World Relief Clothing Drive Planned by Clifton Church Group
The Clifton Church Ladies Aid plans a World Relief Clothing Drive in November. Arrangements were made at the last monthly meeting on Thursday afternoon November 2 in the church basement. Mrs S T Seljos, president, opened the meeting and introduced Mrs N L Schlegel who spoke briefly about the Hymn of the Month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Ladies Aid
Clifton
Aid
S. T. Seljos
N. L. Schlegel
Devotion and plans mark LWMS meeting notes
Mrs Seljos spoke on God at Work in Christian Stewardship and asked how much of the land’s bounties should be returned to Him. Mrs Oswald reported on the LWMS Fall Zone Rally in Rosebud, with Clifton members limited by weather.
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Clifton
Schlegel
Nealy McDougal
Glover Jones Renews Record as Family Relocates
Mr and Mrs Glover Jones of Route 2 Nashua Iowa renewed their Record for another year. They added that their eldest daughter and her family have moved to Waco.
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Glover Jones
Route 2
Nashua
Iowa
Waco
Poage Warning on Soviet Atom Tests and Inspection Pact
Congressmen W R Poage urges continued U S atomic testing and insists on a binding mutual inspection treaty with the USSR to prevent cheating. He argues Russians test large bombs to scare nations and says the U S should not suspend tests without enforceable verification.
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U. S
Russia
W. R. Poage
11Th
Texas
WSCS District Meeting and Walter Rachuig Australia plans
The piece notes the WSCS district meeting at First Methodist Clifton on November 2 with about 100 attendees and guest speaker Frances Bickham. It also reports Walter Rachuig, longtime bowling administrator, being sent to Australia by the American Bowling Congress for six months to organize plans and promote bowling abroad.
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American Bowling Congress
Walter Rachirg
Rock-way
Australia
Rachuig
Rachuigs
Houston
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Clifton
Frances Bickham
Fort Worth
Central Conference
WSCS
Clifton Juniors Clinch District Title With 1961 Season
Clifton High junior football completed its season with a 30 to 6 win over Lorena. Midway remains undefeated in district play, while Clifton finished second in the district race and is pictured with players and manager listed.
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CHS
Lorena
Clifton
Midway
Junior Cubs
Cubs
Connally
Valley Mills
China
John Poe
Gary Holt
Frank Billman
James Kelly
Danny Dietiker
Mike Prescher
Melvin Prescher
Bobby Coffman
Jerry Ludtke
Bill Outlaw
Mike Hoel
Tom Cosper
Keith Holt
Jim Ed Bird
Lloyd Hampe
Larry Little
Larry Grimland
Billy Godby
Luther League Raises 69.90 for UNICEF in Clifton
Luther League of Trinity Lutheran Church Clifton reports 34 participants collected 69.90 for UNICEF on Halloween night. Sponsors Dan Amundson and Herman H. Landua joined the group, which included youths from other churches, after a bowling party at Lake Air Bowling Center in Waco on November 5.
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Dan Amundson
Luther League
Trinity Lutheran Church
Clifton
Luther
Herman H. Landua
Kopperl Student Named Society Officer at NTSU
Miss Jo Ann Forsythe of Kopperl has been named treasurer of Alpha Lambda Sigma the library service honor society at North Texas State University in Denton. She is a senior student and a daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis A Forsythe of Kopperl Route 1.
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Jo Ann Forsythe
Kopperl
Alpha Lambda Sigma
Library Service
North Texas State University
Denton
Lewis A. Forsythe
Route 1
Forsythe
NTSU
Colonel William A. Tope Promoted at Air Defense Command
Colonel William A. Tope is promoted to top personnel officer at Air Defense Command Headquarters in Colorado Springs. He moves from ADC assistant deputy chief of staff for personnel to fill the vacancy left by Brigadier General Theron Coulter. A rated command pilot with over 6,000 flying hours, he earned his wings at Randolph Field in 1934 and is a graduate of the Air Command School and the Air War College.
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William A. Tope
Air Defense Command
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Mary Jo Weeks
D. Weeks
Route 1
Meridian
Tope
ADC
Theron Coulter
Air Force
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Air Command School
Air War College
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Clifton Student Pledges At NTSU
Joe Hal Adams of Clifton pledged Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia at North Texas State University in Denton. He is a freshman music major and Marching Band member, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville A. Adams of Route 1 Clifton, among 12 students pledged.
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Joe Hal Adams
Clifton
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfornia
North Texas State University
Denton
Orville A. Adams
Route 1
Joe Hal
Peace Corps Exams Set for Waco in Late November
Peace Corps examinations will be held at 8 30 A M on Tuesday and Wednesday November 28 and 29 at the Federal Building in Waco for local applicants. Posters with the details will be displayed at the Clifton Post Office bulletin boards through the dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Waco
A. L. Bronstad
Peace Corps
Clifton
Four Clifton Students Enroll at University of Houston
Four Clifton youths join the University of Houston for the fall term. Gerald R. Oswald, Star Route 1, political science graduate. Walter F. Rolf, junior English. Alfred W. Ludtke Jr., freshman pharmacy. William R. Kettler, freshman pharmacy. UH comprises ten colleges including Arts and Sciences and Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
University of Houston
Gerald R. Oswald
Star Route 1
Walter F. Rolf
Alfred W
Wally) Ludtke Jr
William R
Butch) Kettler
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Fort Worth Press
Clifton Record
Walter Rachuigs
Houston Chronicle
Walter Rachuig
J. H. Rachuig
Will J. Krueger Sr
Boo Odem
Boo
Rachirg
Raching
Southwest
Southwest Bowling Association
Kansas
Oklahoma
Tl Am
Houston Chronicle Bowling Hall of Fame
Unicef
DR. Miller Belding
Waco Theatre
WM. A. Tope
Allen Alford
Emer NoveSing Masons
J. A. Hyles
HP. W. W
Daffin Mobile Feed Mill
Bronstad
O. E. Show Lumber Co., Inc
West Third Street
Rees
de Noone
Clifton, Texas
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