Wholesale grocers warn of rising food prices this week
Wholesale grocery agencies plan an uptick in prices for beans coffee sugar and flour with several staples already increased. Meat prices climb as packers expect higher costs for pork loin bacon and lard while producers report steady country produce but higher wholesale rates for certain vegetables and perishables.
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Pruitt Commission Company
Galveston Event Showcased Cresson Family Attendance
Galveston social scene centered on a March 2 gala at the municipal auditorium where Maj. Gen. Edwin Winans attended with the Cressons. Mrs. Cresson wore aqua velvet, officers and Navy personnel in dress uniforms, and a reception followed with Mrs. James Chis entertaining guests at the Bright Shawl. A broad array of local families, clubs, and society figures gathered for dances, teas, and luncheons across Galveston, including Mrs. George Sealy, Mrs. Lane Taylor, and Miss Helen Heidt, with plans for upcoming dances and marriage acknowledgments.
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Cresson
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Galvestton
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Gresvon
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Cressons
Hog Prices Break With Receipts
Chicago reports a sharp drop in wholesale pork prices as abundant hog receipts arrive at the stockyards. Prime joints fall 2 to 3 cents, choice cuts 3 to 18 cents lower, with total receipts around 18,000 head, 10,000 more than yesterday. Trading reflects the surge, while overall live hog prices ease and wholesale bids adjust downward.
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Janet Gaynor Seeks Divorce in Los Angeles
Janet Gaynor, noted film actress, seeks divorce citing undue hardship and temper in the marriage. The action names husband Tydell Peck and references prior separation dates and bonds as part of the filing in Los Angeles on March 8.
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Bowers in Line for Diplomatic Posts
Claude G. Bowers of New York appears set to become ambassador to Spain and Judge Robert W. Bingham of Louisville to London, pending Madrid and London approvals. Reports note senator Roders Howell of Nebraska remains in Waller Reed hospital with pneumonia, condition unchanged overnight. The March Free Rental Directory urges listing real estate or rental properties.
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Fannin
Courts Move Fast as Two Courts Disposed of Seven Defendants
In Brownsville a rapid court session dispatched seven defendants within an hour. John McCampbell received a two year term for burglary of a home on Fredericksburg road last November. Max Martinez was given a two year suspended sentence linked to possible deportation. J Matthews and Aston Jules Stevens got concurrent two year terms for burglary and theft from Beals Battery. County Court at Law No. 3 convicted Peter Lewis of embezzlement and fined others for thefts involving two cars. Concurrent sentences and fines totaled about 230 dollars. In a separate charged case, several youths faced murder and aircraft death charges tied to the Lehman Nelson incident and an attempted theft of the plane.
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Defendant Denies Knowledge of Mash Dignitio Guus
Guus a Mexican man tearfully said he supported a 19 member family by working for the relief of the Central Relief committee. He was held on a $750 bond by a United States commissioner after a hearing. He protested he had rented a room to a man who moved in at night and that upon smelling whiskey mash he ordered the man to leave.
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Relief
Central Relief Committee
United States
Gormes
Steel production declines in week due to holiday
New York reports U.S. steel ingot output fell to about 15 percent of capacity this week, blamed largely on the nationwide holiday period. In the prior week mills nationwide operated at roughly 21.7 percent of average capacity.
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