Corn Slips While Wheat Rises on Cash Grain Flows
Chicago reports show cash grain movement from rural areas pressuring corn with prices slumping across futures. Wheat gains late as cash buyers rebound, CCC buys 2.9 million bushels of corn while wheat purchases total 2.3 million. Kansas City and Fort Worth grain markets list varied bids as traders monitor government lending and loan calls.
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Board of Trade
Commodity Credit Corporation
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Grain and Cotton Exchange
Texas
Texas Gulf Ports
Veterans brace service for custom limbs in Minneapolis
Tackverry offers fitting and servicing of braces and cold leg supports. They create legs of your choice and take measurements for the Minneapolis Plastic Fiber Lightweight Limbs at 1300 E. 6th. Phone 9655.
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Minneapolis
Cotton futures rise slightly in dull New York trade
In a slow session on March 2, 1949, cotton futures fluctuated with early selling followed by late covering as traders cited a favorable 1949 outlook and strong Texas South Plains acreage estimates. Prices closed mixed with small gains and quiet export markets in New York and New Orleans.
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New York
Commission House
Boston
United States
Washington
New Orleans
Texas South Plains
Gonzales Lions Back Gilmer Aikin Bills Unanimously
The Gonzales Lions Club voted unanimously to endorse Senate Bills 115 116 and 117. The bills implement major Gilmer Aikin Committee recommendations after Harold E Niebuhr spoke to the club. Niebuhr has addressed Rotary and Lions groups on the proposals.
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Gonzales
Gonzales Lions Club
Senate
Gilmer-Aikin Committee
Harold E. Niebuhr
Niebuhr
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Oklahoma Votes on Prohibition Repeal Petition
An initiative petition with 212 231 signatures seeks an election on repealing Oklahoma's bone dry prohibition law. The filing was made in Secretary of State Wilburn Cartwright's office on Wednesday.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Secretary of
Wilburn Cartwright
Stock Market Drops Slightly In Slow Trade
New York March 2 AP A slim overall decline ended a three day rally with fractional changes across most issues. A 100000 share block of Western Air Lines traded at a loss of percent for Burnham and Company and tied to Western Air leadership.
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Western Air Lines
Associated Press
Western Air Line
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Burnham and Company
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G. Brooder
Inland Division
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W. A. Coulter
Western
Securities and Exchange Commission
Robert F. Six
Continental Air Lines
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Western Air
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Sears Roebuck
American Telephone
International Paper
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Southern Pacific
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Kaiser- Frazer
Pancoastal Oil
Pennroad
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Cattle and Hogs Move With Mixed Prices Across Markets
SAN ANTONIO and FORT WORTH reports show cattle and calves trading slowly at higher asking prices, with scarce sheep and steady to higher hogs. Prices vary by weight and class, with choicer animals near top ranges and canners and cutters in lower brackets across described lots.
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San Antonio
Fort Worth
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Registered Nurses Fees Are Doubled
The Austin American Capitol reports nurse fee increases from 50 cents to $1 annually approved by the House in emergency action. Senator Carlos Ashley’s Senate bill, urged by Rep. Lamar Zivley, passed 127 to 0 after a push for immediate effect before a looming deadline. Statements to nurses were to be sent within an hour.
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Austin American Capitol
House
Senate
Carlos Ashley
Llano
Lamar Zivley
Temple
Zivley
New Concert Building Begun in Johnson City
Johnson City reports Ewanl Smith has begun a $15 000 concrete tile building on the old Hiway Inn site at 280 291 Highway. The new facility will host a modern cafe much larger than the former Hiway Cafe once finished.
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Johnson City
Ewanl Smith
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription ad promotes female wellness
An advertising notice touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for change of life symptoms. It claims to support the female organ, boost vitality, and calm nerves, offering 35 tablets for 50 cents or a 7 ounce bottle for 1.00.
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R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
West Coast Island Shakes In Two Ways
San Pedro Calif March 2 Geologists report Terminal Island in Los Angeles Harbor is moving in two directions sinking slowly and a lateral shift noted since last July at the 1630 foot level. The movement has damaged oil wells with 35 to 50 wells needing reinforcement as the Navy spends over 2 million dollars to protect installations from settling.
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San Pedro
Calif
Terminal Island
Los Angeles Harbor
Navy
Williamson TB Group To Elect Officers
Georgetown March 2 Officers will be selected for the Williamson County Tuberculosis Association Thursday night Judge Sam V Stone temporary chairman said Wednesday During the meeting a permanent organization will be set up including naming of committees One hundred and fifty invitations have been mailed out said Judge Stone
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Georgetown
Spl
Williamson County Tuberculosis Association
Sam V. Stone
Stone
Welfare Room To Be Ready In Courthouse Offices
The private consultation room in the Department of Public Welfare offices on the first floor of the courthouse will be ready by Monday. Sam Jones said the 22 by 12 foot room will provide private conferences for welfare office clients with cases to present.
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Georgetown
Spl
Department of Public Welfare
Sam Jones
Jones
Arizonan Held For Killing Trial
George Adolph Schmid a 21 year old from Arizona was bound over for trial on a murder charge after testifying he fired one shot at Ernest Winsted in a triple killing at Needles California. The killings also claimed Willis Pugh and Winsted's wife Frances.
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Needles
Calif
George Adolph Schmid
Ernest Winsted
Bill Ray Gilbert
Arizona
Phoenix
Gilbert
Schmid
Winsted
Frances
Willis Pugh
F. B. Wilkin
Florence Margaret Chisholm
California
World oil output tops nine million barrels daily
World production has surpassed nine million barrels per day marking a new high. Officials note the rise in output across major fields with gains in the Middle East and Americas fueling the increase.
SSS Tonic Promises Vitality Through Blood Strength
An advertisement touts SSS Tonic as boosting blood strength to combat anemia and fatigue. It claims improved appetite, digestion, sleep, and overall energy with a healthier skin tone, urging readers to buy at their drugstore.
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SSS
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