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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1941
Page
13
Wir and Mrs Wayne Bess and their children plan to take possession about September 1 of their new science on Maplewood Drive. The interior of the attractive two story frame residence is desired completed now.
Theodore Kelley proprietor of Wesley's Grocery plans a new five room residence with bath on Teen Avenue and Maple Street. Construction starts this week with the foundation dug and a frame structure to include modern conveniences on the adjoining lot.
Construction started this week on a new residence for Whearoe G Randall, manager of the Sikeston Pepsi Cola Bottling Company, just south of the company building on Highway 60 west of Sikeston. The frame house will have four rooms and be completely modern, with completion planned for late summer.
Construction begins on a new brick residence for Mr and Mrs James A Kevil on North Kingshighway south of the McMullin Apartments Sikeston. The Wirsima Colonial style home will enhance the neighborhood with its prime building site and refined design.
The home of Mr and Mrs C arence Scott on North Ranney wrest has been redecorated during the past week The shyw ing room has been replastered on all the other rooms have been repainted and papered. The front porch is also being repair ed
The white frame residence built by Lynn Hyslop of the Scott County Willing Company sits on Kendall Street near completion. It features a blue composition roof, four rooms and a bath.
Gray asbestos siding covers the exterior of the small three room house built for rental by John LaFont on Wendall Street. The structure includes a bathroom and modern conveniences and is noted for its efficient use of available space.
The National Safety Council reports 1910 US accident tolls with 3,000 killed in fame accidents and 140,000 with permanent disability. 4,710,000 suffer temporary disability. Poor judgment and disorder or poor housekeeping are cited as common personal and mechanical factors.
A small frame house now common nationwide features two bedrooms a rear sleeping porch a bath and a large living room with a front kitchen. In Ohio the property is valued at 4800 dollars financed with a 3500 dollar FHA insured mortgage and average monthly payments on a 25 year loan run about 20 dollars excluding taxes and insurance.
Work on the stone apartment house on Stoddard street, built at night due to heat, is nearing completion after a year of slow progress. Owners Mr and Mrs Marvin Carroll will occupy the south unit while the other unit remains available for rent, reportedly spoken for since construction began last fall.
Mr and Mrs Ronald Lee moved last week to the McCarty Apartment on Kendall Street. For best landscaping effects select shrubs moderate in size. Such shrubbery will seem to make the house larger and more impressive. Also select a type of shrub which will not require constant trimming and pruning to keep it under control.
An adequate hot water supply is essential in summer when the main heating plant is off. FHA Title I financing supports installation of independent or indirect heaters in modern homes. Direct units heat water without storage tanks, while indirect systems use a boiler coil to provide hot water to a storage tank.
Traffic hazards gain attention as accidents rise. People move to protected areas away from high speed roads and busy streets to escape danger and reduce exposure to heavy traffic.
Painting of the Methodist church auditorium has nearly finished after weeks of redecorating. A bluish gray background with richer decorative colors will greet visitors once a pearl-gray rug, rebuilt organ, and other furnishings are added, making it one of the region’s most beautiful spaces.
FHA praise notes higher and uniform home construction standards amid four and a half billion dollars in private investment. Long term self liquidating mortgages expanded with insurance, adding charges to monthly payments. By year end 8,329 institutions held FHA insured mortgages. minimum dwelling standards set as mortgage eligibility adjunct.
Knights and their ladies ate with fingers from rough wooden tables before forks and knives. Observers noted grease drippings from meats protected and decorated the wood, leading table makers to begin polishing new surfaces with grease.
W E Derris proprietor of Derris Drug Store and Gift Shop on Front Street is having the interior of his store redecorated this week. Walls and counters are being painted floors refinished and the interior rearranged for the convenience of customers and employees.
Work on interior redecorating and remodeling at Peoples Store has been underway for two weeks and is expected to finish in a week to ten days. The program aims to give the store a modern new appearance, following last year's installation of a modern front. Nathan Yoffie is manager and owner.
Jack Lancaster, owner of Jack's Y service station and restaurant, will move gasoline pumps from the east to the south side to free the entire south driveway for patrons. The pump relocation will be completed in about a week, according to Mr. Lancaster.
Home owners are urged to address regular repair needs to protect dwelling value and operating costs. The article notes neglect leads to rising future repair bills and diminished investment value, while suggesting Title I funding for improvements such as new roofs, room additions, piers, foundations, and stairs.
A Nation's Business Magazine urges readers to value free enterprise as the key to progress in construction, housing, lighting, heating, and household conveniences. The piece highlights Bathtub America’s dominance in tub production and argues for continuing investment in homes and local industry through individual initiative.
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