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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1955
Page
15
N M Pryor of Pryor Motor Co a Studebaker dealer reports local sales outpace the national pace after returning from a major meeting with company officials and area dealers.
Shady Grove Baptist Church in Morgan County invites members and friends to an all day service on Sunday July 10 to mark the ground breaking for a new church building. Rev Brice will lead the main service and Rev W W Coffey the afternoon service.
Police hunt a burglar in Brownsville after a tavern juke box, eight bottles of beer, dried shrimp, cheese crackers and peanuts are stolen along with eight dollars. The report notes Formosa farmers make up half the population per the National Geographic Society.
Nikita Khrushchev displayed a self conscious mood at a Moscow party as he sought Western respect ahead of Geneva talks. President Eisenhower sought to reassure allies by denying Western pressure on Moscow. The piece notes Russia's military might and production advances while framing the Geneva mission as a test of mutual respect.
In San Antonio Texas Fort Sam Houston hosts a tribute for Pat an Army warhorse who lived to an old age. The event honors the horse known as Pip OB BB and marks its passing with ceremonies at the base.
James Everett Pherigo files for bankruptcy listing a single asset described as one black cat valued at zero dollars. The filing notes no other personal property of value.
Jim Larkin delivered 100 baby chicks by parachute to the isolated Francis Zor Miller ranch in McCall Idaho. The ranch reported no injuries and the birds appeared unharmed after the unusual drop.
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