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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1962

Page

6

True Ranch House Reflects Old West Flavor

A polished true ranch design by Rudolph A. Matern features 2 049 square feet of living space in a 2 000-square-foot category. Four bedrooms 2 1 2 baths large living and dining rooms family room kitchen and laundry with a two car garage on a broad 84 2 by 45 8 footprint. The exterior blends vertical boards and stone with a loggia entry and shaded terrace while the interior emphasizes an efficient kitchen ample storage and a luxury master suite with private terrace entry.

Rudolph A. Matern Matern

A-team triumphs 38 to 23 in opener

The A-team won 38 23 in the first game they played together. Mrs W S Skinner of West Point spent the weekend with relatives here. WMV of Jones Chapel Baptist Church plans a Saturday night meeting with refreshments after. Mrs Ted White improves at home after Cullman Hospital stay. Mrs Ira Hale underwent major surgery at Cullman Hospital on December 3. Rev and Mrs Loyd Rodgers from Birmingham visited relatives here over the weekend. Snow fell Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

W. S. Skinner West Point W.M.V Jones Chapel Baptist Church Brotherhood Ted White Cullman Hospital Ira Hale Loyd Rodgers Birmingham

Baby blueprint order form sent with payment

The Decatur Daily notes an enclosed payment of 50 cents for a baby blueprint design labeled J-51 and asks for name to be printed.

Alfred Weeden Advances in Navy Rank at Whidbey Island

Alfred Weeden aviation machinist's mate third class USN and son of Mr and Mrs Jeff F Weeden of Somerville was advanced to the present rate on Nov 16 while with Patrol Sq One based at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. The squadron patrols Neptune aircraft on anti submarine duties over the Pacific and Bering Sea.

Oak Harbor Wash Alfred Weeden USN Jeff F. Weeden Somerville Patrol Sq. One Whidbey Island Naval Air Station Pacific Ocean Bering Sea

Speake School Faculty Hold Christmas Banquet at Woodalls

Mrs T A Francis, Los Angeles, attended funeral of her mother Mrs Hattie McDaniel who died last week. Speake School faculty and husbands hosted a Christmas banquet at Woodalls on Thursday night. Minnie Riggs is staying with her daughter Mrs Cecil Hampton after leaving Moulton Hospital. Baptist and Methodist youths plan a joint Christmas party. It advises cooling cookie and cake pans before washing in soapy water.

T. A. Francis Los Angeles Hattie McDaniel Speake Woodalls Minnie Riggs Cecil Hampton Moulton Hospital Baptist Church Methodist Church

Tell Me Why Britannica Prize Winners and Puzzles

Local feature details a reader contest for the Britannica Junior encyclopedia with winners Vicky Calarca and Melba Lewis. Includes a dream interpretation lesson and riddles from the Tell Me Why column, plus prize prompts for a World Atlas and Yearbook of Events and a drawing prompt.

Decatur Daily Vicky Calarca Batavia N.Y

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