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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1966
Page
6
Anglers on Lake Whitney reported strong catches across species with several large blacks up to 5.5 pounds and 3 to 4 pound fish. Purple worms dominated as lures, minnows produced many blacks, channelcats ranged 3 to 6.34 pounds, crappie biting in deep water, and rainfall around two inches affected the lake area. The Monday lake level stood at 521.65 feet, about 15 feet above normal.
Jesse R. Ray 66 of Clifton died September 15 after a stroke. Born February 13, 1900 in Spring Creek Bosque County he lived most of his life there and in Clifton. Survived by son Reverend Glen W. Ray and two grandsons in Columbus Ohio, brother G F Ray Clifton, half-sisters Maggie Adams Meridian and Maye French Clifton, and two nieces. Funeral services were held September 17 at Clifton Funeral Home Chapel and Spring Creek Baptist Church. Interment at Spring Creek Cemetery.
The McLennan Electric Cooperative will hold its twenty sixth annual meeting at 7 00 p m on Tuesday September 27 at McGregor High School football field with a weather backup in the gymnasium. Dr Charles W Jarvis of San Marcos will deliver the principal address mixing humor and inspiration. Manager F C Luedtke invites members and friends and prizes include four $50 certificates and various appliances. The cooperative serves over 3000 customers across six counties.
Reverend and Mrs. Guy H. Wilson and several Clifton and Weatherford residents attended the Ashram at the Methodist Assembly Grounds near Palestine from August 26 to 31. The event was directed by E. Stanley Jones, a former India missionary.
Congressman Omar Burleson announces C M Hatch of Hamilton will serve as acting postmaster in Hamilton starting Friday until a national exam selects a permanent postmaster. Hatch is co owner of The Clifton Record and has long aided Hamilton civic causes including leadership roles in the Chamber of Commerce and local hospital board. He is a WWII veteran with a career in Hamilton media and business and has two sons.
Mrs. L. E. Tennison and Mr. and Mrs. Gus A. Hoel visited Austin last Friday as guests of Mrs. Tennison's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Ford.
Cranfills Gap High School Lions defeated Jonesboro High Eagles 16 to 0 last Thursday. Coached by Buddy Ables the undefeated Lions execute a strong ground game led by Billy Jack Henderson and Kenneth Hanson with Lyndon Carlson directing the air game. Meissner scored a safety and helped seal the win as Gap prepares to travel to Ogles Thursday night at 8.00.
Members of the J. O. Y. Bridge Club in Clifton met twice at 2:00 p.m. on September 2 and September 16 at homes of Mrs. Joseph O. Nelson and Mrs. W. B. Oswald. High scores went to Mrs. R. L. Lane and Mrs. Kent Appleby with traveling prizes to Mrs. F. E. Stewart, Miss Bernice Schow, and Mrs. Charles M. Isenhower. Next gathering set for September 30 with Mrs. E. A. Priddy.
Stephen Zimmerman and Max Hoff returned to Se guin for sophomore year at Texas Lutheran College. Zimmerman is son of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Zimmerman and Hoff is son of Mrs. Will J. Krueger Jr. They enrolled Wednesday of last week.
Miss Nellie Carr daughter of Mrs Henry A Carr left for North Texas State University Denton where she won a fellowship for the coming year She will pursue a Master of Business Administration and teach typing classes beginners and advanced at North Texas During the summer she worked in the Goodall and Witcher Clinic office
Winners of the fashion show prizes are announced with Friday and Saturday results. Names include Mrs Dom of Grand Prav a and Mrs Stand Jr leading prizes, with several others listed as 2nd and 3rd prize recipients across days.
Mr and Mrs Rosas Mancock attended a Fort Worth showing of the new 1957 Oldsmobiles on Tuesday of last week. The text also mentions several others and a Clifton family referenced in a partial snippet.
Mrs E E Stewart and Miss Sandra Pierson drove Kathy Stewart to North Texas State University in Denton to begin her sophomore year. The Clifton contingent accompanying Mrs Stewart’s mother Mrs Kathleen Kennedy took her home in Dallas after a weeklong visit with family.
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