The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 1962 Page: 6 of 10
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(By Mrs. Dick Blessing* me)
Mr. and Mn. Earl Downey of
El Paso visited several days last
week in the homes of Mr. and Mrs
A. R. Bearden, Mrs. Will Downey,
Reverend Keith Loving of Baylor
University brought the messages at
the Fairview Baptist Church last
Sunday. You are invited to bring
your family and attend church
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bearden and
children, Kathy and Don, spent the
week-end in the home of Mr. and
Mrs F. D. Bearden. Mr. and Mrs
H. L Downey were Sunday night
visitors in the Bearden home.
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Loving and Mr. and
Mrs. P. R. Downey were guests
Sunday in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. L. L. Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Downey, Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. Downey snd grand-
son, Jerry White, snd Mr. snd
Mrs. Dick Blass ingame and grand-
son, Barry Finstad, visited last Sat-
urday night in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. T. A. Blassingame.
Mr. and Mrs. Tye White and Mr.
and Mrs. F. D. Bearden witnessed
the Baylor-Texas Tech game Satur-
day night in Waco.
CHARLENE KRUEGER GIVEN
BIRTHDAY PARTY OCTOBER 20
On Saturday, October 20, Mr.
and Mrs. Gus C. Krueger entertain-
ed their daughter, Charlene, on
her 14th birthday with a party at
the VFW Post Home here.
Present were Barry Forson, Ken-
neth Leek, John Poe, Sammy Mann,
Bill Outlaw, Henry Bridger. Harry
Willmann, Gary Walsleben, Dar
rell Spenrath, Anita Wallace, Char-
lotte Turner, Kathy Collins, Csro-
Iyn Spenrath, Mary Grelle, Sue Lar-
son, Linda McMillan, AnnClaire
Pierson, Helen Cranfill, Sharon
Sparks, Edna Dixon, Pat Patterson,
Linda Rueter, Ann and Sue Krue-
ger, and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Rein-
hardt and Mr. and Mrs. Loren Ruc-
ter of Coryell City.
Charlene received many nice
and useful gifts. Refreshments of
cake and punch were served.
Everyone wished Charlene many
more happy birthdays.
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Mr. and Mrs. Chris Strand spent
Monday of this week in Fort
Worth at a showing of the new 1963
Frigidaire products.
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ABC GROCERY A MARKET MOVEO INTO new
building, pictured above, over the past week-end and
is now doing business at its new location at the cor-
ner of West Pecan Street and North Avenue H in
Clifton.
The attractive building is of red brick and houses
the ABC Grocery and an apartment in which Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Holloway, owners of the business, will
make their home.
The structure is 90 feet long, 32 feet wide, and
has 129 feet of parking space on the north side. In
addition to the larger store area in their new build-
ing, the Holloways have considerably more storage
area in the rear.
Ample lighting and bright, fresh paint give the
store a clean, attractive appearance. Additional
shelves and units for frozen foods will make shop-
ping easier for the customers.
Meridian Court
And Local News
Sergeant John T. Weeks arrived
last week for a visit with his moth-
er, Mrs. D. Weeks. Sgt. Weeks,
who returned from Korea the first
part of this year, has been station-
ed at Fort Lewis, Washington, with
Post Special Troops. After his
leave, he will report to Oakland,
California, for further assignment
to the 2nd Engineer Group in
Korea. This will be his third time
to serve in Korea. Sgt. Weeks is a
veteran of World War II, having
served in Africa, Europe, and the
Korean Conflict. He has over 19
years’ active duty in the Army.
While here he will also visit in
Big Spring with his brother, George
Weeks, and his sister, Mrs. Gil-
bert Gibbs, and their families.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ray are new
citizens of Meridian, having moved
here this past week from Brecken-
ridge. They purchased the Tidwell
house on South Erath Street where
C. E. Kuchn has been living sev-
eral years. Mr. Ray, a native of
Bosque County, has worked for an
oil company at Breckenridge for
20 years. He retired recently on ac-
count of ill health.
Miss Emily Sayles, who teaches
in the Big Spring schools, was a
week-end visitor with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sayles. She was
accompanied by Mrs. Gilbert Gibbs
and her son, Jim, and daughter,
Ann, who visited with Mrs. Gibbs’
mother, Mrs. D. Weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben R. Butts and
their son, David, returned this past
week-end from a vacation trip to
Montana. They were accompanied
on the trip by Mr. Butts' parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Butts of Oak
Grove. They wgre guests of his
brothers and sisters-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Dorman Butts and family in
Lame Deer and Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Butts in Culberson. The elder Mr.
Butts and his three sons enjoyed a
deer and antelope hunt while
there.
Mrs. H. M Wooley has returned
home from a week's visit with her
children, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tooey
and Mr. and Mrs. Mack Moreland
in Dallas and Mr. and Mrs. Regi-
nald Wooley in Arlington.
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of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wright and
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hardwick were
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sloan of Odes-
sa, Mrs. Billy Thomas and child-
ren, Donna and Terry, of Dallas,
and Captain and Mrs. 0. D. Skin-
ner and son, Rickey.
The Skinners have Just returned
from Wethers Field, England,
where they have been stationed
for the past three years with the
U. S. Air Force. Captain Skinner
was the Chief of Aviation Medicine
at the 20th Tactical Hospital. Mrs.
Skinner is the daughter of the
former Thelma Hardwick and a
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Hardwick.
Captain Skinner and his family
will be stationed in Waco where
he will be assigned to the 3569th
USAF Hospital at James Connally
Air Force Base.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Stockard of
San Antonio spent the week-end
here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Stockard, and his aunt,
Miss Belle Stockard.
Mrs. A. T. Butler of Texarkana
is spending the week here with
her brother-in-law and sister, Rev-
erend and Mrs. Roy Davis.
Deeds Recorded
Lee Conrad to David A. Conrad,
249 acres out of the Wm. Kelly
survey.
Thomas Gorman, Bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas-
Fort Worth, to John Allergo, lot
27, unit 5, Cedar Shores Estates,
Lake Whitney.
O. E. Schow Lumber Co. to Lila
W. Nicks, part of fractional lot 1,
fractional of block 5, N. Bros, addi-
tion, Clifton.
Annie M. Taylor to Emma M.
Mead, lot 39D, Laguna Park, Lake
Whitney.
Robert B. Davis to A. C. Elsholtz,
417 acres out of the Jno. Griffin
survey, 732V4 acres out of the
L. R. D. survey and one acre out
of the H. Calvert survey.
Alvin J. Williams to Guy Coch-
ran, lot 21, Pop Sample’s Steele
Creek Acres, Lake Whitney.
0. T. Smyth, trustee, to Marvin
L. White, west 30 ft. lot 4, Wild-
wood, Lake Whitney.
Homer C. Wallace to Aileen
Murtishaw, lot 56, Lakeline Acres,
Lake Whitney.
C. C. Stinson to W. C. Adams,
Sections 2 to 9, sub. lot 101, La-
guna Park, Lake Whitney.
O. T. Smyth, trustee, to Edward
A. Apple, lots 145A and 145B,
Shore Acres, Lake Whitney.
Wm. Holloman to W. B. Over-
man, lots 309-310, unit 1, Cedar
Shores Estates, Lake Whitney.
Thnmnann D If rT'i 1 |alH|
ivaie inompson 10 n. w. iiiicry,
lot 1, Laguna Park, Lake Whitney.
Wm. Holloman to Albin Walker,
lot 92, unit 2, Cedar Shores Es-
tates, Lake Whitney.
J. C. Wilkison to Myrtie Lee
Evans, lot 72, Deep Water Harbor,
Lake Whitney.
TLC Homecoming Will
Take Place Oct. 26-28
Dr. Oswald Hoffman, nationally
known preacher on ‘The Lutheran
Hour” radio program, will be the
guest speaker at the homecoming
banquet to take place at 6:30
o'clock on Saturday night, October
27, in the Memorial Gymnasium at
Texas Lutheran College in Seguin.
This banquet which will feature
Dr. Hoffman’s address is only one
of the many events planned for the
33rd annual homecoming at Texas
Lutheran October 26-28. Several
years ago Clifton College was
merged with TLC; so it also will
be homecoming for Clifton College
ex-students.
Major event on opening day will
be the coronation of Miss Norma
Smith, of Dickinson, as homecom-
ing queen at 7:00 P. M. in Memorial
Gymnasium. Following the corona-
tion there will be a reception in
Riebe Dining Hall. Later in the
evening the traditional bonfire
and pep rally will be held. Earlier
Friday, at 4:00 P. M., the equip-
ment in the college’s Sociological
Research Center will be dedicated.
Saturday morning’s activities
will include a meeting of the board
of the TLC Ex-Student Association
and a meeting of the TLC Develop-
ment Board. Reunions for the
classes of 1962, 1957, 1952, 1942,
1932, 1922, 1912, and 1891-1911 are
set for noon Saturday in Riebe
Dining Hall.
A parade through downtown Se-
guin at 1:00 P. M. will precede the
football game between the Texas
Lutheran Bulldogs and Eastern
New Mexico at Matador Stadium
beginning at 2:30 P. M.
At 9:00 P. M. Saturday there will
be a social hour in Riebe Dining
Hall and a performance of the
musical, "South Pacific”, in Wup-
perman Little Theatre.
The annual homecoming wor-
ship service is scheduled for 10:45
A. M. Sunday in the college chapel.
Preceding the service there will be
a Bible class.
A band and a cappella choir pro-
gram and reunions for former
members of both organizations will
begin at 2:30 P. M. Sunday in the
gymnasium.
All ex-students of Texas Luth-
eran College and Clifton College
are urged to attend this 33rd an-
nual homecoming at Seguin this
coming week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Case, of Perry-
ton, spent from Wednesday until
Saturday of last week in Clifton
visiting with her father, A. B. Cun-
ningham, and her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. P. L. El-
der.
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Deaconess Here October I
Members of the Trinity Lutheran
Church Women of the Trinity
Lutheran Church In Clifton en-
joyed their last meeting at 7:30
o’clock on Monday night, October
8, with the Naomi Circle serving
as hostess in the Fellowship Hall
of the church.
Mrs. W. A. Wegner announced
the program, and Mrs. C. Louis
Surley gave the devotional. A large
crowd was present, including visi-
tors from Norse, Cranfills Gap, and
McGregor.
Deaconess Lydia Becker, who is
employed at the Grace Lutheran
Sanatorium in San Antonio, pre-
sented an inspiring message on the
life of a deaconess in The Ameri-
can Lutheran Church. Reverend
Walter T. Gigstad assisted her in
showing slides of the Deaconess
Home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
the different steps in the life of a
deaconess, and also brief glimpses
of the Grace Lutheran Sanatorium.
Special music during the meet-
ing was a piano solo, “Blue Foun-
tain”, rendered by Kaye Conrad.
Also enjoyed were reflections con-
cerning reformation given by Mrs.
E. A. Moore and the worship of-
fering meditation by Mrs. E. B.
Harris.
Mrs. Ben Trotter, treasurer, re-
ported that $80.00 had been sent
to charities, $100.00 to the Clifton
Lutheran Sunset Home, and $25.00
as the district convention offering
for the month of October.
An all-day quilting was schedul-
ed for Wednesday, October 24, in
the church Fellowship Hall for the
benefit of the Clifton Lutheran
Sunset Home. Committee named to
be in charge included Mrs. B. I.
Dahl, Mrs. John Golden, Mrs. Hen-
ry Hampe, Mrs. Matt H. Reesing,
and Mrs. Ennis Erickson.
Next TLCW meeting will be
held at 2:30 o’clock on Thursday
afternoon, November 8, with the
Esther Circle members as hos-
tesses.
At that time Mrs. Joe Pierson
will give the devotional; Mrs. Ar-
thur E. Willmann will talk on
“Stewardship”; Mrs. Clarence Con-
rad will present a Thanksgiving
poem; and Mrs. Ben Trotter will
give the worship offering medita-
tion. Mrs. Hulen C. Aars also will
report concerning the Southern
District Convention which she re-
cently attended in Dallas.
It was announced that November
is the time to collect treasure
chests and also the month for the
clothing drive to take place for
Lutheran World Relief. Take the
clothing to the next meeting Nov-
ember 8.
Officers for 1963, who also were
elected at the October meeting, are
as follows: Mrs. J. L. Standefer Jr.,
president; Mrs. Owen David Ring-
ness, vice-president; Mrs. Dan E.
Orbeck, recording secretary; Mrs.
Oren Canuteson Jr., assistant re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Will J.
Krueger Jr., treasurer; Mrs. Jodie
Seljos, assistant treasurer; Miss
Pauline Dahl, secretary of educa-
tion; Mrs. Vernon Swenson, secre-
tary of stewardship; Mrs. Otto
Pederson, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Martin S. Hoel Sr., assistant
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Ar-
thur E. Willmann, chorister; and
Mrs. W. T. Thompson, assistant
chorister.
—Mrs. Jake Seljos, Assistant
Secretary of Stewardship
BAPTIST SUNDAY
school Glass meets
On Thursday, October 18, the
Phebean Sunday School Class of
the First Baptist Church In Clifton
met in the home of Mrs. Will L.
Forson, with Mrs. Claud Kelly and
Mrs. B. F. Peacock serving as co-
hostesses for the business and so-
cial gathering.
Mrs. Henry A. Carr, class presi-
dent, was in charge of the business
session, which was opened with a
prayer. When business matters
were concluded, games concerning
apples and different kinds of trees
were played, with the persons pres-
ent acting out the tree types. Then
Maude Pearl Ragsdale, a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Ragsdale,
told the story of “Johnny Apple-
seed”, which was followed by that
game.
Delicious refreshments were
served to the following members:
Mesdames John Outlaw, Jennie
Turner, Chester Hulme, P. L. Ash-
craft, Felix Cox. Joe Crosley, A.
T. Duncan, Jim Bird, P. L. Elder,
S. E. Ragsdale, Henry Carr, Ollie
McFadden, Walter Draper, Ida
Cranfill, Claud Kelly, Frank Wood,
Will L. Forson, and B. F. Peacock,
who gave the devotion using Isaiah
11 as the theme. Subject of the de-
votional was “Golden Apples as
Golden Words”. Visitors were Mrs.
Hugh H. Trotter, Mrs. Roy Thomp-
son, and Maude Pearl Ragsdale,
of Clifton, and Mrs. L. C. Case, of
Perryton, a sister of Mrs. P. L.
Elder.
The class meeting was concluded
with the group’s singing its song,
“Take My Life and Let It Be”.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Stewart went
to Austin last Saturday afternoon
and enjoyed a visit with her broth-
er-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Kelly, and daughters prior
to attending the Texas-Arkansas
football game in Memorial Stadium
that night. They returned to Clif-
ton following the game.
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Baldridge, Robert L., Jr. & Baldridge, Mrs. Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 1962, newspaper, October 26, 1962; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth777925/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.