Cubs Prep for Regional After 1-0 Bi-District Win over Keller
Clifton's Cubs remain unbeaten at 11-0 after a 1-0 win over Keller in the bi district. Pitcher Larry Grimland worked the shutout aided by strong defense. Gar land Braune doubled for Clifton and Jim Bird drove in the only run on a single after Grimland reached second on a misthrow. The Cubs now await the Midlothian Frisco winner for the regional crown with potential game set for May 27 at CHS.
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Clifton High School
Cubs
Keller
Cleburne
Clifton
Cub
Kiaska
Texas
CHS
Richard Liardon
Larry Grimland
Jim Bird
Grimland
Garland Braune
Barry Forson
Kenneth Leck
Hydroplaning Dangers Warn Drivers In Wet Conditions
AAA Texas warns skidding remains a constant danger and explains hydroplaning occurs when water lifts the tire from the road. The study shows total hydroplaning can occur at 41 mph with 16 psi, 50 mph at 24 psi, or 59 mph at 32 psi, depending on tire and road conditions.
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American Automobile Association
Rick Timmons
AAA
Texas
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Public Roads
Flag Golf Tourney at Clifton Club This Weekend
Clifton Golf Club schedules an 18 hole flag tourney over the weekend and Memorial Day. Entry costs 1.00 and each player receives a flag bearing his name and his score. The leading flag at the end wins. prizes include six balls for first, three for second, two for third, and one for last.
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Clifton
Memorial Day Closures Across Clifton and Besque County
All banks and government offices in Clifton and Besque County will be closed Tuesday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day. Most businesses will also observe the holiday as one of six designated 1967 days. Readers should submit news or ads by Friday for next week’s issue.
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Clifton
Besque County
Record
Car Wrecks Plague Clifton and Bosque County Area
A spate of traffic accidents hit Clifton and Bosque County with two notable crashes on State Highway 22 near Meridian and Lake Whitney. Rev. Robert L. Oglesby, 41, and Leona Mae Mills, 57, died in the Lake Whitney wreck. Edith Orelia Tindall, d Crawfills Gap, was hospitalized after a Meridian crash.
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Clifton
Bosque County
Lake Whitney Dam
Robert L. Oglesby
First Methodist Church of
Meridian
Leona Mae Mills
Fort Worth
Hill County
Edith Orelia Tindall
Crawfills Gap
Goodall - Witcher Hospital
Barbara
State Soil and Water Board to Hold Norse Hearing
The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board will hold a hearing at the Parish Hall in Norse on Tuesday May 30 at 7 p.m. Landowners and area residents are invited to testify on the priority for flood control and water conservation dam projects along Mead ira-Nel s Creek and Meridian creeks.
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Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
Norse
Ben Rhodes
Crawfills Gap
Meridian - Neils Creek
Clifton - Meridian - Crawfills Gap
Rhodes
Clifton Lions Club
Watershed project urged after 1959 Bosque flood
The Clifton Record recalls the 1959 Bosque River flood that cut Clifton off and damaged property and livestock. It notes a public hearing before the State Soil and Water Conservation Board seeking priority for flood control and soil and water conservation projects and warns of another major flood in 1969.
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Record
Clifton
Bosque River
Neils
Meridian
J. D. Willis
Neils Creek
Valley Mills
Meridian Creek
Highway 6
Turkey Creek
Gary Creek
Turnersville
Crawfills Gap
State Soil and Water Conservation Board
Norse
Texas
Memorial Day Service at Clifton Cemetery Tuesday May 30
The public is invited to a Memorial Day service at Clifton Cemetery on Tuesday May 30 at 9 a.m. Rev. Homer Pumphrey of First Methodist Clifton will deliver the address. Sponsored by American Legion Post No 322 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 8553. Earlier this year most Clifton businesses agreed to close on
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Clifton Cemetery
Homer Pumphrey
First Methodist Church of
Clifton
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Memorial Day observances mark Bosque County veterans graves
May 30 marks a six holiday year observance with a 15 minute memorial address and rifle salute. After Taps flags will be placed on graves of veterans in Bosque County cemeteries south of Highway 22 and in north area cemeteries by Meridian VFW and Walnut Springs American Legion posts. Citizens with unflagged graves are asked to notify Legion or VFW members.
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Highway 22
Bosque County
Legion
VFW
Clifton
Clifton Memorial Park
Oswald
Chase
Smith Bend
Valley Mills
Coon Creek
Fairview
Kanz
Terrel
Pool
Norse
St. Olaf
Adventist
Boggy
Meridian
American Legion Post
Walnut Springs
Gun Club Plans Three Summer Shoots
Clifton Gun Club officers formed a building committee to study a clubhouse on the skeet range and to hold three club shoots this summer. The dates set are June 18, July 23, and August 27, with members invited to participate.
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Clifton Gun Club
Harmon’s Cafe
Fritz Mueller Dies In Farm Machinery Accident
Fritz Mueller of Rt. 1 Valley Mills was killed about 9 a m Wednesday while working on the Pernie Dansby Farm. Details were unavailable at press time and funeral arrangements were pending at Clifton Funeral Home.
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Fritz Mueller
Valley Mills
Pernie Dansby
Clifton Funeral Home
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Rocky Rummel
Louis Felan
Tommy Todd
John Hoel
Billy Helms
Tim Outlaw
Robert Ledlow
Bill Wright
Jim Bakke
Hillsboro
By Sam Logan
E. W. McGee
Jess G. Hammock
Bosque
Hammock
Certified Public Accountant
Truman Eberts
Water Board
Gere
Keyes Pollard
Lone Star Gas Company
East Clifton
Community Public Service Company
Gun Club
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