A fire extinguisher was used in the East Texas Oil Field. Its tank was pressurized with fire-extinguishing foam, not water, and it was transported by hand using a handle on the top.
In East Texas, as town populations grew, the student population grew as well and often there was not enough room in existing school buildings, resulting in classes being held outside and half-day sessions being introduced. There were no computers or TVs, but there were lots of books. Desks had ink wells for fountain pens, as modern ballpoint pens were not yet invented. Several large schools, including the Gaston School, were built in East Texas.
The London School Explosion, which occurred on March 18, 1937, was the deadliest school disaster in American history, killing nearly 300 people. It caused the addition of an odorant to natural gas so leaks could be identified.
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