The front page on Jan. 29, 1940, announced that Odessans were sending telegrams of protest to the Railroad Commission after a drastic cut in oil allowable in the West Texas Permian Basin.
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The front page on Jan. 29, 1940, announced that Odessans were sending telegrams of protest to the Railroad Commission after a drastic cut in oil allowable in the West Texas Permian Basin.