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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1951

Page

9

Most Cattle Steady to Strong at San Antonio

Cattle and calves at San Antonio market were active with most classes steady to strong and cows fully steady against last week. Prices included good fed yearlings and steers around 30 to 32.50, with cows and vealers showing firm to higher values amid varied demand.

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Miracle at Carville Condensed Novel Plumbs Hope and Love

Reader's Digest Condensation reveals Betty Martin at 19 facing leprosy in a Carville institution. The tale follows romantic sprouting with a fellow patient, the disease’s relentless inroads, and a prayerful quest for a miracle ending in triumph.

Betty Martin

Bonham Votes Today On New Bond Issue

Bonham voters go to the polls to decide a $100,000 bond issue for waterworks and sewer improvements and extension.

Bonham

Stock Market Rises on Bullish Tone Despite Some Slips

New York stocks moved higher for much of the day on Monday with broad gains led by rails and utilities. The Dow and rail shares showed strength as corporate reports and prospective 1950 earnings boosted sentiment, though some fluctuations trimmed momentum at times.

New York Sanaaniemiak Avera Hia

Texas land grants spur railroads and revenue disputes

The 1854 Texas policy offered 16 sections per mile of railroad, totaling 36 800 000 acres to rail companies with 12 year sales deadlines. Much land was reclaimed as conditions were unmet and financing slowed. Notable financier Jay helped push the Texas and Pacific Railway beyond Weatherford.

State of Texas Vicimn Jay Texas and Pacific Railway Weatherford

Texas Nurse Weds Ex Luftwaffe Ace in England

A 30 year old US Army nurse Captain Lorraine Ripps of San Antonio Texas married Karl Kircher a former German Luftwaffe ace who shot down 47 Russian planes during World War II at a Roman Catholic church in Burtonwood England. The couple met in Weisbaden Germany where Kircher worked as a travel agency clerk. They honeymooned in Switzerland and plan to live in San Antonio when Ripps returns to the United States in about a year.

Burtonwood Eng Lorraine Ripps San Antonio Tex Karl Kircher Kircher Captain Ripps Weisbaden Germany Oor Switzerland

MP Brakeman Dies In Fall at Baytown

Baytown, Jan. 29. M. D. Bell a 49 year old Missouri Pacific brakeman was killed when he fell from a diesel engine as he switched cars in the Wooster Bay town yards.

Baytown M. D. Bell Missouri- Pacific Wooster-Baytown

Markets At A Glance New York Chicago Hogs Fed

New York markets show a higher rally with some jail notes from the opening. Chicago wheat hits new seasonal peaks amid a cold southwest wave. Corn firm with gains in distant months. Hogs active with 25 to 50 cent gains, top around 40.50.

Rainmaking Now A Business Says Texas Official

White C White Texas commissioner of agriculture told the Dallas Agriculture Club that rainmaking has become a business not an experiment. He noted a California firm guarantees crop yields or refunds, urging club members to help Texas control rainmaking before federal control.

Dallas John C White Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Wichita

Soldier on Front Line Finds Good Reading in Army Times

Sergeant First Class Campbell K. Saddler of Owensboro Kentucky read the Army Times in Korea and found in a War Claims Commission notice a $1,244 check owed to him. He notified Washington of his new address and awaited payment after being captured by the Japanese following the fall of Bataan.

INS Campbell K. Saddler Owensboro Army Times War Claims Commission Saddler Washington Korea Bataan

Wheat climbs past 2.50 on Chicago Board futures

Chicago and Kansas City market reports show wheat futures breaking above the 2.50 level for the first time since April 1948 with March and May contracts leading gains. Other grains also advance with seasonal peaks in corn oats rye and soybeans while prices react to government policy anxieties.

Chicago Board of Trade Kansas

North Carolina Fish Industry Grosses Over 8 Million

North Carolina's fishing industry reports annual gross earnings exceeding eight million dollars. The figures highlight the sector's economic impact within the state and its role in regional commerce.

North Carolina

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