Broad Trading and Losses Mark Mixed Stock Market Turn
Market opened weak with broad trading and losses across the industrial and railroad groups while utilities posted a small gain. The day saw 1 650 05 turnover, with American Broadcasting rising to a yearly high and several blue chips slipping more than a point.
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Moe
Bute Shandful
American Broadcasting
ABC
US Steel
National Steel
Chrysler
Boeing
Dow Chetmicel
Allied Chemical
du Pont
American Tobacco
Lantic Coast Line
Nickel Plate
Skell
Jester Skips Truman Inauguration for Texas Duties
Governor Beauford H. Jester will miss President Truman’s inauguration on January 20 due to his own inauguration in Texas on January 18 and other duties. Lieutenant Governor Allan Shivers will represent Texas at the ceremony.
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Beauford H. Jester
President Truman
Tom Pickett
The
Texas Society
Washington, D. C
Allan Shivers
Death of Houston Woman Ruled Self Inflicted
The death of 75 year old Mrs. Louisa Wolchik was ruled a death by own action by a Houston justice of the peace. Her body was found in her home with a bullet wound to the head and a pistol nearby.
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Houston
Louisa Wolchik
Sequoia Moor Furnace Installation Offer
A home heating promotion invites customers to install a SEQUOIA Moor furnace while the limited time deal lasts. The message emphasizes installation services and urgency without disclosing pricing or terms.
Heavy Snow Triggers Declines in Grain Futures Across Regions
Reports of heavy snow in the winter wheat belt led to lower new crop May wheat futures while corn and nearby contracts showed resilience. Italian government flour purchases and increased government wheat buys supported some demand, with prices fluctuating across Chicago Kansas City and Fort Worth markets as traders weighed snow impact and seasonal demand.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Atlantic Sea
Kansas City
San Antonio Hog Market Steady With Mixed Livestock Rates
San Antonio and Fort Worth livestock markets report steady hogs with mixed demand for cattle, calves, and sheep. Cattle and hogs show varied price moves across weights, with steer and yearling activity steady to higher in some lots and weaker in others, while cows and bulls display broader price ranges. Sheep offerings remain light, with weaker lamb trade noted in parts. Local cattle, hog, and sheep futures across Chicago also track uneven gains and losses amid broad market activity.
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San Antonio
Fort Worth
Fort Wortht
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Autopsy Incomplete in Austin Death of Charles Bothmer
Charles Bothmer of 102 East Second Street died at Brackenridge Hospital at 7:20 am Tuesday after becoming ill at his room Monday night. The 76 year old Austin resident long employed at Driskill Hotel and a member of Cherusker Lodge No. 35 of the Sons of Herman since 1897, remains under autopsy results and funeral plans are incomplete.
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Charles Bothmer
East Second Street
Brackenridge Hospital
Bothmer
Austin
Driskill Hotel
Cherusker Lodge No. 35
Sons of
Herman
Houston Detective Fires In Alley Injury Shootout
Houston police say Detective W L Bennett shot J C Love in the abdomen during an alley encounter after Love allegedly charged with a pistol. Love, 26, was in serious condition at a local hospital as investigators recovered a 45 caliber revolver from the scene.
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Houston
J.C. Love
W. L. Bennett
Bennett
Love
Cotton futures ease after profit taking and hedging
Prices slid from earlier gains as profit taking and short covering faded, with active selling driving cotton futures lower into the late trading session. New Orleans reports show futures down about 30 cents from intraday highs as hedging and export cover pressures weighed on markets.
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New Orleans
Spot Cotton Prices Steady in Galveston Market
In Galveston on December, spot cotton closed steady with a 15 cent decrease. Prices ranged from good ordinary at 18.70 to middling fair at 32.30, with sales F.O.B. totaling 1,055 bales.
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Galveston
Dec
Interior Movement
Memphis
Augusta Little Rock
Dallas
Rotarians Hear Education Talk by UT Dean
Dean L. D. Haskew of the University of Texas school of education spoke to the Austin Rotary Club on education financing. He outlined the Gilmer-Aiken Committee's proposed program to be presented to the Legislature in January and detailed the meetings and reasons behind their recommendations.
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Austin Rotary Club
L. D. Haskew
University of Texas School of Education
Haskew
Gilmer-Aiken
Texas
UT Student Hurt In Motorcycle Crash
Robert Johnson a 24 year old senior pharmacy student at Texas University lies in critical condition at St Josephs Hospital Fort Worth after a motorcycle crash near his Everman home. He suffered severe head injuries and a possible skull fracture when thrown from the bike while returning home for Christmas holidays.
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Fort Worth
Robert Johnson
Texas University
St. Joseph's Hospital
Everman
Bridegroom Assisted by Free Press Reunion in Detroit
Joe Christian wedding plans stalled when Gordon Clarke, best man, arrived from Draper North Carolina with lost address. He found his friend and fiancee Barbara Mason on page one of the Detroit Free Press. The newspaper photo and story reunited the trio in the newsroom.
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Detroit
Joe Christian
Gordon Clarke
Clarke
Draper
N. C
Joe
Barbara Mason
Gordon
Winston-Salem
Barbara
Detroit Free Press
Board Refuses New Stay of Execution
The State Board of Pardons and Paroles refused to interfere further with the scheduled execution of Wilson Moore of Houston on January 2. Moore, a Black man, was sentenced to death for criminally assaulting a young white woman on February 22, 1947, in Houston, and has already received the constitutional 30 day stay with clemency denied by the board.
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State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Wilson Moore
Houston
Tot Dies of Polio in Edinburg Clinic
A nine month old girl Rosita Bejarron died in the Edinburg Polio Clinic, the 23rd polio death since the clinic opened May 1. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Pedro Bejarron of La Paloma Cameron County and had been admitted August 2.
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Edinburg
Rosita Bejarron
Pedro Bejarron
la Paloma
Cameron County
New Detector Found For Radioactive Rays
University of Rochester announces a new detection method using a scintillation counter. Dr. George B. Collins develops the device to work with the university cyclotron for detecting rays from radioactive atoms.
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Rochester
N. Y
University of Rochester
University
George B. Collins
Johnson City Plans Watch Night Rites
Spy Watch Night services will be held at the Methodist Church on New Year's Eve. The program includes music refreshments and recreation with Holy Communion as the year begins, Rev. Walter Cartwright in charge of the program.
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Johnson City
The
Methodist Church
Walter Cartwright
Bank Robbery Fails at Priddy as Burglar Loots Store
Priddy Texas December 28 sheriff Wiley Mahan reports an attempted burglary at Farmers and Merchants Bank behind Carl Jeske General Store. Burglars broke a window, damaged the vault door, and fled with $12 to $15 from a store register plus about $50 in merchandise including cigarettes pants and shoes.
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Priddy
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Carl Jeske
Wiley Mahan
Brady Burglary Case Cited Over Weeks Old Bank Theft
Page five notes a burglary at Brady involving a bank theft estimated between five thousand and ten thousand nine hundred dollars occurring over several weeks prior.
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Brady
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