Anderson and Dyer Honored For Legion Activity
George E. Anderson senior vice commander of Selmer Erickson Post No 322 Clifton received multiple honors for signing over 100 members this year. Clifford T. Dyer post commander earned awards for signing 25 members and for leadership in the 1960 drive. The post, meeting at the City Park Legion clubhouse, leads District 11 with 137 members toward a 134 quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Anderson
Selmer Erickson
American Legson
Clifton
American Legion
Mr. Anderson
Alvin Amundson
Norse
Selmer Erickson Post
Clifford T. Dyer
Dyer
Range Riders Club
Anderson
District 11
Legion
Danna Wells Undergoes Surgery at Scottish Rite Crip Hospital
Mrs. Dan Wells and Danna Wells of Lubbock were in Dallas last Sunday for Danna's operation Monday at the Scottish Rite Crip Children's Hospital. Mr. Morrow returned to Clifton while Mrs. Morrow stayed in Dallas and later accompanied Danna’s mother to Clifton. Danna is granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wells of Meridian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Morrow
Dan Wells
Danna
Lubbock
Dallas
Scottish Rite Crippled Children’s Hospital
Services Set Friday For Mrs. Tom Price
Relatives and friends were shocked by the sudden death of Mrs. Tom Price aged 67 an employee at Luther Hall Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home in Clifton. She suffered a paralysis stroke Wednesday night and died Thursday morning in a local hospital. Funeral services are scheduled Friday March 18 at 2 30 pm at Clifton Funeral Home Chapel and 3 pm at Our Savior Lutheran Church Norse with interment in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Price
Luther Hall
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Clifton Funeral Home
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Norse
Our Savior’s Church
Price
Mrs Breeding Mother Of Clifton Resident Dies
Mrs Tom J Breeding of 108 Craig Street Hillsboro died in a Waco hospital at 2 30 Tuesday morning March 15 after a long illness. She was the mother of Mrs W C Hurst formerly of Clifton now of Dallas and had often visited Clifton. Funeral services at Marshall and Marshall Chapel Hillsboro at 3 Friday afternoon March 18 with interment in Ridge Park Cemetery Hillsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom J. Breeding
Craig Street
Hillsboro
Waco
Clifton Lions to Supper in Cranfills Gap Church
Clifton Lions Club plans a March 24 supper at St Olaf Lutheran Church basement Cranfills Gap starting 7 30 PM. About 60 Lions are expected to attend with many local men as guests. After dinner Louie E Throgmorton will speak. Clifton members to meet at City Hall 6 45 PM for rides.
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Clifton Lions Club
Cranfills Gap
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
St. Olaf
Clifton
Texas
Louie E. Throgmorton
Republic National Life Insurance Company
Dallas
Death of Mrs. L. E. Faubion at 62 in Clifton Home
Mrs. L. E. Faubion of South Bosque aged 62 years 3 months 7 days died Sunday night March 13 in the Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home infirmary after a long illness. She was mother of Mrs. Lloyd Orbeck of this city and wife of L. E. Faubion. She had lived in South Bosque for years and was a Methodist. Funeral services were held March 15 in Waco with interment at Rosemound Cemetery. She leaves a son Carroll Douglas Faubion, daughters Mrs. Fred Orr of Austin and Mrs. Orbeck of Clifton, four sisters and eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Faubion
South Bosque
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Faubion
Lloyd Orbeck
Clifton Hospital
Fred Orr
Austin
Orbeck
Clifton
Jerry Hayes
Dallas
Verna J. Jones
Beaumont
Frances Fillingame
Waco
E. E. Gillespie
Mart
Fau Bion
Wilkinson and
Bunny Sue
Joe
Dan E. Orbeck
G. E. Jackson
J. L. Hutcheson
Oliver Christenson
Alton Christenson
Jack R. Hill
Carl Schmidt
A. G. Amundson
William Tergerson
Blanche Schumacher
Clifford Bronstad
Claud Kelly
Harry Womack
Mollie Nelson
Dudley Mooney
Landscaping Talk Delights Bosque Farm Bureau Members
About 80 Bosque County Farm Bureau members attended a covered dish dinner and meeting at Zion United Church of Christ in Womack Tuesday night March 15. Lucy May Burrus spoke on Landscaping In Three Easy Steps plan plant and upkeep with illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Farm Bureau
Zion United Church of Christ
Womack
Lucy May Burrus
Earl Page
Allison Olson
J.D. Jordan
Mason
Cubs To Compete At Tarleton Relays In Stephenville
Clifton High School will enter all events at the Tarleton Relays in Stephenville on Saturday March 19. Rallin Aars led the Fort Worth showing with a high hurdles qualifying effort. The mile relay and sprint relay squads feature Ludtke Mull er Dahl Aars and Willenberg Erickson Allen Kettler respectively. Freshman Glenn Murphree shows promise in the high jump. Weekly Clifton meets on Tuesdays draw schools such as Valley Mills Hillsboro Meridian Hamilton Glen Rose McGregor Itasca Connally and Stephenville. The new track was rebuilt after flood damage and cost concerns are noted with a curb still needed.
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Clifton High School
Tarleton
Stephenville
Clifton
Fort Worth
Rallin Aars
Roberts
Valley Mills
Hillsboro
Meridian
Hamilton
Glen Rose
McGregor
Itasca
Connally
G. E
Jimmy) Jackson
Jaycees
John Ludwig Dies In Dallas Hospital
Obituary for John Bernhardt Ludwig a Clifton resident for decades who died March 14 at the Dallas Veterans Hospital at age 70. The World War I veteran, former service station operator, and father of four is survived by his wife Leona Kanz Ludwig and his children Ora Louise Johnnie A William L and Owen with grandchildren among mourners. Funeral was held March 14 in Clifton with Reverend J E Morton officiating. Burial followed at Kanz Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bernhardt Ludwig
Clifton
Veterans Hospital
Dallas
Ludwig
John B
Louise Ludwig
Crawford
Texas
Valley Mills
Bosque County
Ed Handley
Leona Virginia Kanz
Andrew Kanz
Ora Louise
Johnnie A
William L
Owen
Meridian
70Th Balloon Company
Europe
United States
Woodmen of the World
Sons of Hermann
Bosque County Sheriff Candidate Announces Candidacy
A Bosque County resident declares candidacy for sheriff highlighting three years in law enforcement including Bosque Deputy and Clifton Police experience. He cites training from Texas A M and other state schools, promises honest impartial service, and plans to meet voters before the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Clifton
Texas A. & M. College
Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Attorney General's Office
Gloria Nell Schoonover
O. L
Bill) Schoonover
Fairview
Census Forms Being Distributed in This Area
Advance Report Forms for the 1960 Census will be distributed this week by Post Office staff to all area households. District Supervisor J. Fred Simon Jr. of Waco provides details, with Mrs. FE. H. Schow of Clifton as Bosque County Census Crew Leader. The form speeds field work and improves accuracy, asking seven person questions and six dwelling questions, plus a sample 25 percent questionnaire. Residents are urged to complete and mail the form within three days using a prepaid envelope.
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Post Office
J. Fred Simon Jr
Waco
FE. H. Schow
Clifton
Bosque County
County Democrats Plan Rally In Clifton April 16
The Bosque County Democratic Rally and dinner will be April 16 at the National Guard Armory in Clifton. Attorney General Will Wilson will speak as party fundraising and unity goals are outlined by the Bosque County Democratic Executive Committee. Tickets are five dollars for about 200 attendees with leaders and officials expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
L. E. Tennison
National Guard
Will Wilson
Texas
Bosque County
Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic Party
W. R
Bob) Poage
Dads Night at Clifton PTA Draws Large Crowd
A sizable audience attended Clifton Public Schools Dads Night at Bettis Auditorium Tuesday. The program featured Cris Pierson, Bill Brown directing the band, a devotion by Rev. Woodruff, and dads acting as students in arithmetic reading and spelling under local faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Public Schools
Parent-Teacher Association
Bettis
Henry Carr
PTA
Cris E. Pierson
Bill Brown
M. D. Woodruff
First Baptist Church
Woodruff
Pierson
Gerald Lormrude
Leo Albrecht
Gerald Rice
Kent Appleby
J. C. Kincheloe
Odie C. Pederson
Jean Pierson
James Wright
O. R. Jenson
O. FE. Pierson
Calvin Dunlop
Calvert G. Helms
Turner Greenwade
E. E. Schow
Louis Outlaw
New gravel track built after flood washed out old field
View shows a winterly gravel track formed from nearby sourced material with dirt fill piles along edges. Coach Aubrey Roberts predicts good performance once curb work is completed despite weather delays. Sub-soiler work on the football field loosened dirt to improve turf for next fall.
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Aubrey Roberts
Clifton bids mixed prices on poultry grain cattle and hogs
Thursday morning market prices from Clifton show poultry eggs and hens at 27¢ and 6¢ respectively with adjustments by weight, grain values for milling wheat and oats, and cattle and hog figures from the Wednesday auction. Over 475 head were offered with steady market levels. top cattle ranged 23 to 26.50 per hundredweight, hog top at 15.00, lamb top 18.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
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Legionnaires
Danna Wells
W. C. Hurst
Cubs
Wally Ludtke
Johnny Borchers
Ernest Erickson
Cub
J. T. Spangle
Karen
Tom Ball
Frank J. Spangle
John Ludwig
James E. McDowell
PTA Dads
P-Ta
M. B. Jameson
N. E. Marr
Ross Hancock
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