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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1940
Page
4
Sikeston continues rapid housing expansion with new cottages and lumber piles visible citywide. North and east growth accelerates near the air college on Highway 60, while several new residences on Scott Murray Lane East Gladys Street and Daniel Street come ready for occupancy, offering four to five rooms, basements, baths, and asbestos siding.
Among the town’s most ornate homes the Louis Graber residence on North Kingshighway stands out for beauty and size. An Early Colonial brick house with a double garage and a large screened porch sits behind many windows to brighten the eight-room interior. Eight rooms include three bedrooms and a second-floor bath, with modern conveniences and fine finishing. Construction aims for completion by September 1, with brickwork nearing finish.
Homes near completion include a five room residence on East Gladys street for Mr and Mrs H E Wood awaiting possession in days. A five room house on Matthews avenue for T W Lee and sister Miss Helen is under construction with hardwood floors bath and built in cabinets. John Edwards and family have moved into a six room home on New street noted for comfort and quality with a screened porch and hardwood floors. A duplex on Matthews avenue by Henry Bennett is nearing completion for rental, each of the two three room apartments includes bath.
Mr and Mrs Gene Kindred expect to move into their five room home on Vernon avenue by September. The residence features a large corrugated brick fireplace in the living room and an 8 inch cypress weatherboard exterior facing west, joining other neatly attractive homes on the street.
Mr and Mrs Charles Dement and children have taken possession of a brick and frame residence on Moore avenue with landscaped grounds to enhance beauty. The one and a half story house will have the upper floor finished later. Hardwood floors and utility cabinets add comfort. The A C LaYower five room dwelling on Lindley street, built of wood frame with asbestos siding, a full basement and hardwood floors, is expected to be ready for occupancy within two weeks.
Multiple residences progress on Moore avenue South Scott street Maplewood Drive Kathleen avenue and Taylor street with plans for ready possession within weeks. Homes vary from five to seven rooms, two baths, hardwood floors, plastered walls, built in cabinets and asbestos siding.
Mr and Mrs Edward Allard and their baby daughter expect possession about August 1 of their new residence on Sikes avenue. The five room cottage includes a dinette with built in cabinet and other modern conveniences. Mr and Mrs Gord Dill have taken possession of their new Cresap street residence. The commodious dwelling has three large bedrooms a living room dinette and kitchen with furnace heat among the modern conveniences.
Mr and Mrs Jean Hirschberg and children expect to take possession within days of their attractive six room colonial style residence in the 700 block on North Park Avenue Sikeston. The two story white frame house features a bath plastered walls hardwood floors a full basement and modern heating.
St Louis FHA district director J W Kuhlman reports more than 17 000 families in the territory have applied for home mortgage insurance since FHA operations began six years ago. In the first six months of this year 2 473 applications involving 11 538 000 were received, with total since 1934 at 17 093 applications valuing 77 974 925. He notes FHA’s six year milestone and stresses benefits of lower financing costs and careful appraisal by borrower lender and builder in every transaction.
Sikeston landlord Lynn Waggoner, who does most construction, adds two homes nearing completion on Vernon avenue, including Sonny Waggoner’s five room house with basement and built in garage and asbestos siding. A buff brick neighbor houses also rise for college officials. A Harris avenue duplex by Mrs. Walter Clymer, moved from North Kingshighway, will have three rooms per unit and hot water heaters.
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