Texas Public Utilities Growth Shows State Lead
Texas utilities expanded fast in 1927 1928 showing power capacity of 650000 kilowatts 870000 horsepower and 6200 miles of transmission lines serving 820 communities. Electric reach rose to 2800000 people 52 percent of the population with new factories and gas pipelines powered by Texas fields.
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Texas
Lone Star State
Piney Woods
East Texas
Llano Estacado
Texas State Manufacturing Association
Texas Houston
Austin
Slover Sees Amarillo Demand for New Methodist College
Dr. George S. Slover states Amarillo and West Texas citizens want a Methodist college. He notes his 19 years as Clarendon College president and plans to move from Dallas to start active work on the project, returning soon to begin organizing the college.
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Geo. S. Slover
Amarillo
Dr. Slover
Slover
Clarendon College
Dallas
West
Texas
Sterling Plan Favored By Sub Committee On Highway Bonds
Austin November 30 The finance sub committee of Governor Moody's highway legislation group endorses a plan to issue state bonds not exceeding 225 million at any time and to pledge highway revenue to cover interest and principal. The plan, favored by R S Sterling, includes taxes on gasoline motor vehicle licenses and other fuel taxes with refunds to counties and road districts. John L Carrouzet criticized fixing bond levels and specifying bond taxes in the organic law.
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Austin
Highway Department
Moody
Highway Legislation Committee of 31
R. 8
Sterling
Highway Commission
Street Space Worth $10 000 A Square Foot
A. Stevens former president of the American Electric Railway Association argues traffic congestion justifies more intelligent street space use. He says parking bans in city centers rise as private cars occupy streets, with street space valued at about 10 000 dollars per square foot. cars clog streets and exhaust harms air quality.
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A. American Electric Railway
Asso- Stevens
Siation
Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Texas Public Service Information Bureau
Household account book offered by government printing office
A loose leaf household account book to start the new year can be bought from the Government Printing Office for 50 cents. Designed by the Bureau of Home Economics to record home expenditures.
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Government Printing Office
Bureau of Home Economies
First Baby Beef Show In Tulsa Feb 2 1929
The first baby beef show in Swisher County will be held in Tulsa February 2, 1929. C. B. Martin county agent reports 34 baby beeves on balanced rations in boys clubs, one of which recently won $544.81 in prizes.
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Swisher County
Tulsa
C. B. Martin
Paducah Builds Ornamental White Way Along Business Section
Paducah begins constructing an ornamental white way in the business district. The project includes 34 standards mounted on sidewalks with underground wiring, replacing the existing 17 central street standards.
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Paducah
Goree Installation for New Sewage System Planned
Plans are underway to install a new sewer system. Work is expected to begin on the 32nd of the month and be ready for use in the spring.
Red River District Holds Meefe y 4 Decatur
In Decatur the Red River district conducted a mee fy event with officials including President A. Manager Homer W and West of Commerce involvement. The fragmentary text references district activities, leadership names, and local management details amid garbled OCR.
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Commerce
Decatur Dhe
A. Mapager Homer
W. T
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Portland Cement Association
Athletic Club
John L. Carrouzet
Galveston
Paducah White Way
Goree
Red River District
Decaty
Milady
Clarendon
Panhandle
Shelton, Eugene, Frederick Or
LeMur
Whitlock’s
Ralph Keys
Earl Lynn
Jack Morrow
Jack Burgan
S. F. Davis
Lucille Whitlock Garrison
Edna Mae LaFon
Whitlock’s Barber and Beauty Shop
Frank Whitlock
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