Caprock addition planned as Lubbock show place
Slater and Purtell developers with Ellis E. Tidmore plan Caprock addition from 50th to 56th Streets in Lubbock. The project aims to become a premier area with rigid restrictions, new homes by Tidmore and others, and a 24 inch sewer line costing about 19,212 dollars. Local elder Herbert Stubbs recalls homesteaded land and antelope on the site, with family ties to the Myrtle Slaton area.
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Texas
Slater and Purtell
Caprock
Ellis E. Tidmore
56Th Sts
Herbert Stubbs
Stubbs Grain & Seed Co
C. F. Stubbs
J. K. Caraway
Stubbs
Myrtle-Slaton
Lou Stubbs
34Th St
Toledo Ave
City Commissionaton and Purtell
Tidmore
Ssth St
Clinic On Ave 0 Nears Completion Nears completion of a one story clinic at 2901 Ave Q for Dr Horace A Emery and Dr Sam Hitch
Construction of a 2880 square foot clinic for Dr Horace A Emery at 2901 Ave Q near completion with occupancy planned in April. The fire proof building features brick cordova shell aluminum doors and windows year roundAC two office suites and multiple treatment rooms. Dr Emery will occupy one suite and Dr Sam Hitch will occupy the other with offices in the Lub bock National Bank Building previously.
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Ave
Horace A. Emery
Broadway
Emery
Sam Hitch
Lubbock National Bank
Ranch style home sale on 47th Street to Robert H Morgan
Real estate report lists sale at 4003 47th St to Robert H Morgan formerly of 3511 22nd Pl. The 2300 square foot house with three bedrooms two baths central heat air and double carport sold for 29500. Morgan linked with Merchants Acceptance Corporation.
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47Th St
Robert H. Morgan
22Nd Pl
Mathis & Wilson Contractors
Morgan
Merchants Acceptance Corportation
Meeks & Hughes
Mth St
43Rd St
Jesse Cole
29Th St
Santa Fe Railway
27Th St
Roy L. Krebbs
K. N. McBride
Krebbs
Vanney Allen
McBride
In Fields
Wichita Falls
William Stewart
1812 Ave. L
Willie F. Welch
Fort Worth
Stewart
The
Southwest Motor Co
Clyde Mote
Lubbock
Southcrest Baptist Church Builds Educational Units
Construction of two 6000 square foot educational units at Southcrest Baptist Church is underway. Harold Biffle Construction Co. builds one story pumice tile additions costing about 35000 dollars with an entrance vestibule to serve 700 in the Sunday School department. Architect Herbert Brasher and Associates. The church opened a chapel on April 5 1953 under Pastor Rev. J Wayland Edwards.
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Southcrest Baptist Church
48Th St
Harold Biffle
J. Wayland Edwards
New Wew Food Store Under Construction in Homer Hill Area
Construction of a new Wew Food Store for Homer Hill at 1611 19th Street began Tuesday by J E Walker & Co with an estimated cost of 21000 dollars. The 32 by 85 foot masonry building will feature a concrete floor aluminum and glass front and parking on the east side. Hill previously operated at 1604 19th Street while Stiles Roberts & Associates serve as architects.
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Homer Hill
19Th St
J E. Walker & Co
Hill
19Th St. Stiles
Roberts & Associates
Mathis and Wilson Build 18 Houses on 48th 49th Streets
Mathis and Wilson, contractors of 2247 34th Street, report 18 houses under construction on 48th and 49th Streets after three additional permits. They plan 48 more houses in 47th and 48th Street blocks, with brick veneer, prices from 15000 to 24500, two or three bedrooms, two baths and den with central heating.
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48Th
49Th Sts
Mathis & Wilson
34Th St
47Th
48Th Sts
Office Building Nears Completion for Plains Coop Mill
A new 10,000 square foot brick and aluminum office building at 30th St and Ave A, constructed by W. B. Abbott Jr. as general contractor, will house offices, a meeting room and storage for the Plains Coop Mill. Dewitt and Maeker are the architects.
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Plains Coop Mill
30Th St
Ave. A
W. B. Abbott Jr
Dewitt & Maeker
Bids Open Wednesday for Tongalascant Convalescent Home
Bids for the 10 000 square foot one story brick and tile convalescent home will be received at Hugh Dryer Jr. office in Lubbock until Wednesday March 16. The project includes haydite partitions concrete slab on fill fibre ceilings plaster with ceramic tile wainscot and other finishes for Ralph Sloan who currently runs a convalescent home at 1508 Ave Q.
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Hugh Dryer Jr
Lubbock
Ralph Sloan
Ave Q
JE Butler Building 50 Homes On 44th Street West
A developer builds 50 contemporary homes in the 4400 to 4500 blocks of 44th St west of Quaker Ave with Read & Company handling sales. Homes feature built in cooking units disposals laundry plumbing closets and options for air conditioning with utilities included. Purchases include Reese 4401 12700 McCormick 4403 10500 McCarty 4406 10060 Long 4410 9850 Moore 4411 10500 Page 4505 10500 Donaldson 4520 9850.
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J. E. Butler
44Th St
Quaker Ave
Read & Company
James O. Reese
John V. McCormick
B. R. McCarty
J. W. Long
Gordon Daie Moore
Don Page
C.donaldson
Building Notes Show Multiple Church and School Plans
Plans by Dewitt and Maeker for the 46th Street Baptist Church project estimate $50,000. Brownfield education building drawings by Butler Kimmel with bids due March 29 for Brownfield High School addition $275,000 and elementary at $265,000. Kress School by Butler Kimmel at $375,000 brick and tile. Also a Bennett Motor Co office by Norman Igo at $3,900 and two houses and a Brownfield home under construction.
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Dewitt & Maeker
Lubbock
46Th Street Baptist Church
East Side Baptist Church
Ave. E
Brownfield
Atcheson and Atkinson
Butler-Kimmel Company
Easter Building Three Homes on 46th Street
J B Easter began construction this week on three brick houses in the 46th Street block totaling 39000 dollars. The 3501 address will feature three bedrooms a den and two baths over 1949 square feet while 3503 and 3515 will be 1840 square feet each with three bedrooms and two baths.
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J. B. Easter
46Th St
J.B. Easter
Premature Home Credit Changes Discounted by Officials
Rumors of drastic government changes to home buying credit as an anti inflation move are deemed premature by Washington. Builders fear FHA VA tightening could limit loans, while built in controls may screen applicants and limit loan values, restraining production and housing.
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Goon Cavanauge
Avalanche-Journal
Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans
Curbon
FHA
South Plains
Local Engineers Plan Multiple Paving and Water Projects
Hasi and Green consulting engineers plan several paving and sewer water system projects. Key ventures include a $35,000 Wolfforth sewer system with Panhandle Construction Co and a $550,000 Shallowater water sewer project. Other schemes cover Amarillo Air Force base master planning and 16 inch water line work in Littlefield and Stanton.
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Hasi & Green
3901
Ave. H
Wolfforth
Panhandle Construction Co
Ploce
Roaring Springs
Watkins Construction Co
Houston
Amarillo Air Force Base
Technical Training Command
Littlefield
Stanton
Shallowater
Hasie & Green
Clovis
N. M
Allison & Haney Co
Albuquerque
New Mexico
C.G. & E. Construction Co
Fort Sunmer
Work Begins on John Knox Presbyterian Church
Preliminary construction on the John Knox Presbyterian Church at 2102 49th St starts this week under contractor W B Abbott Jr. The brick veneer building with limestone trim will cover 4000 square feet, seat 215, and include a sanctuary five classrooms a kitchen a lavatory and a pastor's study with DeWitt and Macker as architects.
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John Knox Presbyterian Church
49Th St
W. B. Abbott Jr
Dewitt & Macker
Leroy Land to Join Scoggin-Dickey Staff Monday
Leroy Land, long associated with Lubbock radio and TV, will join Scoggin-Dickey Buick Co. effective Monday to handle advertising and join the sales force. He previously worked at KCBD and has managed the station. He lives at 3119 31st St with his wife M and three sons and attends St. John’s Methodist Church.
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Leroy Land
Lubbock Ra
Scoggin - Dickey Buick Co
Land
The
Automobile Company
KCBD
Roary Club
Advertising Club
Masonic Lodge
M Land
31St St
St. John’s Methodist Church
Home Under Construction for James Littlefields at 3210 40th St
Contractor F E Waynick lists a $17 500 veneer home for James Littlefield at 3210 40th St with three bedrooms two baths a den and garage. He also works on 3212 40th St and has built a similar home with Parana pine den and stockade fence at 3213 49th St sold to R S Wilkinson. Further plans include two more houses on 2700 block of 38th St.
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56Th St
Tidmore
Lubbock
Myrtle-Slaton No. 4
College
Boston Aves
Rayford
Texas
Raymond
Air Force
Texas Tech
29Th St
Darlene
Athens
33Rd St
James Littlefield
40Th St
F.E. Waynick
45Th St
Waynick
49Th St
R. S. Wilkinson
38Th St
Improvements On Bank Remodeling At American State Bank
Open house during regular hours showcases a $100000 plus remodel at 1401 Ave Q. The 12000 square foot space features enlarged offices, 11 teller windows, a new vault, murals planned for the tellers area, and upgraded furnishings. The bank employs 45 and music plays to create a calm atmosphere. The project completes stage one, with Nazarene Church nearby.
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American State Bank
Ave. Q
West Texas
FB K
Nazarene Church
Abernathy’s New $50,000 City Hall Nearing Completion
Abernathy progresses on a brick and tile city hall covering 5000 square feet worth 50000 dollars. H. H. Selke reports nearing completion for the one story building to house municipal offices fire apparatus and a room for the Women’s Club.
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Abernathy
H. H. Selke
Dewitt & Maeker
Lubbock
Bull Returns to Open Home Improvement Firm in Lubbock
W E Bull, a former West Tex an, returns to Lubbock to launch the Home Improvement Company at 2906 08 8th St. He brings 16 years in the field from Lewiston and Boise Idaho and has lived in Montana and Portland. He served in World War I and will run a local office with his wife residing at the new address.
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Vo. E. Bull
Home Improvement Co
W. E. Bull
West
W.E. Bull
Signal Corps
Lubbock Electric Builds New Quarters on 4th Street
Construction starts on a one story steel and concrete office and retail warehouse for Lubbock Electric at 1110 74th Street. The 3 000 square foot facility is described as a modern steel frame building with brick or concrete exterior.
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Lubbock Electric
4Th St
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Vernon St
Jasper N. Brannon Jr
2Nd St
Brannon
City Parks Department
M. J. Cotter
General Telephone
Hth St
Tom Ervin
Ervin
John McGraw
Abilene
Plains Machinery Co
D. L. Fishback
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
C. C. Byars
the Fields and Lewis Construction Co
Gore Brothers Construction
Lewis Owen
Great American Reserve Life Insurance Co
Odie Parks
42Nd St
Parks
Olen Stewart Wholesale Grocery Co
W. T. Haden
Wew Food
JE. Butler
First Baptist Church
Bennett Motor Co
Texas Ave
Norman Igo
Mth
Igo
17Th St
Colorado
Dodge
Rockies
Sigu
Southwest
Chamber of Commerce
George Hay
Scoggin-Dickey
W. Stakes
Kuykendall's
Chevrolet
Kuykendall
James Littlefields
DuPont
Columbiamatic
Clarin
Tontine
Dial
Calumet City
Becan
JMIS
Jack Payne
J. W. Langston
Harmon Jenkins
Earl B. Collins
Weldon Gibbs
Joe Birdwell
Lucille Agan
Raymond Barker
C. J. Kemp
I. Wiles Briscoe
Collins
E. K. Hufsiedler, Jr
Harold E.humphries
Jenkins
Langston
Homer G. Maxey
Robert Maxey
Joe N Nislar
Payne
Quality Body Shop
Broadway & Ave. A
Syn Inc
Red's Body Shop
Pany
Cartal Stoc Companies
Durham-Dunn Agency
J. H. Brock & Company
Casey-Delaney Company
J. W. Chapman & Sons
L. E. Davis Insurance Agency
Thord Dockray
Guy L. McAfee
McFarland-Maison Company
Phillips Agency
Lone Star Trading Posts
Garnet Reeves Ins
Colbert Insurance Agency
Sanford Agency
Kennedy-Edwards Company
Lubbock Insurance Agency
Grady W. Bownds Agency
Oliver Cates
Jeff P. Watson
Ins
Neil Wright Company
Charles W. Aydelotte Agency
Cliff Peters Agency
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