Consolidated Chemical Buys Big Asset in Baytown
Baytown grows as Consolidated Chemical expands with a major asset added in 1963. The plant recovers sulphuric acid from waste gases and by products, shipping molten sulphuric acid for refining and other industries. The combined exhaust stack and water tower design reduces wind bracing needs while the landscaped treatment pond highlights the facility’s contribution to Baytown’s petrochemical growth and regional economy.
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Baytown
Rapid
Hegerocuie
Pact Stautier Chemical
Chemical Indus
Skeh Ae
Navaeaa
Emmadaed
Insu- Consolidated
Consolidated
Siipe
Fortinberry Backed Early Paving Program
C I Fortinberry, Goose Creek’s fourth mayor after Bussey Roberts and Zierlein, oversaw paving of about nine miles of asphalt streets. The improvements focused on the east side, then the town center, transforming dusty roads into smoother thoroughfares.
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Fortinberry
C. I Fortinberry
Goose Creek
W. E. Bussey
John Roberts
Zierlein
Jthan
Mills Bennett Faithful to Goose Creek in 1916 Boom
Mills Bennett stood as a firm believer in Goose Creek at Hog Island sending freight to Houston and Galveston. As others deserted, he claimed Rogar and found a market, his royalty from the old field diminished when the 1916 boom collapsed. He held 6,000 barrels of storage and was constructing two large steel storage tanks.
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Hog Island
Houston
Galveston
Bennett
Goose Creek
Fitnaine
Rogarable
Alford recalls Humble's first oil train shipment
L M Alford, longtime conductor on the Dayton Gocee Creek line, recalls the first crude shipments to Baytown for Humble Oil and Refining. He recounts early docks, the fledgling refinery, and Sterling’s praise as Baytown’s growth began. He remains active with Southern Pacific, living in Baytown since 1920 with four sons.
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Alford
Humble
L. M. Alford
Dayton-Gocee Creek
Aces
Ross Cate
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Sterling
East James
Southern Pacific
Houston
Lafayette
DGC
Lester
Neal
Homer
Ray
Goose Creek City Commission Sets Meeting Pay 1919
In Goose Creek the 1919 city commission including W Eearn E C Slaughter and L I Smith voted to pay members five dollars per regular meeting and five dollars per special session not to exceed five meetings monthly. The march 25 1919 vote was followed by an April 1 1919 ordinance adopting readings at a special meeting. details of those ordinances are not recorded. The note also mentions Catherine de Medici introducing high heeled shoes about one inch high.
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Catherine de Medici
Henry II of
France
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Consolidated Chemical
Yorks
Plan Petrochea Heke Evans
National Academy of Sciences
Washington, D. C
White Senda
N. M
Academy
Sun
Mills Bennett
Maytown
Texas
Texas Avenue
IL. M
Selves
W. E.earn
E. C. Slaughter
L. I. Smith
Sill Nieder
Kansas
Des Moines
Johnny's
Pearce and Commerce
Taylor Hunt
Johnny
Harris County
Federal Savings & Loan Assn
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