Chili Confrontation and West Texas Rodeo Claims
Frank X. Tolbert praises H Allen Smith and his chili book The Staked Plain while noting Smith's role in the Terlingua chili confrontation. The piece riffs on Western history, Earthquake and The Towering Inferno parodies, a Midland party debate, and Pecos and Seymour disputing the first rodeo claim with Britannica documents now lost or destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pitts
Texas
Frank X. Tolbert
Dallas Morning News
Tolbert
H. Allen Smith
Smith
Terlingua
Vick Fowler
Dave Chasen
Beverly Hills
Dave
Chasen
H. Allen
Soupy) Smith
Frank
West Texas
Midland
Pecos
Seymour
Glenn Shelton
Wichita Falls Record News
Shelton
Encylopedia Britannica
Britannica
Barney Hubbs
Pecos Police Recover Most Stolen Property In January
City police reported January thefts totaling 9 747 14 with 5 559 50 recovered. One person offense a dog bite cleared. Forty property cases pending. 64 reported, 24 cleared, 40 pending. Burglary 13, theft over 50 19, theft over 5 11, shoplifting 3, vandalism 9. Arson five auto thefts two. One indecent exposure cleared and one carrying prohibited weapon cleared. No narcotics offenses. Five prowlers, two lost property, one found property, one runaway juvenile, three missing persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Prime rate cut by Chemical Bank to 8.5 percent
Chemical Bank lowers its prime lending rate to 8.5 percent effective immediately, marking the first major bank to reduce the rate from 9 percent. The move signals potential direction for long term rates and affects loans to creditworthy businesses across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Ap) Chemical Bank
El Paso Builder Wins Low Bid for Pecos Day Care Center
Southwestern Builders emerged as the low bidder for a $155,000 Pecos day care center project after bids opened on Feb 11. The Pecos Housing Authority seeks HUD approval, expected in about 30 days, to finalize the contract for construction of a facility serving about 80 children near Bessie Haynes Elementary School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso Builder
Care’ Center
el Paso
Pecos
Southwestern Builders
Pecos Housing Authority
Jack Casimir
Department of House and Urban Development
HUD
Casimir
Author Baus
Bessie Haynes
Supreme Court holds Nixon overstepped authority on funds
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Richard Nixon exceeded his authority by withholding nine billion dollars approved by Congress for pollution control. The decision marks the court’s first ruling on presidential impoundment, with seven justices joining Justice White’s opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Congress
Supreme Court
Nixon
Byron R. White
White
William O. Douglas
Schools form task force to study Pecos farm land values
The Pecos Barstow To yah school board approved a four member task force to assess current agricultural conditions in the Pecos area. The group will study production costs and market declines and report to the board of equalization for tax value recommendations. Members will be named after superintendent Ray Whitley returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
Board of Equalization
Tion
Ray Whitley
Reynolds Files for Re Election to City Posts
Incumbent school board president Dr Elvin Reynolds is the only candidate filed for the April 5 election. No word from incumbent Paul Williams and none of the three city councilmen have filed. Filing deadline is March 5, about five minutes to sign up per city manager J J Maxey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvin Reynolds
Reynold’s
Paul Williams
J.J. Maxey
Maxey
Clem Crowley
Bob Bickley
Manuel Trujillo
Brooks' lawyer says he won't take stand
HOUSTON AP A lawyer for David Owen Brooks charged with four of the sex torturer slayings says the defense may present no evidence in the trial. Defense attorney Jim Skelton told jurors Brooks will not testify and they may not put on any evidence. The case centers on Brooks' possible involvement in the mass murders while jurors heard about juror selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
David Owen Brooks
Jim Skelton
David Brooks
Skelton
Brooks
Edelin Receives Year Probation for Manslaughter Conviction
In Boston Dr Kenneth C Edelin was sentenced to one year of probation for manslaughter in the death of an aborted fetus. Superior Court Judge James P McGuire could have imposed up to 20 years in prison. Edelin's lawyer planned to file an appeal today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Kenneth C. Edelin
James P. McGuire
Superior Court
Edelin
Testifies in Cuevas trial inmate hostage says kept quiet
Inmate Florencio Vera testified at a pretrial hearing in Ignacio Cuevas's capital murder case that prison officials warned him not to talk to the grand jury. He described being moved from Huntsville to the Ellis Unit and guarded near defense team meetings, saying he feared retaliation for testifying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Huntsville
Walker County
Grand Jury
Florencio Vera
Miron Love
Mum Security
Ellis
Anthony J. Murdock
Vera
Ignacio Cuevas
Cuevas
Love
Ellis Unit
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paso
Bennington
Mike Burkholder
Jefferson
VOE
VFW
David A. McClelland
Oleander Sr
Chester Kesey
Farm Situa
Reynolds
Fred Gomez Carrasco
Carrasco, Cuevas
Rodolfo Dominguez
Mess Hall
Will Gray
Murdock
Pri
Carrasco
Sandel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!