First Reeves County deeds reveal early Pecos property
Historical deed and deed of trust records in Reeves County outline the state’s first recorded transfers. From T. A. Davis to J. H. Nations on a Pecos corner lot, plus a 2 room house deed to Ed Rogers, and a Desdemona Mill Co. parcel. Early sheriff sale, and two Deeds of Trust note large mortgages to Texas and Pacific Railway and to P. J. Norwood with cattle, horses, land and cattle holdings across Reeves and South Texas.
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Reeves County
T. A. Davis
J. H. Nations
Pecos
Texas
North Fifth Street
North Fourth Street
Ranger Street
Aroya
Fort Stockton
Kitty Dean
Ed Rogers
Old Town
G. W. Bull
Desdemonia Mill Co
T. M. Clayton
J. O. Hill
Toyah
Lawson, Smith & Co
M. Hoff and Bro
San Antonio
R. E. Montgomery
Arthur Yonge
Texas and Pacific Railway Company
Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Philadelphia
T & P Railway Co
Louisiana
Jay Gould
Gould
P. J. Norwood
A. H. Tandy
G. E. Tandy
Burnt Springs
Twin Springs
King Ranch
South Texas
Mr. Norwood
Editorial echoes Teapot Dome in Nixon era
The piece recalls Teapot Dome as a symbol of scandal and compares Harding to Nixon, noting shared patterns of aides driven by self interest. It recalls Fall and Sinclair, McLean, Miller, Daugherty, Jess Smith, and Hoover’s reflection on betrayal, ending with Nixon’s fate weighing on history.
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Lee Rederick
Washington
Watergate
Century Magazine
Harding
James McCord
Senate Watergate Committee
John J. Caulfield
Library of Congress
Casper
Wyoming
Navy
Hardin
Interior
Albert B. Fall
New Mexico
Teapot Dome
Elk Hills
California
Richard Nixon
Warren G. Harding
Nixon
Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Edward McLean
The
Washington Post
Thomas W. Miller
Harry M. Daugherty
Senate
Jess Smith
Herbert Hoover
Warren Harding
Foreigners Buy Stocks As Americans Sit Out
Foreign investors, led by Japan and European banks, increased net purchases in early 1970s markets, buying high quality growth stocks like Eastman Kodak and IBM while Americans grow bored with equities. Chase Manhattan notes the dollar’s 17 percent drop since 1970 supports lower American stock prices, with profits rising and inflation easing abroad. Milk storage advice follows.
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John Cunniff
New York
Wall Street
Chase Manhattan Bank
International Finance
Germany
Switzerland
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Italy
Sweden
Canada
Britain
Japan
Chase
Europe
Eastman Kodak
Polaroid
Xerox
IBM
U.S
Today in History June 7 1973
Highlights include 1942 Midway victory over Japan, 1654 Louis XIV crowned at Reims, 1769 Daniel Boone begins Kentucky exploration, 1776 Richard Henry Lee proposes independence. Also UN peacekeeping in Yemen, Sirhan Sirhan indicted, and a recent bomber action near China border. Birthdays: Tom Jones Gwen Dolly Brooks Jamie Laredo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Midway
Louis XIV
France
Rheims
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Letters to the Editor Guidelines For Readers
A newspaper invites letters to the editor meeting four standards. Writers must include signature and address, which can be withheld on request. Letters should not exceed 900 words and must address topics of general interest. Poor taste letters will be rejected.
Right of Parents to Spank Children Narrowed by Courts
A public service feature by Will Bernard discusses how the legal right of parents to discipline their children has been trimmed over time. It cites Tennessee Supreme Court history and cases where brutality led to assault and battery convictions or damages awards. The piece notes evolving humanitarian standards and child rights.
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Supreme Court of Tennessee
American Bar Association
The
Texas State Bar Association
Will Bernard
Quick Quiz Q A Fisherman Ring Chevet Oath Bible Thymus Albatross
Answers cover the pontifical ring named for St Peter drawing fish in a net the chevet as the eastern end of a church the Bible used by Washington now held by a New York Masonic lodge the General Sherman Tree a 3500 year old giant and the thymus gland location plus superstition about albatross linking it to a sailor rebirth belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter
George Washington
U.S
New York City
Texas Legislature debates special session on school aid
The 63rd Legislature fails to reach a stopgap education aid agreement. Speaker Price Daniel Jr orders the Education Committee to refine a bill by September 15, while Gov. Dolph Briscoe says no special session is planned. Hearings on school finance begin June 18 as Briscoe pushes data driven reform for 1975.
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Austin
Tex
House
Price Daniel Jr
House Education Committee
Dolph Briscoe
Daniel
Briscoe
Dan Kubiak
Rockdale
Highway Commission
Uvalde
Texas
Petry
Transportation
United States
Highway Department
Good Roads Association
Allan Shivers
Lions International
Senate
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Just Musin
By Alton Hughes
T.A. Davis
J.H. Nations
Pecos Enterprise
South Cedar Street
Spress Association
Nutrition Specialists
Texas A&m University
United Nations
Red Sea
Yemen
Los Angeles County
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
North Vietnam
China
Tom Jones
Gwendolyn Brooks
Jamie Laredo
Alexandre Dumas
Harry S. Truman
Martin Luther King Jr
Tomog
General Sherman
Eule
Ela
State Supreme Court
Gulf Oil Corporation
Crane County
Permian Basin
Railroad Commission
Air Force Village
Denton
Court of Criminal Appeals
AG Opinions
John Hill
U. S. Supreme Court
Hill
R. J
Dick) Lindley Jr
Houston
Texas Turnpike Authority
Cyril J. Smith
Carroll Sullivant
Gainesville
North Texas State University Board of Regents
Garland F. Smith
Weslaco
Rio Grande Valley Pollution Control Authority
Justo L. Cisneros
Brownsville
Richard Martinez Jr
McAllen
Short
By Roger Bollen
Acme Go-Yo Company
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