Sikeston Plant Painting And Roadwork Planned
Workmen will finish painting the Sikeston Compress and Warehouse Company plant within a week. Six painters will use 350 gallons of red paint. machinery and bowier are being painted dark green. Twelve valve houses, each 6 by 8 feet, are under construction to shield equipment in winter. Two roads to the plant south and one north will be gravelled, per superintendent T. R. Coppedge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Compress and Warehouse Company
T. R. Coppedge
Farm Security loans aid Benton farmers under rehab plan
Scott county will participate in the Farm Security Administration rural rehabilitation program for the year ending June 20 1940. Thatcher Seism Benton county rural rehabilitation supervisor says loans aid farmers laborers and sharecroppers lacking security, with family sized farm plans and five year repayment at five percent interest.
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Benton
Scott County
Farm Security Administration
Thatcher Seism
Fanm
Seism
Court House
Faucets in Front of Homes Now Attractive
Front wall faucets, once eye sores, gain hidden operating valves with long handles. New designs offer amusing animal shaped handles to improve curb appeal while preserving practical use for water access on homes built in the past decade.
Invisible Hinges Gain as Practical Ornamental Hardware
Malden resident Carl Spitzer died from a highway crash in North Carolina Tuesday. He was 40, son of G. E Spitzer of the county. Funeral plans have not yet been announced.
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Malden
Carl Spitzer
G. E Spitzer
North Carolina
Library Freedom Policy Echoes Across Des Moines Provenance
A Sikeston library brochure reproduces a Des Moines Public Library policy affirming intellectual freedom. It stresses unbiased book selection, equal representation of controversial views, non discrimination in access to meeting rooms, and honoring library needs of all American citizens, amidst funding limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Library
Des Moines Public Library
Des Moines
Iowa
WPA Armories Rise Across Missouri In State Plan
Sukeston Armory One Of Thirteen in State details WPA building spree on university and 15 armory projects statewide. Most are National Guard facilities with municipal sponsorship. will host public meetings, dances, and other events. Masonry structures feature modern plumbing, heating, and interiors suitable for clubs libraries and museums.
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Jefferson City
WPA
University of Missour
Works Projects Administration
Missouri
Matthew S. Murray
Hannibal
Sikeston
WPA 15
Caruthersville
Chillcothe
Columbia
Doniphan
Festus
Kennett
Kirksville
Monett
Building contracts show 31 percent gain in first half
The Department of Commerce reports construction contracts for the first six months of this year were 31 percent higher in value than the same period in 1938. It notes that full year gains over 1935 should be slight, due to strong expansion in late 1938 from PWA fund distribution.
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Department of Commerce
PWA
New Rental Homes For Malcolm Family In Sikeston
O K Eubanks oversees construction of three new four room and bath frame houses for rent in Sikeston's east side. One on Matthews Ayrue, one on Wrathleen Street, and one on West Gladys Street. all are rental properties.
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O. K Eubanks
Malcolm
Sikeston
Matthews
Homeowners debate radiator cover effects on heat loss
Homeowners question radiator covers as they may reduce radiated heat. Covers with openings at the bottom and grilles on top or front face increase convection heat while cutting down radiated heat.
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Death
C. Clarence Scott
California
Midwest
Federal Housing Administration
Kigcuen
Bev
Quely
E. C. Robinson Lumber Co
N. E. Fuch
Sikeston, Mo
Sukeston Armory
the Complete Floor CO
Obermiller Floor & Supply Co
Cape Girardeau, Missour
Apex
Norge
B. W
Sikeston Sales Company
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