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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1971
Page
6
Saturday morning all elementary age children may bring pets to the parade. Pets must be caged or leashed and brought to the fair at the specified time. Children may decorate bikes to ride in the parade, though no prizes are planned this year.
The column praises Clifton residents for volunteering during clean-up week ahead of the Central Texas Fair. It urges removing junk from business premises and yards while noting hazards from overgrown shrubbery and blind corners. A Texas Highway Department crew swept highways through town, workers paid for by the state, aiding the effort.
Meridian Texas church announces Sunday services at 11 am with Rev Danielson as rector located at 514 Bosque Street. The item notes a separate statistic that minority groups received 1.5 million more Veterans Administration contracts in fiscal year 1471 than 1970.
Memorial Museum at Clifton hosts artist Biggs for a two day benefit show on September 5 and 6 from 2 to 5 p.m. The Dallas painter will create on site using watercolors inspired by local scenes and European travel. A portion of sales supports Basque Memorial Museum. public invited.
Thomas Hardie of Kalamazoo Michigan visited his parents Mr and Mrs Chris Strand for several days last week. He is a professor at Western Michigan University with a serial of about 22 000 students. His wife Nita is also employed as a teacher and chairs the Political Science Dept.
The Mission of Holy Angels Catholic Church on Highway 219 at Cliftor holds a Sunday Mass at 11:00 AM. Parish activities and services are announced for local churchgoers.
Bill Boykin becomes General Manager of the Texas Press Association, the second in the 91 year history of the group. The Oklahoma native has held posts with the Florida Press Association and Allied Daily News in the Pacific Northwest, starting in the newspaper field as a carrier in Pawnee Journal-Capital.
Funeral services for Mrs. D. C. Beulah Caraway 75 of 1202 W llth St were held at Clifton Funeral Home Chapel at 2 pm Thursday August 26 Rev G P Comer of Community Church Waco presided Interment was in Clifton Cemetery She died of heart failure at Whitney Hospital on Tuesday Aug 24 after a long illness She was born March 1 1896 to Carl and Eliza Johnson and married Duff C Caraway on April 3 1916 in Hico Her husband died Feb 27 1950 They ran Clifton Theatre then Circle Theatre in Meridian She is survived by two sisters and five nieces among others
The Texas Press Association appoints Boykin 45 as general manager. He has served on public information committees, taught advertising, led National Newspaper Week, and directed adult education programs in multiple states. He and his family are active in church, education, and community activities. He pledges to tackle legislation, boost advertising sales, and advance continued education for Texas papers.
Bosque Valley club members plan a Ladies Association open to all women, with activities and tournaments. Temporary co chairs are Pat Patterson, Bobby Tankersley, J P Ward, and Paul Murphy. Fred Crocker offers three free group lessons with practice ball fee of one dollar.
Church of Christ Crawfills Gap lists minister John Jordan with 10 a m Sunday School and 11 a m Morning Service. Eye health advisory urges adults 35 plus to see ophthalmologist biennially for glaucoma screening and control.
Breeding sheep in the fair shows a decrease while total entries climb due to a larger beef cattle count. Central Texas girls boost Home Economic entries with over 600 exhibits. HE division sees 34 junior girls with 205 entries and 61 senior girls with 329 entries. Dress Revue up to 70 entries from 52. The year ranks second only to 1970 in HE and dress pages.
Grace Memorial Baptist Church at 107 S Ave M and West St lists Sunday activities. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship at 10:45 a.m. Training Union at 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship at 7:00 p.m.
Cedar Shores Estates at Lake Whitney hosts weekly worship with Rev. Guy Wilson. Fellowship begins at 10:00 a.m. followed by worship at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday.
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