Bobby Joe Conrad Eyes NFL Records With Consecutive Catch Streak
Clifton C lassic star Bobby Joe Conrad, now with the St Louis Cardinals, has caught a pass in 9 straight games and could tie Don Hutson 95 game mark with a single grab against Cleveland and surpass it next week vs Washington.
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Clifton Cub
Texas
Augie
St. Louis Cardinals
Dallas Cowboys
Cleveland
Don Hutson
Washington
Hell
NFL
Bobby Joe
Sam Blair
Dallas News
Fort Worth Press
Jim Browder
Clauss
Clifton
Conrad
A&m
Bear Bryant
Cardinals
St. Louis
Tommy McDonald
Hutson
Jim Hingo
Bobby Joe Leads NFL Receipts but Misses Pro Bowl
Bobby Joe, who runs a feed store at Meridian in the off season, is praised as a solid flanker. He led the league in receptions in 1963, yet expresses some irritation at not being selected for the Pro Bowl.
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Bobby Joe
Meridian
NFL
Industrial Foundation Worker Session Slated
A 3 p.m. Friday briefing at Clifton City Hall gathers CIF captains and members to sign up contributors and discuss the foundation. Leslie Vance and Jess Hammock Jr. report on new foundation details as workers submit membership cards and raise questions.
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Clifton City Hall
Clifton Industrial Foundation
Leslie Vance
Clifton
Jess Hammock Jr
Austin
Helen Aars
Clifton Chamber of Commerce
CIF
Clifton Abolishes Night Watchman to Hire Second Policeman
Clifton City Council ends the night watchman role and hires Billy Joe Josey, 40, to work with Police Chief Jim B. Alexander as the town adds a second officer. Josey, a Mississippi native, returns after 10 years away and will begin night patrols Wednesday. The move aims to curb traffic violations and improve safety. The council also studies costs to move a water line for Wilson Building Material’s expansion and a Santa Fe Railroad spur project, with decision pending.
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Clifton
Billy Joe Josey
Jim B. Alexander Josey
Mississippi
Josey
State Boys School
Gatesville
Gary Josey
Clifton National
Pierson
Wilson Building Material Co
Santa Fe Railroad
5Th Street
11Th Street
Wilson
October Begins with Six Wrecks in Bosque County
Six traffic accidents struck Bosque County in the first week of October 1968, ending September’s lead in fatalities. The incidents involved eight vehicles and a utility pole, injuring five people and killing Charles Siepert, 77, in a September crash counted in October statistics.
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Bosque County
Charles Siepert
Route 1
Meridian
Hillcrest Hospital
Waco
Siepert
Willie Oscar Patterson
James Wright
Patterson
Meridian Hospital
State 144
Kelly Houston Rhodes
Walnut Springs
John Fred Schumacher
Wright
Valley Mills
Santa Fe Railroad
Maurice Jay Schulz
Gadalupe S. Munoz
General Delivery
Mosheim
Schulz
Christmas overseas mail deadlines announced by Post Office
Postmaster Robert Baldride urges timely mailing for Armed Forces Overseas mail. Overseas options include surface shipping October 14 to November 9, SAM airlift October 21 to November 23, PAL October 28 to November 30, and airmail November 30 to December 11. Domestic dates advise December 2 for distant states parcels and December 14 for local area gifts, with greeting cards due by December 11 for distant states.
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United States
Post Office Department
Robert Baldridge
SAM
PAL
U. S
New York
San Francisco
Seattle
Debra and Susie Win at Heart O Texas Fair Twirlers
Debra Brown of Clifton placed third in Miss Heart O Texas Fair Twirler of 1968 and won Ribbon and Flag, while claiming second in Intermediate Solo and third in Beginners Strutt for the 15-20 group. Susie Calvert of Clifton also took third in the 12-14 Flag event.
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Debra Brown
Clifton
Susie Calvert
Clifton Cubs Host Robinson Rockets in Friday Night Football
Clifton aims to rebound with a home 8 p.m. game against Robinson after a 3-1 start. Coach Aubrey Roberts notes Robinson has a stronger team than the scores show and cites recent wins and losses to Gatesville Mart and Valley Mills as context.
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Cub
Robinson Rockets
Rockets
Clifton
Groesbeck
Hamilton Bulldogs
Cubs
Aubrey Roberts
Robinson
Triple-A
Gatesville
Mart
LaVega
Down Valley Mills
Roberts
Tical
Richard Liardon
Don Hall
Garland Braune
Cub Rush Upset Stuns Bulldogs 45-0 in Friday Victory
Clifton's Cubs rebounded from a prior setback to overwhelm the Hamilton Bulldogs 45-0. QB Garland Braune passed for 225 yards and three scores while the defense held Hamilton to zero first downs. The rushing corps totalled 202 yards as Hoff and Prescher connected on multiple TDs.
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Clifton Cub
Garland Braune
Hamilton Bulldog
Braine
Cub
Cubs
Brad Gary Fossett
Terryce
Clifton
Hamilton Bulldogs
Hamilton
Nny
Bulldogs
Jackie Massingill
Braune
Wayne Prescher
Billy Helms
Tommy Todd
Mike Hoff
Hoff
Prescher
Dennis Poe
Lee Cubs
Page
Clifton Hamilton
Banks Open and Close for Columbus Day Observance
Farmers State Bank Clifton will be open for business as usual on Saturday October 12. First Security State Bank Crawfills Gap will be closed in observance of Columbus Day.
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Farmers State Bank
Clifton
First Security State Bank
Crawfills Gap
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IFTON
Buildog
Chris Wood
Bobby Joe Conrad
Browder
B. J
Jim
Bobby Joy Conrad
BY Sam Logan
Industrial Foundation
Bona Fide
Amt & E
Clifton Record Photo
Linda Gustafson Denton
Robert Harold Denton
Barry
Robert
Denton
Goodall- Witcher Hospital
Ernest Benton Reeves
Archie Dewitt Tanner
Tanner
Reeves
Fritz William Krugman
Whrugman
Christmas Mail
Debra
Susie
Dogs
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