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Whitewright Sun in Whitewright, Texas

22 Feb 1940

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Whitewright Sun

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Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1940

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2

May elected head Community Gas Co. in Dallas

Chester L. May of Dallas was elected president of Community Natural Gas Company and Texas Cities Gas Company, serving 170000 meters in 290 plus towns across North Central Texas and Southern Oklahoma. He succeeds the late L B Denning Sr and leads the largest gas system in the Southwest.

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Dallas Chester L. May Community Natural Gas Company Texas Cities Gas Company Lone Star Gas Company May L. B. Denning Sr Lone Star Gas Corporation Texas Oklahoma Hollis Purcell Okla Round Rock College Station San Angelo Sulphur Springs Clarksville el Paso Galveston Ohio Ohio Fuel Supply Company Arkansas Natural Gas Company Farmers Gas Company Community Natural Municipal Gas Company Texas Cities Community Natural Gas Co
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Mountain tax collector plans robbery and is killed by peddler

A tax collector in a mountain county hides about 3000 dollars at home after a postwar tour. An armed peddler, staying for the night, shoots the intruder when a masked robber enters. The peddler is known for courage and later released. Foreclosure driven farm sales fell 70 percent from 1933 to 1939.

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North Georgia North Carolina
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Latest Farm Land Value Jump Highlights 1933 to 1938 Gain

The total value of all farm land and buildings rose by about five billion dollars from 1933 to 1938. In the Southern States the average cropland per person stands at 9.2 acres or 46 acres per family.

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Landlady Reveals Backstairs City Frauds and Tricks

Gene Legler shares sketches of landladies dealing with tough tenants and petty thieves. A landlady recalls foiling a man intent on self harm by shutting off gas, while another pair of renters cheat with back rent and a fire engine hoax. A third schemer buys a front room, steals an electric clock, and sells a phonograph.

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West Sixth Street Gene Legler
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Campus gun rule at Oklahoma A and M College

In Stillwater at Oklahoma A and M College, a historic campus rule required students to check all firearms with the president, reflecting early disciplinary practices on campus. The anecdote sits among older college governance traditions and student conduct norms.

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Okla Oklahoma A. and M. College
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Head Community Gas Co J. W. Henry Yeager Yeager’s Service Station Gordon’s Grocery Luther Gordon Austin Tribune Johnny Ethel Tus Ford Tudor Chevrolet Denison Auto Company Denison, Texas J. A. Yeager Whitewright FORD
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