Tobacco bill sent to president to permit state compacts
Washington April 23. A bill allowing southern states to make compacts to control tobacco production was sent to the president after House amendments. It authorizes production by compacts among Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia, key users of burley dark fired types. Other types require congressional approval. Virginia has enacted the necessary measures to enter compacts.
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New Orleans Cotton Opens Easier in Early Trade
New Orleans April 23 buyers found an easier tone at the open as options slipped 1 to 2 points in jet trading.
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Parole Granted for Bascom Lassiter to Complete Schooling
Greensboro April 23 Special Sheriff Joe Phipps received from Governor Ehringhaus a sixty day temporary parole for Bascom Lassiter a Thomasville youth serving a 12 month sentence at the county dairy farm. The parole enables Lassiter to finish his scholastic career at Oak Ridge Institute. He was convicted in January of hit and run driving and manslaughter in the death of Mildred Burchfield in High Point last spring.
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Ehringhaus
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Thomasville
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Oak Ridge Institute
Mildred Burchfield
High Point
Action To Close Suit In Sterling Materials v Perry
Arguments concluded this afternoon in the Sterling Materials Co and John D. Biggs receiver case against Henry D. Perry and wife of High Point. The receiver seeks 3100 dollars for 31 shares of bank stock and the Sterling Materials Co seeks to recover on notes Perry allegedly gave. Plaintiffs ask that certain real estate transactions by the defendants be set aside.
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John D. Biggs
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High Point
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Negro Arrested In Burlington Is Well Known In This City
James McNeely, a Negro, was arrested in Burlington on Tuesday night for operating a car while intoxicated. He is noted as well known in local police circles and previously faced various charges here. After a “merry chase” he jumped from the cab and was captured. officers suspect the cab belonged to a High Point firm and allege he handled whiskey.
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Selling cast shadow over stock market
New York on April 23 reports a nervous market with selling in steels rails and some motors. Oils bucked the trend but overall activity was quiet as profit taking followed yesterday's rally. Bonds were steady while commodities fell and foreign currencies stayed tight. Call money returned at 1 percent.
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