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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1920
Page
6
Reports of continued unfavorable weather propelled private crop notes higher in early trading, with Liverpool firm and foreign buying aiding gains before a late day reel back. Port stocks and exports updated as New Orleans prices showed initial strength then eased. Texas locals reported weevil damage to early squares.
New York June 4 The feature in the cotton market last week was the first government condition report of the season showing the lowest end May prospect on record. Futures for October rose after the report as rains returned to central and western belts. Buyers stayed cautious amid unsettled financial conditions and softening demand from New England mills. Foreign buyers, including Liverpool cables, showed some interest for Manchester goods.
New York June 4 The coffee futures market opened quiet with initial prices flat then rose on reports of a sharp Santos advance. July 1515, September 148%, October 1486, December January March May 1480. Spot dull with Rio and Santos offers steady, few fresh Brazil sales and rumors of Rio 7s at 1850 credits. Rio holidays delayed cables. Santos futures showed 75 to 200 reis gains. June receipts 6,000 bags.
Chicago market signals tight current supplies as corn closes up amid scattered selling and country movement. July and September gains listed, oats mixed, provisions varied, sugar futures weaker with easing demand. Wichita and Fort Worth livestock numbers show mixed gains and losses across hogs cattle and sheep.
In Wichita Falls on June 4 the Spudders won eleven of twelve home games and completed a three game series sweep by defeating the San Antonio Bears 2 to 0. Gideon and Bureh combined on the mound for Wichita, while Fincher and Kitchene provided offense. In other games Dale’s two run single lifted Dallas to a 2-1 win over spur pitchers, and Shreveport edged a late ninth inning squeeze to win 2-1. Other scores noted from Columbus, Birmingham, Nashville, Little Rock, and more.
Bradstreet's notes trade and industry remain irregular with lighter business volumes than a year ago. Apparel suffers most, though other sectors show strain. fall trade still muddled in woolen and silk goods and related lines. Retail optimism grows as panic fades and production supply pressures ease. Weekly bank clearings reach 7.55 billion dollars.
The Rev. Bruce Crawford orders his congregation not to use the terms ladies or gentlemen claiming they are insults. He asserts words like gentleman would insult historic figures such as St. Peter. The headline notes the impact of his unusual ban on speech within services.
United States Grain Corporation issues its fifty-fifth weekly bulletin comparing wheat and flour movement for the week ending May 21 with the previous year. It lists farm receipts, flour production, total stocks, and exports of wheat and flour, noting declines in some categories and totals for 1919 and 1920.
Mr J Leslie Williams of the Amarillo Typewriter Exchange has taken the Wales Adding Machine agency and will demonstrate the machine. He is located at 115 West 7th Street, phone 146, and handles Woodstock Typewriters as well.
In St Louis on June 4 Chicago stopped Alexander after an eleven game win streak. The Cubs defeated the Braves 5 to 1 as Killifer and O Farrell teamed with Clemons and Doak on the mound while the home side posted a 1 to 5 score, despite a late rally.
New York beats Philadelphia as the Yankees pile up fifteen hits for twenty six bases. St Louis wins in Cleveland while Chicago falls to Detroit as pitching steadies and hits produce runs. Jay Schalk completes his one thousandth major league game in a White Sox uniform.
National games include Brooklyn at Philadelphia and New York at Boston. Regional matchups feature Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Chicago at St. Louis and St. Louis at Cleveland. Detroit at Chicago and Philadelphia at New York. Deston visits Washington.
Fragmentary OCR shows a robber taunting Ed Peterson and demanding payment as a bold thief proclaims real money and a plan to find the culprit.
Mrs. Miriam Davies told the court she neglected her kids while dabbling in spiritism. She said she was busy with ouija in the work house, hindering care for her children.
A four year old boy, Floyd W. Lan taff, fell about 50 feet after the ground collapsed beneath a wheelbarrow load of bricks in an abandoned well. He was killed in the accident at HVANSVILLIE.
The Texas Company filed permits to build twenty nine homes at four thousand one hundred dollars each to house its workers cheaply. This development marks the first step toward completing one hundred rental houses for employees to alleviate housing shortages.
Gasoline rose to thirty one cents today by some Texas dealers while others hold at thirty cents. The report from Dallas notes mixed pricing across the state with several outlets matching the higher rate.
Pearl Reaver O'Dell is sentenced to twenty years for aiding husband James L. O'Dell in handcuffing Edward Kniep to a tree where Kniep was beaten to death. The couple faced charges of murder and conspiracy in Rochester.
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