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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1932
Page
14
County seeks bids for a 2300 acre county project with plans and specs on file in the county engineer’s office. Bidders must include a 1 percent bid bond with bids due by 11:00 am Monday August 4. The county reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities.
The grain market faced renewed pressure with wheat prices hitting fresh lows as selling intensified amid sluggish demand. Reports note declines in July and September contracts, with corn and oats also under pressure. domestic crops and export demand cited as influencing factors. Weather and harvest outlooks in France and Saskatchewan colored sentiment, while overall futures showed muted buying interest despite some buys at cautious levels. Provisions remained weak as markets absorbed ongoing supply signals.
Report from New Orleans notes July prices steady amid adjournment of a contract, with losses narrowing as weather eased prices. Market stayed quiet through October into November, with trading limited and prices drifting, while traders watched weather signals and private weather assessments for guidance.
The U S Court hears a petition in the San Antonio Suburban Irrigated Farms case seeking an $18,000 advance or receiver certificates to fund repairs and improvements on the 30 000 acre project fed by Medina Lake The action pits the Bexar Medine Atascosa County Water Improvement District No 1 against Wheeler Kelly Hagny Truss Company the project trustee and bondholders with the court noted as Judge A N Moursund and Judge R J BrcMillan in a preliminary conference discussions of receivership and overdue bonds.
Two San Antonians have accepted commissions in the organized reserve. John E. Robinson of 908 Travis Building will serve as first lieutenant in the central reserve, while Jack C. Jeffrey of 3123 Buena Vista Street has accepted a commission as second lieutenant in the field artillery reserve.
Candidate Mrs. Alex Ademe for Congress plans a multi city speaking tour this week. She will speak Monday night in Fort Worth Tuesday night in Houston Wednesday night in New Braunfels Thursday night in Wit forty Friday afternoon and Friday night in San Marcos.
El Paso reports a peaceful Chihuahua state election with Rodrigo Quevedo leading over Fernando Orozco in the governor race by a clear margin. Quevedo will succeed Roveda Fierras, who was ousted recently, as returns are nearly complete.
PARIS July Jules J Jaserand former French ambassador to the United States died at 11 this morning. He was 77 last February. He had suffered a kidney ailment and his health had been fragile. death was not expected.
The Nashua and Lowell Nashua plants of Us Aoshia Manufacturing Company and Ginnket Manufacturers reopened today after closing on July 7. About 2,000 people are employed at both facilities.
Multiple obituaries cover Mrs Sale Humphries 63 and other local deaths. Survivors include four sons and two daughters, with service details at Methodist and Porter Loring mortuaries. Additional notices describe William Owen 90 and Marie Dircksen 58 with service venues, along with surviving spouses and children across San Antonio, Boerne, and nearby towns.
An unclear note mentions hunts and a focus on money and metals in Atlanta. The fragment references NEA and a lone telephone contact, with scattered terms like ad, midnight, and olger jidieh. No coherent events or verifiable details are present.
Readable portions show a chaotic listing of fruits vegetables and prices. Items named include onions peppers cantaloupes peaches apples pears and okra with varied prices per unit pound dozen crate or bushel. Several entries reference Texan Texea California Florida and Cuban produce alongside notes on dairy and poultry prices.
The Southwest Texas district of Future Farmers of America will open a three day summer encampment at Wimberly on July 2. Advisor E. B. Parnell reports that the Taylor district of FFA will join to form a bi district encampment. Seventeen agriculture departments in the district are listed with Tulare Parker organizations. Speakers plan a varied program including baseball swimming tor swift races horse shoe pitching water polo and entertainment. A large attendance is expected.
A Commerce Department survey shows 14 069 pilots held active licenses while 10 633 aircraft were registered on July 1. Of these, 3 108 aircraft lacked government licenses and 7 021 pilots held commercial licenses. The data include 20 women pilots, with 92 holding private licenses and 60 commercial licenses.
In Chicago a storekeeper George Carl was murdered at his South Side shop as his widow and others recount occult death cards drawn from a neighborhood fortuneteller. Cards allegedly foretold the death at his home and hinted the widow would gain money amid police inquiries into possible robbery. Crilec, a brother of the dead man, was questioned. a $5000 insurance policy with a double indemnity clause named the widow as beneficiary. The case involves warnings given to Carl about the prediction and a belief by some witnesses in the cards as a factor in the events surrounding the crime.
A dense OCR style listing shows poultry and produce items, city market mentions, prices, and vendor notes across New York Chicago and other locales. Entries reference dressed poultry shelled products, various trades, and slogans tied to advertising and sales.
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