Cotton Futures Close Higher on Aggressive Market Activity
New Orleans prices show futures gaining five to forty cents as traders cover shorts and buy, with March at 30.86 and December at 30.47. Spot cotton closed steady at 25.15 for low middling, with 9,205 receipts and a stock of 584,900 bales.
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Early Texas hospital at Alamo founded in 1806
An 1806 order established hospital facilities at the San Antonio de Valero mission. Dr Federico Zerban led the facility, treating rattlesnake bites among Indians and soldiers. Patients received two reeses daily for cigarettes and soap. The Alamo predates Texas hospitals, with an earlier La Salle expedition amputation where a French soldier died from a snakebite.
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Toys for Europe Drive Expands Into Massive 5 Million Toy Push
In Philadelphia the American Legion tide of toys grows with daily crates ready for CARE distribution. The drive targets France Germany Austria Italy Belgium Poland Yugoslavia and possibly Russia to build goodwill. Legion leader Walter Alessandroni calls early results heart warming while Joseph Weaver notes aims to aid governments behind the Iron Curtain if accepted.
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Warn of phony census takers may be thieves
United States officials warned the public to beware of imposters posing as census enumerators. They urged verification of credentials, identification cards, and census forms, and instructed police and mayors to promote caution and report suspected pretenders promptly.
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Jan
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Man Reclaims $2,000 Mink Coat After Reward
Edinburg January 10 W C Brumley recovered his $2,000 mink coat Tuesday after misplacing it on the road between Edinburg and San Antonio. Isador Garza found the coat Monday following a radio broadcast and returned it, with Brumley paying a $50 reward.
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Lightning Hits Twice Samaritan Also Hurt
Joplin Missouri January 10 A man Charles FE Gilstrap 27 ran to aid auto victim Ray Collins 45 and was injured by a hit and run driver Collins suffered leg fractures when struck by a car driven by Harry F Shade of Joplin who was not held Police search for the hit and run driver
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San Antonio Livestock Market Shows Strength Across Offerings
San Antonio sales show strong demand with calves and steers steady to higher. hogs and sheep mixed but generally firm. Cattle, calves, and stocker trades posted broad activity across major categories with notable gains in select beef calves and medium to good quality lots.
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Elderly man claims Jesse James identity in court bid
A bedridden, 102 year old man known as Dalton seeks to restore the Jesse James name in Franklin County Missouri Circuit Court. He has previously supported the claim with corroborators including Colonel James R. Davis of Nashville who swears Dalton is the famed outlaw.
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Princess Rita and Yasmin Making Normal Progress
Rita Hayworth and her baby daughter Yasmin Hayworth are reported by the Montchoisi Clinic to be making completely normal progress. Yasmin was born December 28 and Rita is expected to stay at the clinic through the week. the nurse said both mother and child are doing very well.
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Radiological Defense Courses Planned for 1950 Officers
A sequence of two week radiological defense courses will be offered to Organized Reserve Corps officers. Col Oscar B Abbott Texas Military District chief announced sessions at the US Naval Establishment Treasure Island California with dates June 18 30 July 9 21 July 23 Aug 4 Aug 13 25 and Sept 10 Applications must reach the Texas Military District office 63 days before each session and information is available at the ORC Instructors office 5011 2 Barton Springs Road.
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Sugar Losses Warn Poorly Controlled Diabetes May Shed Pounds
Britannica notes that a person with uncontrolled diabetes can lose two or more pounds of sugar daily. This health observation highlights the risk of significant weight loss from high blood sugar untreated.
Export and Weather Push Grains Back on Uptrend
Grain markets rise as export prospects improve and a cold wave increases demand. Wheat and corn gain modestly while soybeans and lard firm on export reports. government weather and stock data loom large as traders await official figures.
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Gaines
Eduction and Marketing Administration
Truck Crash Kills Texan in Louisiana
UP Raymond W. Hale of Coleman Texas died when his truck collided with a Mobile fish truck 23 miles north of Lake Charles. Foggy conditions on US 190 near Hollinsworth reduced visibility. Hale’s cab was crushed. his body was recovered about two hours later. the Mobile driver Joe Reid suffered serious injuries. The fish truck carried 8,000 fish destined for Port Arthur Beaumont and Houston.
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