Pecos County Mortgages Chronicle 1885 1893
Chattel records reveal piano sellers, barber shop liens, and diverse mortgaged property in Pecos City from 1891 to 1896. Details include pianos by Smith Wheelock and Chickering, barber chairs at the Rice Hotel, and large notices on canals and ranch herds. The era shows loans repaid on time with extensive livestock collateral, scarce horse mortgaging.
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Reeves County
Pecos
C. W. Hardein
Chas, Schilling
Rice Hotel
J.J. Inge
Smith
Alcott Aid Manor
A.M. Walthall
Wheelock
C. H. Edwards
A.J, Cooksey
T. M. Clayton
J.W, Carter
D,o. Clark
D. M. Edwards
C. W. Buster
D.M. Edwards
C.W. Blyth
J. W. Carter
Hp, Simonds
Mortgagor
Western Newspaper Union
Pecos Valley News
Pecos Land and Water Company
Central Trust Company of New York
Monroe Clayton
R.E. Brown
Pecos City
L. E. Owings
W. D. Johnson & Co
A.J. Lightfoot
W. C. Slack
Seven Rivers Cattle Company
H. Burney
Editorial on Congress and defense spending ethics
The piece argues representatives prioritize district funded programs over spending cuts, urging voters to oust spenders. It cites Massachusetts base closures, defense budget waste, and the need for civilian control while trimming costs in military programs and outdated sinecures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
White House
Massachusetts
Nixon
George McGovern
Pentagon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Barry Goldwater
OFS
Texas youths shine in Highlander Spring Concert
The Highland Park High School Highlander Band drew 500 musicians and singers in a vibrant show starring Sousa pieces and Se mper Fidelis. The 200-voice Lads and Lassies Choir joined for a rousing finale to Battle Hymn of the Republic. The event highlighted strong female participation and future band talent from sixth graders moving up.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Highland Park High School
Highlander Band
Bobby Layne
Doak Walker
Sousa
Washington Post
Ina Ray Hutton
Glenn Miller
Paul Whitman
Ina Ray
Highlanders
Baylor University
University of Texas
Houston Oilers
Marine Corps
Quantico
Boyle's column pokes fun at modern baffles and quirks
HAL BOYLE catalogues modern annoyances and social foibles from tunnels without light to tense Watergate anxieties and PTA trivia, lampooning pretensions and the perils of public life. The column ends with quick trivia Q A snippets on Nobel Peace Prize, Musca, and an early American song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Watergate
Mr. Rushmore
PTA
New Federalism Debate Faces Nixon Power Shift
Washington commentary notes Congress loses leverage over the purse amid Nixon era centralization. Alexander Bickel argues the presidency and judiciary push federal power, with moral imperatives expanding reach. observers urge restraint to guard against overreach. Also mentions Lake Rudolf history and Chandler's Wobble with a 1978 peak.
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Washington
NEA
Watergate
Nixon
White House
U.S
Congress
Woodrow Wilson Center
National Journal
Alexander Bickel
Yale Law
Bickel
U.S. Supreme Court
Presidency
High Court
College Round Table
On This Date in History May 16 1973 Highlights
May 16 marks events from 1960 Paris Big Four summit collapse over U2 spy incident to the 1639 founding of New Port Rhode Island, 1770 Marie Antoinette marriage, 1871 Vancouver BC province entry, 1927 bootlegger tax returns ruling, and recent tributes including astronauts, miners rescued, and Nixon reshuffle.
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Associated Press
Paris
United States
Ussr
New Port
R.L
Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI
France
Massachusetts
British Columbia
Canada
U.S. Supreme Court
Population center locations from 1790 to 1970
The World Almanac notes the U.S. population center moved from about 23 miles east of Baltimore Maryland in 1790 to five miles east south east of Mascoutah Illinois in 1970 per the census data.
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U.S
Baltimore
Mascoutah
St. Clair County
Sirica Portrait: Pressure and Principles Shaped Watergate
Ray Cromley surveys Judge John J. Sirica, echoing that his pressure at the original Watergate trial helped force a break. The Eisenhower appointee champions the uncommon man, accountability for the powerful, and a fearless pursuit of truth in the judicial system. He advocates strong sentences to deter crime, urging leadership by lawyers and judges in government. Mr. Nixon should consider Sirica for a Supreme Court vacancy.
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Washington
Nea
John J. Sirica
Watergate
Sirica
Nixon
Supreme Court
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Just Musin
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Toyah Creek
Goodloe and
Hines
John O. Ford
West Texas Telephone Company
First National Bank
Texas
Boyle
International Labor Organization
John Hill Hewitt
Bruce Biossat
By Bruce Biossat
Kenya
Rudolf
Thailand
Laos
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Pacific
Hominy Falls
W. Va
U.S. Treasury
John B. Connally
George Shultz
Henry Fonda
John Lubbock
Pecos Enterprise
O'Ferrall
PALLY
South Cedar Street
TEX
WIS
Ress Association
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Ray Cromley
By Ray Cromley
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