Wider Choice Predicted In Houses and Apartments
Surveys by the National Association of Real Estate Boards predict a wider choice for buyers and renters in 1956. Prices for new homes are expected to stay the same or rise slightly in early 1956, while rents for residential units show stabilization in many areas and rising in others due to higher construction costs and new development. Vacancies remain tight in many regions, with some declines anticipated for walk-up and converted older dwellings as housing demand persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Morrison
Washington
NAREB
Clarence MM. Turley
St. Louis
Turley
Cost Price Squeeze on U S Farmers Eased Somewhat
Washington UP The cost price squeeze on U S farmers eased during the month ended Feb 15 as the official parity ratio rose one point to 101 percent. The rise followed a one percent drop in production costs while prices farmers received were unchanged. Farmers saw higher prices for hogs lambs beef cattle calves sheep potatoes onions lettuce and cotton but were offset by lower prices for oats strawberries wholesale milk and cabbage. Overall farm prices stayed about 7 percent below a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Deer Park Cub Pack 268 Blue Gold Banquet Honors 32 Members
Cub Scout Pack 268 of Deer Park held a blue and gold banquet with 32 members receiving awards. Guests included G Purcell Shell Chemical, J A Tesch Shell Oil, R Holdene San Jacinto district chair, EB Maxwel Lions Club president. Rev Bert Condrey gave the invocation. H J Lewis was MC. Entertainment by Pat Brady and the Sons of the Pioneers. Jake Elis cubmaster. Joseph Taylor assistant. Bob Cat awards to Lewis Pace Glen R Haigler Phillip Lovern Ricky Boughn Gary Vanson Harold Snell Billy Holcomb Rodney Friery. Wolf badges to Steve Bloomfield Kenneth Butler Bill Hendrick Ronnie Page Jimmy Langham Wayne Morris Ronnie White Rodney Friery. Wolf arrows to Lon Ingram Ricky Conrad Tommy Barker Wayne Whiley William Hodge Roger Alexander Leon Gailey Mickey Lewis. Buddy Collens and Chuck French silver. Bear Badges to Paul Lipinsy Douglas Lucas who also got a gold arrow. Bear arrows to Don Neuman one gold and two silver. Frank Goodson and Jerry McShane with gold arrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Park
G. Purcell
Shell Chemical Co
J. A. Tesch
Shell Oi Co
R. Holdene
San Jacinto
Boy Scouts
EB. M. Maxwell
The
Lions Club
Bert Condrey
H. J. Lewis
Pat Brady
Sons of the Pioneers
Jake Elis
Joseph Taylor
Bob Cat
Lewis Pace
Glen R
Haigler
Phillip Lovern
Ricky Boughn
Gary van
Harold Snell
Billy Holcomb
Rodney Friery
Steve Bloomfield
Kenneth Butler
Bill Hendrick
Ronnie Page
Jimmy Langham
Wayne Morris
Ronnie White
Lon Ingram
Ricky Conrad
Tommy Barker
Wayne Whiley
William Hodge
Roger Alexander
Leon Gailey
Mickey Lewis
Buddy Collens
Chuck French
Paul Lipinsy
Douglas Lucas
Don Neuman
Frank Goodson
Jerry McShane
GOP Chiefs Hail Ike Word as Democrats Cheer News
United Press reports Republicans across the nation welcome President Eisenhower's willingness to run again. Some Democrats echo hope about his health enabling continued leadership. Former President Hoover and leaders like Nixon and Hall call the development pivotal for peace, prosperity, and progress. Butler of the Democrats questions electability given age and heart health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
United Press
Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Richard M. Nixon
Leonard W. Hall
GOP
Eisenhower Republican
Paul M. Butler
Soldier Donates Encyclopedias to Center School
Pvt. Robert Andrews, an Owosso native and Army veteran, donated several sets of encyclopedias and other books to Center School after five years of service. His gifts improve the school's reference materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owosso, Mich
Rural Center School
Pvt
Robert Andrews
Andrews
NAACP Pledges Negroes Will Use Sylvan Park Facilities
Houston NAACP leader says Negroes will use Sylvan Park at La Porte on equal terms with all citizens when completed. Francis Williams notes beach facilities will be public property funded by tax money. He refuses to discuss federal school integration plans, insisting on full 109 percent integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Sylvan Park
la Porte
Commissioners Court
Francis Williams
Third Ward
Citizens’ League
Mary Olive Baptist Church
Williams
Houston School Board
Rio Grande Florida Pipeline Plans Sought by Two Firms
Washington AP reports Coastal Transmission Corp and Houston Texas Gas and Oil Corp, both of Houston, filed with the Federal Power Commission to build pipelines from Hidalgo County Texas to near Baton Rouge Louisiana and Florida. The lines would total 1,627 miles of mainline and 7 1/2 miles of lateral lines at an estimated cost of 174 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rio Grande Valley
Florida
Federal Power Commission
Coastal Tranmission Corp
Houston Texas Gas and Oil Corp
Houston
Hidalgo County
Tex
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Wa Hnes
Bond Insurance Co Moves To New Office
Bond Insurance Co moves to a new office adjoining C. M. Sparky Bond Realtor at 907 South Main. Construction starts immediately on a paved rear parking area for 20 cars. Both offices will share the telephone number 248. The agency had been located at 516 East Texas for the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
See Bond and Co
Jim Bond
C. M
Sparky) Bond
South Main
Bond
Wolfean Building
East Texas
Texas Counties Declared Disaster Areas by Agriculture Dept
The Agriculture Department designated counties in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico as drought disaster areas Wednesday. Eligible farmers may participate in the emergency feed grain program. In Texas the counties include Arthur, Borden, Carson, Dickens, Gray, Grimes, Haskell, Hood, Hutchinson, Jack, Johnson, Kent Martin Montecue, Parker, Roberts, Somervell, Stonewall, Tarrant, Wise and Young. Cowley County Nan was designated a drought area, northern Cowley already had the designation. Cimarron County Oklahoma and eastern Union County New Mexico were named drought areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Moxico
Arther
Borden
Carson
Dickens
Gray
Grimes
Haskell
Hood
Hutchinson
Jack
Johnson
Kent Martin Montecue
Parker
Roberts
Somervell
Stonewall
Tarrant
Wise
Young
Cowley County
Nan
Browth
Cimmaton County
Okla
Union County
Drouth
Lack Of Men Money Hinders Air Force Flying Safety
Washington officials warn that manpower and funding shortages endanger Air Force aircraft in flight. Secrecy on accident statistics blocks counting crashes and fatalities this year, with officials saying releasing figures could aid the Russians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Houston Louisiana air service plan endorsed by chamber
The Houston Chamber of Commerce executive committee backs a proposed Houston to Louisiana air route with onward connections. It urges CAB hearings for two applications: Southern Airways from Monroe to Houston via Alexandria Lake Charles and Beaumont Port Arthur, and Trans-Texas Airways serving the same cities via El Dorado and Little Rock.
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Houston
Louisiana
Points
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Lake Charles
Alexandria
Monroe
Points Beyond
Southerm Airways
Lake, Charles
Beau
Arthur
Owaye
el: Dorado
Little Rock
U S Approves Israel Planes Delivery Plan
Paris reports the United States tentatively approves delivery of 12 Mystere IV jet fighters built in France under the U S military aid program to Israel. Final decision will be made by Western powers meeting in Washington, the French spokesman said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
France
U.S
Israel
Washington
Middle’ East
Ballistics progress eyed for intermediate missiles
Rep. James T. Patterson said the United States will have an intermediate range ballistic missile in full scale production within 18 to 24 months. He also announced contracts soon will be awarded for an anti missile automatic interceptor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James T. Patterson
D-Conn
Patterson
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
House Armed Services Committee
Note Found Inside 1956 Nebraska Plates
In Sidney Nebraska a motor vehicle license plate surprise revealed a note from a Nebraska reformatory convict. The message read you are sure lucky to be on the outside. The incident ties to plates produced at the reform school facility.
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Sidney
Neb
Dave Thies
Nebraska Reformatory
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Eg Froehner Radio Service
Doe
W. Texas
Lowell Lammers, A.I.A. Architect
Nathan A. McDaniel
Wien
America
Falstaff
New York
Empire State Building
Boston
Baltimore
NAACP
Rio Grande-Florida
Bond Insurance Co
Louisiana Air Service
SEARS
David Bradley
F.H.A
Baytown
Sata
Gardenia
Wax Ligustrum
Holly
Live Oak
Berkmans
Arborvita
Texas Age
Basswood Lane
Bellaire
Pape High
DAN
Hutchins Motor CO
Dial
Baytown Sheet Metal Works
Pruett
J. A. Strickland
Mar
Bemis Sheet Metal
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