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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1925
Page
4
Dortmund announces construction of a massive exhibition and sport hall to rival Berlin and Bereslau venues. The wood roof system supports 11 000 seats plus 1 500 standing, with a hippodrome stabling for 150 horses, a 200 metre bicycle race course, and facilities for sprinting gymnastics tennis banquets offices training and a restaurant.
An imposing array of foreign and British officials will attend the Parliamentary Union meeting in October. On the British side Lady Huntz Whiteley and Sir Herbert Huntington-Wright join leaders like Sir Robert, while France is represented by Herriot and Mer. Germany sends ten delegates including Karl Wirth and Dernburg, with other prominent European figures among the attendees.
A University of Washington zoology professor reports progress on propagating oysters in Samish Bay near Bellingham. He says young Japanese oysters kept alive here could lead to a Pacific Coast seed stock, enabling growth in Puget Sound and inland waters, with local growers watching for a workable method.
Washington reports that the four masted Governor Parr, a British lumber laden schooner, has roamed the high seas for nearly two years with crew long gone. Sightings near the Virgin Islands and off Africa raise questions about its fate and potential first recorded drift in the North Atlantic.
Moscow reports a contract for 6,000,000 tons of Russian coal and anthracite to Italy over three years. The first 2,000,000 tons will be exported by November 1 this year. The Donetz basin has recovered to near prewar output, but Soviet industry runs at about 45 percent, leaving excess coal unsold.
An exhibition opening in Leningrad marks the 80th birthday of Riepin, now living in Finland, featuring his portraits and lesser known sculpture including busts of Tolstoy and other writers. He is described as an irreconcilable foe of Bolshevism and left Russia after the revolution, refusing repeated invitations to return.
A copy of the Apolo room of the Raleigh Tavern is incorporated into William and Mary campus plans for a $100,000 memorial building honoring the 50 founders of Phi Beta Kappa in 1776. The red brick structure will echo college style and dedication is expected in December 1936 with Phi Beta Kappa chapters worldwide invited to participate.
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