Cubs Midway To Clash In First District Game
Clifton Cubs host Midway at Cub Stadium in Clifton at 8:00 P.M. to open district play. Midway, under Norman Smith, seeks first district win after losses to Valley Mills Gatesville and Crawford. Lamar Yoakum leads Midway and Clarence Mueller may return on defense. Juniors and B teams games follow this week.
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Clifton Cubs
Cub Stadium
Clifton
Midway
Norman Smith
McGregor
Cubs
Valley Mills
Gatesville
Crawford
Lamar Yoakum
Clarence Mueller
Midway Clif
Graveside Services Set Here For Mr. Tisdale
Graveside services for G. C. Tisdale 67 of Dallas will be held Friday at Clifton Cemetery. He died Wednesday in a Lancaster rest home. He is survived by his daughter Mrs. J L Hutcheson of this city. Funeral services are set for Friday at Sparkman Funeral Home Chapel in Dallas.
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G. C. Tisdale
Dallas
Clifton Cemetery
Tisdale
Lancaster
J. L. Hutcheson
Ruby Parks
Tom C. Parks
Clifton
Mr. Tisdale
Sparkman Funeral Home
Local Births Reported in Clifton Area 1961
The Clifton area reports several newborns in late September 1961. Harold Eugene Smith weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces at Clifton hospital born to Mr. and Mrs. Ewell Eugene Smith of Whitney. Jerry Downey White born September 22 to Mr. and Mrs. R. Tyrus White of Valley Mills weighed 7 pounds. Kenneth Charles Schwartz born September 24 to Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schwartz Jr. weighed 8 pounds 12 ounces at Clifton hospital. Cynthia Kay King born September 23 in Hendricks Hospital Abilene weighed 6 pounds 13% ounces to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry King of Abilene. paternal Tollie King and maternal W. L. Spieler are grandparents.
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Ewell Eugene Smith
Whitney
Harold Eugene
Clifton Hospital
Jerry Downey
R. Tyrus
Tye) White
Route 2
Valley Mills
Emil Schwartz Jr
West 3Rd Street
Clifton
Kenneth Charles
Jerry King
Abilene
Cynthia Kay
Hendricks Hospital
Tollie King
W. L. Spieler
Cubs Rally Breaks Off Valley Mills In 26 to 8 Win
Clifton High Cubs rebounded from Lonnie Bland 88 yard kickoff to defeat Valley Mills 26 to 8 at Cub Stadium. Murphree and Stewart connected on key scores as Clifton outgained the Eagles 250 to 157 on the ground.
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Clifton High Cubs
Lonnie Bland
Valley
Stewart
Glenn Murphree
Willie Patterson
Cubs
Clifton
Eagles
Valley Mills
Eagle
Larry Pullin
Smoky Kettler
Murphree
Kettler
Sinclair
Patterson
Buddy Cox
Bernard Erickson
Dale Sinclair
Paul Mangum
Cub
Waco News-Tribune
Tommy Kimbrough
Bland
Gary Neilson
Ricky Lundberg
Sanderson
Oscar V. Olson Dies Here Sept. 21
Oscar V. Olson, 68, of Clifton, died at home from a heart attack on September 21. He retired in 1952 after a heart attack, later had a stroke, and was a long time Clifton City employee. Funeral held September 23 at First Baptist Church with pallbearers and interment in Clifton. He leaves a wife, two sons Otis and Travis, and a daughter Ruby, plus siblings and five grandsons.
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Oscar V. Olson
South Avenue M
Clifton
Olson
Mr. Olson
First Baptist Church
M. D. Woodruff
Brenda Eggen
Jesus
Nellie Carr
B. O. Amundson
C. H. Caldwell
Henry A. Carr
W. W. Land
Walter Petzold
H. A. Prescher
Clifton Cemetery
Oscar Victor Olson
Taylor
Carl Victor Olson
Waco
United States
Sweden
China Spring
Octava McRae
Valley Mills
Oscar W. Olson
Otis W. Olson
Travis W. Olson
Fort Worth
Ruby Harrison
Pete Olson
Walter Olson
Fred Olson
Alma Earlson
Annie Wells
Roteo Crowds Help Boost Texas Rodeo Prize Purses
About 260 contestants competed at the Central Texas Fair and Rodeo with more than 300 horses in the grand entry. Top prizes went to Calf roping Leroy Hodges and Dogging T. M. Smith, while Faye Oglesby and Jo Walling led TBRA events. Dorothy Snow, 1961 TBRA barrel racing champion, received a $200 saddle.
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Central Texas
Don McClure
Bryson
Johnny Clark
Fort Worth
Denny Lemmons
Dallas
Leroy Hodges
Tuscola
L. W. van Haas
Mesquite
Wilmer Windom
Grand Prairie
T. M. Smith
R. B. Thompson
James McClain
Stuart
Oklahoma
Faye Ogiesby
Jonesboro
Betty Fry
Abilene
Nelda Patton
Teague
Faye Oglesby
Clifton Horse Show Association
Punch Oglesby
Ist
Glendon Carroll
C. J. Shellenberge
Gainesville
Cotton Bentham
Springtown
Dick Allen
Bowie
Rex Sexton
Gatesville
Dorothy Snow
Denison
Axel F Olsen Sr Dies Here Suddenly
Axel F Olsen Sr of 202 South Avenue N Clifton died at 5 00 pm Sunday September 24 from a heart attack He was 67 years 8 months 22 days old The former custodian of Trinity Lutheran Church had retired last spring Funeral services were held at 10 00 am Tuesday September 26 at Trinity Lutheran Church Clifton conducted by Reverend S B Knudsen Pallbearers were Lloyd Olson Vernon Olson Ovie Jorgenson W T Thompson and E W Wallace
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Axel F. Olsen Sr
South Avenue N
Clifton
Mr. Olsen
Olsen
Trinity Lutheran Church
S. B. Knudsen
Jesus Christ
Miriam Thompson
Lloyd Olson
Waco
Vernon Olson
Dallas
Ovie Jorgenson
Houston
W. T. Thompson
E. W. Wallace
Killeen Couple Killed When Car Overturns in Spinout
Mrs. Kennie E. Luckie 70 was killed and her husband 77 injured when their car pulling a one wheel trailer overturned on Farm to Market 182 near Omenson place between Clifton and Turnersville. The couple, en route from Killeen to East Texas, were thrown beneath the vehicle as it rolled. Services for Mrs. Luckie were held in Killeen with burial at Copperas Cove. Mr. Luckie is hospitalized in Clifton after chest and other injuries. Survivors include two sons, D. F. Luckie of Houston and Joe Luckie of Los Angeles, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Kennie E. Luckie
John H. Luckie
Killeen
Omenson Place
Clifton
Turnersville
Luckie
James A. Wright
East Texas
Copperas Cove
Bosque Youth Enter Steers at Waco Fair
Bosque County 4H Club members plan steer exhibits at the Heart O Texas Fair in Waco from October 3 to 7. Steer judging is set for 8:00 A.M. on Wednesday October 4 in the Heart O Texas Coliseum with participants Bennie Hanson Glenn Hanson Ray Lee Charlotte Miles Carol Wenzel Derril Wenzel among the exhibitors.
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Bosque County 4H Club
Heart O’ Texas
Waco
Bennie
Glenn Hanson
Crawfills Gap
Bennie Hanson
Ray Lee
Charlotte Miles
Mosheim
Carol Wenzel
Clifton
Derril Wenzel
Clifton buyers report mixed farm prices on Thursday
Prices from Wednesday's Clifton cattle auction show about 475 head sold with a steady market. Slaughter steers and yearlings brought 22 to 24 dollars, cows 14 to 15, bulls 17 to 18.50, stocker calves 22 to 25, cows with calves 150 to 225, hogs tops 18.50 to 19.00.
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Clifton
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Karen Sue Barnett
Melvin
Karen Sue
N. M. Barnett
Bettye Viertel
L. H. Boleman
Bettye
Margaret Crimmins
Stephenville
Benny Hanson
Angus
Lloyd Wiederaenders
Johnny Fox
Mart
Young Fox
J. W. Vance
Coleman
Vances
Ton’s
Connally’s
Granbury
Ben Hutcheson
Clifton Lutheran Sunest Home
Cotten Benham
Benham
Cliftom
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