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Clifton Record

Location

Clifton, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1960

Page

4

Best Looking Economy Car and Wired Home Deals

Ads for a Lark Station Wagon and Lark sedan from Arnold Motors offer a demonstration ride. Ira Callan advertises wiring services with a phone contact. Motorola long distance tuner touted for TV clarity. Watson Feed & Hatchery promotes TV sales. Gilmore Davis lists an electric range close-out price with trade-in details.

Arnold Motors Motorola Watson Feed & Hatchery Itc Gilmore & Davis, Inc McGregor

Fishermen See Abundant Activity as Bosque Reels in Spring

Notes from the E DITOR'S TYPEWRITE report lively Bosque fishing weeks with many fish seen active in clear water. Bank deposits in Clifton rise for the quarter while national trends fall, Farmers State Bank posting 3 793 802 34. Census hints show migration from farms to cities, yet agriculture remains a large employment sector. Track meets draw crowds at Cub Stadium with about twenty schools practicing. Calls for stiffer penalties for driving without a license. Fruit trees begin blooming as frost risk lingers past Easter. Six farmers join WRAP editor Calvin Pigg in using soil thermometers for spring planting guidance with local readings near Bosque County. Soil temps 60 degrees for corn and sorghum, 70 degrees for cotton, for three consecutive mornings.

Wrap Farm Calvin Pigg Bosque County Bynum Hill County Temple Bell County

Johnson and Bakke twins celebrate 75th birthday at Clifton

Mr and Mrs J Wiggins near Clifton hosted a Sunday coffee in honor of Mrs Oscar Johnson and Carl M Bakke twins who both turned 75 on March 19. Guests included Mrs Carl M Bakke and many local couples and families.

J. Wiggins John Mary Linda Jack Clifton Wiggins Oscar €. Johnson Carl M Bakke Johnson Mr. Bakke Carl M. Bakke J. A. Bakke Gus Hoel Hugo Schulz C. W. Lambert Sr John L. Lambert T. A. Wiggins

Sheriff and county official candidates listed for Comanche and Hamilton counties

A listing of multiple political candidates appears for county offices including Sheriff and Tax Assessor-Collector. Names include Howell E. Cobb and W. H. Allen among others, with Doyle J. Berchers for County Attorney and Johnnie A. Harris for Commissioner Precinct 3, among additional contenders.

Howell E. Cobb Comanche County W. H Bill) Allen Hamilton County

Clifton to Host May Horse Show and Western Dance

Clifton Horse Show Club set Friday May 27 for a 2:00 PM horse show at the Clifton rodeo arena with a 5:30 PM parade and a trophy for best appearance. A Western Dance at the National Guard Armory is planned for March 26 with the Lone Star Eagles of Hamilton providing music. The club will stand post at the Speegleville Horse Show on April 30.

Clifton Horse Show Club Clifton Rodeo Arena National Guard Armory Lone Star Eagles Hamilton Speegleville

Miss Bettis' Uncle Dies in Fort Worth

W. T. Sansom aged 75 of Fort Worth died there on Saturday March 19 after long illness. He was uncle of Miss Lottie Bettis and brother of the late Mrs. Ora Lee Bettis of Clifton. Survived by wife Mrs. W. T. Sansom and brother W. Sansom of Memphis. Funeral services were held Monday March 21 at Robertson-Mueller-Harper Chapel Fort Worth with interment at Rose Hill.

W. T. Sansom Fort Worth Lottie Bettis Ora Lee Bettis Clifton Mr. Sansom W. Sansom Memphis Miss Bettis Robertson - Mueller - Harper Rose Hill

Mrs Tom W Price remembered as Clifton resident

Funeral services for Mrs Linda Beatrice Johnson Price, wife of Tom W Price, were held in Clifton on March 18. She died March 17 after a cerebral hemorrhage at Luther Hall. Surviving are a daughter, four sisters, and many Clifton and Dallas relatives. Memorials focus on her faith at Our Savior's Lutheran Church and her years of service at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home.

Tom W. Price Clifton Funeral Home Our Savior's Lutheran Church Norse Joel E. Nelson Price Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home Luther Hall M. L. Solberg Sr Clifton C. W. Lambert Jr Waco Billy Roy Colwick Dallas Our Saviours Church J. B. Johnson Linda Beatrice Johnson Price Gary Creek Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Our Saviors Church Sam and Susan Price Susie Louise Lloyd R. Loven Mrs. Price Neal Grimland Charlie Hanson Meridian Creek Mr. Price Mex Price C. W Lambert Sr Clifton Latheran Lather Hall Lioyd R. Loven M L. Solberg Sr Myrtle Martin S. Hoel Sr Clarice C. W. Lambert Sr Ora M. L. Colwick Lottie Oscar C Johnson Ole G. Ringness Mary M. J. Olson Cora E. W. Krempin Jennie Copperas Cove

P. D. Wallace Named Fraternity Secretary at NTSC

P D Wallace son of Mr and Mrs Price W Wallace of 307 South Avenue Lin Clifton has been elected secretary of Geezles social fraternity for the spring semester at North Texas State College in Denton. Wallace is a senior finance major at NTSC and a member of Blue Key and the Investment Club.

P. D. Wallace Price W. Wallace South Avenue Lin Clifton Geezles North Texas State College Denton Wallace NTSC Blue Key National Honor Fraternity Investment Club

Dallas Couple Visits Kin Over Weekend

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kruse of Dallas spent from Friday of last week until Sunday with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Kruse and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gustafson.

Kenneth Kruse Dallas Edwin Kruse Glen Gustafson

Personal notes from families visiting relatives and friends

Mr and Mrs W R Standefer Jr and children Susan and Dick of La Marque spent Friday to Sunday in Clifton visiting Mrs W R Standefer. Mrs L C Holloway traveled to Gainesville then Wichita Falls and Midland with family on a reunion visit. Mrs G C Tisdale and Hayden Dick plus Mrs Olsen visited in town and joined relatives on a Lake Whitney outing. Sue Snider remains hospitalized with pneumonia since March 14 and shows slow recovery. Chris Strand attended a McGregor REA meeting to promote electrical products.

W. R. Standefer Jr Susan la Marque Clifton Midland Holloway Darlene Holloway G. C. Tisdale Hayden Dick Dallas Robert F. Olsen Houston Snider Chris Strand McGregor Rea

Post Office Boxed Entry at Clifton Tex Second Class

A note indicates the item was entered at the Clifton Texas post office as Second Class Mail Matter. The filing marks suggest standard mail processing for local distribution.

Clifton, Tex

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Earcorn Dansby Feed Mills Ira Callan Clifton Bank State Banking Commission Farmers State Bank of Cub Stadium L. B. Pork Garage Dyess Feed Store Poultr Stock Medicants Mrs. Johnson W. R Bob) Poage Kal Segrist Frath County H. A. Leaverton Truman E. Roberts James FE McDowell A Timy Carr Thomas E. Davis Hiram FE Woosley Earl R. Behringer Doyle J. Berchers Precinct Johnnie A. Harris R. W Dude) Standefer Rufus Hutchison Joseph E. Conrad Raymond Lammert Tom Price Conoco Cafe Milton Earline Solberg Beauty Counselor Company Lillian Craven Cello Hans Kimbell THE Clifton Record Clifton, Texas del Monte White Swan Coffee KRAFT Hudson Fine Robert L. Baldridge Robert L. Baldridge Jr Editors and Publishers Bosque Coryell Hamilton Counties U. S Hamilton Eagles
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