Fillmore Street Expands as Amarillo Builds on Heritage
Amarillo develops Fillmore street with a $29,000 two story brick warehouse for Sigman Furniture of Oklahoma City and nearing completion of Palo Duro hotel and Masonite temple. Street paving extends south to Sixteenth Street and north to city limits with highway connections. County courthouse Elks home and other public buildings line Fillmore street amid rising residences and business fronts.
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Sigman Furniture Manufacturing Company
Oklahoma City
Palo Duro
Masonie Temple
Fillmore Street
Sixteenth
St. Pranca
Amarillo
East Tenth Street
Elks Home
New Masonite Temple
Globe
A. F. Willborn
Experts Find Custom Not Climate Behind Winter Building Failures
A Hoover Commission study led by J P Noonan and Dr John M Gries finds seasonal building activity is driven by local custom and planning rather than climate. The report urges forethought by protets men and bankers to stabilize construction, reduce costs, and better allocate investment through data on seasonal trends from the Commerce Department and Government Printing Office.
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J. P. Noonan
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Guardian Savings and Trust Company
Hoover
John M. Gries
Department of Commerce
Aes
Tis
United
Inrea
Prototets
Telephone industry employs more workers than several states
The latest census shows over 450,000 people in the United States are employed in the telephone business, with more than 350,000 in direct employment and thousands more in manufacturing. Last year alone the payroll rose by over 30,000 as the industry expands to meet growing service demand nationwide.
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United States
Wyoming
Nevada
Arizona
Delaware
Anul
Miami
Mia
King Plans Brick Building at Fourth and Taylor
Construction began today on a two story brick building 60 by 140 feet at the Fourth and Taylor corner. C. F. King funds the project with the ground floor to house a dry goods store and possibly another mercantile business while the upper story will be a modern rooming house. J. D. Singleton holds the contract.
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Fourth and
Taylor Streets
C. F. King
King Dry Goods
San Jacinto Business Section Uptown San Jacinto builds two brick blocks
The San Jacinto Amarillo business section gains two brick buildings and a drive-in station as West Sixth and West Fifth streets near completion. W. E. Cazzell’s two story brick building at Fifth and Florida is nearly finished with interiors soon. L. B. Bussey’s one story brick block for four stores is nearly done. Magnolia Petroleum plans a drive-in station facing Georgia avenue West Sixth and McMasters streets.
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San Jacinto
Amarillo
West Sixth Street
West Fifth Street
W. E. Cazzell
Fifth and
Florida
Bussey
Cazzell
Albert Randall
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Georgia Avenue
West Sixth
McMasters
Finishing of Palo Duro Hotel Nears September Opening
Interiors of the Palo Duro hotel in Amarillo near completion with five stories of brick and furnished rooms. Owners Col. C. T. Herring and contractor J. D. Singleton oversee a grand project managed by Mrs. B. Fisher and son. Architects are Smith and Townes. an electric sign is nearly finished. location is Third and Fillmore. several carloads of furniture installed.
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Palo Duro
Amarillo
West Texas
Third
Fillmore Streets
Samples to Vets Load Bids From State Board
The state board of control sent a truckload of samples of goods to the Confederate Veterans' home in Austin. The items include flour tobacco and coffee and were submitted with bids for the home.
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Austin
State Board of Control
Confederate Veterans
Building to Cost About Five Thousand Dollars Erected Soon
San Jacinto business property values rise over the last six months as a new building project estimated at five thousand dollars is planned for rapid completion.
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San Jacinto
Stockmen near river turn to cotton growing air raids?
Stockmen in the Canadian river brakes turn to cotton says Walter C. Baird pioneer cow man. He has a perfect stand on twenty five acres thirty five miles northwest of Amarillo and expects one half bale per acre. The cotton blooming uses Mebane seed and credits early seed planting for fertility. Baird is pleased with the experiment.
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Walter C. Baird
Baird
Amarillo
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the Panhandle
Masonic Temple
Palo Duro Hotel
New Warehouse
Bodfferd
Standard OU Company
New York
Europe
Willer Balloon
Division of Building and Housing
Department, of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Washington
John M.gries Pasta
Haron Bying
Corns
Oliver Drug Store
Oliver
Liver Drug Co
Fifth and Taylor Streets
Texas
King Business House
Biggs Investment Coo
West 6Th Street
Amariilo, Texas
Ordway— Saunders Co
Cazzell and
Butler
Boss
Ily
Wellman
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