West Texas building boom lifts 1929 progress outlook
Lamesa completes a $65,000 telephone exchange. Pampa issues $131,100 in building permits with a $54,000 two story garage major project. A $238,000 bond election for city hall jail fire station and streets set for August 20. West Texas cities report numerous new schools hotels and power plants with large-scale construction and rising bank deposits in Clovis and Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pampa
Horace
Guy Saunders
Remodel College For Auditorium In Lockney
Remodeling of the old college building into a city auditorium progresses rapidly under E Guthrie's supervision in Lockney on July 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockney
Old College
E. Guthrie
New Fort Worth and Denver Depot Under Rapid Construction
After a temporary delay, work on the Fort Worth and Denver freight and passenger station resumes at Childress with brick laying on the south wall and joists arriving. Bricklayers expect two weeks to finish their portion while coach shops at Denver yards progress and wrecking of the old building clears space for improvements. steel is being laid and both structures should be done in about forty days if pace holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
Elks Home
Johnson Bros
Phillips Petroleum
Methodists
Mauldin Heights
Clovis de
White Deer
Skellytown
Denver
Bell
Mexican School For Midland Plans Bids Notice
Advertisement for bids by the Midland Independent School District for a two room brick school building for Mexican school children in the eastern part of Midland. Plans and specifications are with J. E. Hill, president, bids due by Wednesday July 24 when the contract will be let.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Midland Independent School District No. 1
J. E. Hill
New Warehouse Project For Tucumcari
H Gleason of a Texas oil and gas distributor has bought lots in Tucumcari and the contract to erect a warehouse building will be awarded. The entry marks a notable expansion by a major southwest firm with well known products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucumcart
H. Gleason
Texas Company
Southwest
De Priest Urges Negro Race to Form Political Party
Chicago July 22 Congressman Oscar De Priest of Illinois urged African Americans to form their own party. He claimed 100 plus congressional districts could elect black lawmakers and criticized supporters as backward. He vowed to use his term to advance his race and noted access to Annapolis and West Point.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Oscar de Priest
Illinois
United States
Congress
de Priest
Washington
Annapolis
West Point
Congressional
Wing Fabric Tears Kill Two Fliers at Worcester Airport
A wing fabric tear caused a long loop to rip the wing of a plane piloted by George J. Haven, 31, who fell 2,500 feet to the ground near Worcester airport in North Grafton. His passenger, Charles W. Holmes, 44, a commercial photographer, also died. Both men were Worcester residents and married.
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Associated Press
Worcester
Mass
George J. Haven
Haven
Charles W. Holmes
Wortester
North
Grafton
Holmes
Steamer Hits Canoe. One Man Drowns Near Cleveland
A canoe collision with the passenger steamer City of Buffalo on Lake Erie near Cleveland left one man dead and two others rescued. The drowned climber was Frank Kolovich, 20, of Shamokin Pennsylvania. Surviving were Joseph Toil, 22, and Max Toil, 20, both of Cleveland.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
City of
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Here
Frank Kolovich
Shamokin
Joseph Toil
Max Toil
French Government To Go in for Talkies
Paris reports the French government will enter the talkie era as Comedie Francaise stars leave for American contracts. Mademoiselle Marie Bell seeks approval to accept an American offer, with director Emile Fabre weighing sound film options and urging government recognition of talking pictures.
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Comedie Francaise
First Theatre of
France
M. Emile Fabre
Comedie
Mademoiselle Marie Bell
M. Fabre
Board of Directors
Book of Home Plans Offered at Low Cost
Published in the interest of more and better homes a book containing many home plans is offered to the public at a low price by the News Globe and the Panhandle Lumber company. The book sells for 50 cents for pickup or 60 cents delivered by mail.
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News- Globe and the Panhandle Lumber Company
Permits total for year reach 1 117 605 in city
Building permits issued last week amount to 56 650 bringing the year’s total to 1 117 605. The week’s largest was a 15 000 dwelling at 2614 Hayden street for P L Reppert. Others include a 14 300 synagogue at 2222 Taylor street for B Nai Israel and a 5 000 brick veneer addition at 3300 Polk street, Oliver Fable owner, J G Talia ferro contractor.
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Hayden Street
P. L. Reppert
B'Nai Israel
Taylor Street
F. Pelton
Polk Street
Oliver
Fable
J. G. Taliaferro
Barfield Lumber Company
Mercantile
Marizon
B. VY. Blackwell
W. J. Martin
East Seventh Street
W. L. Scott
East Fifth Avenue
Thos. M. Nabors
Ben Harrison
East Thirty-sixth Street
Edgefield
F. J. Carr
Pierce Street
van Buren Street
Elizabeth Herring
L. W. Kelley
J. N. Freeman
Berlin Synagogue Dome to Surpass Cathedral Size
The Berlin synagogue under construction on Prinzregentenstrasse will exceed the Berlin Cathedral in dome diameter by a little over 119 feet. The new church will be about 200 feet long and nearly as deep, with 2,300 seats. Completion had been planned for September but a cold winter delayed progress.
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Berlin
Prinzregentenstrasse
Cool Colors in a Bright Sunlit Room Style
An article describes a living room designed with cool blue and green tones to counter bright sunlight. Soft blue green dominates the wallpaper and carpet, with buff background, peachy orange and lavender accents, gold mesh curtains, and blue green upholstery creating a restful, harmonious space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celine
Avender
Border Patrol Urged to Expand After Killing of Inspector
El Paso investigations follow the slaying of Ivan E. Scotten border patrol inspector near the Rio Grande. The National force faces renewed calls to lift restrictions on shooting at rum runners as hijacking and ambushes rise along the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
Rio Grande
United States
Labor Department
Ivan E. Scotten
Immigration Border Patrol
Horsley
Border Patrol
Pietrolmen
Mexico
Scotten
Pittsburgh U. to Add Aviation Courses in Engineering School
Pittsburgh University will begin college grade courses in aviation and aeronautics within the School of Engineering. The program will be offered in cooperation with the Penn School of Aviation and the Pittsburgh Aviation Industries Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh U
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
School of Engineering
Penn School of Aviation
Pittsburgh Aviation Industries Corporation
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el Paso Biulithic Paving Company
San Angelo
W. C. Scott
Miami
Laketon
The
Mineral Wells Hotel Company
Mineral Wells
Baker Hotels, Inc
Dallas
Cenral Power and Light Company
San Antonio
Devil's River
Ag] Rio
Winter Garden
West Texas
Rubbock
Security State Bank
Tohoka
B. ©. Froman
Madley
Speed Brothers
Turkey
Texas
Pecos
Texas Panhandle
Canadian
England
Titeack
Nyt
Moor
Childress
Mexican School For Midland
Paris
Book of
Cathedral
Texas Plains
Tyler
Mabel C. Morrison
Scoteton
Vernon Williams
W. 6Th St
Amarillo, Texas
Builders’ Supplies
G9. Inc
EL Toro
Amarillo
News-Globe
6Th and
Tyler Sts
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