The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, November 8, 1963 Page: 4 of 10
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RECORDS are still being set for
“hot weather” in November and
also for dry weather. After one
morning when folks noted a thin
coat of ice and frost last week, the
thermometer has gradually con-
tinued to rise until record Novem-
ber highs of 88 and 87 were reached
this week A record continues to
be set (or continued lack of good
moisture.
NO HOLIDAY is in store for most
Clifton folks Monday, as November
11 is a work day here It has been
the custom over the past one-half
dozen or so years to observe Mem-
orial Day, May 30. as the holiday
to honor all veterans here Nest
holiday for Clifton folks will be
Thanksgiving Federal agencies do
take November 11 as a holiday,
which means the Post Office will
be closed Monday, with no mail de-
liveries ■=». . .
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PALL COLORS are beginning to
appear in the surrounding country
side and make a Sunday drive
through the country worthwhile It
is doubtful, as dry as it has been,
that the leaves will be as bright
and colorful as usual Speaking of
dry weather, the Texas Water Com-
mission reports, "Major Texas res-
ervoirs were less than two-thirds
lull in September as compared with
79*r in September of 1962" Be-
lieve the Commission would find
smaller tanks in much worse con j
dition than they were a year ago
SPEAKING OF mail calls to at !
tention mailing dates set out by
the Post Office Department to
make certain your Christmas pack-
ages get to your men or friends in
the Armed Services. Christmas
packages to men using APO or
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—Photo by Joan Spieler
MR. AND MRS. JOE DENZIL WORLEY
Miss Casey Is Married To Mr. Worley
At Clifton First Baptist Church Nov. 2
At 7;00 o’clock on Saturday. white carnations
night, November 2, Miss Wilma Vir j Recaption Follows
ginia Lee Casey, a daughter of Mr j After the wedding the bride’s
and Mrs. Earl Casey, of 703 Myrtle I parents entertained with a recep-
Street in Clifton, became the bride I tion in the church Educational
of Mr Joe Denzil Worley, a son ; Building, at which time Miss San
of Mr. and Mrs. V. J Worley, of; dra Lumpkin registered the guests.
..... ........ ......... __ Meridian, at the First Baptist j Laid with a cloth of white satin
FPO numbers should be'maiied be-!Church ln this cit> overlaid with white net, the bridal
tween now and November 20 Par ! Heading the double-ring wedding refreshment tabic was centered
cels to those in distant states, re-ivows was Hevcrend M D Woodruff, | with a four-pronged candelabrum
gardless of whether in the armed ' Pastor of the church. Adding to the and an arrangement of white pom
services or civilians, should be i beauty of the sanctuary were two , pons. Mrs. John Tom Giilaspie and
mailed between December 1 anel • s^ven-proriKed Swedish iron cande-: Mrs. J H Williams served the
December 10 Christmas cards i M»ra filled with lighted white ta- three-tiered white wedding cake.
pers and entwined with Commo-! topped with a miniature bride and
dore foliage. On each side of the j groom, and orchid fruit punch
candelabra was a jade tree Re Ladies in the house party had cor
vour Christmas ahonninsllvou’llI ***v«*l seats in the church also were sages of white carnations.
ZJaZfZesTflen stocked marked with white satin bows At Horn. Maridi.n
with both beautiful and useful gifts Miss Ann Krueger, organist. Following the reception Mr. and
| rendered traditional wedding selec Mrs. Worley left for a short wed
BOTH POLITICAL parties seem tions prior, during, and following ding trip. For going away she wore
*d to get encouragement from the . the ceremony and also accompanied a suit of olive green, olive green
off-year elections that were held Miss Jcanie Bird, soloist, when she shoes and purse, and yellow-gold
this week Generally, the Demo sang ’I Love You Truly” and ‘The hat and gloves. She also had the
crats were successful in electing Wedding Prayer". Their corsages white carnation corsage from her
their candidates, but the margin were 0( white carnations wedding arrangement
«f the wins was very close in sev Given in marriage by her father, At the present time Mr and Mrs.
eral of the large city areas, giving the bride was attired in a floor- Worley are making their home in
the Republicans encouragement length white wedding dress fash- Mefidian, where he is employed
that the Democrats were losing toned of taffeta and lace. Her with the maintenance department
ground where their strength had crown, from which flowed an el- of the Texas Highway Department,
been greatest—the big cities. i how-length veil of illusion, was em- She is an employee of the Clif-Tex
MADAME NHU, the lady from hriMdered in seed pearls She wore Manufacturing Company in Clifton.,
should be mailed about the same
time for overseas personnel. Just a
reminder that it is time to start
a silver and rhinestone necklace, The bride attended Clifton High
a gift of the groom, and carried a School, and the groom is a graduate
cascade arrangement of feathered J of Meridian High School,
white carnations. Given Rehearsal Dinner
Miss Patsy Bean was maid of At 7.30 o’clock on Friday night,
honor to tile bride, and Miss Sheron November 1, the groom s parents
L-rson was bridesmaid. They wore entertained with a rehearsal din janes; they had been married 61
m the United States for herself dresws ot ondlid taffeta with chif ner for the bridal couple and the years, 11 months, and 11 days at
and her children following the fon overskirt* ana had pillbox hats members of their wedding party in the time of his death
Viet Nam, has had much criticism
against the United States and our
help to her nation in the Far East
Considering her speeches over the
world about our manner of help to
Viet Nam. it is now interesting to
see that she chooses to seek asylum
Mrs. Hoff's
Obituary Given
Funeral services for Mrs. B, P.
Hoff, aged 92 yean, S months, and
23 days, were held at 2:00 o’clock
on Friday afternoon. November 1,
at the Clifton Lutheran 8uaaet
Home Chapel and were conducted
by Reverend Walter T. Gigs tad.
chaplain of the Sunset Home, and
by Reverend Erwin H. Knitt, pastor
of the Trinity Lutheran Church in
this city.
Mrs. Hoff died at approximately
1:30 o’clock on Thursday morning,
October 31, in Clifton Hall at the
Sunset Home, where she had been
a resident since July 2, I960. Hav-
ing been in failing health for a
number of years, Mrs. Hoff died as
the result of arthritis and other
complications. The condition of her
health became much worse two
weeks prior to her demise.
During the services last Friday
afternoon Mrs Vernon Erickson
served as organist and also accom-
panied a quartet composed of Oris
E. Pierson, Mrs. Eldon Zimmerman,
Mrs. Chris Strand, and Harlan Hoel,
who sang "A Mighty Fortress Is
Our God" and "Beautiful Saviour”.
Pallbearers were Bill Tindall, of
Seadrift, Bruce Hoff, of Brecken
ridge, and Burton Hoff, Aubrey
Roberts. Lyman Swenson, and S.
M. Ringness, of Clifton.
Interment followed in Our Sa
vior’s Lutheran Church Cemetery
at Norse.
The body lay in state at the Sun
set Home Chapel from 1:00 until
1:55 o’clock the alternoon of the
services.
Obituary Follows
A daughter of the late Otto Swen
son and Mrs Ellen Bronstad Swen
son, Mrs Caroline Swenson Hoff
was born on July 8. 1871, on a farm
near the St Olaf Rock Church be
tween Clifton ami Cranfllls Gap
She was reared there and attended
the school near her home.
On February' 25, 1892, she was
married to Bernt P“der Hoff in the
St Olaf Rock CHurco To their mar ,
riage were born four children—
three sons, Perneil, Otis, and Mil
ford, and one daughter, Alma (Mrs
Anton Hillesland) Her three sons
preceded her in death, Hevcrend
Perneil Hoff, of Bremerton, Wash ,
ington, on January 14, 1954, Otis
Hoff, of Clifton, on September 26
1953, and Milford Hoff, also of
this city, on December 13, 1946 |
Following their marriage, and
until they retired and moved into
Clifton in March. 1946. Mr and
Mrs Hoff resided on a farm in the
Norse community That place was
sold to Mr and Mrs S M Ring
ness upon their retirement
Mr and Mrs Hoff first resided
for a few months with Mr and
Mrs Milford Hoff when they moved
into Clifton. Then they added an
apartment to the Otis Hoff home
and continued to live there untU 1
Mr Hoff died on January 14, 1954,
and she moved to the Sunset Home |
in July, 1956, as previously men
tioned. Mr. and Mrs. Hoff were
privileged to celebrate both their
50th and 60th wedding annivers-
(I)ori* Hoff), of Seadrift, BJarne
Hillesland, of Santa Clara, Califor-
nia, Harold L. Hillesland, of Fre
ment, California, and David S. Hill
esiand, of McKenna, Washington;
29 grandchildren; and 2 great-great-
grandchildren.
Mrs. Hoff was preceded in death,
in addition to her husband and
three tons, by her father In 1926;
her mother ln 1918; two brothers,
Bernt Swenson in 1870 and Bel
ford Swenson in 1916; three sisters,
Annie in 1870, Mrs. Pete J. Pierson
(Annie) in 1914, and Mrs. Tom C.
Parks (Maggie) in 1946; and one
grandson, Elray Hoff, in 1967.
The many friends of this fine
lady offer their tineerest sympathy
to the members of her family at
this time, yet at the same time
rejoice that she need suffer no
longer.
Attend From Out-Of-Town
In Clifton from out-of-town last
Friday afternoon to attend Mr*.
Hoff’s services were the following
relatives snd friends: Bruce Hoff.
of.Breckenridge; Mr and Mrs Be
nard Hoff, of Grand Prairie; Mr.
and Mrs: Bill Titidall, df fieatfrift;
Mrs. Arnold Homerstad and son,
Gary, of Austin; Mrs. Hannah Hoff
Brown, of Waco; Mrs. Robert F.
Olsen, of Houston; Mrs. Otis Cran
fill, of McLean; Mr. and Hn. Clyde
Tindall, Mra. A. G. Hutton, Mr. and
Mrs. Otto H. Reeling, Mra. Ivan
jonnson, and Mr. anu Mrs. B. C.
Rogstad, of Cranfllls Gap; and Mrs.
Oliver Hanson and daughter, Jac-
queline, of Meridian.
Mr. Kuykendall
Weds Mrs. NmM
In a wedding of Interest to their
many friends throughout Bosque
County, Mrs. Bertie Neeld, of Fort
Worth, and Mr. W. M. Kuykendall,
of Clifton, were married at 6:00
o’clock on Saturday night, Novem-
ber 2, in the home of Mra. Willie
Fraxier at Fort Worth.
Performing the wedding vows
was Reverend Hayden Edwards, a
former Clifton minister and now
pastor of an Arlington Methodist
Church.
Attending the couple as matron
of honor and best man were Mrs.
Fraxier and the bride’s son, Mr.
Hugh Neeld, of Tyler. Rlngbearer
was her granddaughter, Miss Carla
Sue Neeld, of Tyler.
Other guests who were present
for the wedding were the groom’s
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mra. Lonnie Taylor, of Valley Mills;
hi* brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. S. K. Kuykendall, and the
bride's brother, Nick Newsome, of
Fort Worth; and her daughter-tn
law, Mrs. Hugh Neeld, of Tyler.
Following a short wedding trip
to Lubbock Mr. and Mrs. Kuyken-
dall are making their home at 515
Kruegar Street In Clifton, where
he is engaged In the real estate and
cattle business.
Mrs. Kuykendall, who for the
past 12 years had operated a real
estate and Insurance business In
Morgan, sold her interests there on
January 1 of this year. Since that
time she has been residing in Port
Worth, where she has been em-
ployed part-time as a bookkeeper
and stenographer with the Ameri-
can Shade Company.
PERSONALS -
Mrs. Richard Mayfield, of Fort
Worth, paid last week to have the
Record sent during the coming yeer
to her mother, Mrs. Hilma Sorley,
of Cranfllls Gap, as a birthday gift
Mr. and Mrs. Orin L. Lund and
daughter, Patey, were in Fort
Worth on Sunday, October 27, to
• their new grandson and
phew, Ben Franklin Lund, who
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gene F
(Frankie) Lund, of that city, on
October 22. Also visiting that day
with the Lunds and their children.
Brenda and Ben Franklin, were Mr.
and Mrs. Allen B. Jackson, of Ire-
dell, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jack-
ton and son, Orville, of Meridian,
lira. Allen Jackson, the mother of
Mrs. Lund, had been etaying with
the Lunda since Ben Franklin ar-
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Solberg and
daughters, Lisa and Susan, of Irv-
ing, came to Clifton last Friday af-
ternoon for a visit with Mr. Rol-
barg's mother, Mrs. Harold J
Shuixe, and Mr. Schulae. Un and
Sunn remained with their grand
parents while their parents went on
to Waco to attend the Baylor Uni
verelty Homocoming activities Fri-
day night and Saturday. The Sol
bergs then returned here to spend
Saturday night and Sunday Lisa
and Susan remained to visit with
their grandparents this week
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overthrow of the government of covered matching chiffon l the Educational Building of the
her husband and brother-in-law ’ 1 r nosegays were of white pom uirst Baptist Church in Clifton,
and their deaths I P°n chrysanthemums Acting as included on the delicious menu
candlelighters were the grooms wert, the following dishes
CLIFTON FOOTBALL fans give : sister. Miss Jane Worley, and Miss
the Clifton Cubs a hearty vote of Judy Moses, of Meridian. Then
congratulations on their second gowns were of white brocaded taf
straight district football champion feta trimmed in orchid, and their
•hip -Goaehea Aubrey Roberts. Day 1 eersages- were ol orchid Doty ehry-j
ion Whitehurst, and Richard Liar santhemums
don have done an excellent job in Best man to the groom was Mr
Turkey
Potato Salad
Barbecued Beans
Homemade Bread
"Tea Coffee
Fruit Cake
bringing the team along, and they Charlie Nichols, of Fort Worth, MKAIIAIC
must be equally proud of the man- groomsman was Mr Rex Coffelt, of rtlOUIlALj
ner in which their B team and Dallas; and ushers were Messrs Mrs W. M. Kuykendall, of this ^ „
junior team have performed this Charles Gilbreath, of Fort Worth, city has been a medical patient ‘ needed her in any way ln later
year A big task lies ahead of tin and the groom's brother, Mr Ver the local hospital since November years w(,en ,he wa8 crippled with
Mrs Hoff was baptized and con-
firmed in the Lutheran faith. As
a child and young lady she attended
the St Olaf Hock Church; after
her marriage she became a member
of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church at
Norse; and upon moving into Clif-
ton she transferred her member-
ship to the Trinity Lutheran Church
here
During her active years Mrs
Hoff was a wonderful neighbor, al-
ways being ready and willing to
help others when they were ill or
Cubs and the coaches—the play-off mm Worley, of Meridian. They wore 5-
I arthritis, her marvelous sense of
With $5.00 Purchase
Cigarette* Excluded
Beauty Bar
Beauty
cashmere
Soap
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CAM MIXES
WHITE SWAN Grape
games. They are all tough ones white sport coats and dark trousers Monroe Fulton, of Fort Worth,, humor and uncomplaining nature
when one cannot afford to have an and had boutonnieres of orchid 1 has been receiving medical care further made her an inspiration to
off night j pompons Fathers of the bridal j in the Clifton hospital since Oct
—:--couple had white pompon bouton- -ober 30
Recent out-of-town visitors with meres, and the groom's bouton- A Hardwick of Meridian.
Mr and Mrs Harold J. Schulze have mere »as a white carnation w|,„ entered the Clifton hospital
For her daughter's wedding Mrs j for merflcal care 0n November 4,
Casey was attired in a dress of: was a|,je to return to his home on
black lace with royal blue acces j November 6
sor.p Mrs Worley, the groom’s j j. M Bird entered the local
mother, wore a blue suit rimmed medical care on Nov-
in brown fur anu also had brown' c . k „ , 4.4 ____
accessories Their corsages were of ember 5 11 “ hop<fd ,hat ,he ,oon
accessories ineir corsages were oi. wU1 ^ {eelinfi much better.
Mrs J E Schofield, of Clifton,
been Mr and Mrs. E K Bowman,
of Meridian. Mr and Mrs Vernon
William Amundson and Miss Cindy
Watkins, of Plano Mr and Mrs J
T Jones, of Weatherford. Mrs Iriga
Thurmond, of Fort Worth, and Mrs
Mary Sellstrom, of Keller
AUTHORIZED DEALER
For Nutreno And West Brand Feeds!
— Have Your Feed Grinding And Mixing Done Hera —
ERICKSON FEED MILL
Vernon (Fat) Erickson, Owner
307 N. Ave. D — Clifton — Phone OR5-8603
entered the local hospital for medi-
cal attention on November 1 but
has been able to return to her
home.
Herbert Bernhardt, of Route 1,
everyone with whom she was as
sociated Mrs Hoff was a fin< wife,
mother, mother-in-law, and grand
mother i
As hobbies Mrs. Hoff enjoyed
needlework and growing lieautiful
flowers. She also especially receiv-
ed much pleasure from her rela
tives and friends who visited with
her during the years, as she sin-
cerely liked people
Left to survive Mrs Hoff are
her daughter. Mrs. Anton Hillea-
land, of McKenna, Washington who
arrived at her bedside on October
28 and whom she recognized prior
to her death: 13 grandchildren,
Reverend Cameron P Hoff, of San
Clifton, was re admitted to the local u Monica California. Neil J Hoff
| hospital for medical «re on Nov- gnd „ Hillesland. of Tacoma,
I ember 5 It is hoped that he soon Washington Hartman L Hoff, of
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will be feeling much better.
W. F Gilmore, of Gatesville, who
became a medical patient in the
Clifton hospital on October 28, un-
derwent surgery there on Novetn-
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car with that Good Gulf Gas—whether your car
is an old tinier or a sleek ’64 model. They all run
at their best on GULF' GAflOLINE.
FARMERS, we appreciate your gas and lubricant
business; you’ll find us always anxious to give you
the service you like.
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FOR PROMPT FARM SERVICE CALL OR54693
George & Marvin Fossett, Your Gulf Poolers
Palm Springs, California. Mrs.
Frank Swanberg Jr (Mildred lioff),
of Pasco. Washington. Mrs Arnold
Homerstad (Cleo Hoff), of Austin.
Burton M Hoff, Mrs. Aubrey T.
Roberts (Frances Hoff), and Mrs.
J B. Darden Jr. (Joyce Maxine
Hoff), of Clifton, Mrs Bill Tindall
THE CLIFTON RECORD
MRS. ROBIRT L. BALDRIDOf
ROBERT L. BALDRIDGE, JR.
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