Fire at O.A. Knight Oil Refinery Wrecks Plant Near City
A massive fire leveled the Knight Oil refinery on W.O. White road near O.A. Thursday night, destroying 10 tanks and spewing thousands of gallons of crude oil and gasoline into the sky. Owner R.Y. Bright reported the blaze began while workers were at an oil still, with spontaneous combustion suspected. Firefighters struggled without water, and a switch engine removed tank cars to reduce danger. No injuries were reported, though two other local blazes occurred that night.
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Knight Oil Company
W. OW. White Road
R. By. Bright
Drexel Avenue
Tiremen
Canmaustion
Mro
Mee
O- A. Bailes
North Clive
Meel
George Schamm
Henry Schramm
T.P. Kendrick
Robert White
Marvin Muenchow
Bord Carter
Bailey
Schramm Hoy
Eatlen
Fort Sam T Houston
Mitrovich Cafe
Troy Building
Sallings
Dawron Street
Konjola Promises Nervous Tremors End, Local Ad Claims
An advertisement extols Konjola a nervous system tonic, featuring a customer named Eustacio Rodriguez of Flores affect city and a claim that three bottles healed his tremors, appetite, sleep, and weight. The Konjola Man at the Bommeras drug store Houston and Teroya streets offers free samples and describes 32 root and herb ingredients.
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Eustacio Rodriguez
Flores
Bommeras
Houston
Teroya
Thin
Rodriguez
Renalla
Bush Lore of Australian Native Saves Boy Life
Sydney reports an elderly aboriginal woman who worked as a cook for the family saved 20 month old Jimmy Howcett after a deadly Australian bush creature trapped his foot. The woman applied tribal herbs and cut away the wound until medical help arrived, and the child survived.
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Boy
Sydney
Australia
Cook
Jimmy ‘Howcett
Plan Meet to Organize Pecan Industry in San Antonio
Pecan growers and enthusiasts of San Antonio and South Texas will meet Saturday at 1 30 in the probate court room of the Bexar county courthouse to form a permanent organization for the development of the industry. Attendees include W Sal Granter Brown Ridgeway Veinen Tieden and others. The meeting invites all San Antonians to join in advancing the pecan industry and to realize wealth through pecan development.
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San Antonio
South Texas
Bexac County
Mav
W. Sal Granter Brown
L. LU. Ridgew Aw TD. Veinen
J. L. Tieden
Nat Prite
San
Elate
Book Week Story Hour at San Antonio Public Library
A Book Week story hour is planned in the library auditorium on Market Street Saturday afternoon. Mrs Ten Carter Johnson, children's librarian, announces the event. Winifred Thalmain, a teacher at Whellington Irving junior seniors, will tell the story. All children are invited to attend at 3 p.m.
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San Antonio
Fire damages barn at Emil F. Gembler ranch
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a large barn on Emil F. Gembler’s ranch seven miles east of the city on the Gembler road. About 1200 bales of hay and 3400 bushels of corn were lost. Damage was estimated at $5000. Firefighters from the nearest station battled the flames.
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Emil F. Gembler
Gembler
PTA Body to Go West to San Antonio
Members of the Tesug Congress of Mothers and Darent-Teacher associations will meet in San Antonio for their IDHS convention, decided by the board of managers at the San Angelo meeting. An officers nominating committee was named. the group will operate on a cash basis next year, ending reliance on per capita dues.
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Tesug Congress of Mothers and Darent-Teacher Associations
San Antonio
IDHS
Board of Managers
San Angelo
Exports to Orient Show Drop in First Nine Months
Washington November 2 Exports from the United States to the Orient for the first nine months of 1930 totaled 418 million dollars, or 30 percent below the 1929 period, the Commerce Department announced today.
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Citefysett
Washington, D. C
United States
Sommerce Department
Denver Mill Fire Causes Large Grain Loss
A fire at the Hungarian feed mill in Denver Colo late today burned through the facility, threatening about 300000 bushels of wheat stored there. Fire officers estimate the damage around 200000 dollars, with details still incomplete as investigators assess the scene.
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Denver
Colo
MacDonald pledges renewed support for Indian self government
London November 21 Prime Minister MacDonald affirmed Britain will not back away from pledges to foster a responsible Indian government. He cited Montagu Chelmsford pledges of 1917 and outlined a plan to address Indian life through a federal relations committee. Delegates reacted with mixed disappointment as the conference adjourned and prepared for practical parliamentary steps.
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London
Prme
MacDonald
Ue Montagu Chelmsford
India
Federal Relations Committee
Round Table
Loan for Farmers in West Sought
Washington lawmakers seek legislation authorizing 60 million dollars in loans to hard pressed farmers in western drainage districts as the next congressional action.
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Washington, D. C
Cargoes of Liquor Valued at Million Taken by Agents
Prohibition enforcement reports seize cargoes valued at a million dollars as government agents conduct major warrants. Capt. Wil View Munter of the coast guard division stated the value and scale of the seizures, marking one of the largest operations in enforcement history.
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Aoston
Wil View Munter
President Walsh Talks China Policy Amid Tense Daya
Fragmented OCR excerpt mentions President Walsh and Sen Oral discussing China policy with cautious firmness. References to Montana and Eleaver suggest names and places, with unclear phrases about early term and destruction. Core meaning uncertain. document appears garbled.
Plan Retrany Storm Relief Seeks Rebuilt Sections
In Okla city on November blank, a religious colony disaster left 20 killed and 50 injured as rescue teams recovered victims from collapsed homes. A revised casualty list shows 20 dead and 50 injured. hospital intake reports indicate many in critical condition. Rescue workers strive to stabilize survivors and assess structural damage to affected districts.
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Oqklaomaty
Okla
Loralotork
Thellinny
Aulurban
Critien
Tuyen
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Eustacio Monriguez
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Mr. MacDonald
Walsh
China
Montana
Eleaver
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Welch
St Inie World
Texaco
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Fem
Texaco Motor Oil Today
the Texas Company
Texaco Petroleum Products
Marcel Waves
Denell
Sie
Keitel
Crockett
Goggan
Kelvinator Club
Vfasse Company
EU Ay Subway
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