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Houston Post

Location

Houston, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1917

Page

18

Universal Ship Building Firms Vie for Government Contract

The Universal Ship Building Company pressured for a government contract while Midland Bridge Company sat close behind. Excavation is underway near Fidelity and Galena as big plants rise at Manchester and across the channel. A boom in shipbuilding with several firms expanding yards and new facilities signals rapid progress, with multiple contracts and production lines moving toward completion.

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Central Park braces for boom as 2000 workers move in

Central Park faces a housing surge as up to two thousand skilled workers arrive from the North and East to staff shipyards, refineries, and laboratories. Builders are urged to develop 50 by 100 foot lots near the car line, schools, and churches with terms as low as seven dollars and fifty cents per month. An inspection car is available to view Central Park off Eleventh Street and Harrisburg Boulevard.

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