Pecos Post Box Records Reveal Early Notables and Postal History
Post box holders in Pecos reveal 1887 figures Tray Windham and T H Beauchamp with boxes 1 and 6, 1901 TY Casey with box 28, and W D Cowan and Max Krauskopf among others. The 1887 third quarter shows postage income of 159.43 and box rentals 23.50, while 1892 quarterly receipts total 180.30 under Postmaster C S Knight. Postal operations relied on Pecos Valles Railroad schedules and strict reporting on mail arrivals and departures.
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Tray Windham
T.H. Beauchamp
Pecos
T.Y. Casey
Higginbotham- Bartlett Lumber Company
W.D. Casey
Sing Kee
J.G. Love
Bill Nabers
T.B. Pruett
Paul Morrison
C.S. Knight
Washout Delays Mail Near Pecos Noted in 1892 Records
Alton Hughes recounts 1892 September notes showing washouts delaying mail delivery near Pecos. Entries dated September 3 4 5 and 6 report no mail arriving and arrivals only after washouts or bridge damage, with repairs ending further delays. The West of the Pecos Museum displays these records for public viewing.
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Pecos
Bridge
Pecos Museum
Wicked Wicked double feature eyes two screen cinema gimmick
Editorial outlines a new double screen film concept titled Wicked Wicked from producer Richard Bare. It explains active and passive sides on each screen and notes the related double channel TV experiments in New York. The piece suggests the gimmick could lure audiences back from TV and blockbuster films.
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Richard Bare
Bare
WNEW
WNET
New York
A Texan Lost in Texas
Severe Texas winter losses prompted historians to compare past blizzards, noting 1886 events in the Panhandle and upper South Plains killed tens of thousands of cattle. The drift fence era, cattle drift, and cold fatalities are discussed alongside today’s feeder cattle concentration and the shift from native to southern select stock.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Texas
Panhandle
Upper South Plains
Texas Agriculture
John White
Orville Howard
Amarillo
Louis Nordyke
Wayne Gard
Nordyke
Black Hills
South Dakota
Gard
Upper
National Weather Service
Iowa
Kansas
Oliver Nelson
Indian Territory
Colorado
John Hallicot
Kinsley
Kan
Colorado Line
Cimarron
Arkansas
Les Cator
L.S. Carter
Howard
Southern
Deep South
Rally to Save Baltic and Mediterranean Streets on Monopoly Board
The Atlantic City dispute over renaming Baltic and Mediterranean Avenues sparked nationwide fan response. Edward P. Parker of Parker Brothers and Princeton students led protests defending the boardwalk names, turning the episode into a lighthearted but soulful debate about preserving American values.
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Atlantic City Commission
Edward P. Parker
Parker Brothers
Broadway
Trafalgar Square
Champs Elysees
Princeton University
Robert Baker
Boardwalk
Park Place
Monopoly Board
Letters to the Editor Guidelines Now In Print
The notice outlines submission rules for letters to the editor including required signature and address, word limit of 500, general interest content, and disqualification for poor taste. It emphasizes withholding personal details upon request and invites readership input.
Nation with the greatest variety of trees
The United States hosts a wide range of climates and elevations creating the most diverse tree population. Ushuaia stands as the world’s southernmost seat of government on Tierra del Fuego, Chile. The palmetto is also known as the cabbage palm.
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Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Chile
Boyle's Column Highlights Power Costs Time and Minds
New York AP column notes growing power use and fuel crises, car ownership costs, and daily operating expenses. It surveys Earth’s mass and cosmic dust, quotes Bruce Barton, and reflects on notable births in 1809 and 1911, ending with a light remark on marriage.
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Hal Boyle
New York
United States
Earth
Bruce Barton
William Gladstone
Alfred Tennyson
Charles Darwin
Abraham Lincoln
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Felix Mendelsshon
Boyle
Harold Vincent
Malaysia to buy 100 amphibious armored Cadillacs
Malaysia plans purchase of 100 amphibious armored Cadillacs for patrols in guerrilla infested zones. Defence officials say the vehicles are armor plated have bullet proof tires and are equipped with machine guns and grenade launchers.
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Luxury Patrol
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Federal protection passed for wild horses and burros
About 8,500 wild horses and 11,000 wild burros gained federal protection after a law signed December 17, 1971. Violators on federal lands face fines up to $2,000 and up to one year in prison. The World Almanac notes that in 1900 an estimated 2,000,000 wild horses and burros roamed the West.
War's toll on culture erodes balance and discourse
Bruce Biossat argues the Vietnam era damaged national balance and language. He criticizes obsession among students, scholars, and politicians, noting how antiwar zeal distorted debate, wasted resources, and degraded public discourse. He warns historians may only later assess the era with fair perspective.
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Indochina
George McGovern
This Day in History January 24 1973 Highlights
On January 24 1973 notable events included Churchill's death in 1965 and California gold rush start in 1848. The date recalls US naval actions 1915 and German Oder River crossing 1945, plus Kennedy tax proposal a decade ago and Khe Sanh shelling five years past. Birthdays listed include Walter Stoessel Jr and Maria Tallchief.
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Associated Press
Sir Winston Churchill
London
California
Sierra Nevada
U.S
Maine
Havana
Cuba
England
Dogger Bank
North Sea
Oder River
U.S. Air Force
Great Plains
John F. Kennedy
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Philip Berrigan
Harrisburg
Walter J. Stoessel Jr
Maria Tallchief
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Beulture
Rver
Bre Hoop
By Roger Bollen
O'Ferrall Paul
Joe Bradley
Pat Purvis
South Cedar Street
Pecns
PRESS
Bruce Biossat
By Bruce Biossat
Washington
NBA
America
Vietnam
Dick Turner
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