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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1925
Page
6
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a local news item with names and places unclear. Readable words include none, leaving the central event uncertain and no decisive outcome evident.
The Albany Braves surged to eight runs in the first three innings and beat the Thomasville Bulldogs 10 to 8. Minter pitched for Thomasville and Adams started for Albany, with several notable plays including Crawford’s spectacular catch and Barwick's missteps proving pivotal.
Sunday activities include 10 15 a m Sunday School with Graded classes and 11 30 a m worship and 8 30 p m preaching by Rev C L McGinty from Mercer University. Sunbeams meet Saturday at 8 and B Y P A at 7 p m with prayer Wednesday at 8.
Program of musical selections including Organ Prelude Andante in B by London and Marche Modernepostlude Panfare March Diggle with offerings titled Offertory Penitence and Offetory. Featured solo Miss Ethel Spence with One Night as I Lay Dreaming Bilhorn and special music Selected.
H T Freeman presides over organized Sunday School with J F E Robison as superintendent. Classes for men and women include Wesley Bible Class with N C Renfroe as president and Emma Hall leading the Susanna Wesley class. Mother's Day service at 11 30 a.m. and evening sermon at 8 p.m. on How Jesus Lived. Junior League at 3 00 p.m. Senior League at 7 15.
London April 21 European brains have shrunk since the Ice Age and the mean height of modern English men is about five feet six inches, Sir Arthur Keith claims in a Royal Institution lecture. He cites limited data and notes western Europe’s ancient population stood taller than today’s.
A rustic voice muses on pride in small horse race winnings versus harder labor from ad work. The remark contrasts luck with steady toil and hints at modest values in a rural setting.
A song titled My Mother's Bible credited to Heyward Ainsworth Albert Kelly Harry McGee Kent Mack Albert Schwencke Leroy Goff Raiford Robison Denby Coon. The item lists several artists as writers or performers with no additional context.
The Presbyterian church lists Rev F C Symonds as pastor with a full Sunday plan. Sunday School 10 a m led by H R Mahler superintendent and T J Mitchell assistant for Primary in the auditorium. Morning service at 11 30 a m with sermon by Judge Roscoe Luke. Junior Christian Endeavor 3 30 p m and Senior at 7 15 p m led by Rev Robb White. 8 p m midweek Wednesday services with organ preludes and offertories and evening music by Mrs Will Watt Mrs Hansell Watt and Mr Will Watt.
The notice lists Protestant Episcopal Thomas Church with Robb White Jr as rector scheduling Holy Communion at 8:00 a m and church school at 10:30 a m plus Morning Prayer at 11:30 a m. The Catholic Church led by Rev Lee Keman sets Mass at 9:00 a m on Sundays, with First and Third Sundays monthly.
Services Sunday at 11 30 a m in the Church Edifice at Dawson and Washington Streets with the subject Adam and Fallen Man. Reading room at the same address open weekdays 10 a m to 12 noon for reading borrowing or purchase of Bible and all authorized Christian Science literature. Wednesday testimony meeting at 8 00 p m. Public is cordially invited to attend and visit.
In the American League games Chicago defeated Washington 4 to 3 while Philadelphia beat Cleveland 5 to 3 Detroit fell to Boston 7 to 15 and New York beat St. Louis 12 to 6. In the National League New York won 4 to 2 over St. Louis and Brooklyn edged Cincinnati 3 to 2 with Boston defeating Chicago 5 to 2. Pittsburg Southern League results include Atlanta 11 Memphis 5 Mobile 2 Nashville 1 New Orleans 5 Chattanooga 2 and Little Rock 10 Birmingham 9. South Atlantic Association scores Macon 5 Greenville 4 Augusta 6 Spartanburg 4 Charlotte 7 Asheville 2 Columbia 12 Knoxville 6.
In Baltimore in May the United Democratic Women's Clubs of Maryland fail to endorse Mrs. W. W. Hubbard of Chestertown for governor. The Baltimore Federation of Democratic Women votes against nominating women for the office, calling the move ill timed and hasty with no statewide election until November 1926.
Eugene Butermeister, a deaf mute, reportedly hears music via his spine after attending a Berne concert. Swiss scientists seek explanation as he describes the spine as a lightning conductor and notes he can hear only instrumental music despite limited other sounds.
Arrival and departure times for passengers at Thomasville A C L and A B A stations. Atlantic Coast Line Depot contact 162 W. Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic listed. Schedules labeled Information not guaranteed with time standard notes for Eastern and Central zones.
The timetable lists departures and arrivals for A. A. & A. Railway Pullman Sleeping Cars and Atlantic Coast Line trains. Routes include Birmingham to Atlanta, Savannah to Jacksonville to Montgomery, and Savannah to Montgomer y via Monticello and Dothan with multiple early morning and late evening times.
New York faces St. Louis while Boston travels to Detroit. Philadelphia visits Cleveland and Washington plays Chicago. St. Louis hosts New York as Chicago visits Boston. Cincinnati plays Brooklyn, Pittsburgh visits Philadelphia, and Memphis meets Atlanta. Nashville travels to Mobile with Chattanooga at New Orleans.
Farmers in Sicily rely on old fashioned implements due to tight budgets and cautious approaches. The absence of modern machinery reflects economic constraints and traditional farming practices.
The Primitive Baptists announce Bible study each Sunday morning at their Fletcherville church and preaching on the first and third Saturdays. A Sunday evening meeting is scheduled at 10 00 o clock. Members and neighbors are invited to attend these services.
The service leaves Thomasville at 7 00 p m and reaches New York at 9 15 a m the following morning. Phone 200. L and Crosby commercial agent.
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