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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1925
Page
4
In London on July 31 a titled woman’s attic yielded stamps worth over $50,000. The collection includes complete sheets of rare stamps bought about $100 in 1864 by the grandfather of the present husband. The stamps, stored for years, were discovered by chance and will be sold at auction.
Washington July 31 a Penn professor endorsed the Nickel Plate Erie Pere Marquette Hudson Valley and Chesapeake and Ohio merger under the Van Sweringen plan saying it fits consolidation trends and will yield economies in operations and capital readjustments. He noted government policy and public interest guiding regulation and that the merger could handle larger traffic and market West Virginia coal while allowing necessary readjustments of debt. He added the testimony relied on prior statements by plan originators with no independent confirmation.
Leningrad, once Russia’s capital and cultural hub, has decayed after the revolution. The city’s population halved to 650,000 as industries wane and grand buildings fall into disrepair. Yet the Hermitage museum remains a premier European collection despite local neglect and economic strain. Moscow’s inland position and security concerns drove the shift of government away from Leningrad.
The council met with Mayor Hay and aldermen Tittle McLean McDougald Filler Dixon Wright. Minutes approved. Street survey of a new corporate line about 60 percent complete. Bills approved for payment to several vendors. City to sign a $520.41 note to Peter Pirsch & Sons Co due December 10. Treasurer's June 1925 report received.
Balance on hand July 1925 shows septic tank fund 14880.49 sinking fund 8364.59 water and light dept 2136.42 paving fund 131.61. Marshal's report totals 2015.12. Bid for septic tank 16588 rejected as high. Health and finance committee to act. Chlorinator ordered 720. Mayor and clerk authorized contract. Executive session for tax complaints. Borrow up to 5000 for general fund.
Railroad schedules list arrival and departure times for the A C L Thomasville station and the Atlanta Birmingham & Atlantic depot. The notice notes the published times are for information, not guaranteed, and specifies times by Eastern and Central standards.
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