Weather Bureau Honors 50 Years Of Weather Reporting
R M Jones of Coy ote near Clifton received a diamond 50 year service pin from C A Anderson chief of the Waco Weather Station for over five decades of daily rainfall reporting and weather observations. The 80 year old veteran, who began in 1911, continues farm work and weather duties with family support noted at the presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Jones
Weather
United States Weather Bureau
C. A. Anderson
Weather Bureau
Waco
Mrs. Jones
Cayote
Coyote
Clifton
U. S. Weather Bureau
Jones
Anderson
Allan
Robert Baldridge Jr
Pital
Mrs. Whitley Celebrated At 84th Birthday Dinner In Waco
A March 26 gathering at D. J. Hollingsworths in Waco marked the 84th birthday of Mrs. Sarah G. Whitley of Clifton. Family and friends from Dallas Turner, China Spring Gatesville and Houston attended, with illnesses preventing two others. Amos Elder named head football coach at Gatesville High School after leading Valley Mills Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Hollingsworth
Waco
Sarah G. Whitley
Clifton
Whitley
Bernice Whitley
J. O. Whitley
Dallas
J. M. Whitley
Jim Whitley
Earl Coates
Houston
John Jones
Turnersville
Bob Bearden
China Spring
Mose Renfro
Gatesville
E. D. Hollingsworth
Truman Whitley
Donald Vinson
Ray D. Hollingsworth
Harlon
Don Whitley
Bill Hollingsworth
Amos Elder
P. L. Elder
Gatesville High School
Elder
Valley Mills
Two New Babies Born to Waco Families in March 1961
Mr and Mrs George Ochoa of Route 8 Box 20 Waco welcomed daughter Maria Inez born March 24 1961 at Clifton hospital weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces. Mr and Mrs Niels E Olsen of Waco announce daughter Marianne born March 21 1961 at Providence Hospital weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce. She has older siblings Niels Jr and Juli ana. paternal grandfather John W Olsen Sr Meridian and maternal grandmother Mrs Clyde Barton Clifton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ochoa
Route 8
Box 20
Waco
Maria Inez
Clifton Hospital
Niels E. Olsen
Marianne
Providence Hospital
Niels Jr
Juliana
John W. Olsen Sr
Meridian
Clyde Barton
Clifton
Snake Displays Win Blue Ribbon at Clifton Scout-O-Rama
Clifton Boy Scout Troop No. 76 wowed crowds at the Scout-O-Rama in Waco with a Reptile Study display featuring a live rattler, skins, and hunting pictures from Bosque County. Scoutmaster W. B. Oswald led the group, whose exhibit drew a large photo spread in the Waco News-Tribune and earned a blue ribbon. Cub Pack 234 also earned a blue for Indian craft displays under den mothers and Cubmaster Gus Krueger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Heart O’ Texas Coliseum
Waco
Bosque County
W. B. Oswald
Clifton Mercantile Company Hardware Department
Waco News-Tribune
Bill Johnson
Karl Petzold
Charles Rummel
Stephen Bester
Carroll Draper
Olin Knudsen
Johnny Kettler
Yancy Mooney
Rocky Rummel
Henry Bridger
Gary Walsleben
Brent Standefer
G. E. Jackson
Oswald
Den
Cecil Bekkeland
Robert Barton
Calvert Hoel
Marvin Fossett
Arthur
Buck) Bronstad
Gus Krueger
Coliseum
Mayor Isenhower to Speak at Clifton Civic Meeting
Mayor Charles M. Isenhower will address the Clifton Civic Improvement Society at 3:00 PM Wednesday April 5 in the City Hall dining room. Topic: City Management of Clifton. Hostesses: Mesdames Hulen C Aars Martin Hoe Sr. and R L Lane. Members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Isenhower
Clifton Civic Improvement Society
City Hall
Isenhower
City Management of
Clifton
Mesdames Hulen C. Aars
Martin Hoe Sr
R. L. Lane
The
Civic Society
Dahlen Funeral Follows Clifton Heart Attack Death
Funeral services were held for H C Dahlen 70 of Clifton at Trinity Lutheran Church following his death from a heart attack at the local hospital. He is survived by his wife Gelinda Olson Dahlen and three sons Louis Alton Horace Chester and his twin who died at birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C
Henry) Dahlen
South Avenues
Clifton
Trinity Lutheran Church
Stanley B. Knudsen
R. L. Otterstad
First Lutheran
Waco
Dahlen
Louis Dahlen
Lars K. Dahlen
Eline Bekken Dahlen
Hendrick Cornielous Dahlen
Neils Creek
M. E. Young
Mr. Dahlen
Isensee
Gelinda Olson
Anton Olson
Pauline Lund Olson
Cranfills Gap
Theodore Lerud
Louis Alton
Horace Chester
Aars
Federal Land Bank Association
AAA
Bosque County
FHA
Clifton Independent
Death of Clifton man George B. Arnold shocks Bosque County
George B. Arnold 45 of Route 1 Clifton died of a heart attack Tuesday afternoon at home. He owned Arnold Motors and the A H Oil Co in Clifton. Sons Gordon and Gary found him. ambulance and doctor arrived but efforts failed. Funeral held March 30 at Zion United Church of Christ with burial in Clifton Cemetery. A full obituary noted for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Bosque County
George B. Arnold
Route 1
Mr. Arnold
Gordon
Gary
J. B. Darden Jr
Arnold
Womack
Darden
Arnold Motors
A & H Oil Company
Zion United Church of Christ
Walter R. Simpson
James H. Elder
First Presbyterian Church
No 123456 Sample Ballot Races List
Voters are presented with a list of candidates across counties including Bexar Travis Harris and Dallas for judicial and county posts. The sample ballot shows candidates such as DR G H ALLEN JIM AMOS DALE BAKER and others across multiple counties. The page reads like an official ballot card with many names including doctors lawyers and officials.
Voter Signatures Listed by Texas Counties
A long list of voters signatures includes Ben Johnson Harris County Guy Johnson Harris County Morgan H Johnson Harris County C B Kennedy Bexar County H Springer Knoblauch Nueces County Hugh O Lea Orange County V C Logan Collin County Frank A Matera Bexar County Maury Maverick Jr Bexar County Brown McCallum Travis County James E McKee Galveston County Steve Nemecek Harris County George E Noyes Collin County Floyd Payne Val Verde County Cecil D Perkins Travis County W H Posey Harris County George Red Harris County Wesley Roberts Gaines County Eristus Sams Waller County A Dale Al Savage Harris County Carl A Schrade Karnes County Albert Roy Smith Maverick County Homer Hyrim Stalarow Dallas County Frank Stanford Hill County John B Sypert Dallas County John G Tower Wichita County Mrs Martha Tredway Grayson County S S Vela Bexar County Bit Whitten Hunt County Hoyt G Wilson Denton County Hugh Wilson Jefferson County Will Wilson Dallas County Jim Wright Tarrant County Marcos Zertuche Bexar County
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben M. Johnson
Harris County
Guy Johnson
Morgan H. Johnson
C. B
Tex) Kennedy
Bexar County
H. Springer Knoblauch
Nueces County
Hugh O. Lea
Orange County
V. C. (Buster) Logan
Collin County
Frank A. Matera
Maury Maverick, JR
Brown McCallum
Travis County
James E. McKee
Galveston County
Steve Nemecek
George E. Noyes
Floyd Payne
Val Verde County
Cecil D. Perkins
W. H
Bill) Posey
George Red
Wesley Roberts
Gaines County
D. T. Mave Sampson
Eristus Sams
Waller County
A. Dale
al) Savage
Carl A. Schrade
Karnes County
Albert Roy Smith
Maverick County
Homer Hyrim Stalarow
Dallas County
Frank Stanford
Hill County
John B
Foster to Lead 1961 Central Texas Fair
T N Foster was elected president of the Central Texas Fair Association at its March 30 banquet in City Hall. New officers are J A Hyles as vice president, Dan Amundson secretary treasurer, and D C Halverson assistant secretary treasurer. The event featured a turkey dinner by Clifton Civic Improvement Society and a talk by Johnny Watkins on productive leadership. The fair closed with 948.80 dollars in bank balance, with repairs like a new roof needed. annual costs run four to five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Foster
Central Texas Fair Association
City Hall
J. A. Hyles
Dan Amundson
D. C
Kwtx-Tv
Charles Fehler Jr
D. C. Halverson
Halverson
Fehler
Curtis Bakke
Marshall Damron
Bryan Bateman
R. W. Standefer
Bosque County
Charley Miles
Clifton Star Route 1 Extended To Start April 1
Clifton's Star Route 1 will be extended starting April 1, 1961, per A L Bronstad postmaster. The carrier will depart at Turner Green Wade corner on Highway 22 proceed north to Watt Cole place then east and south to Highway 22 Beachland entrance Laguna Park rural station Dillard's Store corner Reuben Usher residence Rocky Canyon Lodge and FM 56 back to current route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
A. L. Bronstad
Turner Greenwade Corner
Watt Cole
Beachland Entrance
Laguna Park
Dillard
Long welded rails replace short rails in Clifton project
The Santa Fe Railway unloads 1 440 foot welded rails from 31 flat cars along Bosque County tracks. Eight trains will haul 24 rails each from Pampa to Valley Mills, with joints reduced to about a quarter mile once laid. O H Osborn notes welded rail is 37 times longer than standard 39 foot sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Clifton
Pampa
Railway
Southern Division
Valley Mills
Morgan
O. H. Osborn
Gulf Lines
Boy Breaks Leg In Scooter Accident Near Station
Charles Billman son of Mr and Mrs Monroe Billman broke both leg bones below the knee in an incident Tuesday afternoon March 28 while starting his scooter against a car bumper in front of Wallace Conoco Station He is reported to be doing nicely in the local hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Billman
Monroe Billman
Wallace Conoco Station
Charles
Three Cranfills Gap Fishermen Reel Big Leon River Cats
Dor ris D. Simmons E. D. Si Johnson and R. C. Reierson of Cranfills Gap landed a 27 pound yellow catfish and two smaller ones weighing 4% and 4 pounds apiece in the Leon River. The trio drew excitement in Cranfills Gap and spurred other fishermen to prepare gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorris D. Simmons
E. D
Si) Johnson
R. C. Reierson
Cranfills Gap
Leon River
Annie Lundgren 86 Dies in Clifton Hospital
Annie Lundgren born June 4 1874 in Norway died March 23 at Clifton hospital after a stroke. Survived by six children nine grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral held March 24 at Clifton Sunset Home Chapel and March 25 at Bethel Lutheran Avoca with interment at Eriksdale Cemetery Avoca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Lundgren
Crawfills Gap
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Clifton Hospital
Sunset Home
Lundgren
Tyssen Hall
Clifton Hall
P. M. Shurley
Dallas
Walter Shurley
Cranfills Gap
Alfred Shurley
Powell Shurley
Avoca
Clara Spaulding
Sweetwater
Agnes Wallhall
McKinney
Bethel Lutheran Church
Iver Haugen
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
S. B. Knudsen
Clifton
Odie C. Pederson
Sunset
Clifton School District and City Elections Set for April 1 and 4
Voters will elect school trustees for Clifton Independent School District on Saturday April 1 and city officials including mayor and aldermen plus a senatorial race on Tuesday April 4. Candidates include W O Gloff T F Crawford and Mrs T H Ralph for school board and Binous Tindall and James Gibbs for Precinct 4 on the County School Board. In Clifton city races Arthur D Spurgeon opposes incumbent Charles M Isenhower for mayor while four contenders seek two council seats: Will J Krueger Sr E E Stewart F E Lynch and Charles Rummel. A sample senatorial ballot layout is printed elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Independent School District
Clifton School District
W. O. Gloff
T. F. Crawford
T. H. Ralph
Binous Tindall
Crawfills Gap
James Gibbs
Valley Mills
Walnut Springs
Arthur D. Spurgeon
Charles M. Isenhower
Will J. Krueger Sr
E. E. Stewart
F. E. Lynch
Charles Rummel
Bosque County
Barrel Racers to Meet in Clifton for Round-Up
Clifton will host the Texas Barrel Racing Association annual round-up during the Central Texas Fair and Rodeo in September. TBRA members from across Texas and neighboring states will compete in barrel racing events and present year awards at a banquet. Faye Oglesby leads the group with Jackie Thompson and NaRay McHood as officers. The 1960 TBRA round-up was in Hope Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Texas Barrel Racing Association
Central Texas
NaRay McHood
Fort Worth
Tbra News
Hope
Arkansas
Clifton buyers report steady cattle prices with crop and hog averages
Thursday morning prices list eggs at 27c a dozen for large, 24c for medium and B large, cream at 40c a pound, grains with oats 63c per bu and wheat around $1.78 bu. About 575 cattle offered Wednesday in Clifton, prices: slaughter steers and yearlings $23 to $25.50, cows $15.50 to $17, stockers $23 to $26, cows and calves $130 to $220. Hog tops from $17 to $17.25 and lamb top at $14.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
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Mr. Jones
W. R. Gloff
Hos
G. H. Allen
Jim W. Amos
van Zandt
Dale Baker
Mali Jean Rauch Barraco
Hartom
E. Barton
Grayson County
R. G. Becker
Hidalgo County
Jacob
Jake) Bergolofsky
Wichita
Ted Bisland
William A
Bill) Blakley
Blewett
Tarrant County
Lawrence S. Bosworth, JR
Harris
Joyce J. Bradshaw
Dimmit
Charles Otto Foerster, JR
Hidaly
Harold Franklin
Cherokee County
George N. Gallagher, JR
Richard J. Gay
van T. George, JR
Arthur Glover
Potter County
Henry B. Gonzales
Delbert E. Grandstaff
Brazoria
Curtis E. Hill
Willard Park Holland
Harris C
John N. Hopkins
Garza County
Mary Hazel Houston
Clay County
United States
Mr. Foster
Clifton Star
A. H. Cash
Tek Outlaw
Kenny and
Carol
Pasadena
Jerry Cash
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