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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1953
Page
7
A fragmented farming town social notes mix wedding details with church visits and neighborly gatherings. Entries name Padgett Weaver Botake Weed families, luncheon plans, and several weekend visits among residents of Cranfield Valley Mills and Raymondville. Local groups report a Mountain Home Demonstration Club meeting with Tolley presiding and October social plans.
Delayed items from last week record visits by Jat and Bry from Haslou, Ralph Dat of Dallas spent the weekend at a home of Mr. and Mrs. B A Dahl. Ralph Dat attended a funeral in Galveston on Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wogamr in Fort Walt for The Gif Shop.
A parade of visitors gathered in Clifton last week including Fenelope Aptmore and family, the Don and Chall households, Cole and Richards kin, Moseley and Simmons kin, Cass families, Beano and Beasley, and Humphries relatives. Several traveled from Waco Fort Worth Houston and Glendale to join family gatherings and a football game at Clifton Valley Mills.
Clifton College notes freshmen initiation with classes and Sunday best outfits. The highlight was a supper in the Commons followed by an educational program on chemistry. Seniors washed dishes as a playful finale, and the event included remarks by Mrs. Thomas Orvick and Rev. prepd and Mrs. Salveson at local church previews and homecoming activities.
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