Man of solitude keeps life simple on remote Minnesota island
Ingvald Stevens, a 91 year old Norway native who came to Minnesota in 1904, has lived alone for 45 years on a remote Namakan Lake island. He grows his own food, heats with birch and logs, and writes by gaslight, embracing solitude, wilderness, and self sufficiency.
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Ingvald Stevens
America
Crystal Lake
Canadian
Steve
International Falls
Norway
Minnesota
Hibbing
Logging Company
Post office bids sought for Imperial building lease
The U S Postal Service invites construction bids to build and lease a new post office in Imperial Texas. Bids due February 3 at 2 p m in Dallas to Thomas E King Real Estate Officer. Site owned by heirs Litton and located at FM 11 and 2nd Street near Pecos County.
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U.S. Postal Service
Anna Hershberger
Thomas E. King
Dallas Field Real Estate
P.O
Dallas
General Post Office
Bryan and
Ervay Streets
Postal Service
Elizabeth Price
Martha Lynn Ricketson
Judith Ellen Barton
CS. Litton
McCamey
2Nd Street
Pecos County
Texas
New York stocks rebound as Dow rises on gains and Betamax news
The noon Dow Jones up 3.33 to 971.58 led a broad market advance after two-day slide. Sony rose 1/8 to 8 5/8 as Sony of America announced two Betamax models this weekend. NYSE composite +.20 to 56.15. AMEX up .43 to 110.04. Trading volume 9.84 million in first two hours.
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Dow
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NYSE
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Indus
Chicago
Afro American Roots course at Odessa College in January
Odessa College offers a three semester hour Afro American history course linked to the Roots TV project. Students view eight Roots segments on KMOM TV then meet on campus for three class sessions starting January 21. Dr. Tom Heiting will teach, with regular college fees.
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Odessa College
Alex Haley
Abc-Tv
Permian Basin
OC Learning Resources
Tom Heiting
Kmom-Tv
Channel 9
Big Spring State Hospital Hosts 21st Alcoholism Seminar
The Big Spring State Hospital will hold its twenty first Alcoholism Seminar in the auditorium with theme Behavior Therapy in the Treatment of Alcoholism. A. Jack Turner PhD will serve as consultant from Huntsville Alabama. Registration opens at 8 a.m. and runs to 4 p.m. with a $1 fee and an extra $1 for continuing education units from Howard College.
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Texas Commission On Alcoholism
Big Spring Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Howard College
A. Jack Turner
Huntsville- Madison County Mental Health Center
Huntsville
Alabama
PSH Hosts Mathematics Meet At Pecos High
PSH welcomes twenty high schools and 66 students to the Pecos High School Regional Conference Meet sponsored by the Mu Alpha Theta Honorary Math Club. Participants include Pecos High School and teams from San Antonio Roosevelt Wall Seminole San Angelo Central Lubbock Monterrey Terrell County Robert Lee San Angelo Lake View Lubbock Coronado Wink Midland Lee Greenwood Odessa High Monahans Alpine Iraan Crane El Paso Belaire Hereford. Competition runs from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Pecos High School
Zavala Junior High
Crockett Junior High
Mu Alpha Theta Honorary
Farm labor steady as Texas red meat production climbs
The Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service notes parity near 66 and a month over month drop in livestock prices for seventh straight month. Wheat and sorghum fall below parity while cotton nears parity. corn and oats lag. Farm labor totals hold at 239,000 with hired workers up 3 percent. red meat output in Texas rises to 2.909 billion pounds for ten months, nationwide output up nearly five percent.
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Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Texas
Four classrooms contract awarded at Tatum Elementary
Mike Klein General Contractors won the bid for four classrooms at Tatum Elementary with a low bid of 122500 dollars at a school board meeting. Oasis Builders submitted the only other bid.
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Mike Klein General Contractors
Tatum Elementary
Oasis Builders
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Martha Graves
Supt
Lathan Walker
Stanley Smith
Francis Apple
Jim Jordan
Clifford Baude
Theresa Mosely
Paul Nelson
Beth Larned
Desert research grant seeds CDRI growth in West Texas
The Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute announced a 15000 grant from the West Foundation of Houston, the largest to the CDRI development fund. December donations exceed 27000, seeded by about 6000 raised by Alpine Marfa Fort Davis Fort Stockton leaders to boost matching grants and awareness.
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Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
West Foundation of
Houston
Fort Stockton
West
Texas
Dwight Deal
CDRI
Deaths of Petra Carrasco and Alfredo F Arce
Petra Carrasco 74 died Tuesday in Reeves County Memorial Hospital. Services were held today at Santa Rosa Catholic Church Pecos survivors include three sons, a daughter, a brother, 21 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Alfredo F Arce 39 died January 9 after illness. Services were held at St James Catholic Church Seguin with burial at St James Cemetery. He served with the Soil Conservation Service in Pecos from 1967 to 1972.
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Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Santa Rosa
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
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Mexico
Pecos
Sylvestra Carrasco
Pablo Sotelo
Manuel Losolla
Hobbs
N.M
Gemisinda Losolla
Fresno
Calif
Jose Carrasco
Alfredo F. Arce
St. James Catholic Church
Seguin
St. James
Arce
Soil Conservation Service
County Court docket reports theft and burglary incidents
Criminal charges filed against James E. Miller for speeding on appeal to J.P. Court 1. Joe Nunez reports a theft of a check belonging to Jamie Villareal of 602 E. 4th St sent mistakenly to 12-D airbase. Burglaries include a car loss at 401 E. B St with a .38 revolver valued at $100. Federal trial begins for Lenin Juarez and Oscar Juarez on a seven count heroin conspiracy indictment dated Oct 12, 1976.
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J.P
Sheriff's Office
Joe Nunez
Jamie Villareal
E. 4Th St
S. Oak
Bobby Upchurch
Reeves County Sheriff's Office
Hollis Smith
Felix Salcido
E. B St
Pecos
Salcido
Lubbock
Lenin Juarez
Oscar
Texas-Mexico
Saturday Country Music Jamboree at Community Center
A Saturday night jamboree at the community center kicks off at 7 30. Band boosters host a second event at Zavala Junior High School at 7 30 with proceeds supporting activities.
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Zavala Junior High School
DEA Agents Uncover Cash Linked to Federal Case in Lubbock
In pretrial hearings DEA agents from Lubbock and Midland testified that Lenin Juarez was searched on a street in front of the Pioneer Hotel in Lubbock, revealing $3,900 in his left sock. The bills bore serial numbers tied to a prior drug purchase and carried invisible fluorescent powder visible under UV light.
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Lubbock and
Midland
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Richard Brazier
Lenin Juarez
Pioneer Hotel
Lubbock
Four Freedoms Roosevelt Declares In State Of The Union
President Roosevelt outlines four principles in his January 6 1941 State of the Union: freedom of speech freedom to worship freedom from want and freedom from fear. The message emphasizes democratic values as guiding wartime policy.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
State of the Union
Congress
God
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