Massive oil refinery unit hauled through Harper on 290
A 113 foot long refinery unit weighing over 40 tons travels from Houston to Odessa, hauled by Newsom Truck Lines on an Oshkosh 6x6 trailer. The 77 foot tank section rests on a reinforced steel trailer with forty rubber tires. Driver L D Reel and crew guide the convoy at about ten miles per hour over four to five days.
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Mhouston
Texas
A. O. Smith Corporation
Odessa
L. D. Reel
James
Houston
Ronald
Robert Hogg
Ant
Charlie Beage
Charles Perry
Reel
Newsom
Brown & Root
Preparing For The Gillespie County Fair
D A Riley, breeder of Registered Corridate sheep, fits a prize sheep as Gillespie County Fair enters its 61st year. The fair runs August 19 20 21 with Joe Tatum as chair and local plans underway.
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D. A. Riley
Gillespie County Fair
Joe Tatum
Rain totals rise across Rheingold and nearby areas
Oswald Eckhardt reports 2.36 inches of rain at Rheingold since last Friday, reaching 3.14 inches by Tuesday. Alfred Neffendorf notes 1.93 inches in Fredericksburg for the week of August 3. Tom Carr reports 3.30 inches at White Oak since last Friday. Over weekend, Harper area records more than an inch and a half with other county areas also receiving beneficial rains.
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Oswald Eckhardt
Rheingold
Alfred Neffendorf
Fredericksburg
Tom Carr
White Oak
Harper
Buick Special Shown At Hill Country Implement Company
The Buick Special Series debuts with new styling and engineering at Hill Country Implement Co in Gillespie County. The car features a shorter wheelbase, Dynaflow optional, new bumper grille, relocated ventiports in the hood, and improved rear seat comfort while maintaining clearance and headroom.
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Buick
Hill Country Implement Company
Flint
Mid
Hill Country Implement Co
Gillespie County
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