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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1939
Page
3
The home features four rooms with a large living room suitable for dining beside the kitchen. A central hall connects all rooms and a convenient bath. Several well-arranged closets add storage, making a compact house feel roomy and practical.
Types of flooring present a problem for the home owner whether in building a new house or modernizing an old one. Advantages of double floors are lessening of dust passage from the floor below minimized sound and prevention of warping and opening of points in the finished floors.
Rose slugs can be controlled by spraying a solution of one tablespoon arsenate of lead in one gallon of water. Leonard Haseman of the Missouri College of Agriculture says adding two tablespoonfuls of sulfur also reduces mildew. Telephone news items to No. 99.
Jack Shuppert, Sikeston plumber, has the contract to install the heating plant and plumbing for the new East Prairie high school gymnasium and began work on the project Monday.
FHA officials say motives for occupying a home matter more than investor or speculator motives when financing with insured mortgages. They view home as an investment with sentimental attachments beyond money, including family homestead ties and architectural appeal. Also notes a common plumbing issue from compression faucets requiring correction.
FHA officials say architectural service should be used in planning a dwelling but are not requiring it for homes used as security for insured mortgages. The aim is to ensure the home is well designed and styled through professional architectural input.
Building authorities advise homeowners to use four non corrosive metals for exterior hardware. Exposure to the elements can force replacement after a short period and may require repairing surrounding wood if the fittings withstand outdoor wear but fail.
Officials say a corner breakfast nook is often desirable in homes with full sized dining rooms to accommodate younger family members. A built in cabinet should hold breakfast dishes silverware and dishes and electrical appliances such as a grill percolator and waffle iron.
Mildew on woodwork is caused by excessive moisture or improper back painting. Remedy involves removing the woodwork, drying thoroughly, repainting, and applying a protective primer such as aluminum. prime the face of the woodwork well before finishing.
Plans for Sikeston’s municipal pool call for work to start August 1 if the project proceeds. Conley Purcell, Jr Chamber chairman, says WPA supervisor H L Groves reports the pool will be built on ground east of the high school field, site owned by Mrs Carroll Sutton and to be bought for 500. The Junior Chamber has an option on a 200 by 175 foot plot and will finance the pool with a 5000 bond issue plus WPA funds and support from service clubs.
The new office building for the cotton compress at the old fair grounds in Sikeston began yesterday. Foundation trench dug and footings poured. The brick structure measures thirty-two by twenty feet with two nine foot ceilings and a twenty inch thick inner wall housing a ten foot high vault.
Hardened paint or dampness may cause a window sash to stick as swelling locks the sash. A thorough bees wax coating may relieve friction before any corrective work. Mrs. Roy V. Elise returned from Missouri after supervising remodeling on Elise property. Bob Turner of Sikeston did plumbing on the Elise property. WPA workers began paving the alley north of Center Street to Kingshighway this week.
Sun parlor conversions from porches require modest remodeling and FHA Modernization Credit Plan funding. J A O Hara residence on Center street shows minor repairs and redecorations. Kendall Sikes family moves into a new North Kingshighway home a semi Cape Cod with large living room two bedrooms dinette kitchen and bath. Bread sticks Melba toast enhance a salad luncheon.
Members of the White Oak Community Club will meet August 28 at Mrs J B Smiths home to discuss and demonstrate preparing clothes for school children. President Mrs Jewell Hicks will lead. The previous June 17 gathering at Mrs E Risters home featured bread and rolls tasting.
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