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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1924
Page
3
Austin February 2 The closed season against bass and crappie in Texas waters excludes Travis County from March 1 to April 30. Violations include entering or possessing these fish. State Game Commissioner W. W. Boyd orders strict enforcement. Travis County exemption lasts two years.
In Rockdale Milam County Texas February 16 merchants launched a twenty six week Buy at Home drive labeled the Bill Dollar campaign. Readable weekly articles urge local purchase to keep currency in circulation as the dollar bill reportedly funds 78 debts in neighboring towns before returning to Rockdale. Merchants credit the effort with a surge in local business and note similar campaigns boost activity in other cities.
A fragmentary exchange shows a well meaning stranger offering help to a stranded motorist as chatter about fast hydroplane style boats near the Jersey coast suggests pursuit by speed boats. An ad references brick for sale and a medicinal remedy.
Denton publisher Edwards seeks the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. A longtime local figure, he has led the Denton Chamber of Commerce, chaired the Democratic county committee, and served on state party bodies. Support from local papers and voters is mixed as the campaign unfolds.
Governor Pat M. Neff of Texas urged Denver’s women to mobilize for law enforcement and citizenship during a talk before the Denver Women’s Council. The report also notes a test of electric versus steam locomotives in Erie, Pennsylvania, highlighting an electric locomotive achieving strong pulling power after starting ahead of a steam engine.
Sheriff T W Davis of Somervell County asks the Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse a four year bribery sentence claiming the headline indictment dated September 1023 renders the charge invalid as the date precedes the alleged crime by centuries.
A man hiking alone in a winter mountain trail at Yellow ows National Park is chased by a bear. He yells in fear and changes direction trying to escape the pursuing animal.
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