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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1927
Page
6
The piece notes a golfer won with a one on a 176 yard hole only after the opponent conceded, calls for action if a one is not enough, and cites this as a rare repeat in golf history. It also mentions QO. B. Keeler missing the Fourth of July tourney due to marriage and comments on tournament structure and local events.
At the City League meeting directors approved Heeth Varnedoe as All Star manager to arrange games locally and out of town. Young Vann was named field captain. Grand Theater Manager Williams agreed to boost attendance with two weekly passes issued on Tuesdays and Thursdays for game ticket buyers.
Lindbergh rests after a month of acclaim following the Spirit of St. Louis flight. He sat through a theater show with 12,000 onlookers, then stepped briefly on stage. He plans time with his mail, more than 50,000 letters awaiting him in St. Louis.
Thirteen Georgia banks and trust companies organized in 1926 with 800000 capital. Six banks reduced capital from 285000 to 148000, three increased from 75000 to 150000. Motor vehicle department collected 3381581.61 in registration fees. about 322000 licensed vehicles in 1926. Fulton County had most cars and trucks. Union County the fewest. Twenty eight trademarks recorded. 393 page report covers receipts expenditures and county election totals.
A 112 acre farm near Perry has remained in the Hall family for a century, a regional record. The land has passed through Moses Hall’s descendants for 100 years, preserving local agricultural ties.
Hollywood, Cal. artists are gaining influence as films move toward visual artistry rather than mere storytelling. German artist Rochus Gliese is signed to direct his own pictures, and top set designers like Carl Borg, Wallace Smith, Harold Miles, Anton Grot, J Duncan Gleason, Hans Dreier, A P Freudeman, Jacob Peters, and Harry Oliver shape major productions, adding depth and drama to interiors and scenery.
Representatives of the state board of health will address 14 teacher institutes in June and July on public health and the board's role in schools. Dr. Abercrombie Dr. Bowdoin and Dr. Winchester will speak at sessions in Powder Springs Carrollton Barnesville Cochran Americus Tifton Valdosta Douglas Statesboro Granite Hill and Mad.
Atlanta June 20 1926 A Georgia State Industrial Commission report shows 1736 627 12 paid as compensation to injured workers or families for 60 516 accidents during 1925 and 1926. Of the total 1 040 151 10 went to employees 677 390 02 for medical care and 19 686 00 for funeral expenses. There were 253 fatalities and the total accidents rose from 28 790 to 31 726. The commission cites no exposure data to compare rates and notes textile leads in accidents while sawmills receive the largest compensation. The chairman says no pay period or amount increases are recommended but amendments to ease administration will be proposed.
Dr. George C. F. Williams of Hartford, president of the Connecticut Historical Society, presents the society with the original copy of Yankee Doodle starting with Father and I went down to camp. The manuscript is among 225 Revolutionary era documents Williams donated to the repository.
New York June 20 Walter Johnson known as the Big Train continues to rack up major league milestones. In a 3-0 Memorial Day win over the Red Sox he earned his 113th shutout and pushed his lifetime strikeouts to 3410. The aging ace, fully recovered from a spring broken leg, remains a dominant force with speed curves and a deceptive pace.
The Trinity Reformed Church in Tulpehocken, Pa received rent from the Wistar heirs this year for land donated 182 years ago. The deed required an annual payment of one red rose, with a separate white rose given for recent concessions.
Fragmentary notes list several city names and tentative dates in June and July for events, with exact July dates awaiting determination. The text references Monroe, Clarkesville, and Elijay without full context or details.
Moscow summons top ratcatchers from across Russia to exterminate a rat plague that has ruined hundreds of valuable documents threatening archival losses and requiring urgent action.
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