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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1930
Page
17
Vital statistics list marriage licenses including Leopoldo Exguire with Palre Laon and Lewin G Hobinson with Anne Hageree Tollan Martine. Public notices cover hospitalizations, property records, and a lengthy summary of corporate price expectations prior to the 1929 stock market crash, noting executive opinions on stock valuations before the dip and sector-wide concerns across industries.
Classifieds list numerous used Chevrolets including coupes cabriolets sedans and sport models with notes of new tires and pricing terms. It mentions Essex Fiden and other brands with faded lines and unclear prices. The text hints at a sale event with a contact like 166 Tikgsby and a 8 AM starting time.
Business leaders question stock levels prior to the 1929 crash while a 1980 survey of 100 presidents among 825 NYSE-listed firms finds precrash prices about 26 percent higher than the peak. The record notes inflation, market fear, and mixed personal anecdotes from Wall Street figures.
In Cicero near Chicago, Joseph Terenviccia a 44 year old butcher was found shot in the back and beaten to death in front of his home. Police believe the victim was connected to a liquor racket and was abducted by his gangsters who beat him and left him in underwear. critical details incomplete due to partial text.
The piece notes inflated stock prices at the 1920 bull peak and a preceding crash. It cites a 42 percent fall in industrials from September 1929 to November, with a 6.2 percent rise then, and discusses expert opinions on whether the peak was too high. A questionnaire of 240 top executives is mentioned, with 198 giving clear responses.
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