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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1972
Page
3
Cranfills Gap news recounts visits and family events across May including Memorial Day weekend travel to Odessa and Austin relations visiting relatives in Hamilton Cranfills Gap and Waco A birth Nathan Blake Olson announced in Mineral Wells with grandparents listed. wedding attendance cited for Homer Burleson family and local residents.
Sunday gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 0. C Knudson in Mustang Community honored Kirsti and Renee after their St. Olaf Lutheran Church confirmation. Out of town guests included J. M. Wallace Lottie Foley Terri Butler Ole Knudson from Dallas and others from New Braunfels Austin and Crawfills Gap areas. Local attendees featured the Gene Knudsons Bobby Epley and many Knudson family members.
Cranfills Gap PTA honors Mrs. Ralph Dillon with a surprise reception on May 8 in the school lunch room. The fifth and sixth grade teacher retires after 36 years in Cranfills Gap and earlier posts at Willow Grove Fairy Kilgore.
Cranfills Gap Texas St Olaf Lutheran Church shares May activities led by Pastor Marvin Ottmers. Dorcas Circle meets May 25. Vacation Bible School runs May 26 and May 30 to June 2 with daily sessions 8 30 to 11 30 a m. Divine worship on May 28 at 10 30 a m. May 29 no Vacation Bible School.
A joint Immanuel and Trinity Lutheran Bible School set for Clifton runs May 30 to June 8 with daily classes from 9 to 1 30. The program includes preschool through grade 8, officers report strong turnout for teachers helpers and refreshments, and a closing program with songs class displays and attendance certificates followed by a Trinity church lawn picnic.
Election Friday May 19 chose Tina Tergerson Debbie Payne Pat Carlson and Elaine Ottmers as cheerleaders. Kirsti Knudson named drum major. Debbie Payne and Elaine Ottmers named basketball captains. Pep squad offered odd jobs through May 27. FHA installation ceremony May 25 at St Olaf Lutheran Church with fathers as guests. Elaine Ottmers Lion reporter.
Eugene Shipley. Pastor. Sunday School from 10:00 to 11:00 and Worship Service from 11:00 to 12:00. Cedar Shores Baptist Church invites all parishioners to attend.
The First Baptist Church of Clifton will host a TANE Field Day on Sunday May 28 1972 at 11:00 AM. Fort Worth speaker Charles McDade will address the congregation after a brief program by the Texas Alcohol Narcotics Education Organization.
Captain and Mrs Walter Prescher Jr arrived at Dallas Love Field from Woodbridge Virginia on May 5. They were greeted by his parents and spent a week in Clifton before visiting Mrs Prescher's parents in San Antonio. He returned to Clifton May 19 and will return to Woodbridge. Mrs Prescher stayed an extra week in San Antonio before leaving later this week.
The Coon Creek Good Neighbor Club gathered May 11 at Mrs. Ruth Womack’s home with co host Mrs. Roy Thomas. Twenty one members and guests including Mrs. P R Downey and Betty Tacket attended. Lila Hudson presented The Fourflushes by George Sessions Perry. Hostesses planned June meeting with Mrs H K Hill and Mrs Annie Stacha.
Maudie Pearl Ragsdale earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and business with a minor in Secondary Education at Baylor University 1972 commencement. Her parents Mr and Mrs S F E Ragsdale attended Ring-Out and the Baccalaureate Service in Waco, with her junior partner Sharon Barnhill.
A state summer ranch tour by the Central Texas Polled Hereford Association runs June 5 and 6 starting at 9 am in Hamilton at the Spotted Horse Inn. Participants may drive private cars or ride a Continental Trailways-Silver Eagle bus, visiting 15 ranches across Hamilton Hico Walnut Springs Morgan Whitney Hillsboro Waco Valley Mills Meridan Crawfish Gap with an overnight in Waco. For details contact Kenneth Radde, Route 1, Meridian.
Hill Junior College releases its 1972 summer schedule. Two six week terms run May 29 to July 7 and July 11 to August 8 with May 26 and July 10 registration dates.
Kim Outlaw daughter of Clyde and Mrs Outlaw of Box sae Clifton has been elected Confederate Belle of Hill Junior College for Miss HJC. She is a sophomore majoring in Speech Therapy and was one of seven nominees for the title.
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