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Housing Shortage Deepens As Amarillo Grows
Amarillo faces acute housing strain as population surges from 51,686 in 1940 to an estimated 65,000 in 1943. War work drives new arrivals from Dallas, Fort Worth, and Oklahoma City. Only 433 new dwellings built under federal plan, leaving four and five room houses scarce. conversions urged to add units.
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Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce Ofice
Dallas
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Pearl Harbor
Joseph P. Tufts
National Housing Agency
Federal Housing Administration Office
NHA
Tufts