Tobacco crops hailed as best in years in North Carolina
A statement by Richard R. Patterson, general manager of the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association, says the 1925 North Carolina crop is the best in a decade and far above average. He urges cooperative marketing to secure relief from low auction prices, arguing that buyers and merchants must support orderly marketing to lift prices.
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North Carolina
Richard R. Patterson
Tobacco Growers’ Cooperative Association
Patterson
Fastern
Tobacco Growers Co-operative Association
Rome
Nero
Kinston
Cooperative Marketing Association
World Series Opens October 7 in Philadelphia
The world baseball series will start Wednesday October 7 in the city after winning the National League pennant. Games will be played daily unless rain intervenes, starting at 2 p.m. Ticket prices match prior years with boxes 6.30, reserved 5.50, general 3.30, and bleachers 1.10.
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Philadelphia
Living with TB Without Danger
Sanatorium notes simple precautions for households with a tuberculous patient. Key rules cover safe sputum disposal in burnable cups, covering the mouth during coughing, disinfecting spills, sunlight airing of room items, boiling or disinfecting dishes and laundry items, boiling or soaking patient clothes, using damp sawdust on floors, avoiding kissing or close contact, and strict hand washing after any care duties. Children require especially careful separation during the infectious period.
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T. B
Real hero of air disaster found in Noble county
Ernest Nichols a small farmer from Sharon near Caldwell is credited with stopping the Shenandoah dirigible from crashing into his home. He grabbed the nose cable, looped it around posts and trees as the airship drifted, helped alert rescuers, and assisted in tethering the damaged craft after it broke up near Ava.
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Caldwell
Ohio
Noble County
Ernest Nichols
Sharon
Navy
Ava
Board of Investigation
Jacob H. Klein
Finley to Preside at Trial of Cole in Richmond County
Gov McLean designates Judge T B Finley to preside over the Richmond county term starting September 28 for the trial of W B Cole charged with slaying Bill Ormond. Finley, long on the North Wilkesboro bench, has a notable 1918–1921 history including a Davidson murder trial and a life sentence in the insane ward for Dr J W Peacock.
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Raleigh
T. B. Finley
North Wilkesboro
Mclean
Richmond County
W. B. Cole
Bill Ormond
Richmond Court
Cole
Rockingham
Finley
Alleghany County
Wilkesboro
J. W. Peacock
Davidson County
Thomasville
Peacock
Supreme Court reviews case of Henry Griffin
The supreme court in Raleigh reviews Henry Dennis Griffin's appeal from a 30 year prison term for leading the Martin county mob that mutilated Joseph Needleman. The defense argues the sentence is excessively harsh and unconstitutional, noting lighter terms for co defendants. The state says the sentence reflects proper judicial discretion and admissible testimony.
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Raleigh
Supreme Court
Henry Dennis Griffin
Martin County
Joseph Needleman
Griffin
Needleman
G J Key on Farm Demonstration
A letter from G J Key in Ararat urges a county farm demonstrator for Surry County. He argues for a county owned demonstration farm near Dobson with modern equipment, full staffing, and printed records of planting methods and inputs to guide farmers and fund self support.
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Ararat
N. C
J. E. Johnson
Mount Airy
Surry County
Giant Channel Plane To Provide Hot Meals
London reports a new giant airliner able to carry thirty passengers with an on board restaurant. A steward will serve hot meals during cross Channel flights, aiming to match deluxe train comforts. A second London project for the Constantinople route will imitate a railway sleeper with berths and dressing rooms.
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London
Paris
Constantinople
Diversification of Crops Urged Upon States' Farmers
William A. Graham urges diversification as the South's best defense against droughts and floods. At a North Carolina farm field day he calls for varied crops to secure home food supply and steady income, noting western droughts and eastern floods. Max Gardner and others echo the call for bold farming and resource use.
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Willard
N. C
William A. Graham
Coastal Plain
State Department of Agriculture
Max Gardner
Shelby
State Board of Agriculture
Ninth
North Carolina
Charles L. Abernethy
New Bern
Louis Z. Moore
Wilmington
Graham
Piedmont
Pacific Seaplane PN-9 Flight Story From Commander Rodgers
Commander John Rodgers recounts the PN-9 No. 1 flight from San Francisco to Nawiliwili by dead reckoning with limited fuel. After two aircraft left August 31, No. 1 lands at the Aroostook to refuel, then glides 50 miles north of its target, rigging a sail and antenna to preserve communication as fuel runs out and weather worsens.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Nawiliwili
Kabalui
PN-9
Kahului
Aroostook
Tangier
Connell
Hawaiian Islands
Oahu
Kauai
Dynamiting Attempt Targeted Chesapeake Western Shops
An attempt to dynamite the Chesapeake Western railway shops at Stokesdale near Harrisonburg Virginia was disclosed today. The event occurred 25 miles south of the city as investigators review the case.
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Harrisonburg
Chesapeake Western Railway
Stokesdale
PB-1 Seaplane Aims San Francisco to Hawaii Flight
To Make Flight Washington Sept 12 The naval seaplane PB-1 will attempt a flight from San Francisco to Hawaii soon after September 21.
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Washington
San Francisco
Hawaii
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Henry Griffin
G. J. Key
Coastal Plain Test Farm
South
Rodgers
John Rodgers
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