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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

04 Apr 1979

Page 15

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Winchester Evening Star

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Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1979

Page

15

Oil and Gas Ties Shape Texas Louisiana Cultural West

Ruthie the Duck Lady and Pork Chop anchor Bourbon Street amid Cajun and Texan rivers of energy. Houston and New Orleans fuse as oil and gas powerhouses shaping urban growth, jobs, skylines, and regional identity across Louisiana and Texas.

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N.Y New Orleans Ruthie Pork Chop Louisiana Texas Houston New Mexico Oklahoma Shell Square One Shell Shell Oil Co Mississippi United States Edwin W. Edwards Huey Long Edwards James Fitzmorris Fitzmorris Goliath Memorial West Side Neiman-Marcus Smile Veilion Morgan City Lafayette Walker Percy Percy Acadiana James Domengeaux
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Antique Filling Station Memorabilia Enthusiast in Wisconsin

C.J. Thompto, 49, a bonds agent, tours rural highways collecting antique gas station items. His yard hosts a 1920s gas pump and over 300 photos of stations from Wadhams to Madison. He values the collection at about $5,000, reflecting nostalgia for a simpler era. A separate AP note cites census data showing income gaps widening, with the poorest two fifths at 16.8 percent and the top two fifths at 65.7 percent in 1977.

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Madison, Wis C.J. Thompto Thompto Midwest America Auburn Wis Thompso O.J. Simpson Standard Oil Shelly Sinclair Unique Fiore 100 Wadhams Tempered Black Eagle Oil Co Opa Locka Fla Winston-Salem N.C Seattle Madison Washington Uss Henry S. Reuss Wisconsin Democrat United States Reuss
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William K. Stevens Rotary Kiwanis Bourbon Street NYT Photo O.J. Thompso Miller’s Hardware Winchester Germaine Monteil Acti-Vita Tees LOUDOUN ST. MALL_DOWNTOW
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