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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1932
Page
14
A garbled OCR listing multiple vehicles and auto parts including Chevrolet 7 ton and 1 ton models, Ford F3 ton, and closed cabs with steel bodies. Also contains assorted ads for Swedish massage parlors, maternity homes, sanatoriums, and various small businesses with addresses and contact numbers.
Corpus Christi Aug 1 M A Radford of Three Rivers was elected grand chef de gate of the Texas Forty and Eight at its annual meeting with about 650 delegates in attendance. Other officers were named including grand chef de train C A Osborne Beaumont and numerous sous chefs. A resolution praising Dr John K Gill US Veterans' Bureau was passed. Installations scheduled for Monday night. Funeral notices follow for Mims Dien et Meuvin Lake Traue and others with services in Laredo and Corpus Christi, and several local obituaries listed.
Slow day in the San Antonio livestock market with prices for cattle and lambs varying. Readers see listed ranges for feeder cattle, cows, vealers, and sheep, plus receipts and notes on market tone across Chicago, Kansas City, and St. Louis regions.
In New York Aug reported trade showed limited activity as sugar and coffee futures drifted in a narrow range. Buyers showed willingness to bid but few offers emerged, with September contracts around 1.10 and early declines near 1 point before later gains. Refined wax prices held steady around 4.15 to 4.16 per unit.
Obituary notices list survivors for Mrs. Rowenya Lilly Killough of Center Point Texas and Royle Blogie Mims of Austin with details of funerals and church services. Additional notice for Mrs. Antonie Beache of Marion Texas, with services upcoming in San Antonio, Pratt and Laredo areas, mentions immediate family and burial plans.
Mayor G M Qbhambera announced a delinquent tax list to be published listing taxpayers owing more than 200. The list, about 1500 names, urges those in arrears to pay within a month to avoid extended penalties and possible penalties on back taxes.
A chaotic OCR derived list shows market prices for fruits and vegetables from a California market and San Antonio trust. It includes mangos at 19.50 per bushel, peaches 1.75 to 2.00, tomatoes 31 to 61 cents per pound, and assorted items with varied unit quotes across categories, with commissions and avocados also noted.
A dense, merchant oriented listing from MARAECHY to NEW YORK detailing poultry items including roosters turkeys eggs and various produce. The notes mention shipments numbers weights and prices and reference multiple firms and markets in Chicago New York and other locations with dates and packing marks.
Robertson, former county judge, was elected special judge for the summer term of the Thirty seventh District Court at a meeting of the Bexne County Bar Association on Monday. The term opened immediately with a special grand jury ordered to investigate the 400 cases pending. Sheriff Albert Hagaser was directed to summon jurors on Tuesday.
Grain market notes from CINTAGO and San Antonio show early firming then declines driven by Canadian influences and local selling. Wheat futures rallied in New York while Toledo reports limited information. corn and oats weakened due to rains and harvesting pressures.
A snapshot of currency and commodity values across major markets. It lists exchange rates for Great Britain France Italy and others, plus grain and cotton prices, with example figures and regional notes. Ads note used cars and classified offers alongside market chatter.
The cotton market opened steady with futures from October to December rising modestly. Trading volume remained fair as eastern belt rain and weevil pressures influenced sentiment, with prices near last close and buyers keeping activity brisk through the morning.
Oklahoma City August 1 Guardsmen armed with rifles and bayonets patrol the city oil field after the temporary arrest of 14 Marshall Oil Company workers. Colonel Ocero Murray, in charge of field enforcement, boosted patrols to 64 and warned guardsmen would resist any intrusion. The 14 workers were jailed then released after wells on three Marshall leases were allegedly opened. Those wells had been ordered closed by the state corporation commission for proration rule violations.
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