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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1925
Page
7
May RYE LARD and other commodities listed with price ranges. Turpentine at 1.65 percent in Savannah on Oct 17 with 41 sales. U.S. markets show mixed activity with bonds firm and cotton rising. Chicago wheat firm and cattle weak. New York spot cotton steady at 21.90. New Orleans futures quoted across months.
In Sussex England on Oct Burke a American woman died after a French plane bound for Paris struck a tree during forced landing. Burke's brothers Revi el and Joseph Burke of New York were injured as the wrecked aircraft threw all three American passengers from the cabin.
Washington Oct 17 The Presidents air board held extended sessions to hear witnesses and adjourn hearings on the aircraft situation. They plan to draft a report for Congress after hearings with army and navy officers who had been unable to testify earlier. General Fox Conner urged stopping the Lassiter program amid stock depletion and war-time conditions.
The Locarno conference closed after leaders praised the agreement as a new era in European relations. Stressemann and Briand spoke of cooperation, occupation lightening, and a hopeful peace. The Rhine pact and arbitration treaties were initialed and the final act signed amid celebrations and lights.
Garner proposes to raise personal exemptions to 5000 for married and 3500 for single, eliminating all income taxes for about 3 million, and lowering the top surtax from 25 to 20 percent while trimming nuisance taxes including sales taxes on autos and amusements. He backs Green’s inheritance tax approach with state tax offsets and a $10,000 estatus exemption.
The State Highway Commission awarded six highway contracts and one bridge project in Atlanta yesterday. Key items include 4.8 miles of Dixie Highway surface in Ware county to Samuel E. Finley, plus 0.35 miles in Charlton county to the same bidder. Other awards include 13 miles of double surface on Quitman Madison Florida road in Brooks county to Finley, 6.79 miles sand clay on Hiwassee Blairsville road to Evans and Land, 10.45 miles semi gravel on Macon Gray road to Higginson Construction, six miles concrete paving on Tifton Valdosta road to Dari Construction, and eight bridge approaches on the Ogeechee river in Chatham county to Gibson Construction.
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