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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1960
Page
14
H R Bundock began construction on a recreational building at 30th Street and Nashville. The project cost is estimated at 138669 dollars. Lubbock County recorded 417 automobile registrations last week with 169 new car registrations.
The Continental Gin Co announces a West Texas district office to be set up in Lubbock with Richarda A. Lackey as manager. A. L. Van dergriff, company president, explains the firm’s expansion from its Birmingham home office and Prattville plant with depots in Atlanta Memphis Harlingen Tulare Calif Phoenix and Lubbock and an assembly plant in Dallas.
A syndicated column from The Lubbock Avalanche Journal highlights grocery and household product offers from Gerber, Star-Kist, ZUD, Figaro, and others. It notes local brokers, advertising agencies, and a Pittsburgh Paints contest, plus automotive finance plans and health products like FAYD and Creomulsion. It also mentions Mobilgas Economy Run and life insurance funding for 1960s plant needs.
In Dallas during the closing moments of a meeting, C. M. Bender of Bender Properties leads as Billy Meeks and Don Osborne stand beside him with Moe Terrell not pictured. They purchased 63 more acres of the Bender Terrace site between Quaker Avenue 34th Street and the Brownfield Highway, expanding a new residential project.
Santa Fe Railway reports 1959 revenues of 633,836,363, the highest in its history, up 6.5 from 1958. Net income fell to 65,785,901, down 2.2 as 1959 earnings per share were 2.45 versus 2.51 in 1958.
Two new homes by Subtex Inc in 5423 7th St and 5427 Sth St cost 15600 and 18500 with three bedrooms two baths 1800 square feet. Hi22 Std St WSC Corp builds at 5422 8th St for about 15500. Carpeting central heating air conditioning included. brick veneer roofs.
Craver Co 917 Ave announces exclusive agency for Underwood office equipment. Les Carver owner says the franchise takes effect Monday. Craver already handles Olivetti gear and gained Underwood after Olivetti bought stock and took management.
Governor Price Daniel announces Jon Ford, long time state capitol correspondent and columnist, as administrative assistant. Ford, with five years as capitol correspondent for the San Antonio News and Express, will handle general duties, industrial development, water and fiscal research and writing in the governor's office.
The company reports 1959 net income rising from 126000 to 1016000 with gross operating income at 768 million. Record sales and lower costs credited to improved operating techniques and efficiency.
Fry Roofing Co plans a 100000 square foot Lubbock plant employing about 75 people with a 600000 dollar annual payroll to manufacture asbestos and asphalt shingles and roll roofing lowering local shingle prices by about one dollar per square. The site sits central to serve West Texas New Mexico and southern Colorado, aided by Lubbock officials. Plant will hire locally with five workers from Fry and the rest locally. A regional convention in Chicago is noted for Lubbock representative King Sides of Occidental Life. No immediate building plans for additional plants.
The 26 acre site will be served by the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railroad. Campbell Lowrie Lautermilch Corp of Chicago has the general contract for construction. Representatives will arrive to establish headquarters and award sub contracts.
Negotiations for the property spanned six years and were closed in a Dallas meeting with Meeks, Terrell, Mac Wassell, Lubbock attorney, C. M. Bender of Breckenridge, and E. N. Bender of Houston. E. N. Bender is son of C. M. Bender and Was sell was attorney for Meeks Terrell and Osborne. Terrell called the deal a move to fill a major gap inside Lubbock city limits.
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