Magazine Club Attends Austrian Fortnight in Dallas
Twenty nine members and guests of the Magazine Club rode a chartered bus to the Neiman Marcus Austrian Fortnight in Dallas on October 19. Austria was the featured country with displays of court dress, royal jewelry, the Silent Night score, etchings, paintings, and clothing. A noon luncheon included a style show of Austrian and American designs while Austrian musicians performed. The group returned by 4:00 PM and among the attendees were Mesdames Hoff, Helm, Collins, Dahl, Aars, and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magazine Club
Neiman-Marcus
Dallas
Austria
Clifton
T. D. Oxford
Oris E. Pierson, and
A. N. Randle
FFA FHA Hayride and Wiener Roast Held October 23
Clifton FFA members hosted their annual hayride to Lake Whitney on Saturday night October 23 with the local FHA invited. Three trailer loads of boys and girls attended the event sponsored by Mr and Mrs Gerald Peacock and Mr and Mrs M B Jameson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Future Farmers of America
The
Future Homemakers of America
Lake Whitney
Clifton visitors host many area families and events
A long Clifton social note lists visitors from Des Plaines Illinois to Denton and Houston families, attendance at Baylor Texas A&M games, and relatives gathering with local residents. Profiles include the Allen Berry Baker Wegner Keeling Burnaman and Mansur families plus a Texas poll showing 60 percent say courts are too lenient while 2 percent think them too harsh.
Patricia Surley Earns Second in Beauty Culture Contest
Miss Patricia Surley placed second in workroom and earned an honorable mention in comb-out at the Texas Association of Beauty Culture schools contest in Dallas on October 17. Miss Sandra Terry of Baylor served as Surley's model, with Surley a Truman's School of Beauty Culture student in Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Association of Beauty Culture Schools
Adolphus Hotel
Dallas
Patricia Surley
Sandra Terry
Baylor University
Waco
Surley
Miss Surley
Truman's School of Beauty Culture
Penney Surley
Clifton
Terry
Irvin Surley
Short Stories From Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan
A nostalgic note extols the local newspaper’s role in civic life highlighting its coverage of United Fund drives Boy Scout campaigns Heart Fund elections and community cleanliness efforts urging readers to vote participate and engage with town improvement through persistent press advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
P. Daily Press
Dakotan
United Fund
Boy Scout Campaign
Heart Fund
Orphans Education Assistance increases veteran children allowances
The Orphans Education Assistance Act raises monthly education allowances from 110 to 130 dollars for full time study and removes the eligibility requirement tied to death or disability in the line of duty. VA says 20 000 to 30 000 students may benefit this year, with about 80 000 already served, and no new filing needed for the higher rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jack Coker
Veterans Administration
Waco
Gas Utilities to Spend Record 75 Billion in 1968 Construction
The American Gas Association reports gas utility and pipeline companies will spend a record 75 billion dollars on construction over the four year period ending 1968. This is 143 percent more than the 6.6 billion spent in the 1961 lite period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Gas Association
Clifton School Weekly Menus November 1 to 5
Clifton School presents weekly menus with daily main dishes and sides. Items include Meat Spaghetti and tomato juice on Monday, Barbecue Beef on Tuesday, Duper Dogs on Wednesday, Hamburgers on Thursday, and Pish Sticks on Friday, plus desserts and milk. A partial sale note mentions Scotch tape and a desk tape dispenser.
Bronstad Family Dinner Gathered at Clifton Letheran Sunset Home
On Friday October 15 the Bronstad family held an all day get together at Clifton Letheran Sunset Home. Sisters and relatives from Dallas Lubbock Fort Worth and Clifton attended as tables and chairs shaded under trees provided an outdoor noon hour meal. The gathering marked one of the happiest family days in memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronstad
Clifton Letheran
Coa Brown
Tyssen Hall
Frank E Smith
Dallas
Weldon Smith
Sonya
Lubbock
Doroth
Kenton
Fort Worth
C. A. Brown
Milton C. Brown
G. Bronstad
Jesse Bronstad
C . Bronstad
Alvin L Pronstad
JM Hue
Clifton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gerald Peacock
Mrs
M. B. Jameson
Robert Greenfield
Lois
Peter
Des Plaines
Illinois
W. F. Rolf
Greenfield
Rolf
Milton Allen
Frank Taylor
Rosemary Thompson
Lois Womack
Kay Schramm
North Texas State University
Denton
R. Q. Allen
Ottis Tyler
William T. Thompson
R. C. Womack Jr
Herbert
Dick) Schramm
College Station
Texas A & M University
Baylor
Jerry Allen
S. W Berry
Sandy
Everman
Ray Berry
Peggy
S. W. Berrys
John C. Baker
John David
Jeannene
Waxahachie
W. A. Wegner
H. G Taylor
Gladys
Houston
Lee
Jim
Kay Keeling
Edgar Keeling Jr
E. R. Keeling
Eldorado
C. N Burnaman
Rhonda
Randy
Austin
Richard Smith
University of Texas
Texas-Rice
H.C Smith
Mark Whitney
General Tire and Rubber Company
R. W
Dude) Standefer
Roy Adcock
Odessa
Prather Standefer
Fred, Grant
Scott
Midland
Gallup
Eers Ny Olas
U.S. NO. Yams
U.S. Russet
Clifton, Texas
Shurfine
Pikes Peak
Raunis
ETAIL
Morton
Pillsbury’s Biscuits
Selami
Cervelot
Booth
Coker
Clifton School
Nutrena Feeds
Grinling
Fincher
First Methodist Church
Meridian, Texas
Gaston Foote
MR. Oris Baldwin
Hurst, Texas
Hiram E. Johnson
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