What is a Chamber in Clifton Texas
Sam Logan explains the role and goals of Clifton’s new chamber of commerce, urging local businesses and residents to participate. He highlights chambers as voluntary groups improving community life through surveys, projects, and tourism, and contrasts past local leadership with the need for broader involvement to prevent Clifton from fading like other Texas towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Chamber of Commerce
Clifton’s Chamber
Lake Whitney
Glen Rose
Clifton
Texas
George
Texas Almanac
Sam Logan
Memorial Day origins and Logan's 1868 order
Memorial Day began with General John A. Logan designating May 30, 1868 for decorating veterans’ graves. It grew from local women and children efforts in the South to a nationwide observance. By 1900 President McKinley praised unity of Union veterans and urged renewal of faith and dedication to liberty and opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
John A. Logan
South
Republic
William McKinley
Grant
Vacation Church School at Clifton two Lutheran churches
The Vacation Church School jointly sponsored by Emmanuel Lutheran and Trinity Lutheran in Clifton runs Monday through Friday for two weeks starting June 1 from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. Children from two years to eighth grade may attend with no tuition. a benevolent offering is taken on the last day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Immanuel Lutheran
Trinity Lutheran Church
E. H. Knitt
Ave. Jal Trinity Lutheran Church
Church Sunday Warning Turns Into Cautionary Call
A provocative flyer urges parents to avoid sending children to church on Sunday and instead accompany them, framing the shift as a protective measure. The message emphasizes parental involvement and safety in a local community context.
Clifton area visitors share meals and travels across states
Clifton residents Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Grimland and relatives visited in Cisco at C. C. Cooper’s home last Sunday. They hosted and were joined by Mrs. Earline Solberg and Mrs. Dee Dee Barry Odle. Grimlands traveled to Dallas Monday through Saturday to see the Pruitts and Kilcrease family. Mrs. Otho Jones toured Madison Connecticut and New Haven and Providence with family, departing May 9 from Dallas Love Field and returning May 18. R. M. Orgain and Tom Conway of Waco visited Mrs. Bryan Moorman on Saturday afternoon May 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Grimland
Earline Solberg
Dee Dee
Barry Odle
C. C. Cooper
Cisco
Otho Jones
Madison
Connecticut
Dennis Jones
Dallas
Love Field
Texas
Jones
New Haven
St. Olaf Rock Church
Marvin O. Ottmers
Tommy Ray Plumlee
Nancy Audine Lee
St. Olaf
Cranfills Gap
Ottmers
Leo Itz
Harold Cremuilge
Fredericksburg
Gilbert Cremuilge
Ole Carl Anderson
Cleburne
Helmer Anderson
Otis Olson
Houston
Collett
Cora
Clara Johnson
Danny Remington
Clifton
Crawfills Gap Lionettes
David Kreb
Lancaster
Kreb
Indiana
Belvin Swenson
Witt Colton
Johnnie Rea
R. E. Furgerson
Bob Ferguson
Meridian Lake
Ove Huse
Arlington
Huse
Pamela Dian
Dalton Moore
Homer Burleson
Denton
Ronnie Burleson
Walter Wentworth
E. F. Jones
J. M. Johnson
Arther Carlson
Midlothian
Sandra Carlson
Carl Johnson
Gee
O. Davis
Paul Davis
Fort Worth
Ollie Nance
Moody
Curtis Thompson
Jerry Roberson
Grand Prairie
Fiona Carlson
Ivan Johnson
Olie Carlson
O. S. Carlson Jr
Charley Johnson
the Gap
Jennie Kneschk
Norman
Pamelia Kaye
Curtis
Kay Nell Simmons
D. D. Simmons
Larry
Linda
R. C. Reierson
Belton
Belton Implement Company
Lake Belton
Edward Schultz
American Legion
Schultzes
New Jersey
Dan Schultz
Old Bridge
Alf Anderson
Irving
Sherrill
Mike
Elisa
Garland
David Outlaw
Homecoming Event at Lane's Chapel urged for all
Mrs Lola Barton invites all to Lane's Chapel for a full day of fellowship starting at 10 am with a devotional by Dudley Sowell, singing, a 12 noon dinner on the ground, officer nominations, and a 4 pm finish. Invitees are urged to bring baskets, water jugs, and join in the regular Sunday singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane's Chapel
Dudley Sowell
Valley Milly
Tl Acm
Lola Barton
Local's Granddaughter to Attend Aquatic School
Susan Kelley of Clifton has been accepted for the National Aquatic School at the STU Outdoor Laboratory in Carbondale Illinois. The Red Cross course runs June 10 to 20 and will make her a qualified Red Cross Water Safety Instructor. She plans to teach swimming this summer and show registered Quarter horses.
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Susan Kelley
J. M. Jorgenson
Clifton
W National Aquatic School
STU Outdoor Laboratory
Carbondale
Ilinois
American Red Cross
Susan
Red Cross
Robert Kelly
Auburn,linois
Twins Arrive at Clifton Hospital in 1970 Birth
Mr and Mrs Marvin Louis Wiede of Clifton welcome twin daughters Michelle Renee 5 pounds 10 ounces and Danelle Fave 5 pounds 12 ounces born May 19 1970 at Clifton Hospital. Grandparents listed as Edgar Wiede and Albert Lippe of Clifton.
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Marvin Louis Wiede
North Avenue T
Clifton
Michelle Renee
Danelle Fave
Clifton Hospital
Edgar Wiede
Albert Lippe
Memorial Day Observed as Town Holiday in Cran
Memorial Day on Saturday May 30 is observed as a town holiday in Cran with most businesses closed for the day. Local offices and services may operate with limited hours.
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Cranfills Gap
Vacation Bible School Opens with Summer Schedule
Daily Vacation Bible School runs 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. starting May 31 with Divine Worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Class suspended. Friday June 5 features the Bible School closing program and no choir practice throughout June.
Candlelight wedding at St Olaf Rock Church in Cranfills Gap
The candlelight ceremony for Tom Ray Plumlee and Nancy Audine Lee took place Saturday at 7 30 pm at St Olaf Rock Church Cranfills Gap with Rev Marvin Ottmers presiding. A reception followed in the church basement and many local families joined guests from area towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Olaf Evangelical Lutheran Church Cranfills Gap
Texas
Marvin UO. Ottmers
Services held for Alvie Troy Jorgenson 50 Meridian
Funeral services were held for Alvie Troy Jorgenson 50 of Meridian at 10 a.m. May 14 at Meridian Funeral Home led by Rev. Marvin O Ottmers. He served in WWII with the U S Air Force and married Mary Elizabeth Wintz in 1948. Pallbearers included Ralph Belcher and Durwood Gandy. Burial followed in Morgan Cemetery.
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Alvie Troy Jorgenson
Meridian
Meridian Funeral Home
Marvin 0. Ottmers
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Larry Lawson
Jessie Gandy
Ralph Belcher
Jessie Wiese
Marion Jorgenson
Durwood Gandy
Jimmie Brown
Joe Rickard
Morgan Cemetery
Bosque County
Sven Andrew Jorgenson
Telena Hastings Jorgenson
St. Olaf's Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Clifton
U. S. Air Force
Mary Elizabeth Wintz
Shower Honors Mrs. Tommy Plumlee In Crawfills Gap
Mrs. Tommy Plumlee nee Nancy Lee will be honored with a miscellaneous shower Saturday May 30 from 2 30 to 5 p m at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall Crawfills Gap. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Plumlee
Nancy Lee
First Baptist Church Fellowship
Revival Set at Gap Methodist Church in Cranfills Gap
A revival will be held June 7 to 11 at 8 p.m. nightly at First United Methodist Church Cranfills Gap. Rev. Jack Vereen of Covington Osceola is the speaker. James Upshaw of Fort Worth will lead the singing. Rev. Dale Yant invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Methodist
Cranfills Gap
Jack Vereen
Covington-Osceola
James Upshaw
Fort Worth
Dale Yant
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Clifton Record
Bosque Publishing Company, Inc
James W. Smith
Bart L. Ivey
Sam D. Logan, JR
Ruth Reierson
Womens
Juanita Smith
Bosque
Coryell
Hill, McLennan
Hamilton Counties
Clifton Folks
Mrs. Pruitt
Mrs. Grimland
Mrs. Kilcrease
Cindy
Gary
Jamie
Lander & Frank Smith
Ervin
Cabinet
N. Ave
Clifton, Texas
Erickson Feed Mill
Ervin Dreyer
James
Wanda Hardin
Lanes Chapel
First Methodist Church
Crawfills Gap
Church OF Christ
John Jordan
National Building Centers, Inc
Cranfills Gap News
Desith
Adeline
Vernell
Cleo
Telena Jorgenson
Alma Sowell
Alvin
Hilma Wiese
Cliffie Gandy
Whitney
Esther Dowd
Gap Methodist Church
WM. B. Bertelsen & CO
Complete Insurance Service
Wst
P. O
GAP Community Foods
Cranfills Gap, Texas
van Camp
Vienna
McCormick
A. F
Man
A. F. Wieners
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