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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1956
Page
9
The design HW-30 presents a 1,159 square foot house that fits FHA norms with a family room and master bedroom lavatory, window walls to a rear terrace, and brick veneer accents. It argues against shrinking rooms to save costs, noting bathroom and bedroom per square foot expenses versus the value of comfort and desirability.
A design shows options to build a house without a basement saving at least 1000 dollars. Alternatives include skipping the car porch, adding a prefabricated fireplace later, and enlarging the home by moving the rear porch while keeping lot size. Open end mortgage aids future improvements.
A reader from Decatur requests a copy of the study plan for The House of The Week Design HW-30 and includes a 35 cent enclosed payment plus name and street address for mailing.
Excerpts show Dorothy Dix addressing marital boundaries and romance doubts. A wife resists giving up a longtime boyfriend while a young woman wonders if a serviceman suitor will commit. The text reflects early guidance on matrimony duties and emotional signals in relationships.
The column presents reader questions about dating restrictions and flirting. Ida advises frank talk with parents and honesty to reassure a reluctant suitor. Dorothy Dix urges a girl to be honest about lifted bans and to avoid babying him. Lolly suggests not flirting and keeping aloof to attract the popular boy.
Construction underway on a $16,000 brick office building at 111 113 Grant Street for the Earl Glenn Agency in insurance and real estate. Earl Glenn will own the building with one side rented to another firm and occupancy expected by March 1.
Claude Drake levels six acres and rebuilds terraces. Boyd Drake builds a stock pond of about one acre to serve livestock and future fish. J T Wigley constructs a two acre pond for stock water and fish. Wylie Albright and E R Evans install new terraces meeting specs on 38 acre fields. Clyde Speegle expands holdings and seeks district help for a full soil and water plan.
Pickens Wright Hardware Inc. and The Glenn Agency currently operate from a building at 226 Grant St. The property is owned by McGough Bakers Corp.
A notice states Dorothy Dix is a trademark registered in the U.S. Patent Office by The Bell Syndicate Inc seeking recognition in the newspaper’s directory and privacy terms.
Readers are urged to send problems to Dorothy Dix or request her free leaflet D-17 The Ideal Husband. Include a stamped self addressed envelope for replies.
Strong northwest winds swept cold air from the Northern Plains into the snow covered Midwest. Montana Wyoming and the Dakotas reported gusts up to 70 mph and blizzard conditions with blowing snow. Temperatures fell sharply with some areas near zero as cold air moved southeast.
George Van Zandt and family return from vacation to find a burglar cleaned out a pool hall. Six cue sticks and 16 pool balls were taken, but the eight-ball remained, leaving the crime linked to superstition.
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