Odessa Builds Towards 25 Million Next Year
City building permits for the past week totalled 221180 with month to date 488356 and yearly permits at 20350163. Odessa forecasts upcoming year include 30 million in spending for General Tire and Rubber and petrochemical plants, plus major projects such as Ector County High School, Ver on Groves and JoAnn Shop, Z C Penney store, Farr's cafeteria, Odessa College expansion, and sewer interceptor lines.
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City Hall
K. C. Smith Inc
East Everglade
Ashford Construction Co
Thomas B. O'Reilly
H and S Builders
West 30Th
North Golder
Passeek
C. Roger Latham
Alpine
Truckers’ Lumber Co
Andrews Highway
A. M. Tadlock Jr
Castle
Brentwood
L. J. Cook
Laurel
Helen Corder
South Jackson
Candes Reed
South Muskingum
A. B. Lemaster
Bowie
T. W. Mustian
Orchard
Jack Vincent
North Muskingum
O. R. Cline
Boatright
West Texas Office Supply
North Texas
Isom Poole
Patterson
Festell Johnson
South Lee
Odessa
General Tire and Rubber and Petrochemical
Ector County
Vernon Groves and JoAnn
West Sixth
North Grant
Z. C. Penney
East Fifth and
North
Farr’s
Odessa College
Milestone in 1956 Building Boom Across Odessa
A 1956 milestone marks Odessa’s post war home boom. Permits rose from about 2 million annually after World War II to 20 million this year, yielding 1400 new houses in the current year and about 1200 last year. The era brings space needs, color styling shifts, and climate control upgrades as homes age into a second decade.
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America
Odessa
Country Club Style In House Of Week
A three-bedroom two-bath country club style house is featured as House of the Week in Odessa, showing clerestory windows and a 60 foot wide 1383 square foot plan by Caleb Hornbostel and Associates. The design emphasizes economical building, adaptable layouts, and a front two-car garage with breezeway, terrace, and flexible space for family use. Odessa merchants report a record holiday season with Texas sales up significantly across durable and nondurable goods, led by motor vehicles, hardware, jewelry, and building materials.
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Odessa
Associated Press News
Associated Press
Caleb Hornbostel and Associates
Odessa American
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas At Austin
Texas
Storage Space Is Vital Need In Kitchens
A Tile Council of America report urges efficient kitchen storage. Many households harbor 125 to 160 food cans and 25 to 30 knives plus 10 to 12 cleaners, with dishes and glassware adding to totals. Plan work centers at sink range mix serve. add base cabinets and tile tops for waterproof durability.
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Tile Council of America
Odessa
Appointment of United States Treasurer by the President
The treasurer position is created by presidential appointment and requires Senate confirmation. The president nominates the candidate who must be approved by a majority in the Senate before assuming office.
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The
United States
President
Senate
Bathtub Sales Seen Surging in 1955 Says Industry Bureau
Indications show bathtub sales continuing strong through 1955 with projections of about 2.31 million units for the year. First half sales totaled 1,281,940, placing 1955 near a high water mark and well ahead of 1954’s 2,072,333. The rise outpaces residential construction growth, per the Plumbing and Heating Industry Bureau.
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Indus
Bureau
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