Reeves County townsites list reveals forty years of plats and subdivisions
Reeves County shows about 24 townsites filed from Toyah in 1882 to Arno in 1909 with numerous agricultural and oil rights subdivisions. Notable plats include Pecos City in 1885, Dixie land near the Pecos River, Toyah Valley Grape and Alfalfa Sub-Division begun in 1907, Saragosa 1909, Termandale 1909, and Arno near the PVS railroad.
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Reeves County
Toyah
R. E. Montgomery
Ft. Worth
D. W. Washburn
Pecos City
George A. Knight
Pecos
Toyah Valley
Jesse Bush
J. R. Utterback
Oklahoma City
Saragosa
Termandale
H&gn
Arno
PVS
Mentone
Reeves Sand and Gravel
Project Pole drives nationwide Polish image campaign
Edward J. Piszek of Mrs. Paul’s Kitchens launches a $500000 effort to reshape the Polish American image. He travels to Poland to learn about Polish history, culture, and the country’s long tradition of professionals. The campaign aims to show Poles as capable and contribute to broader American society and invites broad support from Polish Americans and all Americans.
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Pole
Edward J. Piszek
Piszek
Mrs. Paul’s Kitchens, Inc
Philadelphia
Poland
Warsaw
West Germany
Japan
Copernicus
Kingdom of
Casimir the Great
Labor shift erodes white job reservations in South Africa
Editorial notes that trade unions urge lifting restrictions on black workers for equal pay. Government exemptions have eroded white job reservations amid a labor shortage. Blacks already do about 35 percent of building trades work yet earn around 35 cents per hour versus whites at $1.95. The piece argues prosperity is softening apartheid more than protests.
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South Africa
Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers
Jets cut air pollution and noise with cleaner engines
The Air Transport Association reports progress by U S scheduled airlines in reducing smoke and noise. By 1973 about 64 percent of the domestic fleet will run on near smokeless engines, with 13 percent of the fleet soon to include wide bodied jets like the B 747 DC 10 and L 1011.
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Stuart Tipton
The
Air Transport Association
Tipton
Letters to the Editor Guidelines
The notice explains how readers can submit letters to the editor. It requires signature and address to be withheld upon request, restricts length to no more than 560 words, and says letters must be of general interest while avoiding poor taste.
Willoughby Wilber Finds No Easy Path To Fame
Hal Boyle notes readers press authors for cookbooks and astrology guides while critics debate sex and ecology in publishing. The column riffs on Willoughby Wilber facing aging fame, royalties, and mock autograph sessions as he contemplates his next work.
Quick quiz Q and A from the era trivia recap
A set of trivia questions and answers covers topics from agriculture labor shares in the U S and the Soviet to nylon toothbrush first market item in 1938 and the Old Silver tip bear Grizzlies color range Christmas Savings Club origin Carlisle Pennsylvania 1909 green symbol meanings and honey flavor variation.
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Carlisle
Affluence and the Search for a Fulfilling Life
Bruce Biossat argues affluence creates emptiness and boredom in American life. Public figures neglect the deeper puzzle of affluence while the young seek meaningful challenges in arts and rigorous thinking rather than material gains.
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Washington
Nea
The
Ank
Europe
Today in history highlights from December 13, 1972
A recap of notable events on December 13 across history includes Drake's circumnavigation beginning in 1577, the 1781 day of prayer for the American Revolution, Madrid's fall in 1808, Port Arthur occupation in 1897, and WWI and postwar milestones. Also mentions birthdays and a Thought for today by Thomas Fuller.
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Associated Press
Francis Drake
Plymouth
England
United States
Madrid
Napoleon Bonaparte
Russia
Port Arthur
Yellow Sea
Alps
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Pat Purvis
South Cedar Street
Texas
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Ne *Ress Association
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Hal Boyle
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Saturday Evening Post
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Dacca
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John Vorster
Thomas Fuller
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