Ira J Bell left mark on Pecos country in many roles
Ira J Bell was a lawyer, politician, publisher, geologist, oil prospector and agriculturist who shaped the Pecos country. Volume 48 of Reeves County deed records documents 1,304 deeds tied to Bell properties and a long career from Iowa birth to Texas ventures. He pioneered irrigation near Arno, drilled the Dixieland well in 1919, promoted potash in Eddy County and Loving County, and backed silver and agricultural efforts before dying in 1934 leaving a mixed legacy.
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Ira J. Bell
Pecos
Reeves County
Ill
Supreme Court of the United States
Clark County
Democrat
Austguild
Arno
Dixieland Syndicate
Illinois
Dixieland
Texas
Bell
Eddy County
N.M
Loving County
Frank Hitchcock
Washington
Carlsbad
Trans-Pecos
Presidio
Silver Dome
Texas-Pacific Railway
Texas Public Schools Week Observed Across Pecos Districts
Editorial urges public involvement during March 3 7 as Pecos district schools open for tours and displays.Parents and citizens are called to ask questions and learn how the system functions to ensure high quality education for children.
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Texas
Texas Public Schools
Pecos
Compound tax bite grows on workers this year
The Social Security tax rises to a maximum of 825 on the first 14100 of wages, doubling tax exposure with federal income tax. If 14100 earnings face both taxes, a married worker with two children would reduce income tax by 154 or social security by 93 if taxed separately. Employers’ matching SS contribution is not taxed. Page 10.
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Tax Foundation, Inc
Retail sales lag as economy shows mixed signals
AP analyst notes retail sales still weak while the economy shows pockets of improvement. Inflation cools, housing strengthens as falling rates fuel S&L deposits, mutual funds rebound, and stock markets rally. Yet unemployment climbs, stimulus remains absent, and consumer confidence remains low amid doubts about leadership.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Savings and Loan Associations
Federal Reserve Board
S&ls
On This Date March 1 1975 History Highlights
Today in history covers events from 1681 Charles II granting William Penn the Pennsylvania charter to 1804 birth years and key moments including the first U S Congress convening without quorum and Miriam Makeba turning 43. Also notes Rankin becoming first Congresswoman and other world events.
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Associated Press
England
Charles II
William Penn
Pennsylvania
U.S
Congress
Federal Hall
New York City
White House
Andrew Jackson
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Pacific
Bismarck Sea
Baltic Sea
Pomerania
Syria
Mediterranean
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Britain
Edward Heath
Miriam Makeba
Benjamin Disraeli
Pecos Yesterdays highlights visitors and theater recall
Willis Wright, rep for Indiana Pecos Oil and Ohio Oil, has visited Pecos to discuss immediate field development with strong financial firms. Dickie Toll and 125 Texas scouts reported to the Governor in Austin. Senior play cast and crew were honored at Steve Armstrong's home after final rehearsals for I Remember Mama.
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Willis Wright
Indiana Pecos Oil Company
Ohio Oil Company
Wright
Pecos
Dickie Toll
R. Toll
Austin
Texas
Steve Armstrong
Mama
Reform banner fades on Capitol Hill amid old power
Ray Cromley reports the reform movement on Capitol Hill may be faltering. Freshmen and longtime members clash over rules and committee control as old power networks persist. A lone freshman proposal to mix lottery with seniority and rotate subcommittees died without a vote.
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Washington
NEA
Capitol Hill
Congress
Texas blueprint for education and career training reform
Lt Gov Bill Hobby argues for stronger state support for technical vocational education, emphasizing community colleges as drivers of career training. He urges closer industry liaison, targeted funding, and transparent success measures to align funding with changing job markets and individual development. Career education should unify all schooling toward creative, practical preparation for work.
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Texas
Coordinating Board and
Agricultural Research Centers
Community College
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Earl Bell
Donald Bell
Los Angeles
Ethel Rairdon
Washington, D.C
Arch Bell
Lynn Bell
Brawley Oates
Flora Phillips
C.W. Bell
Kansas City
Ida Mounsley
Casper
Wyoming
W.H. Cox
Pecos Enterprise
Oif Errall Pauly
Texas Press
Association
Europe
United States
Stephen Bates
Ray Cromley
Reform Congress
Lt. Gov
Bill Hobby
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