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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
5
The year 1939 is projected to spend more on building than any prior year. Sikeston proceeds with major constructions including the new armory, Coca-Cola building, and the compress, plus several new business houses and many homes. Fifteen residences are planned and financed, to begin within thirty days.
The Reid Roofing Siding and Lumber Company began construction of two new wood frame residences on East Gladys street between Warner and East streets. The homes, intended for Hugh Krohn, will each contain four rooms.
Reid Roofing Siding and Lumber Company completed a new ceiling and other improvements this week for the Shainberg Store located on Front Street.
Construction of 206 miles of rural power lines under the Scott New Madrid Mississippi Cooperative Association is set to begin next week. Stewart C. Irby Company of Jackson, Mississippi has been released on the initial 89 miles, mostly in Stoddard County, with work to start once the crew is assembled. When complete, about 400 miles of lines will serve Scott, Mississippi, New Madrid, and Stoddard counties. If weather and easement access align, the project should finish within 120 days as per contract.
FHA officials say homes should blend beauty and charm with practical needs. A home must heat efficiently in winter, stay cool in summer, and quiet outside noises to create comfortable living.
Authenticity given by forged iron hardware reflects the true spirit of the period. Fifteen pieces are offered to the owner of the modest home at prices far below those for forged iron pieces made to order. Not only on the front entrance but throughout the entire home, wrought iron hinges door pulls latches and other fixtures add accuracy and necessary detail to the period style.
Painting of the canopy and front wall of the Rex Theatre is underway this week as preparations continue for the reopening on September 16. The Rex, under the same ownership and management as the Malone Theatre, serves as the Malone show house.
The Federal Housing Administration urges builders and buyers to prioritize windows to reduce heat loss. Studies show tight weather stripped windows offer long term savings, with packaged units in wood or metal preferred. Fixed glass with casement or double hung parts can lower costs.
A far-sighted home builder converts underused attic space into a guest room servant's room nursery playroom or sewing room before his architect completes plans. A finished insulated attic makes the whole house more comfortable in summer and winter.
Two five room Vernon avenue houses by Lynn Waggener showcase time saving features and built in convenience. Large basements and attached garages, green trim with white siding, hardwood floors, wall insulation, and a built in kitchen cabinet with folding ironing board. A garbage chute outside the rear steps, ample closet space, a living room book case, dining room wardrobe, inside telephone and mailbox inlets, and a basement with a shower and washroom. Attic ventilation adapts to season, both homes now occupied, one by T R Coppedge’s family, seventh similar project by Waggener.
Drafting doors as decorative features allows a subtle accent of color in a bland room. Doors may be painted in shades to liven the atmosphere, and in rooms with excess doors they can be painted the same color as the walls to blend in.
The fifth annual FHA report shows 1938 foreclosures on home mortgages at the lowest level in a decade. It also notes repossessed property resales by HOLC and lenders in major cities were the most active since the recovery began.
Construction began Tuesday on a brick seven room residence for Mr and Mrs C H Butler and their twin sons C D Butler and J D Butler. The home will stand on the Grove and North Kingshighway corner, west of the couple’s current house and north of a brick rental property. It includes a bath basement with furnace and other modern amenities.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Proctor and daughter Mary Dixon Proctor have chosen Sikeston as their home. They will reside on North Ranney Street in a property vacated this week by Mr. and Mrs. T. Elder and owned by Mrs. C. A. Cook. Mr. Proctor, block manager for Allis-Chalmers, will oversee Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas districts. his family will join him next week.
An Associated Press dispatch states Cairo plans a new post office building and court house at an estimated cost of 435000 dollars. The structures are currently in the architect's drawing stage.
Basement space is limited by recreation rooms, so homeowners sizing a coal bin should plan to fit demand. A ton of coal needs about 45 cubic feet, and storage depth should stay under 4 feet. EPA PP or.
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