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| This Week in Texas History

Clara Bow, the scandalous star of the silent screen, slipped into Dallas under the cover of darkness on July 21, 1930, in search of an ex-lover and $30,000 in hush money.The femme fatale of silent films entered a Los Angeles hospital for an appendectomy in February 1928. On the day of her discharge, Clara’s constant companion Tui Lorraine walked in on the famous patient and a handsome …

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