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THE CLIFTON RECORD, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1986, PAGE 2A
Greetings.
Here we go again. Starting at
midnight, Sept. 1, in Texas, any-
one under age 21 caught with
an alcholic drink gets temporar-
ily thrown in the slammer and
faces a possible fine.
Hasn’t this been tried before,
when the age was raised from
18 to 19?
Our state legislators’ inten-
tions are noble, but their solu-
tions won’t work now any more
than they did in 1981.
The following conversation
tells why.
“Hey, Tom. You better live it
up next month.”
“Whad’ya mean?”
“Haven’t you heard? The
drinking age goes to 21 the first
of September."
“So?"
“Let me explain. Come the
first of September, the legal age
for the consuming of alcoholic
Letters To
The
" Editor
Letter to the Editor:
On behalf of the VFW Ladies
Auxiliary Post 8553, I wish to
thank Leon Smith for the excel-
lent article last week in The
Clifton Record on Neighbor-
hood Watch,
Although the attendance was
not as large as we had hoped to
have, we did have several
register for membership. The
visibility of Neighborhood
Watch signs and neighbors look-
ing after neighbors is what
makes this program work. Our
goal is to have all neighbor-
hoods displaying this sign.
Several people at Thursday
night’s meeting stated they had
missed previous articles in the
paper on this program. Last
week’s article made the
difference.
Thanks, Leon, for the front
page coverage.
We plan to meet again on
Sept. 25.
Doris Taylor
Clifton VFW Auxiliary
beverages is being raised to 21.”
“So?”
“Listen carefully, Tom. I’ll
talk real slow. The legal age for
drinking now is 19. Next month
is August, the month after is
September. At the end of next
month, the first of September,
the legal age goes from 19 to 21.
That means that you will not be
able to drink again for several
years. That means that in Au-
gust you can buy it, and in Sep-
tember you can’t."
“Why are you telling me? I
don’t care what age it is.”
“C’mon Tom. I’ve seen how
much beer you drink. You’ll
have a rough time going cold
turkey.”
“The only thing I’m going for
cold is some more cold beer.”
“I’ve been trying to tell you,
Tom!! You won't be able to buy
any more cold beer! You won’t
be old enough!”
“Hey, man, don’t get your
bowels in an uproar. I’ve never
been able to buy it anyway.”
“Huh? Why not?”
“Because I’m only 17 now. I’ll
get it anyway.”
“Oh.”
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Once Upon A Time .
80 Years Ago In Clifton
By ELIZABETH TORRENCE
Bosque County Collection
From the Aug. 3, 1906, issue
of The Clifton Record:
“The large Victor Solid Man-
ganese Steel Safe and fire proof
vault door have been installed
in the Clifton State BAnk this
week and the bank will open for
business tomorrow. On account
of delay in getting bank fix-
tures, temporary fixtures have
been placed until the new ones
come in.”
“Mr. I.A. Hollingsworth of
Hurst has accepted a position as
bookkeeper with the Clifton
State Bank.”
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“Monroe Latham died at his
home in Hurst, Coryell County,
last Monday morning between
11 and 12 o'clock, from an at-
tack of typhoid fever. Deceased
leaves a wife and two small boys
to mourn his death."
**********
“Ed Handley is now able to be
on the streets again after a se-
vere attack of measles."
**********
“Arthur Gilliam left Tuesday
for the eastern markets to buy
fall and winter goods for Wm.
Connally & Co.”
**********
“Mr. A.K. Anderson who lives
near town was bitten on the
hand bv a copperhead snake last
Tuesday afternoon while in his
barn shucking corn. He hurried
to the house and had his thumb
tied above the bite and held it
in a cup of kerosine while a
horse was being caught for a
speedy ride to town, where he
had Dr. Moore give him the
proper treatment and soon get
easy and over his fright.”
ding for the location.
H.C. Odle, Secretary
Kos Barry, President"
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Texas Historical Commission Holds
Regional Preservation Meeting In Clifton
"Bosque County Fair
All members and friends ol
Bosque County Fair are request
ed to meet at Meridian on Aug.
13th to decide on reorganization
and permanent location. W'e
want to raise funds and buy a
tract of land and locate the Fair
permanently. Come and be with
us, and insist on your town bid
"Winners In The Primary
Election
State Senator, 27th Dist., E.B.
Mayfield; State Representative,
Thomas S. Wade; County Judge,
P S. Hale; Sheriff, Frank Horn
buckle; Tax Assessor, George M.
Nichols; County Treasurer,
G.W. Turner; County Clerk,
D.J. Cutbirth; Tax Collector,
R.V. Ferguson; County Attor
ney, E.B Robertson; District
Clerk, R A Barker; Commis-
sioner Prec. 3 and J.P. Prec 5,
J.F. Dameron; Public Weigher,
W S. Mixon; Constable Prec. 8,
Ross Standefer; J P. Prec 8 and
Commissioner Prec. 4, Y.
Grimland."
CLIFTON — Preservationists,
museum personnel, and Histor-
ical Commission members at-
tended a workshop held at frhe
Bosque Memorial Museum at 2
p.m. on Monday, July 21, which
was conducted by Cindy
Sherrell-Leo, field director of the
Texas Historical Commission in
Austin.
Focusing on the theme, Is
There A Future For History In
Texas?, the meeting was
designed to answer questions
pertaining to recent budget cuts
and the reduction of spending
which will affect the work of
museums, county historical
commissions, and other histori-
cal organizations.
Mrs. Sherrell-Leo reported
that historical sites and muse-
ums in Texas draw out-of-state
travelers, thus bringing in need-
ed dollars to state coffers
through tourist trade.
Rick Meyer, an Austin attor-
ney, spoke briefly about Preser-
vation Texas, a new non profit
organization being formed to
help preserve the culture and
history of the past.
Prior to the workshop, the
Central Texas Museum Associ-
ation held a brief business meet-
ing. Thirty-five people attended
the meeting and workshop.
While in Clifton, Cindy
Sherrell-Leo was a luncheon
guest in the home of Elizabeth
Torrence, chairman of the
Bosque County Historical Com
mission. Others attending the
luncheon were County Judge
Regina Hanson; County Auditor
Nancy McClure; Frances John
son, vice-chairman of the
Bosque County Historical Com
mission; and Nell Jenson, Guy
Main, and Elmo Dansby, mem
bers of the Finance Committee
of the Historical Commission
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AT LUNCHEON — Chatting with Cindy Sherrell-Leo
(left), field director of the Texas Historical Commission in
Austin, prior to a workshop in the Bosque Memorial Muse-
um, is Bosque County Judge Regina Hanson at a lunch-
eon held in the home of Elizabeth Torrence July 21.
—Record Photo By Shayne Embry
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1986, newspaper, July 31, 1986; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth788830/m1/2/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.