Meridian Park Awarded Grant for Outdoor Recreation
A $52,753 grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund will fund Meridian State Park improvements including tent and trailer camp units, picnic areas, screened shelters, utilities, and caretaker residence renovations. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department spearheads the project to meet rising outdoor recreation demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Meridian State Park
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Merdian State Park
Meridian
Bosque River
Dallas
Fort Worth
Waco
Will Odom
Parks and Wildlife Commission
BOA
Interior Department
Johnny L. Buck
Park Services
Austin
BOR
Texas
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
Congress
Mrs. William A. Seljos Dies After Illness in Waco Hospital
Mrs. Margaret Christenson Seljos, 55, of Clifton, died April 28 on the operating table at Providence Hospital in Waco after surgeries on April 9 and 28. Born February 21, 1911 near Clifton, she was married to Ole G. Ringness on February 25, 1932 and remained a Lutheran throughout her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
William A. Selios
South Avenue G
Clifton
Providence Hospital
Waco
Seljos
Clifton Hospital
Waco Hospital
John Christenson
Martha Hansen Christenson
Margaret Christenson Seljos
O. T. Roe
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ole G. Ringness
Thieves Sought In Clifton Western Auto Robbery
Police investigations continue into the Clifton Western Auto Associate Store robbery last Friday night. About $61 was taken from the cash register along with three tires three rifles including a Winchester Centen nial model thirty thirty and three shotguns. Firearms and ammunition were found by Kenneth Broom under Meridian Creek bridge on Highway 6. Rangers Sheriff and officers describe the thieves entering via a roof vent and breaking a back door glass to reach the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Auto Associate
Clifton
Dan Amundson
Arthur Hyles
Texas Highway
James Wright
Kenneth Broom
North
Fifteenth Street
Waco
Meridian Creek
Highway 6
Here
Meridian
Wright
Broom
Hyles
Texas
Johnny Krumnow
Bosque County
A. O. Carr
Eldon Forbess
Krumnow
Patt
Variety Store
Service Drug Store
E. R. Keeling Company
Western Auto
Services Held For Mrs. Allen
Mrs. R. Q. Allen 51 of 803 South Avenue I Clifton died April 27 after a heart condition. She had been hospitalized three weeks and earlier in July faced illness. Born March 28 1915 at Lott she lived in Marlin and Franklin before marriage. Survived by husband R. Q. Allen and three stepsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Q. Allen
South Avenue I
Clifton
Allen
Burton Ross
Lola Beatrice Ross McCollum Allen
Lott
Marlin
Mack McCollum
Franklin
CHS Cubs Roll Whitney Behind Two-Hitter Pitching
Clifton High School Cubs defeated Whitney High 5-0 Wednesday afternoon to stay undefeated in South Zone district play. Gary Anz tw0-hit Whitney, while Jim Ed Bird Barry Forson and Larry Grimland had two hits each. The final South Zone game vs Itasca at Hillsboro Thursday at 4 PM决定District 13-A baseball title contender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Liardon
Clifton High School Cubs
Whitney High
Cubs
Gary Anz
Whitney
Jim Ed Bird
Barry Forson
Larry Grimland
Forson
Liardon
Clifton
Itasca
Hillsboro
Cemetery Association to Meet May 10
The Clifton Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at 2:00 PM next Tuesday May 10 in the City Hall dining room. President W B Oswald asks all cemetery lot owners interested in beautifying Clifton Cemetery to attend. Officers for the coming year will be elected at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Cemetery Association
City Hall
W. B. Oswald
Oswald
Clifton
Clifton to Install Election Result Board for Saturday Vote
Clifton Lions Club sets up a 30 by 7 foot election board on a 30 truck bed in front of the Community Public Service Company building to display Democratic Primary results. Election judges are named and polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Clifton City Hall dining room with nineteen workers. Contests cover seven state races, one district race, and three county races including County Judge and Commissioner races in Precincts 2 and 4. Strong local names and office holders listed. voters urged to study the sample ballot on page 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton's
Lions Club
Community Public Service Company
Duke C. Halverson
Fred Jenson
J. M. Jorgenson
E. R. Keeling
W. H. McCown
Kent Appleby
Clarence S. Bronstad
Clifton
City Hall
Clifton Record
Byron Tunnell
Paul B. Haring
P. S. (Puss) Ervin
Court of Criminal Appeals
John F
Jack) Onion
W. T McDonald
Bob Elder
J. E. Ward
Ward
Bosque County
E. W. (Fibber) McGee
Jack M. Railsback
Meridian
Walnut Springs
Eulogy
Kopperl
Morgan
Earl W
Pete) Page
Marshall H. Damron
Marcus E. Munden
Valley Mills
Mosheim, Norse
Crawfills Gap
Curtis Bakke
Everett W. Wallace
Roy L. Welborn
Josie M. Hardwick
Tom T. Heartsill
Jimmie B. Gill
Velma W. Golden
Albert Hastings
Justice of the Peace
Koppers, Morgan
Mustang
H. F. Burr
Grace Memorial Junior Choir Sings In Festival
Grace Memorial Baptist Church Junior Choir traveled to Dallas on Saturday April 30 led by Mr and Mrs W L Gauntt with Leon Lazane Smith Lindsey Wallace Patti Eddie Gauntt Cindy Brown and Marion Riley. The group received an excellent rating from the judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gauntt
Grace Memorial Baptist Church
Dallas
Week-end Guests Spend Time With Mrs. White and Families
Visiting Wednesday night with his grandmother Mrs. H. A. White were Miner relatives Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie White of Temple. Also visiting were Mrs. White's son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bonds and children Joy Dale Kim Joe of Palacios. The Bonds stayed with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Bonds in the Coon Creek community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. White
Ronnie White
Temple
FFA Chapter Elects Officers In Clifton
Clifton FFA members chose new officers for the coming year at the May meeting led by president Harry Willmann and vice president C L Conrad. Other officers named include Mike Conrad secretary Sammy Mann treasurer Howard Sommerfeld sentinel Larry Mueller adviser Ronnie Horn chaplain Craig White reporter. Officers begin serving in September and a Gulf Coast bay fishing trip was approved with date to be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
The
Future Farmers of America
Harry Willmann
C. L. Conrad
Mike Conrad
Sammy Mann
Howard Sommerfeld
Sentinel
Larry Mueller
Ronnie Horn
Craig White
Gulf Coast
Clifton High School announces graduation speakers
Superintendent Kent Appleby announced.readable details list graduation speakers for Clifton High School Senior Class. Luke W. Shira pastor of Clifton Church of Christ will speak at baccalaureate may 22 at 8:00 p m in Bettis Auditorium. Dr Roy W Dugger president James Connally Technical Institute in Waco will speak at commencement may 24 at 8:00 p m in Bettis Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Appleby
Clifton High School
Bettis
Luke W. Shira
Clifton Church of Christ
Roy W. Dugger
James Connally Technical Institute
Waco
Oil Pipeline Break Drops Oil Into Neils Creek Nearby
A eight inch Humble Oil line fractured near Neils Creek south of Clifton early Friday morning spilling thousands of gallons of crude into the creek. The oil flowed toward the North Bosque River and Lake Waco raising drinking water concerns though city officials expect little impact once the oil drains and crews weld the line back.
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Neils Creek
Clifton
Humble Oil Company
West Texas
Baytown
North Bosque
Valley Mills
Lake Waco
Waco
Walter Biederman
City of
Mexia
Fourteen 4-H Girls Earn Blue Ribbons in County Food Show
Miss Delmelia Dunn reports 13 Meridian area 4 H girls from Meridian and Clifton clubs won blue ribbons at the County 4 H Food Show held April 30 in the County Treasurer's Office Meridian. Junior entrants aged 9 to 14 displayed foods recipes and menus with table settings and centerpieces judged for nutrition and presentation. Judges Joyce Blackman Rita Blackman and Rita Willmann noted the challenge of judging a show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmelia Dunn
Bosque County
Meridian
Rowena Day
Gale Humphries
Koppers
Susan Warren
Rita Railsback
Betsy Booth
Shirley Dagley
Katharine Booth
Linda Davis
Meridian 4 H Club
Brenda Poston
Clifton 4
Donna Davis
Meridian 4-H Club
Joyce Blackman
Rita Blackman
Rita Willmann
Miss Dunn
Bosque County NYC Leaders Attend St Louis Conference
Bosque County School Board officials Tom Heartsill and Carl Schmidt traveled May 1 to St Louis Missouri for a Neighborhood Youth Corps Conference on May 2 to 4. The meeting aimed to brief staff on NYC policies and goals and discuss issues with national and regional staff. Special guests included St Louis mayor and members of Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Tom T. Heartsill
Carl Schmidt
Meridian
St. Louis
Missouri
Nyc
United States Congress
Heartsill
Schmidt
Neighborhood Youth Corps
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meridian Park
Compton’s
West 3Rd Street
James Smith
CHS
Johnnie Mae Hackworthe
John Connally
Stanley C. Woods
Bill Hollowell
Preston Smith
John R
Jack) Willoughby
Waggoner Carr
Galloway Calhoun
Crawford C. Martin
Franklin Spears
General Land Office
Jerry Sadler
Fred Williams
Grace Memorial Junior Choir
FFA Chapter
Humble
Sam Clark
Tyler
Sam Olson
Highway
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