Just Musin' by Alton Hughes Railroad
A survey of Reeves County chattel mortgages records from 1884 1885 reveals a pattern of livestock and property liens used to secure loans. Key entries include a 6 5 million T P Railway mortgage, 358 000 on the Hash Knife herd, 1 900 sheep mortgaged to a Colorado City bank, and various small property liens in Pecos Toyah and Wells counties. The article notes the era of strong collateral faith and describes historic lenders and owners like Henry Warren C M Fields J W Robbins J E Cooksey and Clayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County Commissioners
Texas and Pacific Railway Company
Fidelity Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit Company
T&p
Reeves County
Texas
Henry Warren
Continental Land and Cattle Company
AJ. Scroggins
First National Bank of
Colorado City
C.M. Fields
Fort Worth Grocery Company
Toyah
Cooksey
Clayton
J. E. Cooksey
J. L. Clayton
W. A. Grounds
Texas Cap Rock
Llano Estacado
World views split by nations says Mehnert at Akron event
German scholar Klaus Mehnert explains onscreen metaphors of world order. He describes American dominance as a large triangle and a small one showing US contact with all camps, at the University of Akron conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klaus Mehnert
School For International Relations
Columbia University
Europe
Japan
Regional Council For International Education
University of Akron
U.S
Mehnert
United States
Soviet Union
China
Americans plan for leisure boom despite high living costs
AP analysis notes rising travel abroad with eight million expected in 1973, plus domestic trips and a broad surge in recreation. It cites Conference Board data on spending over 80 billion annually, climbing leisure time, longer vacations, and a shift toward travel, camping, skiing, biking, boating, and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
America
Americas
Conference Board
Ecological Backlash in Borneo After DDT Spraying
Science Service cites a complex ecological collapse in a Borneo village after WHO DDT spraying. Cockroaches thrived, lizards and cats suffered, rats proliferated, and thatched roofs faced damage until a parachuted cat resupply helped restore balance. Jonathan Waage of Brown University calls it a cautionary example of man’s control over nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science Service
World Health Organization
Borneo
Jonathan Waage
Brown University
Court cancels license of 82 year old driver in Hailsham
A court in Hailsham England revoked the license of Frank Garner aged 82 for ten years after he admitted driving without reasonable consideration for other road users. He was cited for speeding along the Middle Bourne highway at about 10 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hailsham
England
Frank Garner
Boyhood legal papers and TV tradeoffs in a family
Joy Stilley recalls his children lightheartedly drafting mock wills and contracts. The siblings bargained over TV time and errands, trading pennants and held to quirky agreements, including a red Oklahoma pennant and Mohawk Trail mass pennant, reflecting a playful early grasp of contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Stilley
NEW York
Gay
Brenn
Gray
Oklahoma
Warren
N.Y
Letters to the Editor Guidelines Here for Readers
A printed notice explains the selection rules for letters to the editor. Writers must include signature and address, though withheld on request, keep to 500 words, and ensure content is of general interest and not in poor taste.
Unions in Pinch Nixon Trade Bill Feel Shy of Goal
Washington experts debate President Nixon trade bill with AFL-CIO and Brookings opinions. Some say it modestly expands power to guard jobs, while others warn it reinforces protectionism and may fail to lift unions. Trade flows push workers toward service sectors despite proposed adjustment pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Nixon
U.S
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Burke-Hartke
Brookings Institution
Brookings
Fred Bergsten
Japan
Europe
Bergsten
May Day History Highlights From 1898 to 1964
On May 1 known events include Dewey’s victory at Manila Bay in 1898 and the 1707 union forming Great Britain. Other milestones cover the Smithsonian cornerstone in 1847, the Empire State Building dedication in 1931, and the first hijacking to Cuba in 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Adm
George Dewey
Manila Bay
England
Scotland
Great Britain
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Chicago
Empire State Building
New York
Cuba
Lyndon B. Johnson
Netherlands New Guinea
United Nations
Indonesia
West Irian
U.S
Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
Quang Tri
Record Heights and Distances by Glider Flyers
World Almanac notes two aviation feats. Paul Bible set an altitude record of 46 267 feet in a Schwei zer sailplane at Mojave Lancaster Calif on February 25 1961. Hans Grosse achieved a 907 7 mile straight line distance from Lubeck Germany to Biarritz France on April 25 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bible
Mojave- Lancaster
Calif
Hans Grosse
Luebeck
Germany
Biarritz
France
Also Mentioned on This Page
Just Musin
By Alton Hughes
J. W. Robbins
J. W. Robbins and Sons
James H. Campbell
L. C. Schilling
T. C. Babb
Pecos
Clayton Livery Stable
Otto Liquor Store
John Cunniff
Wall Street
Cana
Senate
Richard Mentor Johnson
Pennsylvania
House of Lords
Sir Laurence Olivier
By Neg Cochran
Pecos Enterprise
South Cedar Street
Ress Association
Boyle
Bruce Biossat
Bruce Bioss
Mark W. Clark
Jack Paar
Kate Smith
Dater
Baia
Ernie
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