Missouri Pacific to Spend Millions on Railway System Upgrades
Monroe reports from St. Louis that Missouri Pacific plans to invest thirteen million dollars for new equipment across its lines the Missouri Pacific Gulf Coast and International Great Northern. The program includes 36 new locomotives 70 passenger cars and extensive freight gear plus track and support gear to modernize operations in multiple states.
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Monroe
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific Rand
L. W. Baldwin
Missouri Pacific
Gulf Coast
Northern Lines
Louisiana
I-G. N
Gulfist
Internaal-Great Northern
Misri Pacific
Isouri Pacific
Missouri Cific
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Tha i Santania
C. S
Isourh Pacific
Texas Lines
Acera Refrigerator Transit
300000 Oil and Gas Wells Now From Sea to Sea
International desk reports nearly 300000 oil and gas wells across the United States from New York to California. Pennsylvania birthplace of oil, with Drake’s Titusville wells sparked a boom. later fields in Arkansas, Louisiana, California, West Virginia, Indiana and Ohio joined the rush as gas wells produced large daily outputs. Fortunes rose and fell. lawlessness touched early oil days. gas became fuel as production declined and new double track work was funded.
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Harry Bloomburgh
International News Service
Pittsburgh
United States
New York
California
Arkansas
Louisiana
West Virginia
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Colonel Drake
Titusville
Drake
Phillips
Tarr
Oil City
Boston poised to add third subway and expand hub
Ray mond P. Delano, Boston booster and head of the United Improvement association, urges a North South tunnel to connect stations, extending the Grand Trunk to Boston, and a heightened port to forge a Greater Boston. He says a third tunnel is a necessity and cites growing banking, construction, and business activity as evidence of the city’s expansion.
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Boston
Raymond P. Delano
United Improvement Association
Fr. Delano
Grand Trunk Railroad
Mr. Delano
Washington and
Cambridge
Grayson Students Stage Praiseworthy Literary Program
Spartan Literary society of Grayson presents a regu lar meeting with a Parliamentary Law Drill by Clarence Richardson and a play by Grayson high school girls. Gordy reads A Boy's November, Helen Johnson sings Sleep Baby Sleep, and a Thanksgiving play closes the program. Riverton school pupils raise funds for a piano with a box supper netting 46 dollars. Honor roll lists feature pupils from Riverton graded levels one through six for November.
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Spartan Literary Society of
Grayson
Clarence Richardson
Grayson Agricultural High School
Gordy
Helen Johson
Clydia Biggs
Grayson High School
Riverton Grammar School
Riverton School
J. W. Adams
Evelyn Shipp
G. B. Ray
Leona Pender
R. B. Richardson
Mary Humble
Sara Lee
Elsilee Jones
Carrie Josephine Hill
Cinderella in Flower Land Operetta At Parish House
High school students under Mrs Pettijohn and Miss Cottingham and Miss Fluitt present Cinderella in Flower Land at the parish courthouse on December 1 without admission. Thieves stole $300 worth of goods from a Missouri Pacific box car. sheriff's deputies have clues leading toward arrests.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
C.A. Traylor
Sheriff's Department
Los Angeles eyed $2 million municipal airport plan
Los Angeles moved toward a $2,000,000 municipal airport after the appointment of a special committee. The action signals early steps in building a city air facility.
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Los Angeles
How Doctors Treat Colds and Flu
Doctors recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight or shorten grippe influ enza sore throat or tonsillitis. One or two Calotabs at bed time with water. no salts or nausea. next morning cold vanished and appetite returns. Family package with directions priced 85 cents at any drug store.
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Monroe, Louisiana
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