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Jeff Davis County, TX Social Statistics

Jeff davis county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school555100.0Nursery school,…

Jeff Davis County, TX Economic Statistics

Jeff davis county texas dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over1,739100.0In labor force1,09462.9Civilian…

Jeff Davis County, TX Housing Statistics

Jeff davis county texas dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units1,420100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached1,08776.51-unit,…

Newport Jazz Festival

(Encyclopedia) Newport Jazz Festival, annual summer music festival, probably the best known of all such festivals, held at Newport, R.I. Originally sponsored by Newport socialites Mr. and Mrs. Louis…

Reagan, John Henninger

(Encyclopedia) Reagan, John HenningerReagan, John Henningerrēˈgən [key], 1818–1905, American political leader, b. Sevierville, Tenn. He moved to Texas in 1839, became a lawyer, and held several state…

Collins, Wilkie

(Encyclopedia) Collins, Wilkie (William Wilkie Collins), 1824–89, English novelist. Although trained as a lawyer, he spent most of his life writing. He produced some 30 novels, the best known of…

Mitchell, William

(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, William (Billy Mitchell), 1879–1936, American army officer and pilot, b. Nice, France. He enlisted (1898) in the U.S. army in the Spanish-American War and received a…

Schechter, Solomon

(Encyclopedia) Schechter, SolomonSchechter, Solomonshĕkhˈtər [key], 1847–1915, Jewish scholar. Born in Romania, he was educated in Vienna and at the Univ. of Berlin. He went to England in 1882 and in…

Snyder, Gary

(Encyclopedia) Snyder, Gary, 1930–, American poet, b. San Francisco. Associated with the beat generation of the 1950s, he lived (1956–68) in Japan, where he trained as a Zen monk. His poetry,…

Dodd, William Edward

(Encyclopedia) Dodd, William Edward, 1869–1940, American historian and diplomat, b. Clayton, N.C. He was professor of history at Randolph-Macon College (1900–1908) and at the Univ. of Chicago (1908–…