This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1966
Page
4
Dear Friends from Bobby Poage writes of traveling to Texas to open a Waco office and maintain schedule in Weatherford and Temple. He outlines how constituents should provide written details of issues and notes a busy Congress with landmark education and welfare bills.
Local residents share weekend visits to State Fair of Texas and family gatherings. Mrs. Ed Martin remains a patient at Scott and White Hospital Temple and welcomes cards to Room 737. Reverend Bob Sheppard buried at Stephenville after serving Laguna Park Baptist Church. Neighborhood crime wave threat prompts property watch and license plate reporting. News items may be left at Shields General Store or Laguna Park Beauty Shop.
Mrs. Lee Lock of Christoval arrived last Saturday night to spend several days with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs A L Mayfield in the city.
County H. D. Agent reports on growing use of convenience foods, kitchen time saving tips, and budgeting. It covers measuring equivalents, fall clothing整理, and a sample plan for post dinner cleanup to reduce kitchen clutter after holiday meals.
Clifton Garden Club met in the City Hall dining room on October 20 with hosts Mrs. M. K. Bradstreet Sr. and Mrs. Milton G. Dahl Sr. The program featured a flower arranging workshop led by Mrs. Frank Bishop. Members planned bread for the December 7 bazaar and pilgrimage and noted a November 12 flower show in the City Hall.
Cranfills Gap Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America held a regular meeting at 7:00 PM Monday October 3 in the Cranfills Gap Schools Homemaking Department. Angie Blue president led the session with a transportation plan for the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Kathleen Ottmers led a Jobs and Careers program with insights from Mrs. Trent Knudson Mrs. Ray Hastings and Mrs. Maxie Brown followed by a Q and A period and refreshments before adjournment.
Stephen Rester a UT Austin senior spent the weekend near Clifton with his mother Mrs W W Rester accompanied by Cynthia Harris a Texas sophomore and their families. Kenny Outlaw six undergoing surgery in Nacogdoches is reported to be recovering well with Keith Outlaw visiting Clifton grandparents.
Mrs J A Cox of Lanes Chapel returned from Oklahoma City where she stayed at the bedside of her daughter Mrs Wel don Reichel since Labor Day. Mrs Reichel is improving after a misdiagnosed brain tumor was ruled out. The family welcomed son Donald Ray on October 4 and daughter Pansy Cox attended a bridal shower hosted by Mrs M M Shrader.
Paul F. Larson, former Work Unit Conservationist with the Soil Conservation Service at Littlefield, is promoted to Area Conservationist at Abilene. He began this week. He is a Clifton High School graduate with a 1957 Texas A&M B.S. in Range Management and a U.S. Army commission. He and his wife have two children.
Clifton Public Schools English instructors Mrs W H McCown and Miss Lottie Bettis joined 15 Central Texas counties at Temple Junior College for a workshop. A panel including Arthur Fowler Larry Ingram Cathy Greene and Wilson Goss discussed concerns that today’s youth lag in proper English and spelling compared with 10 to 20 years ago. The event occurred in the college’s new library building during sessions to assist teachers across grades.
Odie E Reed sends a letter from Tonawanda New York detailing a westward journey beginning in Clifton near Weatherford and Nacogdoches then Beaumont Mississippi New Orleans and Buffalo. He plans Seattle Portland and San Pedro California visits with a hospital check up and a cookbook project by his son Odie Warren. He sends greetings to relatives and friends and notes chilly but pleasant weather.
The Womack United Church of Christ lists Sunday School at 9 30 A M and morning worship at 10 30 A M Oct 27 churchmen fellowship 7 30 P M Oct 30 north Texas association youth rally at First Congregational Fort Worth 2 45 P M Oct 30 laymen s Sunday service 10 30 A M Nov 1 women s guild 2 00 P M Nov 2 youth choir rehearsal 7 00 P M adult choir rehearsal 7 30 P M Nov 4 world community day service First Methodist Valley Mills 2 00 P M
On Sunday October 9 the Canuteson Reunion met at Our Savior's Lutheran Parish Hall in Norse with 62 attendees. After a table prayer by H C Billett, a covered dish dinner followed, then a short business meeting led by Curtis Bakke. The group sang three hymns and noted Mrs Oscar C Johnson as eldest and Lynn Canuteson as youngest attendee. travelers from San Antonio joined relatives from Clifton Dallas Mosheim Waco Houston and San Antonio for this event. The next reunion was tentatively set for the first Sunday after World Series in 1968 with Oy Wick and Oren Canuteson Sr in charge.
Mr. and Mrs. Pool O Harris of Casper Wyoming spent from Thursday of last week until Sunday in Clifton visiting with his Harris siblings in law and other relatives. The group included Mr and Mrs E B Harris Mr and Mrs George M Harris and Miss Lydia Ruth Harris and Mrs Eula Harris. Dallas residents Mr and Mrs Poole Harris joined the gathering Sunday afternoon.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.