Good Design in Homes and The Beacon Plan
An Alabama columnist praises design as essential to life, linking architecture to education, work, and community welfare. The piece argues thoughtful design improves comfort, safety, and workmanship, citing schools, churches, streets, parks, and housing as shaped by purposeful form. It introduces THE BEACON compact house, expandable with six closets, full basement, and open living dining space, inviting interest via the Small House Planning Bureau.
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Small
Baytown Sum
Enormous black star sapphire found in South Africa news item
An enormous black star sapphire valued at about 224000 dollars was found in the bush country of New South Wales. A mining engineer owned the gem and sent it to a jeweler while concealing the finder’s identity to protect the discovery site. The gem will be sent to London for cutting and then to the United States.
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New South Wales
A. W. Rouse
London
United States
Carver High Graduation Set For Saturday
Carver High will hold commencement exercises for 29 seniors at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Carver Auditorium. Principal W. Marion Davis announced. Dallas Negro Chamber of Commerce president C. Bundley will be speaker. Diplomas to be presented by Superintendent George B. Gentry. Valedictorian Willie Bele Harris also named Miss Caryet.
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George’ Washington Carver
Carver
W. Marion Davis
I Cc. B. Bundley
Dallas Negro “Chamber of Commerce
Sby
George ‘'B. Gentry
Willie Bele Harris
Caryet
Knights of Pythias Salute Tom Crawford
Tom Crawford a new grand outer guard of the Knights of Pythias of Texas will receive special honors at Goose Creek lodge meeting. Myrtle Mylus is salutatorian. commencement speaker Lester J. Alfred. Fifty two more seniors graduate Thursday. diplomas presented by Principal Davis. Names of graduates list includes Clark Blackshear, Leroy Browssar, Dewey Brown Jr, Gladys Brown, Willie Gobert, and others.
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Tom Crawford
Knights of Pythias of
Texas
Goose Creek
Heflin
Baytown
Grand Lodge
Russell E. Hardin
Lubbock
H. M Rainbolt
Big Spring
Leon C. Lady. Denison
W.H. Lindsey
Dallas
Joe B. Witherspoon
Weatherford
Jack Needham Brownwood
Sam Heatherlin
Nacogdoches
Theo Yarbrough
Myrtle Mylus
T. B. Cadwriga
Helen Eaton
Carver Capir
Datis
Lester J. Alfred
Joseph Arrington
Mattyebelle Myers
Principel Davis
Clariyn Jean Blackshear
Leroy Browssar
Dewey Brown Ir
Gladys Marie Brown
Willie Aaron Gobert
Allen Uzell Griggs
Nanzine Lee
Joyce Elaine Matthews
Earlene Narcisse
Georgia Fae Raymond
Joseph Renty
Joyce Mae Richards
Barbara Joyce Riley
Jack Geters
Edward Roan
Cloyde Donald Doncette
Lee Ollie Durst
Gay Deetes
Myrtle M. Mylus
Freddie Lee Huff
Eddie Lee Huff
Scoler O'Bryan Marshal
Willie Belle Harris
John Hebert White
Alvin White
Doris Edna Webster
Yvonne Tebbs
Lillian Marie Russell
Truman Signs Bill For Canadian River Pact
Oklahoma Governor Murray said President Truman signed a bill activating a Canadian River compact among Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico. The pact clears the Sanford dam project north of Am arile and assigns water rights: New Mexico holds above Conchas dam and 200000 acre feet below. Texas storage capped at 500000 acre feet until Oklahoma reaches 306000 acre feet then Texas may add 200000 acre feet plus Oklahoma storage. Oklahoma gains unrestricted use of Canadian river water within the state. Fire at home Otsego Michigan volunteer firefighter George Tishhouse faced a house fire when the response truck pulled up in front of his own home.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Truman
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Sanford Dam
Amarile
Conchas
Oklahoma- Oklahoma
Otsego
Mich
George Tishhouse
Recreation Rooms Aid Family Life
The all around recreation room serves as the center of home activity where the family gathers for television and games. Space is devoted to ping pong, checkers, chess, canasta, darts and other parlor games, drawing the family together after dinner.
Self-Cleansing Paint Developed For Homes
Du Pont introduces a self cleansing exterior white paint that resists chalking while keeping a clean surface. The finish uses titanium dioxide to stay bright as chalking occurs, providing ongoing whitening effects on the exterior.
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du Pont
Lighting fixtures reflect home architecture and decor
Dallas fixture dealers advise choosing lighting fixtures that match a home s architecture and decor. Trends favor traditional styles with modern options like Swedish modern and Bullets fixtures, with neutral color schemes and brass finishes. Ranch and Chinese modern pieces hold steady appeal, while conventional patterns lead in today s market.
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Déelers
Dallas
Gealer
Home insulation debated health benefits for families
Experts argue better insulation reduces health risks by cutting internal drafts that spread cold and flu. They warn leaky walls and poorly insulated homes create air currents, stressing the need to keep walls warm in winter and cool in summer to stabilize temperatures.
Taxicab Fire Response Sparks Quick House Call
Bloomington scene reports a taxi driver named Johnson raced to the firehouse after discovering a cigarette had fallen behind the front seat and set the seat ablaze. Fire crews arrived to extinguish the small blaze.
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Bloomington
Farl Johnson
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