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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1924
Page
3
Amarillo realtor W. A. Askew urges homeowners to diversify house designs beyond the straight shotgun layout. He argues that varied English, Mission, Spanish, Italian, Swiss and Colonial styles can lower costs, add convenience and beauty, and boost city appearance. The Globe features such plans every Monday.
Gaut Land company secures acreage north of the city to subdivide into five and ten acre lots. Deal with Mrs. Jennie M. Carr of Los Angeles. Five and ten acre plots attract buyers for truck gardening or small chicken farms. Suburban land owners form a settlement on the North pavement. Utilities available at low cost with water from 60 to 120 feet.
R A Daniels and family relocate from Adrian to 1923 Pierce Street Amarillo will reside there. Mr Daniels will be connected with J E Bryant company in the new posting.
The Hazlehurst Dutch Colonial combines Portland cement stucco and fire resistant shingles for permanence and low maintenance. The two story design offers a three room first floor, a spacious living room with a fireplace, a dining room, kitchen with two windows, and a full upper floor with two bedrooms and a bath. A trellised porch, concrete steps, and a well equipped laundry with electric appliances enhance convenience.
Crews started paving East Tenth Street from Garfield to the county highway to serve as the main approach to the Amarillo Tri-State Exposition grounds. Willmering and Mullen hold the contract for eleven blocks, planned for completion in six weeks with fair weather.
Champaign Illinois real estate board uses a three sentence slogan about owning a home and saving money. Two essay prizes are awarded by the Nattt. for readers who submit entries.
City officials report paving on Washington Street from Sixteenth Street to the Wolflin addition will be completed shortly. The curb and gutter for the project are finished and finishing work will begin soon.
Plans for a two story school building with offices and a small library at Soney are prepared by E. F. Rittenberry and ready for examination. The contract for erection will be let June 28.
Building permits totaling 68 680 were issued last week led by new homes in the Country club district and San Jacinto heights. Homes under construction include 406 Prospect by Fred Bone Construction for 3 500 and 1706 Hughes by C W Smith for 4 000, with several other brick and frame houses planned across Prospect, Fairmont, Western and Sunset avenues.
The Amarillo Real Estate Board in San Jacinto Heights received a donated lot from the Amarillo Improvement Company. W. W. Lynch will be selected by the board to manage the lot, which will be sold to fund development projects. T. M. Bruner states the gift supports Amarillo's growth.
The city commission accepted paving on Fillmore Street from Sixth to Sixteenth Street and opened it to traffic. The brick on concrete base with asphalt top completes twenty seven blocks within the city and a paved county highway for North Fillmore residents. Plans are underway to pave from Sixteenth to Twenty fourth streets on South Fillmore. Willmering and Mullen and Plains Paving finished the Six to Sixteen stretch.
D F Garner plans a faced brick four apartment and fourteen bedroom building on Pierce street between Fourth and Fifth. Smith and Townes will finish plans tomorrow and let the contract soon after. The semi mission design includes ornamental front features and grounds with completion expected before September.
Dr Luther Bridgers will deliver his final sermon at Polk Street Methodist Church tonight as two weeks of evangelistic services conclude. He spoke yesterday on Will a Man Rob God with conversions and reclamations totaling more than 120 persons.
Dallas secures the mid winter meeting of the National Association of Real Estate Boards as Washington reports. Detroit hosted the 1925 convention and the first national gathering occurred in Detroit in 1909.
At the missioners court a committee was appointed to lay out a new road from Dalhart east to the Sherman county line. The plan aims to connect Sherman and Moore counties with the highway.
The note mentions a healthy weed crop, safety of Nat water for drinking, and various local items. William Autry visits from Los Angeles to see the Autry family. Frank James and Henry Ford are cited in discussions about farming and river harnessing. Hale Center reports good wheat and cotton prospects.
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