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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1948
Page
3
Market summary from San Antonio shows beef cattle slow with calves around 16 on 90.00-24. Hogs and sows down about 0.50. Feeder and choice 180-280 pound cattle steady with prices 5.00-5.50 per head. Sheep listed at 1500 head for sale, slaughter ewes and nannies around 6.00-8.00 per head. mids 3.00-4.35.
Mrs Verna Werner will host at 1910 Rio Grande Street with co hostess Mrs Elmer Flaccus for a Wednesday 9 30 a m meeting of Chapter BQ PEO.
In New Orleans on Monday October 25 price action shows cotton futures easing as traders lock in profits. Buyers faced lower bids with the market touching weaker levels across base points, while a July contract hovered around the 2.62 dollar mark amid hedge considerations.
Fragmentary market note from Galveston shows cotton price activity with buys and sells at varying levels. Several entries reference spot prices around 25 to 38 cents, with mid and good grades noted and fluctuations suggested in the week.
Kinney County Texas aviation plans mark the Flying L ranch airstrip near Spofford with a caliche boundary marker laid by a Texas Aeronautics Commission representative and Texas Ninety Nines pilots at a Sunday breakfast for Anna Lee Jameson. The group pledges support to place air markers at other Southwest Texas locations.
A. Philip Randolph, international president of the AFL Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, announced in New York that he supports Norman Thomas for President.
In New York on Oct 25 foreign exchange showed a drop as steel market weakness influenced rates. The pound stood around $4.03 and the franc under a third of a cent. Canadian and Mexican dollars remained near the prior level with minor adjustments amid open market trading.
The Austin Kiwanis Club presented a check for 1079 dollars to Captain James D. Lemon for delivery to the Playground Equipment Company. Harold Legge of the Salvation Army Advisory Board received it on the Army’s behalf. Perry L. Jones announced nominating ballots for the 1949 Kiwanis president. Dr. W. R. Spriegel spoke on leadership and the objective of business, stressing planning, fit, control and profit.
Chicago markets report wheat boosting corn prices with wheat helping cereal futures rebound. No. 1 hard wheat around 2.42 to 2.45, corn No. 2 white 1.75 to 2.00 on Fort Worth and Kansas City exchanges as oats and soybeans show smaller gains. Chicago cash grain lists mixed wheat and corn readings with No. 1 and No. 2 white categories noted.
Officer J H Poole observed a car zigzag and collide with a filling station on Red River Street. The drunk driver was found unable to exit the car or stand, and could not recall his name, driver's license, or pocketbook.
Giddings High School seniors host a Hallowe en carnival Tuesday to raise funds for a trip to New York City next summer. The event features a Mexican supper in the cafeteria fish pond a country store an amateur show and a womanless wedding.
The article notes a shift in fashion toward a slimmer silhouette at the New York fair as women seek to shed bulges. It mentions weight reducing products on the market, warning that one Texas survey found some claims unbased on vitamins and diets, while Barcentrate promotes easy fat reduction with refunds.
A delegation including old friends and neighbors arrived Monday from Fia and attended a reception at the local Legion post. Brown wore a red overseas cap symbolizing his high office. A formal reception for Brown is planned for early December with dignitaries from the state and nation expected.
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