Clifton area notes and family gatherings across many towns
Local column records visits and gatherings in Clifton Gap Hamilton Iredell and surrounding areas. Social rounds include reunions at Hodges home, renewals of Clifton Record subscriptions, hospital visits and best wishes to ill residents. A Hawaii tour by three women is described with volcanic activity noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny McAnelly
Hamilton
Albert Giese
Barry Wooley
Pasadena
Chris L. Rohne
Marguerite Bronstad
Wynell Simpson
Odessa
Hope Jones
Adrian Burden
Iredell
Rose Hutton
John Gaston
Alice Faye
Alton Lucas
Homer Gosdin
Elvis Loder
Lake ’O Pines
Alice Fay Gaston
Herman Mickelson
Fort Worth
Big Boy Nelson
Maggie Nystel
Maurice
Agnetta Sorley
Bill
Iris (Sorley) Hodges
Gap and Rock Church
Sorley
Hazel (Prather) Taylor
Denver
Colo
Oxsear Sorley
Morris
Loyd Sorley
Vernon Patrick
Eldon Sorley
David
Alf Anderson
Oscar Domstad
Osar Sorley
Cranbis Gap
Howard Gordon
Mesquite
Neal Gentry
Mike Wend
mikRd Gentry
Joe M. Rohne
Misty
Terry
Wendy
Garland
Shan Hodges
Houston
Steve Hodges
Jay
Wendi
Bill Taylor
Ada Mae Rohne
Clifton
Charles Newsom
Joey
Iris Hodges
Butch Sohm
Indian Gap
Ted Clary
Rogers, N.M
Jewell Murphree
Clifzon
Bill Nelson
Whitney Hospital
Bennett Howell
Comanche
Perry Suter
Austin
P. B. Rohne
Rohnes
Waco
Jack Shepherd
Sherrill Anderson
Mike
Scott
Mark
Georgine Martin
Merill Anderson
Greg
Mitch
Don Dagley
Meridian
Ann Outlaw
Michelle
Irving
Ralph Dillons
Clifton Record
Jim Packs
Stephenville
Guy Finstad
Clifton Hospital
Grady Pendleton
Homer Olson
Orellia Tindall
Myrle Tindall
Mildred Witte
Hawaii
Gap Seniors View King Tut Treasures in New Orleans
Crawfills Gap High School seniors and sponsors toured the King Tutankhamun Treasures exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. The 55 object display from the Cairo Museum included the Crook and Flail and the Golden Mask. They also explored the French Quarter and Bourbon Street during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gap
New Orleans
Laura Witt
Crawfills Gap High School
King Tutankhamum
New Orleans Museum of
French Quarter
Bourbon Street
Mississippi River
Lake Ponchattain
Evans Speciality Company
Crawfills Gap
James E. Moore
Larry Cox
Lydia Orbeck
Kari Moore
Mike Reaves
United States
Martha Borom
Donny Johnson
Robert Moore
Keith New
Becky Orbeck
Cindy Phelps
Jeff Rose
Sheryl Walters
Jaylyn Wilkerson
Laura Witte
Library News Highlights Limited Membership and Exhibits
Library membership nears 800 with renewals and relocations noted. Doug Railsback exhibits include St Olaf Church scene and two rustic works Possum Trot Branch and Oasis. Community appeals for family histories, donations of used books, and Nat Geo index completion. seniors toured King Tut treasures with Evans Specialty Co. chaperones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Harris
Doug Railsback
St. Olaf’s Rock Church
Possum Trot Branch
Oasis
Dallas
Houston
Stephenville
Waco
Texas
Gap Class of 67 reunion at Crawfills Gap High School
The Gap Class of 1967 held a reunion at Harry Blue farm on Sept 17. A picnic lunch, visits, and reminiscences followed. Attendees included numerous local families and out of town guests plus teachers Mrs Moody Courtney, Mrs Maurine Miles, and C. L. Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Wayne
Finis
Arle
William Stanford
Jamie
Crawford
Randy Ramey
Cali
Moody Courtney
Jonesboro
Maurine Miles
Clifton
C. L. Mitchell
Cranfills Gap
Central Telephone parent expands with two more acquisitions
Central Telephone & Utilities Corporation CTU parent of Central Telephone Company of Texas announced a deal to buy a controlling stake in a Northwestern U S telephone company. CTU and Pacific Power & Light plan CTU to acquire PP&L 804 percent in Telephone Utilities Inc valued around 55 million. CTU had also outlined a principle agreement to acquire Lorain Telephone Co Ohio in a 35 million transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Telephone & Utilities Corporation
Com‘pany
Central Telephone “Company of Texas
U.S
CTU
Pacific Power &Light Company
Pp&l
Telephone ,Utilities, Inc
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Lorain
Ohio
Travis Hamby Celebrates 75th Birthday in Crawfills Gap
Travis Hamby of Crawfills Gap marked his 75th birthday on October 1. Congressman W R Poage sent warm congratulations praising his citizenship, fatherhood, civic work, and long record of service. Hamby, born in McGregor, lived in Dallas and Bosque County, retired from ranching, and now resides with wife Alline Reierson. His two foster children live in California and Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Hamby
Crawfills Gap
W. R. Poage
Mr. Hamby
McGregor
Ernest Hamby
Dallas
Bosque County
Delmelia Dunn Reports On Safe Hunting Practices
A county extension agent outlines why hunting rewards can be great but meat quality suffers from four main causes. Inadequate bleeding delays dressing failure to cool carcass promptly and wounds spreading blood. Start with healthy alert animals for best meat.
Field and kitchen tips for safe game meat handling
Practical guidance covers field dressing, cooling, and transport of wild game and birds to avoid Salmonella risks. Emphasizes rapid cooling, proper bleeding for large game, and avoiding heat during transport. Announces the County Extension bulletin B-807 and a wood finishing talk by Charles Slayton on October 20 as part of the Achievement Day program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
P.O
Charles Slayton
Wood Products
Bosque County
Stayton
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Cranfll
Gap News
Versia Gersia Giese
Pntechamber
Stateen Sters
Treas
Vuraunk Hom Um
Library News
Robbie Ivey
Ken Bohnke
Harlan Hoel
Lester Smith
J. C. Kincheloe
Richard Scarry
National Geographic
National Geographics
Nellie Pederson Civic Library
Fornia
Gerald
Julie Patrick
Cannon
Virginia
Martha
Paul
Lorene Roberts
Burleson
Kenneth Wiese
Kenny
Larry
Darla Simmons
Kinney
Bradley
Blake
Brandi
Carroll Wayne Hanson
Robbert Meissner
Clifton Phone Firm
Lump
Playtex
Euro
W. 5Th St
Clifton, Texas
Delmelia Dunn
Delmelia Dunn County Extension
Romayne’s Kountry Kitchen Cafe
Tex
Ais
Elgin McLelland Rural Way, Inc
Wortham
Ruth Cottrell
Larry W. Anderson
Helen Blassingame
Valley Mills
Mrs. James Fuller
Jeanette Kattner
Bill Kleibrink
Esther Fossett
E. B. VanWinkle
Delbert C. Anz
Clifton Fern Wiggins
Clifton Charles Davenport
Halouise Gill
Leo Albrecht
Carl Pernie Surley
Emil Schwartz
Carroll Speer
Carl George B. Arnold Jr
Vicki Couch
Velma Myer
Carl Carl Schmidt
Steve Schmidt
Smokey Kettler
Leroy Troll
Schmidt-Meyer Chevrolet
Carl Schmidt
Woodrow Meyer
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