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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1968
Page
7
A traditional ranch home features warm decor and durable craft. Exterior uses hand split shingles and brick veneer beneath a long ridge roof. Louvered cupola, cement topped chimney, and diamond paned box bay window in the garage enhance a hospitality oriented design.
The plan shows a 2336 square foot design with a sunken living room and dining area, kitchen dinette, three bedrooms, 22 baths, family room, foyer and laundry. It measures 74 by 66'8" including a two car garage and front lawn, with a covered portico and a wood paneling in the family room.
Building editor note requests 50 cents and 3 cents sales tax for baby blueprints of Design No 743. Form asks to print NAME STREET STATE.
A brick faced fireplace greets as you enter the home with a spacious kitchen featuring modern appliances and ample counter and storage space plus a large dinette for daily meals rather than just breakfast. The laundry connects to the outdoors and garage with pantry storage. The right side hosts a two bedroom wing including a master with dressing area two large closets and a full tiled bath with a glass enclosed stall shower.
Limestone County deputies report two men in their early twenties robbed Leo Beasley Grocery on Elk River Road in Athens around 11 40 a m taking about 58 45 from a cash box behind the counter. Officers seek an old white Dodge and compare the theft to recent Madison County incidents. A stray note mentions an air survival vest resembling a fisherman's vest with many pockets.
The plans provide for a full basement that could serve as a recreation room and workshop along with utilities. Even without the space the home offers 2336 square feet of habitable area suited to family oriented ranch house living.
Children at Lodestar Camp near Oakland will not dig beads this summer as a Miwok burial mound is now protected within a 20 foot no digging zone. The camp plans an archaeologic dig fundraiser seeking 700 dollars to study the Indian time period. Piedmont Community Church operates the camp serving Northern California youths.
Members of Alabama’s 142nd Signal Group depart June 8 for Camp Shelby Mississippi for two weeks of summer camp and field training. Colonel Lee R. Jones commands. three battalions accompany the headquarters. 8,000 Alabama Guardsmen from 32 cities participate along with 2,200 Mississippi Guardsmen, totaling over 10,000 at the post. The 142nd will provide communications during the exercise.
Monsanto will host the final Rooster Coffee Club meeting of the season on Wednesday at 7 30 a m at Decatur Inn A three part program includes a Textile Division president and general manager talk a fashion show and a door prize drawing James D Mahoney of New York City will speak about the company Six Monsanto employees will model fashions in the Monsanto Product Parade for Recreation Models named are Linda O Barr Maurice McCaghren Judy Nations Pat Morgan Beverly Ward and Shelbie Boyd The program ends with door prize drawings featuring Monsanto products such as a portable putting green blankets and sheets."
Nearly 300 members of the Junior Association of Commerce and Industry canvass 6,000 small businesses seeking summer jobs for youth. Volunteers work for the Summer Jobs for Youth Committee led by Mayor Richard Daley with a goal of 20,000 jobs this year.
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