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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1961
Page
8
The House of the Week highlights a four bedroom residence designed by Rudolph A. Matern with a 66 square foot foyer that enhances traffic flow. The side-to-side split includes a formal entertaining area and distinct zones, totaling 10 rooms, a double garage, and three baths in B-98.
A local ad promotes Decatur Transit Inc with a full fleet of trucks for private or commercial use and notes Hertz Truck rental offers for short or long terms with no driver provided. The piece also mentions long term car and truck leasing and references a separate real estate description with architectural details and design features for a brick veneer home including living spaces, terraces, balconies, and a variety of interior amenities.
A side-to-side split level design offers 10 rooms including four bedrooms and three full baths. The layout shows 1,385 sq ft on the bedroom and living levels with 471 sq ft on the entry level excluding the interior double garage. an alternate plan places garage doors on the front for a narrow lot.
The Pearl River, after a brief drop at Flowood, threatens Monticello and Columbia with crest levels near 31.2 and 26 feet respectively. Flowood seen at 36 feet after a record 37.29, flood stage just over 18, with expected fall to 35 feet by today.
A Christmas morning fire in Jasper Alabama destroyed an office building housing an insurance agency a finance company a law office and a Red Cross office. Firefighters prevented spread to a nearby manufacturing firm. No damage estimate is available.
In Vientiane an I C C airlift brings 220 neutralist and pro Communist troops to back three princes Boun Oum Souvanna Phouma and Souphounvong for a coalition government. The meeting aims to allocate posts and run through several sessions before an accord is reached.
The forecast advises careful spending and hobby time. For those with tomorrow as their birthday 1962 marks a pivotal year with March April late September and December emphasized for opportunities and financial prospects. Domestic happiness social life romance travel are highlighted with stresses mainly in September and November.
Alaska natives on Nunivak Island run 19 herds totaling about 43 000 reindeer under the Reindeer Act. A new Seattle contract aims to ship 25 000 pounds of prime fresh frozen steaks to the mainland at 40 cents a pound.
Pope John XXIII issued a papal bull convoking an ecumenical council in St. Peter's Basilica, opening late in 1962. The 21st council will address church internal administration and Christian unity, amid militant atheism and modern world challenges.
Sympathy extended to the Wright family after the sudden death of Jack Wright. The Danville High School 1956 class plans a December 29 reunion at Grady's Restaurant, Hartselle, with supper at seven. Various local movements and visits noted, including families moving homes and relatives in Florence and Nashville.
Generalissimo Francisco Franco exited the Madrid hospital with his left arm in a sling after two days of treatment for a hunting injury. His left index finger was badly torn when a shotgun barrel exploded during a partridge hunt outside Madrid. The accident is under investigation.
Reindeer meat will sell readily as a gourmet item at a price competitive with top beef grades like sirloin steak.
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