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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1929
Page
22
Market notes show new potatoes at 0.80 per bushel and 3.50 per bushel in trade. Apple prices range and fruit and vegetable items shift with cabbage, okra, beets, and turnips noted. Poultry unchanged. several misprints but pricing moves highlight early market activity.
A long price row lists numerous fruits vegetables and staples with varied prices per unit. Items include apples corn cabbage oranges almonds pears pumpkins cucumbers dates celery lettuce onions peppers and more with prices ranging from a few cents to several dollars per unit or unit bunch. It reads like a historical market ledger from a local fresh food market.
The fragment notes that fields away may now be pictured with comparative safety to Mier, implying a security assessment or risk comparison. No further context or dates are provided in the readable text.
The document lists oil lease transfers and land transactions including a Hibinean and David Dread lease on 30.5 acres in Buk of. Biwcre with annual payments, and multiple transfers of oil and gas rights on various parcels. It references historical dates such as October 18, 4920 and transfers involving Conaway, Montoya, and Wurzbach among others, noting well depths and property descriptions with focus on oil production and leasehold interests.
A wartime air mail route between Mexico City and Taree is reported ready before year’s start. A telegram from Cert. Munidy May notes the service will be divided, delaying U S mail as the war progresses.
Spot lights and social notes as Marty Cooper faces a fine while local leaders including Goa Veluda and Spain’s Lady of the Lake college figure in positions. The Court of Anthony No. 214 Catholic Daughters to host a banquet at the Merger hotel Sunday evening November 10. A Master Mason gathering at the Seattle High temple from 1 to 12 p m. Theo Artz band to perform with Navy Tumbers. Margaret McMureng of Port Talace spending days in the city. Bob Williamson of the Burnet hotel resigns as auditor of the Blackstone hotel in Fort Worth. Mrs Reed of Griveton makes a brick visit en route Kerrville. Local officials and speakers planned for PSA station talk. Olive Magnolla Groge and W O W hall card and biteo party set for 2:40 9. Ed Geis estate preparing travel to Houston. Legislative notes include MoO camumba and Governor Moody. Divorces granted listed. Page includes many scattered personal notices and misreadings from the era.
In New Orleans on November a quiet and slightly easier cotton open followed by first trades showing declines. Hedging and liquidation pressure pushed prices down with December around 17.46 cents and January near 17.37 cents, down 14 to 16 points from yesterday. Market remained nervous and unsettled at the end of the first session.
Livestock listings from San Antonio show a mixed market with cattle and hogs traded under steady demand. Quotation examples include Call, Cowes, and winners with prices around 83 to 84, while some categories remain unchanged despite limited bids.
A fragmented report from Laredo notes a promise of arrest following a slaying investigation. Details are unclear and names or exact locations are obscured, with only vague references to a district authority and ongoing inquiry.
Fragmented notes describe soil at Hays Farm suitable for road work and a plan to adopt it for paving. The report mentions a highway department and cementing techniques, with unclear figures and names due to OCR errors.
The Matthews School of Animation at NOUS Meondway Bridayt hosts an afternoon story session titled The Bink by Mixy Mary Alyea Nichols. Prizes for art and contest wins go to several participants including Florence Stansell and Valeria Wacker with a lively turnout of students and community members.
An OCR distorted story reports fear of a market crash with halted trading, exchange suspensions, and warnings to brokerage houses as prices slid 2 to 5 percent while authorities impose curbs and liquidity measures. Officials push to preserve order amid volatility.
A lumber firm robbery near Kyle hinges on a fingerprint clue. Police report possible suspects and timeline details, with investigators pursuing leads tied to a break in and source evidence being catalogued for court.
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