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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1935
Page
8
From New York July 17 Lewis Haney reports weather affecting business sentiment. Outside Washington livelihoods see tax and policy tensions, with hopes for a modest revival by August despite inflation anxieties and debate over pump priming and TVA. The piece ends noting a desire for independence in Congress and clearer signals for recovery.
In a garbled but readable extract, Bay Antonio policy holders appear to rank third in a statewide insurance benefits list. The text cites large payments, including a San Antonio act of a major payout and lingering references to notable individuals and years, with many names obscured.
Fragmented text references the United States and exchange actions, with mentions of July 13 and a possible price quote. It appears as partial dispatch content with garbled names and numbers, offering little coherent event or outcome to summarize.
Despite heavy bootlegging, legal spirits and wine production remains steady. Proponents argue reducing taxes on legal producers would not decrease government revenue, while bootleggers would be cut out through higher official output and profits in whisky rum gin and other beverages.
The San Antonio livestock market showed varied trading with gains for some classes and slower sales for others. Canner and cutter cows sold slowly though good quality steers drew bids, fat cattle softened, hogs held firm, and sheep demand remained tepid amid overall market uncertainty across Kansas City and Chicago reports.
Grain prices fluctuated as wheat futures surged on supply concerns from drought across the northern U.S. plains and Canadian prairies. Reports described North Dakota and Minnesota suffering dry conditions while rainfall patterns varied, boosting Chicago wheat prices and lifting nearby contracts. In San Antonio, farmers quoted hay and grain prices for Wednesday deliveries, with corn and oats listed and local market activity noted.
The market reports varied prices for peaches, grapes, apples, cantaloupes, and berries, with many items noted per bushel or crate. California seedless grapes declined, while pears, apples, okra, onions, potatoes, and citrus show mixed quotes, and dairy and poultry prices are listed in local terms.
The report lists produce and prices including beans cauliflower celery and plums with multiple numeric values and vendor references. It notes market conditions as steady with several traders named in the text and references to shipments and averages.
A fragmented money and metals column cites exchange rates and commodity prices with many garbled figures. It mentions Great Britain, Norway, Austria, Romania, and other nations, referencing currencies like pounds and kroner and listing various metal prices and exchange figures in a disorderly fashion. It notes weekly or monthly values, rough quotes, and market activity, but the exact figures are unclear due to OCR errors.
July 17 public opinion favored the meter system despite widespread apathy. District Judge Clarence Mills ordered a halt to enforcement while Sol Butterfield sought a permanent injunction, noting a possible state Supreme Court appeal if arrests occurred. The new meters, about the size of a mantle clock, were installed on upright poles along business sidewalks, with Carl Magee credited as inventor and about 200 units in use. Downtown clerks and shop workers reportedly objected to the change, arguing meters slow shoppers who arrive early.
Bertil Karling, new vice consul of Honduras, met Acting Mayor Phil Wright and city commissioners at City Hall to arrange an office and home. He will soon leave for Chicago, then return with his family. His arrival marks Honduras’s reestablishment of a consulate here.
More than 500 descendants of the Heinrich Conrad Kothmann family gather in San Antonio for a one day reunion at Koehler Park. Berman A. Ochs of the chamber of commerce and Udhney Kothmann announce the event with speakers including Commissioner Phil Weight and Postmaster Representative Frank Gallagher.
George Henry Moore, 43, allegedly ran amuck with a knife at a residence in Alma, killing a man and wounding three others including a woman and a child. The assailant also wounded his wife and housekeeper as neighbors reported chaos and sirens. Authorities opened an investigation into motive and timeline, with no immediate arrests reported.
AP dispatch from Loshon and Poston notes today's wool auction with limited clarity on quantities and prices. Odd spellings and garbled figures obscure exact totals though several lots appear described as finer grades and mixed consignments.
Wall Street briefs report modest activity as Western firms trade amid shifting tech and retail sentiment. Ample commentary notes company earnings and market capitalization changes with references to Amstrens, Degratt, and Hutlam. London social pages highlight Whitney and Daphne Pinck-Watson nuptials at St Mangaree's Church Westminster with coverage of fashion and society.
An illustrated Marian Martin sewing pattern promotion offers complete diagrammed sew charts for child and adult frocks, with pattern 9302 and a summer catalog. It details yardage, fabric types, prices, and ordering steps including name address style number and payment, urging readers to request the 40 page catalog and 15 cent book.
Cotton futures eased after a day of limited activity as favorable weather supported prices. December and May contracts dipped, while outside markets showed modest gains on a mixed backdrop with trading restrained. Liverpool quotes reflected steady spot demand with modestly higher futures in thin volume.
The New York commodity market shows subdued activity as buyers stay out of the market. Prices drift with declines in October and December futures, while refined sugar and coffee terms move little amid lighter demand and centralized trading.
SAY YORE July 97. The stock market showed a steady undertone as early trading began, with advances in some blue chips like American Telephone and Chrysler. Edison Electric reported higher power output, while industry reports pointed to strong production weeks, yet analysts warned that budget gaps and currency concerns clouded further gains.
A garbled poultry and produce listing mentions live fowl chickens ducks turkeys and eggs with scattered numeric codes and location references. It references New York Chicago Kansas City and various markets with notes on changes and receipts, using inconsistent spellings and partial product lines.
Fort Worth Texas July 17 Young Densestats foes of Roosevelt faced a power struggle as the executive committee rejected a move to oust Roosevelt from the group presidency. State leaders urged members to organize Roosevelt-Gartier clubs across Texas while approving a resolution praising his work and defeating the push to remove him.
Laura Urango, a radio performer at KTSA, faces deportation after entering as a visitor and later working in the United States. Immigration officials plan a hearing Thursday to prepare a report for Washington. manager Jack White vows to help keep him in the country.
Obituary notices list Rev George Cottman 68 of Maverick street with services at Hage Mirttally chapel and interment at Roselawn. Survivors include son Dr Robert Cottman and daughters Mrs Lillia Garena and Mrs Jesse Bangham. Other notices mention Robert Monroe Fouler, Mary Tow Peeler, Ollie Wright, and J Wright with survivor details and chapel arrangements in Porter Loring and Roselawn burial.
Turmoil in foreign markets and mixed data from Paris and Berlin influenced investors as shares fluctuated. Industrial and home rail sectors gained while some international stocks held steady at around 624, with monetary fears eased by regulatory moves.
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