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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1968
Page
12
Clifton residents share weekly news of visits and travel. Families from Rich mond Crawford Rosenberg Dallas and others visit Clifton homes, attend HemisFair events in San Antonio, and travel to Fort Worth and Berlin. The collection notes relatives, guests, and prolonged stays across Texas and beyond.
The Civic Society projects committee invites students and adults to submit one essay per entrant limited to 100 words. Essays from students must provide name age and address. adults must include name and address. Entries will be judged by number with all names removed. All are welcome to participate in either student or adult divisions.
Turnersville residents were invited to address the school district reorganization hearing focusing on boundary lines to maintain bus routes. Clifton School District Superintendent Kent Appleby said decisions rest with Turnersville and Coryell County residents, while Clifton will accept transferring students. Turnersville ceased its high school in 1967 and now operates an eight grade system with 37 students, with expected enrollment of about 18 if it continued.
Tom Broce vice-president of Southern Methodist University will address the Waco SMU Alumni Club Friday night. He is the son of Mrs. Joe Boleman of Clifton and husband of Barbara Lynn Barnes of Little Rock. The Broces have three children.
Clifton hosts a District 14 VFW convention with Mayor Pierson praising hospitality. Mrs. Mary Adkisson awards post members for veterans service including VA hospitals. R. W. Stanford re-elected District 14 Commander honors Clifton as first Honor Roll Post. other posts are Hillsboro Whitney and Itasca. A barbecue followed at the American Legion building, then separate VFW and Auxiliary meetings in Clifton.
A 26 page booklet titled the Truck Drivers Dictionary and Glossary breaks down slang used in trucking. Terms include Bull Weevil a novice driver and Aviator a speeding driver.
Winners in the contest advertised in The Record last week were announced this week. Mrs. A Wilcox of 614 S Ave E Clifton won the coffeemaker and Mrs. J B Culp of 704 S Ave M Clifton won the portable mixer. Winners may claim gifts at The Record office. The G I Bill helped educate 116 Congressmen.
Funeral services for R. W. Dude Standefer 81 retired rancher and former Bosque Co Commissioner were held Wednesday at the First Methodist Church. He died May 20 at Hillcrest Hospital after a May 10 gunshot accident while cleaning a pistol at his Clifton home. He had been in the ICU after emergency treatment at Clifton hospital. A complete obituary will be published next week. More than 1,000 Civil War widows still draw pensions.
Nine million hours were donated last year by 113000 veterans hospital volunteers. Eleven percent of U S doctors received training from the Veterans Administration.
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