Midlothian Dominates Cub Relays With Final Race Victory
Midlothian clinched the Cub Relays trophy in Clifton last Saturday by finishing third in the mile relay to overcome a 3.5 point deficit and tallying 64 points. Burleson took second with 58 points, while Rogers led the field with 48 1/3 points and numerous details followed across events led by Ace Dyess and Bert Richards in field events and sprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace Dyess
Rogers High School
Aubrey Roberts
Cub
Dyess
Jack Miller
Burleson
Midlothian
Clifton
Rogers
Meridian
Lometa
Itasca
Valley Mills
Copperas Cove
Bernard Erickson
Ronny Thomas
Glenn Murphree
Gary Swenson
Bert Richards
Erickson
Winkler
Morrison
Esck
Danson
Lehman
Whitney
Dunson
Rudd
Goldthwaite
Smith
Thompson
Midway
Chervenka
Groppel
Lorena
Salvini
Mosley
Joshua
McCarty
Walnut Springs
Gonnin
Cedar Springs
Hinton
Briggs
Connally
Britham
Moody
Kopp
Martindale
Blum
Hill
Warren
Gooderin
Paul
Kerens
Harley
Boswell
Minchen
Fairfield
Duren
McDowell
McElroy
Hico
McCutchen
Murphree
Miller
Cockerham
Red Oak
Cox
Wilson
Barksdale
Saucier
Weaver
Cedar Hill
Sanderson
West
Oglesby
Swenson
Cowan
Lundberg
Harbor
Mid
Mrs Berg Undergoes Heart Surgery in Fort Worth
Mrs Lizzie Berg of Fort Worth, sister of Mrs Jurgen Gaustad of Clifton, underwent heart surgery last Thursday at Harris Memorial Hospital in Fort Worth. She is reported convalescing satisfactorily with several close relatives present. Meanwhile Mrs T J Figel of Laguna Park has been a patient at Clifton hospital since last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jurgen Gaustad
Route 2
Clifton
Record Office
Lizzie Berg
Fort Worth
Bosque County
Harris Memorial Hospital
Berg
T. J. Figel
Laguna Park
Clifton Hospital
Local Births Report From Clifton Area 1962
Mr and Mrs Crockett Light announce son David Brad born March 13 1962 at Clifton hospital weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces. Moiseis Torres and wife welcome son Moiseis Jr born March 14 1962 at Clifton hospital 7 pounds 5 ounces. Jack Allen Terrell and wife welcome son Bobby Wayne born March 14 1962 at local hospital 7 pounds 14 ounces. Sanger Douglas Shafer and wife announce daughter Paula Denise born March 16 1962 at Clifton hospital 6 pounds 11 ounces. Jack R Hill and wife announce son Bryan Ruel born March 17 1962 at Goodall and Witcher Clinic Hospital 8 pounds 13 ounces. Karen Marie Christenson born March 14 1962 in Pinole California weight 8 pounds 3 ounces with brother David Wayne five years old. Grandparents listed for several families in Clifton Capistrano Beach and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West 7Th Street
Clifton
Bobby Wayne
Paula Denise
Sanger Douglas Shafer
Box
Whitney
Jack R. Hill
Route 1
Bryan Ruel
Goodall and Witcher Clinic
H. R. Hill
R. C. Langston
John P. Christenson
Pinole
California
Karen Marie
David Wayne
Ole J. Christenson
L. H. Hunter
Capistrano Beach
W C Bill Leck of Clifton Dies After Illness
William Charlie Leck longtime Bosque County resident died Tuesday March 20 1962 at the local hospital after a stroke and prolonged illness Funeral services were held March 21 at the Clifton Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend G G Melton and Johnny Weatherford officiating Interment followed in Clifton Cemetery Leck survived by son Herbert four brothers eight sisters and three grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Charlie
Bill) Leck
Clifton
Bosque County
Leck
Mr. Leck
Clifton Funeral Home
G. G. Melton
Clifton Fundamental Baptist Church
Johnny Weatherford
M. D. Woodruff
Susan Witcher
Leo Albrecht
Albert Spitzer
Earl Casey
Alfred Wessinger
Alvin Lyon
Baby Harris
William Charlie Leck
Wade Place
Brazos River
Charlie
Augusta Boelter Leck
Alice Wilcox
Zion United Church of Christ
Womack
Ed Leck
Albert Leck
Walter Leck
Otto Bethke
Lena
Adolph Sanders
Meta
Louie Cash
Hilda
Jack Rosmond
Hulda
Breckenridge
Johnny Mickelson
Olga
Cranfills Gap
Cecil Favors
Ida
Dallas
E. L. Bridgers
Elsie
Odessa
Mat Williams
Leona
Morgan
Trustees Seek Seats in Valley Mills District Voting May
Absentee voting starts in the county and nine independent and rural districts for trustee races set on April 7. Candidates are listed for Clifton CranfilIs Gap Meridian Morgan Valley Mills Walnut Springs Mosheim Iredell and Koppers along with County School Board spots Commissioners Precincts 1 and 3 and a county at large post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie B. Gill
Valley Mills Independent School
Clifton
Crawfills Gap
Valley Mills
Walnut Springs
Koppers
Iredell
M. H. Brown
Kenneth Blackman
Edgar Finstad
Homer Burleson
Rudolph Eisen
John Gaston
Meridian
Alvin L. Cate
W. G. Hampton
Morgan
Jack Kirton
Leo M. Smith
Buster Thompson
Oliver Veteto
Gene Turner
T. P. Golden
B. B. Cecil
Carl Simpson Jr
W. H. Collins
Jesse J. Jones
M. J. Fox
Joe Bob Damron
R. L. Willis
Mosheim
C. O. Jones
Fred Vickrey
R. F. Sommerfeld
Wesley Gosdin
J. D. Gatewood
Jake Poitevint
Derwood E. Polk
Jim Hall
Lloyd Kuykendall
Bill Runyan
W. P. Bosworth
Thomas W. Reagan
Harry Dulick
Commissioners
W. C. Main
License Plate Deadline Approaches in County
Behringer says April 1 1962 is the plate deadline and many have not bought 1962 plates. Courthouse tax office stays open Saturday March 31 until 5 PM to serve those in line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arl Behringer
Mr. Behringer
Whites Relocate to Fort Worth New Public Health Role
Mr and Mrs John L White and son move from Temple to Fort Worth where Mr White joins the staff of the United States Public Health Hospital. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Lynn White of Star Route 1 Clifton. New Fort Worth address is 3721 Killian Fort Worth 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. White
Temple
Fort Worth
White
United States Public Health Hospital
Mr. White
Lynn White
Star Route 1
Clifton
Killian
Open House Marks Brashers Golden Wedding Anniversary
Former Bosque County residents Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Brasher hosted an open house at Petersburg Methodist Church for their 50th anniversary. Family members from Cranfills Gap Tulsa Plainview Lockney Corpus Christi and the Philippine mission station called in with greetings. A granddaughter and grandson assisted, and a Hong Kong purchased linen tablecloth highlighted the refreshing table with a three tiered cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Alfred Brasher
Petersburg
Petersburg Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Cranfills Gap
John Farley
Eleanora
Corpus Christi
Curtis Bra
Sher
Tulsa
Verus Brasher
Plainview
Virgil Brasher
Lockney
Brashers
Walter Hunt
Aliene
Philippine Islands
Davao City
Mindanao
Hunt
Clifton Band Parents Plan Meeting on Caps and Entertainment
A Clifton Band Parents Association meeting is set for Monday night March 26 at 7:00 in the Band Hall. The agenda includes discussion on purchasing new caps for the Clifton High School Marching Band and planning an entertainment event to honor junior band members with a $1 per member limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Band Parents’ Association
Clifton High School
T. J. Wiggins
Wiggins
Jerry Godby
Eldon Zimmerman
T. J
Dick) White
Bend Parents’ Association
Brown
Calvert H. Hoel
M. D. Coffman
J. W. Shipp
W. T. Holder
Thurston Wright Weds Shirley Hall in Rio Vista Ceremony
On March 17, Mr. Thurston Wright married Miss Shirley Maxine Hall. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hall of Rio Vista, and the groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Garland Wright of Clifton, reside in Cleburne. The bride studied at Rio Vista High and worked for Hartford Insurance in Dallas. Wright, a Clifton High School graduate who attended Arlington State College, is a Santa Fe brakeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurston Wright
Shirley Maxine Hall
Ted Hall
Rio Vista
Garland Wright
Clifton
Rio Vista High School
Tennisons Visit Davidson Family in Shreveport
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Tennison left Friday afternoon for Shreveport Louisiana to spend the weekend with their son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. L. Pierce Davidson and their sons David and Donel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Tennison
Shreveport
Louisiana
L. Pierce Davidson
David and
Donel
Leon Andress Named County Service Officer for Veterans
Leon Andress of Walnut Springs has been named County Service Officer by the Commissioners Court to aid veterans and their families with service connected problems. He will work with county veterans’ organizations and be available in the Meridian Sheriff's Office on specified dates March 29, April 10 and 24, May 8 and 22, and June 12 and 26, or at his home or by telephone SW7-2407 for information on veteran matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Andress
Walnut Springs
Commissioners Court
Andress
Meridian
Lois Nell Lammert Named 4 H Scholarship Candidate
Miss Lois Nell Lammert daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Lammert of Garnersville has been selected as one of six 4 H girls to be visited by the Texas Home Demonstration Association state judging committee for scholarships. Three of the six will receive 500 dollar THDA scholarships. Lammert turned in her 4 H Club Record Book to the District Office before January 1 1962 and it was judged best in District 8 before being sent to College Station for state judging. The committee will visit her at home on Wednesday morning April 4. She is a former Clifton 4 H member and a UT Austin home economics student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy May Burrus
Lois Nell Lammert
Raymond Lammert
Garnersville
Texas Home Demonstration Association
THDA
Lammert
College Station
Miss Lammert
University of Texas In Austin
District meeting draws Bosque County 4-H and home demonstrators
Bosque County delegates including Mrs. Raymond Lammert Mrs. Jim Jenson and Mrs. Cullen Robinson attended the Texas Home Demonstration Association district meeting in Hillsboro March 15 and 16 with 4-H workshop participation by Miss Lucy May Burrus and Alice Radde. The Bosque County Home Demonstration Council met to hear reports and adopt recommendations on yearbooks 4-H finance recreation and other items with most measures approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Lammert
Garnersville
Jim Jenson
Busy Bee HD Club
Clifton
Cullen Robinson
Coyote HD Club
Bosque County
Texas Home Demonstration Association
Hillsboro
Lucy May Burrus
Alice Radde
Meridian
W. P. Downey
Tom White
F. L. Thiele
E. C. Johle
W. S. Long
Bosque County Home
Ran Lander
S. T. Seljos
Bruce
Lammert
Walter Anz
Lincoln Ferris
Jake Seljos
Council
Clifton outing with Rester and Mattiza families
Spending last Saturday and Sunday near Clifton with Mrs. W. W. Rester and her son Stephen, their son Bob Rester a UT Austin student, and Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Mattiza Jr. with children Mike Wyatt and Heather of Fort Worth. Mrs. Mattiza is a daughter of Mrs. Rester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
W. W. Rester
Stephen
Bob Rester
University of Texas In
Austin
R. W. Mattiza Jr
Mike
Wyatt
Heather
Fort Worth
Mattiza
Rester
Abilene College Buys Dr Nichol Library of 4000 Books
Mrs. E A Priddy sold the library of her late father Dr C R Nichol to Abilene Christian College in Abilene on March 18. The collection includes about 4000 books, many first editions and 18th century works, with languages including Greek Hebrew and German. The college plans to place Dr Nichol’s name on each case and marks each book as part of his collection. A portion of the purchase price will be donated to ACC in his memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Nichol
Abilene Christian College
E. A. Priddy
C. R. Nichol
Church of Christ
Abilene
Clifton
Nichol
ACC
Millikin
Clifton High School Band Wins Big at Region II Contest
Clifton High School sent 21 local soloists and ensemble members to the Region II Solo and Ensemble Contest at Temple. First division soloists included Kay Schramm and Kay Kincheloe among others. first division ensemble featured a clarinet quartet. Second and third division performers also competed as judge George Nelson presided and band director Bill Brown praised the students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High School
Temple
Clifton
Kay Schramm
Lavonne Eggen
Janet Schrantz
Kay Kincheloe
Christie Jenson
Peggy Aars
Charles Larson
Johnny Mangham
Nell
George Nelson
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Bill Brown
Experiment Station Field Day in Mt Gregor Texas
The Mt Gregor Texas Experiment Station announces a field day on Thursday March 29 led by superintendent H O Hill. A 10:00 A M bus tour lasts about 30 minutes then a noon Dutch treat barbecue. In the afternoon Dr A M Sorenson and others from Texas A M College discuss cattle reproduction calf crops and meat judging with live demonstrations. Bulls from Hereford Angus Brahman and Charbray breeds will be offered for private treaty on a first come first served basis after testing gains of 2.6 pounds per day. Bulls viewable anytime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt.Gregor Texas Experiment Station
H. O. Hill
Ed McKay
McLennan County
A. M. Sorenson
Texas A. & M. College
Walter Kruse
McGregor Experiment Station
O. D. Butler
Douglas Wythe
Texas A. & M
Bronstad Couple Return From Dallas Visit
Mr and Mrs C G Bronstad returned home Thursday of last week from Dallas where they spent several days with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Bill McDowell and daughter Mollye Mrs McDowell is recuperating after a severe arthritis attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Bronstad
Dallas
Bill McDowell
Mollye
Prices and Market Rundown From Clifton Auction
Thursday morning prices from Clifton buyers show eggs at 26 cents per dozen for Large, 23 cents for A medium and B large, 15 cents for pullets and cracks. Cream at 40 cents a pound. Grain includes cats 70 cents a bushel, milling wheat 1.80, spring wheat 1.50, mile 1.85 ewt, barley 2 cents, yellow corn 1.25 bushel or 1.10 ear. Approximately 550 cattle offered at Wednesday sale. market steady. Slaughter steers and yearlings 23 to 25.50. choice butcher calves 23 to 28.50. medium to good 22 to 23. cows 14.50 to 1?. canners and cutters 10 to 14. bulls 18 to 20. stocker steers and yearlings 26 to 34. stocker calves 22 to 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
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W. C
Mr. Thurston Wright
Miss Hall
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