The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 184, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 24, 1961 Page: 20 of 52
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20 A THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
2UTA Abilene, Texas, Sunday Morning. December 24. 1961
Largest Jewel Collection
Unprotected by Insurance
land are diamonds, and Tehran
is marked with the huge Ashraf
diamond, -presented to a 19th cen-
tury shah along with the owner's
bead.
Smaller but more impressive is
the Darich Noor—Sea of Light-
diamond, the size of a cigarette
lighter and a sister to Queen
Elisabeth's Kohinoor stone. To-
gether, the two diamonds were
LONG-TIME AREA RESIDENT
Conoco Purchases
as backing for Iran's currency.
They also supply the shah and
Queen Farah with baubles for
state occasions — when the shah
needs a medal or the queen wants
a tiara, a nine-man board beaded
by the minister of finance de-
scends into the vault.
By DAVID LANCASHIRE pieces Only two of these-small
TEHRAN, Iran (AP)—The big-vases—have been appraised, and
gest jewel collection in the world they total $340,000.
carries no insurance. Flashing like fire from velvet
The crown jewels of Iran are cases, the collection leaves a vis-
so rich that their value has never itor speechless: A breathtaking
been estimated and so vast that rainbow of glittering gems, ruby-
the stones have never been count- encrusted swords from the ancient
ed shahs of Persia, emeralds as big
“Untold millions of doUars" is as a fist, 8 golden throne, dia-
the closest evaluation made by monds the size of bottle tops, and
the national Markazi Bank, where a jeweled pipe made of ostrich
the gems are stored in an un eggs.
guarded vault "There is no insurance,” said
Don't Know | Alipour, “because the collection is
“We don't know how many safe here in the vault, except per-
loose stones there are.” said Ab- haps in case of war Besides, you
bas .Alipour of the bank treasury, can't insure the historical
pointing to a batch of diamonds value.”
piled on a plate like breakfast Like the Ft Knox gold vault in
Display Cases
One of the 36 display cases is
opened—at this point the burglar
alarm sometimes goes wild—the
jewels are removed, signed for
and delivered to the palace.
Some are too big to lift, such
as the golden globe of the world
twice the size of a basketball.
once thought to equal the entire
daily expenses of the world, but
Shah Fathali ruined the Darich
Noor's market value by having
his name carved on it
Showpiece of the vault is the
coronation throne - sometimes
mistaken for the bed-like Peacock
Throne-encrusted with gold and
emeralds but without a king. The
present shah, Mohammed Reza
Pahlevi, has reigned since 1941
waiting for the birth of a son be-
fore sitting on the throne.
Now a father, the shah plans
to take his seat in 1963 and ac-
Eye Operation 'Re-Makes' New Properties
7HOUSTON (AP) — Continental
Oil Co. bought the oil and gas ,
producing properties of South-
western Resources. Inc. in north-
west New Mexico. Conoco's pres-
ident said Saturday.
L E. McCollum, Conoco presi- '
dent, did not disclose the pur-
chase price.
Life for r
STAMFORD (RNS) - John
Wendeborn, Haskell County farm-
er who lives five miles southeast
of Sagerton, knows what it is to
have his life virtually re-made.
Wendeborn, who had become
blind from cataracts on both eyes,
underwent an operation on one
eye some 2% years ago, restor-
ing its sight. .................
with the seas and continents made
At that time he had grandchil-
dren which he had held on his lap
— but had never seen. He had
become so discouraged from his
blindness that he would sit around
.. . the house, mostly doing nothing
cept the Pahleri crown with its Mrs. Wendeborn had to do all
3.682 diamonds — a far cry from
the simple jeweled turbans of the
of jewels — 51,366 of them. The
oceans are emeralds, the lands
cereal “But we have 3,000 set the United States, the jewels serve are rubies; Iran, Asia and Eng-
0
Here's to laughter ... Here's to song ...
Here's to happiness all day long. We wish
you, too, a year that's bright with everything right.
' BACK SOW LEFT TO RIGHT: Ed Luskey, Johnny Brooks, Topper Freeman, Norman Rosen, Gary
Luskey. FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Ava Bowwell, Pearl McFarland, Beverly Cox.
1 TO OUR MANY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS WE EXTEND VERY BEST CHRISTMAS WISHES
(9 AND THE VERY BEST IN THE COMING YEAR.
TCEEY WESTERN
MOtau W STORE
3112 NORTH FIRST—MEAD'S SUBURBAN CENTER
ADON 74sXX
ON
ancient Iranian kings.
CROSSROADS
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Dear Editor:
The American language is get-
ting worked over like all other so-
cial conveniences handed down to
us by foregoing generations.
You take the word “right” and
it used to mean correct, on the
ball, etc., but nowadays if a man
calls you a rightist, he means
you are a blackhearted crackpot.
My anti - left neighbor says
“right” is getting to be such an
anti - social word, he expects the
social culturists will soon quit sell-
ing civil rights and start who p-
ing it up for civil lefts.
D. E. SCOTT
cell Farmer
the fifth, L. A. Wendeborn, ath-
lete and sportsman who died in an
assault against the shores of Italy
the outside chores.
Regains Confidence
Despite the operation to only
one eye, Wendeborn now sees
"quite well." He quickly regained
his self-confidence and resumed
his outdoor activities.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Wendeborn
have been residents of this area
since 1906, when both their fam
ilies moved from Williamson
County. They did not meet until
several years later, however, at a
party in Old Glory, then called
Brandenberg.
The couple was married in Sag-
erton April 15. 1916 by a justice
of the peace. They lived in Sager-
ton until 1920 when they bought
their own farm, where they still
live.
The Wendeborn# recently re-
called the vast changes made in
farm life during their days in Has
kell County. Mrs. Wendeborn re-
members donning men's clothing
to work in the field while her hus-
band was totally blind.
Wood to Butane
First a wood stove heated the
home. Later it was coal oil and
finally butane. Mrs. Wendeborn,
known as a good cook since the
wood stove days, still bakes
her own bread, pies and cakes.
Four of their five children are
still living. Wendeborn Athletic
Field at Stamford is named for
Crossroads, U. S. A. Banquet Honors
Dates Cancelled
By Opera Star
NEW YORK (AP)—Opera star
A Leontyne Prise has cancelled her
singing engagements through Jan-
uary to take another rest on or-
ders from her physician.
The Negro soprano's physician
said Friday she had returned to
the stage too soon after suffering
a virus infection Oct. 31. She rest-
ed three weeks after that attack.
Miss Price had scheduled a con-
cert tour next month with stops at
Philadelphia, Washington, DC.
Toledo, Cleveland; East Lansing,
Mich , and Detroit
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL...
ob Come,ALL
Y€ FAlTbFuL
ADESTE FIDELES
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Oh come, all ye faith -
joy-ful, and iri-
Sept. 9, 1943.
The other children are Mrs.
ford and Mrs. Louis Spitzer of
Sagerton.
Mrs. Wendeborn has four broth
ers and two sisters. They are Al-
fred Rinn of New Hope commu-
nity, Mrs. Oscar Vandeworth of
Old Glory, Mrs. Charles Teichel-
Clayton Carpenter. Mrs. John E.
Carlton, J. C. of Farmington, N.
M. and J. D. of Laredo.
Wendeborn has two sisters,
Mrs. Mary Schoenerstedt of Stam- tin and Herbert Rinn of Rule.
Loraine Seniors
LORAINE (RNS) - Seniors at
Loraine High School were honor-
ed at a Christmas banquet this
week at the Colorado City Country
Club.
Hostesses were the room moth-
ers, Mrs. Thomas Vest. Mrs.
Price Hall, Mrs. Bud Shepherd
and Mrs. Roy Well, and the spon-
sors, Glenn Nichols and Mrs. Ray
Preston.
Fifteen seniors and guests at-
tended.
man of Tuxedo, Elmer Rinn of
Lawton, Okla., Alton Rinn of Aus
The properties are in the San ,
Juan basin and were formerly
owned by Arizona Explorations,
Inc., C. W Josey and D. W.
Josey of Dallas.
The purchase includes 62 oil
and gas wells
Peace at Christmas
May you enjoy the peace of the
shepherds . • - the faith of the
Wise Men this blessed Christmas Day.
al eh Reed’s
STORE FOR MEN
1230 North 3rd
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"Where Service
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