Hedley and Portales See Major Building Boom In 1929
Hedley Donley County drives a wide building program with 20 homes finished and many more under construction. A new high school costing about 45000 will start after details, with a fall term completion planned. Portales New Mexico advances with a 40000 junior high, 43 acre site for a Normal school, and federal land grants for the project.
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Hedley
Donley County
Portales
New Mexico
Normal School
Board of Regents
Portales Valley
Methodist Church
Old English Style Home Promises Generous Rooms and Features
A skilled architect outlines a roomy Old English house with large first floor living spaces, sun parlor, terrace access, and a two car garage. The plan includes a study, vanity room, and two large right side bedrooms with cedar closets. Second floor adds maid’s room and baths.
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Cora W. Wilson
New English Style Homes Highlight Town Development
An English design home with five rooms, wide siding, shutters, and a distinctive fireplace advances alongside a six room house and barn by W. J. Towry and A L Peacock north and south of town. The Johnson Mortuary in Clovis nears finishing touches on a 50 by 110 modern building slated for downtown appeal.
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A. L. Peacock
W. J. Towry
Johnson Mortuary
Clovis
Amarillo Issues Building Permits Totaling 1223200 in 1929
City records show 1929 permits in Amarillo reached 1,223,260 with last week's activity adding 18,700. Largest grant covers a brick one story store at 400 East Tenth Street costing 8,500 to owner W. L. Finklea. B. D. Carroll, contractor. Additional permits include a 5,000 warehouse at 1406-1910 Grant Street for Panhandle Sash and Door Company built by Parr Construction.
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East Tenth Street
W. L Finklea
B. D. Carroll
Grant Street
Panhandle Sash and Door Company
Parr Construction Company
Buchanan Street
Plemons
F. A. Bone
Lincoln Street
Louisiana Street
San Jacinto
J. D. Brady
C. C. McMurtry
West Third Ce
James Langston
West Thirteenth Street
Plemons Addition
Soth
Rupert W. Andrews
Mercantile
W. L. Finklen
Book of Home Plans Offered At Low Cost
Purished in the interest of more and better homes a book of many home plans is offered by News Globe and Panhandle Lumber Co at 80 cents for pickup or 60 cents mailed. Items list include a 16 by 24 single story stucco frame dwelling for 1200 and a 60 by 60 Mercantile brick building for 8500 with owners and contractors named.
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Book of
News Globe
the Panhandle Lumber Company
Work Started on South Plains School
Floydada reports construction has begun on the South Plains school building. The project progresses as crews clear site work and begin foundation tasks for the new facility serving local students.
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South Plains
South Plains district builds four new schools in county
In Sunset district at South Plains an $18 000 contract awarded to jetty W D Moas of Lubbock for a new school building. Dougherty school nearly finished with County Superintendent Pricy Scott noting progress. A Muney brick veneer building begins foundation work as the first of its kind in the county. Storley academy to be housed in a frame building. Lockney contractor W C Brannan and W C Pentycuff awarded a $1 905 50 contract for the project.
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South Plains
Sunset
Jet Ty W. D. Moas
Lubbock
Dougherty
Pricy Scott
Muncy Foundation
A. B. Muney
Acholastion
Storley
Lockney
W. C. Brannan
W. C. Pentycuff
Much Building Under Way in Plainview
Five building permits totaling 14200 were issued in Plainview last week by city inspector W A Foley. The largest is a 10000 sales room addition adjoining Shepard Chevrolet. Other permits include a 1600 warehouse addition at 412 Austin Street for the same company and a 4000 brick home for J M Forbes in Hillcrest. Remodeling and new residences are planned for 603 roadway and a four room house on Mongrove valued at 2200.
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Plainview
Plaview
W. A. Foleyy
Shepard Chevrolet Company
Austin Street
F. M. Hatton
J. M. Forbes
Hillcrest
C. B. Jones
Lee Stephens
Joe Sneed
Mong Trove
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Memphis Compress Company
Northwest
Texas
Lubbock Poultry and Egg Company
Southwest
Madison Avenue
New York City
O'Donnell
Frank Chambers
Canadian
Harrold Ray
Muleshoe
J. M. Stokes
Muleshoe Elevator Company
C. F. Moeller
Patry Ee
Levareae
Eer
Fountain Ave
Bonham Street
Harrison Street
Texas Plains
Vernon
W. 6Th St
Amarillo, Texas
Builders’ Supplies
6Th and
Tyler Sts
Amarillo
Tyler
6Th St
Monroe Street
O. M. Franklin Blackley Serum Co
Auditorium
East Fifth Street
L. B. Newby
F. A. Shirk
North Fillmore Street
Amarillo Heights
Rose M. Hall
W. C. Mall
Floydada
Secghees
News-Globe
CASCO
Omr
EL Toro
Automobile
Rhodes Auto Works
Walter Irvin, Inc
Plains
Fender
Borger
Borger Fender & Body Works
Fender & Body Works
Panhandle
Fender & Body
Childress
Allen
Estelline
B. F. McCollum
Pampa
Murray Auto Works
Pampa Buick Co
Clark Body Works
Shamrock
Kuhlman Motor Co
Roswell
E. T. Amonett Co
H. A. Wellmaker Glass
IGH Clate Glass CO
Pittsburgh Plate Glass CO
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