Pecos-Region Officials Weigh Early Electric Rail Plans and Prohibition Orders
Records note 1905 courthouse phone price cuts debated by Pecos commissioners and a 1906 permit for a Pecos to Toyah Lake electric railway that never materialized. Prohibition outcomes, school district votes, and a 1968 guard house project in Toyah also appear, with multiple local names and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Reeves County Telephone Company
Reeves
Loving
Winkler
Commissioners Court
Citizens of Justice Precinct No
Homer Magee
W D. Cowan
Max Krauskopf
E.L. Collings
J.W. Prewit
J.G. Love
al, Ligon
T.Y. Casey
A.G. Taggart
Sully Vaughn
T.H. Beauchamp
T.B. Pruett
C.C. Boyd
Ed Otto
S.M. Prewit
Prohibition
Toyah
Toyah County items show 1909 courthouse upgrades and bridge work
The record notes a long used local jail in Toyah, electricity wiring at the courthouse, air conditioning, and a Pecos River bridge contract of 7327.25 dollars awarded Feb 15 1909. Toyah incorporation was granted May 15 1909 with corporate name Toyah effective July 6 1909.
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Toyah
Pecos
Pecos Light and Ice Company
Pecos River
Arno
Mentone Crossing
el Paso Bridge and Iron Company
State Highway Department
Mentone
Commissioners Court
Editorial on halting skyjackings through international action
The piece argues for stronger measures to stop air piracy including extradition treaties, critiques Israel and Western policy, notes Lufthansa security, and calls for worldwide joint action to hold hijackers accountable under law to prevent mass murder. It cites Lufthansa, Libya, Cuba, Castro, and Airline Pilots' Association president John O'Donnell.
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Israel
Olympic
Munich
Lufthansa
Libya
Cuba
Fidel Castro
John O'Donnell
Airline Pilots’ Association
United States
Nations
Press censorship highlighted at Inter-American meeting
More than 300 editors and publishers from across the hemisphere gathered in Santiago Chile for the Inter-American Press Association meeting. Attendees heard warnings of rising press pressure amid governments in Chile Argentina Uruguay Brazil Panama and Mexico reflecting varied censorship practices and a cautious trend toward more open critique in Mexico under President Luis Echeverria Alvarez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemisphere
Inter-American Press Association
Santiago
Chile
Dominican Republic
Latin America
Salvador Allende Gossens
Argentina
Associated Press
Alejandro A. Lanusse
Uruguay
Brazil
Panama
Mexico
Luis Echeverria Alvarez
Encampments on Concho River Draw Quiet Reverie
A Houston area writer recalls Christoval Texas encampments of the 1930s where tents dotted riverbanks and a 2000 person camp formed near Arlington. He notes open air preaching, a unique drug store and doctor’s skulls on display, with river swimming and old time charm, contrasting past with modern radar forecasts.
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Concho River
Christoval
Washington
Gary Coates
San Angelo
Boyle's column offers post election quips and reflections
HAL BOYLE collects responses after a national vote noting that winners and losers claim the people spoke. He cites politicians jokes about winning, mudslinging, money, and the long road ahead as reporters and the public move on to business and plans for the future.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Times Square
Pike’s Peak
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for Submission
The note outlines rules for letters including required signature and address, withheld upon request, a maximum of 500 words, general interest, and prohibition of poor taste. It emphasizes that readers should submit okay letters for printing.
Quick Quiz Qs on Names and Geography
A playful Q and A noting the feminine form of Charles as Charlotte and identifying the four states that meet at a single corner: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
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Charles
Charlotte
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Today in history and notable events on November 8
On this date in 1932 Franklin D Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover to become president and in 1960 John Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon. Other items include 1815 Hernando Cortez reaches Mexico City and 1873 the Louvre opens to the public. Also noted are Montana's statehood in 1889 and Roosevelt winning in 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
John Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Hernando Cortez
Mexico City
Louvre Museum
Paris
Montana
Theodore Roosevelt
United Arab Republic
Sudan
Nile Valley
New York Daily News
Chrysler
United Auto Workers Union
Royal Air Force
Leghorn
Italy
Katherine Hepburn
Patti Page
John van Druten
Welfare costs drive Texas budget rise and reforms urged
The State Board of Public Welfare calls for a 60.9 million dollar two year budget increase and 71.1 million in federal matching funds for 1974 75. The plan blames congressional rules and a lowered federal share for higher costs. even with increases benefits may be cut next fall. Secretary Bullock urges unitary primaries and election code recodification to save money and improve financing.
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Austin
Tex
State Board of Public Welfare
Raymond Vowell
Texas
Louis Sarazan
Corpus Christi
Nixon
Bob Bullock
Senate
Bullock
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By Alton Hughes
Joe Bradley
Pat Purvis
South Cedar Street
Pecns
Ress Association
Robert E. Ford
Dallas
Christian Group
Arlington
Fort Worth
Glorietta
N. M
Boyle
Calvin Coolidge
Henry
Australia
By Gill Fox
Don Cavness
Cavness
State Board of Insurance
Atty
Crawford Martin
Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
el Paso
Martin
Courts Speaks
West Texas
David Ratliff
Travis County
Supreme Court
Denton
Tom Todd
Corral City
Houston
Ford Foundation
General Revenue Fund
Hutchinson County
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