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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1968
Page
3
The article discusses what makes a small house and uses a 1700 square foot home as an example. It notes that perceptions of size vary by family needs and budget and highlights moderate luxury features and good zoning. Architect Fenick Vogel designed Design 7-45 to maximize livability and value.
Design Z-45 features 1730 square feet with three bedrooms two baths a front entrance two car garage and rear terrace. The plan separates formal living and informal family rooms for privacy and accessibility while a long kitchen connects to the family room and dining areas.
The lyre, an Australian songbird, is a weak flyer and often chooses to run when threatened. Its flight is limited, pushing it to use ground escape.
The notice reports a winner, Crystal Kibler, age 10, Seven Valleys PA, for a Tell Me Why contest. It recounts historical notes on fasting foods during Lent and describes twice-baked hard bread, the origin of biscuits, and how modern biscuits are wrapped to stay crisp.
An exchange in a local scene shows a child saying he is outdoors to play while the mother notes holes in his socks. The brother asks about school and Billy quips that school is closed, capturing a moment of humor and childhood perception.
A man divides 700 dollars into quarters half-dollars and dollars with an equal count of each. Find how many of each denomination he used. See tomorrow's paper for the answer.
Across clues Seb Zeros Try. Down clues Sorry Set Boy.
The yearbook column invites readers to send riddles and jokes to the mystery department. Today’s winner is Benny Blair of Tulsa Oklahoma who shares a playful entry and zip code for mailing.
The piece compares hat shapes to bowtie styles noting that long narrow bows and full butterfly bows flatly suit different face types. It encourages trying both to discover the best fit.
The Times London reports India has a food surplus with prices falling in northern regions. Hoarders and speculators rushed to sell as bumper winter wheat crops and expected monsoon yields push grain onto the market. Authorities estimate 4.5 million tons of food grain may be released in coming months, about 45 percent of last year's imports.
Nathaniel Eggleston dies at home on 503 Wilson St NE. Services 2 p.m. Thursday at Reynolds Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Hopper Franklin officiating. Burial in Sykes Cemetery. Survivors include widow Alberta Decatur sister Victoria McDonald and others across Athens Decatur and Lawrenceburg. Grandsons to serve as pallbearers.
Funeral services for Robert Efford Marks aged 76 of Athens are set for 2 p.m. at Rid dle Chapel Methodist Church with Rev. Carl Harrison and Rev. Jim Wilson officiating. Interment follows at Athens City Cemetery. Survivors include wife Fannie, two daughters Mrs. Downs and Mrs. Gamble, two sons J M Marks and Horace Marks, a brother Milton Marks, nine grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
John W. Moore 92 of Athens died Monday at Athens Nursing Home. Services are 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Carey Baptist Church with Rev. Grady Reyer and Pat Abernathy officiating. Burial in New Garden Cemetery. Spry Funeral Home directing. Survived by wife Clara and five daughters including Mrs. Van Davis of Chattanooga and Mrs. Maddie Smoot of Waverly.
Mrs. Mary Lee Moore 87 of Danville died Monday in a local nursing home. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Danville Methodist Church with burial at Johnson Chapel Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, two sons, six grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, a great great granddaughter, two brothers, a half sister and half brother. Pallbearers named. Body at son E A Moore’s residence until service. Also notes municipal election qualifying begins Wednesday with July 2 deadline and Aug 13 mayor and council election. Council also accepts Littrell Motor for a new pickup for street department.
Athens mayor Robert Allen Tinnon says the city will end the fiscal year in the black for the first time in history. The year’s budget stands at 655,870 dollars. City Clerk William D. Owens was appointed to file the list of electors qualified to vote.
The United States likely will consume a record 190 million pounds of safflower oil in 1968, according to industry forecasts. The figure reflects growing demand from consumer products and industrial uses across major markets.
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