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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1949
Page
12
Industrial stocks rose broadly with gains led by major issues as investors priced in policy signals. Simultaneously the Berlin block and several industrial groups posted modest advances while concerns over a looming labor bill tempered enthusiasm.
A long OCR fragment lists many corporations and ticker style figures, referencing multiple companies across industries such as chemicals, autos, aircraft, oil, and utilities. It shows a wall of names with percentage figures and partial numbers, resembling a compiling of stock listings and market indicators.
The piece lists a curb market with varied stock quotes and prices. It includes high and low figures for many items and a draft of commodities from metals to industrial firms, followed by a long grocery section with produce like asparagus apples carrots celery and lettuce and flowers with price ranges.
Produce market receipts show varied case counts for Ohio and New York items with state grade A whites and browns. Meanwhile Troy police recover the body of William N Babulas aged 56 from the Hudson near Broadway after a search that began Tuesday afternoon.
A missing man’s body was found in a river. The article notes multiple local social and fraternal events including lodge meetings and an Elks banquet with officers and attendees from Phoenix Lodge F and AM and other groups, plus plans for degrees and a Radium Lodge trip.
Commissioner C Chester Di Mond warned New York restaurants that they are not public institutions. He said legal colored oleo margarine cannot be served or used in cooking in any restaurant, even with signs. He noted the bill permitting margarine in public institutions does not apply to eating places.
The Babulas family confirms a wallet and coat found near the river match their relative. A family member says the man was last seen at 11 30 a m and had been ill and despondent after unemployment. A body was seen in the river shortly before the coat and wallet appeared. The man formerly worked as a waiter at Tom's Cafe on Fourth Street and leaves a wife and four children.
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