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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1960
Page
2
Beta Beta Chapter members and one guest attended a Saturday brunch at Edmiston's Cafe Hamilton on March 12 in the banquet room. Twenty seven members enjoyed a delicious meal and heard a program.
Mrs. O E Pierson led a panel on higher education with four members presenting topics New Trends In The Curriculum Gifted Children Juvenile Delinquency Today and Achieving Excellence In Higher Education. Beta Beta hosts were Hico and Hamilton members Clifton attendees listed.
Reverend and Mrs. Joel E. Nelson of Clifton return from Minneapolis where their son in law William Garf died by asphyxiation. He traveled by train with Garf’s remains while Mrs. Nelson and Garf’s three children flew by Electra plane to Fort Worth. The Nelsons meet relatives in Clifton and host Mrs. Garf and the children as they plan a new home location and an indefinite visit.
Father James J. Gillespie Mass in City Hall. James Orbeck of Odessa visited Clifton relatives. He came for the funeral of Mrs L F E Faubion of South Bosque, mother of Mrs Lloyd Orbeck of this city. Services were held Tuesday March 15 in Waco. Mrs Faubion died Sunday March 13 at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home infirmary.
Local churches post Sunday worship times Bible studies and group meetings across several denominations. Coon Creek Baptist Assembly of God Lutheran Zion United Church of Christ Trinity Lutheran St Pauls and Immanuel Lutheran list service hours confirmation classes youth activities and midweek events with Lent schedules and community notices.
The report of condition for Farmers State Bank of Clifton Texas as of March 15 1960 shows total assets of 4 199 634 92 with deposits totaling 3 793 802 34 and capital accounts of 392 187 14. Leo L. Albrecht as cashier certifies the figures, and the document is notarized in Bosque County Texas on March 22 1960.
Meridian hosts art exhibit March 26 27 in Civic Hall with Mrs Moran Warren pupils and other local artists. Families travel to Fort Worth Temple and Avery for obituaries and hospital visits. youth elected to Methodist conference posts. study club meetings and visits around Meridian noted.
Clifton members of the Delta Kappa Gamma Beta Beta Chapter and guests joined about 200 attendees at a Roosevelt Hotel luncheon in Waco noon Friday March 18 amid the Texas State Teachers Association District X Spring Convention. Nell McMains spoke on the group’s effectiveness. Local attendees included Ornella Eckert Elsie Coston and several named members and guests.
Plans are under way to organize an adult softball league this spring and summer for Clifton and nearby areas. A meeting is set for 2:00 p.m. Sunday March 27 at the Clifton City Park ball park, inviting all interested in organizing.
Softball league organizers seek attendance at a proposed time with interest shown by two churches and local businesses.
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