Polled Hereford sale at Clifton tops records
Forty eight head sold for an average of 410.42 with 33 bulls at 451.40 and 15 females at 320.33. A L Haster reported the sale the best in years as buyers crowded the Clifton Auction ring. Top bull price was 1100 and top female 520. New officers were elected at the Clifton banquet with Mrs Grady Davis president and A L Haster secretary treasurer re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Ter Britten
College Station
L. C. Hollingsworth
Godley
Gollibar
Whitney
CDS
Fred Counts Jr
Abbott
Gilbert Tufts
Hillsboro
Charlie’s Cafe
Clifton
Grady Davis
Valley Mills
Will J. Krueger Sr
A. L. Haster
Carl Sheffield
Brookesmith
Sam Lee
Hereford
Mrs Ingersoll Dies After Ill Health in Brownsville
Mrs. D. W. Ingersoll 86 of Brownsville died about 2:00 a.m. Wednesday November 9 at her home. Born in Clifton December 28, 1879 she was the daughter of W. S. Helm and Ellen Lane Helm. She married David William Ingersoll in Clifton in 1905 and they later ran a lumber business and a flour mill site now occupied by Texas Milling. Surviving are daughter Mrs. Ben Brite and a granddaughter in Brownsville, brother Dary L. Helm and sister Miss Willie Helm of Clifton. Funeral services were held November 10 in Brownsville with interment there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Ingersoll
Brownsville
Clifton
Ingersoll
Mattie Gilbert Helm Ingersoll
W. S. Helm
Ellen Lane Helm
David William Ingersoll
Martha
Ben Brite
University of Texas In
Austin
Cubs End 66 Season With 30 0 Win Over Whitney Wildcats
Clifton High Cubs closed the 1966 football season with a 30 to 0 victory over Whitney at Cub Stadium to finish second in District 13-A. Eleven seniors played their final game, with two alternating offensive units scoring two touchdowns each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CUB
Clifton Cubs
Wayne Prescher
Whitney
Hillsboro
Glen Rose
Bart L. Ivey
Clifton High Cubs
Whitney Wildcats
Cub Stadium
Clifton
Wildcats
Barry Forson
Larry Grimland
Jim Ed Bird
Jim Thompson
Kenneth Leck
John Poe
Joe Anderson
Carroll
Butch) Pierson
Bobby Morton
Mickey Shira
Kenneth Holder
Cubs
Clifton Council Backs Law To Broaden Tax Base
Clifton Texas city leaders approve a resolution urging state changes to widen municipal tax bases. Mayor Isenhower and six council members sign on November 8 1966 urging lawmakers to empower cities to diversify revenue beyond ad valorem property tax and pursue local tax reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Texas
Charles M. Isenhower
Clifford Dyer
John Outlaw
Jim PB. Smith
Jean Pierson
Gerald Rice
Goveror
House
Senate
Clifton High Twirlers sweep regional contest medals
Clifton High School twirlers earned seven first or second division medals at the Region VIII University Interscholastic League Twirling Contest held at McGregor High School. Solos and a trio won in both senior and junior divisions. The marching band will perform in Class A at the Region VIII contest in Waco Friday at 6 15 p m with 49 bandsmen and majorettes in uniform, then return home around 9 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High School
McGregor High School
Glen Judah
Marsha Hill
Janet Holder
Vicky Outlaw
Kim Outlaw
Marsha
Janet
Vicky
Ann Claire Pierson
Bonnie June Standefer
Becky Helms
Ann Ludtke
Karen Tweedle
Debra Brown
Susie Calvert
Patricia Watson
McGregor
Mr. Judah
Edward Brown
Calvert G. Helms
Judah
Paul Tyson
Waco
Clifton High
Wallace Reed
Kilgore Junior College
Jim Herrington
MacArthur High School
Irving
Pete Rodriguez
Lancaster High School
Rogers, Franklin
Lorena
Mart
Robinson
CHS
Mrs Annie Shipp Dies in Cleburne
Annie Shipp 73 a Cleburne resident died Tuesday November 15 at Johnson County Memorial Hospital. She was mother of Mrs Perry Louis Route 3 Valley Mills. Funeral services set for 1 30 Thursday at Fast Side Church of Christ Cleburne with burial in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery. Dillon Emmert Funeral Home handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie (Smith) Shipp
Cleburne
Johnson County Memorial Hospital
Perry Louis
Route 3
Valley Mills
Fast Side Church of Christ
Cleburne Memorial Cemetery
Dillon-Emmert Funeral Home
Enjoying Deer Hunt at Spring Branch Base Near Boerne
Dr. S. L. Witcher J. L. Standefer Jr. Bill Blewett Calvert H. Hoel of Clifton Millard Sadler Sr. of Turnersville and Walter Jones of Jonesboro left this week to pursue their annual deer hunt at a Spring Branch base near Boerne and will return after the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bease
Boerne
S. L. Witcher
J. L. Standefer Jr
Bill Blewett
Calvert H. Hoel
Clifton
Millard Sadler Sr
Turnersville
Walter Jones
Jonesboro
Band Parents Meeting Set for Monday Night at Clifton
Members of the Clifton Band Parents Association will hold their next regular meeting at 7:30 PM Monday November 21 in the Band Hall at Clifton Public Schools. All parents with band students and others interested are urged to attend. Secretary treasurer Mrs Harlan Hoel notes many 1966 dues remain unpaid and asks payment at the meeting.
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Clifton Band Parents Association
Clifton Public Schools
Clifton Public School
Harlan Hoel
Fort Worth Visit for Brewer and Pilant Families
Mrs. D. L. Brewer and her son Rodney along with Mrs. Jewell Pilant and her son Bob Pilant spent last Saturday afternoon through Sunday night in Fort Worth visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pilant and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pilant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Brewer
Rodney
Jewell Pilant
Bob Pilant
Fort Worth
Bill Pilant
Kenneth Pilant
Deer Report Shows Deer In Excellent Health This Season
Clifton Locker Plant reports the deer harvested so far this season are fat and healthy. First deer delivered by Milton G. Dahl Jr., with 60 deer received by Wednesday, mostly from Clifton and Bosque County hunters. Names listed include Oscar Gates Jr. and Johnny Koons among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price W. Wallace
Clifton
Wallace
W. O. Gloff
James Smith
Milton G. Dahl Jr
Star Route 2
Bosque County
Oscar Gates Jr
Johnny Koons
Alton C. Heier
Gerald Carpenter
J. B. Darden Jr
J. S. Koons
J. W. Perry
Robert Krumnow
Keith Krumnow
B. E. Prickette
R. M. Bagley
Hatton Moore
W. W. McLennan
Mansel Hinywood
Calvin Rueter
Wiley Pierce
A. E. Tweedle
Lone Star Gas Christmas Demonstration in Clifton
Lone Star Gas invites the public to its Christmas Demonstration at 2:00 PM Tuesday November 29 in the Clifton office. Miss Velma Harrell of Waco, Lone Star's Home Economist, will give the demonstration and refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star Gas
Lone Star Gas Company
Clifton
Velma Harrell
Waco
Lone Star
Christmas Seal Letters Mailed in Bosque County
Members of the Bosque County Tuberculosis Association mailed annual Christmas Seal letters with seals. Co chairs Mrs Albert Hastings and Mrs Milton G Dahl Sr urge contributions to fund county TB testing for all schoolchildren, noting 82 percent of proceeds stay locally to combat TB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County Tuberculosis Association
Albert Hastings
Meridian
Milton G. Dahl Sr
Star Route 2
Clifton
Bosque County
Livestock Survey Cards To Be Distributed By Clifton Carriers
Rural mail carriers from the Clifton Post Office will distribute livestock survey cards along their routes starting Monday November 21. The cards help set Texas farm livestock and poultry inventories for the year as reported by Postmaster Baldridge Jr. Distribution is random and not every box will have a card. Carrier names are John Bekken Clifford Jensen Bob Hauke and Allison Pete Olson. Survey data support Texas and national pig crop reports and livestock inventories used by stockmen and others in business decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Post Office
Texas
Robert Baldridge Jr
Baldridge
United States Department of Agriculture
John Bekken
Clifford Jenson
Bob Hauke
Allison
Pete) Olson
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Record to publish early for Thanksgiving week
The Clifton Record will publish next week’s edition a day early to mail by Tuesday November 24 to help staff celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Advertisers correspondents and others with news are asked to submit information earlier to enable the earlier publication.
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Clifton Record
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the Record
Haster
Clifton Livestock Commission Company
Wal
Jim
Fay Gill
Coleman
Central Texas Polled Hereford Association
Max Watts
Frost
Joe Weedon
Grosvenor
Texas Polled Hereford Association
Ed Smith
The
Gills
Council
Annie Shipp
Felix Cox
Claude Wagner
Homer Kettler
Pat Davis
E. W. McGee
Peggy Cox
Gene Bullard
Claud Tardie
Seth Witcher
Mack Young
Record
Clifton Garden Club
City Hall
A. N. Randle
Joe F. Kral Jr
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