Pecos Merry Wives Club marks 73 years of women’s fellowship
The Merry Wives Club began in 1902 after a survey by Mrs C M Wilson and other Pecos women. Charter members included Mrs Thomason and Mrs Sapp, first president Mrs Wilson, colors pink and green, alfalfa then carnation as flowers. The club promoted literature study and philanthropy, hosted frequent entertainments, helped form other local clubs, and maintained meetings with various programs. Over decades the club supported libraries, schools, and community projects, while adapting from Shakespeare studies to broader topics.
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C.M. Wilson
Tena Adams
George E. Sapp
Pecos
Wilson
Merry Wives Club
Thomason
Glasscock
Smith
Tudor
Rowden
Manahan
Landrum
J.C. Pruit
Gibson
Geo. Sapp
Texas
T.Y. Casey
Twentieth Century Club
Casey
W.L. Ross
H.H. Johnson
Johnsons
Roy Wilcox
Valentine
Washington
Merry Wives
Merry Maids
Modern Study Club
Garden Club
George Ross
R.L. Boone
Harold Lindley
Wm. Kerr
Hillard Camp
J.W. Brooks
Hill Hudson
L.W. Anderson
Leslie Bevill
Jim Camp
H.T. Collier
Bob Dean
H. Johnson
Harold McNew
Alton Hughes
W.W. Runnels
Albert Sisky
J.E. Starley
R.L. Toll
Ralph Williams
Guy Walker
J.C. Wilson
Dudley Yard
Nancy Dean
Janice Hughes
Tiny’’ Walker
Callie Bevill
Frannie Toll
Toning Down Record Pirates With a Hidden Tone Code
Editorial argues bootleg copies steal up to 200 million yearly from artists and labels. A New York firm develops a subaudible tone tagging system to identify originals, decode at receivers, and curb piracy while aiding royalty and performance proofs.
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New York
Reports Electronics Magazine
Murray G. Crosby
Congress
Audicom Corp
Producers and buyers as partners not enemies
AP analysis argues producers and consumers are interdependent, not adversaries, yet government regulation and shifting market policies strain the bond. The piece reviews how agencies and laws push prices, affect production and consumption, and raise costs while echoing doubts about heavy-handed rules and environmental protections.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Aviation Administration
Public Utility Commissions
Today in History April 23 1975 highlights and birthdays
On this date events span from Shakespeare's birth in 1564 to political moves in 1963 and 1975. Notable items include the first presidential mansion move in 1789, the 1838 transatlantic steamship service, a 1940 Natchez dance hall fire, and Nixon era aid talks. Birthdays include Shirley Temple Black and Vladimir Nabokov. Thought for today recalls Samuel Johnson. Bicentennial note references 1775 colonial actions.
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Associated Press
William Shakespeare
Stratford-on-Avon
England
George Washington
Franklin and
Cherry Streets
New York City
James Buchanan
Franklin County
Penn
New York
Natchez
Miss
George II
Greece
Crete
Barken
Thermopylae Pass
Nixon
Egypt
Shirley Temple Black
Vladimir Nabokov
Samuel Johnson
Pecos Chamber outlines Bicentennial plans and committee updates
The Pecos Chamber reviews a busy start to the year with new directors, an active advertising committee, and plans to boost tourism. Rodeo and fair committees refresh faces and expand in bicentennial year while new chamber offices become a focus. Tim Nesbitt to audit books. various committees push signs, highway work, and Welcome Service at Pecos High School.
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Chamber
Pecos
Tim Nesbitt
Tommy Beauchamp
Oma Fallis
Transportation Committee
Paul Coleman
Highway Department
U.S. 285
Merchants Committee
Welcome Service
Pecos High School
America
Education aid by Lt Gov Hobby targets child development
The piece discusses Texas child development needs as emphasized by the 64th Legislature. It highlights early education, bilingual programs from kindergarten through sixth grade by 1976, and expanded services for the educationally handicapped, gifted, teenage parents, and hard-to-place children, with projected costs and health screenings for low income families.
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Texas
Senate
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Record Pirates
O’ferrall Pauly
John Cunniff
Concord
N.H
Dustry
United States
Massachusetts Provincial Congress
Artemas Ward
Lt. Gov
Bill Hobby
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