Major Grain Markets Firm on Mixed Commodity Movements
In quiet dealings grain prices showed firmness for wheat and firmer corn while soybeans and rye declined. Reports cite mixed futures with improvements in wheat and declines in soybeans and rye, traders noting hedging activity and deliveries to Holland and Great Britain. Weather in winter wheat regions warmed, influencing sentiment as analysts cite mid winter crop scare risks and cautious buying.
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Ted
Holland
Great Britain
Sanitary Floors in New Homes Modern Builders Upgrading
Builders improve sanitation in new homes with clay tile floors and wainscots that are stain proof color fast and moisture proof ensuring durable sanitary interiors.
Market Report from Bexar Market Listings
Bexar Market shows yearlings and steers steady with mixed calf prices. Reported prices include calves at 25.25, stocker cows and low- to mid-range cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs with slaughter lambs steady, and overall cattle market activity noted across steers, heifers, and canners.
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Bexar
Oder
Andy
Lea
Galveston Spot Cotton Prices and Early Trade Note
The report records January spot cotton levels in Galveston with middling grades at about 41 80 inding, and prices around 28.20 to 31.70, noting steady demand. A brief historical aside mentions early leather moccasin exports from friendly Indians to England after the Pilgrims arrived in America.
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Galveston
America
England
Rallying Stock Makes Fresh Progress Again
Stocks edged higher as traders reacted to awaited tax news while investors eyed major movers like Armour Swift and Central. The market saw mixed gains and losses with energy and steel issues noted, and dividends announced including 75 cent per share for two quarters.
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Jecline
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Marc Eins
Pei and i
Washington
Cole News
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Steel
Eestral
Jddie West Corporation
Niagara Hudson United Light
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Consolidated Gas
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Bick States Electric
Louisian Lane
American Aracalbo
Negro University President Wins Board's Backing
Former Mayor Tom Miller said the new State University of Texas for Negroes at Houston is on track after a board meeting that followed Chairman Cullinan's resignation. The board allocated duties between the board and President Dr. R O H Lane r and promised to open meetings to the press, with 90 days to resolve differences.
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Cullinan
Cullinatt
Shivers
Cotton Futures Close on Climb
Cotton futures advance amid weekly market activity as prices push higher by a small margin. Traders note ongoing volatility with investors watching government reports and weather trends while the market sustains gains from last week.
Pop and Son Reunited Rewed by Same Pastor in Chickasha
Hardy Wilkins of Chickasha, 35, was reunited with his father Hardy E. Wilkins of Phoenix and his mother Georgia Parker as the elder Wilkins and his wife were remarried by Rev. R. C. Miller at First Baptist Church. The families had previous divorces and separations. the younger Wilkins began searching 12 years ago and the father traveled to Chickasha to meet him.
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Ariz
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Resignation of a Land Office Clerk and O Henry Link
The 1891 clerk resignation in the General Land Office was minor but tied to William Sydney Porter later known as O Henry. Porter collected $66.06, moved to the First National Bank in Austin, became a fugitive then a federal prisoner, and two of his stories drew on this experience. The desk he used remains in the Old Land Office Building now a museum.
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Higginsville
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Baby Hit by Train Rebounds to Consciousness
Laral Sue Mills aged 20 months in Teague regained consciousness off and on after a Burlington & Rock Island train struck her as she crawled onto the tracks. Her father J. E. Mills of Simsboro witnessed the incident and rushed to aid. The child sustained a concussion and multiple bruises. The engineer T. H. Bendy reported he could not stop in time.
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Burlington & Rock Island
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Youngster Survives Night Lost in Cold
David Berry seven was found alive after spending a frigid night in near zero weather in the snow clad hills near Verbank New York. He was found by New York state troops in a pig pen and suffered shock and exposure. Millbrook fire department ambulance brought him down after the 3:15 p.m. Thursday sighting with his dog Queenie.
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Clove Mountain
Last of Escadrille Bert Hall Returns Home With Ashes
Higginsville Missouri remembers Bert Hall last survivor of the Lafayette Escadrille. The 68 year old aviator died in a Dec 1948 car crash near Sandusky Ohio. Billy Parker piloted the ceremony scattering Hall s ashes over the town in a final salute.
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Oklahoma
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Sandusky
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United States
Princess Rita Leaves Clinic After Birth Of Yasmin
Princess Rita Hayworth departs Montchoisi Clinic with newborn Princess Yasmin. Prince Aly his wife Princess Andre accompany the convoy to Princess Andre's estate outside Lausanne. The infant will remain at the clinic for the time being.
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