednesday with overall market steady. steers and yearlings 23 to 26.50, medium to good 20 to 23, calves 23 to 22 to 23, cows 14.50 to 16, canners 10 to 14.
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Clifton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jerry Howard
Clarence Mueller
James Davidson
Whatleys
Bosque Co. Farm Bureau
Lions
Gary Johnsons
Civic
Clifton City Council
Willie Lyon
Grand
Carr
McLennan County
Schmidt
Legion
Edward Brown
Soil Area Service
Dary Helm
Bosque Soil Conservation Service of
Levon Satterwhite
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