Towns of Many Names Mark El Paso Heritage
El Paso's naming history is traced from 1598 when Juan Onate's explorers named the Rio Grande ford El Paso del Rio del Norte to 1864 Ciudad Juarez and the Texas town becoming the sole El Paso, with notes on later names Franklin and Ponce's Ranch and a Galveston marina stat. Also highlights a museum note on Clear Lake boat capacity and a siege of the Alamo with classical music played by both sides.
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Jack Maguire
el Paso del Norte
el Paso
Paso
Ponce de Leon
Plaza Theater
Ponce
Benjamin Franklin Coons
Franklin
Texas
Rio Grande
Mexico
Benito Juarez
Chihuahua
Ciudad Juarez
Mance
Alamo
David Crockett
James McGregor
Star of the Republic
Washington-on-the-Brazos
Santa Anna
Texas History Snapshots from the Lone Star State
A compilation notes the Mexican army’s 232 fife and drum players plus brass bands, operatic excerpts and waltzes. Ford Model T recalls shipping to dealers in large crates with no self starter or spare tire, yet priced around 400 dollars. Oliver Loving lent his name to Loving Town and Loving County in Texas with Mentone as county seat and 300 residents in Loving town versus 96 in Loving County.
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Oliver Loving
Texas
Loving
Young County
Mentone
Jack Maguire
Reflections on use of abilities and living water
King James themed meditation by Ken Flowers of Brownfield urges Christians to avoid idleness. He contrasts Roman aqueducts failing from neglect with believers using God given gifts in service. He cites John 7 38 about rivers of living water flowing from within.
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Brownfield
Ken Flowers
First Baptist Church of
Spain
Segovia
Jesus
John
Plains Cotton Growers Board realigns to producer driven structure
The Plains Cotton Growers board approves a by law change shifting from 25 county business and producer seats to a producer led board. Producers appoint one producer director per gin, while counties select 25 business directors. Implementation set for April 1999 pending congress and presidential actions on a $6 billion agriculture package. Boll weevil infestations rise across High Plains counties as harvest nears.
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Shawn Wade
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
PCG
Steve Verett
House of Representatives
Senate
Bill Clinton
USDA
Clinton
Roger Haldenby
Cochran
Hockley
Hale
Swisher
High Plains
Letter to the Editor Voices anger at city leadership
A reader angrily denounces the mayor and city council for public displays of hostility toward the former city attorney. The letter accuses behind the scenes dealings and questions who truly runs the town, naming a single outspoken figure as pushing an agenda.
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City Council
Mickey Hansard
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Adoor
Net
Nan IE
Clear Lake
Galveston County
U.S
Cotton News
Texas Press Association
Ed Moseley
FORD
Lincoln
Chevrolet
BUICK
Cadillac
West Texas Children's Centre
Charlie Price
Higginbotham-Bartlett
Nael
BRMC
Wat-Mart
J-Bar-M
Brown-Tex
Valley Irrigation
Nelson Pharmacy
CMON
Brownrieto Glass & Mirror
Jack Hamilton
Ora
Ameo A
Ian Ress
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