Pastor Alvon Nelson to retire in Clifton with wife
The Rev Alvon Nelson and his wife Valborg are moving to Clifton for retirement at 204 North Ave. Q. Nelson, a Clifton native and Luther College and Luther Seminary graduate, served multiple Lutheran parishes and held leadership roles in the Iowa District American Lutheran Church. He recently served at First Lutheran Cedar Rapids.
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Alvon Nelson
Clifton
Clifton Academy
Clifton Junior College
Valborg
Nelsons
North Ave
Nelson
Luther College
Decorah
Luther Seminary
St. Paul, Minn
Nelson family ties stretch across Iowa and beyond
Nelson served as executive assistant to a bishop, founded a tabloid for 394 Iowa congregations, and edited it. He directed East High School's audio visual department with 85 teachers and worked part time as evangelism coordinator at First Lutheran Church. The family includes three daughters and six grandchildren living in Minneapolis Ames and Corwith.
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Nelson
Iowa
East High School
Des Moines
First Lutheran Church
Nelsons
Minneapolis
Minn
Ames
Corwith
Joel Nelson
North Ave. S
Clifton
Ole Hogstel
Dallas
Mabel Nelson
Hogstal
Kenneth Nelson
Aars and
Nelson Insurance Agency
Archie Nelson
Texas Milling Company
Farmers State Bank of
Emma Mae Mijaaland
Historical Group Considers Plans for County History Projects
The Bosque County Historical Survey Committee will meet at 3 p.m. January 13, 1975, at the County Courthouse in Meridian. Discussion covered the Rock Church Marker dedication, reproductions of historical documents for display in schools for the Bicentennial, and a marker for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at the Colony Rock Springs near Valley Mills. Members present included Alton Gandy Mrs Sam Radde Judge Charles K Ward Jr Meridian and Mrs Tull Johnson Mrs Howard Johnson Miss Opal Lynch and Mrs Willard Terry Valley Mills.
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Bosque County Historical Survey Committee
Meridian
Rock Church
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Colony
Rock Springs
Valley Mills
Alton Gandy
Sam Radde
Charles K. Ward Jr
Tull Johnson
Howard Johnson
Opal Lynch
Willard Terry
Palmer Luedtke wedding in Baton Rouge church ceremony
Miss Patricia Jo Luedtke and Jerome Wayne Palmer were married Saturday November 9 at St. Paul Lutheran Church Baton Rouge officiated by Rev. Frank Kirchner. The couple will reside in Dothan Alabama where the groom is a vice-president of James Grant Co.
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Patricia Jo Luedtke
Jerome Wayne Palmer
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Baton Rouge
Frank Kirchner
E. R. Luedtke
Clifton
Luedtke
Alton W. Luedtke
Harvey N. Palmer
Dothan
Ala
John C. Nelson
Debbie Boyer
John Landry
Paul Cornell
Paula Cornell
A. J. Labelle
Jake Denicola
Ruth Versen
Janet
Jon Evans
Dallas
Houston
James Grant Co
Tara Club
Er. R. Luedtke
F. C. Luedtke
McGregor
Bertha Luedtke
Waco
Mosheim Social Newsnote Thirteen Readings and Visits
Mosheim notes show Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Brasher visiting Fort Worth and Alabama with granddaughter Stacey’s family. Otis Miles and friends spent a deer season weekend near Mason. Mrs. Otis Miles aided Stacey’s birthday. Mrs. Edward Tipton Sr. leaves Goodall-Witcher for a Valley Mills rest home. Local visits from Santa Anna and Valley Mills families are recorded along with several weekend gatherings. The week closes with a marriage reflection about overanalyzing unions.
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Wyatt Brasher
Fort Worth
Relatves
Alabama
Randall Thomas
Otis Miles
Charley Miles
Marshall Mitchell
Deer Bease
Mason
R. C. Spitzer
Athens
Stacey
Edward Tipton Sr
Goodall-Witcher Hospital
Valley Mills
Carl Bloodworth
Santa Anna
Eldon Presser
Glen Cox
Kirby Cox
Omer Jermstad
Floyd Warren
Leonard Gaskamp
Courthouse Records and Local Births in Bosque County
Courthouse records list transfers of land in Bosque County from Fair to Berry Cranfills Gap and Whitney areas with numerous parcels. Births announced include children born to Sawyers, Alvarez, Shows, Herbelin, Stracener, Jeffcoat, Brown, Barnett, Bovee, Athey, Cliett, Cox, Bush, Anz, Bledsoe, Smith with parents from Clifton Waco Meridian and Grandbury, plus marriage licenses issued in Clifton and Meridian and car registrations and obituaries for local residents.
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Jennifer Lynn Sawyers
Ronnie Doyle Sawyers
Meridian
Karen Ann Kagler
Melinda Garcia Alvarez
Elivario Garcia Alvarez
Emma Garcia
Courtney Ann Shows
Allen Wayne Shows
Waco
Phyllis Ann White
Kimberly Suzanne Herbelin
Herschel Benjamin Herbelin
Susan la Vonne Birnbaum
Jody Alaine Stracener
Johnie Allen Stracener
Crawfills Gap
Billie Joan Josey
Randon Robert Jeffcoat
Robert Randolph Jeffcoat
Turnersville
Sharon Kay Blanchard
Wanda Lynette Brown
Lonnie Ray Brown
McGregor
Loretta Lee Morgan
Kelli Lauren Barnett
Joe David Barnett
Valley Mills
Marilyn Louise Moran
Andrea Lee Bovee
Jerry Eugene Bovee
Barbara Faye Riley
Jennifer Jacqueline Athey
Walter Larance Athey Jr
Deborah DarLynn Lewis
Lana Ronette Cliett
Ronald Reed Cliett
Grandbury
Linda Jo Eubank
Jason Lee Cox
Larry Cornelious Cox
Janet Parrish
Gabrielle Leigh Bush
Melvin Joe Bush
China Spring
Gilda Frances Lene
Crystell Lynette Anz
John
Charles Anz
Clifon
Gladys Crystell Prescher
Jody Thomas Bledsoe
Thomas Darwin Bledsoe
Clifton
Janette Caroline Miller
Shelly Lynn Smith
Melvin Dale
Smith
Gatesville
Audrey Lynn Massingill
Thomas Eliot Lairdon
Richard Alfred Lairdon
Linda Kay Lyon
Kevin Lee Doraho
Coon Creek Smith Bend News Notes Editor Change
Correspondent Mrs. Johnny Carr is away at deadline. her column will return next week per The Clifton Record note. Community news brief from Coon Creek Smith Bend.
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Johnny Carr
Coon Creek Smith Bend
Clifton Record
Attend the Church of Your Choice This Sunday
A public message invites readers to attend any church of their choice this Sunday. The notice emphasizes personal worship and local congregations available in the area.
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Church OF Your Choice
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Petain
Mobile
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tSar
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San Antonio
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Coon Creek
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