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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1954
Page
4
Two bedroom residence offered with only 750 dollars down payment and closing charges. monthly payments under 54 dollars. Features include a paved street location a carport and a living room with pine paneling.
Bill Vukovich won the Indianapolis 500, earning 74,934.84 dollars to be shared with owner Howard Keck and crew. The race purse totaled 269,375 dollars with bonuses and prizes. Vukovich started seventh, broke a long row-win pattern, and led 90 of 200 laps.
Miss Connolly the 19 year old San Diego native fresh from the French title won two byes and powered through the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships in Manchester England. She beat Belgiums Mrs L G Walter 6 0 6 0 and then Briton Pat Hird 6 1 6 3 in quick fashion showing no grass court rust from her clay season.
New York righthander Jimmy Carter, a 3-1 favorite, meets Chillin Charley Riley in a 10 round lightweight bout at St. Louis Arena tonight. Carter weighs about 135 pounds, Riley 131. The former champion trained five weeks in San Francisco after Paddy DeMarco illness postponed the crown bid. CBS telecast set for 9 p.m. EST.
A local dealer promotes a wide selection of clean, powerful used cars with trades and fair terms. The advert promises top value and a guaranteed experience to secure customers today.
Never Say Die owned by Robert Sterling Clark of Upperville Va won the 115th running of the Epsom Derby in England. The outsider at 33-1 beat Darius and Arabian Night who battled for second. Never Say Die took first prize of 47485 dollars.
May was drier than normal in Grady with only 0.63 inches short of the 3.90 inch May average. Cool May weather and sporadic showers helped crops avoid damage while running streams and groundwater stayed low. The mean May temperature was four degrees below normal with highs reaching 91 and lows as low as 44.
Vidalia moved toward the Georgia State League regular season crown by taking the opener of a series with co leader Douglas. A five run seventh inning broke a pitcher’s duel between Tom Doke and Jack Wells as Jose Duenas cleared the bases with a double. Both clubs stand 23-18. Hazlehurst-Baxley split a doubleheader with Sandersville, 5-1 and 13-11, leaving them in a fourth place tie while Dublin and Statesboro were rained out.
Emil Zatopek of Czechoslovakia set new marks for six miles and 20,000 meters at a Brus Sel's Racing Club meet in Brussels, shaving his times to 27:52.2 and 28:54.2. He also improved a 10,000 meter record in Paris, a third consecutive day of record performances.
The Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern Association acquired righthanded pitcher Alva Lee Holloman nicknamed Bobo. Holloman had a no hit debut for the St Louis Browns on May 6 1963 against the Philadelphia Athletics. He comes from Toronto where he was 4-3 last season after a 3-7 record with St Louis earlier. Holloman previously played in the Southern Association with Nashville Mashville.
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