Lot of Action in Matthews Yard Sees New Build Plans
Matthews Wagon Yard, renamed Lot of Action, undergoes major expansion. Ben Matthews and son erect F M Oil service station 40 by 51 feet with staff Lee Matthews and Elmer Matthews. Foster Matthews Grocery adds 50 by 60 foot rear addition with concrete floor and loading dock. Lewis & Matthews add 80 foot brick display wing between buildings for farm machinery and supplies. Frigidaire sales drive invites in Sikeston with 150 hotline for details.
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Matthews
Malone Avenue
Ben
Fred Matthews
John A. Matthews
F. & M. Oil Company
Ben Matthews
Lee Matthews
Elmer Matthews
Foster-Matthews Grocery Company
Lewis & Matthews Firm
Lewis & Matthews
New Homestead Hotel Adds Eight Rooms Occupied
The Homestead Hotel completed an eight room addition last week bringing total rooms to 32. Owner J. F. Cox says demand rises with patronage and notes the new rooms feature tied baths with showers, hot water heat and air conditioning, plus scorched pine interior finish.
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J. F. Cox
A P Building Gets Glass Front In New Store
The new Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company grocery building at the northeast corner of Center and Scott streets is receiving a plate glass and aluminum front this week. Plastering of ceilings and walls, an asphaltic tile floor, and an enclosed structure will enable electric, plumbing and equipment installation for a February completion. A large west side parking lot and a concrete sidewalk are under construction around the 60 by 120 foot building.
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Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Center
Scott Streets
McMullins Occupy Park Avenue Residence
Mr and Mrs John McMullin occupy their late parents home on Park Avenue which they recently purchased They offer their Moore Avenue residence for sale Frigidaire the electric refrigerator with the Meter-miser promises low daily running costs the Lairs adends
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John McMullins
Park Avenue
John McMullin
Mr. McMullin
Moore Avenue
Lair’s
Poplar Bluff Hospital Opens 100000 Dollar Addition
A new 100000 dollar addition to the Poplar Bluff Hospital has been completed, expanding facilities and capacity for patient care. The project completes after months of construction, with officials citing improved services and local economic impact.
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Popular Bluff
Poplar Bluff Hospital
Plumbing Firm Sold to St Louis Engineers in Sikeston
L T Davey owner of L T Davey Plumbing Co Sikeston retires after 26 years and sells to Midland Engineering Co St Louis. New management includes B C Compton engineer who will lead operations and M F Carlock consultant. Compton family to move to Sikeston. Carlock will not relocate. sale completed Monday after negotiations since October.
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L. T.davey
L. T. Davey
West Front Street
Sikeston
Midland Engineering Company
St. Louis
Davey
B. C. Compton
M. F. Carlock
Carthage
Jasper County
Missouri
Charleston
New Residence for Manager Occupied on Experiment Farm
The Missouri State Experiment Farm near Sikeston has a new manager residence occupied by Carl Lauper and Mrs Luper. The east facing ranch type house sits on the 100 acre farm along Highway 61, with a 25 by 70 foot ground plan and a two car garage. Inside are living rooms, two bedrooms, kitchen, bath, and a utility area housing a coal burning furnace and water equipment. The building rests on a concrete foundation with wood frame walls and a fire resistant shingle roof. Photo by DYSART-AUER.
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Missouri State Experiment Farm
Sikeston
Carl Lauper
Luper
State of Missouri
Two Insurance Agents Transfer Within Prudential Firm
A. R. Scott, an insurance agent, moves from the McCoy-Tanner district office to the Scott County Milling Company building. J. B. Moll, assistant district manager, announces the transfer of Scott and W. A. Myers Jr., who leaves the district office to join his father in the insurance business. Moll says vacancies will be filled.
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A. R. Scott
Prudential Insurance Company
McCoy-Tanner
Scott County Milling Company
J. B. Moll
W. A. Myers Jr
Prudential Company
Moll
Scott's and
Myers
Addition to REA Building Planned in Sikeston
Work will begin on an addition to the Scott-New Madrid Mississippi Electric Cooperative office and warehouse on Highway 60 in Sikeston. The new 64 by 84 foot ground area will sit at the south end of the current building with a concrete foundation and structural concrete tile brick and steel, matching the present type and appearance.
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Scott-New Madrid- Mississippi Electric Cooperative
Highway
Sikeston
Mathews couple sail for Honolulu on vacation
Mr and Mrs Joseph L Matthews and Mrs C D Matthews Jr depart for St Louis then San Francisco and plan to sail January 17 for Honolulu Hawaii to spend several weeks away from home on leave upgrading their travel plans with a long vacation trip.
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Honolulu
Joseph L. Matthews
C. D. Matthews Jr
St. Louis
San Francisco
Calif
T. H
Near Future Changes Take Effect Next Monday
The changes will become effective next Monday, marking updates for the upcoming week. Details on the scope and affected areas were not provided in the available text.
Addition planned for garage and warehouse space
The project will add garage and warehouse pur poses with Paul Buchmueller as architect. Gerhardt Construction Company of Cape Girardeau holds the building contract bid at 27667.99 dollars.
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Paul Buchmueller
Gerhardt Construction Company
Cape Girardeau
New Lumber Business For Sikeston Man Opens In Charleston
A. A. Sonny Wageng er, a former Sikeston resident, plans to start a lumber business in Charleston around February 1. He has led a Kennett lumber operation since March. Sonny, son of Lynn and Mrs. Wageng er of Sikeston, is married to Ann Winchester of Charleston. they have a two year old daughter. The store will occupy the former Hershel Ward mule business site on Highway 60 at Charleston’s eastern edge.
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A. A
Sonny
Hershel Ward
Highway 60
Charleston
March of Dimes Drive Begins Friday in Missouri
Missouri launches the 1949 March of Dimes with over 10 000 volunteers. Campaign runs January 14 to 31 aiming at a $600 000 minimum. Local drives in Sikeston Saturday January 19 and January 26. Funds stay partly in county treasuries and partly with the National Foundation for research and aid.
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Charles H. French
Sikeston
Missouri
L. E. Mallinckrodt
Treasuries
The
National Foundation For
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Dysart-Auer
REA
Merchants and Restaurant
Sikeston, Mo
Newspaper
Nabhiye
March of Dimes Drive
Mallinckrodt
the National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Otto Schoen
Scott County
Sikeston Chairman
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