Compact four bedroom ranch by Herman H. York
Architect Herman H. York designs a 1 152 square foot four bedroom ranch with six rooms including two baths and ten closets. The plan features an open family room kitchen, dining area, optional screened porch, efficient L shaped kitchen, triangular pantry, and bi fold closet doors saving space. Exterior brick veneer with vertical boards and extended front plant box emphasize width.
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David L. Bowen
Herman H. York
Six-Room Ranch With 1152 Sq Feet Of Living Space
A tidy six room ranch offers four bedrooms and a total of 1152 square feet. The home measures 51 feet in width and 33 feet 7 inches in depth with a double use lavatory between the principal bedroom and family room kitchen. The bedroom hall and bedrooms contain ten closets.
World's largest carillon to rise in Kirk-in-the-Hills church
The 77 bell carillon from Petit and Fritsen in Holland, weighing over 60 tons, will be installed in a 187 foot tower at Kirk-in-the-Hills Presbyterian Church in Bloomfield Hills Michigan. The largest bell weighs 642 tons alone. The article also notes the Golden Gate name given to the San Francisco Bay channel by J C Fremont and discusses animal ivory sources beyond elephants.
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Bloomfield Hills
Mich
Petit and Fritsen
Holland
Kirk-in-the-Hills Presbyterian Church
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate
J. C. Fremont
California
Fund Raising Braintrust Course Debuts at Columbia
The American Association of Fundraising Counsel has created a graduate course in educational promotion and fundraising at Teachers College Columbia University. The program trains professionals for public relations and financial support roles for schools and other gift-supported agencies.
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The
American Assn. of
Raising Counsel, Inc
Teachers College
Columbia University
Average temperatures in Hawaii lowlands
The record notes average winter lowlands at 70 degrees Fahrenheit and average summer highs at 78 degrees across the Hawaiian Islands lowlands.
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Hawaiian Islands
Franklin’s open stove design improves fireplace heat
The text notes fireplaces waste heat rising the chimney and cites Benjamin Franklin as an early innovator who created an open stove to fit inside a fireplace. His design enclosed part of the stove to reduce heat loss while the chimney maintained drafting.
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Benjamin Franklin
Cromarty Writer Dies Laughing At Restoration News
Sir Thomas Urquhart, famed translator of Rabelais, who lived in Cromarty on Black Isle, died in a fit of laughter after news of Charles II’s Restoration.
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Thomas Urquhart
Rabelais
Cromarty
Black Isle
Charles II
Meteor from 1908 Siberia Shook Windows and Trees
A meteor crash in Siberia in 1908 shattered windows up to 50 miles away and felled trees in a 15 mile radius around the impact site. The event left a lasting impression on early observers and sparked speculation about space rock impacts.
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Siberia
Grant Shaved Beard After Wife's Cameo Request
A photograph shows President Ulysses S. Grant clean shaven after he misunderstood his wife's request for a cameo profile. He shaved off his beard under protest, producing a notable facial change.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Beet Sugar Origin and Early Industry Development
A German scientist Andreas Marggraf first extracted sugar from beets in 1747, but the beet sugar industry did not develop until the 1800s in full.
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Andreas Marggraf
Lilienthal Led U.S. Atomic Energy Commission 1946 1949
David Lilienthal was appointed first chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in 1946 and served until his resignation in 1949.
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David Lilienthal
U.s.atomic Energy Commission
First Law School in the United States at Litchfield
The first law school in the United States operated in Litchfield Connecticut from 1784 to 1833 and followed earlier failed attempts to establish legal lectures at colleges. The institution marked a pioneering step in formal legal education in the nation.
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United States
Litchfield
Conn
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