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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1964
Page
10
The House of Economical 13 presents a farm house design with traditional features like narrow board siding, boulder stone, double hung windows, a breezeway, and an attached garage with cupola. It includes five bedrooms two baths on main and upper levels, with expansion potential and 819 square feet in the base plan.
Describes a two to three story house featuring sliding doors to a covered breezeway, three rooms for entertaining, a large 178 square foot kitchen and dinette, a U shaped work area, two end expansion rooms for seasonal storage, back to back main and master baths for economy, upstairs balcony rail, full basement, and 1 431 square feet on the main level with three bedrooms and two baths.
A report notes oysters grow best where river and sea meet the estuary, at a delicate balance of fresh and salt water. Scientists observe optimal salinity ranges fostering shell formation and population health in these brackish zones.
Steel trade figures show imports near 5.5 million tons while exports fall to just over 2 million tons. The data highlights a widening gap between incoming shipments and outbound shipments affecting domestic markets.
A note from the Building Editor indicates 50 cents was enclosed for a baby blueprint tied to design H-36. The brief mentions payment and project designation without additional context or dates.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Kelso send news of Betty Hamptons minor surgery at Hartselle Hospital and her healthy return home. Mattie West is also home after a week in Moulton Hospital. Phil Wasson of Danville visited Miss Hattie Hogan. Charles McLemores new Farm to Market Road home nears completion and Ted Alexanders farm house project on Moulton Rd underway.
The American Hemerocallis Society has staged two conventions in Valdosta Georgia due to the area's fame for day lilies. The largely American group gathers enthusiasts who share a passion for day lilies.
Daily Records lists civil actions from CIRCUIT COURT including American Discount Co. of Alabama versus Calvin Joe Earls and Citizens Industrial Bank of Decatur versus W. H. West. It also records several promissory notes involving individuals with ages and addresses in Falkville Trinity Brownsboro Decatur Somerville Hanceville and Cullman.
A description of a plant whose blossoms open at sunrise and close at sunset. Flowers are typically orange or yellow and sit atop a tall leafless stalk with a white foamlike spray nearby.
A heartfelt note thanks a father figure and reflects on family lessons and love. The text also mentions piles for trestles on the Chesapeake Bay bridge tunnel project, noting their height and composition.
Marianne Lamb arrives at Maulleverer Hall to find the master in London and the house shut up. She learns Mrs Maulleverer is gone, his mother in town, and her note to him never reaches him. She seeks shelter with Martha Barnes, then witnesses smoke and flames from the rear of the hall as the scene ends.
Mrs. Alice C. Summerford and Mr. C. C. Powell were summoned to Cullman due to the sudden death of Elmer Nichols. The marriage of Dolly Harding and Johnny Wallace took place at the Falkville Methodist parsonage with Rev. James Smith officiating. Ernest Heck celebrated a ninth birthday with a lawn party at his grandparents Noel and Mrs. Blackburn’s home.
Decatur Mayor Gilmer Black burn and his wife vice president of the Decatur Kiwanis Club will travel by car to Los Angeles for the Kiwanis International convention from June 29 through July 1. They expect to return July 10.
Tuareg women roam the Sahara practicing tattooing and wearing long silver earrings. Charm necklaces are part of their adornment and believed to ward off evil among nomads.
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