Reeves County Chattel Mortgages Chronicle 1893 1900
The article lists early Reeves County liens and mortgages. It notes book salesmen in Pecos in 1893 and several 1894 1899 liens including 24 volumes of Britannica, farm mortgages to finance cotton, a Singer sewing machine lien, stock exchange saloon furniture, buggy liens, a Toyah Vale gin plant lien, Pecos City telephone system mortgage, and an oak boot black stand lien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Pecos
W. D. Johnson
Madera
Balmorhea
A.A. Cox
H.T. Collier
Ludlow
Parkin and Orendorf Company
Estanislado Castillo
T. A. Hutchinsons
Castillo
John G. Manning
Singer Manufacturing Company
Singer Sewing Making
G. B. Greer
John W. Conway
Stock Exchange
Oak and
Second Streets
Fonville Jewelry
G. W. Donaldson
M. O. Dryfer
Toyahvale
Pecos City
T. Y. Casey
F. W. Johnson
Higginbotham Lumber Company
Chas, R. Higgins
C. Weichsel & Co
Baille
Pecos Chamber of Commerce launches 104 new members drive
An editorial urges Pecos residents to join the Chamber as a $5 to $10 monthly investment to spur growth. It argues a new feedlot industry and tourism could boost jobs and taxes, with the Chamber promising to push the plans over months or years, asking local businessmen to join to fund the effort.
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Pecos
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Today in history highlights from May 23, 1973
On this date in 1915 Germany declared war against Italy. In 1455 the Battle of Saint Albans occurred. In 1701 Captain Kidd was hanged after piracy and murder conviction. South Carolina joined the union in 1788. The Supreme Court upheld the Social Security Act in 1937. Israel captured Adolf Eichmann in 1960 for trial. An 1971 earthquake toll near Bingol, Turkey was about 1,000. Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev appeared at a Moscow rally in 1965. Cuban leader visited. five years ago Paris clashes left hundreds hurt. One year ago Nixon and Brezhnev conferred in Moscow and signed enviro and health accords.
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Associated Press
Germany
Italy
Saint Albans
England
William Kidd
London
South Carolina
U. S. Supreme Court
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Argentina
Bingol
Turkey
Beulah and the Texas hurricane legacy through memory
A Texas hurricane chaser, Robert H. Simpson, recalls 1919 Corpus Christi disaster with 284 official deaths and widespread destruction. He notes Agnes as a mild recent storm and Beulah’s 1967 devastating, 136 mph winds causing 36 inch rains and long floods across the Rio Grande region.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Texas
Miami
Fla
Robert H. Simpson
Simpson
Corpus Christi Bay
Corpus Christi
Gulf of Mexico
Grady Phelps
The
Beulah
National
Carla
New England
West Indies
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
Weather Service
Spider meals and bicycles mark shifts in world and home
HAL Boyle notes fruits of geography in feasts from spiders prized in Southeast Asia to American taste, cites bicycle sales surpassing cars for first time since WWI, and uses light anecdotes on doctors pay and a fish cleaning tip. He ends with a quip on billion spending pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Southeast Asia
India
America
The
American Medical Association
Robert West
Tesla and 17th century wig trade in World Almanac facts
The World Almanac credits Nikola Tesla with inventing the induction motor in 1887 and an AC motor in 1892 and notes his Niagara Falls power system. It also mentions France importing horsehair from Germany for wigs in the 17th century, with Colbert attempting to ban wigs to protect gold in the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikola Tesla
The
World Almanac
Tesla
Niagara Falls
France
Germany
Colbert
Louis XIV
Storm Toll Across Texas and Mexico Sparks Warnings
A storm flood inundated half an acre and caused 13 deaths in Texas while Mexico did not disclose a toll. Robert Simpson's warning service allowed residents to flee inland toward Fort Worth and Dallas ahead of the storm.
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Jean Laffite
Texas
New Orleans
Galveston
Laffite
Galveston Bay
Oklahoma
Simpson
Agnes
Florida Panhandle
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Mexico
Robert Simpson
Fort Worth
Dallas
White House gridlock deepens as Watergate hinders policy
A Washington report notes White House delays on key energy and economic decisions due to Watergate and leadership turnover. Despite inflation and energy shortages, top officials struggle to appoint and empower agencies, leaving policy unclear as investigations continue.
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Washington
NEA
Nixon
White House
Capitol Hill
Treasury
George Shultz
Henry Kissinger
William Rogers
Defense
Environmental Protection
Health, Education and Welfare
FBI
Central Intelligence Agency
Atomic Energy Commission
White House Domestic Council
Office of Management and
Budget
Mr. Nixon
Haldeman- Ehrlichman
Nixon Mitchell closeness myth debunked by press veteran
Bruce Bi assigns as myth that Nixon and ex Attorney General John Mitchell were close personal friends. He argues Mitchell never had constant access, notes Nixon used Mitchell for political convenience, and says the idea was manufactured to project influence during 1968 campaign.
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Washington
Nea
Nixon
John Mitchell
Mitchell
California
Gaylord Parkinson
Wall Street
New York
Vesco Campaign Fund
Degrees Awarded at the United States Naval Academy
Graduates of the four year course receive the Bachelor of Science degree and are commissioned as ensigns in the United States Navy or as second lieutenants in the United States Marine Corps.
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United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
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Just Musin
By Alton Hughes
Southern Rock Island Plow Company
W. P. Harbert
J. D. Leatherman
T. M. Clayton
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Paris
Leonid Brezhnev
Timmy
By Roger Bollen
Pecos Enterprise
O'Ferrall
PALLY
South Cedar Street
Press Association
Hurricane Chaser
Rio Grande
Sierra Madres
Lyford
Red Cross
Boyle
Ray Cromley
White House Boys
Watergate
By Ray Cromley
Bruce Biossat
By Bruce Biossat
United States Naval Academy
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