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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1931
Page
9
A listing of diverse produce and dairy prices with quantities and units. Items include apples oranges peaches and berries alongside vegetables like lettuce cabbage and peppers. Poultry eggs and dairy prices are noted with per unit and per basket or crate figures.
Fragmented OCR text shows a market page with poultry and produce items, prices and weights. Mentions fowl, roosters, ducks, vegetables, and various price figures such as 33¢2 and 7.38, with references to totes, weights, and producer names.
Fragmentary OCR text references various names and locales with unclear meaning. The readable portions mention wineries, silver items, towers, and a list of scattered proper nouns, lacking coherent events or actions. No clear entities or dates form a verifiable news item.
Fragments describe a cryptic seed topic tied to European sources and a dated sequence. Names and places are unreadable, leaving a partial outline of an agricultural or scientific note with unclear significance.
Grain prices and market activity in Chicago showed mixed signals with declines in wheat and shifts in corn and oats. Local quotes listed per bushel include white corn at 36 cents, beans at 20 cents, and wheat around 60 cents, reflecting a cautious trading day.
Jack Tol, long associated with the Tanting foundation, resigns his post effective December 10. He was in charge of the de Lier form and roach division, overseeing more than 21,000 workers.
An obituary notes the death of STIEGARD, Bis, oma in The rn Mien ince Hana after Hecombing ng low flye. The fragmentary text records a brief note on the cause and timing of death, with reader-supplied garbled segments obscuring full details.
Read of Misa Camille Stansell and Mica Alatgiret Byduin opening a Saturday afternoon dance from 4:30 to 7 at the Wine of Aline Car Versenolic. A December 12 event honors new members at the Catholic Women's association on LIA Nanagiloches street with a weekly Saturday night dance. Elites invite city residents to Tarnmount club aims to aid orphans. Miss Ellbw Mayes hosts a birthday eve dinner for Miss Francisca Underwood’s fiancé Lieutenant Barksdale Tstin tetl. A Ford Sam Houston-bound arrival from Washington marks a military posting shift. Col Longanecker to air officer duty at Eight Corps Area HQ. other officers and spouses noted. Socials include luncheons, dinners, and a formal dance season at various clubs and academies amid engagements and entertaining parties with prominent locals and guests.
Kansas City and Chicago reports show cattle and calf prices uneven with tops near 4 cents for era shows and mid range steers weakening. Sheep and hogs also slide as buyers scale back, with feeders and cows under pressure and weekly receipts around thousands.
An unclear report describes a confrontation where Wong Ilan, owner of Wan Gunkers, is pursued by officers who mistake him for a bandit. A shot is fired as he flees toward a store counter, triggering a chaotic pursuit with Special Officer Sao Thriant and Officer Ay Willox.
San Marcos will elect five directors of the chamber of commerce next month to fill terms expiring. A councilor slate led by Ty. G. Johnson, O. W. Zimmerman, EA Kneel, Horney Pounds, and Grady Walker will submit five names. Expiring are A. B. Rogers, J. G. Johnson, Tf. R. Mais, G. Evans, and J. Franklin.
The cotton market opens with uneven activity as Liverpool commentary stirs mixed sentiment. Trading shows volatility with prices quoted around 6.05e and 6.726 for nearby months amid hedging and cautious demand. Local reports note shipboard movements and tentative futures activity as market observers weigh global supply signals.
San Marcos mayor Chriss Hamsey marries Miss Jave Maw in a Lockhart hospital church ceremony. The wedding drew officials and townspeople, marking a notable event in the San Maroon community.
Police report multiple home intrusion attempts across the city Saturday night. Detectives Gry and Jones nabbed two suspects, one after climbing a door frame at Philip Sinoyasa’s home, while another pair turned over a man found trying to enter a residence on Bain Avenue. A third incident saw a man apprehended after smashing a front door glass during a separate break-in. Several thefts were tied to local spots, including a Cincinnati pharmacy and homes on Rosewood Street and West Summit, with varied loot and damage noted.
Knob knockers robbed the San Antonio Merchants Association office at John West Cambridge Friday night bypassing the safe with a fingerprint touch. The safe contained valuable records and jewelry totaling about 2450. Police were told and suspect a morning burglary at another company’s office.
Kerrville Bee reports a Kerr County health survey of 664 Kerrville school students, with 657 examined by a dentist and 1,294 seen by a health nurse. Of these, 147 needed medical or dental follow up, 46 were sent home, and immunization efforts continued including diphtheria shots.
The Friday Thursday market notes show strong demand for spinach and peppers with Texas and Texas region sellers including Texan, Cab-Parr, Versa TE, and others. Substantial listings include celery pears onions and lemons, with mixed prices across Philadelphia Kansas City and Denver exchanges and steady overall market readings.
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