Verhalen Farm Pioneers West Texas Irrigation Era
Rap Verhalen arrived in Reeves County in 1910 to farm on Verhalen switch near Pecos. He cleared land, introduced Acala cotton in 1916, and installed the area’s first two stage surface irrigation pump. He bet on fertilizer boosting yields, achieving 26 bales on 11 acres, while local neighbors pursued fertilizer skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verhalen
PVS
Rap. P. Verhalen
Reeves County
Rap Verhalen
Pecos
Wendt
Youngblood
W.C. Wellborn
Wellborn
Taft
Phillipine Islands
Agriculture
ACM College
University of Texas
Pecos Enterprise
West Texas
Layne
Boulter
Houston
Verhalen Switch
W.W. Phelps
T.R. White Jr
White
Prof. W.C. Wellborn
Verhalens
R.D. Whittington
A.F. Buchanan Jr
Jack Duke
Choice seed planted like Will Rogers in Soviet press
An Izvestia report on U S presidential primaries, though biased against Carter Reagan and Jackson, hints to Russian readers that America has a functioning two party system and possibility of leadership change. The piece notes Russians can read between the lines and suggests tiny seeds of political awareness take root.
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Will Rogers
Izvestia
Communist Party
Pravda
Io Report
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Henry Jackson
America
Kremlin
Kickin around With R movies by Gene Douglas
Writer Gene Douglas reflects on the shift in film and television censorship from the era of no exposure to early TV censors. He recalls Oklahoma City theatres, drive ins, family viewing with kids, and how public attitudes toward sex and innuendo have changed. He questions whether past restraint made society better or worse.
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Gene Douglas
Oklahoma City
Lucille Ball
Ozzie and
Harriet
Patton
Hot Lips
Today in History April 6 1976 highlights
Highlights include 1917 Woodrow Wilson signing a Declaration of War with Germany. Also on this date Lafayette French volunteers arrive in 1777 and Tyler becomes president in 1841 following Harrison's death. Others note Peary reaching the North Pole in 1909 and Eden becoming British PM in 1955.
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Associated Press
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Germany
Marquis de Lafayette
America
Britain
Joseph Smith
Fayette
N.Y
John Tyler
William Harrison
Robert Peary
North Pole
Anthony Eden
Winston Churchill
Florida
Cape Canaveral
Chinese bootleg torpedo scheme hush up sparks controversy
The piece alleges Chinese Nationalist officials sought to buy illegal U S torpedoes, with Rear Adm Chiu Hau ku sent home as a scapegoat while Chiang Ching kuo may have ordered the move. FBI alerted State Department. Taiwan and U S officials declined comment. Also profile Gen Herman Nickerson moving from Marine service to National Credit Union Administration amid alleged cronyism and lavish spending.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
U.S
America
Chiu Hau-ku
Taiwan
Taipei
Chiang Ching-kuo
California
FBI
State Department
Chiu
Defense Departments
James Shen
Joe Spear
Montezuma
Herman Nickerson
National Credit Union Administrator
NCUA
Nickerson
NCAA
Fred M. Haden
Haden
Jack Cloherty
Fred, Jr
Caribbean
Carroll Smith
Credit Union National Association
Civil Service Commission
Smith
Know Your Lawmakers Representatives
A compact listing of Texas lawmakers including Senators John Tower and Lloyd Bentsen Jr. and multiple representatives across districts. It notes office addresses in Washington, Austin and regional Texas offices, plus the state education commissioner and Pecos representation.
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Washington
John Tower
Senate
New Austin Braunfels
San Angelo
San Antonio
W.E
Pete’’ Snelson
Capital Building
Austin
Texas
Dick Slack
Pecos
5Th & Cypress
State Board of Education
M.C. Brockette
Texas Education Agency
11Th St
Ben R. Howell
el Paso
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Musin
By Alton Hughes
Well No
Cameron FE. Verhalen
O’ferrall Pauly
Texas Press Association
Abine
Maria Callas
Igor Stravinsky
New York
Phnom Penh
Andre Previn
Lowell Thomas
Albert Einstein
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Haclin
Merry
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