The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 28, 1961 Page: 3 of 8
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Personals
(Delayed from last week)
Von Kleibrink, recent graduate
of Texas A. & M. College at Col-
lege Station and son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Kleibrink, will leave Fri-
day of this week for Fort Jackson,
South Carolina, to begin his six
months’ of training with the United
States Army in connection with the
local National Guard Unit.
Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Omenson and
sons, Willianf Lloyd, Elling, and
Olaf Lee, of Texas City, returned
to their home last Saturday follow-
ing a two weeks’ vacation visit
near Clifton with their parents and
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Omenson and W. T. Whitley, and
with other relatives and friends.
Last Friday they accompanied other
local relatives to Grand Prairie to
attend the funeral services for Mr.
Omenson’s brother-in-law, Carl M.
Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Omenson Jr.
and sons, Dwight Lee and Kenneth,
of Houston, spent from July 4 until
July 8 near Clifton with Mr. Omen-
son's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Osear
Omenson, and with other home
folks. The Omensons and her fath-
er, Warner Giese, also of Houston,
joined the Clifton relatives in
Grand' Prairie July 14 to attend the
funeral services for Mr. Omenson’s
brother-in-law, Carl M. Harris, of
that city, whose death occurred the
previous day.
Dr. Joe Little
cHmoPMcroR
LOCATED AT
103 South Avenue B
Corner of 5th St.
and Avenue H
Office Hours
Monday through Friday
8-12:00 A. M.; 2 - 6:00 P. M.
Saturday 8:00 To 11:00 A. M
House Calls — Phone OR-5-387A
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Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schminke and
Mrs. Louie Larson report a most
enjoyable trip to Ei Paso, Fort
Worth, and Austin this past week.
They visited the Schminkes' daugh-
ter, Mrs. Earl Sonntag, and family
while in Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett H. Schow
visited last Sunday in Parker with
Mrs. Schow’s sister, Mrs. Tom Ken-
nard,. and Mrs. Kennard’s sister-in-
law. Miss Virginia Kennard, and in
Covington with Mrs. Schow’s sister,
Miss Ada Saunders, and other rela-
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mickelson and
sons, Larry, and Donnie, of Hous-
ton, visited in Clifton lasf Saturday
and Sunday with Mrs. Mickelson’s
mother, Mrs. Neil Amundson, and
sister, Miss Aline Amundson, and
also with Mr. Mickelson’s mother,
Mrs. Chris Mickelson.
Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Holder and
children, Kenneth and Cindy, left
Clifton Tuesday of this week via
the Santa Fe Chief for a visit of
approxiately two and one-half
weeks at Concord, New Hampshire,
with Mrs. Holder’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. D. Badger. The Holders’
older daughter, Janet, preceded
them to the Badger home several
weeks ago by plane.
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Appleby and
daughter, Sandra, spent last Sun-
day in Fort Worth as the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Grimes and
children, Fred, Sally, and John.
Joining the group for the day were
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Nuckois and
children, Virginia Sue and Bill, of
Fort Worth, and Mr. and Mrs. Clint
C. Hennig and family, of White-
wright. The Grimes, Nuckois, and
Hennig families formerly lived in
Clifton.
Mrs. A. C. Canuteson, Mr. and
Mrs. Jodie Arther, and Mrs. W. A.
Oswald took their great-grandson,
great-nephew, and grandson, Larry
McQuinn, to his home in Boerne
on Tuesday of last week following
a visit of two weeks here with his
grandparents, the Oswalds. The
local folks enjoyed being with Lar-
ry’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
McQuinn, and brother and sister,
Dale and Marsha Lynn, until the
following day. It was the first time
in a long while that Mrs. Canuteson
had been able to make the trip to
Boertie to see her granddaughter
and family.
IN CLIFTON IT’S . . .
FENN FLORAL
FOR -THE FINEST IN FLOWERS
ARTISTICALLY ARRANGED—FOR ALL OCCASIONS
Weddings - Funerals - Hospital - Parties
SERVING BOSQUE COUNTY
Phon« OR5-3186 — Box 347, Clifton
Meridian Court
And Locul News
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stockard re-
turned home Friday of last week
from a vacation trip to Hobbs. New
Mexico, where they visited their
son, James Stockard, his wife, and
their three children, Deborah, Bry-
an and Kelly. While in New Mex-
ico, they did some sightseeing at
White Sands, Cloudcroft, and Rui-
dosa.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKinney
and daughters, Jerri and Vicki, of
Fort Worth spent the week-end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
C. McKinney.
Guests Iasi week witj: Mr. and
Mrs. Axel Hanson and her mother,
Mrs. G. W. Gardner, were Mrs
Gardner’s brother, Bob Turner of
Houston, her sister, Mrs. Mattie
Graham of Fort Worth, her nieces,
Mrs. Jewel Leaderman and Mrs.
Addie Pearl Bailey, both of Hous-
ton, and Mrs. A. A. Lewis of Fort
Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny R. Cren-
shaw and children, Stevie asd Bob-
by, of Dallas visited here Saturday
with his aunt, Mrs. Joe S. Lomax.
Mrs. Forrest Dunlap, 62, of Tem-
ple, and a former resident of Meri-
dian, died Saturday at her home.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock in Christ
Episcopal Church in Temple. Rev-
erend Gordon Gudger officiated
with burial in Bellwood Memorial
Park. Mrs. Dunlap was born in
Meridian. She had lived in Temple
about five years. Survivors are a
daughter, Mrs. Pat Peyton Jr. of
Beaumont; two sons, Forrest Dun-
lap Jr. and Harlan H. Dunlap, both
of Dallas; a sister, Mrs. E. C. Sheel-
er of Hot Springs, Arkansas; four
brothers. M. M. Brittain of Little-
field, F. L. Brittain of Plano, Tom
Brittain of Dallas, and C. L. Brit-
tain of Houston; and 10 grandchild-
ren.
A buffet supper and linen
shower Saturday evening in the
Seidel home honored Miss Peggy
Patterson, bride-elect of Bobby
Tpnkersley. Hostess for the court-
esy was Miss Elva Seidel, assisted
by her mother, Mrs. H. J. Seidel,
and her sister, MiSs Ruth Seidel.
The buffet table was laid with a
white linen cloth and held an ar-
rangement of white chrysanthe-
mums and fern centered with a
miniature bride and groom. On
either side were white candles in
crystal holders. The tables on the
porch where the guests ate were
centered with blue candles nestled
in white chrysanthemums.
Following the supper, the guests
registered in the bride’s book, then
assembled in the living room to
view the gifts as they were opened
by the honoree.
Guests were Mrs. Otto Patterson,
Miss Lu Ann Patterson, Mrs. Earl
Behringer, Miss Earlene Behringer.
Check your Record date.
Mrs. Smith Dies
At Rotan July 11
It was with sincere regret that
the many Bosque County relatives
and friends of Mrs. B. D. Smith,
aged 78 years, 10 months, and 28
days, of Decatur, learned of her
death on Tuesday, July 11, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. E. N.
Kennedy, at Rotan.
Mrs. Smith, the former Miss Ella
Tyson Ford, a daughter of the late
James Tyson Ford and Mrs. Ga-
briella Helm Ford, was born and
reared on the Ford farm just south
of Clifton, which now Is qwned by
Carl Olsen.
On Sunday morning, July 9, Mrs.
Smith suffered a heart attack and
als^> sustained three others the
morning of her demise. She had
not been well for several months.
Mrs. Smith's daughter, Mrs. Carl
Jordan, of Garvin, Oklahoma, had
lived in Decatur with her the past
three years while Mrs. Jordan’s
three children were enrolled in the
Decatur Public Schools. When
school was dismissed for the sum-
mer months in May, Mrs. Smith
went ta the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Kennedy, in Rotan.
Mrs. Smith was born at Clifton
on August 14, 1882. After complet-
ing the curriculum of the public
schools here she finished her educa-
tion at North Texas State College
in Denton, then known as Denton
Normal College. ...
For two years Mrs. Smith taught
school and later was employed with
P. E. Schow and Bros, mercantile
ae to B. O. TuMaM.. .establishment (n Clifton. It was in
of the S. B. Oahfili 1911 jn port Worth that she was
married to B. D. Smith.
Following their marriage Mr. and
Mrs. Smith lived for several years
sd Walnut Springs and then resided
eh the Ford farm near Clifton for
two years before moving to Rhome.
In approximately 1917 the Smiths
went from Rhome to Decatur,,
where he was employed with a
pipeline company. Mr. Smith’s
death occurred in Decatur in 1934,
and she had continued to make her
home there.
Mrs. Smith is survived by one
son, B. D. Smith Jr., of Fort Worth;
two daughters, Mrs. E. N. Kennedy
(LaVerne), of Rotan, and Mrs. Carl
Mrs. Velma Golden, Mrs. Robert |
Gill, Miss Patsy Owen, Mrs. Marvin
Stockard, Miss Lanora Hunt, and
Mrs. James Barker.
The honoree and her fiance will
be married in the First Baptist
Church, Meridian, August 12 at
8:00 o’clock in the evening.
Deeds Recorded
Howard Fitch to Adjusters, In-
corporated of Dallas, lot 138,
Beachland, Lake Whitney.
E. L. McCarty to Richard E. Cur-
ry, lots 2-3, Vinson’s Roadside City,
Lake Whitney. *
W. W. Wiikerson to Alvin John-
son, lot 13, block 3, Big Rocky Point
Fishing Camp.
O. T. Smyth, trustee, to The
Behrens Drug Company, lot 14,
Idlewild, Lake Whitney.
Gerald Allen to Marvin Royce
Cooper, north one-half lots 1, 2, 3,
block D, MH addition, Meridian.
Lawrence Crick to J. E. Keever
Mortuary, lot 14, Wildwood, Lake
Whitney.
Thomas W. Jones to B. M. Na-
bors, lot 41, Pop Sample’s Steele
Creek Acres, Lake Whitney.
Bomma Perkins to Vivian Sam-
ple, W. M. Lockhart and Bammah
Long, lot 19, Pop Sample’s Steele
Creek Acres, Lake Whitney.
Robert L. Arrington to Zola M.
Webb, lots 5, 6, 7, block 21, Meri-
dian.
Wm. Everett Martin to Steve
Pappajohn, one-half acre out of
the S. Hensley survey.
O. T. Smyth, trustee, to Mrs. Ola
Webster, lot 87, Greenwood, Lake
Whitney.
O. T. Smyth, trustee, to E. C.
Painter, lot 88, Greenwood, Lake
Whitney.
Ingmar Rohne to B. O. Tindall,
25.8 acres out
survey.
Chester B. Harvey to Fannie Har-
vey, lot 60,’ Pop Sample’s Steele
Creek Acres, Lake Whitney.
First Methodist Church, Clifton,
to Homes for Retired Ministers of
the Central Texas Conference,
Methodist Church, north one-half
lot 2, block 19, Clifton.
John C. Womack to A. G. Worn
ack, 130x150 ft. out of the A. P.
Thompson survey.
Marriage License
Roy Luther Clark and Miss Anna
Faye Weir.
•Gauntt Real Estate
FARMS - RANCHES - BUSINESSES - HOMES
For a quick sale, list your property with Gauntt. Call W.
L. Gauntt, OR5-8670, Clifton.
LOANS — INSURANCE — APPRAISALS
Jordan (Ella Mae), of Garvin, Okla-
homa; one sister, Mrs. John Cad-
dell (Willie), of Walnut Springs; a
sister-in-law, Mrs. Jim F. Ford, of
Clifton; and eight grandchildren.
Preceding Mrs. Smith in death
were her parents; three brothers,
Jim F. Ford, Jesse Ford, and Clay
Ford; and three sisters, Mrs. D. A.
Carpenter (Mollie), Mrs. Jim Forson
(Maggie), and Miss Effie Ford.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, July 14, at the Church of
Christ in Decatur with Minister W.
E.lBurkham, of that city, and Min-
ister Bill Stewart, of Fort Worth,
conducting the services. Interment
was in the Oak Lawn Cemetery at
Decatur. Mrs. Smith had been a
faithful and conscientious member
of the Church of Christ since girl-
hood,
ATTENDING GLEN LAKE CAMP
Larry Little, Joe Doyle Lanehart,
and Fred Knapp, of Clifton, and
Frank Lundberg, of Valley Mills,
enrolled Monday of this week at
the Glen Lake Methyd^t Camp at
Glen Rose. The boys will be there
until Saturday morning.
Miss George Anne Bronstad has
been visiting at China for several
weeks with her grandmother, Mrs.
Lawrence Ledger, and plans to con-
tinue her visit there during the re-
mainder of the summer.
Personals
(Delayed from last week)
Nellie Carr, as counselor, Mari-
lyn Chambers, and Ginger Craw-
ford left Monday of this week to
spend until Friday as campers at
the Latham Springs Baptist En-
campment.
Mrs. B. W. Whitney and son,
Mark, left last Saturday for Mem-
phis to spend several days with
Mrs. Whitney’s mother, Mrs. C. E.
Gowan, While they are away, they
also planned to visit in Pampa with
Mrs. Whitney’s sister, Mrs. Elmer
Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Perry and
daughter, Sherry Lynn, have been
making their home here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Perry,
for several weeks. Eddy Perry pres-
ently is employed with Wilton
Building Materials Co., Inc. He tnd
his family moved to Clifton from
Palestine.
Miss Elizabeth Torrence of Dal-
las visited this past week-end in
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L T. (Dick) Torrence. Her
mother and Mrs. Theo Howard re-
turned to Dallas with Miss Tor-
rence, where they spent Monday
and Tuesday and saw the musical,
“Brigadoon”, while in the city.
Phone GE5-2833, Meridian, For Your BUTANE Needs
CENTRAL BUTANE COMPANY
PIONEER IN BUTANE CARBURATION FIELD
COMPLETE LINE OF BUTANE AND *
NATURAL GAS APPLIANCES
Night Phone; Allen Alford, Meridian, GE5-2445
JENSON MOTORS
215 North Avenue D — Clifton, Text* — Phono OR5-8717
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aid conditioned, radio, heater.
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1960 Chevrolet Bel Air 4-Door Radio, heater, 6 cylinder, standard transmission.
1960 Chevrolet Impala Hard Top Coupe Radio, heater, standard transmission, V8 engine.
1960 Ford Fairlane 500 4-Door Radio, heater, standard transmission, V8 engine.
1959 Ford Fairlane 4-Door............................Radio, heater, Fordomatic transmission, V8 engine.
1959 Ford Galaxie 4-Door............................Radio, heater, power brakes, power steering, fac-
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1958 Plymouth Belvedere 4-Door...............V8 engine, Powerflite transmission, air conditioned.
1955 Ford Fairlane 4-Door........................... Radio, heater, V8 engine, standard transmission.
1954 Chevrolet 210 4-Door...........................Standard transmission, radio, heater.
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A .
pound bag
Banquet, 16-ox.
Mexican Dinners
39c
Bama
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49c
Swiss Miss, Apple or Peach
Fruit Pies i.rg.
25c
Austex Spaghetti And
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35c
Cut Corn, Green Poes, Baby Limas,
10 oz. Pkgs.
Vegetables 3 for 50c
Shurfina, No. 300 Size Can
Black-Eye Peas
10c
Gladiola
Dinner Rolls 24 ct.pug.
29c
Soflin
Napkins 200
25c
Birds Eye
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Texsun—24 oz. Can
Grapefruit Juice
25c
SUGAR h**u 5
pound bag
39
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LEMONS
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ONIONS
lb.
California White
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lb.
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DOG FOOD
Roxey Reg. Can
5
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Apricots s oz b.9 35c Mellorine
Vi gal.
39c
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Pork Chops
Ib.
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Chuck Roast
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Armour's
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Ib.
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FRIDAY, JULY 2», IW
THE CLIFTON RECORD, CLIFTON, TEXAS
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Baldridge, Robert L., Jr. & Baldridge, Mrs. Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 28, 1961, newspaper, July 28, 1961; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth778490/m1/3/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.