Texas Electric Opens New Andrews Office and Showroom
Texas Electric Service Company holds open house Monday and Tuesday at its expanded Andrews office 109 Southwest Ave as the new facility showcases four times more floor space, two all electric heat pumps, two way radio, and a fully equipped distribution crew with modern trucks. The display features appliances from local dealers and a reception with cookies and coffee.
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Electric Service Com
Southwest Ising
Ess
Thelma Black
Tesco Home Service
TESCo Power History in Andrews Marks Growth of Electric Service
The narrative traces TESCo electric service in Andrews from 1929 starting with a 35 horsepower generator to a 138000 volt two line system. It details office establishment managers, staff growth to twenty one in Andrews, and a second power line completed within a year boosting capacity for the oil fields and town. A stray joke about a butcher ends the piece.
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Electric Service Company
Andrews
Drews
Tesco Power System
B. B. Rogers
Grady S. Kidd
T. M. Hood, Jr
Tesco
Andrews County
Built In Heaters In Wall Displayed At New Office
Texas Electric Service Company demonstrates built in electric wall heaters to heat offices and homes. The front of the building uses two all electric heat pumps for heating and cooling while three other rooms use fan type electric heaters. Heaters are in the ladies lounge the men's locker room and the distribution superintendent's office. Each unit has a small fan to blow warm air and can act as an air circulator when heating is off. Electric hot water provided by a 60 gallon water heater serves lavatories and showers.
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Texas Electric Service Company
Carl Walker
Midland
Andrews
Monahans
Odessa
Permain Basin
Office of
Appliances On Display At Texas Electric Service Office
Demonstrations of electric home appliances will highlight the opening week at the Texas Electric Service Company office. Mrs Thelma Black a home service advisor will show use of an electric range food freezer and small kitchen appliances. She will also demo laundry gear including washer dryer and ironer.
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Office of
Texas Electric Service Company
Thelma Black
Home Service
Depository for Bill Payments Is Installed
A new TES CO office provides a bill payment depository after hours. A drop slot and shelf on the South brick wall allow customers to enclose their bill, cash, or check and drop it in the slot. If cash is enclosed, a payment receipt will be mailed.
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TESCO
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An advertisement urges readers to subscribe to the News, highlighting the benefits of timely local reporting and the value of supporting community journalism. The pitch stresses ongoing access to city news and exclusive subscriber advantages.
Oil Tanker Needs Eight Hundred Truck Loads of Oil
A progress brief describes filling a medium sized oil tank ship with the equivalent cargo of about eight hundred large clipper trucks. An overheard remark quips that a voter neglected duty by not voting, claiming Eisenhower did not need the vote and Stevenson’s would not have mattered.
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Eisenhower
Stevenson
Modern Lighting In New TESCO Office
Visitors to the Texas Electric Service Company office see a modern interior lighting system. Thirteen adjustable hooded down lights illuminate displays and twenty four slimline fluorescent units on the ceiling provide cool white light for the office. The design aims for evenly distributed illumination with minimal eye strain, and exterior lighting supports emergency night operations.
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Texas Electric Service Company
T. M. Hood
TESCO
Electric appliance event showcases new models and lighting
Continuous demonstrations on both days feature electric cooking and laundry shows. New appliance models will be on display and the lighting section highlights the most efficient office lighting applications.
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