Clifton Cubs eye regional crown after upset over Aledo
Clifton High School’s football team, 9-2, defeated Aledo 13-7 to claim the Class A bi-district title and advance to a Friday night matchup with DeLeon in Granbury. Coach Don Hennig notes DeLeon’s 1975 state title defense and predicts a hard fought game as the Cubs chase a regional berth.
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Aiedo Bearcats
Clifton Cubs
Cubs
DeLeon
Granbury
Clifton High School
Whitewright-Muenster
Hennig
Joe Bob Huddleston
Sig Wolfe
Ocky Hardin
Alan Sadberry
Bill Nabors
Joey Wilcoxson
Jeff Rogers
Daryl Ward
Toby Hare
Steve Hallmark
Clifton High
Joshua Owls
Glen Rose Tigers
Itasca Wampus Cats
Moody Bearcats
Whitney Wildcats
Troy Trojans
China Spring Cougars
Hico Tigers
Aledo Bearcats
Robinson
Wiley Pierce
Craig Culp
Aledo
Try Clifton First program launches in Clifton
The Try Clifton First campaign begins with a breakfast for community business and professional leaders. Clifton Bank and Clifton Jaycees co sponsor the effort led by Donald L. Braun. Merchants receive badges and promotional materials to encourage residents to shop locally and support jobs and growth.
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Try Clifton First
Clifton
Clifton Bank
Clifton Jaycees
Donald L. Braun
The
Mr. Braun
Braun
Clifton Booster Club Rally Invites Cubs Fans
The Clifton Booster Club invites all Cliftonites to a pep rally for the Bi-District Champion Cubs at 3 p.m. Friday in the Clifton Bank parking lot. Townspeople are urged to attend and cheer ahead of the regional game against DeLeon at 8 p.m. Friday in Granbury.
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Clifton Booster Club
Cliftonites
Cubs
Clifton Bank
DeLeon
Granbury
Clifton Cooperative Fund drive to continue in 1977
The Clifton Cooperative Fund enters a second year with a spring drive. A 1976 audit by Richard D. Lundberg reports receipts of 3 000 from 515 pledges and expenses of 89, leaving a 2 911 balance. Funds distributed to Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Mental Health Mental Retardation, Red Cross, and Salvation Army, each around 590 or less, with strong volunteer participation and plans for a nominating committee and continued community involvement.
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Clifton Cooperative
Richard D. Lundberg
CPA
Salvation Army
Clifton Cooperative Fund
Cleon Flanagan
Flanagan
Local Break‑in Reports Thefts At Multiple Businesses
Police report several incidents including a break in at Erickson Feed where change and a calculator were stolen. At T and P Drive-In Grocery a $20 air compressor was taken. Burglars entered CPS and Bell’s Foods through the roof. cash drawer thefts noted at Bell’s. An arrest at Winn’s related to shoplifting. A bicycle theft was recovered. A DUI arrest led to jail and a $500 bond. A Nov. 13 crash near North Ave Q and Park St sent two to hospital. City pet leash violations noted as complaints to council.
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Erickson Feed
North Ave
D. T&p
South Ave
Community Public Service Co
Bell’s Foods, Inc
CPS
Bell’s
Winn’s
W. R. Lively
Alvin James
E. A. Spitzer
Spitzer
Meridian
James Said
Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation
Park St
Steven Lane Cox
West 11Th St
James
James Oscar Bergman
Clifton
Berman
Ray Edwin Bekken
Notes From The Editor’s Typewriter on JFK Assassination
The Clifton Record editor Robert L Baldridge Jr reflected on the JFK assassination in the Nov 29 1963 column Notes From The Editor's Typewriter. He praised Kennedy as a transformative leader, spoke of national shock and faith in government, and commended Vice President Lyndon B Johnson and Governor John Connally for their roles and resilience.
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Robert L. Baldridge Jr
Clifton Record
John F. Kennedy
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
John Connally
Dallas
Texas
Clifton Receives 3800 Sales Tax Rebate From State
Texas cities including Clifton received November rebates of the one-cent city sales tax totaling 13.2 million to 640 cities raising yearly rebates to 252.2 million. Bullock said the increase reflects higher consumer spending and a healthier economy. Houston received 2,532,776 and Springton 501.38 with other Bosque County towns Meridian 1500.40 and Valley Mills 622.18.
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Clifton
Bob Bullock
Austin
Texas
Bullock
Houston
Springton
Comptroller's Office
Bosque County
Meridian
Valley Mills
Community Calendar Events From Clifton Area
A list of community meetings and events scheduled across Clifton and surrounding areas from late November to New Year. Highlights include church services, civic group meetings, holiday parties, educational seminars, and club activities involving ministers, veterans, homemakers, youth groups, and local organizations.
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Sadie Hoel
Bosque Memorial Museum
Bill
David Burden
Clifton First
Pat) White
Joe White
Powell Supply Company
Jaycees
Gus C. Krueger Jr
Jfk
Baldridge
T. N. Foster
Ministerial Alliance
Lazy Daisy Home
Womack
Pearl Harbor
City Council
American Legion Post 322
Coon Creek Good Neighbor Club
Texas A&m
Bosque County Republican
Owens
Presbyterian Women of the Church
Clifton Young Homemakers
Lions Club
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