Keller Family Builds New Sikeston Residence
The Keller home on North Park Avenue in Sikeston showcases American colonial design with asbestos siding. The two story house has three bedrooms and a bath upstairs, three rooms and a powder room downstairs, hardwood floors, linen finished kitchen and bath walls, large closets, weatherstripping and insulation, a southern living room fireplace, a concrete floored screened porch, a basement recreation area, a bay window, enclosed vestibule, and a rear garage with a modern cabin.
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Sikeston
C. T. Keller
North Park Avenue
Demand for New Homes Overtaxing Building Contractors and Workmen
Sikeston builders push a six year housing boom with new homes under construction citywide. Carpenters and contractors rush between sites, drawing criticism from homeowners hoping for timely possession this fall. Mr and Mrs Cletis Shell moved into a white bungalow on South Scott Street featuring five rooms and built in fixtures. A. C. Thrower expects to occupy a Lindley Street five room house with full basement and asbestos siding Saturday. Edward Allard family plans Sept 1 move to a Sikes Avenue colonial cottage with five rooms and a large screened porch.
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Sikeston
Cletis Shell
South Scott Street
A. C. Thrower
Lindley Street
Edward Allard
Patricia
Sikes Avenue
Watts Family Home Near Moore Avenue Nears Completion
A new five room residence for Mr and Mrs John Watts on Moore Avenue is nearing readiness for occupancy with a full basement and finish to be completed shortly.
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John Watts
Moore Avenue
New five room house for Gene Kindred on Vernon Avenue
A five room house built for Mr and Mrs Gene Kindred on Vernon Avenue nears occupancy within two weeks. The dwelling features a large fireplace and cypress weatherboarding, adding to the row of attractive homes on the street.
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Gene Kindred
Vernon Avenue
Matthews House Nearing Completion on Maple Wood Drive
Nearing completion on Maple wood Drive is the attractive new residence of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Matthews. The five room modern home features unusually large front windows as its predominating feature with plastered walls hard wood floors and built in cabinets. Exterior is to be finished with white asbestos siding.
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Maplewood Drive
Clyde Matthews
Mr and Mrs Ralph Williams Take Possession of New Park Ave Home
Mr and Mrs Ralph Williams took possession yesterday of their spacious new residence in the 900 block on Park Avenue. The house features a full basement, double garage, and all modern conveniences, described as one of the most comfortable and substantial houses built this summer.
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Ralph Williams
Park Avenue
New Early Colonial home rises on North Kingshighway
Beginning to show its final appeal the residence of Mr and Mrs Louis Graber on North Kingshighway promises beauty and comfort. Brick eight room house features a low rambling plan with a double garage and a screened porch. Large windows enhance the exterior while modern conveniences and finishing touches complete the design.
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Louis Graber
North Kingshighway
Sikeston
New Houses Emerge on Lake Street and East Sikes Ton
Paul Rankin begins a four room frame house on Lake Street for rental use. Two new four room wood frame bungalows rise east of Sikes ton, one owned by Jake Mouchett and the other by O K Eubanks, with O K Eubanks Lumber Company supervising construction.
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Lake Street
Paul Rankin
Sikeston
Jake Mouchett
O. K. Eubanks
O. K. Eubanks Lumber Company
Malone's Drug Store Reads Modernization With Soda Fountain
Malone's Drug Store will install a new soda fountain this week as part of modernization. The project aims to have the fountain ready for service within the next several days.
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Malone's Drug Store
New House Built for Sikeston Teacher on North Park Avenue
Construction began this week on a five room bungalow with bath and full basement for Miss Helen Baker of the Sikeston public school faculty on North Park Avenue. She will make her home there, adjoining the existing house built by Ralph Williams.
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Helen Baker
North Park Avenue
Ralph Williams
New Restaurant The B. and N Opens in Sikeston
A successful opening for Sikeston's newest downtown cafe The B. and N was held last Saturday and Sunday. Propritors R. E. Baxter and L. E. Norman report the establishment was well received by local diners. Baxter, in charge, is a former Jackson Tennessee resident who has managed similar venues in several southern towns.
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Sikeston
R. E. Baxter
L. E. Norman
Baxter
Jackson, Tenn
C Clarence Scott Agency Offering FHA Loans
Announcement by C Clarence Scott, an insurance agent, states he now provides FHA loan facilities. With years of local insurance experience and strong knowledge of real estate values, he is positioned to finance new homes and other building projects.
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C. Clarence Scott Agency
The
Herald
C. Clarence Scott
Federal Housing Administration
Scott
Sikeston High School Home Economics Cottage Floors Refinished
Floors in all rooms of the home economics cottage at Sikeston High School have been sanded and placed in A-1 condition for the start of the new term.
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Sikeston High School
Sikeston Public Schools Begin Fall Term Repairs
With the fall term starting September 1, Sikeston public schools completed repairs. Supt. R A Harper notes floors scrubbed, furniture washed and disinfected. First grade rooms sanded at south grade school, storm sewer relaid, corridors repainted, gymnasium refinished, home economics lab floor redone. Walks and circular drive nearing completion. Front lights standards placed awaiting conduit for electricity.
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Sikeston
Supt
R A Harper
Bailey
Factory Rebuil ds Storage Addition At International Shoe Plant
Construction begins to rebuild the small cement storage room at the International Shoe Factory after a lightning strike during a severe storm blew it up three weeks ago. A concrete foundation is laid and the brick addition is expected to finish within two weeks, storing cement oil and chemicals.
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International Shoe Factory
Interior vision improved by even light plane
A historical note explains that sight improves when obtrusive contrasts of light and shadow are removed creating a uniform working plane of light. This approach reduces glare and enhances perceived clarity in interior spaces through controlled illumination.
Complete sale of Buchholz East Addition
Paul Buchholz announced the sale of the Buchholz East Addition on Highway 60 across from the airport. The 25 acre tract, with 21 purchasers, features lots 150 by 300 feet on the highway and two parallel acre-square rows southward. A 10 acre new section is laid out south of the present addition with two lots sold.
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Paul Buchholz
Highway 60
Airport
Buchholz
New Graber's Nears September Reopen After Fire
Louis Graber of Sikeston Graber's Department Stores says the store plans a September reopening after a fire caused about $20,000 in damage. The remodel adds daylight fluorescent lighting, new show windows, white celotex ceilings, and a tunnel to move stock from the alley to the basement.
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Louis Graber
Sikeston
Graber’s Department Stores
The
Herald
Graber
Edward Allard Moves Insurance Office to New Quarters
Edward Allard of the Allard and Matthews Insurance Co. relocates from the Bank of Sikeston to the McCoy-Tanner Building. He will be glad to meet friends and customers at his new location.
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Edward Allard
The
Allard and Matthews Insurance Co
Bank of Sikeston
McCoy-Tanner Building
Mr. Allard
Third Seed House at Oil Mill Nears Completion
The Cotton Oil Mill reports its third seed house nearly covered with sheet iron and due for finish soon. It will store about 4000 tons of seed, with another newly completed house matching capacity. Ends covered, a concrete floor will follow. the Roman style roof rises above 41 feet with walls only at front and rear. Cashier E O DeField says the building is not needed until October, and this applies to the other seed houses as well.
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E. O. DeField
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Kellers
AETNA
IZE
Aetna Casualty and Surety Company
Hartford
Connecticut
T. C Dye
Telephone
Sikeston, Mo
Powell Insurance Agency Welsh Building
Eres
Buchholz East Additon
Bob Couch
Walter F Buchholz
Willa Alsup
George Poe
Ira Poe
E. F. Weideman
Hubert Boyer
Elvis Nickles
W. M. Cole
Mary Murphy
O L Cole Jr
J. W. Jamison
Ed Eubanks
B E. Loeser
Eddie Spurling
Charles Ziegenhorn
O. L. Cole
Robert Melton
Seagraves
Stancil
FHA Financing
E. C. Robinson Lumber Company
N. E. Fuchs, Mer
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
Board OF Public Works
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