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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1956
Page
3
An elderly Kendall county farmer Otto Cowan shot himself days after accidentally killing his wife with an 80-30 hunting rifle. The couple, married 58 years, were found in the kitchen of their farm home ten miles northeast of Comfort.
A feature on how firms combat growing internal mail and memos, detailing systems in Esso and Socony buildings. An overview explains floor mail attendants, conveyor networks, sorting carts, and time savings from automated routing. Includes an incident note from Cowan and funeral details.
A new report on Delhi Taylor Qi Corporation is issued by Rauscher Pierce Co Inc advising mutual funds. The advisory notes CAT-5151 and directs attention to all mutual investment funds at Rauscher Pierce Co Inc for additional details.
A dense OCR list of market prices for vegetables and poultry from Commission Mart and Srowens Market. Itemized rates cover artichokes avocados carrots beans peppers corn cabbage cucumbers garlic lettuce onions parsnips radishes potatoes spinach squash tomatoes turnips rhubarb sweet potatoes asparagus beets celery peppers green onions peas okra and poultry prices including per pound per dozen per crate and per bushel with numerous misspellings and inconsistent formatting.
Grain and livestock notices from Dow Jones and AP dispatches cover sea rail markets, butter prices, fruit and meat quotes, and retail earnings. Highlights include soy and fish prices, East Texas and Waco demand, Chicago butter steadiness, New York Food Fair Stores earnings, Seaboard Finance, and Wall Street sentiment on interest rates and steel outlook with projected 1948–50 profits and a 25 cent quarterly dividend.
A reader in his 60s asks about investing $1000 for speculation and whether a low priced oil stock is sensible. The advisor cautions that oil exploration is high risk, favors savings or solid utilities, and argues that a man in his 60s with 27 years away from markets should avoid speculative oil plays and not gamble on quick gains.
Temco Aircraft president Robert McCulloch announced the board authorized a quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share and an extra cash dividend of 15 cents per share on outstanding common stock. Dividends payable Jan 15, 1957, to stockholders of record Dec 11, 1956.
Tokyo reports a post exchange search of 120 Japanese Army Tokyo central post exchange employees, 80 women and 40 men, for stolen goods. Guards recovered over 100 items but nothing unidentifiable, with the Army denying rights abuses and stating no one was fully stripped. The Japanese justice ministry opened an inquiry into the incident.
Sherman, Dec. 11. The bodies of Mr and Mrs Basil Waggoner and Hubert L Wag goner, a visiting brother from Huntington Park California, were found in a tightly closed two room apartment. They apparently suffocated from heat and a stove left on. Deputy Sheriff Tra Wisely broke in after a sister reported Mrs Waggoner missing from work.
In Baltimore Mrs. Golda Meir, Israel’s foreign minister, asserts Israel’s Sinai march was justified. She criticizes the UN for not aiding in time of crisis and calls for equal rights and respect for Israel, saying Jews seek self determination and fate.
cattle and hogs steady to higher with active cow trade and fair demand for stockers and feeders. calves and yearlings mixed as slaughter classes stay open, sheep and lamb market limited with steady to unchanged prices. hogs 14.50 to 17.25, sows 14 to 15, lambs around 37.50, few bids sparse on ewes and yearlings.
Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas lifted weekly crude oil and condensate output by 168,800 barrels to 7,272,450, per the Oil and Gas Journal survey. Oklahoma rose 54,900 to 601,500 barrels, Louisiana 53,750 to 897,400, and Texas 51,800 to 3,057,900, virtually all the net gain.
After a fairly active start, trading slowed with small losses across divisions and a few gainers. Youngstown edged up slightly after dipping, U S Steel led minor advances, while Du Pont fell about 2. Leading rails softened as Kennecott Cooper Anaconda and International Nickel slipped. Losers included Santa Fe Pennsylvania Jr Ford Goodrich Gaudyear Westinghouse Electric American Telephone Texasco and U S Gypsum with Gulf Of and Royal Date down about a point. Opening blocks showed Youngstown down 0 at 127.44, Standard Off 4 at 58.5, Radio off 9 at 36.45 on 1300.
Office space for rent in the Luby Building at 4990 Broadway in Alamo Heights. Air conditioned and with ample convenient parking. Contact via phone tag 1921.
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