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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1932
Page
18
The column notes investors hold steady amid election uncertainty. Banks, stocks, and commodities show resilience as traders await clearer outcomes. Analysts debate whether a Roosevelt win would unsettle markets or if prices are already near a low, with rail and lending trends cited.
Fragmented OCR notes report a school band appointment and resignation context. Names include Margaret Ware, Rodney Downs, Vernon Myers, and Leon Valley references. Dates mention 1992 and local addresses surface amid unclear text.
Grain market notes show Chicago and Winnipeg activity with wheat futures firming on new orders and a potential China purchase of 16,060,000 bushels under credit backed by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Reports cite shifting demand, variable shipments, and rural delivery slowdowns affecting corn and oats alongside price movements and forecasts.
New Orleans market opens steady with first trades showing slight gains. Liverpool and New Orleans futures show modest rises while December and March contracts hover near early highs. Government actions to defend cotton futures influence near‑term prices.
Fragmentary OCR shows a list of names and titles with unclear roles. It references MARUENEHIEINS TEV Het ay EN NE Hoke wt BUaLIOP and various individuals like Wade, Battinae, Alden, Kee Tide Wind, Ge teria Wile Stine Mote, PiMaine, and Denes Stated Las Vai. The passage lacks coherent events or dates to summarize.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a real estate notice or classified ad mentioning AUBIN 66 and Bi Antonie assets. It references dividends, a forthcoming year, and light classified style. Names and places are partially garbled and reading remains uncertain.
State and county delinquent taxes dating to 1885 total 4.28 million dollars, per Tax Collector Maury May erik tto County Auditor Edgar G. Garvey. The report shows 1920 state taxes due 216,244.46. 1980 state due 277,240.23. 1931 347,659.08, with county taxes totaling 828,396.25 including 1929 and 1940 figures. County Attorney D. P. Davis says suits will be filed to collect delinquent 190 taxes from owners owing more than five dollars after October. The act waives penalties and interest, but Davis will enforce the law. taxpayers have until October 16 to use the remittance period before the first 1930 tax suits.
A U S commissioner held Pedro Pena on a 500 bond after a two hour hearing over his alleged linkage to a still-site during a raid south of town. Prosecution and defense clashed over whether Pena matched a wagon man seen near the scene. the owner testified his wagon carried another man. Co defendant Carlos Cuneo faced testifying denial. The hearing addressed Cuneo’s immunity and a path to federal court, with Williams waiving the right to a night of habeas corpus.
Congressman Melvin J. Maas of Minnesota leaves Randolph field Thursday for his name at St Paul. Congressman Jed Johnson of the military affairs committee, who has been visiting In- Cal stations, flies to his hopit in Oklahoma Wednesday afternoon with Lieut. R. V. Johnson of Randolph field.
A garbled memo lists numerous deeds, dates, and payments involving multiple parties and places. It references Geurze and Jamvers, MDI, WA, Benet Wa, and sums around 3000, with scattered names such as Jamvers, McLachlan, Wm. Welker, and Sirah Tusllig. The text also mentions courts, titles, and future dates, though the exact actions and final outcomes are unclear due to the corrupted OCR.
Market quotations show avocados trading around Cuban and Worldd box prices. Prices listed for bananas cranberries green beans cabbage celery and numerous fruits and vegetables with varied per unit and per pound rates. Notable entries include avocados box price and multiple produce items with prices per crate bushel or pound.
National officers of the Girl Scouts were nominated at the start of the annual convention in Virginia. National president Mrs Frederick Edey of New York was nominated to succeed herself. Nominations will be voted on Friday with Mrs Merbert Loover delivering the concluding address.
Kingston Missouri October 6 Caldwell County Trust Company robbed of about 2000 dollars last night by burglars who burned a large hole in the bank vault door and another in a small safe inside. They entered a nearby store and used a washful to carry water from a well to seal the safe after torching it.
Announcement at the post office department today that the endwise plates of the three cent stamp bearing Washington’s portrait will be placed on sale for stamp and first day cover collectors at the post office here and the Philatelic Agency on October 12.
The fragmentary text references a singer and a statement about meals and figure. Specific names, dates, or locations are unclear, but the piece hints at comments made in Los Angeles about daily meals and maintaining a girlish figure. The content appears transliterated or garbled.
Thursday marks the opening of the Housewives decorative exhibition in the municipal basement. It features interactive displays by manufacturers and merchants and will be open daily from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., with 7 p.m. previews and special sample foods. The four month campaign is led by Mrs. W. K. Pyce, urging public attendance to boost trade in San Antonio and South Texas.
Senator Huey P. Long asked for immediate dismissal of the senatorial investigation of Louisiana's Democratic primary. The request was made on behalf of John B. Overton, Long's political ally who defeated veteran Senator Edwin Broussard in the primary.
LAREDO Oct 6 Gen Miguel Orozco Camecho who led the Nuevo Laredo garrison for a year is appointed chief of the infantry department with headquarters in Mexico City. Gen Francisco Del Arco will replace him at Nuevo Laredo in the war department announcement.
Springfield report states Howard Curtis son of Sheriff Scott Curtis and Benjamin Van Hook sales manager for an auto storage company pleaded guilty to transporting liquor and were fined $2 each by Federal Judge Albert L Reeves.
Livestock prices show wide swings with mixed demand across cattle hogs and sheep. Chicago and Kansas City markets report steady to lower quotes with feeders and veal noted, while overall supply remains moderate as buyers calibrate prices.
Budget slashes by the Bexar county commissioners force the removal of two farm agent assistants. Fred W. Molly, the farm agent, announces George P. McCarthy and O Thompson will leave the department November 1, though their reports were completed earlier. The cut drops the budget from 10000 to 5000 yearly, and state or federal aid did not bridge the gap. Remaining staff include Ida Bernardy, home demonstration agent, and Louise Faber, secretary.
Texas fugitive George Garber wanted for escape from Huntsville prison slipped from a county jail in Okemah Oklahoma. He used a ladder improvised from bed clothing to break free but was recaptured a short time later by officers.
Pope Plus appointed a commission to draft a civil code of procedure for the Vatican courts handling civil cases. Previously the courts relied on ad hoc tanet law, causing numerous delays.
Burleigh Martin of Auguam, defeated Republican candidate for governor, announced he will seek permission to inspect all ballots cast for Evernor as Maine’s post election phase enters a new stage in Portland.
Three veteran Air Corps officers were promoted to captaincies. Capt. Tamer Ovens, head of the primary Flying shop at Randolph field, and Capt. Thomas Vea Cmbert of Kellyfeld join the list, with leadership roles in the air corps confirmed by the War Department.
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