"that anyone nursing the notion that Helen Wills is slipping,' that she is not the best woman tennis player the world has yet produced, can lay that notion on the shelf. Helen Wills is still a youngster in years. She has mastered the sport in which she is champion. Unspoiled by the successes of three years' championship, she will return to her home in Berkeley the same modest, unassuming and withal charming young woman"
"With automobiles growing in popularity and number in Berkeley a century ago, contractors and developers were busy adding service facilities to the city's commercial landscape. The Aug. 25, 1925, Gazette reported that by a 7-1 vote the City Council had approved a proposed service station for the northwest corner of Dwight Way and College Avenue. Two Ashby Avenue automobile service garages were also announced, one at the southeast corner of Ashby and Claremont avenues and the other west of College Avenue."
Berkeley celebrated Helen Wills as she defended her 1923 and 1924 national women's tennis titles at the Forest Hills championships in August 1925, with local pride and front-page coverage after her victory. Locals followed scores closely and praised her continued dominance, modesty, and youthful mastery of the sport. At the same time, Berkeley city officials responded to increasing automobile use by approving a proposed service station at Dwight Way and College Avenue and announcing two Ashby Avenue service garages, reflecting reclassification of property and neighborhood support for additional garage space.
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