North Carolina Leads Nation in Tobacco Manufacturing
North Carolina dominates U S tobacco output with one fourth of US consumption in 1923 and over one third of tobacco taxes. The state had 26 factories employing 13 956 workers in 1923 and 17 174 workers in 1924 with payrolls over 14 million. Cigarettes are NCs chief product producing roughly 37 billion of 66 7 billion cigarettes in 1923, followed by smoking and plug tobaccos. Production supported by prime location near raw materials and 278 million pounds grown in 1924 valued at 71.8 million dollars, fueling balanced growth in agriculture and manufacturing.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Walter J. Matherly
Titor
United States
Department of Labor and Printing of
United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue
New York
Kentucky
Rugged Water at the Broadway Tomorrow
Paramount's sea drama Rugged Water opens Monday at the Broadway. Warner Baxter plays a Cape Cod life saving crewman who aims for command but faces Wallace Beery's blunt rival for leadership in this action packed film.
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Irvin Willat
Paramount
Willat
Warner Baxter
Setuckit
Cape Cod
Wallace Beery
Brilliant Cast In Von Stroheim Picture
The article praises Von Stroheim films for strong character portrayals from leads to minor roles highlighting a brilliant cast and dependable quality. It notes the director’s knack for engaging performances and a distinctive screen presence.
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von Stroheim
Colleen Moore and Mae Murray To Star At The American
Colleen Moore leads The Desert Flower with Lloyd Hughes in a dramatic yet comedy-filled program at the American. Mae Murray stars as the Merry Widow in The Merry Widow with John Gilbert as Danilo, directed by von Stroheim. The pairings promise strong performances and front-line entertainment this week.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Mae Murray
Balkans
Europe
Montebranco
Miss Murray
von Stroheim
First National
Colleen Moore
Miss Moore
Lloyd Hughes
Kate Price
Frank Brownlee
Monte Collins
Eddie Borden
William Norton Bailey
Hank Mann
Gene Corrado
Anna May Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Isabelle Weith
Edna Gregory
Traveling representative for I B S A visits North Carolina
R L Robie of New York City is a traveling representative of the I B S A. He shares a view of world events broadened by contact with conditions across the country. C E Fowler P O Box 737 High Point N C.
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R. “L. Robie
New York City
C. E. Fowler
P.O
High Point, N. C
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W. A. Davis
El-Rees
Eagle Pencil CO
New York USA
Royal Blue Bus
High Point
Greensboro
The
Broadway Tomorrow
Earth
R. L. Robie
High Point, N .C
International Bible Students Association
Formance
John Gilbert
Prince Danila
Danilo
Gilbert
Broadway
Douglas Fairbanks
Robin Hood
Christmas Savings Club
Wachovian Bank & Trust CO
Harp of God
Odds and Ends
Efird’s
Com. Nat
Bank
Main St
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