Barn Home Dreams Come True in Maine Town
Nora and Don Mason transform an old barn into a home with a watch tower. Builder Tom Littlefield oversees a fast, sturdy project as family and community join in the cheerful effort. The scene ends with a piano unveiling and a nostalgic Danube tune lingering in the air.
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Don
Nora
Tom Littlefield
Donald
Daddy
Leonora
Don Mason
Darling
Jimsy
Baby
Portland
Jim Perkins
Palace on the Sand Dream Amid Beachside Purchase
In early summer a stable with dune and beach pastures is bought. Don presents the deed to Nora with flourish, the notary wonders if she will build a palace. Nora smiles, saying it will be a palace to her, a shining dream built upon the sand.
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Don
Father
Nora
Maine
Naples
Italy
Chauk
Haath
Europe
Donald
Wii Notary
Anyoe
Male majority in U S population per census figures
The article notes worldwide unknowns make precise gender splits hard, but in most countries females are slightly more numerous. It cites U S data showing 1 105 489 male births and 1 049 616 female births in 1935 and states the United States retains a male-dominated total population.
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United States
Census Bureau
New World Largest Virgin Statue Planned in France
A statue of the Virgin and Child near Lyons will become the world’s largest religious statue when completed next year. The monument will weigh 1500 tons overall with the statue alone at 440 tons. A chapel will sit at the base and an interior staircase will lead to the head, and the work will be named Notre Dame du Sacre Coeur.
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France
Lyons
Notre Dame du Sacre Coeur
Water flows from tree on Grass Valley ranch
A clear cold spring water pours from a tree trunk on a California ranch near Grass Valley, capturing a curious natural feature observed on-site.
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Grass Valley
Calif
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Yrigh
Erces
Timberline
Mr. Littlefield
Windsor Castle
New England
WNU Service
Doans
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