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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1932
Page
15
Fragments show a busy classified page with Chevrolet dealer mentions and listings for living rooms, beds, suites, and home items. Several brand names, prices, and product types appear, including Buster Davenport Living Room sets and a range of appliances, with assorted trade-in notes and requests for offers.
Jaggen reports profit taking in New York stocks with led by utilities and metals. Greene Cananea and Amalgamated Copper rise while major names like American Telephone and General Electric rebound but momentum remains fragile amid inflation fears and uncertain policy signals.
A dense bulletin lists currency and metal prices with London and New York references. It cites silver and copper values, foreign exchange rates for Great Britain and other nations, and assorted shipper and trade figures, including various country quotes and commodity valuations.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and dates, but clarity is low. Key terms include PeMH and Aan Aplon, with references to plots and committees, suggesting a historical political notice or legal context amidst damaged wording. The core entities are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Grain market notes from Liverpool and London show wheat prices climbing with modest gains in the US market. Wheat futures advance while corn and oats hold firm, and overall U.S. and Canadian totals approach 4.5 hundred million bushels. seaport demand remains firm amid cautious profit taking.
The obituary records the death of Mrs. Mary Jae Drouct 78 of Orange Texas with funeral arrangements at St Patrick's Church and mausoleum interment at Mission Burial Part. Survivors include two sons and several daughters, with services in Boerne and San Antonio. Additional lines note other local deaths and memorials with varied details and dates.
New Orleans reports show mixed buying with prices uneven as early gains faded under profit taking. Cotton futures rallied to midweek highs before slipping, while notable movements in December and July deliveries reflected shifting demand, weather concerns, and speculative activity across the market.
A garbled OCR page lists poultry and produce items with prices and brands centered on New York markets. Entries mention dairy products, chicken, turkey, sausage, and frozen goods, with scattered brand names and pricing clues amid dense, unreadable text. Authorities or dates are not clear. the fragment hints at a regional trade listing or advertisement page from a New York dairy pamphlet.
Readable listings show prices rising on Monday at the growers market in California with lemons priced from 42.80 to 49 per box and carots cucumbers and peppers among items quoted. Cabbage beans peaches and melons appear with varied per unit or per bushel quotes reflecting higher wholesale activity.
Aug 2 BINTON The following county officers for San Patricio county were announced at the party primary: county clerk, county treasurer, and other listed officials. W. R. Sips, RSA Mihierve Hardeman, Cindy Cler, and Ww lw named as officers.
Readable portions show cattle and hogs trading with varied prices. Trade notes include receipts, weight categories, and top bids across Montana and Illinois markets, with emphasis on good and choice categories and feeder figures.
Corpus Christi awaiting the largest sugar cargo ever discharged, with the S.S. Point Aveena scheduled to dock this week. The shipment totals about 3,000,000 pounds, including 25,000 bags (1,250 tons) from Spreckels Sugar Co of San Francisco and 6,000 bags (250 tons) from Western Sugar Refinery Co, to be stored for distribution by Leo Tyson Brokerage Co of San Antonio.
BAN ANGELO Aug 23 George P Jupes was renominated for county judge for his second term Saturday over J TK Mathison. He succeeded to years ago by mare votes. Frank Vannort was elected sheriff overseer VBenge deputy to Sheriff J Re Hewlth who was not a candidate for re election. The print was 1929 to 3680 Syilite Boone tax assessor defeated by PLB Parker 470 to 3120.
Karnes County commissioners vote to maintain a 77 cent tax rate after budget talks. Property valuations rose to about 10.86 million dollars from 9.39 million, prompting salary cuts for one department.
Cameron county results show P. Brown winning the Democratic nomination for Sheriff by a wide margin over Adl Gnolahy. The final tally reflects about 1300 votes separating the candidates in the Aug 20 primary.
Fragmentary historical note mentions Runge cotton bales totals and August dates with garbled figures. References Runge gine Vd, relinings, and a 3421 bale total, but text is incomplete and not fully decipherable. Further readable context appears limited to sporadic numbers and place names.
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