Tobacco Documents Online

Miscellaneous Items Of Interest Feature and filler material continued to gain attentionl. TIMES-UNION Albany, New York March 26, 1962 The word nicotine, is de- rived framl the nanne of Jean Nicot, who introduced to_- ,bacco to France in 1560. IaDnhOW4I133 C . REGISTER Des Moines,, Iowa April 1, 1962 TOBACCO ANNIVERSARY JAMESTOWN, VA. - The 350thl anniversary of the first commercial tobacco c r o p grown in t'he U.3`. will be mar ;^d by a special exhibit openin;; May 13: tob--Jc-l 4 (A33 F JOURNAL Shreveport, La. March 28, 1962 TOBACCO TAKES MORE WORK'~ NEW YORK - Growing tobacco 'takes 378 man•hours per acre- far more than any other field: crop, the T acco Institute reports: It says corn requires 10.2 man- hours and cotton 66. IW3(y4yq~q REGISTER New Haven, Conn. March 25, 1962 TOBACCO MAKERS NEW YORK-Women outnum-- ber the men engaged in tobacco manufacturing. The figures vary,. 'depending on the season, but wom. en. malie up more than half and sometirnes as much as 60 per cent' Qf the total. TIMES ~yy33~ Shreveport, La. March 23, 1962 TOBACCO MAKEf:S WOMEN '-RESP'YOfiK-Women outnumber the menlengaged in tobacco manu- facturing. The figures vary, de- pending on the season, btTt women, make up more than half and'sotnc- times as much as 60 per cent of the total: lppAyyy MIRROR 33 ~' Altoona, Pa. March 24, 1962 1OBAC,CU MAKERS' tl'O:'r1EN ?~~EW YORK-«':; nen uutnum- h_r the men•enoageu in tobacco m..nufacturing, '!'he figures vary, dependin;,, on the season, hut wornen make up mor,; Ihun itaii ana sometimes asmuch as lil' 'per cent oi lhe Q03c)yy1433 TIMES ~ Seattle, Wash. March 20, 1962 Tobacco Needs Care NEW YORK. - Growing to- bacco takes 378 man-hours an acre - far more than any other field crop, the Tobacco, Institute reports: / EAGLE Wichita, Kansas March 29, 1962 Women Figfire Big In NE1'.' Y(?I:Ii- ',l'omc!i out- numhcr the nien en;aoed ih tobacco manufacturin;, The [i„ures vary, dependin, nm the L TIME~ 30yq y~!Q New York, New Yor1~ March 23, 1962 Tobacco Used as Money In~co7oiual days in this coun- try clergymen, teachers, and most'public officials were paid in tobacco. Tobacco is still used as money in some primitive parts of the South Pacific, South America, Africa and'. Aus- tralia s back country. `4.J EAGLE 3o/S/y Wichita, Kansas ~~ March 21, 1962 Tobacco Still Money tiEWYORK - In colonial days ins this country cleryginen, teachers, and most: public of- ficials were paid in tobacco. Tobacco is still used as money in some primitive parts of the South Pacific, South America; Africa, and Australia's backk country. ~°y~1v33 STATE JOURNAL ~ Lansing, Michigan March25, 1962' Tobacco Is Still Money NEW YORK-In colbnial days in this country clergymen+ teach-. ers, and most public officials were paid in tobacco. T g b acca is : still used as money in some prim- itive parts of the South Pacific, South America, Africa, and Aus, ~ .tralia's hae,k cntmtry. MORNING' GhOBE' -V -10~k/y -b Boston, Mass. J' March 25l, 1962 TOBACCO STILL MONEY In cotonit4l daysn thts c n- as money in some primitive tr~. clbrgymen te ~tachers andlparts of the South Pacific. ar-,t public officials were paid South America, Africa and irn tobacco. Tobacco is still ued AuStraliir's back country. Tobacco Game Z003044433,~ qeason. hut ' wnmen make upp more than ha!f'erad sometimess as much as 60 percent of the total. <t"!. ,- ,K,:: ,:,-. e,