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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1947
Page
17
Lewis Haney discusses a tentative market pause with hope for a year end rally. He cites last week’s activity showing strength as averages held above support and trading volume rising, while warning that government policy and uncertain actions could still trigger a correction.
A garbled local report notes October discount activity and references county assessors, commissioners, and payments. The text mentions writs, presons, and tax related entries with unclear names and figures.
Public notice lists private paprifs at Sensations High Wiexeie Net with directions to Toypman'h ath Avchin Hwy Nendgiph Rd and references to T4027 Adv. Details are partially legible and pertain to a real estate or private event listing.
Grain and Fraseins at the Tilgut with Ady tines Dial F124. (Note: Source text is garbled and unreadable. this item preserves the legible fragments as a brief item.)
Local reports describe a unusual phenomenon with chickens appearing, attracting cafe customers and prompting officials to investigate. Citizens aboard banks and markets discuss the oddity while authorities assess possible environmental or prank-related causes.
Stocks in New York edged forward amid gains in Gulf Producing and Mingion Corp while late December activity showed reinvestment hints. Major industrials including U S Steel and General Motors led declines among laggards as bond yields narrowed and ahead of year end.
A holographic will by Meyer Epstein filed in Bexar County Probate Court allocates over 100000 in estate assets to his descendants. The trust funds include a half interest in National Lumber Co of San Antonio and a not yet specified amount in bonds. Monthly payments to Epstein’s children are set, with 4000 to be paid when they buy a home.
Travelling incognito, Roberts Montgomerie-Charrington and his six year old son Robin arrived at London airport three days after the socialite wife told Ware Venton, Va police they had disappeared. The former British officer said travel raid yielded no clues and plans to visit his grandmother in Hund Sol Merefantshire were mentioned.
Syracuse resident Rey Brown aged 16 swallowed a small chip of weed that lodged in the upper lung, causing a burn to the lobe. Surgeon yesterday disclosed that Brown had received the foreign particle and is now recovering.
President Truman greeted Dee Truman, 79, Fong Truman, and Clifford Vranas Jr during a quick White House stop. The entourage, traveling the world in tiny planes, sought clues to any kinship with the president. Officials noted no relation, as the families hail from Missouri and Minnesota.
Market news from Worth and Stour shows cattle receipts around 300 with limited slaughter, hogs about 200 to 300 head steady with good and choice values, and sheep around 400 stockers and lambs. Canner and cutter prices range $10 to $14.50, mid to high quality calves $16.60 to $21, and butcher hogs $26.50 to $28.75 on the 180 to 335 pound range. Sows around $24.50 to $25.00, feeder pigs $19 to $21, and lambs scarce with yearlings $13 to $14.00.
Congress eyes the commodities market and price spikes amid calls for a broad probe. Senate and House leaders clash over timing as investigations into speculation proceed and requests for transparency on Secretary Anderson rise.
In Washington December, a legal clash between the American Newspaper Publishers Assn and the AFL International Typographical Union advances as the NLRB transfers subpoena decisions to a trial examiner, with Left to resume hearings Monday. Subpoenas order union officers to produce records from August convention and related documents. publishers group seeks to compel Cranston Williams to disclose bulletins to member papers.
Detroit December 19 Rep Fred Hersley will appoint a house sub committee to investigate the dispute between the AFL Typographical Union and newspaper publishers. The action followed a talk with Sen Ball about a possible joint congressional probe. Hearings may begin soon and finish in about three days with hearings in Washington possible afterward.
About 150 union printers on strike against Chicago’s 18 daily papers near a month. Unemployment comp hints and a larger strike fund grow as papers publish with Protoengraving. A wide range of economic and labor tensions surface across major cities and unions as the dispute continues.
Obituary notice records Piack A Patten, avar in Devine. Service details include a Wednesday service with interment at a local cemetery. Additional notes mention Porter Lorine Capel Haseclayn Park and related names, with sparse readable lines about dates and places.
The note describes a student activity and a community event with mentions of local figures and plans. It references a parade or party setting and a search for assistance in an ongoing event. Community members gather for a celebration and discussion about upcoming activities.
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