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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
12
Rapid progress on a fifth warehouse at Sikeston Compress & Warehouse Co adds storage for 7500 more bales, bringing bonded capacity to 37500. The 240 by 288 foot shed, 100 foot south of the old line, will use 1147 foundation blocks and a 4 ply roof with sprinkler system.
B O DeField, cashier at Cotton Oil Mill, reports 25 workers on site this week. Concrete floors are being poured for two new seed houses with 4000 ton capacity each, while the original 5000 ton seed house from 1935 continues in use. The third seed house features continuous walls and a roof supported by Roman arches, covered with sheet iron, and stands 41 feet 3 inches high. Construction may delay until October before opening.
Sikeston faces a housing shortage as the Missouri School of Aeronautics prepares to open. Secretary Harry Harty says only five houses are listed for rent though many rooms and apartments exist. Exact housing needs depend on the number of arriving faculty and staff, to be resolved after the school opens. Contact Harty or secretary Miss Edna Pinneil at 98.
The new brick building for Boyce Farm Equipment Company in eastern Sikeston is nearing completion and touted as among the finest farm machinery buildings in the state. Charley Boyce, manager, expects to occupy the facility soon with many friends ready to visit.
A new roof is being installed on the F E Mount residence located on West Gladys Street. Work crews mobilized roofing materials and equipment, with project expected to take several days to complete.
Workmen push toward final completion of Sikeston stone cafe on Highway 61 at Tanner Street. Air conditioning installed. furnishings and equipment to take at least two weeks. Building uses rubble stone walls, 4500 pounds insulation, 18 inch thickness, 90 feet from highway. Large 260 foot concrete drive and landscaped sides. Inside features two dining rooms, a central 12 foot stone barbecue pit, red oak counters, and dual fireplaces. Kitchen and wash areas under construction with arriving refrigeration units for the barbacue pit.
Welsh Funeral Home expands its fleet with a modern 1940 LaSalle chassis ambulance. Black with chromium stripes, all steel body, two cot capacity, aluminum cot with shock absorbers, sponge mattress, and attendant comfort features. Stationed at Limbaugh Garage for immediate service.
Mr and Mrs Leo Fisher and their son Leo 3d moved into a new brick home on North Ran ney street Sikeston last week described as one of the most imposing residences in the area The fifteen room house features a spacious living room garden room dining room breakfast room kitchen and servants room on the first floor a large east front entrance hall and a south side screened porch First floor floors are concrete except the kitchen which is rubberized tile Walls vary from plastered and tinted to papered Interior colors include gray green and yellow
Work has begun on a six room single floor dwelling for the Clay A Mitchells on Sikes avenue. The house will feature a living room three bedrooms a dining room a breakfast room and kitchenette plus a full basement with laundry and recreation hall. Cecil Boyer oversees construction.
Sikeston faces a real building crunch due to a scarcity of carpenters and skilled laborers. Lumber firms turn away material as homes and commercial projects surge, with many houses unfinished and completion dates slipping two to six weeks. A carpenters group is returning from the air school to private work, easing demand slightly. Also noted is a new Miner business building replacing a fire-destroyed one, to house C. W. Smoot’s venture and C. B. Watson’s general merchandise store.
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