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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1962
Page
6
The House of the Week highlights a J-27 plan by Herman H. York presenting an 80 by 58 foot modest ranch with a two car garage option, 1556 square feet of living space, three bedrooms, two baths, and a full basement. It notes brick and shingle detailing, a flagstone front porch, and interior surprises like a curved living room wall and integrated foyer.
Building editor notes a 50 cent enclosure and asks for a Design 1-27 baby blueprint. A reader proposes adding to bathroom capacity. York suggests hardboard for foyer and family room walls to boost interest and cut maintenance.
Property listing details a three bedroom ranch with two full baths and multiple living spaces including living room dining room family room and kitchen. It features a full basement and optional single or double garage, totaling 1556 square feet of living area.
A Brooklyn family dinner turns comic when an eight year old teases her parents about a mystery under the table. After they guess various things, she reveals the joke with a stomach ache. In other news Mrs David Fyffe of East Brunswick New Jersey welcomed a daughter, the first girl in the Fyffe line.
A collage of quips and vignettes includes a joke about ages and whiskey, a child’s exchange on a father’s death, a cafe verse, a goof about Professor Bowers, a joke with Paderewski and Beethoven, and a line praising the university as a source of intellectual and moral strength.
The text notes an added 245 square feet of overall area for a single garage or 490 square feet for a double garage. Overall dimensions are 49 feet 4 inches deep by 47 feet wide for the first garage or 58 feet wide for a double garage.
Helen Wordenerskine counsels a reader to conquer anxiety about marriage by busying herself with work or hobbies and enlisting her husband’s help. She urges positive thinking and personal growth, including motherhood preparation, to dispel worry.
A lively New York entertainment column riffs on Ruby Vallee and talent scouts, cites Carson and Backus, mocks producer Merrick and Dodie Marshall auditions, and notes Gala party and gossip from the era with satirical asides about Gloria Vanderbilt, Sidney Lumet, and JFK.
Fatalities from driving on the wrong side of the road totaled 5,170 in 1960, safety engineers explained. The dialogue riffs on drivers straddling white lines and the phrase If Only motorists appearing in debates about road safety.
Population of Mexico ended 1961 at 34,923,129. The figure reflects the nation’s total residents as the year closed, with demographic data used for planning and policy in the early 1960s.
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