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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1966
Page
9
The House of the Week presents a rambling farmhouse ranch designed by Samuel Paul. The two wing structure forms an L shape allowing flexible front orientation on a corner lot and saving land use while maintaining easygoing charm.
The Design G-34 residence shows 1608 square feet on one level with three bedrooms two baths a foyer hall and a two car garage plus a full basement offering 1579 additional square feet for utilities workshop or recreation. The layout centers on a foyer and central hall with rooms opening from there and features a living room dining room family room kitchen and laundry.
The notice states 50 cents plus 3 cents sales tax paid for a baby blueprint labeled design G 34. No names, dates, or locations are provided beyond the internal reference.
NY AP columnist Hal Boyle recalls midcentury life quirks from big league pay to odd fashions and home design. He notes wartime culture, a speculator’s bets, and several social quirks such as chinchilla farming and cleaned-up manners shaped by era norms.
A collage notes everyday life and attitudes across the United States. It contrasts dining customs, instalment buying fears, elderly routines, student worries, late night habits, and gender norms with a brief reference to Easter candle production in Jerusalem during 1966.
Readers seek tactful guidance on choosing a maid of honor among a 250 pound friend and handling a shower gift. Also a reader shares workplace promotion unfairness in a family business and a gossip risk about a bride’s mother. Ann dismisses spreading dirt and urges respectful action.
A reader asks questions for the Tell Me Why feature and Larry Loeber, nine, Mansfield Ohio, is named today’s winner. The entry explains thermostat function, how it senses temperature and controls furnaces, and notes the contest instructions and drawing submission details.
A puzzle feature lists three riddles with answers Catalog ue Snow and Room for improvement. A note salutes Grace Good of Lititz PA as today's winner. The piece then touches on Ivory Coast artisans and Abidjan’s turn of the century growth guided by fluorescent highways and gleaming buildings.
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