Rescue Workers Bring Help to South Texas Victims
Clifton and Bosque County residents express deep satisfaction from aiding South Texas victims of the hurricane and flood. Volunteers and troops from the Army National Guard Civil Air Patrol Salvation Army and Lions Clubs assist in rescues and supply runs, their presence radiating the American way of life as they aid barefooted homeless Mexican nationals at a Texas airport.
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Clifton
Bosque County
South Texas
U.S. Army
Texas National Guard
Civil Air Patrol
Salvation Army
Lions Clubs
Boston
Kansas
Texas
Home
Three Rivers
Alascosca
Frio
Nueces
George West
San Antonio
Harlingen
The
Gulf
Cliftex Theatre Schedules Summer Show Times
The Cliftex Theatre in Clifton now starts showings at 7 p.m. daily in summer. Sunday matinees are moved to 2 p.m. for the season.
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Cliftex
Clifton
239 Bales Ginned at Roye Payne Gin in Clifton
239 bales of cotton had been ginned at the Roye Payne Gin in Clifton by Tuesday night as the cotton harvest continues to run in full production in the area.
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Roye Payne
Clifton
Bennie Hanson Phyllis White Named County Gold Star 4-H'ers
Bennie Hanson son of Mr and Mrs Al Hanson of Crawfills Gap was named the Gold Star Boy and Phyllis White daughter of Mr and Mrs J M White Jr of Meridian was named the Gold Star Girl at the Bosque County 4-H Awards Banquet held September 30 in Clifton School cafeteria. Some 130 attendees heard about 4-H project completion and record-book entries. awards included numerous medals across categories such as Achievement Beef Clothing Dress Revue Entomology Foods Nutrition Home Improvement and more. The event featured remarks by State Senator J P Ward and presentations by Judge E W McGee and Walter Poston Jr.
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Bennie Hanson
al Hanson
Crawfills Gap
Phyllis White
J. M. White
Meridian
Bosque County
Clifton School
Milton Amundson
Community Public Service Company
Michael Deibert
4H Club
Clifton
DeDa White
J. P. Ward
4-H Club
E. W. McGee
Walter Poston
Wayne Green
Forrester O'Brien
David O'Brien
Patty White
Janet Poitevint
Cole Ward
Claire Deibert
Shirley Bartels
Susan Jones
Rosanne White
Lidia Munoz
Sue Deibert
Glenda Shira
Janet Sanders
Delores Munoz
Patty Howard
Helen Hill
Ellen Hill
Carman Hammond
Donna Lane
Angela Weiles
Brenda Wells
Glenda Wells
Yvette Deibert
Donna Deibert
Lupe Dominguez
Kathy Sanders
Rita Blackman
Brenda Poston
Joyce
Jim Lavender
Jennifer Womack
Mike Veiles
Walter Poston, Jr
P. Ward
Miss White
J. M. White, Jr
Mr. Hanson
J. E. Ward
Glen Rose
O. E. Pierson
Record
Howard Golden Named Clifton Police Chief
Clifton City Council in a called session Tuesday night hired Howard Sonny Golden as Clifton's new Police Chief. Golden assumed duties Wednesday morning replacing former Chief Eldon Forbess who resigned to take a guard position at the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas.
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Clifton
Howard
Sonny) Golden
Golden
Eldon Forbess
Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas
Beulah relief flights bring aid from Clifton to Harlingen
Clifton area residents donated nearly 730 dollars and tons of food and clothing for Beulah victims in Harlingen Texas. Clifton volunteers Bill Blewett and C E Olsen Jr flew about 1000 pounds of supplies to Harlingen with Salvation Army helpers loading trucks for distribution at relief points.
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Clifton
Bill Blewett
Salvation Army
Clifton Area
Harlingen
Blewett and
C. E. Olsen Jr
Texas
C. E. Olsen, Jr
Harling
Meridian
Morgan
Cameron
Waco
Texas Valley
Fern
Valerie Goodall and Bill Mooney Visit Clifton
Valerie Goodall and Bill Mooney arrived in Clifton after touring in the United States with the Austrian Opera Company in The Land of Smiles. They will visit Mr Mooney’s parents in Salida, Colorado, then return home. Their 18 month old twins have stayed with grandparents since September as tours drew praise from New York to Washington.
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William P. Mooney
Valerie Goodall
Clifton
American Tobacco Company
Mooney
Salida
Colorado
V. D. Goodall
van Goodall, Jr
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Oakland
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Seattle
Washington
Washington Post
Lehar
Carter Barron Amphitheater
Valorie
Cubs Face High Rated Reicher Cougars Friday Night
Clifton embarks on a key home game with a four game winning streak as they host unbeaten Reicher Cougars at 8 p.m. in Waco. Reicher has beaten Clifton twice in 1963 and 1965 and Clifton won twice in 1962 and 1964. Both teams seek a line in the state wide rankings with a sellout crowd anticipated.
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Clifton
Cubs
Reicher Cougars
Reicher
Waco
Cougars
Cub
Rogers
Hamilton
Olson Wins Dahl Cup with 136 Net in Clifton Golf Tourney
Don Olson led the Clifton Golf Club event with a 136 net after rounds of 75 and 69 and a 4 handicap. Freddie Pilant took second at 138 with two 79s and a 10 stroke handicap, while Jean Pierson was third at 144 and E. H. Pilant fourth at 146. Second to fourth receive golf balls. Other participants posted 151 to 165 across 36 holes.
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Don Olson
Clifton
Clifton Golf Club
Olson
Freddie Pilant
Jean Pierson
Pierson
E. H
Pilant
Tookie Canuteson
Merle Belcher
Kenneth Nelson
Harry Womack
J. C. Kincheloe
Elmo Harvey
Tom White
T. C. Eggen
Bk. Pg
New Golf Course Plans Approved at Meridian State Park
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission granted a long term lease to Lakeview Recreation Association for 70 to 90 acres along the lake’s west side in Meridian State Park. A nine hole golf course with watered greens, a water system, and a club house will be built, complementing existing east side facilities.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Austin
Lakeview Recreation Association
Meridian State Park
Lakeview Recreation Asso
NEW Golf
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By Sam Logan
Ers
Howard Golden
Beulah
Plane
Port Isabel
Gulf of Mexico
Padre Island
Bill Mooney
Olson Nets
Dahl Cup
State Park
Prescher
Wayne Prescher
Rocky Rummel
Bulldog
Ed Wenzel
George Warlick
Bart Ivey
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