Prospects for Mount Airy Market Bright Opening Day Nears
Mount Airy tobacco market eyes a strong season with major buyers from Imperial Tobacco Exports and Brown Williamson among others. A third warehouse Piedmont on Moore Street joins longtime plans as Planters Lovill and others gear up with auctions led by Buck Wall and Col. Ball retiring to Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
F. M. Bohanon Tobacco Co
Winston, Taylor Bros
Winston and L. Ashe
Statesville
Frank Joyce
Brown-Williamson
Mr. Joyce
Co-Op
B. F. Sparger
South Carolina
Georgia
R. K. Simmons
Piedmont
Moore Street
Simmons
Rossie George
Mr. George
Bob Holland
Pilot Mountain
Bob Inman
Brady Beamer
Col. Ball
Planters
City
Buck Wall
Old Planters
Lovill
Jim Lovill
Jims
Fairmont
Jim
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Receivers Improve Finances of Atlantic and Yadkin RR
In Greensboro Judge Webb orders the Atlantic and Yadkin Railroad receivers to pay the thirty thousand dollar semi annual interest on the mortgage held by Central Trust Company. The payment due October 1 follows a petition by Southern Railway showing seven months net operating revenue of forty one thousand ninety five dollars more than the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Atlantic and Yadkin Railroad
E. Yates Webb
United States Court
Central Trust Company of New York
Southern Railway
Atlantic and Yadkin
Sanford
Mount Airy
Industrial booster edition for Mount Airy reported
The News recaps the 21 year old Commercial and Industrial Edition of Mount Airy published on magazine paper with eight pages. It lists city officials and church pastors, and notes firms and merchants advertising such as S. M. Hale, J. D. Thompson, The First National Bank, Granite City Land & Improvement Co., Mount Airy Marble Works, Bank of Mount Airy, and many others reflecting civic commerce and local industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Airy
Chamber of Commerce
J. A. Hadley
Geo. W. Sparger, Sr
G. Puse
J. H. Prather
B. F. Sparger
F. M. Poore
John Banner
See
S. M. Hale
J. D. Thompson
W. G. Sydnor
First National Bank
FE. C. Hines
G. C. Welch
J. E. Barker
Ashcraft Drug Store
Blue Ridge
Granite City Land & Improvement Co
J. W. Prather Clothing Co
W. W. Burke
F. L. Smith Hardware Co
Buck's
E. W. Paddison
8. E. Marshall
White Plains
W. E. Merritt
Mount Airy Marble Works
W. R. Saunders
J. S. Worrell
Granite
R. H. Leonard
J. D. Jenkins
Thos. M. Brower
A. F. Messick Grocery Co
John L. Ashby
the West Hill Co
Bank of Mount Airy
Tobacco market optimism and farm guidance in Surry County
Surry County farmers finish tobacco curing and anticipate a high market opening. The piece gives pest control steps for grain weevils, lime application guidance, cover crops, seed oats, and peach tree borers with paradichlorobenzene, plus seed sources and timing for planting and soil care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Reid
Pilot Mountain
Mount Airy
W. S. Wolfe Drug Co
W. E. Merritt Co
Holcomb & Midkiff
Twenty-Six Receivers And Lawyers Named For Tobacco Association
In Raleigh on Sept 23 Judge Isaac M Meekins placed the Tri State Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association into receivership. Twenty six receivers and attorneys have been appointed across districts with fee petitions filed totaling over 2000 dollars and preliminary monthly drawings of 1000 dollars for one original receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
United States
Isaac M. Meekins
Tri-State Tobacco Growers’ Cooperative Association
M. L. Corey
W. M. Person
Meekins
Meekines
Henry Clay McDowell
Virginia
Pointblank
Groner
North Carolina
James H. Poll
Hallette S. Ward
Washington
New York City
W. G. Bramham
Durham
Bramham
Louisburg
W. B. Jones
P. W. Glidwell
Reidsville
Jones
Glidwell
South Carolina
George E. Butler
Clinton
W. T. Joyner
E. Y. Webb
S. E. Coltrane
Guilford College
A. H. Powell
Oxford
A. E. Tilley
Mount Airy
North Carolina Tobacco Crop Largest In Recent Years
North Carolina tobacco markets report a bumper season with nine old bright belt markets. Estimates forecast total sales near 75 million pounds as farmers expect high yields and prices around 26 to 30 cents. Markets listed include Durham Oxford Henderson Warrenton Louisburg Fuquay Varina Sanford Carthage Aberdeen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Old Bright Belt
New Bright Belt
Border Belt
North Carolina
Durham
Oxford
Henderson
Warrenton
Louisburg
Fuquay-Varina
Sanford
Carthage
Aberdeen
Burlington
Mount Airy
Elkin
South Carolina
Child Scalded To Death Near Brogden
Melvina Hinson, 13 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Hinson of Brogden township, was scalded by a pot of boiling coffee at the family home. She grabbed the pot’s spout, suffered severe burns, and died a few hours later at Goldsboro on Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsboro
Melvina Hinson
Jessie Hinson
Brogden Township
Hinson
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Imperial Tobacco Co
E. H. Dixon
Export Tobacco Co
J. D. Simpson
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
D. R. Allen, Jr
American Tobacco Co
W. V. Joyce
Liggett-Myers Tobacco Co
H. A. Badgett
Brown-Williamson & Co
Cooperative Association
Merchants Association of
Surry County Farm and Poultry News
H. E. White
Surry County
Tobacco Association
Bright Leaf Belt
Carolinas
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