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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1941
Page
3
Mrs. David Blanton has occupied their Park Avenue home with seven rooms and modern conveniences. The residence, started last winter, features a living room, a breakfast dining room, a multipurpose room, one bath on the main floor, two bedrooms and a bath on the second floor, plus a basement housing heating plant and a tion room.
The Stallcup Building on New Madrid and Front in Sikeston, one of the oldest structures, is undergoing a repainting and minor repairs this week. Two non brick portions of the exterior are being repainted and the building receives various small fixes.
A brick residence on Moore Avenue is under construction for Mr and Mrs C E Galladay An autumn leaf themed two story house will include fireproof features a breakfast nook and bath with hardwood floors an oil burning furnace and modern conveniences A south side porch will provide outdoor space and exhaust fan for air conditioning with planned possession later this year
A white frame house with a blue roof nears completion on Kendall Street. The four room residence for Mr. Hyslop is being built by a local company employee and will serve as a home for his family.
Construction began on Kendall Street for a three house project by John Lafont. The rental houses will feature a bath and modern conveniences in wood frame construction.
Washington report shows the Federal Housing Administration covering its costs and expanding housing under defense needs. In the year ended June 30 1941 FHA insurance premiums fees and investments yielded about 24300000 dollars with expenses of 13253000 dollars and large reserves. About 195000 new small homes were started with 85 percent in defense industry areas. Title I loans broadened the housing supply and Title II loans funded repairs renovations and conversions to small apartments.
Mr and Mrs Louise Largent and children plan immediate possession of a two story rental house at the corner of Scott and Gladys built by Mr and Mrs Francis Webb of Dexter on the site of their 1939 fire destroyed home. The first floor includes living room dining room kitchen bedroom and bath while the second floor holds three bedrooms and a bath.
The stone apartment building on Stoddard Street by Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Carroll is near completion. It is Sikeston’s first stone apartment, featuring two rentals with four and three rooms plus bath, all modern conveniences including built in cabinets, closets, hardwood floors, plastered walls, and an oil furnace. Construction stalls due to slow stone-cutting operations.
The Lindsay Apartment house on North Ranney Street, Sikes ton, is near completion. Externally practical, it remains to be finished inside and may take several weeks before occupancy begins.
English ivy pachysandra lily of the valley and periwinkle thrive under trees or on house sides with little sun. Bulbs like narcissus can be used in planting for early spring color.
Washington reports the FHA program’s June output of about 5,094 new small homes, rising from May and 1940 figures to the highest rate yet. Most units are in defense housing areas or near defense industries under the National Housing Act, including Title VI Insurance. Mortgage insurance applications exceeded 28,896 during the month.
The data show 135,522,775 received in a period, down from May which had 31,741 applications totaling 147,478,327. The figures indicate a seasonal decline from the prior month.
Old nail holes can be filled with a mixture of fine saw dust and melted glue. Packed tightly into the hole, the wood will look as good as new.
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