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Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1936

Page

6

West Texas Freedom Builded the Land of Opportunity

A West Texas feature extols freedom as the force behind regional growth. It claims West Texas owns over a third of the state's wealth with 70 thousand families prospering, notes a 176 percent population rise in 25 years, and highlights rich natural resources from oil to minerals and crops. It argues that unshackled initiative fueled invention, enterprise, and recovery, calling for continued growth driven by imagination and courage.

East West Texas West Texas

Average Rates Tumble As Consumption Sears

The piece discusses electricity costs with idle period rates at one cent per kilowatt hour and electric range use at about 2.12 cents per kWh. It notes discount buying by households and businesses, emphasizing electricity as a vital commodity alongside groceries and fuel. It also mentions sugar pricing in bulk.

West Texas Utilities Company

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America Southwest Ralph Waldo Emerson West Texas Utilities Co. Sales
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