Building Costs Fall Prompts Rush To Use Low Prices
The American Builder and TIME TO Building Age say costs for materials drop at least 20 percent and labor cuts reach 50 percent in many areas. With prices at bottom, construction should rise soon, as wholesale goods level off. buyers in Amarillo and suburbs rush to purchase. Financing remains the main obstacle to renewed activity. Local builders urge promotion and coordinated financing to sustain value for buyers. Governor Murray and Mayor James J Walker are cited in supporting remarks.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
Amarillo
Population and Profits by Glenn Frank
An analysis of how slower population growth will constrain American markets and profits. The piece notes that future expansion depends more on rising worker purchasing power than population increases, with references to historical growth and projections through 2000.
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Glenn Frank
America
Warren 8. Thompson
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
McClure
Runaway Marriage Upsets Domestic Order in Suburban Home
Sam Sherrill discovers Nelson has married Martha Givens, a maid, upending her class-bound family. Fourth Alderson dismisses the scandal as a disgrace, while Sam, exhausted and grim, confronts the shock as Freddy Abbott arrives with new concerns about the marriage and the family finances.
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Sam Sherrill
Freddy Munson
Sam
Nelson
Martha Givens
Fourth Alderson
Fourth
Peak Abbott
Abbott
the Express
Freddy
Aldersen
How It Began Crossed Fingers Charm Through History
In a feature of The News-Globe series "How It Began" the authors discuss the ancient Roman practice of crossing fingers for luck and note that the gesture remains common today, especially among children. Readers are invited to submit ideas for how other customs began for illustration in future installments.
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Russ Murphy
Ray Senusky
News-Globe
Witless gun moll tells of a vapid stage life in New York
In a New York coffee house the writer describes a 20 year old gun moll who idolizes gangster Rich Barthelmess, parades in tenement life, and faces correction school after her arrest. The piece notes her charm as a backdrop to crime and the social environment shaping young waifs drawn to gangsters.
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New York
Tenth Avenue
Tenderloin
Vina Delmar
Richard Barthelmess
Third Avenue
Chicago
Radio birthday party links five countries in short wave
Short wave enthusiasts arrange a radio birthday party with five countries joining W9XAA Chicago WEIGW Bowmanville X26A Nuevo Laredo HKD Barranquilla and HRB Tegucigalpa to broadcast November 7 to 28. A 65 piece symphonic band led by Peter Cavallo will perform on WJZ NBC. Evening programs on WEAF WABC and WJZ feature various entertainers.
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C.e.butterfield
Associated Press
New York
W9xaa
Chicago
WEIGW
Bowmanville
Can
X26a
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
HKD
Barranquilla
Colombia
HRB
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Peter Cavallo
Wjz-Nbc
Eskimos
Weafnbc
Ruth Ann Watson
Freddy’s Accusation and Sam’s Marriage Decision
Freddy stands angry under a lit window as Sam watches him and he challenges her. Sam resolves her stance on marriage while a note on Swiss clock makers hints at a price control firm. Amsterdam reports over ten thousand dwellings built since the start of the year.
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Sam
Freddy
Freeman Lincoln
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed From Verse and Era
A list of crossword clues covering topics from electricity pioneers to poetry, with numbered horizontal and vertical entries. Includes hints like Father of Modern Electrical Development, Earl named elements, and vocabulary across various categories.
Mountain Tale Shows Talent and Adaptation on Wild Slopes
Farmer Brown's Boy climbs a stony highland to study wildlife and discovers a Bighorn sheep posing on a cliff ledge. The scene contrasts desolation with life as the mountain’s inhabitants display adapted talents, from Surefooted Billy to the imposing Bighorn.
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Farmer Brown
Whistler
Marmot
Little Chief
Pika
Billy Surefoot
Billy
Lightfoot
Bighorn
T. W. Burgesss
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