Today In History highlights through the years
On October 27 events span from Napoleon occupying Berlin in 1806 to the League of Nations moving HQ to Geneva in 1920. Notable items include the 1659 executions of Quakers for returning to Massachusetts, Roosevelt’s 1858 birth, and shifts in Brazil and Lebanon in recent eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Napoleon Bonaparte
Berlin
William Robinson
Marmaduke Stevenson
Massachusetts Colony
U.S
Theodore Roosevelt
New York City
Adrianople
League of Nations
London
Geneva
Big Three
Moscow
West Berlin
Brazil
Humberto Castello Branco
Barbs by Phil Pastoret ends with uncle’s will pledge
One of the better nurtured salesmen enters after a long lunch with a wealthy uncle who promised to name the narrator in his will and in fact did so. The piece reads as a wry early modern column with boastful insight.
State Fair Champions Sold At Auction
An 1120 pound crossbred steer Grand Champion at the State Fair of Texas Junior Livestock Auction sold for 5200 to Kroger Food Stores in Dallas. Owner Kathleen Taylor of Katy Texas, 15, plans to display the steer near Northpark Mall and use proceeds to fund agricultural education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Kroger Food Stores
Dallas
Onasis
Kathleen Taylor
Katy
Houston
Kathleen
Fort Bend County
H. A. Ferguson
Kroger Company
Kroger
Wyatt
Henke Pillot
Northpark
Ferguson
Brenda Hollo- Wasy
Taylor County
Abilene
Children’s Medical Center
Palacios
Bill Harrod
American Airlines
Louis Simmons
Byers
Future Farmers of America
Ray W. Wilson
Barstow News Notes and Community Events
Barstow residents attend gatherings with families in El Paso and Pecos. Halloween Carnival at Barstow Elementary on Oct 31 6 p.m. features grade booths and activities. Graveside services for Elizabeth Key Pruett held at Barstow Cemetery with relatives from Highlands Houston and Midland. Local notices include election day planning and visits from out of town guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
Albert Potter
Jewel Frost
Melvita Floyd
Mildred Jenson
Clifton Jung
Elizabeth Key Pruett
Highlands
Texas
Austin
Acie Allen
Barstow Community Center
C.W. Wright
Theresa Walker
Woman seeks Lutheran ministry in Westminster
Mrs. Beverly Allert, 27, of Westminster hopes to be ordained as a minister in the American Lutheran Church soon. She graduated from a seminary in 1969. Her husband, Rev. C William Allert, is pastor of a Lutheran church in Westminster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Colo
Beverly Allert
Denver
C William Allert
Helen Help Us Dear Helen
Advice column entry discussing a mother upset by rumors of her daughter Cynthia being pregnant after a brief relationship with a soldier. The letter writer asks how to respond to gossip while noting community tensions about race and generation. Helen suggests calm honesty and addressing issues directly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Cynthia
Vietnam
Bali Hai
Lost in Texas how two exotic dancers publish a book
A Texan literary tour featuring Alice Anderson and Diana Hunter visits Dallas and Fort Worth clubs. The duo promote their book Jack Ruby's Girls linked to the Carousel club. Report notes the dancers' past backstage roles and mixed reactions from crowds and media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Dallas
Alice Andereson
Diana Hunter
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Carousel Club
Alice
Diana
Tara
Rhett
Fort Worth
Dallas TV
Spotlight Club
Women’s Liberation Movement
Inflation and policy options loom in economic outlook
The piece analyzes persistent inflation as an adversary, noting August gains fading and September’s surge, and questions whether current plans can yield political or economic victory. It discusses possible incomes policy, the Nixon administration’s reluctance, and OECD warnings about rising prices across member nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cunniff
New York
Washington
United States
Nixon
Federal Reserve
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
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Jack Lemmon
Center
Sandy Dennis
Paramount Pictures
Neil Simon
Simon
Paul Nathan
Arthur Hiller
Salem Productions, Inc
State Theatre
Movielab
Lebanon
By Phil Pastoret
Eatri
Sandy Dennis Ane
Simon Story
Gayle Epperson
Llano
Columbia Meats
Janet
Larry Eubank
Hill County
Jack’s Meats
Kay Atchley
Deaf Smith
Frito Lay
Hereford
James Edward Potts
Donley County
Safeway Stores
Eddy Market
Mitchell County
Hen H. Carpenter
Southland Life
Presbyterian Hospital
Rodney Logsdon
Lamb County
4-H
Jack Kreck
Tex-Star
Jeff Merket
Bob Hunsaker
Scottish Rite Hospital
Pam Sellers
Ellis County
Memorial Hospital
Harold Lindley
Mary Stafford
Privacy
Kentucky
Pioneer
Mexico
S.A
J.H. Freeland
C.C. Majors
Sherri Goode
el Paso
Lacy Coulson
Clara Williamson
Bertha Petros
Nan Majors
Vernard Orr
Pecos
Wm. H. Diehl
Lloyd Chappell
Lloyd Jr
Craig
Lyndon
Christy Hughes
Shelly
Christopher
John Schultz
Mary Schultz
Dorothy Tyler
Terrell Tyler
Lyndon Chappell
Mary Ann Diehl
Sul Ross
John Maxwell
Nashville, Tenn
Bill Place
Somerset
New Jersey
Vernon Alldredge
John M. Alldredge
Larry
David Diehl
Gary Don Nelain
Jerry
Vernon Scott
Kathy Garrett
Potomac
San Diego
California
Phil
Marilyn) Tibbets
Bart
John A. Lanehart
Fort Ord
Tibbets
Elia Garcia
Odessa College
Elia
Mage Garcia
Olive) Hunter
Joe Stitt
George Dennis Gracey
Covington
Tenn
Clarksville
Jake Longbine
Sandy Schuler
Todd
Mark
Bennie Longbine
Cinnamon
Audie Whitaker
Davis Mountains
Fort Davis
OED
Big Count
Permian
New Mexico
Reed Drilling Tool
Pecos County
Hockley
Lea County
N.M
Andrews
Chaves Coke Crane Crockett Dawson Dickens Ector
Eddy Edwards Fisher Gaines Garza Glasscock Hockley
Howard Irion Kent Lea
Loving Lubbock Martin
Midland Mitchell Nolan
Reagan Reeves
Roosevelt Runnels Schleicher Scurry
Sterling Stonewall
Terry Tom Green
Christian
Heaven
Tizzy
By Kate Osann
Ben’s
Juarez, Chih
Oran D. Whitten Oil CO
Atlantic Richfield Company Dist
Sinclair Products
Phillip A. Pearce
ARCO
Business Mirror
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