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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1939
Page
7
WE Larson has begun work on a crew paseline service state at the north east corner of Gladys street and Highway 61, erecting a new gasoline station.
In Sikeston more than twenty-five new homes are under construction with several nearing completion and more planned near the city limits. Notables include homes on Sikes Avenue and Vernon Avenue with modern conveniences and full basements. Many properties, units on Kathleen and North Kingshighway, and a duplex on South Kingsway are under way for rental or occupancy, with completion expected in late summer to early fall.
Mr and Mrs Robert Bryant expect to move into their new residence near the east end of Lake street by August 1. The five room and bath first floor will be complemented by an unfinished second floor with space for three rooms. The full basement will house the heating plant and the wood frame house is under Robert Rucker's supervision. Two sections of the Sikeston Federal Compress Company plant are now under roof with brick tire walls completed and the steel Water tank finished as work proceeds with material arrivals.
A complete laboratory for disease diagnosis is being installed in Dr T C McClure’s offices this week. New equipment has been purchased and rooms in the Derms building are being converted for the unit. Gayle Collins, recent worker at Jewish Hospital in St Louis, will oversee the Sikeston laboratory.
Mr Truman Ball and sister Mass Kate Hurff moved to Sseston from Cape Ch ardeau on Mounoay taking Theodore Slack residences on North Kanney street. They represent a Wisconsin envelope firm and plan to invest in New Madrid county. W Curtis Jr a chemist at Tuskegee Institute tested 12 paint samples exposed five months with no visible changes. Using clays soot, five colors were developed to improve appearance and preserve wood. The oil clay paint targets farmers too poor for commercial options.
Washington D C C reports to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association show week ended June 24 orders up 21 percent from last year’s seasonal average. Production rose 18 percent and shipments 11 percent. for the first 25 weeks of 1939, production up 19 percent, shipments 15 percent, and new orders 17 percent. For the week ended June 21, 19 mills produced 232.085 million feet, shipped 228.826 million feet, and booked 245.770 million feet. Revised prior week figures show mills 3026, production 255.927 million feet, shipments 233.508 million feet, and orders 250.938 million feet.
A historical note contrasts 19th century factory life with today saying workers started at sunrise, received twenty minutes for meals, and labored until seven in the evening. It then states that the current average industrial work week is under forty hours.
Sedalia Missouri July 6 state fair officials announced a major entrance upgrade to handle crowds. A new four lane trafficway will replace the old two lane gate, extending 120 feet wide with reinforced concrete booths wrought iron gates and a 28 foot high superstructure. Great Seal Missouri flagpoles and landscaping will be added. Completion is planned by August 1 ahead of the eight day fair August 19 to 26, with daily crowds previously reaching about 50 000.
District WPA supervisor Leon Groves said no change has yet affected the 1500 workers in Scott, Stoddard and Mississippi counties. He noted consolidation with the Public Works Administration into the Works Projects Administration and anticipated changes to hour and wage scales, with Scott county workers earning 28 cents per hour for a 40 hour week and others in the district at 25 cents.
The State Board of Health through the Food and Drug Division launched a drive to tighten hotel and rooming house compliance. Inspectors will ensure owners receive information on requirements and reasonable time to meet them. Fire safety and sanitary standards, especially kitchen practices, will be thoroughly inspected to prevent contaminated food and illness. Noncompliant properties may be reconditioned or closed, and relicensing will be withheld until requirements are met.
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