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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1960

Page

52

Plan for a Ranch Style Home by Hiawatha Estes

The design emphasizes a guest friendly entry, a dead end living room, and a large patio next to kitchen and family room. It features substantial storage in two service closets, pantry, linen spaces, and bayed master bedroom storage. Complete working plans No. 3738 cost 7.50 for first set and 5 for each additional. four month availability. orders to Hiawatha Estes Northridge Calif.

Hiawatha Estes Kitch P. O Northridge Calif

16 Homes Begun in City Building Permits Last Week

Sixteen residential building permits were issued by the city building inspector last week with a total estimated construction cost of 243,700 dollars. Names and addresses include Paris Hoffman 3314 E 15th St 5000 dollars David Hughes 2203 38th St 9200 Trans Western Developers 5323 30th St 18000 5315 30th St 17500 2206 58th St 17000 Caprock Construction Co 3407 55th St 16500 CCP 1723 E Auburn and 1827 E Auburn 11000 each Carlann Inc 2020 43rd St 14000 5403 8th St 15000 Subtex Inc 4921 10th St 17000 5412 7th St 18500 5441 8th Pt 15500 5219 7th St 21000 MWC Corp 5443 8th St 17500 Earl Nichols 2116 64th St 20000.

Paris Hoffman 15Th St David Hughes 38Th St Trans- Western Developers 30Th St 58Th St Caprock Construction Co 55Th St CCP E. Auburn Carlann, Inc 43Rd St 8Th St Subtex, Inc 10Th St 7Th St 8Th Pt MWC Corp Earl Nichols

Williams Named New Director of TIME

E. W. Williams Jr., vice president of the First National Bank in Lubbock, was named a director of TIME Inc., a scheduled transcontinental motor carrier. Dalby announced the appointment. Williams also serves as director or executive in several banks and has banking education from SMU LSU and Rutgers.

Williams TIME E. W. Williams Jr First National Bank Lubbock T.I.M.E., Inc Arno R. Dalby First National Bank of Post Idalou State Bank Southern Methodist University School of Banking of the South Louisiana State University Graduate School of Banking Rutgers University

Brown Appointed To Brick Company Post

W. B. Brown Jr. appointed manager of purchases at Acme Brick Co. sales office in Lubbock. He is a Guilford College graduate and a director of the Purchasing Agents Assn. of Dallas and vice chair of the National Development Assn.s district 3 committee.

W. B. Brown Jr Acme Brick Co Lubbock Brown Guilford College North Carolina Purchasing Agents Assn Dallas National Development Assn

Lubbock Firm Sells Amarillo Development to Barfield

Quien Sabe Investment Co of Lubbock sold a 210-lot Ridgecrest Add subdivision in southwest Amarillo to B. R. Barfield. The $400,000 project, the year's largest in Amarillo, will include homes from about $18,500 and is expected to begin this fall.

Quien Sabe Investment Co Lubbock Amarillo B. R. Barfield R. H. Fulton Barfield Ridgecrest Adda

Quicken Pace of 40 Lubbock Residential Closings

The Avalanche-Journal reports 40 residential closings in Lubbock last week, surpassing the year’s average by more than ten and topping the prior week by fourteen. Purchases include 2001 Teak by the S. R. Roberts from Town and Country Real Estate, a 1,500 square foot three bedroom home with asbestos siding and brick trim. Additional sales include 2906 Ute and 4108 List Street with features like central heating, air conditioning, and attached garages.

Lubbock Teak S. R. Roberts David W.hughes Ute Clyde Moore Jr David W. Hughes Thrrough Town and Country Real Estate Austin Stone Billie J. Goddard Thomas Browning

Weather Dampens Texas Construction Awards in February

The Texas Contractor reports February 1960 awards lagged behind 1959 with about $70.99 million in total state construction contracts. Weather blamed for slow start though highway and nonresidential segments show gains. overall year 1960 viewed as promising with spring and summer activity expected to pick up. Engineering awards rose nearly $4 million and non-residential work advanced, while the year opens weaker than 1959’s early surge centered on a $30 million highway award.

Texas Trade Journal

Car Registrations in Lubbock County Reported

Last week 298 automobile registrations were recorded in Lubbock County. Of these, 116 were new cars and 182 were used vehicles.

Lubbock County

New Relay Station To Start Near Lubbock

Construction will begin late this month on the existing radio relay station and a 230 foot tower three miles southeast of Lubbock. John Whitcomb of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co announces six new intermediate stations to extend the Lamesa Lubbock route north to Amarillo. Long Lines department of AT&T will handle all work. The new route will connect with Bell system network at Amarillo and relay television programs currently on another route.

Lubbock John Whitcomb Southwestern Bell Telephone,Co Lamesa-Lubbock Amarillo Long Lines American Telephone ‘and Telegraph Co Bell System

Harris Named New Car Sales Representative at Scoggin Dickey Buick

Chester Harris is appointed as a new car sales representative for Scoggin Dickey Buick Co. by J. Ray Dickey. A Mobee tie native who moved to Lubbock in 1928, Harris is a Lubbock High School graduate and married with two children, Judy and Jim.

Chester Harris Scoggin- Dickey Buicks Co J. Ray Dickey Harris Mobeetie Lubbock Lubbock High School Judy Texas Tech Jim Monterey High School

Forty eight new families move to Lubbock from out of state

Lubbock records list 48 incoming families last week with names, addresses, and former home towns including New Mexico, Abilene, Plainview, Abernathy, Brownfield, Houston, San Angelo, Anton, Minnesota, California, South America, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas towns, and cities such as Dallas and Midland. The list covers 2105 rear 15th St to 4420 45th St and notes origins from multiple states and regions.

Lubbock Robert. Marion Norris 15Th St New Mexico Robert L. Plecker 48Th St Abilene Robert Leon l White Colgate Plainview Lillie Mae Gordon Ave. M Abernathy Mary J. Smith Magnolia Robert B. Hoare 35Th St Brownfield Carl Petree 21St St Houston Henry Anchondo Uvalde Tohoka Claude C. Dobbs 29Th St Grover Bradley Slaton E. Stamford San Angelo Bobby D. Whitten Ursuline Anton L. Dean California J. W. Cox 42Nd St Lee L. Byers Canton South America Max L. Garrett 49Th St Pampa Earl J. Jennings 24Th St Fort Stockton William P. Dickson 30Th St C. Clyde Cartier 16Th St Waco Thurman McCullar Thomas Edwin E. Auburn Robert L. McCord Wolfforth Robert M. Hill Ave. W Irving Loyal E. Barstow Loyd Chastain Midland 1St St Walter Wade Payne Ave. D Amarillo James W. McKnight Dallas James D. Foster 45Th St San

Henderson Named West Texas District Manager

Robert B. Henderson has been appointed West Texas district manager of the Eljer Co. He will headquarter in Lubbock. Henderson is married, a Texas Tech graduate, and an Air Force veteran.

Robert B. Henderson West Texas Eljer Co Henderson Lubbock Texas Tech Air Force

Santa Fe Names John H Blake Assistant General Manager

John H Blake, formerly acting superintendent at Slaton, has been appointed assistant general manager for the Santa Fe Railway at Amarillo. The March effective appointment succeeds T J Anderson, a Santa Fe official killed in a derailment near Abernathy last month. Blake, born in 1912 at Glazier Texas, joined the railroad in 1927 as an apprentice operator in Amarillo and later served as wire chief at La Junta Colorado and dispatcher at Las See.

John H. Blake Los Angeles Slaton Santa Fe Railway Amarillo Blake T. J. Anderson Santa Fe Abernathy Glazier Tex The la Junta Icolo Las

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