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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1970
Page
1
Clifton voters in the Clifton Independent School District will vote next Tuesday on a bond for a new high school. The editorial urges high turnout, argues the need is immediate, costs will rise, and local taxes will be used with state funds to finance the project, aiming for a 1972 completion.
The Ink Dropper returns to the Clifton Cubs football saga noting the team faces unlikely odds Friday night and readers may be weary of another football talk yet the intrigue remains high as the column contemplates what more to say.
The Ministers' Association of the Clifton area sponsors an annual Community Thanksgiving Service on Wednesday, November 25, 1970 at 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Clifton. Rev Cleon Flanagan will deliver the message. assisted by pastors Curtis Holland Albert Petrich Frank Horak and Dr C Christian. Everyone is invited to attend.
Voters in the Clifton Independent School District will decide an $800 000 bond issue on Tuesday December 1. About 2000 qualified residents can vote at Clifton City Hall Dining Room from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. As of Tuesday noon only five absentee ballots had been cast.
Clifton travels to Abilene to challenge 3A No. 1 Iowa Park Hawks for the Regional Championship and a Texas State Class Double A quarterfinal berth. Iowa Park, 11-0 this season and riding a 26 game win streak, features a 423-117 scoring edge. Clifton counters with a 324-134 margin and a tough, confident approach.
William P. Chamlee of Rucker Chamlee Architects spoke to the Clifton Lions Club at a noon meeting, presenting high school drawings and floor plans. A large majority of 68 Lions endorsed the $800,000 bond for Clifton Independent School District, with the election next Tuesday.
Five Clifton homes will open December 6 from 2 to 6 PM for the Happy Holiday Home Tour to raise funds for the Goodall Witcher Hospital Auxiliary. Homes include Lane, Hill, and Jones residences plus two renovated Clifton houses with refreshments at the Jones home. Tickets cost 1.50 and are available at Calvert's Pharmacy or from auxiliary members, at the door, or at any house during the tour.
Clifton High Cubs overpower Brady Bulldogs 39 to 19 in a high scoring Friday night contest. Key plays featured a Jerry Kleine return and a 27 yard run as Clifton opened a lead, while Clifton’s defense and line play limited Brady’s advances. The win advances Clifton to a regional playoff game in Abilene against Iowa Park next Friday.
Crawfills Gap Fighting Lions, with a district record of 40, clinched the district title with a 58 to 14 win over Morgan, earning a Bi-District showdown with Carbon in Comanche on Friday, November 27 at 7 30 p m local time.
Meridian Yellowjackets, District 17 B champions, face Richland Springs in a bi district playoff at Meridian at 7 30 p m on Thanksgiving Day.
Charter buses to Clifton town Park Regional football game in Abilene Friday are being arranged with sign up at three Clifton drug stores. Tickets cost 5.75 each with first come first served seating and no refunds unless resold. Buses depart Clifton Bus Station at 3:30 and 4:30 with potential extra bus if demand. tickets confirmable only after purchase.
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