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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1966
Page
12
The column enumerates numerous residents from Valley Mills Clifton Meridian Corsicana and surrounding areas admitted to Clifton hospital between September 7 and September 21 for medical treatment or major surgery. Several patients are named with routes and family ties noted.
Kenneth Myron I Rodgers was born September 15 1966 at Clifton hospital in Waco weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces to Mr and Mrs Kenneth M Rodgers of 716 Ruby Apartment 59. Kathryn Denise Coleman arrived September 17 1966 at Clifton hospital in Waco weighing 9 pounds 2 ounces to Mr and Mrs Arthur C Coleman of 2001 McFerrin Street Waco. John Ross Freeman born September 19 1966 in a Streator Illinois hospital weighs 8 pounds 10 ounces. grandson of Ross Freeman Midland and John Seeman Streator. Great-grandparents include J G Fincher Clifton. Airman Freeman is stationed in Thailand.
Clifton School lists daily meals from Monday to Friday including ham salad or sandwich options on Monday, meat balls with macaroni on Tuesday, hot dogs on Wednesday, barbecued beef on Thursday and hamburgers on Friday with sides such as vegetables fruit salads desserts milk and spreads. The plan includes specific dishes like peach cobbler prune spice cake and pecan puff.
Week end guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Dossman near Womack included Mr and Mrs John Rueter and their children David and Christy from Arlington and Mr and Mrs Joe Brown Miss Nihela Dossman and Mrs Othel ia Christenson of Dallas The group marked the Browns wedding anniversary on September 11 and birthdays for David Rueter on September 12 Miss Dossman and Christy Rueter on September 17 and Mrs Rueter on Monday of this week
Sunday gathering at Ida Ziegelt home in Meridian marked a family birthday for Mrs. Ziegelt. Relatives included four children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren from Meridian Lanes Chapel Hewitt Clifton Laguna Park Dallas Waco and other areas. Xan age 11 weeks was the youngest great grandchild present.
John A. McNeill 74 a longtime Valley Mills druggist and civic leader died September 16 in Scott and White Hospital Temple after illness. He owned McNeill Drug Store 57 years and served as Lions Club president and on local church and Masonic groups. Survived by wife two brothers three sisters and other relatives. funeral at First Baptist Church Valley Mills with burial in Valley Mills Cemetery.
Glenn Reesing, son of Mr and Mrs Albert Reesing of Clifton, earned a BA in Economics at The University of Texas Austin after summer school. He will attend the Air Force Officers Training School at Lackland AFB San Antonio starting September 14 and aims for a second lieutenant commission after ten weeks.
Clifton High School hosts the Clifton Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America for the 1966 67 year. President Vicki Gandy leads with club parents named and a calling committee elected. Marilyn Garner Area VIII TX FHA guest speaker. a relaxer follows and closing ritual. Homemade ice cream ends the meeting.
Bob McLean of the District Social Security Administration in Waco will be at the County Treasurer's Office in Meridian courthouse from 10:00 to 12:00 noon Tuesday September 27 to assist with Social Security matters. He notes a widow of an insured worker may start benefits as early as age 60 with a reduced monthly amount beginning September 1965.
The B Squad opened with a 30 16 loss to Stephenville Freshmen on Saturday morning. Clifton Junior High to host Robinson Junior High for first season game at 6 00 pm Thursday. Robinsons last week game was rained out and moved to Saturday under UIL rule constraints.
Grimland and Forson led scoring for the Eagles with multiple carries and catches, Clifton sneaks in a late TD, and a Ledlow interception in the final minute preserves a Cubs 21 to 14 win over Goldthwaite at Clifton.
Clifton native David Westley will be a senior in the School of Forestry at Stephen F. Austin State College in Nacogdoches for the 1966-67 academic year. He returns from a summer job with the U.S. Forest Service in Southern California and is a member of Phi Sigma and will serve as secretary of the Sylvans Club. He is the grandson of Mrs. Pete Westley of Clifton and Mrs. Ras Gaston of C Cranfills Gap.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam T. Clark and Mrs. Ruth Moore of Houston visited Clifton last weekend with Mrs. R. D. Clark at the Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home. They stayed with their sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Willingham, and other relatives.
Mrs L E McQuinn of Boerne visited Clifton with her parents Mr and Mrs Walter Oswald and other relatives from Monday to Friday. Larry McQuinn accompanied his mother and registered for Baylor University in Waco. Alton Muhlhouse returned to Austin to begin his sophomore year at The University of Texas with family members.
Mr and Mrs Gus Walsleben and their family visited in Lubbock last weekend. They were joined by Mrs Milton G Dahl Sr and relatives. On Saturday Mrs Walsleben and Mrs Dahl attended a Licensed Vocational Nurse workshop at the Koo Koo Inn.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Robert E Binford Post 8553 in Clifton Texas meets on the first and third Thursday each month on Riverside Drive. Local members gather for regular monthly sessions and community service planning.
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