Pecos Experiences Local Earthquake in 1931
An Aug 16 1931 Pecos tremor shook early risers with two shocks about five minutes apart. Doors, chandeliers and wallpaper rattled as rumors spread of wider destruction. Center believed in Central America with effects felt from Austin to El Paso.
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Pecos
Enterprise
O.W. Freudenstein
Mint
Brownlee Hardware
Pecos Mercantile
Freudenstein
Abilene
The
Carlsbad
Valentine
Marfa
Alpine
Ira R. Titus
Texas Highway Department
Fifth and
Hackberry
Fort Davis
Kokernot
Davis Mountains
Musquiz Canyon
John Burma
Bloys
Central America
Nicaraga
Austin
el Paso
Rotary serves the Pecos community at 70th anniversary
The Pecos Rotary Club joins over 16,100 clubs in 150 countries to mark the 70th anniversary of the global service organization founded by Paul Harris on Feb 23, 1905. The piece notes Rotary’s growth, projects, and the Rotary Foundation awards totaling 3.4 million for 700 overseas study grants.
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Rotary Club of
Pecos
Rotary
Paul Harris
Chicago
United States
Winnipeg
Canada
Rotary Foundation
Pecos Rotarians
A Case of Mistaken Hair in Cleveland Robbery
A freeway bandit used a flashing red light to stop lone women, assault and rob them, and threaten death if they reported him. He targeted women motorists until a moustached victim with long hair provided a license plate and car details, leading to his arrest.
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Cleveland
Hope on the horizon for economy amid fragile signs
AP analyst notes hopeful but fragile signals in 1975 economy. Wholesale prices decline for two months, possible consumer price relief but not guaranteed. Falling interest rates, tax rebates, and a rising stock market offer optimism, while unemployment and high inventories temper the outlook.
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John Cunniff
New York
Congress
Administration
Collectors bid high for Revolutionary era paper money
During the Revolutionary War years, paper money lost value but rises in importance as the U.S. Bicentennial nears. A New York auction saw a 1775 New Hampshire 20 shilling note sell for 800 and a Virginia 1781 2 dollar bill fetch 380.
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U.S
New York
New Hampshire
Virginia
Today in History February 19 1975 highlights and birthdays
On February 19, 1975, notable events include Edison patenting the phonograph in 1878 and Copernicus birth in 1473. Other entries: Ohio statehood 1803, Kansas prohibition 1881, Dar es Salaam war events in WWI, Darwin attacked by Japanese 1942, Cyprus independence talks 1959, and a 1965 Vietnam coup attempt. Birthdays include Prince Andrew, Lee Marvin, and Mia Farrow. Thought for today by Joseph Addison.
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Associated Press
Thomas Edison
Torun
Poland
Ohio
Kansas
Dardanelles
Australia
Darwin
Britain
Greece
Turkey
Mediterranean
Cyprus
South Vietnam
Nguyen Khann
U.S
Danang
John Mitchell
Maurice Stans
New York
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Andrew
Lee Marvin
Mia Farrow
Joseph Addison
Origins of Go West, Young Man phrase traced
The saying Go west young man originated in John B. Soule’s 1851 Terre Haute Express article and gained national fame through Horace Greeley’s New York Tribune editorial, per The World Almanac.
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John B. Soule
Terre Haute, Ind
New York Tribune
Horace Greeley
The
World Almanac Notes
The Military Budget Battle On Capitol Hill
Washington reports a renewed push for national defense spending as lawmakers clash with Pentagon lobbying. Senators and congressmen face a vast budget, with 25,000 to 30,000 military staff aiding the budget, while critics note limited time for scrutiny and heavy lobbying.
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Washington
Nea
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Congress
New Hampshire
Tom McIntyre
Joint Armed Services Committees
House
Army
Ed King
South Dakota
George McGovern
Senate
McGovern
New York
Letters to the Editor Seeks Boynton Descendant Obituary Index
A reader asks the newspaper to publish an obituary index for Frances Marion Boynton who died in 1911 and his wife Frances Matilda Akin Boynton who died in 1912 or 1913 in Pecos. He seeks descendants addresses, mentions a son Walter Akin Boynton and a daughter who had a Pecos birth certificate listing a Houston Texas address, and asks the paper to publicize for local knowledge. The letter also commends the paper and recalls Court House News and Oil Roundup columns, and cites blizzard definitions from weather sources.
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Boynton
Frances Marion Boynton
Francis Matilda Akin Boynton
Fanny
Pecos
Walter Akin Boynton
Harris County
Houston
Texas
Walter
Benjamin F. Akin
Dean St
Longview
A.P
Court House
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Pecos Enterprise
Texas Press Association
Federal Reserve
Tom Tiede
National Weather Service
World Almanac
Henrod
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