Sugar Refinery in Sugarland Shuts Down Overstocked Sugar
Mouton June 20 The Imperial Sugar Refinery at Sugarland Texas paused operations due to enormous overstock of refined sugar. The plant runs limited shifts, producing far below capacity, with layoffs possible as a full shutdown stretches into July. Imperial reports 49 million pounds of raw sugar on hand in Galveston and about 20 million pounds overflowing Sugarland warehouses.
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Mouton
Impori
Sugarland
Moor
Houston
Mthat
M. G. Thompson
Feneral
Thompson
Imperial
Galverton
Texas Pride and Lopsided Verse in Old Fort Worth Page
A rambling column displays Southwestern pride interwoven with humorous quips and local lore. It features exaggerated Texas myths about geography and industry, a shout to readers seeking promotional cards for a political race, and a short verse about a man named Ned who dined before bed and died in his sleep.
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Boyce Howse
Park Ridge
Fort Worth
Texas
Service Member Paul Platt Mourned in Obituary Note
Private Paul A. Platt, raised in Chifton and educated locally, served in the Quartermaster Corps at Pittsburg California. A former clerk at the Hittin Hotel in El Paso and Long Beach, he was survived by a fifty dollar bond and planned to hear from friends as details of his service and camp location emerged.
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Paul A. Platt
Chifton
Sehenere
Quartermaster
Pittsburg
Iifornia
Hittin
el Paso
Tex
Long Beach
California
Mtr
D. A. Platte
Avkdevonce
Fort Worth Fortos Boks Chaos in Army Training Notes
Fragmentary OCR text recounts Fort Worth Fort Oglethorpe Forts and Marine amphibious war discussion. Mentions David Lloyd Orbece and various names, plus a sense of military training, assignments to IX35, and references to naval arms and distant places. Contains garbled, partial passages and unclear dates.
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Rhondes
Faye
Alimmas- Nelo
Th Cede Brose
Kean J Poin
Walter Slasderrail
Grembare
Raysenby
Bere
Marineuty
Bosque County
David Lloyd Orbece
Navy Life Excerpts From David Lloyd Ormeck Letter
David Lloyd Ormeck writes from the Navy and Marines about basic training in San Diego boot camp and a later stint at a naval hospital in Dingo. He describes early rising, marching, mess duty, and harsh sun, then wherries and transfers, detailing the routine and keeping a hopeful tone amid the changes.
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David Lloyd Ormeck
Mr. Baldridge
Clifton
Navy
Marines
Rhondon
Hospital Gorge
Diego
Tke ‘Mariner
California
San Diego
Chuck
Naval Hospital
Dingo
Riirhem
Walter T. Reesing Writes From India
Private Walter T. Reesing of Clifton, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Reesing, serving with the 1st Ferrying Group, writes from Somewhere in India. He describes the vast camel transport, long lines of camel carts, and the contrast between India and the United States. He notes travel fatigue and hopes to return home after the war.
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Clifton
Walter T. Rowainie
C. B. Reesing
Sith
India
Texas Blast Furnace Plan Stirs Texas City Growth
A proposed blast furnace and chemical plant near Moris County south of Darguetiel faces financing hurdles as plans draft to start construction. The project aims to produce styrene and synthetic rubber, with related mileage to Texas City. Separate notes mention the Air Force private training and a German-born resident Adolf Hitler’s influence, plus ongoing Texas employment growth and wage increases in May.
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Texas Blast Furnace
Loge Star Steel
Darguetiel
Moris County
Sunset Construction
Texas City
Monsanto Chemical
Go of St. Loan
Bull
Valley Cotton Rises as First 1942 Bale Seen in Valley
Reports from Rio Grande Valley indicate Valley cotton harvest may begin in June with the first bale likely by July. The season's early flow follows long delays with ginning and shipments concentrated in Texas and neighboring regions.
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Mission
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Mexico
From where I sit a brewer’s art and fermentation
A fragmented reminiscence on writing and brewing craft. The speaker muses on a writing job and the art of fermentation, mentioning Satara Shaar and epigenic ideas while reflecting on home life, chores, and the yeast’s role in turning grains toward life. The tone hints at practical craft and the nature of fermentation.
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Satara
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