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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1961
Page
3
The House of the Week presents a 1540 square foot ranch with three patios and a glass wall opening to the living room. Architect Samuel Paul notes the design blends luxury aesthetics with practical function, featuring a brick fireplace wall extending to the patio and a master bedroom opening onto the patio for seamless indoor outdoor living.
Three year old Caroline Kennedy plays in a backyard sandbox while her parents, President John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy, arrive at the White House in a military helicopter after a weekend in Florida. Anxious nurse Maud Shaw assists.
Building Editor of Decatur Daily notes a reader sent 50 cents with a request for a baby blueprint on Design B-65 and asks for printing.
The passage describes a home layout with a closet in the family room for toys and games, garage storage for garden equipment, and a front patio bounded by an ashlar wall. Architect Paul suggests the patio could serve multiple purposes.
A 1 540 square foot ranch features seven rooms and two full baths. It includes a two car garage, a 46 by 72 6 inch overall footprint, and a family room with a service door to the garage and full basement. The foyer and master bedroom offer two large closets each, plus ample storage throughout.
The design notes an ideal setting for sculpture or shrubs and details a basement layout with a laundry room a basement toilet and a recreation room plus abundant storage closet space. Room widths use stock joist lengths to minimize cutting waste and framing time.
The article explains fingernail composition and growth, noting keratin as the main substance and the lunule at the root area. It covers nail injuries, brittleness causes, and how long nails can become damaged by long growth and poor circulation, with a light quiz and prize note.
A film titled The Triumphant Tradition showing the value of proper observance of the Lord's Day will be shown at Talucah Presbyterian Church at 7 30 p m. It portrays the first Sunday worship aboard the Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor and traces how the Lord's Day became an American tradition. Produced for the Lord's Day Alliance of the United States by the Protestant Radio and Television Center in Atlanta.
A May 18 bookmobile route lists stops at Oakdale Waldace's Grocery 8 50 to 9 20 Sardis Springs Clem's and Hovis 9 25 to 9 50 Johnson Junior High School 10 to 11 15 Wooley Springs School and community 12 to 1 15 Pinedale Harris' and Dixon's Grocery 1 20 to 1 40 Ardmore School 1 45 to 3 Ardmore Bogg's Store 3 05 to 3 40.
President Kennedy embarks on a goodwill two day visit to Ottawa with Mrs Kennedy. Talks with Prime Minister Diefenbaker cover Hemisphere issues NATO Laos Cuba and U S Canadian relations. Kennedy eyes potential face to face with Soviet leader Khrushchev next month.
A woman wearing a white scarf runs across the lawn to embrace her daughter. She kneels, gathering Caroline in her arms as the President approaches with hat in hand in a brief, silent moment captured on the scene.
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