Wood fiber chemistry fuels Arkansas pressedboard prospects
Historic notes describe William H. Mason’s work on turning pine and other woods into fiberboard and related products. It highlights steam explosion and acid hydrolysis to produce self-bonding fibers, recovery of wood solubles, and a range of boards and chemical by products including butyl alcohol and glycerin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Mason
Masonite Corporation
Arkansas
Mason
Mississippi
Pete Couch hailed as steady plugger of Southwest growth
The article features Pete Couch praised for steady effort in promoting postwar Southwest development. It notes his habit of preaching regional benefits during visits nationwide and cites strong prospects for significant growth after the war. It mentions California’s 41 peaks over 10,000 feet as a geographic aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ors
Southwest
Pete Couch
California
Power firms feed war effort with private generation strength
Private electric utilities supplied about 85 percent of U S electricity during wartime, expanding capacity since 1938 to meet munitions and industry needs. The grid, largely built by private initiative, spans over 90 percent of the nation, enabling defense production and civilian support without broad rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Mars
Hitler
Europe
Pearl Harbor
Harvey Couch
United States
Axis
Germany
Italy
Japan
Britain
Canada
WPB
Railroads as keystone of wartime Arkansas economy
The Arkansas Economic Council and Missouri Pacific Lines highlight railroads as pivotal to wartime logistics and postwar growth. They credit rail service with moving men and munitions, materials, and goods while boosting state development and regional pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Arkansas
Railroads
Sion
Acage
Arkansas Economic Council
State Agricultural and Industrial Commission
Missouri Pacific Lines
South
Southwest
West
North
Deramus Invited to Attend Dedication by South Arkansas Industry
W. N. Deramus former Texarkana railroad superintendent rose to president of the Kansas City Southern Louisiana & Arkansas system and is invited to attend the South Arkansas industrial development program this weekend. Deramus began as a telegraph operator on the Louisville and Nashville and joined KCS in 1909 at Pittsburg Kansas. He advanced to dispatcher, superintendent, car service chief, Southern Division superintendent in Texarkana 1925, general manager in 1928, VP and GM in 1934, EVP in 1939, then president after Harvey Couch's death with C. P. Couch as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Deramus
Texarkana
Kansas City Southern Louisiana & Arkansas System
South Arkansas
Ceramus
Southwest
Harvey Couch
Kansas City Southern
Louisiana & Arkansas
Couch
Louisville and Nashville
Atlantic Coast Lines
Pittsburg
Kaw
Heavener, Okla
Southern Division
Grady H. Vallatin Emerges as Oil Industry Leader
EL DORADO Ark Special Grady H Vaughn a Texas resident and Arkansas native is profiled as a top independent oil contractor and producer. Starting as a roughneck then superintendent he built a vast operation with about 50 drilling outfits owning pipelines and handling his own crude. Continued on Page Twenty three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Dorado
Ark
Arkansas
Grady H. Vaughn
Vaughn
Dallas
Texas
Southwest
Oil Game & A
Oil City
Simms Oil Company
Homera
Haynesville
Offer
Texan
Balloon formed houses built at Polaris Flusht Academy
In LANCHESTER California aviation selectees live in balloon built houses. A balloon is inflated to house size, sprayed with concrete, then deflated after hardening. The finished structures resemble Eskimo igloos and are shown as temporary shelters for trainees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanchester
Cal
Polaris Flusht Academy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texarkana Stockyards Inc
Stockyards, Inc
Lelia
Texarkana, Ark
Tex
Harvey Couch Power Plant
Deramus
Kcs-Lga
Grady H. Vallatin
Harvey Coach
Combustion Engineering
Arkansas Power and Light Company
C-E
Madison Ave
New York
N. Y
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