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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1933
Page
9
Stocks rose today with broad gains across sectors led by Rail, Steel, and Allied industries. The market showed sustained strength in early trading before easing slightly as some leaders held gains in late afternoon hours.
A dense Austin supreme court session is described with numerous case names and parties including B. L. Terasonover versus Fidna Reagon and other docket items. The report lists administrators, banks, insurers, and corporations involved across many counties, indicating a broad calendar of writs of error and civil actions.
The Department of Agriculture notes U S fruit and vegetable shipments from across the United States on Tuesday. Provides quantities by state and fruit or vegetable, with totals for potatoes onions tomatoes cabbage carrots and more. Shipping point details show market conditions steady to dull in places with some prices highlighted and regional variations.
Fragmented report from MANGAS CITY Mo dated March 24 describes Kansas enacting an ordinance affecting a figure named Marlene Dialeted Arensers. The piece notes enforcement concerns and public response amid unclear wording and potential civil rights implications.
Vatican dispatch describes efforts to install lasting illumination for church altars amid wartime constraints. Officials discuss improving aesthetic appeal and morale as priests seek safer, more efficient lighting options for rituals and ceremonies.
Mayor C K Quin urged a policy to exclude home labor and supplies from municipal construction. He told four city commissioners Thursday morning that bids should be let strictly on a competitive basis and that San Antonio architects and contractors should be used where possible.
Washington DC March 24 Senate Banking and Currency launched an inquiry into the Justice Department under former Attorney General Willem D Mitchell for failing to prosecute criminal law relations by a New York bank. Senators Fletcher and Pecora spearhead the probe into renewed inquiries in the New York Stock Exchange matter and the Justice Department scheduling of investigations.
A garbled report describes a Brazilian snake arriving about a year ago and being forced to eat, with turning details unclear. It mentions an anniversary, attendants, and some numeric references that are not coherent. The text lacks verifiable entities or a clear incident.
Local officials debated reappointing a fruit inspector amid a dispute over job tenure and ethics. The mayor's office and a supervising board weighed the county's wholesale fruit order rules, while a prior discharge raised questions about ordinance validity.
Downward price trends hit the market as greens onions and other vegetables fell. Green onions slipped to 8 cents a dozen, cabbage to $1.50 per peck, and strawberries softened while bananas and grapes showed varied movements amid abundant shipments from Molec and Bio Grands valleys. Poultry and dairy prices also varied, with some items like butter and eggs posted at multiple cents per unit. overall market activity reflected cautious buyer demand.
An Indian hunter reports an attack by an owl while returning from a moose hunt near Telegraph Creek in British Columbia. He says he killed the bird with his bare hands after a struggle. Reed, the Indian agent, notes another man and woman were reportedly attacked, possibly by the same dangerous owl.
A federal notice in the federal building calls for bids on more than 200000 pounds of soap for Texas and Oklahoma army camps. Fort Sam Houston leads with 150000 pounds. Bids to be opened at 9am on April 17.
DALLAS March 3 state superintendent Dr Al inus Webb of the Jimarti Saboan league sends a telegram to Representative John Mathie requesting a two minute hearing on the beer bill before the house affairs committee in Austin Monday night.
Justice reports J. W. Connelly died of natural causes at Central Relief Station on South St. Marys Street. Records indicate no foul play. the death was officially attributed to natural causes with findings announced Thursday.
A man in Joneboro Arkansas was arrested on bootlegging charges and jailed without trial. The report notes he recently decided on starting violence, and the jailer’s concern is to sentence and finish the term. The article mixes unclear remarks about law enforcement and missing articles from a downtown theater in Kansas City.
London and New York price listings for copper tin and silver futures with spot and futures values. Market notes mention irregularities and slight shifts in metals prices, while London reports include copper futures, tin and gilt prices and a brief note on currency and commodities movements.
The clumsy OCR lists poultry and produce news from KEW WORM WALKY PROBLETS to New York, Chicago and Fort Worth markets. It notes firm placements in dressnet poultry, varied dairy and butter prices, and potato shipments with on track updates and rough bagged goods pricing across several cities.
OMICAGG March 23 The will admitted to probate by Assistant Judge Caplan disposes of a $20,000 farm estate. The decedent Jaroslave Stopek of Greenview Avenue grants his entire estate to his brother Bo Stopek of Cleveland, denying any interest to others and noting the Canadian Stelvrank farm with chickens cattle sheep pigs and hams and bacon.
In Prague the Czech Parliament uses seven languages including Czech, Slovak, German, Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian and Polish with stenographers for each language. Only one deputy speaks Polish and is noted at the pay roll.
SAN PEDRO March 2 Theft of a cannon ball was reported aboard the U S Constitution. The ball weighs about four pounds and is said to measure several inches in diameter. How the thief escaped with the shot remains unknown.
Milwaukee March 2 A local club offers women beauty shop visits paid by the club if they join the Twenty First Ward Republican club and sign at the neighborhood shop Walter F Baumann party committeeman said today the offer aims to swing votes. May bring export trade Washington March 23 The Jigsaw puzzle craze spreads abroad boosting interest in American made puzzles and requests for information from foreign buyers via the commerce department representatives
A fragmentary listing shows nightly dances at a Fredericksburg road venue with performers like Nan Aberts and a 14‑piece Night Club orchestra. It notes a modern menu, drinks, and a dance Monday at the American Legion hall with local entertainment and assorted classified ads.
Grain traders faced a mixed session with futures higher at open then easing. Wheat showed strength on hoped resilience, while corn and oats gained early but toned down. wheat delivery prospects and U S market activity influenced prices at the San Antonio and Washington fronts. Prices for corn and oats varied with notable gains in some grains and steady or easing movements in others.
A chaotic report details cotton and futures activity with erratic price moves. Trading showed limited speculative demand and note of market fixations, while May and October cotton futures rose within a tight trading range. Separate notes cover New York sugar futures and Montana exports for nine months, highlighting steady underlying demand and contrasting export totals.
Local market notes from Oklahoma City show hogs, cattle, and beef values with mixed quotes. Prices listed include cattle at 240 up, heifers and steers around 2600 to 26002.00, and heaviest loads reported steady to higher on some futures.
Divers aboard the Italian ship Acielle, famed for recovering sunken Egypt treasure, plan a daring expedition to northern Africa off Tunis. They target a French vessel sunk in the war, carrying a cargo of tin.
A Boston man bought a wristwatch for 10 cents from a street hawker and then had the seller arrested when the watch allegedly failed to keep good time. The incident shows a citizen seeking value and facing legal action over a bargain purchase.
Handful of cattle and hog prices across San Antonio and Kansas City markets show a mix of gains and declines. Readings cover steers, heifers, calves, sheep and hogs with weights from 100 to 1000 pounds and prices ranging from about 2.60 to 9.00 per hundredweight.
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