New Business Buildings Rise in Odessa Development
From Ector County News Judge T G Hendrick awarded Strong and Root Construction of Colorado City a contract to erect three 25 foot front brick buildings on Grant Ave just north of the Ector Motor Co Garage Ground breaking has begun The project costs about 15000 and will house three mercantile establishments Hendrick backs West Texas growth and its resources The Strong and Root firm recently completed a 10000 Country Club lease in Colorado City a 13000 brick garage and other local projects backing their reputation for quality work
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Ector County News
T. G. Hendrick
Strong and Root Construction Company of
Colorado City
Grant Ave
Ector Motor Co
Hendrick
West Texas
Odessa
Strong & Root
Former Odessa Man Ends Own Life
Tom Foreman a 34 year old well known Hollywood motion picture director died by suicide in Venice California at his parents home. The World War veteran had suffered a week long nervous breakdown and had to quit work due to ill health. He was found by his parents after an early morning event with a 45 caliber revolver near him in the bathroom. He leaves a widow Mary Foreman and son Tom Jr six. He served in the Rainbow Division and rose to lieutenant in the flying corps.
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Ector County News
Tom Foreman
Hollywood
Venice
Calif
Joseph Foreman
Mr. Foreman
Stanley Ave
Mary Foreman
Tom Jr
Rainbow Division
Flying Corps
Los Angeles Times
Pedestrian Hit by Taxi Recalls Pancake Flour Joke
A pedestrian struck by a taxi ends up remarking he was supposed to bring home pancake flour. The odd memory interrupts the incident with a humorous aside, reflecting the paper’s quirky, human focus on everyday slips and conversations.
October 1926 Contract Volume Declines Despite East Region Strength
F W Dodge reports October contracts east of the Rockies totaling 515,726,000 with an 8 percent drop from September and 3 percent from October last year. Public works and utilities lead with 226,793,600, while commercial buildings amount to 63,601,400 and industrial 45,828,300. Ten month eastern starts total 5,325,506,400, up 6 percent year over year. Contemplated new work for October stands at 637,352,900, up 3 percent from September but down 26 percent from October last year.
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Rockies
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Rocky Mountains
Pecos Mercantile Co Seeks Fresh Meat Buyers
Pecos Mercantile Co invites customers to buy fresh meat, urging shoppers that not purchasing from them is not treating oneself right. The note emphasizes quality offerings and urges support for the store’s fresh meat department.
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Pecos Mercantile Co
Curious Tablet Adipid Tone Echoes Quinine Talk
An OCR fragment describes a health product labeled E BROM O QUININE tablets. It notes potential nervousness or ringing and suggests the item can be used by anyone with a head. The line reads as an incomplete promotional blurb from a period paper.
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