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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1955
Page
17
In Washington, Margaret Fleming and Princess Margaret figure in a family dispute over future plans. The two women speculate on Sunday as a pivotal date tied to Margaret’s 25th birthday and potential marriage to Captain Townsend while others debate royal propriety and media attention.
In a chatty exchange, Mrs. Murgatroyd defends Margaret's choice against church divorce norms while Mrs. Stephenson reports local church notices and social updates. The pair then plan to wake early Sunday to catch overseas news on a romance and possible marriage.
Divers in the Bay of Siracusa Sicily discover water logged hulks believed to be a 413 B C Greek Athenian war fleet lost when Siracusa blocked the harbor. Professor Luigi Barnard Brea calls it one of the most ancient warships ever found.
Dr. R Spence of Britain's Harwell unit explained fuel processing as the chemical treatment of reactor fuel to remove newly formed fissionable material and waste products so the fuel can be used again. The disclosure came from the United States Britain France and Sweden at the atoms for peace conference where he chaired a technical session.
Nicola Bacci won 243 million lire in Italy's national soccer lottery last October. His wife Carlotta says the windfall spurred a fancier lifestyle, leading to a court case and a legal separation after she received treatment for bruises following a Sunday dispute. Nicola continued to run his coffee business. Mrs Hagood and Mr Freyres visited relatives in Town Creek.
The revival and Bible School ended Friday at Morgan County Rock Creek. Visitors to the Gain Smith home included Talmadge Hanie and family of Fairview and several other families from Bethel Lawrence Cove Somerville and Somerville areas. Additional guests were Earl Woodall and family from Detroit Dock Woodall of Huntsville and Dewitt Stringer with Mrs Harvey Oden. Chester Holland and Lowell Woodall visited from Decatur and Greenville Mississippi, and John Evans with his Birmingham daughter visited Harvey Oden.
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