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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1955
Page
5
City of Thomasville public notice highlights essential phone numbers residents should know. Provides contact points for city services, emergencies, utilities, and information lines in a concise, period-voiced notice.
Advertising rates list per line per day with 13c 12c and 10c tiers. Minimum charge shown. Ads before 10 A M appear same day. semi-display by noon prior. Various line counts and day packages included.
The 1955 All Star balloting begins Friday under Chicago Tribune sponsorship with 761 outlets voting through July 1 for the Milwaukee game on July 12. Last year's starters face strong competition as injuries and slow crescendos trim their hold. Mickey Mantle leads AL batting over .300 while NL stars Campanella Snider Kluszewski vie for votes.
Argentine boxer Rafael Merentino, 26, defeated Hardy Smallwood of Brooklyn by knockout in the second round at St. Nicholas Arena. A planned July 11 rematch with Jackie La Barba was set after the win, with Merentino missing Lana due to a rib injury.
The article notes Chick Hafey topped the National League batting race with a .3489 average while Bill Terry batted .3486 and Jim Bottomley hit .3482, highlighting a tight trio at the top.
Mrs. Lilli Weinstein and her mother repelled a window entry by a man aiming to kidnap Mrs. Weinstein’s 10 year old daughter. The intruder fled after a neighbor discharged a pistol into the ground. Suspect Jesse Moore, 64, is being investigated.
Republicans seek an eighth annual congressional ball game upset at Griffith Stadium as Democrats ride a seven game win streak. Glenn Davis returns for the GOP while Torbert MacDonald will pitch for the Democrats with Frank Clark catching.
Miss Sux Hand was principal speaker at a Thomasville Sub-District Methodist Youth Fellowship meeting in Pelham. She spoke on Youth Seeks a Master in.
Joe Johnson, president of the Pelham MYF, introduced the program. A Pelham high school quartet including Jimmy Darby, Don Morrison, Don Adams and Jay Gandy performed several songs a capella on a mock radio program. Eugene Jarrett of Thomasville led the sub-district MYF as president.
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