Community Letters Defense and Call to Action in Pecos
Readers rebut Local 683 UAW claims and defend NTDA and Clemente Urquidez Scholarship Fund. Wayne Lindsey urges drivers and union members to support community service. Sandra Dingler and Women’s Division seek women’s active involvement and contributions to Pecos Chamber of Commerce projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernardo Martinez
UAW
Pecos Enterprise
Martinez
NTDA
U.R.W
Automotive Proving Grounds, Inc
Clemente Urquidez
Urquidez
Sandra Dingler
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Just Musin Community notes on cattle brands and money orders
Writer's note reviews cattle brands including W. D. Hudson Diamond Half and JP by John Prewit. It recounts old Reeves County money order records from 1892, naming Mrs. W. T. Manahan, T. B. Pruett, Max Krauskopf, Chris Ritz, A. M. Randolph, Mrs. Windham, R. D. Gage, C. H. Merriman and others as payees or testers in the early U S postal money order system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Hudson
Sam Prewit
John Prewit
Keith Camp
Billie Prewit
Paul Morrison
W. T. Manahan
Charlie Manahan
B. Nugent and
Bro
St. Louis
T. B. Pruett
J. H. Mitchell
Colorado City
Mr. Pruett
T. B. Pruett Jr
Kerrville
A. T. Windham
Tray Windham
Boston
Chicago
Notable 1892 Money Orders and Their Odd Details
A 1892 ledger reveals diverse money orders: Alton Hughes pays to Jo Camp of Snyder with a self directed $25 order. George E. Briggs buys $5 to P S Edwards of Highland Calif. Mrs Lillie White buys $6.70 to Sanger Bros of Dallas. Mrs W T Manahan spends $7.95 to Perry Mason and Co of Boston. Sing Kee, a Chinese laundry owner near Ford Motor building, buys $18 to Hong Yick Co of El Paso. H T Collier pays $40 to Scott Jordan of Eddy NM. The largest is $100 by B K Brant to W B Wortham of Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Camp
Snyder
George E. Briggs
Barstow
P. S. Edwards
Highland
Calif
Lillie White
Sanger Bros
Dallas
Perry Mason
W. T. Manahan
Perry Mason and Co
Boston
B. K. Brant
W. B. Wortham
Austin
Texas
Congress must set spending limits to curb inflation
Editorial argues the 93rd Congress seeks to challenge Nixon’s $250 billion spending cap but lacks structure and leadership. It urges a formal joint committee, warns of delay, and notes lawmakers pushing legal challenges to impound funds. It calls for drastic overhauls of authorization and appropriation practices to curb wasteful pork and mounting costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Nixon
House
Senate
al Ullman
Oregon
Wilbur Mills
Edmund Muskie
Ullman
Yippies Vote to Oust Rubin and Hoffman in Ohio
Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman, once emblematic leaders of the Youth International Party, were ousted by fellow Yippies meeting in Columbus, Ohio, amid concerns over speaking fees and perceived corruption. A spokesman said the pair, Hoffman age 35 and Rubin age 34, were becoming like the ruling class in their old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Rubin
Abbie Hoffman
Chicago
Youth International Party
Yippies
Columbus
Ohio
Hoffman
Rubin
Ohio Turnpike logs zero holiday traffic deaths
The Ohio Turnpike served as a model highway during the Christmas five day period with over 325000 motorists and no fatalities. For the New Year weekend it marked the eighteenth consecutive year without any traffic deaths since opening.
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Ohio Turnpike
Pike
Wholesale food price report shows battle of budget
The report highlights December price increases of 5.2 percent, signaling inflation remains a threat to budgets. It lists causes such as broad inflation, rising costs for farmers and distributors, demand from consumers and foreign buyers, bad weather, and lack of raw food controls. It notes implications for higher supermarket prices, ongoing labor tensions, potential price controls, and continued consumer resistance affecting retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cunniff
NEW York
Soviet Union
Time's best child old you may not be but getting younger you aren't
HAL Boyles light column notes aging habits and attitudes with a humorous catalog of changing desires and behaviors as people grow older. He contrasts nostalgia, thrift, and patience with decreased energy and a calmer view of life while affirming that youthfulness persists in perception even as age advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Grandpa
Grandma
Dad
Mom
Today in History January Sixteen 1973 Highlights
On this date in history many events are noted. The 18th Amendment took effect in 1926 making Prohibition the law. France recognized the United States in 1778 and other items include Brazil becoming a kingdom in 1815 and Carole Lombard’s death in 1942. Birthdays and quotes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
France
Portugal
Brazil
U.S. Civil Service
U.S
Hawaii
Carole Lombard
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for Readers
A notice explains submission rules for letters to the editor. Writers must include signature and address, which may be withheld on request. Limit is 500 words, and topics should be of general interest. The policy notes that letters in poor taste may be considered for publication.
Early Andean potato preservation by dehydration found
Dehydrated potatoes sustained Andean people long before European contact. Preservation involved repeatedly squeezing out water and sun drying the tubers to store food in harsh conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andes
Quick Quiz on Suez Locks and U.S. Election Notices
A brief item notes that locks are unnecessary in the Suez Canal because it is at sea level. It also states that U.S. presidents are not officially notified of their election as no such provision exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez Canal
U.S
Santa Claus image origin per Harper's Weekly and Nast
The World Almanac notes that Santa’s plump jolly image originated in Harper’s Weekly and a 1863 Christmas verse book. Thomas Nast, then 23, drew the fat red suited figure with a white beard and wide belt, shaping today’s portrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Harper’s Weekly
The
World Almanac Notes
Thomas Nast
Santa
Jail Standards and Court Decisions Highlight Texas News
The Texas Legislative Council urged a commission to set jail standards, criticizing current laws as unrealistic. Only five jails in Andrews Lynn Oldham Smith Taylor and Wichita counties meet health standards. The Court of Criminal Appeals upheld a murder conviction in Sherman and ruled a flag desecration case partially unconstitutional. The Supreme Court ordered new trials in two civil cases including a fatal wreck in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Legislative Council
Texas
Andrews
Lynn
Oldham
Smith
Taylor
Wichita
Health Department
State Health Department
TLC
Department of Corrections
Court of Criminal Appeals
Walter Lee Morris
Sherman
Houston
U.S
Supreme Court
Florésvillé
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wayne L. Lindsey
Pecos
Chamber
Hetherington and Co
Chris Ritz
Reeves County
August Keen
A. M. Randolph
W. L. McGaughey
C. H. Merriman
le Grand Merriman
New Orleans
Merriman
Jo W. Camp
By Alton Hughes
Sic
Joe Bradley
Pat Purvis
South Cedar Street
Membee
A&p
George Meany
Aflcio
Boyle
Las Vegas
Nev
Giovanni Enrico Bucher
Rio de Janeiro
John F. Kennedy
Italy
Britain
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Aziz Sidky
Ethel Merman
A.J. Foyt
Don Marquis
Es Assn
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