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Dewhirst To Occupy New Home On US-12Colony Provides Leader WithBeautiful Dwelling South Of St. Joseph“Judge H. T. Dewhirst, head of the Israelite House of DaVid, is pre-paring to move into his beautiful new home on US-12, six miles south erf St. Joseph.The colony recently has purchased 31 acres of land which extends from the highway west to Lake Michigan. It will be known as the House of David Lake Shore home.Judge Dewhirst an'd his family will occupy the modern, nine-toOm house which now is In ite final stages of completion.Stands On Walled TerraceThe house, a white frame structure, Is located on the B. D. Johns property, and is placed on a stone walled terrace a block west of the highway.A four-car garage with a stable for two horses has been constructed near the house.The-Johns property, Which is 35 acres, has ft frontage of 335 feet oo US-12, and 126 feet on Lake Michigan. In addition, the colony purchased six acres oh Lake Michigan of the Spivek property, adding-another 150 foot frontage on the like.The house contains on the first floor, a kitcheii, living room, dining room, sunparlot, add library; three bedrooms Oh the second floor, and a recreation room in the basement.Sun parlor Faces GardenThe simparlor, which Is on the south, is 9 by 19 feet, and opens on the east toward the perennial garden, Which contains some 50 varieties of roses, hundreds of other perennials, and a great variety of evergreens, including European tamarack, Cyprus, balsam, cedar, epruce. There also are Weeping birch, weeping willow, and Chinese Moline Elm.The living room, 16 by 30 feet, faces west, with a brick fireplace aldng the west wall.On the east ’side is Attorney Dewhirst's study, or library, with bookcases built in on two sides.Has Large KitchenThe kitchen is large, with linoleum floor, and Imitation tile half way from the floor lo the ceiling on the wills. It Is equipped with a double drain sink, and built-in cupboard and work bench on two sides, it has an alcove for the stove, and a rtfrfg -era tor room at'the rear.The dining room facOs north giving a view of twin, giant sweet chestnut trees.The basement has a Urge recreation room, equipped for a pool table. Herd, too, is the bolter mom, coal bin, laundry, and fruit cellar.One of the features of the entrance is that it gives access to the study, living room, dinJh£ room, kitchen, the Cellar sUlfs, told the stairway leading to the second floor. There also is a lavatory and toUtt off the hallBedroom 17x1$ FeetAll three bedrooms have cross ventilation, and huge Clothe* ek»ets. The “Judge's” bedroom,, is n by 16 feet, it has a waehsuna, arid telephone extension.Another bedroom 1* 18 by 14, abd opens to the deck over the sunplrior. The guest room, arranged for-twin beds, li 15 by 24, facing wftet.The bath is finished tn green and lavender, with all white fixture*. U haa the built-in tub and shower. An-other feature is the Urge linen cloeet just inside the bathroom entrance.On the second floor, too, U a storeroom six by 20 feet.The water supply come* from * 78 foot well, with an eWctric pump *up* plying a 450 gauon tank in the laundry room, equipped with *n automatic control.■ ' Wa, Wright AtthttotiThe ground* out*ide wtU be beau-KILLDEER’S NEST HALTS LANDSCAPING AT COLONY HOMELandscaping at the rear ct “Judge H. T. Dewhirst’s new home six miles south of Bt. Joseph on US-12, Is being held up temporarily by a kilideer family.Mrs. Kilideer has a nest with four spotted eggs, which according to a long established custom, Is made on the top of the bare ground.Three stakes protect the' nest until' the infants arc hatched. After they are hatched they wonT be holding up the work long, because baby kiUders can run like a flash soon after emerging from the shell.tlfully landscaped. Joseph Mosher of Berrien Springs is the landscape architect, and Paul Kalkensteln of the House of David will be the landscape gardener.William Wright of the colony is the house architect, and the masofiry work, Including the colored plastered walls of the rooms, was done by Albert Falkenstein, another colony product.The shades for the windows, some Of the drapes and curtain fixtures were supplied by M. F. Smith Shade *hd Awning Co., of Colfax avenue.The landscaping at the rear will Include a tennis court and croquet grounds.Thft two tracts of land acquired by the House of David contains many kind* of fruit including eight acres of grapes, two Of cherries, seven of peaches, plums, apple* and pears.Included, too, - Is a beautifully wooded tract near the lake.Judge Dewhirst said the place would afford him a retreat from the routine business of running the colny.13 SEIZED IN COUNTERFEIT GANG ROUNDUP(By Associated PtCm)DETROIT, June 5—Secret service men today were attempting to complete a round-up of what they said was a counterfeit ring that had passed $15,000 in bogus currency on Detroit merchants. The counterfeit money, they said, was brought here from the east.Heading the list of 13 prisoners Uken In week-end forays was Elmer MaCklln, former body guard for Chester La Mare, once a gang chieftain, .who was acquitted of a murder chatt* last yeAr for La Mare’s slaying. *Bert O. Brown, chtef secfet eervfee operative, said Macttin and Mike Rupino, also under irreSt, brought the bogus currency to Detroit, paying $15 pet $100 or face value, selling it to p****rs here at $35 per $100. Other leaders of the ring. Brown taid, wete Thomas Viola, 26; Wilson Simon, 35, and John J. jabOUr, 2, all Wider attest.CHILD FATALLY injured by cow(By Associated Press) OWOSSO, June 5—Funeral services were to be held today for Joyce, three-*nd-a -half-year-old child ofMr‘ SI? Nel1 *howas Wiled by an angered cow Saturday at the Bitterman farm north-e**t of here. The child had strtyed rrom the other children who were playing near the house.
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Benton Harbor News Palladium
Benton Harbor, Michigan, US
Mon, Jun 05, 1933
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