Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 03, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, June 3, 1955 Page: 1 of 4
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J. W. Sweeney and “Tube Cleaner” inspect tube bundle.
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Humble Extends Marketing Facilities In New Mexico
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hydrogen for hydrofining opera-
tions.
Operation of the unit will
be integrated with the existing
hydroformer to utilize the excess
regeneration capacity that will be
available in the existing unit
after it is converted to platinum
catalyst operation.
Preliminary construction is
now in progress to convert Hy-
droformer No. 1 from molyb-
denum to platinum catalyst. The
actual conversion of the original
unit will lake place in July.
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operation by the end of 1955.
They will join Humble retail
outlets already operating in
Hobbs, Jal, and Lovington.
“Other areas in New Mexico
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Barrels of the highly active
platinum catalyst were poured
into reactors at the unit Tues-
day afternoon.
Hydroformer No. 2 will pro-
vide high octane components for
premium gasoline. It will also
aid the improvement of Refinery
flexibility in the production of
aviation and motor gasoline and
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'Tube Cleaner' On Duty Around The Clock
His rabies vaccination certificate simply lists him as a ‘‘Cur.
but to employees in the Tube Cleaning department, their dog "Tube
Cleaner” is as valuable a pet, companion, and friend as any thorough-
bred could ever be. He’s on duty at the Tube Cleaner’s office around
the clock, and likes to go with men on their various assignments
around the Plant. The pel is shown with J. W. Sweeney, Mechanical
Co-ordinator, as they both look over a tube bundle, similar lo those
in Pipe Still No. 1 that came down for a ten-day general turnaround
starling last Wednesday. This is the first downlime for inspection,
repairs, and a general performance check of the unit since it
was placed in rerun service in October, 1954. Iwo shifts a day will
make the turnaround.
provide an additional source of
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Humble Oil & Refining
Company — producer of
crude oil in New Mexico
since 1928—is extending its
marketing facilities to several
key cities of the state.
Present plans call for con-
struction of a warehouse and
products terminal at Albuquer-
que and approximately 10 retail
outlets in the Albuquerque and
Santa Fe area; a bulk station
and one or more service stations
at Roswell; and three service
stations and a bulk station at
Clovis.
All are scheduled to be in
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Labor department em-
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6*exe2.2ee..: inum catalyst into Hydro-
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are already under considera-
tion,” F. A. Watts, Humble Sales Two Texans Make Out-of-State Clam Discovery
Manager, said. “We hope to ex-
pand our sales operations to “Texas is noted for having the biggest of everything, but never
many more key markets. Dealers have I seen clams as big as the ones Marvin Belcher and I dug up
who will manage retail outlets on the Pacific Coast in the state of Washington during our vacation
who Wil manage retail ouiiea last week, says Sid Lee, welder. Lee and Belcher, boilermaker, and
wi l e given a 1 their families just returned from a vacation in Washington and
training program as a par o Oregon where they spent part of their time on the beach digging
the Company s continuous train- for these bi valved mollusks, which, according to Lee, are mighty
ing program.” good eating. The shell on each of the two that Lee brought back
Humble is no stranger to New “pickled” in formaldehyde measures six inches. With the neck
(See NEW MEXICO, Page 3) stretched out, each clam measures nine inches.
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Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 03, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, June 3, 1955, newspaper, June 3, 1955; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1417506/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.