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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1925
Page
10
The excerpt shows numerous team records for the National and Southern Leagues with win loss percentages and places such as St. Louis New York Cincinnati Brooklyn Philadelphia Chicago Boston and others. It lists multiple clubs and city standings across the leagues with won lost and percentages.
Results from the American League show Cleveland beating Boston 16 to 7 and Chicago 10 to 6 over Washington. St Louis defeated New York 2 to 6, Brooklyn won 12 to 9, Philadelphia swept Cincinnati 3 to 0, and New York beat Chicago 10 to 3. In the Southern and Sally leagues Birmingham fell to Nashville while New Orleans topped Little Rock. Mobile downed Memphis and Atlanta beat Chattanooga. Columbia topped Spartanburg and Macon blanked Knoxville.
The slate lists three main games with top teams facing stiffer division rivals. Key matchups include St. Louis at New York and Chicago at Washington, with others spread across Philadelphia Cincinnati and Boston Pittsburgh.
The Georgia lower house will review several constitutional amendment measures on tax reform after the constitutional amendments committee reported them. Proposals include classication and income taxes aligned with Governor Walker, Bossey’s gradual shift from ad valorem tax, and Burgin’s anti income and inheritance tax amendment. Burgin argues income and inheritance taxes drive money out and cites Florida. He says Georgia needs to attract capital now to sustain progress.
The United States fleet sails to Australia with $2,000,000 in gold to pay sailors and cover refueling and provisioning costs. Gold aboard Chaumont is split: $1.2 million to the flagship California and $0.8 million to U S S Omaha. Officers expect total disbursements to exceed $2 million, offset by exchange savings with Australia.
The Unity community cancels the Friday night supper because of illness in the area. Several locals including Grandpa Cumbest and N. C. Lewis are reported on the sick list. Multiple visits and travels are noted among J. J. Lewis, T. W. Lewis, and relatives from Florida.
Local classified items list hogs for sale, a bungalow for sale near Metcalfe Georgia, subdivision pricing, and contact details. Also offers rent purchase, hauling, packing, furniture repair, balloon tire vulcanizing, window cleaning, lumber land sale, and Miller’s Springs resort details with manager contact.
Real estate note offers North Dawson street lots at 550 each with no building restrictions. Nearby lots sell from 1 000 to 1 500. Terms 100 cash balance monthly or 5 discount for all cash. Few lots remain first come first served. H P Cone tf.
Jarvis B Watkins & Co solicits used items and batteries. J T Braswell advertises hauling service for long or short trips in a Ford truck with street and residence phone numbers. BatTERY disposal and tubs requested by Jarvis B Watkins & Co.
A Swiss village, Antrona Plana, submerged for three centuries by Lake Antrona, reemerged after a landslide lowered water levels exposing 42 buildings amid a spring freshet. The rediscovery was noted recently, with ruins now visible along the lake shore.
The brief notes a pleasant weather spell at Eason Crossing. It records local travel to Jacksonville and Cordele for an excursion and family visits by Blanche McCrea and Annie Lou Pollock, with several residents seen at Tom Adams and other nearby homes.
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