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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1949
Page
6
Fort Worth police questioned two youths after a measles outbreak halted search efforts. The inquiry involved four youths as authorities investigated reported cases and traced contacts in the city on February 24.
Two youths aged 13 and 16 linked to nine burglaries over the past year. They implicated two other youths, one of whom is quarantined with measles.
The term Spokane is said to originate from an Indian phrase meaning chief of the sun people. Local lore notes the name reflects the tribe’s connection to sunlit waters and revered leaders.
A promotional pitch for Noxzema Medicated Skin Care describes using it as a night cream and protective powder base to soothe rough skin. It claims the scientific formula softens heat roughness and can improve skin in about 24 hours with a greaseless, nonsticky feel.
San Antonio buyers note steady slaughter classes with stocker calves up to 50 cents higher and light, common, and medium cows and calves sold in 13 to 23 dollar ranges. Hogs remain fairly active with top loads around 223 pounds and bulk 185 to 270 pounds at 20.50, goats and sheep also present. Chicago markets show mixed cattle declines and hogs easing, with steers and heifers at parity or lower and various weight ranges around 15 to 30 dollars. Wool futures fell before rebounds as buyers resumed.
More than five thousand elk were killed by hunters in Idaho during 1947, reflecting a large harvest for that year and rural hunting activity across the state.
New York futures eased as liquidation hit nearby March after 21 March transferable notices, with New Orleans deliveries sagging amid expectations that mid February parity may fall below January at 30.75 cents per pound. Final prices closed 50 cents to $1.10 per bale lower with March and May futures showing notable declines.
BEAUMONT Feb 24 Rep Miller Walker of Jefferson-Orange Counties lost his directorship and club membership in the Gulf Coast Rod Reef and Gun Club. He was charged with backing a bill to permit menhaden fishing in Texas coastal waters using a pocket mesh seine and had served on a committee probing a proposed menhaden fish plant near Port Arthur, which the club opposed.
Four Cuban fishing boat owners arrested by Mexican coast guards last week were released and are returning to Cuba. Federal authorities found no wilful irresponsibility in the case. The men had been detained for allegedly fishing in Mexican territorial waters off Yucatan.
Galveston spot cotton closed steady with a ten cent decline across grades. Good ordinary 20.25, strict good ordinary 23.00, middling 32.50 to 33.10 for various classes. New Orleans market notes show 15 to 16 inch cotton averaging 60 cents per bale, 32.72 cents per pound for the 30 market days.
A firm cash corn market lifted May wheat and supported May contracts across cereals on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat futures eased while soybeans rose, and government cash-wheat incentives plus a boosted Commodity Credit Corp premium influenced nearby prices. Fort Worth and Kansas City reports show varied receipts and bid ranges for wheat, corn, oats, and sorghums.
Futures for Great Britain 60 day and 90 day contracts ease slightly while France and Italy show little movement. Fed fixed rate stands at 0.001739, Sweden krona and Switzerland franc hold steady. Latin American currencies remain unchanged with Mexico at 14.34 per this report.
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