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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1925
Page
3
Georgia plan to tighten enforcement of the ten percent tax on cigars and cigarettes was discussed at a May conference in Atlanta. A special committee of tobacco dealers will draft amendments to simplify enforcement and reduce violations, with Gov. Walker hopeful for cooperative progress.
San Francisco notes the death of Bernhard era owner and manager of the Palace Hotel barber shop. He died past 80 and for six decades worked daily, shaving presidents Grant Harrison McKinley Theodore Roosevelt Wilson Harding and celebrities like Caruso and Sullivan. London forestry plan 30 million trees planted to curb wartime depletion with aim to double next year.
Lieut. Watson and Sergt Henson of the United States army air force were killed when their aeroplane crashed and burned over San Jose Costa Rica during a flight from Panama Canal Zone. The two men, part of the Panama Canal Zone air defense force, were aboard a flotilla aircraft at the time of the tragedy near May 12. First Lieut. A G Watson, born Sept 24 1896 in Maryland, had prior service with Connecticut National Guard.
Earl Cooper won the Confederate Memorial 250 mile race at Charlotte Speedway setting a new track record with an average of 121.6 mph. Harry Hartz finished second with Milton third as 40,000 spectators watched. prize money totaled 25 000 dollars with Cooper earning 10 000. A spectator, Reggie Johnson, survived a crash with a broken collar bone as others retired from the field. The event drew large Southeast crowds despite light rain after the race. The page notes the first rural telephone line in Georgia between Americus and Ellaville.
The document lists a series of quarterly conference dates across multiple Georgia towns from May to August, noting venues such as Cairo Albany Barwick and Pelham. It records specific session sites and dates including June 8 to July 29, with O. B. Chester listed as P.
Berlin reports nine years of Latin and six years of Greek again required for all German gymnasium graduates. Prewar levels of classical study restored as education shifts to emphasize German history and culture for girls preparing for universities. European peers cited for stronger national identity in schooling. General James Jackson rose to high command in the Revolutionary era, elected governor after the war but declined the office as too young.
Arrival and departure times for passenger trains at Thomasville stations on the A C L Railway and the A B A railways are published as information. Schedules note time standard differences with Eastern and Central zones and mention the public contacts for Atlantic Coast Line and Atlantic near Birmingham.
The timetable lists multiple railroad departures and arrivals including Savannah to Jacksonville, Savannah to Montgomery, and Atlanta to Albany runs. It includes morning and evening times such as 2:16 a.m. and 7:16 p.m., with several Monticello and Montgery connections and notes Sunday exceptions.
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