Four Bedroom House of the Week with practical dramatic design
East Hartford architect Rudolph A Matern presents a four bedroom two bath two story plan with 958 square feet on the entrance and living levels and 938 upstairs. The design emphasizes integrated indoor outdoor spaces, a U shaped kitchen, ample storage, a two car garage and a foyer centered layout that reduces stair climbing while keeping formal and casual areas distinct.
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Alyn
Rudolph A. Matern
Dorothy Dix: Uncertain About Love and Marriage
A reader asks if a widowed, successful man will marry. Helen Werden Erskine advises patience, pursuit by him, and self-improvement, suggesting a move into restaurant management and highlighting the value of homemaking. Additional letters touch on friendship rifts and family conflict, with guidance on reconciliation and coping.
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Helen
Cornell Universe
A.C
Helen Werden Erskine
Bath Adjoining Master Bedroom Walk-In Shower Highlight
The article notes a master suite with a spacious bath featuring double lavatories and a broad vanity. It emphasizes a sit-down shower as a desirable element, aligning with reader Allyn's intent for family-friendly convenience.
Hints From Heloise on Cleaning and Quick Home Fixes
A collage of reader tips from Heloise covers washing machine care by rinsing with a softener after switching soaps, ironing board cover improvisations with knee patches, a medicine administration method using a nipple, wrinkle removal for shower curtains via dryer, grating hard boiled eggs for salads, stacking laundry on a serving cart, securing sausages with toothpicks, and using soap to prevent paint from sticking on windows.
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Heloise
Underwater living dreams and celebrity gossip mix
A quirky feature profiles Judy Joye, a New York skin diver training with the U S Navy at New London for underwater life tests while detailing her bikini questions and tank trials. The column also surveys Hollywood chatter from David Merrick to JFK and Brando era gossip, with notes on celebs, theater, and timing.
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New York
Hudson Riverbed
Judy Joye
Judy
U. S. Naval Submarine School
New London, Conn
Pentagon
O.K
Navy
David Merrick
Oe Nickerson
Merrick
JFK
Mag
Carol Haney
Horizon House
Joseph Kennedy
Hyannisport
Spyros Skouras
Liz
Dickie
Keely
Smith
Frankie Avalon
Woody Herman
Igor Stravinsky
Birdland
Lionel Hampton
Lucille Ball
Gary Morton
Ava Gardner
Peking
Grace
Abe Burrows
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Mark Allyn
East Hartford
Conn
General Contractors
Lee St
Dorothy Dix
Helen Worden Erskine
the Garden Center
Corridale St
Dillehay Orug Dia
Decatur EL
Moulton
THE
Decatur Daily
Allyn
Livingston Plumbing CO
David Livingston
Carrell Supply Company
6Th Ave. S.E
Pittsburgh Paints
Thomas Ryatz
Edward Coughran
Portland
Thomas Koshki
Jean Jones
King Features Syndicate, Inc
By Earl Wilson
Wilson
H'wood
Dmitri Tiomkin
Arthur Murray
Kennedys
Bermuda
John Clare
Henry Youngman
Jerry Dewison
Kahil Gibran
Merv Griffin
Earl
Digi Acne
the Hall Syndicate
Davidson Plumbing CO
Shermen St
Ray Childs
ST. N
McCulloch Electric Service Center
General
Sherman St
P.O. Box
H & H Supply Co., Inc
1St Ave. N.E
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