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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1963
Page
3
Fairview residents report church attendance and social visits. Miss Marsha Gloff and Miss Jean Halbert joined Reverend Buddy Young and family on a Six Flags over Texas trip last Saturday. Various local families hosted and visited relatives in nearby towns during the weekend.
Bosque County Farm Bureau lists a September 24 meeting at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Norse with a 7 PM covered dish supper Host director Loyd S. Swenson will chair The program features Clifton students Ruthy Hoel Bill McLennan and Don Finstad who attended Huntsville Citizenship Seminar Reports by H J Reichert Billie Sue Kitching and Tommy Brock cover the Dallas Texas State Institute in late July and early August Attendance is invited and a freshman Stephen Rester registered at The University of Texas in Austin this week.
Mr and Mrs WC Stanford of Route 1 Jonesboro celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary while he recovers from a broken hip at Goodall and Witcher Clinic Hospital Clifton. He is 89 and she 87. Family and a granddaughter baker led a three tier cake. They wed September 10 1893 in Jonesboro in a ceremony led by a Methodist preacher from Leon Valley Reverend Morris. They have five sons eight grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Reverend and Mrs Robert Rach ui g and children were honored with a covered dish supper as they depart Monday to make their home in Bay City. Gift presented by Mosheim Baptist Church. News also notes local visits and travel including Tex as Tech attendance and Fort Worth trips. A store robbery at John F. Vickrey grocery is reported along with several family updates.
Families of the late W C Wiese gathered at Meridian Lake for a Sunday reunion with picnics swimming and games. The event began a tradition to be repeated next year on the second Sunday in June with organizing duties assigned to local families and many relatives from Dallas Iredell Fort Worth McGregor Waco and Cranfills Gap.
Local families from Clifton and surrounding areas shared a day of fellowship and planned upcoming events. Delegates E C Johle and Henry Brynie will attend the State THDA meeting in San Antonio September 18 and 19, while preparations for the Central Texas Fair and Rodeo and a Dress Revue at Clifton City Hall are announced. Superintendents and volunteers were urged to ready the H E building for exhibits by September 16, with the Dress Revue set for September 21 at 9 00 A M.
At the Bosque County Home Demonstration Council meeting on September 5 in Clifton, nominations were made for 1964 officers. Mrs E C Johle was named council chairman, Mrs Raymond Lammert vice chairman, Mrs W P Downey secretary, and Mrs Gus Hoe treasurer. Fifteen club ladies and guests attended as nominating committee reports were presented.
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