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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1927
Page
6
Article notes increasing use of laboratory grown gems and costly testing methods in Vienna and the United States. It mentions lab methods producing realistic gems in hours, retailing from $100 to $200 per carat, and the challenges of distinguishing imitation stones from the real thing.
A Morgar rancher reports three large wolves in ten days and considers an unorthodox pest control plan involving cabbage as a solution. The note from Walr out Springs Muxtler mentions the sign and urgency to deter the wolves.
The University of Texas in Austin holds what may be the Souths largest newspaper collection. The library stores 12 000 bound volumes and 5 000 unbound volumes with papers from nearly every state and many foreign titles. A catalogue compiled by E R Dabney will be published soon.
Attorney General Claude Pollard says the highway department payroll carried dummy employees during 1926 27 totaling 416 385 in state funds. Readily released indictments and discussions of the Nichols investigation follow in the ongoing case.
Howard Payne College defense teacher C Winebrenner was bitten on the left forefinger by a rattlesnake while moving the snake between boxes. Dr Dudley Jackson and Dr Johnson treated the injury with a suction method and local opening to remove poison, with the professor actively recovering.
Roger O Malla a San Antonio insurance salesman failed to complete a safe rest after a 150 hour wake marathon surpassing the 1921 record. He collapsed at Brackenridge Park at noon as nurses attended. Surgeons kept him awake briefly then commanded periodic awakenings every five hours to prevent a solid sleep.
A note from The Clifton Record lists a varied catalog of topics and names including Edith Tennison and Vivian Forron alongside references to China themes. The item closes with the paper’s price at two dollars per year.
threshers are busy as harvest continues. Mrs. C L Bellamy went to the sanitarium for an operation. Mrs. T M Trammel moves to Turnersville for her future home. Burnice Hardie rushed to sanitarium. J W Short and children visit Doon Reed in Valley. Mae Burkett stayed with Mrs B S Gay Koonte in Mosheim. Dr C L Bellamy and others visited Waco last Thursday. Mr and Mrs W H Simpson of Meridian Texas visited Crawford family. St Olaf Lutheran Church to hold circuit meeting in Waco with Dr Magnus Rohne and Rev B Torrison officiating. North Ladies Society meets next Wednesday. Mrs Ole Knudson and daughter to entertain at Pinsiad home. Young People’s Society had a well attended meeting last Saturday night. Orea Kudson and Odie Knudson hosted. J A Urnes, Pastor.
Mrs. Gus E. Lueck of Clifton visited his mother Mrs. Clara Lueck at Coon Creek the first of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Urban of Roswell visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stacha and Amby last Sunday at Coon Creek. Miss Tracy Zuehike spent weekend with cousins Mary and Elma Lusek. Mr. John Urban of Roswell was a visitor last Sunday. An Ohio court records a theft sentence involving punishment by clothing removal and exposure to bites for one hour.
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