Lubbock Building Permits Signal September Revival
Lubbock building permits show a fall revival after August lag with six new permits issued in early September totaling $? among notable projects. The largest, a $33,000 modern one story business building at 1217 Avenue K, is expected to rise to two stories. Other sizable permits include a $32,500 residence at 3301 Twenty third Street and a $25,000 paving station at 323 College Avenue. Permit total for the year rises to $9,681,133.
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Nellie , Jarett
W. G. Meillan
Avenue Khe
Robert Maxey
Twentythird Street
L. Massie
College Avenue
E. R. Little
B. H. Abel
Twenty-fourth
Gaynor Construction Co
Franklin Stores, Inc
E. Broadway
New Officers To Be Installed By Floydada Legion Monday
Floydada McDermott post of the American Legion will install new officers Monday night at the Legion hall. Henry Teubel of Tulsa will preside as past Fifth division commander. Officers include Hayes O’Neal as commander and Gerald Holmes as first vice commander.
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Floydada Legion
Darnell Ayres
Jack and
John Stapleton
Solon Puts In Good Word For Chihuahua as Texas Official Dog
Texas has no state dog and Sen. Rogers Kelley vows to introduce a resolution at the next session to name the Chihuahua official state dog. He argues the breed is Texan as well as Mexican, noting official flowers songs and birds exist but no dog. He plans to push legislation despite facing calls from Chihuahua enthusiasts.
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Texas
Rogers Kelley
Edinburg
Claude Ramsey
United Press
Kelley
Teiashawna
Mexico
Chihuahua
Coahuila State
Hidalgo County
Lone Star
Republic of Texas
Elm trunks used as water pipes in early London
The hollowed trunks of elm trees served as water pipes in early London, with Britannica noting the elm heartwood remains durable in permanent contact with water.
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London
Lack Of Rain Strains County Crops In Unirrigated Areas
County Agent D W Sherrill reports dry weather cut grain production on unirrigated land by at least half over three to four weeks. Irrigated sorghum yields hold at about 2 500 pounds per acre, while dry land yields vary from nothing to 600 pounds. Cotton fares worse with dry land yields from nothing to 1 4 bale and irrigated cotton averaging three fourths bale. County totals fall slightly from last year with 106 250 bales projected versus 108 935 in the prior season.
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D. W. Sherrill
Sherrill
Texas revenue seen reaching one billion in two-year period
State Comptroller George Sheppard projects a two year revenue of about one billion dollars with a Sept 1 start to the period and a seventy four million dollar surplus in the general revenue fund. He notes inflation boosts income and cites a crude oil tax as the largest single revenue item.
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Austin
Texas
George Sheppard
Sheppard
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Avalanche-Journal
Sun
Taio
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Italy
Solon
Feregighs
West
West Lores Gas Company
Marshall Harvey
Chiropodist
Diel
Liberal
Rinley’s Sewing Machine Exchange
Sewing Machine Service
19Th Street
Ave. K
United Wallpaper Company
To Paint & Supply Company
Texas Ave
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