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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1955

Page

3

Girl Scouts Enjoy Annual Day Camp Despite Rain

Girl Scouts attend the eighth Intermediate Day Camp on TVA land by Flint Creek near Hartselle Pumping Station. Despite frequent showers, units from Woodcrafters to Explorers work on crafts, skits, and first aid training under director Miss Wanda Harris and staff.

Flint Creek Ruby Sandlin TVA Hartselle U.S. 31 Littlehouse Deca Barbara Pence Gail Davis Mary Frances Roberts Jerrine Elkins Rita Adams Carolyn Couch Betsy Miles Craig Carolyn Hamilton Pat Lee Rebecca Mullican Betty Joyce Richards Donna Roper Terry Mathews Betty Joyce Wear Gerry Veazey Patsy Tucker Joyce Counts Rosalind Rice Janet Speegle Helen Guyer Mary Atkeson Jody Burleson Linda Edwards Marguerite Garnett Linda Holt Harriet Lowther Carol McMillan Peggy Joyce Murphree Dana Pearce Janine Sellers Kathryn Scheafer Judy Shirley Anne Worth Savana Whitman Peggy Hayes Carol MacGregor Jerry Davis Rebecca Quattlebaum Corinne Williams Patsy Austin Janette Hosch Billye Kendrick Eugene Elkins Peggy Guffin Thalia Bolton Alice Adele Chenault Anne Diseker Carol Hugus Libby Johnson Margaret Kullman Barbara Pearson Patsy Wear Anne Howard Fenn Sister Russell Lulu Munn Nancy Brumit Gayle Davis Janet Hinkle Patty Kendrick Barbara Ann Pence Bettye Carol West Lynda Roncker

Resolute Suzan Ball Fights On After Leg Removal

Hollywood actress Suzan Ball, who lost her right leg after a fall and surgery, remains seriously ill but has shown remarkable determination to resume her career and marriage plans with actor Richard Long. She endured multiple tests, a bone graft, and later walked with an artificial limb. The couple wed in Santa Barbara on April 12, 1954, and later appeared together in TV and film projects.

Hollywood Suzan Ball Suzan Richard Long Santa Barbara

Freight Through Saulte Ste. Marie Locks Tops Billion Tons

Over the last century more than four billion tons of freight have moved through the Saulte Ste. Marie locks on the Great Lakes, demonstrating the vast trade activity and the locks’ enduring role in regional transport networks.

Saulte Ste. Marie Locks Great Lakes

Rose Named To Succeed Folsom As Undersecretary

President Eisenhower planned to nominate H. Chapman Rose of Cleveland to be undersecretary of the treasury succeeding Marion Folsom who was chosen to resign due to the illness of her husband. The report notes Rose is an assistant secretary and outlines a view on high school graduates deciding against college.

Folsom Washington Eisenhower H. Chapman Rose Marion Folsom the Treasury Rose Cleveland Ohio U.S Office of Education

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