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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1963

Page

12

House of the Week Delights with Year-Round Terrace

A three-bedroom ranch by architect Lester Cohen features a 234-square-foot flagstone terrace, half covered as a porch, with excellent traffic flow, a center foyer, dual living spaces, and a practical kitchen layout with a barbecue area. The 1,590 square feet of living space include two baths, a dining room, family room, and an attached garage, all designed for efficient space and privacy.

Lester Cohen Cohen

Tell Me Why winner and perfume lesson from flowers

The newspaper lists Cheryl Peck, 14, of East Pembroke as the Britannica Junior winner. It explains perfume origins from flowers leaves bark woods roots fruits seeds and gums and outlines distillation expression and extraction methods plus modern solvent use. Also includes a light joke section.

THAT'S EARL BROTHER Seventh Commandment Debate Stirs Away By EARL WILSON

The columnist Earl Wilson recounts a lively radio interview with Hildegarde in which they clash publicly over the Seventh Commandment. Aged arguments spark discussion of Protestant Catholic and Jewish numbering, prompting Wilson to consult Bibles, catechisms, and a rabbi for clarification. The piece ends noting cultural light trivia and a couple of entertainment items.

Earl Wilson New York Broadway Peacock Alley the Waldorf Hildegarde Milwaukee Hildegard Earl T. H. Tracy Broadway Evangelical Church Funk & Wagnalls Lesley Gore N.J. Re

Baby blueprint order for J-78 design enclosed

A 50 cent payment accompanies a request for a baby blueprint on design J-78, with instruction to please print. The note implies an order submission or confirmation for a printing or blueprint service.

Puzzle entry prompt invites prize and personal details

A reader is urged to complete a drawing titled Tell Me Why and mail it with originality. Entrants must provide name, age, and address and submit to yesterday's Puzzle. The notice promises a Britannica World Atlas and Yearbook as prizes and requests careful attention to the drawing instructions.

Britannica

Profit From Coffee Break At Henry Grady Elementary

In Tampa Florida teachers at Henry Grady Elementary start the day with an eight to ten minute coffee break. From 8:15 to 8:25 they meet for coffee and conversation to review new paperwork discuss testing and address problems. Principal W E Hall says the results are gratifying.

Tampa, Fla Henry Grady W .E. Hall

Riddles and Jokes Prize Winner Named

Catherine Joerger of Windfall Indiana is today’s winner in a prize drawing for riddles and jokes. Participants could send entries to the Tell Me Why feature as part of the Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook of Events promotion.

Catherine Joerger Windfall Indiana

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