American Sumatra Tobacco Company Placed in Receivership
In New York Judge Goddard appointed receivers for the American Sumatra Tobacco Company on the petition of Harding, Tton and Company. The Georgia chartered firm with assets over 16 million faced a June 1 maturity and a 2.65 million gold note debt, amid charter restrictions hindering refinancing. Receivers Julius Mayer, Robert H. Gay, and George W. Spitzer were named as the firm seeks reorganizational relief.
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New York
American Sumatra Tobacco Company
Goddard
Harding, T- Ton and Company
Tobacco Company
Louis Leopold
Georgia
Leopold
Florida
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Julius Mayer
United States
Robert H. Gay
George W. Spitzer
Neckties Prominent in Baltimore Haberdashery Trade
A Baltimore Sun report describes neckties as more than mere apparel, noting men choose them with care for occasions and backgrounds, as a portly businessman visits a haberdashery. A clerk showcases striped, geometric, and futurist designs in quick demonstrations.
Tie salesmen witness cautious shoppers in Berlin
A Berlin report uses a fanciful frame to note stable money after 1923 and to describe tie shopping as a social tableau. The piece humorously contrasts men hesitating at buys with women guiding gifts, reflecting postwar economic calm and shifting gender roles in daily life.
Lynchburg Shippers Protest Higher Rates to North Carolina
In Lynchburg Virginia shippers tell Examiner Carter of the Interstate Commerce Commission that freight rates from Lynchburg to North Carolina points exceed those for similar distances within North Carolina. W H Boles cites cases where roofing costs are 25 cents per 100 pounds higher to North Carolina than within the state, harming local competition.
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Dichmond
Lynchburg
North Carolina
Virginia Shippers’ Association
W. H. Boles
Virginia
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