Texas and Texans in 1926 A Year of Growth
Texas enjoyed a year of broad progress in 1926 with higher oil and gas output, rising manufacturing, and strong agriculture diversification. Farmers expanded poultry, dairy, fruits, and garden crops while crime concerns grew prompting calls for tougher enforcement. Oil growth fed rail and pipelines, Mineral Wells eyed as a convention city, and San Antonio faced progress with street widening.
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Texas
Mexia
Lon Smith
Texas Railroad Commissioners
Santa Fe Railroad
Birthplace Tablet Honors Hymn Writer at UGI Building
The United Gas Improvement Company of Philadelphia will erect a tablet on its Broad Street building marking the birthplace of the hymn He Leadeth Me. Rev Dr Joseph H Gillmore wrote the verse in 1862 at the Wattson home, later site of the new office. The company, noting the author was the son of a New Hampshire governor, issued the memorial on June 1, 1926. Fire loss data from 279 cities show 28 percent had no loss during Fire Prevention Week, with 80 cities reporting zero burn risk and others incurring small losses.
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United Gas Improvement Company
Philadelphia
Dr. Gilmore
Samuel T. Bodine
Broad Street
Joseph H. Gillmore
New Hamshire
Deacon Wattson
First Baptist Church
Broad and Arch Streets
United States
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Results of Fire Prevention Week Observance
The report assesses the practical impact of Fire Prevention Week observance on safety awareness and preventive actions, detailing community engagement, educational outreach, and potential reductions in fire hazards observed during the period. It notes increases in fire safety practices among schools and households, with emphasis on inspections, drills, and public information campaigns.
Campaigns of Fire Chiefs and Local Bodies Examined
A reflection on how the careful planning by fire chiefs chambers of commerce and local agents and associations could yield year round results if the same diligence were applied continually.
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Chambers of Commerce
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Will H. Mayes
San Antonio
Burnet Granite
New York
Burnet County
Edison
United States Congress
Rio Grande Valley
South Texas
Trinity Valley
Trinity River Valley
Fort Worth
Denver
Estelline
Lubbock
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Britain
China
Suez Canal
Nagel Brothers
Fredericksburg
Bear Mountain
George
Cavaness
George Cavaness
Geo. W. Saunders
Kerrville
Purina
Arthur Simon
Schreiner-Hodges Co. General Merchandise
Junction, Texas
Schreiner-Hodges Co
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