Oil boom mood grips El Paso border towns
The El Paso Times reports optimism across oil circles with executives urging holders to buy while prices are low. W. C. Best becomes Producers Oil and Refining president. Tom Owens shifts to field leadership. New wells planned, refineries and pipelines under discussion. Quaid elected president of Service Oil. El Paso seen as oil center with plans for a 20 story Sheldon Hotel tower and Sanger Bros entering retail.
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EL Paso
Téxas
el Paso Times
Board of Trustees
Producers’ Oil& Refining Company
Tom Owens
Owens
S. W. Manning
R. H. Manning
Best
Paso
Service Oil Corporation
Lanchmark
Trust
Quaid
Toyah and
Pilens
Texas
Tularosa Basin
Southwest
Hueco Basin Oil Company
Sheldon Hotel Company
First Mortgage Company
Sanger ’Bros
Dallas
E “Paso
Union Revival Ends Sunday With Final Sermon
Evangelist D L Coale will close the union revival services at the Methodist church on Sunday at 11 00 A M His sermon titled The Power of Influence will conclude the series Coale cited government and other statistics to link modern dance to prostitution urging moral awareness from supporters of Gallup Protestant churches.
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L. Coale
Methodist
Gallup
Kindness in Business Reflects Duty of Officials
The excerpt notes that kindness in daily business is a great privilege and duty for officials who meet the public. It argues demeanor is part of official duty, with religion manifesting through conduct when handling public affairs.
Albino Defined as Person with Congenital Pigment Deficiency
The term albino traces to Portuguese explorers and coastal Africa encounters. It is defined as a person having congenital deficiency of skin hair and eye pigments.
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Africa
East West clash shown by Chinese girls in San Francisco
Chinese American girls in San Francisco's Chinatown embody a blend of East and West. They grow up bilingual, learn Chinese at home and English by early teens, and some families still aspire to send daughters to study their mother tongue despite obstacles. Social settlement workers aid access to education amid superstition and prejudice in poorer families.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Christian
Science Monitor
China
Bank Ledger Snapshot From Gallup New Mexico 1920
A bank report from Gallup New Mexico dated February 28 1920 lists assets including U S bonds totaling 65000 and other securities 24 a total of bonds and securities 8 . outside checks and cash items 11738 594. net due from banks 1556 . office and personnel details show vice president John Emmons. directors R Goering and W H Morris.
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U.S
U. S
Cagheshdict Citsis
Reminiscent Napoleonic Era Landmark in Providence
A Providence landmark linked to Napoleon era remains, an 1820 ice Ionic temple once central to retail trade with monumental pillars. People dragged the monoliths from Johnston to Providence by sleds for a public dedication, once considered an architectural wonder, now a quieter reminder of Napoleonic influence.
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Providence
Rhode’ Island
Napoleon
Paris
Cashion
America
Atso
St. John the Divine
New York
Johnston
United States
Hops Production and Markets Across States
Hops grown in New York yield 700 to 800 pounds per acre in the central northern region and 1 000 to 2 000 pounds per acre along the coast. Oregon leads U S production with the largest output. Much of the hops go to breweries, also used in pharmaceutical preparations. Beer content and prohibition talk may affect future demand.
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Dad “Eorthern
New York
Oregon
Coal Gas as Automobile Fuel in World War Era
Scientific American reports on using coal gas as a vehicle fuel during the world war era. Gas stored in rubberized fabric bags and now in steel cylinders faced pressures up to 2250 psi. Compression costs vary and gas fuel equates to about 12 cents per gallon of liquid fuel replaced.
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Singland
Scientific American
Series of Impacts Being Conducted at Arlington to Determine Impact on Randa
A United States Department of Agriculture prepared report describes several experiments by the Bureau of Public Roads at the Arlington Experiment Farm to assess how heavily loaded auto trucks affect highways and streets. It notes a rapid rise in truck traffic since 1913, now 4 to 5 percent of all motor vehicles, and reports that roads were not designed for this volume, leading to increased maintenance costs and in many places damage requiring reconstruction.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Arlington Experiment Farm
Mator
Compact Surface of Roads Improves Concrete Finishes
An Ohio engineer B F Batchelder describes a method to compact concrete road surfaces and remove excess water. After initial leveling a gangpipe roller removes water, while a mortar wave fills depressions. A second pass dries surface for finishing, improving texture on crushed stone mixes.
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B. F. Batchelder
Ravenna
Ohio
Popular Science
Advice on Building Roads From Federal and State Experts
Investigational work on road building has progressed for years. Highway engineers can offer economical methods for construction and maintenance suited to local conditions. The highways division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and state highway commissions have conducted this work. Taxpayers should seek their aid and expert advice before any road building.
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Highways Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Detested Cowardice and a Fight Challenge
A disrupted classroom scene shows George resisting games that risk injury. A teacher confronts him after he is accused of detaining another pupil while attempting to provoke a fight. George explains he was dared and would be punished if he did not stand up to the dare.
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George
Find Weak Parts of Roads Interest in Road Building
The piece argues road construction should be a special business for officials and the public since delays threaten outcomes. It links Cuba’s reduced road work to declining sugar demand during wartime, noting broader wartime economic shifts.
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Trond
Cuba
Campaign Good Roads Movement Gains Momentum
The piece states the good roads campaign is advancing quickly and promotes motor trucks as the best farm haulage vehicle when roads are in good condition.
Tibetan Government Funds Incentive Speculation
A quoted voice muses that Tibet could have vast funds in a century. The speaker suggests redirecting money to a nonscientific fund, implying government control would secure ample resources for future needs.
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Tibet
Growcher
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Ethel V. Morris
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