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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1949

Page

6

Cotton futures slip after early rise in New Orleans market

New Orleans cotton futures gained shortly after opening and then fell back, closing steady to 15 cents a bale lower. Spot prices in New Orleans and Galveston held at mid 29 cent ranges with sales around 300 bales. Wool prices in New York slipped amid sterling devaluation concerns, while the average Southern middling price hovered near 29.89 cents per pound.

New York New Orleans Galveston Houston Savannah Charleston Boston Ees Hascaue Memphis Augusta Little Rock Espe Ie | Exchange Formen Great Britain France Italy Sweden Latin America Argentina Brazil Mexico

Fort Worth Night Club Gutted by $30,000 Fire

An early morning three alarm blaze gutted the Starlite Club on Jacksboro Highway in Fort Worth. Fire Marshal C C Hillian put preliminary damage at $30,000. Owner J W Bill Jenkins was reportedly in Houston.

Fort Worth Starlite Club Jacksboro Highway C. C. Hillian J. W Bill) Jenkins Houston

Railway Stocks Gain as Market Rises in New York

New York stocks rallied as railway shares led gains up to three points amid optimism over industrial peace and steel negotiations. Volume topped 1,000,000 shares with the Associated Press average edging higher, while the rail group outperformed other sectors and several names like Nickel Plate and Santa Fe climbed.

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Groom to Be Slain at Bride-To-Be Home

Roy Alger a 49 year old painter slated to wed in a few days was shot to death in the driveway of the home of his bride to be in Houston. John W. Woodward 63 is charged with murder by Justice of the Peace Tom Maes. The shooting happened at the home of Woodward's former wife Ima Woodward 49 who said Alger and she planned to marry in Conroe on Saturday.

Houston Roy Alger Justice of the Peace Tom Maes John W. Woodward Woodward Ima Woodward Alger Conroe

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