Former Sears Executive becomes Clifton Chamber of Commerce manager
Neil L. Gately, 57, of Star Route 1 Clifton, who retired from Sears-Roebuck after a career as a store executive, is hired as Executive Vice-President of Clifton's Chamber. He formerly managed Sears stores in Waco and Bryan, and now plans to organize Clifton's new community development efforts while remaining active in Masonry and local business boards. He and his wife Elizabeth have three grown sons and four grandchildren.
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Neil L. Gately
Star Route 1
Clifton
Clifton Chamber of Commerce
Bosque County
Lake Whitney
Sears-Roebuck Co
Gately
Sears
Waco
Bryan
California
Kansas
Texas
James H. Lockwood Lodge
Grand Lodge of Texas
Karem Shrine
KCCH
Scottish Rite
Shrine Hospitals For Crippled Children
Galveston Burns Institute
Independent American Life Insurance Co
Elizabeth Jackman
David
Hutchinson
Steven
Lubbock
Paul
McLennan Community College
Mr. Gately
Amy
Neil
Mark
Jeff
Getely
Chamber of Commerce
Cliftor
Nei L. Gately
Laguna Park
Sears-Roebuck & Co
Big Waco
Helen C. Aars
Aars
Farmers State Bank of Clifton
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Lions Club
Cliftorans
Clifton Welcomes New Chamber Leader Neil Gately
The Clifton Chamber of Commerce appoints Executive Vice President Neil Gately to lead local development efforts. The piece praises small town opportunity for civic work and notes Gately’s credentials. It closes with regional fish tales including a 34 pound yellow cat pulled from the Bosque River.
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Neil Gately
Clifton
Gately
Clifton Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
B. Harris
Bosque
Felix Wilson
W. 5Th
Youth Baseball Season Opens June 1 2
Area youths in the Neils Creek League and Bi County League begin play on June 1 and 2. Clifton Mermaid Valley Mills Crawfills Gap and Crawford and McGregor teams participate. Opening games feature Clifton Pee Wee Red Sox vs Black Sox and Freshman Reds vs Freshman Blacks.
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Neils Creek
Pee Wee
Clifton
Meridian
Valley Mills
Crawfills Gap
Crawford
McGregor
Clifton Pee Wee Red Sox
Clifton Black Sox
Freshman Reds
Pee Wee Lions
Meridian Pee Wee Jackets
Pee Wee Eagles
Clifton Pee Wee Green Sox
Freshmen Eagles
Clifton Greens
Long career ends as Miss Elsie Coston retires in 1969
Miss Elsie Coston, a Clifton educator since 1925 with prior posts at Blum and Whitney, retires at term end. She directed third grade classes, coordinated Bosque County elementary schools, and led student tours to Waco and the Cotton Bowl. A longtime Delta Kappa Gamma member, she leaves a legacy of teaching service.
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Clifton
Elsie Coston
T. C. Coston
Clifton Public School
Meridian
North Texas University
Denton
Blum
Whitney
Bosque County
Waco
Colleen Moore
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
Texas
Miss Coston
Texas State Teachers Association
Delta Kappa Gamma
Local Memorial Observances Set Stores to Close
Most Clifton stores offices and businesses will be closed on Saturday May 30 in observance of Memorial Day honoring the nation's war dead Some businesses normally closed on Saturdays will stay open to serve travelers and some will observe Friday or Monday closings See MEMORIAL Back Pag
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Clifton
Clifton forms Chamber of Commerce and hires Gately
Clifton leaders announce a full fledged Chamber of Commerce to serve Clifton and surrounding areas. Helen C. Aars is named president with Neil L. Gately as executive vice president. The nine initial board members are listed with six more directors joining later.
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Chamber Committee
Helen C. Aars
Cecil P. Coston
Ted B. Evans
Charles Fehler Jr
W. D. Good
Texas Queen to Lead Regatta on Lake Whitney Saturday
Inland Surfside Marina owner Frank Lord announced a Memorial Day regatta Saturday May 30 starting at 2 p.m. from Inland Surfside on Lake Whitney east shore. private boat owners invited to join the procession for a lake cruise with refreshments at Lake Whitney Country Club. The Texas Queen a 50 by 20 foot replica paddle boat will lead the regatta and preview summer lake cruises for Inland Surfside. A press boat with flying bridge will cover the cruise for photographers.
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Frank Lord
Inland Surfside Marina
Inland Surfside
Lake Whitney
Lord
Lake Whitney Country Club
Civic Society Plans Dinner for Central Tex Fair
Clifton Civic Improvement Society meets at 3 p.m. Wednesday June 3 in City Hall dining room to plan the fair dinner. The group will host a turkey dinner with trimmings at noon Friday August 28 during the Central Texas Fair and Rodeo. Mrs. J C Kincheloe chairs the dinner planning committee with Mrs. Hugh E. Combs and Mrs. Jess G. Hammock Jr.. Mrs. W F Key Jr. is the president and hostesses for June are listed.
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Clifton
Russell B. Kerbow
Frank H. Lormrude
C. H. Reese
Bosque County Accidents Toll Compared To State and U S Averages
A U S Public Health Service survey shows Bosque County had 11 accidental deaths in the year with six from automobiles. The rate was 101 per 100 000, higher than the national average 57 and Texas 60, highlighting local safety concerns amid rising federal standards.
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New York
Bosque County
U. S. Public Health Service
United States
Texas
Absentee Voting Opens for June 6 Runoff Election
Absentee voting began May 27 for the June 6 Democratic Runoff. Voters unable to attend in person may request ballots at the County Clerk Mrs. Jimmie Gill's office in Meridian or by mail. The deadline is June 2. The runoff includes J. Paul Howard and W. L. Gauntt for County Commissioner of Precinct No. 4.
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Jimmie Gill
Meridian
J. Paul Howard
W. L. Gauntt
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Nancy) Chaney
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