Department Store Sales Rise in Mont City Region Despite Drought
A regional business review notes department stores up 19 percent in Mont City area, driven by daily needs buying. Wholesale trade declines since January while drought harms livestock, crops, and buildable activity. Deposits fall by about 21 million. credit demand remains light with some farming district borrowing up. Building permits rise from February but lag March 1924. labor surplus grows across cities and rural zones with varied industry impacts.
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Busi
Feiss Reserve Bank of Dal
Drouth
Federal Reserve Bank
Fitzalen Made Knight of the Garter at 70 in London
King George approved the appointment of Fitzalan as a Knight of the Garter succeeding the Marquis of Curzon. He is heir to the Duke of Norfolk and will be 70 years old in June.
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London
George
Coust Fitcalan
First Cotton Bale Race Near Edinburg
In Edinburg Texas on April 30 the first bale of cotton is expected to start for the market around June 15 with two local farmers in a race, EF P Lewellen and Howard Salmon, each having about 250 acres planted. The event carries prestige and potential auction proceeds on the Houston Cotton Exchange.
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Associated Press
Edinburg
Tex
EF. P. Lewellen
Howard Saimon
Houston Cotton Exchange
Lewellen
June Records First Bales Reach Houston from Texas Cotton Exchange
Houston records show seven of Texas cotton from the southeast arrived in June, eleven in July, one in August, and one as early as May. The first bale date on record is May 26, 1923, marking the earliest noted bale in the Houston Cotton Exchange's twenty year history.
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Houston
Texas
Houston Cotton Exchange
Mexico suspends import duties on American corn
The Mexican government suspended import duties on American corn for two months starting April 27. Consul General Weddell in Mexico City reported to the State Department that the decree was issued April 27 with no details given. Officials suspect Mexico’s corn exports have not met internal needs.
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Washington
Weddell
Mexico City
State Department
Mexico
Central Texas Sees Light Rainfall Across Region
San Antonio reports light rainfall with about one inch in the area by eight Thursday morning. San Marcos, 38 miles south of Austin, received a shower of two tenths of an inch. The central Texas circle had hardly any moisture Wednesday and Wednesday night. Clouds persist with possible showers Thursday but no beneficial rain expected.
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San Marcos
Austin
Texas
San Antonio
Waco Section Receives Beneficial Rainfall
Waco and nearby areas saw an all night slow rain with .77 inch by 7 am and a total monthly rainfall of 2.25 inches. County agents and farmers value the rain as worth about two million dollars to the region. Additional showers dropped up to 1.5 inches in 24 hours and southern sections reported 1 to 3 inches over 60 miles, ending a six month drought.
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Waco
Austin
Pocket knife swindle nets San Antonio victim payday loss
Deland Bill of Nixon loses 225 dollars in a pocket knife swindle after a trio of men lure him with a trick to open a concealed blade. Detectives Harris and Schopstein have one suspect in custody and seek a second accomplice as the victim seeks restitution and the elusive knife.
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Deland
Nixon
Harris and Schopstein
Hull
Azaccomline
Hill
San Antonio
Mr. Hill
Dieticians Hold the Key to World Peace Through Food
A speaker argues that proper nutrition and understanding metabolism can prevent conflicts. He insists the peace of the world rests on food and that dieticians, not politicians, hold the power to avert disasters by teaching people how to eat and what to eat.
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Bey
Ranger Law Declared Unconstitutional by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reversed the San Antonio court of civil appeals ruling that halted one ranger unit and dismissed the case. Judge Miner’s opinion praised as a constitutional mastery holds the ranger law unconstitutional though no opinion was written by the court. A rehearing motion will be filed after the 15 day period.
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Astonishes - Chapin
J ‘Gm’ Setonishea
Supreme Court
Mion
Miner
Chapin
Minor
San Antonio
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