November Tobacco Sales Hit North Carolina Highs
Enterprise Bureau reports North Carolina tobacco sales in November reached 155,476,316 pounds, up from 1929 figures, with farmers totaling 141,608,883 pounds. Regional belts show varied averages from 13.38 to 14.59 cents per pound, led by Wilson, Greenville and Rocky Mount in respective belts. The season total through December 1 stands at 415,481,856 pounds with overall price dips tied to higher acreage and stock.
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Old Bright Belt
New Belt
Wilson
Greenville
Rocky Mount
Legge to Speak at Raleigh Chamber Dinner in January
Alexander Legge, chairman of the federal farm board, has accepted an invitation to be principal speaker at the Raleigh chamber of commerce annual dinner. The event, Raleigh North Carolina, likely to be held in January, marks his first North Carolina trip since his appointment.
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Raleigh
Alexander Legge
Federal Farm Board
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Legge
North Carolina
Federal Board
Coin counting machine installed at Victoria Station
A money counting device with coin validation and ticketing is installed at Victoria Station on the London Underground. It accepts money, discards bad coins, and dispenses change along with a ticket.
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Victoria Staton
London
Underground
Burning Leaves Harm Trees and Soil Says Bartlett Lab
Scientists at Bartlett tree research laboratories warn autumn leaf fires scar tree trunks and create disease entry points. Low growing buds can be killed by high flames and repeated burning destroys leaf mold and bakes the soil, washing away nutrients.
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Stamford
Coun
Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories
Roosevelt Aid Sends Crippled Girl to Warm Springs
Memphis teen Juanita Cawthon, age 19, with infantile paralysis, is set to travel to Franklin D Roosevelt’s Warm Springs sanitarium for treatment funded with help from the New York governor. Her family praises Roosevelt while supporters in Memphis send donations and clothing.
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NEA
Memphis
Tenn
Juanita Cawthon
Franklin D. Rosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Juanita
Warm Springs
Robert James Campbell
Bronxville
N. Y
Sunshine Girl
Odum Named Director of Social Science Exhibits at World Fair
Howard W. Odum of the University of North Carolina has been appointed Director of Social Science Exhibits for the Century of Progress World’s Fair in Chicago 1933. He will oversee a social science building project with exhibits coordinated by Northwestern University and others, with limited leaves from UNC starting winter quarter 1931.
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Chapel Hill
Howard W. Odum
University of North Carolina
Chicago
Temple of Science
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Henry Crew
Northwestern University
Social Science Research Council
Century of Progress Administration
Charles H. Judd
School of Education
Harry A. Millis
Economics
Charles E. Merriam
Political Science
William F. Ogburn
Donald Schlesinger
France hosts international parachute contest with December deadline
France plans an international parachute competition to develop better gear for aviators. Exhibits must be submitted by December 31 and observers will evaluate each parachute for performance.
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Paris—I
France
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Georgia Springs
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Cen
Ellis Fish Market
West High Street
John. E. Drewry
Henry W.grady School of Journalism
University of Georgia
American Association of Teachers of Journalism
Association
Boston University
Aney
Bill
Morocco
Jim
Penneys
Vet Woll
J.c.penney
High Point, N. C
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