Clifton High School Graduation Exercises Set for May 22 26
Thirty two seniors at Clifton High will graduate with baccalaureate on Sunday May 22 at 8 00 PM in Bettis Auditorium delivered by J Roy Waldrum and assisted by church pastors Stanley Kudsen Morton and Wellborn. Commencement follows on Thursday May 26 at 8 00 PM with address by Reverend Charles Wellborn. valedictory by Lois Neill Lammert and salutatory by Eleanor Miles. Awards and diplomas presented by School Board President H Hoel Superintendent Kent Appleby and Principal Walter Hansen. Students listed include Rallin Aars Curtis Allen Johnny Borchers Lynda Boyd John Canuteson Alvin Dahl Patsy Dahl Patsy Erickson Beverly Blassingame Finstad Sandra Forson Moncrief Betty Gloff Joyce Hall Claudean Humphries Marsha Reed Humphries Betty Kant Nancy Kleibrink Glenn Kleine Maren Knudsen Lois Nell Lammert Karen Larson Rita Leck Ema Lou Knox Lockhart Betty May Eleanor Miles Kenneth Pilant Walter Prescher Jimmie Schumacher Sandra Sherwood Floyd Spenrath Joe White Alvin Zuehlke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettis
Charles Wellborn
Seventh and James Baptist Church
Waco
Lois Neill Lammert
Eleanor Miles
M. D Woodruff
First Baptist Church
H. Hoel
Kent Appleby
Walter Hansen
Rallin Aars
Curtis Allen
Johnny Borchers
Lynda Boyd
John Canuteson
Alvin Dahl
Patsy Dahl
Patsy Erickson
Beverly Blassingame Finstad
Sandra Forson Moncrief
Betty Gloff
Joyce Hall
Claudean Humphries
Marsha Reed Humphries
Betty Kant
Nancy Kleibrink
Glenn Kleine
Maren Knudsen
Lois Nell Lammert
Karen Larson
Rita Leck
Ema Lou Knox Lockhart
Betty May
Kenneth Pilant
Walter Prescher
Dorothy Schroeder
Jimmie Schumacher
Sandra Sherwood
Floyd Spenrath
Joe White
Alvin Zuehlke
Clifton Peewees Win Two Games
Clifton Peewees claim two victories in a busy week. The Clifton Green Sox beat the McGregor Red Sox 10 to 9 at McGregor. The Clifton Black Sox routed the McGregor Blue Sox 17 to 2 at home. The Peewees received a $50 donation from the American Legion to help cover operating expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Green Sox
McGregor Red Sox
McGregor
Clifton Black Sox
McGregor Blue Sox
Clifton Green Sox
McGregor Black Sox
Red Sox
Timmy Outlaw
Larry Harvey
Fred Knapp
Garland Braune
Black Sox
John Hoel
Cliff Dyer
Seth Witcher
Billy Helms
Terry Bronstad
Terry Watson
Bobby Golden
Bill Carpenter
Bill Wright
Peewees
The
American Legion
Clifton Birth Announcements for May 1960
Mr and Mrs John R Rierson Jr announce the birth of Deborah Denise on May 12 1960 in Clifton. She weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces at birth and joins paternal grandparents John Rierson and Melvin Anz. Roger Hasting born May 13 1960 to Mr and Mrs Leo V Jorgenson in Clifton hospital weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces. Christopher John Graff born May 18 1960 to Mr and Mrs J E Graff in Clifton hospital weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Rierson Jr
North Avenue I
Clifton
Deborah Denise
John Rierson
Melvin Anz
Roger Hasting
Leo V. Jorgenson
Box
Meridian
Clifton Hospital
J. E. Graff
Christopher John
Gap Graduation Dates Are Given
Teresa King earns valedictorian with 94.7 average and Gerald Nelson is salutatorian with 89.8 for Crawfils Gap High School class. Baccalaureate May 22 at 8 00 P M and Commencement May 26 at 8 00 P M in the high school gym. Mrs Charley Miles to deliver address. Other seniors listed. Eighth grade promotion May 25 at 8 00 P M. Last day of instruction May 25. buses run May 27 morning for report cards. Seniors visited San Antonio May 13 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa King
J. W. King
Gerald Nelson
Alfred Nelson
Crawfills Gap High School
Charley Miles
Mosheim
Crawfills Gap
Robert Tant
Carolyn Stanford
Tony Rohne
Vernon Amundson
A. M. Anderson
Gail Olson
Carol Jean Gustafson
Merrill Anderson
Joe Ratliff
Allen Trigg
San Antonio
Edward Bryn
Bryn
William Amundson
Ernest Rohne
Clifton Gains and Bosque County Lose Population in 1960 Census
Preliminary 1960 Census figures show Clifton with 2 314 residents, Bosque County 10 701, changes since 1950 include Clifton and Valley Mills as sole Bosque incorporated towns to gain. Meridian, Walnut Springs, Morgan, and Iredell show declines. precise figures for Crawfills Gap, Koppers, and Mosheim unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Bosque County
J. Fred Simon Jr
United States Census District
Waco
Simon
Valley Mills
Meridian
Walnut Springs
Morgan
Iredell
Crawfills Gap
Koppers
Mosheim
Bureau of the Census
Texas
Will Honor Clifton Post At Convention
Clifton Post No. 322 will receive honors at the 11th District American Legion convention in Waco May 21-22 as membership reaches a new high. Clifford T. Dyer leads the local post. Donald I. Peters is the principal speaker at the Sunday luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Post No
11Th Congressional District of the American Legion
Waco
W. W. Wendland
Clifford T. Dyer
Donald I. Peters
Post No
Speight Street
3Rd
Tennessee
American Legion and Auxiliary
Myrthe Cowen
Arnold Pipes
Rudy Saene
Carl Domagalski
Jack Woods
Walter J. White
Houston
W. E. Elliott
Veterans Affairs Commission
the American Legion and Auxiliary
Wendland
Miami
Florida
Little League Green Team Plans Spring Practice in Clifton
Clifton Little League Green Team will start practice at 4:00 pm Saturday May 21 in City Park. Boys aged 10 through 13 are invited to try out with coach Bobby Joe Conrad leading, plus an automatic pitching machine for enhanced batting. The Jacksons seek former players to mentor the youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Jackson
Morris Jackson
Clifton
Little League
Jacksons
Bobby Joe Conrad
Miss Blackwell and John Johnson Tie in Clifton Ceremony
Miss Betty Blackwell and Mr John Gary Johnson wed in a double ring ceremony at 7 30 PM Saturday May 14 at First Methodist Church Clifton The couple is from Clifton and Waco with a church altar decorated by two seven pronged candelabra palms and gladioli Organist Miss Brenda Eggen accompanied singers Mrs George Tolbert and Mrs Bill Tom Boyar The bride wore a white lace wedding dress with a long sleeved jacket and a fingertip veil Bridesmaids wore blue nylon chiffon dresses and carried white chrysanthemum heart bouquets The wedding party included maid of honor Sandra Aanenson bridesmaids Cindy Smith and Annie Mae Olsen best man Bobbie Johnson groomsmen Bill Tom Boyar and Don Gibson Ushers Don Huey and Joe Bunyard candlelighters Jane Olson and Barry Forson (continued on last page)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Clifton
Betty Blackwell
John Gary Johnson
Waco
A. J. Blackwell
South Avenue I
Gordon Johnson
North Tenth Street
J. E. Morton
Brenda Eggen
George Tolbert
Bill Tom Boyar
Hamilton
Sandra Aanenson
Cindy Smith
Valley Mills
Annie Mae Olsen
Pam Smith
Bobbie Johnson
Crawfills Gap
Don Gibson
Don Huey
Joe Bunyard
Jane Olson
Barry Forson
Miss Olson
Clifton High School Band Performs for Sunset Home Residents
Clifton High School's band of about 60 members performed a fine program at Memorial Hall in front of the Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home. Residents and townspeople gathered to listen as Band Director Bill Brown stood on the stand, with many musicians partly visible in the photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High School
Memorial Hall
Clifton Lutheran Sunset
Bill Brown
Delegates Named To State Convention Pledge Support
The Democratic County Convention in Meridian presided by L. E Tennison named 48 delegates from ten precincts and adopted resolutions pledging support to Lyndon B. Johnson for President and Governor Price Daniel for Texas Governor. The committee nominated delegates to the June and September state conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Daniel
L. E F. Tennison
A. M. Tibbs
Albert Hastings
Robert Hammack
J. P. Ward
L. E Tennison
Robert Baldridge Jr
Tennison
L. P. Raley
Frank Kirkpatrick
Cecil P. Coston
P. M. Rogstad
Clay Canuteson
R. B. Johnson
Otto Reesing
L. E. Tennison
C. O. Erickson
Jack Cureton
W. D. Goodall
Cary L. Helm
J. N. Fallis
J. G. Simms
A. M Ti
Resolutions Committee
Bosque County
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic Party
United States
Times
Price Daniel
Texas
Clifton High School 1960 seniors honored at multiple events
The 1960 Clifton High School senior class enjoyed a Hawaiian themed party April 25 at the Borchers home with faculty and families. Additional events included a Trinity Lutheran buffet reception May 2 with Dallas Policemen's Chorus, and a First Baptist Church breakfast April 15 featuring Reverend Woodruff and Reverend James Elder Jr. A May 6 Immanuel Lutheran banquet closed the week’s senior activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High School
First Baptist Church
M. D. Woodruff
Kent Appleby
Women’s Missionary Union
Bosque County 4-H Delivers Gilts and Honors at Dairy Event
Bosque County 4-H members will receive registered Duroc gilts Saturday at 8:30 AM at the Bosque County Commission Company auction barn in Meridian as part of the Sears Roebuck Foundation pig program. Names of the receiving youths from Meridian, Iredell, Valley Mills, Crawfils Gap, Walnut Springs, Clifton, and more are listed, along with last year’s gift returns. A County-Wide 4-H Party occurred last Saturday at Meridian School cafeteria, and John Uloth of Walnut Springs earned Junior Dairy Female Grand Champion duties at the Waco Dairy Day Show, receiving one of three trophies for top junior dairy animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fight Bosque County
Sears- Roebuck Foundation
John Davis Uloth
Walnut Springs
Phillip Uloth
John
A. B. Copeland
Huckaby
V. L. Aerl
Pure Milk Company
Waco Seed Company
Holstein Keifers
Safety Specialist Will Speak Here
W. F. Leonard Jr. of Oak Farms Dairies of Texas will discuss Safety at the Bosque Valley Water and Sewer Association meeting in Clifton on Tuesday May 24 at 7 30 P M in City Hall. Leonard has given over 500 safety talks nationwide in five years. The talk covers fall cautions lifting eye care fire prevention and traffic safety in a lively session titled Safety is Everybody's Business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Leonard Jr
Oak Farms Dairies
Texas
Bosque Valley Water and Sewer Association
Clifton
Leonard
Rabid Coons Shot Near Clifton and Valley Mills
Herman Zuehlke shot a rabid coon Monday near the Jewel Linberg place on the old Clifton Valley Mills road after the animal charged him. The group confirmed the animal was not a pet and found it foaming at the mouth indicating rabies. The item also notes San Angelo visitors to Clifton for a weekend family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Zuehlke
Jewel Linberg Place
Clifton
Valley Mills
Zuehlke
Linbergs
Clifton buyers post mixed quotes at Wednesday cattle sale
Over 725 cattle offered with prices $1 to $3 lower for most classes. Good to choice slaughter steers and yearlings bring $24 to $26.50, calves $24 to $27, cows $15 to $17.50, bulls $16 to $18.50, stocker steers $24 to $27, stocker calves $27 to $30, cows and calves $120 to $210. Poultry and grain quoted with eggs at 8 to 28 cents per dozen and grains from $1.30 to $1.90 per bushel. Hogs $15 to $15.75, lambs $14.50 to $18.50.
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Clifton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Citizen High School
J. Roy Waldrum
Church of Christ In
Stanley B. Kudsen
Trinity Lutheran Church
Clifton Peewees
Manila
Clifton Record
Clifton Gains
FE. E. Schow
Little League Green
Miss Blackwell
Mr. Johnson
Doyle J. Borchers
Borchers
C. Pernell Aars
Raymond Lammert
Lois Nell
Pamela Borchers
Paulette Bettis
Trinity Lutheran
Ladies Aid and Women’s Missionary Federation
Fellowship Hall
S. B. Knudsen
H. C. Pederson
Ladies Aid
Trinity Church
Maury Jones
Dallas Policemen’s Chorus
Jones
Joel E. Nelson
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Norse
Knudsen
Woodruff
Jerry Godby
WMU
James H. Elder Jr
First Presbyterian Church
Elder
Women’s Missionary Union of
Immanuel Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Charlie's Cafe
Rodney Moncrief
Sandra Forson
By Waymon D. Davis
Vemuip
Oliver Hanson
Bosque County Range Management Committee
Bill Hardcastle
Darr Equipment Company
C. E. Matson
Larry
San Angelo
Anna Matson
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home
Ollie Bronstad
Adolph Schulze
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