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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1956

Page

6

Shoji screens trend in modern homes with plastic durability

Shoji screens, decorative sliding rice paper partitions, appear in A-702 The House of The Week plan between dining room and kitchen nook. Plastic versions offer durability and easy cleaning, while imitating real butterflies flowers ferns and leaves laid in rice paper.

Orient Far East

Fort Worth Architect Charles E Armstrong Designs Efficient House

Fort Worth architect Charles E Armstrong plans a economical two room rectangle front house with a living area built for over 1500 dollars. He notes combating fatigue in housekeeping as a specialty and discusses people walking themselves to exhaustion.

Charles E. Armstrong Fort Worth Texas Boye Angee Armstrong

Design A 702 Plan Emphasizes Open Living and Front Door Kitchen

The plan features a front door adjacent kitchen and hall bath, a back utility room for washer and dryer, and a rear garden terrace. It offers open planning with a large combined living dining area, a convertible third bedroom, and a decorative shoji screen dividing spaces. Five doors provide safety conditioning and easy access throughout the home.

Armstrong

Saratoga Fight Deck Area Measured at Four Acres

The fight deck of the U S air craft carrier Saratoga covers about four acres, highlighting the ship's massive flight operations space.

Saratoga International Room

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