Newman High School - Yucca Gloriosa Yearbook (Sweetwater, TX)

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N l WORK OUT AT GYP, is 'ihe remarlr made by approxi- WELCOME TO SWEETWATER-The Flinilroie Company. maiely 450 people in Sweefwaier. Building materials is the newesi' indusiry in Sweeiwaier, employs about 250 people. business of Uniied Gypsum Company. The company is helping +o build a beiier Sweefwaier. 'Whal Sweeiwaier Makes, Makes Sweeiwaier' United Gypsum and Flintkote Company, manu- facturers of building materials such as sheet rock, Wall paneling, and insulating materials, employ about 700 persons in Sweetwater, making them the leaders in company employment. Approximately 1200 businesses, including indus try, wholesale, and retail establishments, are housed in Sweetwater. CHECKING OUT-Representing the whole- sale businesses in Sweeiwafer is Kimbells wholesale disiribuior of groceries and gro- cery proclucis. THIS WEEK ONLY-Wifh signs 'lelling of 'lhe coming sales, Sears, Roebucl: and Com- pany represenfs ihe reiail businesses in Sweeiwafer. The retail stores employ about 80 per cent of the working people of Sweei- wafer.

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Wheels Keep Ever since the invention of the wheel, civilization has made great strides in the field of transportation. In today's world of space satellites, effective transpor- tation is of extreme importance. Sweetwater has kept pace with its needs. Two K GREYHOUND CENTER - Ready to leave tor Midland, Odessa. El Paso and points west are these two modern busses. Mustang footballers use busses to go to out of town games. 'em Rolling nation-wide bus lines, two major railroad lines, and a modern airline serve the people of the Sweetwater area. Santa Fe and Texas and Pacific represent the railway in Sweetwater. The bus industry has Grey- hound and Continental in our city. Continental Air- lines supplies air transportation. ti ,L it HEAD FOR THE ROUND HOUSE. BOYS . . . -The old iolte about not being cornered at the round house comes into focus with this picture. Sweetwater, and the Santa Fe Railroad, sport the only railroad round house between Dallas and El Paso. CONTACT-This modern airplane stands ready to start motors for a fast trip to any- where in the United States. Sweetwater keeps pace, as many ot its citizens go by air.

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MUSTANG ROUNDUP-Radio is the originating point for the popular programs, Mustang Roundup and After Hours, a disc iocltey program of popular music. LATEST NEWS-The Sweetwater Reporter comes through the presses ready tor delivery. The home town paper carries the latest news into 7,000 homes daily. Sweetwater -- a Good Place to Live A city's growth depends, to a large extent, upon its communications. Sweetwater is the hub of a vast communications system. The communications indus- try in Sweetwater is represented by a central office of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, a 250 watt radio station, KXOX, a daily newspaper, THE SWEETWATER REPORTER, which has a circula- tion of over 7,000, and a radar station which is operated by personnel of the United States Air Force. NUMBER, PLEASE -This attractive new building houses the multitude ot wires and switches which supply telephone communi- cations tor people in a 500 mile area. AIR DEFENSE IS OUR BUSlNESS -The motto ot the 683rd A.C. and W. Squadron stands as a reminder that the United States is ever alert.