Off Season Construction Costs Show Tendency To Weakness
New York special reports that postwar construction cost cycles show October through March weakness. Myron L. Matthews notes shifts in 146 U.S. cities with 53 percent no change or down in March 1957, and rising costs for warmer months forecast though overall prices differ by city.
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New York
Myron L. Matthews
Dow Service
United States
Pawtucket
R.I
San Francisco
Retailers End Slow Pay Trend But Industry Varied
The Credit Research Foundation notes a halt in the national slowdown for retailers but ongoing delays in manufacturing and wholesaling. By April 1 1957 retailers were 82.5 percent current vs 82.2 percent Jan 1 and 85.0 percent a year earlier. Wholesalers at 87.4 percent current vs 88.0 percent Jan 1 and 88.5 percent April 1 1956. Manufacturers at 88.0 percent current vs 88.6 percent Jan 1 and 90.0 percent a year ago. Average collection time across all accounts stood at 34.0 days.
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Credit Research Foundation
Tourist Court Planned With Two Bedroom Living Quarters
A tourist court will include living quarters of about 1,420 square feet with two bedrooms and a bath. The unit will be carpeted air conditioned and landscaped with central features described in the continuation of the page one report.
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Page One
Nine Home Sales Closed as Buffalo Lakes Market Slows
The Buffalo Lakes market shows nine home closings this week as city market activity slows. Sales range from 900 to 2,000 square feet with various features including brick and asbestos siding, attached garages, air conditioning, and floor furnaces.
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Buffalo Lakes
Water district plans $1.86 million project schedule
Officials say construction will take four to five months after bonds approved in the April 17 1956 county election. Bond sale and funding should complete by February or March 1958 with no curtailment of recreational activities. The project cost is set at $1.86 million.
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Water I District
Four New Homes Under Construction By Local Firms
The Clawson Building Co. and Carlana Inc. started three and one houses respectively at 4907, 4909, 4912 17th St and another site. Each three bedroom two bath dwelling with brick exterior and central heating, air conditioning, carpeting, and double attached garages. Estimated costs range from about 20 000 to 22 500 per home. H D Bertram began a house at 1711 East 15th Street with an estimated cost of 5 000. Ellis E Tidmore started a home at 2314 56th St with an estimated cost of 25 000. A 730 000 total for new home building in this period signals a slump in overall activity.
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Dow Service
U. S
Canada
47Th St
Stanley Smith
Albert W. Jackson
45Th St
L. M. Graham Jr
J. C. Allen
John Foust
L. A. Richardson
Homer Hall
Clawson Building Co
Carlana, Inc
17Th St
E. 2Th St
H. D. Bertram
56Th St
Ellis E. Tidmore
Ex Governor Will Speak In Lubbock
Dan Thornton former governor of Colorado will speak at the 31st annual South Plains Boy Scout Council dinner in the Texas Tech Student Union building at 7 p.m. Monday. The program includes Silver Beaver awards and installation of 1957 council officers. Thornton, a South Plains native, attended Hall County grade school and Lubbock High, studied at Texas Tech, then earned a UCLA degree. He served as Colorado state senator, governor 1950 54, and chaired the National Governors Conference in 1953.
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Dan Thornton
Colorado
Lubbock
South Plains Boy Scout Council
Texas Tech Student Union
Thornton
South Plains
Hall County
Texas Tech
University of California At Los Angeles
Colorado Senate
National Governors' Conference
Chrysler dealer council meeting held in Hershey
Fenner Tubbs and Jin Lubbock attended a three day conference of the 23 member National Chrysler Dealer Council in Hershey Pennsylvania. Delegates discussed dealer manufacturer relationships and industry issues impacting Chrysler dealerships.
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Fenner Tubbs
Chrysler
Jin Lubbock
Chrysler Dealer Council
Hershey
Brazilian Worker To Be In Tahoka
Hilton G. C. Leite of Brazil’s Exterae sion Service visits Tahoka this week to observe soil conservation work. He traveled from Snyder and will go to Brownfield next, then Arizona before returning to South America in August. Allyn Cox of the local Soil Conservation Service accompanies him on county inspections. Leite, in his 10th year with the Brazilian Extension Service, hails from Tjui Rio Grande do Sul and studied at the University of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. He notes Brazil’s rainfall and crops, and praises Texas friendliness. He is a Rotary Club member in Tjui. Welsh Prince, a jump-trained farm horse, has won 50 horse show prizes for Mavis Morris.
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Tahoka
Hilton G. C. Leite
Exteraesion Service of
Brazil
Tachoka
Snyder
Brownfield
Arizona
South Ameriica
Allyn Cox
Soil i Conservation Service
Leite
Brazilian Extension Service
Tjui
Rio Grande Do Sul
United States
University of Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Rotary Club
Tohoka Club
Texas
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United Fidelity Life Insurance Co
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Supreme Court
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