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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1925
Page
8
Turpentine firm at 1.05 percent in Savannah. Grain futures in St Louis with Wheat at 1.38 to 1.40 and Corn 0.765 to 0.813. New York stocks and bonds firm to steady with irregular exchanges. Cotton overall lower. spot at 23.60. New Orleans futures quoted Jan to Oct ranging 22.13 to 22.29.
An air mail plane on the New York to Chicago night route vanished after leaving New York Thursday night. Pilot Charles H. Ames was last reported over Hartleton, sixty miles from Bellefonte, as searchers scoured the Susquehanna valley with little hope of finding the craft.
Commander John Rodgers defended the Hawaiian flight against Col William Mitchell's accusation of amateur bungling. He said the Navy bureau supplied full cooperation and that his record proves naval aviator competence. Rodgers opposed creating a separate naval air corps and favored a national defense department with air power under both services.
The opinion argues the 1925 inheritance tax law conflicts with the Georgia code and cannot be repealed by reference alone. It notes section six gestures are in doubt and suggests extra legislative steps to fix defects. The discussion recalls earlier debates and possible calls for a special session to address the act’s shortcomings while a pilot in low clouds wanders toward the Allegheny mountains.
The return of Secretary Weeks to Washington from recuperating at the capitol is reported. He arrived today and is expected to resume official duties soon.
Amid heavy rain rescuers scrambled through the Church Hill tunnel after a cave in buried cars and manned by crews. Dangers included collapsing walls, tangled timbers, and pools of water as survivors crawled to daylight. three workers remained at risk as engineers assessed the centuries old tunnel.
The article notes a tunnel built with thick masonry by railway engineers connecting Richmond to Newport News as a main city entrance for Chesapeake and Ohio passenger trains and later used mainly for freight. It recalls Church Hill and St Johns where Patrick Henry delivered his liberty speech, linking the hill to early American history.
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