Humble Oil marks 21st birthday with Houston impact
A 1938 Houston greeting explains Humble Oil and Refining Co grew from a 1917 Texas charter to a payroll near 28 million annually and 14 000 employees. It highlights its role in Houston's development, tax contributions, school support, and employee benefits including stock ownership and field camp services. The piece frames Humble as a leading civic citizen amid economic growth.
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Ble Oil and Refining Co
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Itle
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America
Kerosene Remains In Front In Petroleum History
Kerosene, the bread and butter of the petroleum era, remains a major product worldwide. From humble origins to a 100 million barrel annual output, it fuels lamps, stoves, heaters, and now powers jet aircraft. Its basic nature has not changed, boiling crude to produce a steady, nearly waterlike liquid that burns with a steady flame and continues to adapt to modern uses.
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R. S. Sterl
Ling
Frank Sterling
W. W. Fan
Oren
Wallace Pratt
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Orvent
Ganization
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H. C. Wiess
James Fuels
Utah
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America
Humble Bee Ends After 30 Years at Baytown Refinery
In May 1958 the Humble Bee monthly magazine at Baytown Refinery published its last edition after more than three decades of informing employees and promoting safety and cost control. To speed communication the Baytown Briefs weekly paper began in 1953 and the two were merged in 1958 to form a larger, improved publication.
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Humble Bee
Baytown Refinery Monthly
Baytown Briefs
Baytown Refinery Produces Wide Range Of Fuels And Plastics
The Baytown Refinery is one of the largest pre-procuct plants, yielding hundreds of products from liquified petroleum gas to paving asphalt. It mainly outputs motor and aviation fuels, kerosene, heating oil, and heavier fuels. It also produces cytonexane and paraxylene as raw materials for nylon and Dacron, with other petrochemical feedstocks present in crude or synthetic products.
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Hay fever plants trigger summer misery for millions
The hay fever that attacks about six million Americans each summer is caused by at least two hundred plant species. Yet only five of these plants account for the majority of cases, researchers note, highlighting key culprits in allergic reactions.
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