Frank Sloan Recollects Goose Creek Baytown Era
Frank Sloan recalls early Goose Creek and Baytown days from 1919 onward as a locomotive engineer. He mentions beginnings at a mule barn era and work commencement around June 13, with ties to Baytown Refinery and local industry.
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Itant Sloan
Goose Creek
Mlincis
Baytown
Herve
Fatty’ Bond
Pas
Frank Sloan
Oiler Theatre
Culpepper’s
Sloan
Notre Dame High School Bandstand praised for wholesome hops
A Philadelphia Notre Dame High School Bandstand program run by Father Thompson and Gene Kaye draws teen crowds for live guest artists, with 60 adult chaperones, a queen of the hop, and proceeds supporting school departments while offering wholesome entertainment and in-person stars. The article notes the program’s long-running success since 1957 and its role in boosting enrollment and prestige.
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Notre Dame High School
John C. Starko
Central Press
America
Father Thompson
Philadelphia
Gene Kaye
Notre Dame
Thompson
Baytown Refinery Construction Began in 1919
The Baytown Refinery began construction in 1919 with an original capacity of 10,000 barrels per day. The first still fired on May 5, 1920, and the plant produced lubricating oils. In 1937 a 200 mile pipeline from East Texas to Baytown was laid and propane and phenol treating plants were built to boost high quality motor oil output.
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Baytown
East Texas
Bayistown
Humbie Ij
Refining No Longer Explains Goose Creek Story
The term refining no longer describes Goose Creek's petroleum operations as chemical changes drive separates and distillation in the modern field. In 1918 a charter for an election to the commissioners court marked a shift from a single brick building milepost to broader industrial activity with plasma-like blood counts used as a metaphor for market divisions.
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Humble Oland Refining Co
Goose Petroleum
Creek
Sci
Petroleum Op
Goose Creek
Commissioners Court
Texas
Ave
Ashbel
Perhaps you remember packing a picnic at Jacinto Monument
A compact reflection evokes memories of picnics and gatherings at the historic Jacinto Monument, recalling sunlit moments and shared meals amid the landmark’s grounds.
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Myz
Kaye
Stoan
Weatherford
Tex
Old Wabash, Chester, and Western Railroad
Missouri Pacliffe
Humble Row
Old Citizen’s Bank
Cabriner Building
Hugh Echols
Farned
Gordon Farned
Cal Hartrick
Humble
W. W. Sloan
Southern Pacific Railroads
Wunsch
John
Eddie
Rueben
Pansy
A. Wunsch
J. B
John Wunsch
Prairie
Highlands
U. 5
San
Jacinto
Tion
Diamond Alkali
Deer Park
Battleground
Diamond Chemicals
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