Two Story Family Home Showcases Historic Design
The House of the Week presents a two story dwelling designed by Herman H. York, blending 18th and 19th century forms with modern living needs. It features five bedrooms plus a guest room, a keeping room near the kitchen, curved balcony, fireplace visible from the kitchen dinette, rear terrace access, and dual entrances. The layout allocates 1344 square feet on the first floor and 1018 square feet on the second, with a two car garage and a cellar, plus flexible upper rooms that can become a den or nursery as needed.
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Herman H. York
York
Public Forum: Reader Letters to The Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily publishes reader letters on questions of the day. Names may be withheld from publication while the Editor keeps the sender's identity and address on file. Manuscripts will not be returned.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur Daily Name Street City Please Print State
Local brief lists placeholders for name street city and state on a form page. The legible text shows spacing and capitalized prompts likely for contributor or reader details. No events or persons are identified in readable content.
Design G-16 House Plan Details and Size
The rear of the master bedroom uses redwood. The hall bathroom features a split layout with three lavatories a tub and water closet. The master bath includes an oversized shower stall and both upstairs baths have windows. Overall dimensions are 59 by 36 feet 1 inch with 1344 square feet on the first floor and 1018 on the second.
India Opens Two Mile Bridge Longest In Nation
Patna India AP reports a two mile long concrete bridge crosses Lone River opening after three years of work. It shortens the New Delhi Calcutta highway route by 125 miles making it India’s longest bridge.
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Patna
India
Lone River
New Delhi
Calcutta
Christmas wish from Nashville theft victims at Decatur Laundromat
A Nashville note to the thieves who stole clothes from a Decatur Laundromat near Blue Circle Cafe on 31 Highway. The letter asks for the return of the garments and offers a pickup at Elbert Green's Grocery on Highway 20. The message ends with holiday good wishes. A separate line mentions 522 winners and 332,812 losers in New Hampshire state lottery this year.
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Nashville
Tenn
Decatur
Blue Circle Cafe
Wiliam Weehbe
Gerald Shores
P.S
Elbert Green
Highway 20
New Hampshire
1966 Soviet policy shaping Viet talks prospects
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports that Soviet world policy in 1966 is being realigned to fit new Western Europe security needs and to insulate itself from direct U S war involvement. Moscow aims to secure internal economic goals, foster Western ties, and influence North Viet Nam while edging toward possible peace talk leverage.
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William L. Ryan
Viet Nam
Red China
United States
Western
Europe
Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
West Germany
Atlantic
America
de Gaulle
NATO
Kremlin
Asia
Harold Wilson
Homebuilders Eye Better Year In 1966
AP's Sam Dawson reports that home builders expect a better 1966 as early contract signs rise in November for future residential construction and lenders note increasing mortgage demand signaling a pickup from the prior recession.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
Cats bully neighbor dog and home building update
A reader asks how to stop two cats harassing a neighbor’s dog, with advice suggesting no effective remedy other than allowing the dog to handle it. The era’s housing data then notes 1965 starts and a 1966 construction spending forecast of $72.7 billion, while 1965 residential starts total about 1.49 million, down from 1.557 million in 1964. Mortgage lending rose slightly in November but annual totals trailed 1964.
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A. S
Cleveland
Ohio
Department of Commerce
F.W. Dodge Co
Federal Reserve Board
Savings and Loan Associations
United States Savings Loan League
Tell Me Why Britannica Junior Encyclopedia Winner
The piece notes Shirley Bartz of Batavia New York won a Tell Me Why contest and offers a primer on bacteria covering forms shapes and cell structure. It explains how bacteria help plants with nitrogen and food flavor and their role in decay while warning about advertising claims and antibiotics.
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Shirley Bartz
Batavia
New York
Riddle Box fools and playful puns in verses
The text presents three riddles with punchlines. Riddle one contrasts a hollow cylinder with a silly Hollander. Riddle two jokes about a frog in a sister’s bed tied to catching a mouse. Riddle three suggests a turtle keeping ahead by playing checkers with the rabbit.
Drawing contest notice invites entries from readers
Readers are urged to submit drawings titled Tell Me Why for a chance to win a Britannica World Atlas and Yearbook. Entries must be addressed Drawing, this newspaper, and include name age and full address for judging.
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Britannica
Riddles and Jokes Winner Named in El Centro Event
Lawrence Snowden of El Centro California wins a Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook of Events themed contest. The notice lists his name and prize as the day’s top riddle and joke entry.
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Lawrence Snowden
el Centro
Calif
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