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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1955

Page

10

Sixty-Five Home Sales Reported by Budy Hughes Realtors

Budy Hughes realtors report the closing of 58 transactions since August 15 and a wave of house sales across Lubbock. Homes range from 1,000 to 1,900 square feet with brick, frame, or asbestos siding, featuring three bedrooms and garages. Buyers include individuals like Walter Speed and Marion Lee, with multiple developments such as Caprock and Wines Construction Co. projects noted.

Budy Hughes 34Th St 38Th St W. 1D. Dorn Weaver Adair 47Th St AL. Vaughn Curtis Davis Hubert Smuths C. W. Nance Smiths Texas Techn Corpus Christi Myr J. L. Graves 25Th St Alvin A. Goldstucker G. N. Adams 7Th St W. D. McCaig Corpus Christi Leach Real Estate E. R. Morton 41St St Ben A. Jackson J. W. Chapman & Sons E. R. Mankins 16Th St Lillian Butler L. D. Marshall Jones and Rampy Wines Construction Co McCulloch Billy M. Wolfe 43Rd St Jesse Cole 44Th St M. J. Cotter B. R. Bradshaw Jerry Daniels E. L. Stewart 46Th St H. C. Lawson W. J. Fisher A. D. Becktold Oscar Outlaw J. W. Raney 45Th St W. J. Holt William B. Tucker Caprock F. R. Land 56Th St W. J. Gentry R. L. Rapier Sth St Rupert P. Hays 33Rd St J. D. Prescott 54Th St Dan Trent R. E. McDevitt 55Th St Textone Ave Thomas PD The Urban Development Corp Ccitw Gene D. James Win St James Denver City Myers Robert Myers Ave. NA Texas Livestock Sanitary Commission Leo M. Jones 27Th St James F. Daily Jones Federal Housing Administration J. A. Lunsford 49Th St Dan Fulbright Lunsford Frmerly Abilene Brazil Carl Gelin Carl H. Gelin 42Nd St John Blackwell Gelin Layne Pumps Walt G. Pimentel Charles Colwin Pimental Great Plains ‘Life Insurance Co Spring Lake Richard N. Etter C. B. Townes Etter Winfield L. Garrett N. Uvalde St J. R. Bizzell Garrett Lubbock Hamilton Bertha M. Harber 22Nd St C. B. Orlesby Mr. Harber Lampassas A.C. Hamilton 40Th St Rolan Simpson Roy Grimes Roy T. Grimes 39Th St Grimes J. T. Hutchinson Chapman

Phillips and Chapman To Attend Realty Board Meet

Joe Phillips and J W Chapman Texas Real Estate Association directors will attend a Tyler meeting September 16 17 to plan the 1956 convention in Lubbock. Phillips chairs the statewide program committee and will arrange speakers with Ervin Luedtke. speakers for the New York national convention in November will be chosen. Committee members include P C Naylor Morgan Townsen Elbert Cox T H McDonald and E T Compere.

Joe Phillips J. W. Chapman Texas Real Estate Association Tyler Association Lubbock Phillips Ervin Luedtke New York P. C. Naylor San Antonio Morgan Townsen Fort Worth Elbert Cox Corpus Christi T. H. McDonald Amarillo E. T. Compere Abilené

Bank Robbery Surge Warned By Hoover Feverish Proportions

J Edgar Hoover warns that bank robberies have reached feverish proportions and suggests that the fever may be reduced by a term in the cooler. The statement underscores the urgency of crackdown measures and law enforcement focus amid rising incidents.

J. Edgar Hoover

Scientists use 100-foot tunnel near Sydney for cosmic ray work

A 100-foot-deep tunnel in cliff rock near Sydney serves as an underground laboratory for Australian scientists to study high energy cosmic rays. The site will be expanded to house a 13-ton cosmic-ray spectrograph for deeper investigations.

Sydney

Cloverlake Dairy Foods Plans New City Building

Cloverlake Dairy Foods proposes a 7,800 square foot facility on the 400 block of North College Ave. The building faces College Ave with entrances on College Ave and Clovis Rd and will include offices, a warehouse and drive in facilities. Haydite block exterior with brick, terrazzo floors, acoustical ceilings, pilaster walls, aluminum trim and doors, and HVAC are planned. Bids are due September 23 at Hugh Dryer Jr Associates.

Hugh Dryer, Jr

Anthony's Cafeteria Entered in National Match Book Contest

Anthony's Cafeteria at 2621 34th St has been chosen as a contest entry in the American match industry awards. Judges will pick top examples in 46 industries, with Joshua plaques and certificates for winners. Winning books will be photographed for a brochure guiding match cover design.

Anthony 34Th St Match Industry Information Joshua Joshua Pusey

Tea for 300 at Peabody home of Mrs Bliss

Mrs Harold Bliss keeps a vast teacup collection in Peabody Massachusetts totaling 300 pieces. The cups range from dime sized bases to a quart capacity and include pieces from many nations. One cup commemorates the coronation of King Edward VII and was sold in Nassau shortly before his abdication.

Peabody Mass Harold Bliss Edward VII Nassau

Realty Transactions Outpace Last Year in Eight Months

Real estate activity and building permits run ahead of 1954 levels through August. Warranty deeds total $12,790,172.99 for eight months with trusts also rising. foreclosures increased modestly. mechanics liens and total transactions show strong gains. Building permits reach $20,585,874 with notable gains in commercial and residential issuance.

Lubbock Real Eistate Board Tal Seoulus OY Neriad Das Shaw

Givens Low Bidder on Slaton Southwestern Bell Addition

J Ray Givens was the low bidder for a one story rear addition to the Southwestern Bell central office in Slaton covering 1685 square feet. The masonry structure will have a face brick exterior and include rear blacktop paving for parking with work to start tomorrow and finish in three months.

Southwestern Bell Telephone Co Slaton J. Ray Givens Central Dial Flordada West California St

Local Hotel Lobby Remodeling Under Way in Lubbock

W G McMillan & Son began work on remodeling the Lubbock Hotel lobby mezzanine and ballroom at 1204 Broadway costing about 36000. A light well will be removed and folding doors, new lighting, draperies, and refinished floors planned along with a pine paneled den addition.

W. G. McMillan & Son Lubbock Hotel Broadway

Governor Herter Revives Deceased Proulx as Master in Chancery

Boston The governor appointed George E Proulx of Leominster as a master in chancery. later discovery revealed Proulx had been dead for four years.

Boston George E. Proulx Leominster Herter Proulx

Also Mentioned on This Page

M. G. Hartman 29Th St Tom N. Hutchinson Austin Stone Jacob H. Materne Lyndale Acres Forrest Development Corporation Lewis EF. Bates Th St J. J. Badiley v Howard PD. Christan Itasca St the Wines Construction Co R. B. Walden & Co Walter Speeds 26Th St Walter L. Speed T. A. Smith Robert R. Martin Leonard McGowan Wendell R. Christopher Glenn C. Jones McMinns Donald G. McMinn Charles W. Arydelotte 20Th St Lucille Bludworth E. E. Key 32Nd St Leroy Green E. K. Hester A. C. Hamilton Realty Board Cloverlake Dairy Foods Planning Building Anthony's Givens Southwestern Bell Roy Cook Ave. O Clay Sevatt McLaughlin Machine Shop N. Ave J. A. Mullins 2Nd St Jewel Cox Cicero Smith Lumber Co Audrey Smith 5Th St Albert Barnett Ave. R Shepard & Bagley E. Hoyce McMurtry J. W. Blake 10Th St Zenith TV ACRO Pate Pee al Ria Lua ROYAL Zenith America Kirkwood Cineseam Biscayne Quality TV Avenue Evanston Dial
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