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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1955
Page
3
Geneva reports a recurring pollution of streets and terraces as dark ash falls from a hotel chimney. U S security teams burn bag contents nightly to hide confidential material, once halted by Gen Walter Bedell Smith who now is absent from a summit.
Ursula Schmidt a 29 year old German divorcee faces secret trial in Frankfurt on charges of spying for the Soviet Union while employed as a stenographer at the Rhein Main Air Base from 1951 to 1953. She allegedly used the code name Garbo and is accused of receiving 1200 marks and sending invisible ink reports. She claims she was coerced by the Russians after illegally entering East Germany in 1950.
The Georgia Florida flue cured tobacco belt sold a record 11 955 806 pounds gross on opening day at an average of 49 12 per hundred. Total cash receipts reached 5 872 692, surpassing last season’s opening by nearly 1 million dollars. Florida markets outpaced Georgia in average price.
Brownies from Wheeler Area Girl Scout Council enjoy a week at TVA property on Flint Creek. They showcased cedar articles and terrariums, learned driftwood arrangements, and prepared artworks for the Morgan County Fair. Open house for parents was held Thursday afternoon.
Tom Campbell of Greenwood Mississippi was treated at Bank Street Hospital after an altercation following a card game at the Dixie Hotel at 29 North West Church Street. He sustained a six inch gash and a one and a half inch deep cut to the stomach and a cut on his left hand and was released after treatment. He did not press charges.
Civil suit filed in Circuit Clerk H. Harrison Hill's office names William W. Mock Vivian P. Mock doing business as Radio and Television Supply Co against William E. Green. Plaintiff seeks 1763.66 with a 1270.35 credit and 493.31 balance plus 100 attorney's fee. Russell Lynne appears for the plaintiff.
William Benton publisher of the Britannica and former Connecticut senator will report on ideological developments in Russia this fall. He plans a 20 000 word Britannica Book of the Year report to be published early next year. Visas for Benton and Mrs Benton to visit Russia and other Iron Curtain countries were approved by the Soviet Embassy in Washington this week.
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer wrapped a two day conference with top aides on Russia's reluctance to prioritize German unification. No public statement was issued. Local volunteers oversaw crafts, nature arts, first aid, and headquarters duties with several named organizers assisting.
The region saw no broad relief from July's heat as thunderstorms offered only temporary cooling. Readings topped 100°F in the Dakotas, Pennsylvania and the Southwest, with 70s to 80s in many areas. Southern New England faced heat with Boston at 81 while Miami and New Orleans trailed.
First semester of summer school ends today at Decatur High School. Second term begins Monday at 8 a.m. and runs five weeks until August 27. Daily hours 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday sessions. Instructors include John Teague, Mrs. Jane Wooten, Mrs. Christine Hosch, Mrs. Lorene Dunlap, Mrs. Lila Page, and William Isbell with W. H. Jenkins in charge.
Los Angeles police report actress Eve Miller 31 stabbed herself after fiancé Glase Lohman declined to set a wedding date. Lohman said she warned he would regret it and he found her bleeding at her home. she was rushed to General Hospital in critical condition after a four hour operation.
A group of 20 to 30 outboard and inboard boats will depart Decatur boat harbor at 6 30 Sunday for a 50 mile cruise to Guntersville boat races. With no formal sponsors Jim Snider coordinates the outing inviting boaters to join with gas and rest stops at Funtsville and Guntersville Dam.
A dynamite truck plunged off US Highway 11-WW near Rutledge Tennessee killing an asleep driver. The deceased was Dallas Earl Riffe, 26, of Crab Orchard West Virginia. No dynamite exploded in the crash.
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