Tobacco output soars in 1931 farm year peaks
U S tobacco production reached over 1.61 billion pounds on 2 019 000 acres in 1931 with sales totaling 156 097 000 dollars.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1933
Page
3
U S tobacco production reached over 1.61 billion pounds on 2 019 000 acres in 1931 with sales totaling 156 097 000 dollars.
Monnie O'Dare loves Dan Cardigan, a wealthy man out west with friends including Sandra Lawrence who schemes for Dan. Monnie works in a drug store as Miss Anstice Cory, rich in inheritance, invites Monnie to Europe. A hoped Dan letter arrives too late and Monnie accepts the invitation. Dan returns as the departure begins.
In Chicago amid rain and neon reflections, Dan frets after writing to Monnie canceling January marriage. He recalls family pressure from his mother and Mr. Lawrence and worries about his father’s finances. He hopes Monnie responds, suspecting his own mood prompted the message.
A brief ad touts the B C remedy for fast headache relief and related symptoms. It highlights a pharmacist made preparation claimed to act quickly without opiates and mentions 10 and 25 cent packages.
Mrs Charles McCrary and Mrs Frank McCrary hosted two afternoon board parties with ten tables and summer floral decor. Prize winners included Mrs Leon Crawford, Mrs Shelton Burkhead, Mrs O L Presnell, and Miss Mabel Parrish who received colonial candy jars and cigarette holders. The Moring golden wedding anniversary was announced for May 24 with informal hours and no gifts. Miss Jane Page Walker led the Junior Sewing club gathering.
State figures released by Insurance Commissioner Dan C. Boney show April fire losses statewide totaling 254 490 from 209 fires, about half of April 1932’s loss of 491 722 from 273 fires. Major fires included Morehead City hotel and contests 50 000 Edenton motor transfer garage 16 000 Mecklenburg county dwelling 10 000. Asheville Lexington Waynesville and other towns reported no losses in April.
In contract bidding the key is hand safety not high cards or distribution. When partner supports a suit, show support to gauge safety. A sample hand in spades shows that long suits can risk freak distributions, so the correct plan may be a no trump contract.
The article discusses opening one no trump in the constructive system, its strength, and how North may jump to three spades while South with two aces bids three no trump. It contrasts common practice with the idea of a psychic one no trump and its implications for partnership signaling.
The Isle of Dogs gains its name from the king of England keeping his royal kennels there when Greenwich served as a royal residence.
Report describes natives feeding chickens a seed that causes eggs to swell many times their normal size after ten days in a mangrove swamp’s humid air.
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