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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1965
Page
3
Mrs Carl Johnson 71 of Meridian died in a local hospital Tuesday afternoon May 11. Funeral services were held at 2:30 PM Thursday May 13 at the First Baptist Church Meridian with Rev Rey Hill officiating. Burial followed in Meridian Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson, patient at Clifton hospital since April 29, died Tuesday afternoon at 3 30. A Meridian Baptist Church member, she had lived in the city for 50 years. Survivors: two sons Jesse Roy Johnson of Arlington and Raymond C. Johnson of Utica Michigan. one sister Mrs O H Grayson of Clayton Oklahoma. four grandchildren.
The Meridian Baptist Association will gather at Latham Springs near Aquilla on Monday night May 24. Supper at 6:00, Executive Board and Woman's Missionary Union at 6:30, main program at 7:15 with James Roy Clark highlighting camp improvements and 1965 summer plans. Upcoming camps listed.
The Clifton Ledge No 360 AFPAAM holds its regular meeting Mondays at 7:30 PM. Visiting Masons are welcome. Harold Mackey is Worshipful Master and W W Land serves as secretary.
The Bosque County Clerk records multiple property transfers in Lake Whitney, Cranfills Gap, Mooney Village, and Clifton, listing buyers and parcels including 71 acres, 49 Beach land, and 342 Lakeline Acres. A marriage license is shown for Jere Leon Malott and Leda Fave Ryats.
Mrs Fred Crohs of Arch Cape Oregon arrived May 8 and will stay through May 30 to visit with granddaughters Nancy and Rosemary Swenson. She attends Clifton High School grade beneficiaries as Nancy prepares to receive her diploma with the 1965 CHS Senior Class.
A tea shower for Thelma Gene Bird was held May 15 from 3 30 to 5 30 p m at Mrs C L Burns 1615 West 15th Street. Co hosts included Mrs S E Ragsdale Mrs Chester Dickerson and others. bride elect is daughter of Mr and Mrs Jim Martin Bird of Clifton and fiancé is son of Mrs William Travis Poston of Mosheim. Guests signed a bridal book amid yellow and white decor with milk glass trays and punch, about forty attendees.
Calvin Fossett formerly of Clifton now living in Cleburne was taken by ambulance to Santa Fe Hospital in Temple after collapsing at work with the Santa Fe Railway. He underwent tests starting Monday. his mother Mrs George Fossett Sr and his brother and sister in law Dr Frank Fossett and wife visited in Temple. Fossett’s wife came by Clifton Tuesday to pick up his mother and they spent the day in Temple with him as relief and hopeful for improvement.
The Hon. Truman E. Roberts administered the oath to Attorney Leslie Vance in Hamilton County's new District Courtroom on May 11 after Vance passed the Texas State Bar. He plans to practice with Jack Cureton in Meridian and recently moved there with his wife Barbara Berglund from Fort Worth. Vance holds a Baylor law degree and a Texas Christian University BA, and they reside at 1100 North Main St. The Tribune notes an adjoining sale listing for columnar sheets and postbinders.
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