Early Pecos Assumed Names Register Began in 1921
The 1921 law required business owners to register assumed names to reveal ownership. The first entries include City Pharmacy owned by John Mc Clure and H. A. Wren, registered June 20, 1921, and C. F. Manahan Jewelry Company with Charles F Manahan, Stella Manahan, H. A. Wren, Sid Cowan, filed June 24. Other early names include Pecos City Studio, Saragosa Garage, Toyah Valley Title Co, OK Shoe Shop, I J Sims Hardware Store, and Collie Electric Shop, with locations and owners noted. The data show many long-closed businesses and several still operating in Pecos.
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City
John McClure
H. A. Wren
Telephone Company
First National Bank
Charles F. Manahan
Stella Manahan
Sid Cowan
C. F. Manahan Jewelry Company
Great Western Finance Company
W. F. Howard
Milford Howard
Pecos City
Woolworth
J. Robert Scott
Mr. Scott
Howard Studio
James Parswell
Saragosa
R. C
I, J. Sims
Community Public Service
M. W. Collie
Pioneer Pecos Businesses and Longstanding Local Shops
The article details enduring Pecos enterprises: Brownlee Hardware run by Bill Collie, Pecos City Bakery registered by Harlan and Coon in 1921, Barber Shop later known as Brocat Barber Shop, and Leader Cash Store later Leader Grocery and Hardware founded by S. M. Prewit. The Leader Store has occupied the same site the longest.
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Brocat
North Oak Street
S. M. Prewit
Lucille Camp
Albert Sisk
Dorothy Ross
Charles Fitzgerald
Charlie Fitzgerald Jr
Leader Cash Store
Leader Grocery and Hardware
Keith Camp
Leader
Pecos
A Study in contrast Nixon Hails path to a better America
Editorial notes Nixon second inaugural address urging self reliance and shared responsibility. He calls for civility, building bridges, and goals like better housing and environment, while urging individuals to help themselves and others. McGovern responds with sadness and frustration at US institutions.
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Nixon
Congress
America
Kennedy
Washington
George McGovern
England
Coronomatic cartridge loading typewriter sparks office makeover
The article praises the typewriter’s impact on business and women’s work, then introduces SCM’s Coronomatic cartridge loading machine with a ribbon contained in a replaceable cartridge. It notes color cartridges in blue silver gold green and predicts a shift from monochrome correspondence. Ms Jones is cited to illustrate taking a letter in glowing gold.
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SCM
Ms. Jones
New Nixon Coterie Brings in Efficiency Mindset
Washington reports that President Nixon shifted from a bloodletting White House to a cadre of organization men focused on order and efficiency. The new top aides are pragmatic brokers like Haldeman and Erlichman, while many ideologues exited or were reassigned. Nixon fears personal emotion influencing decisions and seeks objective analysis.
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Washington
NEA
Nixon
White House
Daniel P. Moynihan
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve
Moynihan
Harvard University
Peter G. Peterson
Commerce
Walter H. Hickel
Interior
Defense
Melvin Laird
George W. Romney
John A. Volpe
John B. Connally
John D. Erlichman
Haldeman
Erlichman
Boyle's column pitches wry views on love and life cycles
HAL BOYLE notes that money and power fail to satisfy human needs and love. He argues life moves in cycles, fashion reappears, and societal quirks shift from men's beards to women's opinions. He jokes about marriage longevity, hair length, and the hazards of a straight road, praising guarded curiosity and found danger in flat paths.
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Hal Boyle
New York
America
Providence
Groundhog Day History Highlights and Notable Events
On February 2 1848 Mexico ceded land now Arizona California New Mexico and Texas after paying 15 million dollars. In 1635 Dutch formed New Amsterdam now New York. In 1870 the Cardiff giant hoax was exposed. Knights of Columbus founded in 1882. In 1953 the US halted blocking Chinese raids against the mainland. In 1961 Santa Maria hijack passengers reached Recife. Nixon campaigns in New Hampshire in 1966. Dollar hits new European low. gold price rises. Birthdays: Jascha Heifetz Burton Lane. Thought for today: 50 million fools remain fools.
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Associated Press
Mexico
United States
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Texas
New Amsterdam
New York
Cardiff
Burton Lane
Anatole France
Court In New York Opens First Session 1790
The United States Supreme Court first sat in New York City in 1790. Although required to convene twice yearly, it carried little business during its initial three years.
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United States Supreme Court
New York City
Mary Elizabeth Brown Named National Finalist for 1973 Teacher of the Year
Mary Elizabeth C Brown journalism teacher at Stephen F Austin High School in Houston is among five national finalists for 1973 Teacher of the Year. About twenty thousand Texans enroll in seven hundred Defensive Driving Courses offered statewide this month per the Texas Safety Association. Graduates receive a sixteen percent discount on auto liability collision and medical payments insurance. Legislation in the 63rd Legislature proposes making Lyndon B Johnson's birthday August 27 a state holiday.
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Mary Elizabeth C. Brown
Houston
Stephen F. Austin High School
Texas Safety Association
Lyndon Johnson
World Almanac Facts on Cities and Civilizaton
Cities symbolize civilization serving as safety hubs, markets, and government seats. Division of labor and improved communication spurred technology and new worldviews, notes the World Almanac. Copyright 1972 Newspaper Enterprise Assn.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Readers Letters Guidelines Preserve Signatures and Length
The page outlines editing rules for letters to the editor. Signatures and addresses may be withheld on request. Submissions must stay under 500 words, address general interests, and avoid poor taste.
Evaluating Presidents Through Activism and Legacy
Reflection on the American presidency as two former leaders Truman and Johnson die, Kennedy faces renewed critique, and Nixon earns both praise and censure. The piece weighs activism as a common trait among presidents and argues leaders who move from inaction to action gain stature, while questioning what kind of activism best suits the White House.
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Washington
Nea
Nixon
Harry Truman
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Truman
Johnson
Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Richard
Henry Fairlie
Peking
Moscow
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Lebanon
Middle East
Indochina
Suez
Little Rock
White House
Four Immortal Chaplains Legacy Honored by Civitan Week
Thirty years after the Dorchester disaster of February 3, 1943 four chaplains from Protestant, Catholic and Jewish faiths gave their life belts to soldiers. Their sacrifice sparked ecumenical unity and Brotherly love. Civitan International now marks National Clergy Week January 28 to February 3 in Albuquerque with leaders like Bart Starr and top military chaplains guiding observances.
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Dorchester
North Atlantic
Greenland
George Lansing
Vermont
Alexander D. Goode
Pennsylvania
Clark V. Poling
New York
John P Washington
New Jersey
Atlantic
Philadelphia
New Hampshire
Long Island
Congress
Civitan International
Albuquerque
N.M
Jack Dunn
Civitans
Bart Starr
Green Bay Packers
Franklin Swan
Army Chaplains
Gerhardt Hyatt
Navy Chaplains
Adm
Francis L. Garrett
Schenectady
N.Y
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