House Of The Week Comfort Is Keynote Of Traditional Design
The article presents H-40 by Rudolph A. Matern, a one story traditional home focused on comfort. It highlights a three bedroom layout separated from living areas, a foyer flow, a rear terrace, two bathrooms near the foyer, a spacious 218 inch living room with a fireplace and bow window, a semi circular breakfast nook, and a basement expansion option. The exterior combines stone and white board and batten with a seam copper covered bow window.
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Andy Lang
Rudolph A. Matern
Athens 5 Man Hurt In Fall At Gin
A Athens man was slightly injured Monday afternoon near Courland after falling from a gun. Elmer A. McCoy, 22, was treated and dismissed from Decatur General Hospital after being taken there by Southend Ambulance Service. He reportedly cut his heel on metal while working.
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Athens
Courtland
Athens 5
Here
Decatur General Hospital
Elmer A. McCoy
McCoy
Southend Ambulance Service
Description of a single story three bedroom house plan
A one story traditional house layout features three bedrooms a living room dining area kitchen with a semi circular breakfast nook a laundry room a basement and a closed porch totaling 1519 square feet.
Public Forum guidelines from The Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily invites readers to submit letters on current questions. Names can be withheld on request, but sender identity and address must be known to the editor. Manuscripts will not be returned.
Decatur Daily Letter From Knoxville Writer
A Knoxville resident writes to Decatur Daily praising rapid progress in Decatur and North Alabama after spending weeks there in mid 1964. The letter is addressed to editor Mr Barrett Shelton.
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Burns Rd
Knoxville
Tenn
Barrett Shelton
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Ala
North Ala
House dimensions described with center foyer entrance
A house is 50 ft 7 in wide and 33 ft 1 in deep with a center foyer entry providing quick access to all rooms. The text emphasizes the living area excluding the porch and notes efficient movement through the home.
Overcrowding Seen as Global Threat by WHO Experts
The World Health Organization warns that rural to urban migration will surge as agriculture mechanizes, shrinking farm populations to 10 percent by century’s end. World population may double to over six billion by 2000, fueling health hazards and crowded cities. The letter also praises Decatur growth and Sheriff Knox McRae.
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Geneva
World Health Organization
Committee of Experts
Tell Me Why contest entry and excerpt on American Negro history
A reader contest entry discusses the Britannica prize and includes a historical passage on African Americans from early explorers to slavery. It notes 1619 Negro arrivals at Jamestown, gradual slave growth, 1807 limits, 1860 population, and the harsh realities of slavery narrated beside kid friendly dialogue and riddles.
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America
Balboa
Pacific Ocean
Cortez
Mexico
North America
New Mexico
Arizona
Mississippi Valley
New World
Europe
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
United States
Alice Veach
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Miami Beach’s hotel boom grows with pools rise
Miami Beach began with a single 1901 shack rented to mainland vacationers. By 1914 the first hotel with a swimming pool appeared, and today the city hosts 370 hotels and over 800 pools.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Stalled Car Leads to Theft Confession by Driver
Police observed Howard Medley, 27, pushing a stalled car in Indianapolis. The vehicle was reported stolen and Medley admitted theft, charged with grand larceny and held on $1,000 bond in city jail.
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Mobile
Howard Medley
Medley
Indianapolis
Ind
Insolvent Tax List Published in Morgan County Notice
The Morgan County tax collector publishes for July a list of insolvent and litigated taxes for 1963 and 1962, naming 40 plus debtors such as Clayton Jewelry and Deer Springs Tourist Court totaling thousands of dollars, with entries like Davis Coffee House and Osborn Sheet Metal Shop. The notice includes July 14 21 dates and is signed by Price M Bryant, Tax Collector.
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County Board of Commissioners
RH. Brown
J D. Chaney
Clayton Jewelry
Coffee House
Dave's Superette
Deer Springs
Decatur Investment Co., Inc
Disco Realty Co
Export & Import Furniture & Salvage Co
Hartselie Recreation Center Inc
M. R. T. Inc
McCulloch Household Appliance Co
Ray's Bargain Center
Rich Plan of North Alabama, Inc
Shawnee Construction Co
Price M. Bryant
Morgan County
C. Braly
Ben T. Kay
Sue W. Kay
Gene E. Kay
Bonnie L. Kay
J. A. Kay Jr
D. C. Boone Oil Company, Inc
Lacey Springs
Alabama
Jefferson
N. W
Madison County
Huntsville
Circuit Court
T. C. Almon
Treasury no new borrowing signals strong economy in 1964
Sylvia Porter notes Treasury did not borrow in July August as planned. She cites lower defense outlays higher tax collections and a cash balance of 10.2 billion at year end. The piece highlights political overtones ahead of the election and the impact on deficits and borrowing.
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U.S. Treasury
Treasury
U’s
U.S
Selma Demonstration Injunction Under Review
U S District Judge Daniel H Thomas gave opposing attorneys a week to file affidavits and papers on whether the Selma racial demonstration injunction should stand He delayed ruling on overturning the state court injunction issued July 9 by Circuit Judge James A Hare The injunction bars any racial demonstration pro or anti integration The hearing moved to Mobile due to courthouse repairs
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Montgomery
Selma
U. S. Dist
Daniel H. Thomas
Mobile
James A. Hare
Thomas
Montgomery Board Praises Wallace Action and States Rights Stand
The Montgomery County Board of Revenue commends Gov. George Wallace for defending states rights and for withdrawing from the presidential race. Board unanimously adopts a resolution praising his patriotism and presenting a Southern position on national issues.
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Montgomery
Montgomery County Board of Revenue
George Wallace
Wallace
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