Charles E. Newman

Charles E. Newman, who headed Garland Power and Light from 1923 to 1963, stands beside the the last expansion of the old Diesel plant on Avenue A. Said to be powered by the largest internal combustion engine in Texas at the time, its operation sometimes rattled glass in business houses around the town square. The unit could also operate on natural gas.

 
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