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Borger: carbon black center of the Panhandle boom
Borger, nicknamed the Pittsburg of the Plains, grows as a durable oil town in the Panhandle. The city, with refineries and carbon black plants, reports strong payrolls and stability, while new roads, schools, and a modern library mark a long term development plan led by Mayor W H Francis and the city commission.
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Borger
Hawinananatian
uUmLiy Ivemy
Yuptravis
Pittsburg
Panhandle
W. H. Francis
Francis
Borger Engine Company
M. M. Stephens
Berger
Booker T. Washington School
Supt. C. A. Cryer
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Panhandle Power and Light Company
John Miller
Ace” Borger
Phillips
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Hutchinson County
Anderson Hutchinson
Republic of Texas
W. H. Ingerton
William “Billy” Dixon
S. B. Tarkington
B. G. Miller
T. L. Coffee
Norman Coffee
Stinnett
Plemons