Flowers for sick soldiers fundraiser urged in San Antonio
San Antonio residents are asked to donate a small posy each Sunday to feed the sick soldiers. Red Cross and War Camp Community Service motor corps will collect flowers from neighborhood centers and deliver to hospitals. Calls to Crockett and Olvera numbers arrange central yard collections with 8 30 AM Sunday pickup. Proceeds support Camp Travis wards and Fort Sam Houston General Hospital distribution.
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San Antonio
War Dainy Community Service
Motor Division
Med Cross
War Service
Crockett
Ovravis
Red Cross
Red
Cross
Crockett 4071
Hannah Hirshberg
Camp ‘Ravis
Kde
Entertainment for Prince of Denmark Arranged in San Antonio
Prince Axel of Denmark, aboard a US Navy tour, arrives in San Antonio next Wednesday night in a private car. He will visit with the Danish escort and naval officers, receive a reception, tour Kelly Field, and view flight instruction stages Thursday afternoon. No dinner is planned for Thursday night before his 11 30 pm departure.
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Prince Axel
Denmark
America
United States Navy
San Antonio
John B. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
Tos Angeles
DeRosey Cabello
Kelly Field
Fight Night At Camp Wise Promises Boxing Card
Friday night at Camp Wise promises a strong local boxing event. Matchmaker Cave Man Patrice boasts a lineup of ten bouts, limited to Camp Wise fighters due to quarantine. A six-round main feature pairs Jimmie Davis against Slim Steinback, with Davis claiming a welterweight title chance.
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John “Wise
Patrice
Camp Wise
Jimmie
Kid) Davis
Slim Steinback
Davis
Rifle and Pistol Section Opens at Infantry School
The rifle and pistol section of the army infantry school at Cannravis opens Monday October 28 for a three week course for officers and enlisted men. Maj. F.B. Brembs will command. Training staff includes multiple captains and lieutenants from 85th and 86th Infantry and other units. The program runs 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. for three weeks, with emphasis on target range in the last two weeks.
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Infantry School of the Army
Cann 'Ravis
FB. Brembs
Mightown
Clark
B. J. Harkex
J Middleton
J. N. Marshall
Wa XN
Wa XN. Duckett, Kirst Lieut.p. T. Schofield
Robert M. Wilson
Polantey
West
Sith
Infantrs
George B. Woolward Jr
85Th Infantry
Warren W. Bryson
Soth Infantry
Fred A. Templeton
Jones J. Moore
Sotth
Cecil 2
Boman
Suth Infantry
Carlos Ho Matt Djaligren
Sbth Infantry
Herbert N. Eaden
8Tth
John G. Dietz
S6th Infantry
John C. Heidenrich
Weipa A. Mann
Séth Infantrate Tye
7Th
5Th
Sth
86Th Infantry
218Th Field Signal Battalion
Asth
18Th
1Sth
Krembs
Castor beans urged for air service work amid war need
Government and chambers urge every yard castor bean plant be harvested for oil used in airplane mechanisms. Texas drought caused shortages as officials offer 4.50 per bushel hulled beans, with unhulled accepted. Red Cross or Chamber of Commerce collection points set, to speed wartime effort. Building permits:** 40 issued for San Antonio housing under blanket permit. average cost about 2400 dollars. some as high as 4000. more applications pending.
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Red Cross
John B. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Carrington
Chamber ‘of Commerce
Council of Defense
San Antonio
Cotton Prices Rise Sharply on Ginning Report
The cotton market opened with an advance and rose markedly as the Oct 18 ginning report showed 6,790,003 bales until then, about 300,000 less than expected. Bears argued influenza limited ginning, while hedge selling pared some gains, leaving markets steady with 30 point to 60 point higher closes.
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Arquhd! Iy
Agwever
New York Cotton Futures Rises on Smaller Ginning Figure
New York cotton futures rallied as ginning fell short of expectations boosting prices by more than two dollars per bale. December reached about 29.90 while January touched 29.30 amid a cautious trade with renewed hedging and later slight declines as selling and export demand cooled. Census data showed ginning to Oct 18 at 6.78 million bales, below last year and two years ago, fueling cautious optimism about yields despite influenza and mill congestion.
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New York
Liverpool
Southern
Danasty
New Orleans Cotton Futures Open Higher in Early Trading
New Orleans cotton futures opened steady with gains in early hours as trading months rose 60 to 62 points above yesterday’s close. Prices drifted later, adding 40 points by midday, then 41,647 points higher at 1 pm and closed with a net advance of 44 to 60 points.
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New Orleans
Turkey's peace moves push corn prices down slightly
In Chicago on October 25, peace moves by Turkey influenced corn trading. Prices showed a tendency to ease rather than rise, with November futures around 91.24 to 1.241 and December near 1.204 to 1.21. Short sellers struggled to cover as modest rallies occurred and then faded.
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Chicago
Turkey
Ander Heavisiy
Sng
Market quotes show mixed grains with oats strength and corn weakness
The market closed mixed with oats aided by British export estimates while corn weakened. November prices rose to 1.27 and December to 1.22 in futures. Cash grain at Kansas City showed unchanged wheat and mixed corn prices, while oats moved higher and cash oats quotes varied by grade.
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Food Administration
Syc
Kansas City
Liverpool cotton market quotes and receipts for Oct 23
Spot cotton quiet with varying shifts in quality. Good middling 23.360, middling 22.734, low middling 21.68d, good ordinary 20.16d, ordinary 19.64d. Sales 2000 bales incl 2200 American. receipts 3009 bales incl 3300 American. Futures closed. October 22 11d, November 21 51d, December 20 980, January 20 58d, February 20 17d.
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Liverpool
Bates
Weekly Cotton Statistics Reported For Mills
Weekly cotton statistics show total forwarded to mills at 78 000 bales American 48 000 bales bulge stock 199 000 bales American 100 000 imports 53 000 bales American 40 1000 exports none
Hotel Guests List From Texas Cities
A long register of visitors includes E. E. Beach of Tulsa Ohio at the Gunter and Nina Fay Waldorf of Castole stopping at the Monger. Fort Worth resident Mrs. G Masters is at the Lanier while Rennie Levin of Mexico City is at the St. Anthony. Poole of Sherman and La Merle Kelly of Cuero are guests at the Gunter and Il Gunter respectively. Fort Worth’s T Bale at the St. Anthony. Mrs J W Asken of Carrizo Springs at the Gunter. Others include Miss La Merle Kelly, Mrs. W D Oliver of Kansas City, R G Clark of Miami, Omer Chaplin of Waxahachie, Ben Gilly of New York, Moore of Uvalde at the Lanter and Holderaan at the St. Anthony.
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Tulsa
Ohio
Gunter
Misa Nina Fay Waldorf
Castole
Monger
G. ©. Masters
Fort Worth
Lanier
Rennie Levin
Mexico City
St. Anthony
R. ¥. Poole
Sherman Ie
Philadelphia
J. W. Asken
Carrizo Springs
Smith
Horaton
Menger
Lanter
Mra
W. D. Oliver
Kansan City
R. G. Clark
Miami
Fla
St. . Anthony
Omer Chaplin
Waxahathto
Ben Gilly
New York
F._M. Moora
Uvalde
C “Holderaan
Dayton
WILLARD WILL HELP EXHIBITION FOR WAR WORK
New York Oct 25 Jess Willard heavyweight champion of the world replied to an invitation to boxing for the United War Work campaign. A telegram from Walls Texas stated he would gladly box for War Work. The sports committee will choose Willard's opponent and the date and place, likely at a large army cantonment.
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New York
Jess Willam
United War Work Campaign
Datca Iehia Walls
Tex
Willard
Colonel Is Riled Denounces Wilson's Peace Principles
Theodore Roosevelt, from Oyster Bay on Oct 26, dispatched duplicate telegrams to Senators Lodge Leindexter and Johnson calling President Wilson's fourteen peace principles utterly mischievous and urging the Senate to oppose a negotiated peace with Germany in favor of unconditional German surrender.
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Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Lodge
Leindexter
Johnson
Senate
Germany
Food price revisions cut flour and meal sales in San Antonio
The food administration price committee for San Antonio publishes a weekly revision of the price list. Flour corn meal and onions see reductions. eggs cheese beans rise slightly. green peas added. Cane sugar set at 9.93 per sack and 9.7 per barrel jobbers’ price. Retailers with cheaper stock must maintain one cent profit. Prices cover sugar corn flour meal oats rice and other staples with cash and carry and credit-deliver options noted.
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Food Administration
San Antonio
Texas
Ide
Honduras
Colorado
Del
Sean
Ean
Navy
Firat
Livestock steady with good outlook for coming week
Union Stock Yards Ort October 25 reports a steady to firm market for cattle and hogs with light offerings. Traders expect a strong outlook next week as prices hold. hogs steady at Chicago and firmer elsewhere, cattle steady to strong at major markets.
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Union Stock Yards
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Kansas ‘City
Fort Worthy Fivestock
Fort Worth
Tex
Baeves
Chicago and Kansas City Livestock Market Roundup
Market report on hogs cattle and sheep across Chicago Kansas City and St Louis with receipts and price ranges. Notable: hogs varied from 13 to 23.25 per cwt, cattle including prime fed steers around 17.50 to 19.25, and sheep with lambs and yearlings showing strength in several regions.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
Cotton ginning totals rise to 6.79 million bales by Oct 18
Census report shows 6,790,003 bales ginned before October 18, including 113,335 round bales and 9,780 Sea Island. Comparisons made with 1916 ginnings of 7,903,183 bales and state totals list Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Texas, and others. Distribution across states and Sea Island, round bale counts summarized.
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D. C
Sea Island
Thy Gana
Bates
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Thorida
Loisiuna
Missouri
Oklhoma
Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
States
San Talandeginalnys
Florida
South Caroupa
Provision Markets San Antonio Provisions Quotations
Fragmentary OCR lists provisions prices and varieties including dry salt bacon pork belly lard and other meat products with assorted weights and unit prices. Mentions Chicago quotations and date October 2. Entities include San Antonio Chicago and various meat terms.
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Chicago
Markets report of Friday prices across Texas and Kansas City
Market quotes show mixed offerings from Texas markets with butter at per pound prices around 36 to 40 cents and eggs at 27 to 40 cents. Poultry demand strong with hens 26 to 27 cents and turkeys around 20 to 28 cents per pound. Minnesota and Dakota milk prices listed, raw sugar quoted as granular refined, New York coffee futures noted with No 7 grade at a small advance.
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Esrs
Stendy
Texas
Metal Market Mix and Cotton Goods Quiet In New York
Reports show lead unchanged and spot at 3 035, rosin firm with steady receipts, and turpentine sales small in Savannah. New Orleans rice prices ranged from 6.10 to 7.50 per sack, while cotton goods and yarns were quiet as government contracts loom. London money rates at 3 percent and Houston region weather data noted.
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San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Galveston
New York
New Orleans
Get
Honduras
Louisiana
Stocks Weaken After Money Committee Action Report
New York October 25 stocks opened weak as the money committee action reduced bank loans and limited operations. Industrials led declines with gains seen in Mexican Petroleum and U S Steel edging lower. overall market sentiment remained cautious amid selling pressure and late hour recoveries.
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New York
Money Committee
United States Steel
OLE Standard
Tuttner
Hapress Company
U. S
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