Ward honored as Texas Senate President Pro Tempore
State Senator J P Ward of District 12 received the President Pro Tempore honor in the Texas Senate on August 26 for the interim period. A Sept 20 open house in Austin precedes a banquet as Ward is set to be Governor for a Day while the governor and lieutenant governor are out of state. Ward, 40, based in Meridian with offices in Clifton, has served since 1963 and was Bosque County judge 1959–1962.
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J. P. Ward
Texas
Senate
Lone Star State
Ton Smith
Ben Barnes
Sen. Ward
Austin
Sen. Word
Bosque County
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
A M. Aikin
Paris
Mike McKool
Dallas
Charles Herring
Wayne Connally
Floresville
Charles Wilson
Lufkin
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Jack Strong
Longview
W. EF. Snelson
Meridian
J. P. Word
Rosane County
Texas Senate
Amy
Barnes
Werd
Charles
Rusty
J. P. Jr
Jimbo
C. K
Chuck) Werd
Sen
Radio Station KCLW to Broadcast From Clifton
John Ashley of Radio Station KCLW announces a Clifton broadcast studio in the former Kuykendall Land and Cattle Co. space on West 3rd. The station will air one hour daily starting September 10, with plans to later expand. Ashley, manager of the Gatesville studios, will also manage Clifton, and Mrs. W. L. Gauntt of Clifton will join the Clifton studio. Transmitter remains in Hamilton.
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John Ashley
KCLW
Hamilton and
Gatesville
Clifton
Mr. Ashley
Kuykendall Land and Cattle Co
West 3Rd
Ashley
Cliftton
W. L. Gauntt
Hamilton
Tax deadlock ends in first Texas special session
Governor Preston Stith calls a second Texas Legislature special session after the initial stalemate yields no budget or tax bill. Lt. Gov. Barnes blames House resistance to taxing beer and liquor, while Speaker Mutscher calls the Senate stance a smokescreen amid a 2.5 percent sales tax plan being rejected.
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Austin
Preston Stith
Cavers
Ben Barnes
Gus Mutscher
Exact Same Clifton Schools Enroll 721 Students for 1969-70
Clifton Independent School District reports 721 students enrolled as of the second day of classes, matching last year’s total. Six grades show declines and six show gains. junior high grades 7 and 8 combined up by 1 and a half of a student, while sophomores lead with 81 pupils and seniors total 44.
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Clifton Independent School District
Kent Appleby
Appleby
Clifton
Lineman Stranded on Pole as CPS Boom Truck Burns
Doyle Hulme, a CPS lineman, escaped injury after a gas line sparked a fire on a CPS boom truck at Clifton Cub field. He remained atop a 50 foot light pole for minutes as firefighters and CPS crews arranged a rescue.
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Aton Hi
Clifton
Cub
CPS
Doyle Hulme
Hulme
T. F. Crawford
Aubrey Roberts
Crawford
Coach Roberts
Doyle
Clyde Lee
Central Texas Fair Awards $1 986 70 in Prizes at Clifton
More than 800 entries across livestock and home economics and dress revue earned exhibitors $1 986 70 in prize money plus ribbons at the 3 day Central Texas Fair Aug 28 30 in Clifton Competitors came from Bosque Hamilton Hill Coryell McLennan and Johnson counties under 4 H FHA and FFA programs The fair notes some livestock results and photos will appear next week The parade awarded first prize 15 00 to Clifton FFA FHA for their float with Clifton VEW Auxiliary taking second and Bosque County 4 H third The Clifton School Band performed the lone local tune and grand champions in steer heifer and dairy livestock were honored during the rodeo Saturday night
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Central Texas
Clifton
FHA
FFA
Bosque
Hamilton
Hill
Coryell
McLennan
Johnson Counties
the Fair Association
Clifton Ffa-Fha
Clifton Vew
Bosque County 4-H
Promotions for Clifton DPS Officers Signal Transfers
James Wright and Harvey Lane will leave Clifton as promotions change assignments within the Texas Department of Public Safety. Wright transfers to the Waco Texas Rangers, living in Waco and potentially collaborating with local officers. Lane becomes Highway Patrol Sergeant and will move to the Houston area. Wright, born in Hamilton County, has 12 and a half years of DPS service, ten and a half in Bosque County, and two in Marlin. He and wife Laura have two sons, Bill and Jimmy.
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James Wright
Rerm
Texas Department of Public Safety
Waco Company
Texas Rangers
Lane
Houston
Wright
Waco
Clifton
Hamilton County
Bosque County
Marlin
DPS
Laura
Farmers State Bank
Bill
University of Texas
Clifton High School
Jimmy
Clifton PTA and Band Boosters Set September Meetings
Clifton PTA will meet Monday night September 15 and the Clifton Band Parents group will meet September 22. Time and details will be published in next week’s The Record.
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Clifton Parent-Teacher Association
Clifton Band Parents Association
the Record
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Karen Tweedle
Debra Brown
Susie Calvert
Pat Watson
Becky Helms
Cowan
Vern Sanford
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House
Smith
Clifton Schools
Jane Olson
Bosque County Farm Bureau
New Texas Ranger
Harvey Lane
Will
Clifton Pta
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