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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1957
Page
14
The notice details multiple home purchases and sales across addresses such as 5702 Gary, 3405 Anth St, and 3033 57th St. Buyers include Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Stoy, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Rainwater, and Leo Baggett. Properties feature brick, Austin stone, or asbestos siding, with 1 1,971 square feet, garages, lawns, and central heating.
The Fort Worth market shows steady calves feeders and cows from the livestock trade. Cattle prices for standard calves and feeder steers hover near last week with midrange weights around 22 to 24 dollars per unit and hogs reported at 78.
A Kansas City report notes $214,875 in new home construction activity with overall gains in early August. The text also mentions cattle market chatter, feed prices, and Texas market movements with mixed signals across East and South Texas regions.
Readable text notes several residential purchases and new constructions. Harvey Griffiths bought a boarding house at 2101 12th Street with 14 bedrooms and three apartments for Texas Tech students. Jesse Gordon purchased 3605 35th Street with one bath, living and dining rooms, kitchen, central heating, carpeting, and asbestos siding. Roland Simpson began three ready built homes at 126 F Broadway and 2020 Firskine with various rooms and brick veneer. Transwestern Development Co started two homes on 2114 and 2115 57th Street with 1,400 and 1,700 square feet. Two more houses planned near 4923 17th and 17th with estimates of 2,560 and 25,909 dollars. Weldon Wines started two homes at 4508 47th and 4411 42nd with 1, etc. Construction includes brick veneer, asbestos siding, and multiple room details. The Clawson Building Co. notes 1915 Mother’s Day proclamation by Woodrow Wilson.
Weather forecast from AP Wirephoto predicts scattered thundershowers today from Ohio and Tennessee valleys to the coast and southern New England. Showers span Gulf Coast, southern Plains, northern and central Plains, and Rockies. Cooler in Great Lakes and northern New England. warm across mid-Atlantic and southern states.
Business faced tight credit and sluggish sales while eyeing federal action. Road funding tops the agenda with about three billion dollars for highways, and housing loans may see lower rates. Congress open hearings计划 discuss federal spending to revive growth as Boeing trims payrolls and lead zinc stockpiles shrink. Auto dealers push promotions to clear 1957 models before 1958 arrivals.
In Chicago wheat, rye and soybeans led a moderately active week on the Board of Trade. Export sales and flour mill buying influenced prices. wheat rose 3 cents, rye added 6? cents, corn fell, oats slipped, soybeans gained 31 cents, and lard dropped 42 points.
Industrial averages fell as professionals dumped stocks for a week with no clear reason. Monday saw the sharpest declines. rails and industrials showed mixed performance through the week. Daily volume averaged 1.77 million shares as 140 new 1957 lows accompanied a broad market retreat.
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