Ward County Organization and Early County Developments
The 1892 commissioner's court moved to organize Ward County after a petition by 150 citizens. The board approved slough grading near Pecos City and later added a concrete slab. State funding for predator bounties was halted May 12, 1892. School trustee elections were ordered for Pecos districts, and a Pecos River bridge project advanced with riprap work on the bridge in 1893. Loving County was petitioned in 1893 but not organized until 1931. The two-minute books track jail conditions, school trustee elections, and road improvements through 1897, with later entries noting pauper and stock issues.
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Commissioners Court
Ward County
Pecos City
New River Bridge
Pecos River
Pecos
Toyah
Saragosa
la Loma
Loving County
Texas
C.M. Wilson
R.S. Johnson
C,c. Kountze
J.H. Harbert
H,a. Schrock
A. Shelby
Crisis in Chile under Allende threatens ruin and dictatorship
Editorial warns two years after Salvador Allende’s rise, Chile faces ruin from socialist reforms. Inflation, shortages, and price controls cripple productivity in farms, fleets, and mines while pay rises fail to curb costs. Black market rates surge and trade suffers as tensions rise between shopkeepers, truckers, and the army, raising fears of a future military takeover.
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Salvador Allende
Chile
Allende
Texas papers split on using Ms for women names
A Texas survey shows editors and readers divided over using Ms as a prefix for women. editors defend Miss or Mrs for clarity while advocates urge Ms to avoid revealing marital status. Names of editors, papers, and regional reactions across Borger to Fort Worth are cited.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Sweet Little Society
Texas
Ad Mihm
Clifford H, Mim
Adeline Cleary Mihm
Mary Somebody
Mary Smith Doe
Borger
Ed Horn
Temple Telegram
Annie Lee Williams
Wichita Falls
Mary Jones
Tom Jones
Sam Wood
The
Austin American-Statesman
American-Statesman
American Statesman
David Bryant
Plainview Herald
Herald
Mary Doe
John Doe
Pat Nixon
Richard Milhouse Nixon
Lyn van Dusen
Houston Post
Post
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Borr News- Herald
Desk
Derrick Club
Milm
Texas oil and gas drives state economy and roads
The Texas oil and gas industry underpins the state economy and public services. The gasoline tax funds roads and supports education, teacher retirement, aid to the aged and disabled, and families with dependent children. The sector accounts for significant shares of state revenue and tax bills, shaping living standards and growth.
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Texas
Iguanas in a City Apartment Attract Notable Attention
In a humorous Atlanta column Billie Brown recalls iguanas Hamm and Clov living in a 19th floor apartment. The pets puzzled guests, vanished for days, and prompted a move that left the author and husband with a growing lizard story about a tree and a fig stuffed iguana destined for Knoxville zoo.
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Billie Brown
Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Hainm
Clov
David
Hamm
Birmingham
Clav
Knoxville
Don
Letters to the Editor Guidelines Issued for Readers
The notice outlines submission rules for letters including required signature and address, withheld upon request, a maximum length of 500 words, and criteria of general interest and decent taste for consideration in the paper. It emphasizes that unsigned or inappropriate letters will not be printed.
Home Security Costs and Systems Explored
The article reviews burglar alarm options from simple door locks to high end wired systems. It compares perimeters and space alarms, discusses hidden mats and disguised plug ins, and stresses careful vendor selection and reasonable costs from $2.50 to $5,000. It notes risks of fly by night operators and recommends checking company longevity and reliability.
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Beverly Hills
Today in History and Q A Capsule from 1972
Today October 23 1972 marks 299th day of the year with 67 remaining The item recalls events from 1936 Rome Berlin Axis 1701 Philadelphia charter 1838 Bizet birth 1854 Light Brigade action 1938 Chungking government 1941 Kharkov capture 1944 Philippine Sea 1952 Cuban missile crisis nearing climax 1957 Doumer Bridge bombing 1971 UN seating of China Today’s birthday Ex King Michael of Romania Thought for today quotes Cal Coolidge A White Marlin Capital Q mute parrots and presidential anniversaries Pablo Casals noted
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Associated Press
Germany
Italy
Rome- Berlin
Philadelphia
Georges Bizet
Paris
Light Brigade
Sevastopol
Russia
Chungking
Kharkov
Soviet Ukraine
Philippine Sea
White House
Cuba
U. S
Doumer Bridge
Hanoi
United Nations
China
Michael
Romania
Calvin Coolidge
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By Alton Hughes
Mitchell Springs
Pecos Enterprise
Joe Bradley
Pat Purvis
South Cedar Street
TEXA
SIT2 Press Association
Boyle
United States
Diane Clark
Copley News Service
Ocean City
John Adams
John Quincey Adams
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pablo Casals
Cellist
By Gill Fox
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