Oklahoma Governor Signs Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Into Law A bill to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Oklahoma to 21-years-old has received the signature of Gov
Other rising industries include Healthcare (9 companies), Finance (9 companies) Biotech & Pharmaceutical (8 companies), Retail (8 companies) and Manufacturing (8 companies)
A photo of the CEOs of Phillip Morris, R J Reynolds and their counterparts, right hands raised as they were sworn in, ran on the front page of the next days New York Times, sparking further media coverage
warehouses hosted tobacco auctions, where farmers sold their crop to the highest bidders Source: Boston Public Library, Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection, Tobacco auction, Danville, Va