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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1929
Page
15
Jubilee sale by Wroten Handley continues with promotional activity and public notice. Event emphasizes discounts and community participation, though details are partially obscured in the text. Local readers are urged to visit and engage with the ongoing sale event.
A scanned legal notices page shows bids wanted and public notices for Hexat county paving and highway work. It lists requirements for bid deposits, interest on bids, and payment terms. It references All-Way Electric Corporation and a 2000 share stake, with financial details and depreciation notes. The notice warns bidders about compliance and potential revisions by the county auditor and highway engineer.
Radio plans announce Paul Whiteman and his orchestra on KToA at 8 PM with the Old Gold Hour and a CBS Scion feature. Joe McCerran will sing, Luis Beunel appears, and a Gilbert and Sullivan revival is noted. The program includes Mendoza’s composition and the Narcissus aria, followed by Night Club Nomances and care of children guidance by Winifred Wilson.
A Wall Street Spectator column notes cautious bullish sentiment as the market heads into a new week of short sessions. Recommend selective buying on dips, avoiding overleverage, and preserving bankrolls while watching for macro signals and policy moves that could influence price trends.
San Antonio and Chicago markets show no arrivals in San Antonio with modest cattle demand and varied calf and hog prices. Kansas City and Oklahoma City reports note steady to lower hog and cattle values with vealer, sheep, and lamb bids fluctuating. overall activity remains light with price dispersion across grades.
The November 2 to 8 period saw a mixed cotton market with prices 1 to 2 cents lower per pound on average as buyers hesitated. Demand favored white grades from 7 to 15 inches, while weather hindered picking and ginning. The November 1 crop report indicated 19,000,000 bales forecast for 1929 production, with gains over last year, and U.S. exports and ginnings figures showed activity but at reduced pace amid stock market declines.
The San Antonio stock listings show prices across various firms with bids and sales noted, including builders and hardware stocks, alongside a grain market section listing prices for corn, rye, oats, white corn, milo, and wheat. Grain prices report per 100 pounds with figures such as 75 cents for corn and 1.50 dollars for milo, while wheat stands at 1.05 dollars.
Houston motor company employee Grissom and Atia were uninjured when their airplane crashed on the lower Lip of Matagorda peninsula. Lieutenant Hebert Jolson of Fort Crockett found the wreck shortly after the accident and reported the incident.
In PHANSALT Texas on a November meeting, Devers Edvatin post No. 3 of the American Legion elected post commander J. TH. Michter and named officers including Die Tt. 1 Dorks hire, S$, T. Brown, finance, B. Thomas, sergeant at arms. World War trophies and the Legion ball floors were refined and on display.
In Angora this week the main vote in parliament on granting franchise to women proceeds with expected unanimous support. Kioxim Pasha, at the embassy, says deputies in parliament are likely to pass the measure, marking a first for the nation.
A shaky earthquake event was observed on a seismograph in Cairo with reports of widespread shaking felt across multiple areas. The message notes a distant epicenter, mentions various place names, and records a total impact described in provisional terms with several currency figures and distances referenced.
Armistice day trading on the commission and growers market was very light with few price changes reported. Cucumbers rose to 2.00 and 3.75 a bushel while ripe Texas Temona reached 3.3. peppers rose 25 cents to 1.23. Egg and poultry quotes unchanged.
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