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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1957
Page
12
A Pennsylvania architect presents HW-85 The House of the Week a ranch home that can convert into a split level with a roofed two car garage serving as a studio The plan adds 384 square feet for the studio and 600 square feet for the garage The Ample house offers six rooms three bedrooms and 112 baths with a rear wing for privacy and a stone fireplace in the living room
Reader from Decatur sends 35 cents and requests a copy of the study plan for The House of The Week design HW-85, printing name street and city on request.
A detailed house plan describes a high studio room 23 by 15 feet located half a flight up over the garage. It could serve as an office or studio with flexible entrances for privacy. The design adds a service hall hub linking kitchen, laundry, lavatory, and garage stairs with front and rear access.
Want ads note New Mexico demographics showing a large Native American presence. The fragment suggests a claim about the Indian population share in the state, but the exact figures are unclear.
Israeli President Izhak Ben-Zvi was set to accept Premier David Ben-Gurion’s resignation and ask him to form a new government. The outgoing cabinet, led by Mapai, has been in power since 1955 and will stay on a caretaker basis while party realignments are considered.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service tags fur seals in Alaska to monitor migration patterns and gather data on population movements. The tagging program aims to improve understanding of habitat use and responses to environmental changes.
A dense, OCR style listing of daily radio and TV programs across multiple stations with time blocks for news headlines Tops N Pops sports and variety shows. Includes local Decatur broadcasts along with national programs on WMSL and Channel 13 and Channel 6 detailing sign ons sign offs and daily lineups.
The page blends humorous New Year verse praising restraint and simple living with essays on ambition and risk. It includes a quip about the “Hermit of the Year,” considers Columbus as a model for pursuing unknown shores, and notes: The Last Encounter recounts the Battle of Lake Okeechobee and a Cincinnati inquest on a fatal motor car collision.
Local ad promoting H. Leon Reeves offering paint and wallpaper services and supplies. Encourages homeowners to visit for color selection and decorating options.
CBS will air first this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade sponsored by The Quaker Oats Company. Viewers in the Distinguished Guests stand will get a front row seat and a 30 minute behind the scenes preview.
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