Pagoda inspired split level design by Lester Cohen
In the newest House of the Week architect Lester Cohen presents a split level with a timeless pagoda feel created by a double roof over the main living areas. The 1588 square foot residence spans 52 by 31 feet with stone and shingle exterior, bow window, sweeping planters, and a curved foyer staircase leading to a living room and balcony. Indoor outdoor flow includes a dining room adaptable to an ell and sliding glass doors to a raised terrace for meals and entertaining, plus a two car garage and basement access from the foyer area.
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Lester Cohen
Eas
Nuclear Vessel Honors Singer Marian Anderson Christening
Newport News Virginia AP reports the first nuclear ship named for a Negro will be christened August 14 by singer Marian Anderson. The Polaris submarine USS George W. Carver honors the scientist whose work on peanut and sweet potato products aided the South's economic development. Launching will be by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. Brass was first rolled in Waterbury Connecticut in 1802.
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Newport News, Va
Marian Anderson
George W. Carver
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Boy Killed By Wheel At Racing Meet In Kansas
In Butchinson Kansas a wheel from a race car broke free during national jalopy championships and struck two nine year old boys. Steven Paul Hasty of Arkansas City died near the grandstand and Johnny Cain of Hutchinson suffered severe head injuries. The driver Herb Copeland 25 of Dodge City collapsed upon learning of the death.
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Eddie Cain
Hutchinson
Herb Copeland
Dodge City
Baby Blueprint Design H-94 City Payment Enclosed
Enclosed is zero cents for the baby blueprint on design H-94 City. Print plainly.
Anniversary milestones mark Britain’s memory lane
London spans a year of historic commemorations. D-day reaches 21 years, Dunkirk recalls 25, Salvation Army hits 100, Battle of Waterloo 150, Magna Carta 750, Westminster Abbey 900, and England reflects on its long royal and constitutional heritage in a period of careful remembrance.
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London
Britain
Dunkirk
Salvation Army
Waterloo
England
Westminster Abbey
Pigeons to Move from Tokyo to Seoul Park
Tokyo AP reports more than 2000 pigeons disturbing Hibiya Park will be relocated to Seoul Korea. The Korean Carrier Association offers to house the birds at Namsan Park, which is noted as birdless.
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Tokyo
Hibiya Park
Seoul
South Korea
The
Korean Carrier Association
Nansan Park
Unusual Money Items Through World History
A survey notes many forms of money including shells and beads plus cattle and other domestic animals. It cites less common forms such as enormous stones, pig tusks, and woodpecker scalps as historical mediums of exchange.
This Day in History August 2 1965 Highlights
On August 2 1965 historical notes include 1939 Hatch Act signing by F D Roosevelt restricting political activity of federal workers. Other events cover Hudson Bay discovery 1910, Comstock raid 1906, Luxembourg invasion 1914, Harding death 1923, 1945 US bomber raids on Japan, Yugoslav Tito talks 1955, Moscow disarmament talks 1960, 1964 Tonkin Gulf incident 1964.
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Associated Press
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry Hudson
Canada
Hudson Bay
Anthony Comstock
Art Students’ League
New York
Luxembourg
Warren Harding
San Francisco
Alaska
U.S
Japan
Sea Lion Hops Into Captivity At Coney Island Aquarium
A two year old female sea lion weighing 69 pounds wandered from its Pacific habitat and jumped aboard a barge in the Atlantic ten miles off shore. Crewmen captured the animal and delivered it to the Coney Island aquarium where director Paul Montreuil commented on the unlikely capture.
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New York
Coney Island Aquarium
Atlantic
Hawaii
Aquarium
Paul Montreuil
Banana Plant Requires Long Sunshine and Rain for Fruit
The banana plant needs nine to twelve months of sunshine and frequent heavy rains before bearing marketable fruit.
Driverless Car Rams House in California Living Room
In San Carlos California a driverless car crashed into a living room stopping three feet from 65 year old Gene Horn who was sewing. Police said she was startled but unharmed. Brakes failed after the car was parked in a nearby driveway.
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San Carlos
Calif
Gene Horn
Quarantine Origin Tied to Forty Days in Italy
The term quarantine stems from Italian quaranta meaning forty. In 1374 authorities required a forty day detention of travelers suspected of bubonic plague to prevent spread.
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Butler County Awning Co., Inc
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Shaffer’s ‘“Kleen
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Franklin, Ohio
Jones Rug Cleaners
TMC Electron
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Rentschier Bldg
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General Assembly
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Hempstead Builders Supplies
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Key Largo
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Charles St
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Ge. Vv
Goodwin Plumbing & Heating
Gideon Rd
Simucco
DuPont Paints
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