Unity Singers shine in Clifton community report
Clifton celebrates local pride with the Unity Singers led by John Grimland and Martin Grelle, praised for self-managed production and moving performances. The piece also notes Norse church centenaries, a St. Olaf marker dedication for Otto Reesing, and a birthday salute to James Boren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
James Boren
von Frelsers Kirke
Our Savior’s
Norse
St. Olaf’s Kirke
Cranfills Gap
John Homerstad
St. Olaf’s
Otto Reesing
Mr. Reesing
Bosque County
America
Jeri C. Carson
County Campaign Focuses on Fate of Missing Soldier
Mrs. Don Huffman of Walnut Springs chairs the We Think It's Important MIA Awareness campaign. She plans a booth at the Bosque Valley Arts and Crafts Show in Meridian September 28-29 and will join the Meridian Fire Department barbecue. Her brother Sergeant Danny Widner has been missing in Vietnam since May 12, 1968, after a Viet Cong attack near Da Nang. The soil-sending drive asks participants to send a small amount of soil to Hanoi to urge accounting of 1,300 missing Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Huffman
Walnut Springs
Bosque County
Bosque Valley
Meridian
Huffman
Sgt. Widner
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
Widner
Huffmans
Angleton
Brazoria
Paris
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
PRG
South Vietnam
United States
Immunization Clinic Set For October In Clifton
The monthly immunization clinic will be held Thursday October 3 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at City Hall Auditorium Clifton. Sponsored by the Texas State Department of Health with Dr D A Groff Clifton city health officer supervising. Parents urged to begin polio DTP immunizations at two months rather than waiting for school. Measles and rubella vaccines given at one year. Certificates provided as records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Clifton
Texas State Department of Health
D. A. Groff
Clifton City
Clifton Then and Now A Norwegian Heritage City
Clifton's history traces from Norwegian settlers in 1850s Bosque County to a mid‑20th century shift toward urban employment. In 1970 the town housed 2,578 people with a median county age of 47.6, and a diversified economy with 329 manufacturing jobs, 264 in wholesale and retail trade, and 196 in professional services and public institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Cliff Town
Bosque River
Texas
Bosque County
Chemical Lime, Inc
Cintex Mfg. Co
Clifton Record
Gearend Mfg. Co
Harold’s
S & L Iron Works
Spitzer’s
Sprayberry Handbags, Inc
Texas Milling Co
Wilson
Clif
Civic To Hear Of Social Work At New Civic Center
Mrs. Ray Smith wife of the Clifton Church of Christ minister will speak on Social Work in Related Areas at the Civic Improvement Society meeting in the new Civic Center at 3 p.m. Wednesday October 2. Hostesses include Mrs. Hulen C Aars chairwoman and several others. The piece also notes local demographics and upcoming council budget actions for 1974 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Smith
Clifton Church of Christ
Civic Improvement Society
New Civic Center
Smith
Hulen C. Aars
Ronald A. Gloff
Hans B. Dahl
John H. Neel
Neill Terrell
Frank H
City Hall
Unbeaten Cubs To Face Granbury
The Clifton Cubs, 3-0, will host the Granbury Pirates at 8 p.m. Friday at Cubs' Stadium in the second home game of the year. Granbury's lineup includes quarterback Bob Looney and backs Donald Linney and Joe Suttles. Clifton coach Don Hennig notes Granbury’s heavier line and mixed defenses as the game preview focuses on matchup details and tentative Cubs lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Cubs
Granbury
Pirates
Comanche
Stephenville
Cubs
Houston
Hennig
Bob Looney
Suttles
Linney
Jimmy Hiler
Scott Meyer
John Stewart
Charles Raines
John Musselman
David Anz
Bill Pierce
Randy Kleine
Ray Bekken
Larry Schulze
Mark Painter
Tony
Manhunt Underway in Hamilton County Across Rural Area
Bosque County lawmen aided in a search for a man connected to a breaking and entering incident near Crawfils Gap between the Fairy Community. The suspect, chased from a home, was said to have tried another house. No theft reported. Deputy Roland Howard led the effort with DPS, Clifford and Meridian officers, and a helicopter dispatched by the DPS Waco office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Hamilton County
Crawfills Gap
Roland Howard
John ©. Baxter
Waco
Howard
Texas
Public Safety
Gerald Baker
Acey Steel
Clifton
Lanny Colman
Curry Johnson
Meridian
Alvin James
Valley Mills
Eugene Barnes
DPS Waco
Baxter
Electricity Off On Friday For 45 Minutes
An oil breaker switch locked out on Texas Power and Light Company property at Lake Whitney caused a power outage of about 45 to 50 minutes Friday evening. CPS customers in Clifton Meridian Valley Mills Lake Whitney and Whitney were affected, according to Community Public Service Company manager Charles Henkleman Clifton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Power & Light Company
Lake Whitney
Charles Henkleman
Clifton
Community Public Service Company
CPS
Meridian
Valley Mills
And
Whitney
Sheriff's Dept Moves to Meridian Jail
Bosque County Sheriff's Department relocated Monday from the County Courthouse in Meridian to the Meridian County Jail. The move was authorized at a special Commissioners' Court meeting last week. The court also approved hiring a dispatcher and paying for uniforms for the sheriff's department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County Sheriff's Department
Meridian
Commissioners’ Court
Sheriff's Department
Commissioner's Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wate Clifton
Cliff Towne
John Grimland
Martin Grelle
Unity Singers
Mia
Jon
Gatesville
Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife
Council
Clifton High School
Cub
CHS
Janet Conrad
Cindy Holder
Beverly Jones
Connie Brownsworth
Linda Dietiker
Sheriff’s Dept
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!