25 Sep 1964
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1964
Page
1
The B team will host Midway’s B team Thursday at Clifton and then Valley Mills Friday. The B team won its first game against Robinson two weeks ago and has potential varsity players. Valley Mills beat Moody 18-0 last Friday and is well coached with a UT style offense.
Dallas ranchers James and Vernon Smith purchased more than 450 Santa Gertrudis cattle from multiple这 sources in a mid August deal. The sale included Joe Horrigan and Ki He-Kah Ranch cattle as well as 150 top cows with calves. The purchase was publicized by Senta Gertrudis consultant J Frank Leigh of Kingsville Texas.
Malcolm D. Abel of Midland son of Mr and Mrs W C Able of Clifton was elected president of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association at its Fort Worth convention. He becomes TIPRO's 16th president after serving as gas committee chairman for two years and has held multiple leadership roles. Abel is UT graduate, resident of Midland since 1947, and in a 1961 partnership with James R Bancroft of San Francisco.
Members of the Clifton Band Parents Association named officers for the 1964 65 year after a 7:30 meeting at the Band Hall on Monday night September 21. Elected officers are Cris E. Pierson president J L Standefer Jr vice president and Mrs Allan Darsey secretary treasurer. Outgoing officers are Jerry Godby Eldon Zimmerman and Mrs L P Schrantz.
Jim Brynie son of Mr and Mrs Chris H Brynie from this city is convalescing fairly well after being stabbed in the back at 1211 Main Street Fort Worth. He reported to police it was a case of mistaken identity and remains at Peter Smith Hospital where pneumonia developed following the stabbing. His family rushed to Fort Worth and returned after learning of his condition.
The Clifton Public Schools PTA schedules a 7 p.m. meeting Monday September 28 in the school cafeteria with a covered dish supper. Mrs Orlette Watson PTA president urges dues and attendance for a very important business meeting with trustees and faculty to be introduced by Superintendent Kent Appleby. A guest speaker is planned.
Felix Cox of Star Route 1 Clifton sustained a broken right leg and collarbone with bruises when the pickup overturned about 5:00 p m Saturday west of De Leon. He was en route to Midland. mechanical failure is suspected. He is hospitalized in Clifton.
A panorama of 1965 model cars will be on display in Clifton Thursday through Saturday as Standefer Chevrolet E E Stewart Motors and Stevens Motor and Implement Company present Chevrolet Ford Mercury Oldsmobile and Pontiac models. Visitors can enjoy free coffee and cookies and register for prizes including a Thermo Kit electric mixer transistor radio knife sharpener electric drill and a camera. Ford prizes include a Falcon Mustang Fairlane and Thunderbird.
Bosque County tax rolls total 14,277,220 with eight year growth led by Clifton and Lake Whitney areas. Over 9,000 vehicles registered this year and more than 2,000 titles issued, raising about 150,000 dollars in county revenue. Lions Club luncheon notes also honor zone and club members amid local civic events.
Mr and Mrs Gary Westley of Laurel Maryland announce the birth of son Mark Norman on September 15 at Big Georgetown Center Hospital Washington DC. He weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce at birth with paternal grandmother Irene Westley of Clifton and maternal grandparents C B Halter Port Arthur and Lola Brewer Clifton listed as family.
Raymond H. Rogstad president of the Clifton Horse Show reported two top rodeo marks at the Central Texas Fair and Rodeo last week. A 97 time in calf roping and a 3.7 time in steer wrestling were described as the best in 14 years of local rodeos. Rogstad praised club members for strong crowds and limited seating.
Mickey Graham of McGregor led the junior livestock show at the 1964 Central Texas Fair and Rodeo in Clifton, with the McGregor FFA team named high team. Roland Howard of Ir edell and Bill Parham of Stephenville followed as second and third high individuals, while Dublin, Whitney, and Dublin topped the high teams.
Mrs Ida Sophie Boelter Wessinger aged 78 years 11 months and 4 days of 205 North Avenue F Clifton died about 8 05 PM Monday September 21 in the local hospital after a stroke September 10 and subsequent pneumonia. Born October 17 1885 in Corsicana she moved to Bosque County as a child and remained near Clifton. she was a member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church at Womack. She married Albert Henry Wessinger March 4 1908 and was mother to eight children.
A Monday lightning strike knocked out telephone lines and fuses at Clif Tex Manufacturing on North Highway 6 and set a fire at the Tweedie home on Farm To Market Road 219 west of Clifton. The Tweedies extinguished the blaze but needed a new stove. About 1.5 inches of rain caused a temporary flood in northwest Clifton.
T. S. Hughes, owner of the T. S. Hughes Wood Shop in McGregor since 1951, closed there on September 15 and moved equipment to Clifton. He aims to open a Clifton shop within two weeks in a 5 000 square foot quonset hut building leased for five years by Texas Milling Co. The shop will produce store fixtures, cabinets, furniture, and other woodworking items. P. L. Ashcraft will represent the Clifton shop in sales.
Official gauge in Clifton reported 5.10 inches of rainfall from 7:00 A.M. September 16 to 2:30 P.M. September 23. Nearby areas logged higher totals, and the Bosque River rose 15 feet while Meridian Creek also rose, affecting the region.
Winners in the 1964 Central Texas Fair and Rodeo Parade in Clifton were Bosque County 4H Club Clifton Junior Chamber of Commerce and Clifton Chapter of Future Homemakers of America, receiving 15 10 and 5 dollars from the fair association. Bosque County 4 H Riding Club won the trophy from Clifton Horse Show for best mounted display. The first Home Show at the National Guard Armory featured displays by Social Security Texas DPS Bosque County Farm Bureau 4 H clubs American Society Clifton Chapter of Future Homemakers of America and other local firms. Free gifts were offered to Home Show visitors with drawings listing Leon's Floor Covering Hoover Electric Can Opener Alex Anz Clifton Watson Fred and Hatchery Motorola Radio Mrs Jodie Seljos and others.
Local TV dealers announce improved color reception after the completion of a 1553 foot Cedar Hill tower near Dallas. Channel 11 now offers 22 hours per week of color programming in the area.
Fayrene Sedberry seven year old adopted daughter of Mr and Mrs FE B Sedberry was treated at the local hospital shortly after 8 00 this Wednesday morning after the collision of the car driven by Mrs Sedbery and a Texas Highway Department gravel truck driven by Horace Cecil Route 1 Meridian The crash occurred at West 3rd Street and Highway 6 Clifton Fog prevented sight of the gravel truck which was traveling south along Highway 6 for failure to yield right of way Patrolman Harvey D Lane issued a ticket to Mrs Ledberry Fayrene a Clifton Public Schools second grade pupil was continued on page 6
Prices from Thursday morning show eggs grade A large 30 to 33 cents a dozen, oats 60 cents a bushel, milling wheat 1.50 a barrel, cattle offering around 550 head with steady to strong values. Steers and yearlings 20 to 22.50, butcher calves 18 to 22, cows and calves 90 to 160, hog tops 16.25 to 16.90 dollars.
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