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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1937

Page

5

Glands Transplant Trials Reported at California Prison

May 24 Quentin California Dr Leo L Stanley reports gland transplant operations on inmates at the state prison near here. He says results show general health improvements without claiming increased longevity. The process uses gland material from executed inmates and aims to relieve various conditions, with typical treatment every two to three months.

Quentin Calif Prnta Leo L. Stanley Stanley Theo Datter Fo Ram Tran Dr. Stanley Dro Stanley

Debutante Ditches Tradition For Mechanical Golf Polo

Denver debutantes unveil a new golf form using a mechanized scooter as a pony. The rider glides across the course swatting the ball with one hand while steering with the other. The antics amuse yet embarrass as she fails to shoot under par amid sand traps.

Denver

Hoffman Forever Sticks Up For Little Man In Politics

Ronald Dixon profiles Governor Harrett G as a protectionist figure who jealously defends the common man. The piece notes his long hours, frequent speeches, public support, and stubborn stance against reform while praising his concern for property and church-centered communities.

Hoffman Little Man

Eagles Lassoed in Bend Area by Cowboys

Report by Ern est G. Marsh Jr. based on a National Park service biological survey in the Santa Rosa and Del Carmen mountains of northern Coahuila details golden eagle depredations on livestock. It notes eagles kill calves and wounds on cattle, yet warns such damage may be outweighed by benefits from predation on jackrabbits and other pests.

Meco Bey Bend Ernest G. Marsh, Jr Texas de Minee National Park Service Santa Rosa and del Carmen Coahuila Mexico New Mexico Rep Hatsepmer Witter Abele

Trains Install Stewardesses on Transcontinental Lines

Salt Lake City May 24. Railroads revise the old saying that railroading is a man’s job by placing stewardesses on transcontinental trains. Nurses with neatness and looks staff lines. stories detail duties from guiding a flood refugee to comforting a mother and children. Executives now include Avis Lobdell and Fiorette Welp, with Grace Merisio supervising dining car and hotel service.

Salt Lake City Lucille Jenkins Union Pacific Avis Lobdell Fiorette Welp Grace V Merisio Ambrose J. Seitz

Rodeo Schedule Set for Corpus Christi Events

May 24 6 PM events announced for Port Aransas with rodeo activities on June 19 22 and 23. Barney Farley notes prizes for largest and smallest tarpon and record catches. Organizers prepare a big fair and sale for those days with recreation and contests.

Corpus Christi Port Arana Boa Barney Farley Vetererman

Searcher For Food At Sea Must Not Be Misled

CORPUS CHRISTI May 24 The adage of Alaska coast Indians that when the tide is out the table is set is also true of the Gulf coast provided the searched for food is not misled by fanciful names A misinformed person might try to eat a sea biscuit and discover it had a sharp sting and the taste of ancient eggs The biscuit or moira atropos is better known on the east coast as the heart urchin because it is heart shaped Naturalists find this marine form interesting because it is a star fish and should by all rules have five legs and be a live wiggling star However nature willed this inhabitant of the sea should live in the mud hence this starfish has no arms and has developed a peculiar egg shaped shell Atop the shell is the mark of its ancestry a five pointed star The creatures live in large colonies deep in ocean mud On the underside of the sea biscuit is the famed Aristotles lantern which is not an organ of sight but is the chewing machinery of the

Corpus Christi Alaska

Five-knife Star Creature Feeds on Mosses and Shellfish

A star-shaped creature with five movable knife blades slices mosses algae and small shellfish. Its body is a heavy purple substance used as a source of energy or material.

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