Lubbock Realty Deeds and Permits Show Yearly Shifts
The Lubbock Real Estate Board reports 1956 warranty deeds totaling 2,890 transactions valued at 30,106,165.43, down from 1955. Foreclosures and deeds of trust also fell, while building permits rose in value for commercial projects. December figures show declines in warranty deeds and related costs from 1955, with a surge in plastic pipe production from United Pipe and Tate Company amid a growing market in Lubbock.
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New Industry for Lubbock Sets Up Plastic Pipe Plant
A new firm, the United Pipe and Tube Company, will manufacture plastic pipe in Lubbock. The plant will use four extruders including a London-made unit for rigid PVC pipe. Texas investors, including prominent locals, provide all capital with irrigation and oil production as the main markets.
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United Pipe and Tube Company
Texas
Lubbock
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Real Estate Board Urges Sunday Office Closures
Lubbock Real Estate Board directors adopted a resolution disfavoring Sunday business, listings, showings, or contracts. The measure notes Christian teaching of a holy day and asks members to refrain from Sunday real estate activity, seeking goodwill and adherence to the Lord's Day.
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Lubbock Real Estate Board
Board of Directors
Direeti
Lubbock Real Vistate Board
Suburban Club of Lubbock Plans New 8000 Sq Ft Building
A proposed Suburban Club of Lubbock project on a 20 acre site near Slide Rd features a contemporary design with over 8000 square feet of space and a 3000 square foot pool terrace. The $150000 construction cost excludes land with Cantrell Burns & Whitaker as architects engineers. Construction slated to start March 1 and finish in June with 600 members planned alongside Dallas and Fort Worth clubs.
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Slide Rd
Almilay Clubs
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Cantrell, Burns & Whitaker & Associates
Market News Recap of Local Home Sales and Constructions
A string of recent home sales and constructions in the area includes properties on 38th and 61st Streets with three bedrooms two baths and double garages. Notable buyers include Charles Tierce Dale Lipsey P W Guinn Sherman Taylor and the McFarland and Brown parties. Homes feature brick or frame exteriors and central heating with floor areas from 1 550 to 1 950 square feet.
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Srth St
Charles R. Tierce
Dale Lipsey
38Th St
Buddy Hughes Realtors
Tio Houses
Laibtey, Inc
P. W. Guinn
Sherman Taylor
61St St
McFarlands
25Th St
Thomas J. McFarland
Lattimore Ewing
Women Debate Basement Necessity at Housing Congress
The 1940s Women's Housing Congress in Washington examined basements for middle income homes. Seven of ten groups favored a basement, with regional splits showing broad support for lower cost space and integrated design. If no basement, attendees recommended garage storage and carports, plus enhanced weatherproofing and access. Copies of the report cost 60 cents from the U.S. Government Printing Office.
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New Mexico Tests For Realty Broker Licenses
The New Mexico Real Estate Board announces examinations for broker licenses to be held in Santa Fe. January 25 is the final filing date for applications with the board. The board office is in Room 511 Simms Building Albuquerque. Ted Renninghoven, executive secretary, issued the notice.
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Ted Renninghoven
Unemployed Bolivian’s Louvre stone throw blamed by Pravda
Pravda reports the Bolivian who hurled a stone at the Mona Lisa in Paris’s Louvre aimed to protest unemployment. The paper says the act exposes the misery of foreigners in France and sought a warm cell to endure winter. The item also notes carpenters’ pencils are flat sided to stop rolling.
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