Great Period of Growth in Section Sees Building Boom
A vast construction surge unfolds across Finhandle county and adjacent Southwest, with hundreds of homes and business buildings rising. Memphis sees active projects including a duplex frame for E. H. Boaz and several residences, while Tucumcari plans a $10,000 clubhouse. Childress adds new homes as Lamesa upgrades ice facilities and Lubbock expands with Donohoe garage and Lindsey Funeral Home addition. Texas will host the first underground long distance cable from Fort Worth to Cisco.
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Finhandle Country
Southwest
Panhandle
Memphis
W. J. Mangum
E. H. Boaz
T. P. Coleman
R. S. Greene
Mercantile
Tommie Potts
Hollis Boren
Dennis Jarrell
Texas
United States
Fort Worth
Cisco
Modern Homes Involve New Conduit Free Construction
A new type of metal sheath from Western Electric eliminates the need for conduits in building projects including a pretty and substantial modern home. The Hilton Hotel company plans a 16 story hotel at Lubbock estimated at 1,000,000 dollars. A 45,000 dollar addition to Anton school begins immediately with Sampson Construction of Lubbock handling the contract. Pampa grows with 12,000 population and 2,100 students as several new buildings rise and a large brick auditorium opens. The H L Case Construction company wins the Smith mercantile building in Pampa and a 45 by 90 foot two story brick and steel structure will house Mitchell’s store on the ground level and 12 offices on the second floor. Masons build a 40,000 dollar temple at Shawnee Oklahoma and Chillicothe plans a new city hall. Portales nears completion of the Phillips Petroleum building and gas lines to Pecos valley aim to supply gas by fall. Bear Canyon adds sixteen cabins to the Girl Scout camp bringing total to 58 as hundreds of Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico girls plan summer visits. Lubbock permits top 1.5 million dollars including a 220,050 dollar five story addition to Hotel Lubbock. Amarillo Canyon highway paving has started.
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Pampa Pampa
United States
H. L. Case Construction Couny
Smith Mercantile
Pampa
Mitchell’s
Bear Canyon
Roswell
N. M
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Book offers plans for diverse home styles and landscaping
A plan book by The News-Globe and Panhandle Lumber Co. promises to solve home construction questions by presenting various house styles with floor plans and photographs. It stresses landscaping, cost efficiency, and a wide range of designs suitable for moderate incomes, with copies available for 50 to 60 cents.
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Tucumcari
Childress
Mack Stephens
C. R. Gibbs
W. H. Groseclose
P. M. Lewis
S. P. Mitchell
Lamesa
Texas Electric Service Company
Lubbock
J. B. Maxey
Donohoe Garage
West Texas
Lindsey
Western Electric Company Manufacturiing Department
Bell System
Hilton Hotel Company
Anton
Sampson Construction Company of
W. R. Kaufman
Shawnee
Oklo
Chillicothe
Portales
Phillips Petroleum
Dave Isenberg
Bill White
Pecos Valley
W. G. McMillan
News and Globe
News-Globe
Panhandle Lumber Company
Modern Roofing CO
10Th Ave
Dial
Servel
Williams Hardware Co. E Distributors
Amarillo
Taylor
Irnon-Williams Co
Berane
Ng Reals
Ervicg
Ware
Our Building
Polk St
Neene
ELON
J. S
News- Globe
News-Globe and the Panhandle Lumber Company
Ben F. Flynn Construction Company
New Turkey
J. A. Johnson
J. N. Cypert
Turkey
Guaranty Abstract
New York
Ordway-Saunders CO
ANCE
Amarillo Concern
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