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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1977

Page

19

Octagonal Living Room Redefines Classic Ranch Design

A three bedroom home by architect Fenick Vogel features pivoting wings around a central octagonal living room with a domed skylight. The design integrates vertical siding and stone veneer, a hexagonal foyer, sunken octagonal living space, and a connected dining kitchen area with walk in closets in all bedrooms.

Associated Press Fenick Vogel

Tennis Court in Plains Sparks Local Alarm

In Plains Georgia residents are urged to recognize a looming disruption as a tennis facility hosting a major World Tennis tournament is built. The spoken warning likens the project to a flood of trouble and recalls past civic anxieties about change and modernization.

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Town torn by tennis envy and hidden names on court

The passage portrays a small town's rapid social collapse as a community battles over a new tennis court. Rivalries erupt between neighbors and family members, with public shaming and suspicions of a seedy player using multiple aliases to dominate Saturday play.

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