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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1955

Page

7

Tea Honors New Brides in Athens Event

Mrs. William B Crutcher and her daughter Miss Margaret Anne Crutcher of Birmingham hosted a Tuesday tea at Mrs Crutcher's Athens home honoring new brides Mrs William Baker Crutcher Jr and Mrs William H Caughran. Guests from Athens Decatur Elkmont and Belle Mina attended. The room featured red and white Christmas decor and a miniature village scene with Santa Claus and snow men.

William B. Crutcher Margaret Anne Crutcher Birmingham Elkmont Belle Mina

Lawrance County Revenue Board pay hike bill to be introduced

A bill to raise the Lawrence County board of revenue salaries in 1957 will be introduced in a special session. It would boost members from 2400 to 4200 dollars yearly and chair from 4500 to 5500 dollars, with mileage allowance cut.

Moulton Lawrence County

First Red Ambassador Arrives In West Germany

The Soviet ambassador Valerian Zorin arrived in Bonn with his wife and staff as Bulganin and Adenauer agreed to exchange ambassadors during a Moscow visit. West Germany has not named its envoy to Moscow yet. About four million U.S. motor vehicles were scrapped in the year.

Bom Germany West Germany Valerian Zorin Bulganin Adenaver Moscow

Connell Family Guests Visit Mrs Wilde Bronaugh for Holidays

Mr and Mrs George Connell and their son Billy arrived to visit Mrs Wilde Bronaugh for the holidays. John Miles Jr of the U S Army will arrive Wednesday to spend Christmas with his parents in Mooresville.

George Connell Billy John Miles Jr U S. Army Mooresville

East Germans jail former POWs jailed after Soviet release

Neues Deutschland reports that East Germany jailed the first batch of former prisoners released by the Russians. West German papers estimate about 250 men were imprisoned on return. The Soviets had promised to release 9,626 former prisoners, with 749 labeled major criminals.

Berlin East Germany Neues Deutschland Communist Party Konrad Adenauer Soviet Union

Ranch House Stirs Wisconsin Court Battle Over Architecture

The U S Supreme Court refused to review a Wisconsin ruling upholding a local ordinance that bars two story brick colonials in ranch house neighborhoods. The decision alarms builders while noting parallels to a Long Island rule aimed at preserving authentic architecture.

U. S. Supreme Court Wisconsin High Tribunal Wisconsin Supreme Court Wemesieles Boff Long Island N. Y Supreme Court John M. Dickerman The National Assn. of Home Builders District of Columbia

Motorist Collides With Marion Green's Garage

A motorist drove into Marion Green's garage after a car screech raised concern. Marion opened the hood and a exhausted cat crawled out. no charge was made.

Charleston Marion Green Marion

Secret cellar found beneath Austin mansion from 1857

In Austin Texas workmen tearing down one of the town’s original mansions uncovered a hidden cellar believed used to shelter residents from Indians. The house dated back to 1857 and stood as an early local landmark.

Austin Tex

Want Ads Get Results Woman Killed by Snake

A want ad item reports a woman killed by a non poisonous snake. The brief notes the incident location and a medical response, with no further details on suspects or follow up.

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