Nursery floor coverings in the home
A note on nursery floor coverings favors white linoleum for quietness cleanliness and non slip surface ideal for toddlers. Also reported is Cape Girardeau county recorder E W Hink issuing 122 marriage licenses in July, 17 more than July 1938. Miss Howard Ellen Couvey leaves for a week long vacation visiting Hopkinsville and Elizabethtown Kentucky.
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Jackson
E. W. Hink
Cape Girardeau County
Howard Ellen Couvey
Hopkinsville
Elizebethtown
FHA Stimulus Expands Moderate Home Construction
The fifth annual FHA report shows stimulus for building modest homes through insurance. More than two-fifths of new single family homes insured in 1958 were valued below 35 thousand dollars, with very few above 120 thousand. Existing homes saw smaller valuation declines, while FHA encouraged lower down payments, higher loan-to-value ratios, and longer mortgages to boost construction.
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Federal Housing Administration
Aucrept Armee
Tess
Imortgzage Insurance
FHA
PHA
Large addition under way at Hahs Machine Works
Construction of a 52 by 102 foot addition on Prosperity street proceeds at Hahs Machine Works. Owner J Otto Hahs says the space between the original plant and Mce Knight Keaton Grocery will be used for general expansion and will not be ready for occupancy for at least 60 days. The new structure of concrete and steel is being supervised by Mr Hahs.
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Hahs Machine Works
Prosperity Street
J. Otto Hahs
Hahs
Mce-Knight-Keaton Grocery Company
Malone Apartments Nearing Completion on South Ringshighway
Construction of four-room duplex apartments owned by Mrs. Ruth Malone and sons Bill and Dan on South Ringshighway is set to finish by September 1. The units feature built-in cabinets hardwood floors and a fur basement with a furnace for each apartment. Ray B. Duncan serves as contractor as Sikeston faces housing shortages. AdvanceIncluded in the Senate appointment of postmasters on that of Adam B. Jenkins of Advance.
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Ruth Malone and Sons
Bill
Dan
South Ringshighway
Ray B. Duncan
Sikeston
Lair Company Store Undergoing Interior Redesign
Complete renovation underway at Lair Furniture Company this week targets a refreshed interior with ivory walls and restored metal ceilings. Floors will be refinished and linoleum runners laid, while Fashion Flow Hall becomes a Philco radios showroom. Floats and displays will fill the east side, and the second floor is being redone into separate rooms.
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Lair Furniture Company
Philco
New Residence Under Construction for C J Stevens
Work began early morning on a new residence for Mr. and Mrs. C J Stevens at the corner of Callege and Sikes avenues in East Acres. The six room asbestos sided dwelling will have modern conveniences, two full basements with furnace, and possession is hoped by November 1. J W Taylor is contractor.
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Maras
Amerm
J. Stevens
Allege and
Sikes Avenues
Fast Acres
Residon
Pau White
New Childress Home Ready for Occupancy
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Childress expect to occupy their new residence on Ruth and Olive streets within days. Begun in April, the two story asbestos sided house has five large rooms a basement furnace and modern improvements. Childress is a representative of Woodward Hardware of Cairo and brother of Mrs. Melvin Dace of Sikeston.
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Elmer Childress
Ruth and
Olive Streets
Apnl
Childress
Melvin Dace
Sikeston
Woodward Hardware Company
Cairo
Location emphasis grows in home lending practice
Mortgage lenders, once favoring safe loan selection by solid construction and clear security, now highlight location. A Boston area home on Dorothy Street gains a screened front porch adding comfort and a cool outdoor room as part of recent improvements.
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Wlel Holingsworth
Dorothy — Street
Watertight Roof Joints A NECES574
Joints where roof planes meet and where projections like chimneys vents and gutters create leak risks require proper detailing. Wall flashings should direct water outward and additional drainage should be provided to keep moisture from entering.
Attics and Basements Wasted Space in Homes
Almost one third of unused space in the average home is in unfinished attics and basements, which could be converted into livable rooms. The plan promotes funding from qualified lenders under the FHA Modernization Credit Plan to improve comfort and value.
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Usante
Interior color brightens old house in decorating trend
Modern decorating urges color in every room of the old home with cer tain soft interior-finish ballboards as a neutral background for bright drapes and furnishings. Dick McDougal Shad Old Frankie Ingram Bud Lathen and Emanuel Schorle Jr. left Tuesday for a week's outing at Keener Spryuings.
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Dick McDougal
Shad Old
Frankie Ingram
Bud Lathen
Emanuel Schorle Jr
Keener Spryuigs
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Coloma
Batr
Baytown
Malone Apartments
Senate
Adam B. Jenkins
Lair Company
C. J. Stevens
Consult
E. C. Robinson Lumber Co
Federal
W. Front ST
Sikeston, Mo
Fatner Bill
John
Board OF Public Works
John A. Sutterfield Telephone NO. 7
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