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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1930
Page
22
A garbled market brief lists prices and items such as cabbage celery tomatoes and apples with notes of changes and recoveries. Mentions ranges up to 7.00 a unit and per pound prices like 22 cents to 87.90 for various goods. Overall picture shows fluctuating vegetable and egg prices with losses and rebound phrases.
A dense list of fruits and vegetables with prices per unit or per bushel, including lettuce, tomatoes, oranges, potatoes, beans, apples, onions, cabbage, peppers, garlic, strawberries, and more. The ad-like ledger documents numerous items with quantities and cents figures, reflecting a bustling grocery price sheet.
The article lists new church leaders and chairmen for St. Mark's Vestry, naming Arthur Mair as superintendent, Frank Gillespie as treasurer, and other officers including Horner and Albert Sreveq, with committees and church properties receiving designation.
Mrs. Lester Norris formerly Dellora Angell has inherited 38 million dollars from her grandfather John W. Gates. Returning to California, she emphasizes her four children as greater treasures than the vast wealth she has inherited.
Washton D C February 6. General Herbert Crosby, chief of cavalry, chosen by President Hoover to direct the District of Columbia police fire and traffic departments to purge organized crime. Crosby will retire March 31 and assume his new post soon after.
A physician faced trial in Houston over the death of Goréin Muse, a butcher from Oninha. The jury proceedings began with presenvation before the court, as Ms de fi Ellin Sievennndt and Specaline ohare testified. Prosecution and defense argued over details of the fatal shears incident, while the jury awaited verdict amid contested testimonies and alleged in the indictment.
The report notes February typically brings stock twists and warns of continued volatility after weeks of upheaval. It cites speculative risk, flags heavy selling as a danger signal, and highlights potential opportunities in Archison, Dew York Central, Pennsylvania, Southern Pacific, and Chesapeake and Ohio among others.
Brackenridge High School's drama department under Miss Teston Dickey will present five one-act plays at the Thomas Nelson Page junior school auditorium Friday night to raise funds for a student anthology. The lineup includes Jazz and Minuet, In the Spring a Young Man's Fancy, Pearls, Pink and Patches, and The Prince of Painters with casts led by Phyllis Wegner Edna Wilkon Carlie Kiraughn and Vincent Kendall.
Chicago wheat prices fell sharply today driven by Liverpool and Hamburg quotes, with initial declines of about 11 to 22 cents per bushel. Corn and oats steadied after early losses, while traders eye Russian wheat offerings and Russian export potential amid uncertain supply. Market chatter noted Eastern buyers and railroad and farm machinery financing as factors in the fall.
A native Irishman aged 77, Casey, died at his residence 42 Vilaye Street and will be buried after a funeral Saturday morning at St. Mary's Catholic Church conducted by Fr. Dusneau. Casey, who had lived in San Antille 40 years, was a member of the Catholic Knights of America and the A pede of Pibrentens. He was a retired government employee and is survived by two daughters and two sons. Funeral arrangements and burial details will be announced locally.
Funeral services were held Thursday for Thomas Wead Pattung, 51, who died at his home on Vib North Hackpercy Street, Weilnendal. Pattung, a Civil War veteran native of Frentuedy, had lived in the area for 26 years. Surviving relatives include his wife Tosain Je. Pelton and two daughters, Mea Damien Jackson and Charleo 13, both of San Antonio. Entertainer Conrad J. Tansen Jr hosted a turkey dinner Wednesday in celebration of his tenth birthday.
Cotton prices fell sharply as Egypt and India sales eased the market. First trades showed losses of 10 to 12 points with March down to 15.58 and July around 10 points lower. Liverpool cables blamed bearish crop outlooks and reduced bank lending for the decline, while Liverpool and Bombay markets showed renewed activity and cover.
AUSTIN. The school children of Tommy will receive a remittance of $2 per cap, totaling $17.50 to date, announced by Superintendent M. N. Murray. Remittance scheduled for February 14 brings up the authorized apportionment. Also mentions oil leases involving Vanier, Heflin, and Leal grants with rents and royalties.
Unchanged quotations and broad grading reported on the San Antonio market by Saunders Commission. Cattle range common to choice $4 to 4.76, bulls $1 to top, calves $6 to 10, hogs top $30.50, midranges $6.50 to 7.50, with mixed notes from Chicago and other markets and receipts varying by region.
Dr. O C Baird of the city argues for uniform pre nuptial medical exams to curb criminality and deformity. He claims most parental factors arise prenatally and that state funded, thorough checks of both partners would cut costs in asylums and improve offspring health.
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