Co-ops Open 46 Warehouses for 1925 Tobacco Crop
Western North Carolina and Virginia will see 46 Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association warehouses open in early October to receive the 1925 crop. Receiving points start October 1 at Durham Oxford Henderson Fuquay Springs Norlina Vass Townsville Sanford and Aberdeen with belt line openings October 6 across 37 points in North Carolina and Virginia. The move aims to cut costs, boost receipts, and offer a sales agency to farmers to secure full value amid market disarray following a British boycott.
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Raleigh
Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association
North Carolina
Virginia
Durham
Oxford
Henderson
Fuquay Springs
Norlina
Vass
Townsville
Sanford
Aberdeen
North Via
South Lina
Tobacco Farmers’ Marketing Organization
South Carolina
Wilson
N. C
Gales
Richard R. Patterson
The
Marketing Association
Winston Tobacco Market Opens October 1
An announcement from H. D. Hutson of the Winston-Salem Tobacco Association says the local markets will open for the season on October 1. Buyers from every tobacco firm in the area are expected, and warehouses have been improved to ease handling for producers and buyers.
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H. D. Hutson
Winston-Salem Tobacco Association
State Treasury Reports Surplus and State Debt Figures
Raleigh Sept 26 A treasury balance of 29442 44 in the general fund at the end of the second month of the McLean administration and a total state debt of 118641531 were indicated in a state ment from the auditor office this afternoon. In the special funds there was a cash balance of 5415313 93 including the highway and special school funds. When deducted warrants outstanding the treasury balance for September including all funds is 5192381 02. The statement was released by Governor McLean without comment.
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Raleigh
Treasury
McLean
Office of the Auditor
Moser Reunion Slated at Tabernacle Church October 1925
The Moser family of Forsyth county North Carolina plans an all day reunion at Tabernacle Church near Tobaccoville on the second Sunday of October 1925. The program includes speeches music and a dinner on the grounds with activities starting at 10 A M. All Moser family members by blood or marriage are urged to attend and bring a picnic dinner. Squire H Moser Reunion Committee High Point NC.
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Moser
North Carolina
Tabernacle Church
Tobaccoville
Forsyth County
Squire H. Moser
High Point
N. C
Diamond Missed Girl X Rays Innocence In $1600 Case
Chicago tale recalls Jean Pato a youth with striking looks who was accused after a diamond vanished from I C Newmans store. Sergeant Schurz recognized her as a prior suspect. An X-ray screen showed no diamond as experts reviewed her stomach. Jean insisted she had not swallowed any ring.
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Chicago
Jean Pato
Stvniors
I. C. Newmans
Sergt. Schurz
Jean
Dr Schafer Elected Officer in State Pediatric Association
At a Greensboro meeting of the North Carolina Pediatric Association Dr A P Dulong of Charlotte was elected president and Dr Henry Schafer of Winston-Salem was chosen vice president. Schafer, a former Mount Airy boy, has friends in the area following his rise.
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North Carolina Pedic Association
Greensboro
A. P. Dulong
Charlotte
Henry Schafer
Winston-Salem
Schafer
Mount Airy
Derelict Governor Parr Spotted After Two Years Adrift
Washington reports focus on the four masted British lumber ship Governor Parr believed afloat in West Indian waters after nearly two years. The derelict left Ingramport on Sept 27 1923 and sailed through trans Atlantic lanes with a cargo of lumber. crew rescued in 1923.
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Washington
West Indian
Navy Department
Hydrographic Office
Special Coast Guard
Governor Parr
Africa
Tortugero
Virgin Islands
North Atlantic
Ingramport
N. S
Buenos Aires
Schodack
Coast Guard
Tampa
Halifax
Zaria
Canary Islands
Aunt Ann’s Mountain Hoard Sparks Family Treasure Hunt
In Huntaville Arkansas a recluse known as Aunt Ann hid her 70 000 inheritance around her Ozark home over decades. Relatives have unearthed about 3000 so far with items including a walnut mantle piece gold coins a pouch of bracelets and a pocketbook of Confederate money. The court directs equal shares once wealth is located.
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Little Mountain
Ann
Hawkins
Eleven More Indicted in Asheville Mob Case
Asheville Sept. 25 Eleven more alleged participants in the mob that stormed Buncombe county jail to seize Alvin Mansel 17 charged with criminal assault on a white woman were indicted by the grand jury. Total indictments reach 41 since the inquiry began Monday with several witnesses called to probe officer conduct and ring leaders.
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Asheville
Buncombe County
Alvin Mansel
Grand
J. F. Swain
Griffin Begins Prison Sentence for Martin Mob
Henry Dennis Griffin, named leader of the Martin County mob that mutilated Joseph Needleman, started a 30 year hard labor term at the state prison after losing his Supreme Court appeal. He arrived with a headache and was sent to the infirmary after Sheriff Robertson delivered six alleged companions earlier. Officials were unsure about his future work assignments.
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Raleigh
Henry Dennis Griffin
Martin County
Joseph Needleman
Supreme Court
Griffin
Robertson
Needleman
Martin
Young Lexington Boy Lives With Paralyzing Injury Six Years
Howard Crotta son of Mr. and Mrs. James Crotta of Lexington died at age seventeen six years after a bullet severed his spinal cord. Doctors called his case without known parallel in medical records. He spent years in a wheelchair, used a fountain pen with weak hands, and corresponded with shut-in cripples nationwide.
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Lexington
Howard Crotta
James Crotta
Mount Tabor Reformed Church
Young Crotta
Howard
Young Crotts
Charlotte
Florida Post Offices Near Chaos Influx Strains Service
Sept 22 New announces Florida post offices overwhelmed by unprecedented winter rush. Branch offices planned in Miami to aid service as residents from northern states seek winter homes. Officials to meet Florida postmasters Sept 28 to establish temporary headquarters and manage crowding.
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Washington
New
Florida
Post Office Department
Miami
John H. Bartlett
William R. Spilmar
Division of Post Office Service
John R. Tullis
M’smi
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Dobson
North Carolina Teachers’ Association
E. Gibson Davis
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W. J. Burty
Bank of Mount Airy
JL. F. Armfield
Lawgap
Henry Wolfe
N. C. Teachers’ Association
Supt. Hendren
Winston Tobacco Market
Dr. Schafer
Atlantic
Times
Parr
Lesser Antilles
England
United States
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Huntaville
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Ozark Hills
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Aunt and
Ozark
Davidson
Florida Post
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Monarch
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Ingraham
Dewey G. Kile
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Rodney H. Dobson
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