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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1949
Page
17
Mr and Mrs C R Taylor with Miss Sydnah Simmons present an organ piano and vocal concert Monday evening at the First Baptist Church in Taylor.
A small cash corn run and foreign flour buying lifted grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade. Corn advanced nearly two cents with March soybeans ending slightly down after erratic moves. soybeans, lard, and other grains showed overall strength despite fluctuations.
Cotton futures moved in a narrow range amid slow trading with a slight rise on short covering and liquidation. Prices ended modestly higher while oats and rye showed small gains and corn cash market activity remained light as government loan terms eyed.
The stock market posted one of the year’s largest overall advances with broad gains across key issues. Emerson Radio boosted its quarterly dividend from 20 to 30 cents, lifting related stocks. the Associated Press index rose to 63.3, aided by gains in US Steel, General Motors, Chrysler and others.
Frederick L. Rogosch, 35, construction worker, died after falling from the sixth floor of the Permian Building in Midland on Wednesday. Witnesses said a large winch struck him before he tumbled to the sidewalk while a construction crew added four floors to the two story structure.
Spot cotton in Galveston closes steady with prices across grades set from good ordinary to strict middling and above. New Orleans middle of the market shows a 50 cent rise to 32.60 cents per pound for middling. New York wool markets firm on short covering with futures mainly easing for some contracts amid limited offerings.
In San Antonio on March 23 an armored truck transporting funds from merchants to banks overturned near the city limits on the road to Kelly Air Force Base after a drive shaft failure. Driver John Powers, 28, and guard J. W. Hawkins, 49, were seriously injured. thousands of dollars spilled and some recovered by police and bystanders.
San Antonio cattle and hog prices remain steady with cattle 700 head, hogs 400 head, and sheep 300 head traded. Prices show wide ranges by class, with beef calves and stocker cattle notably steady, while hogs see selective strength in top butcher weights.
Nadine Fleming, 17, found safe after a weeklong search. She traveled over 1800 miles by hitchhiking, earning 25 dollars in four days in Texas and returning to her Fort Worth husband who persuaded her to come home. She lost 71 dollars belonging to her brother and could not explain why she left.
A series of eight General Motors service sales training conferences began here Wednesday under Patrick H. Kehoe of the General Motors Institute Flint Mich. The meetings aim to improve dealer customer relations and will be held each Wednesday through May 11.
SHREVEPORT La March 23 In Shreveport you could always live on Easy Street But now you can do business there The city council rezoned Easy Street to neighborhood commercial opening the area to nonresidential development and new commerce.
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