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'( THE WEATHER
Brownsville and the Valley: Most
ly cloudy Tuesday night and Wed
nesday: not much change In tem
perature.
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FORTY-FIRST YEAR—No. 246 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY,. APRIL 18, 1933 FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY 6e A COPY
IN OUR
VALLEY I
TO MORROW IS THE DAY OF
days—
And as we prepare to gather at j
Fort Isabel to celebrate the ar- |
rival of the dredge ‘Texas" and
the actual beginning of work—
On the channel and turning
basin—
Our thoughts cannot help but
go back over the years—
And pay tribute to the work done
away back yonder.
By some who have passed away,
By others who have removed
from the Valley,
And by still others who are here
fe'h us,
But whose activities of recent
years have perforce been curtail
ed.
To attempt to list them all
would create an invidious dis
tinction,
Entirely improper.
But there are some whose names
we cannot help but recall, and
recall them we do,
Knowing that if by chance any
are overlooked, that they will over
look the overlooking.
To give us a chance to pay a
deserved tribute.
FIRST, OF COURSE. TRIBUTE
to the name of Commodore Louis
Coboiini comes to the lips of any
who speak at any time, at any
place, cn the subject of deep water
in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
live inspiration that the grand
old man of Brownsville and Port
Isabel lent Vo the struggle for
deep w tier transportation is a saga
in itself.
Hi', knowledge of the problems
and of (he possibilities, and the
intelligence he displayed in trans
ferrin:; that knowledge into action
are more than anything responsible
for the development we will cele
brate tomorrow.
Gone from our midst, he will
live forever in the deep water
ports of the Valley.
And Dave Obrien—the struggles
he made against obstacles which
would have overwhelmed any but
that Irish soul which knew not
the word failure.
To him. too. credit comes almost
involuntarily, for keeping alive the
deep water project of the Valley
at a tune when hope itself seemed
last.
S. C. Tucker, outstanding resi
dent of Brownsville, loyal Valleylte,
the work he did to promote the
cause of deep water for the Val
ley of the Lower Rio Grande, must
not. shall not be forgotten.
They too. passed away before
even the glimmering of a fulfill
ment of their dreams, of their ef
forts. seemed possible, but their
work lives.
AND THE OTHERS. AND THEIR
name is legion!
Jack Hott, former manager of
the Brownsville Chamber of Com
merce, now at Port Worth.
J Jim Bowie and Alba Heywood
\>i San Benito, Jim still at work
on the project of his dreams. Col.
Heywood gone to his reward.
R. B. Creager of Brownsville
and the Valley, in the fight from
the first to the last.
And while of late years we have
seldom been able to agree with
him. we give a hand to C. L.
Jessup of Brownsville for the work
he did in those early days.
A. L. Brooks of Harlingen, work
ing for deep water for 20 years.
Bailey Dur.lap at La Feria, T.,
R. Riggs and scores of others at
Mercedes
-Doc E C. Osborne at McAllen,
Willard Ferguson and Col. Sam
Duffle at Mission—
Mrs. Jesse O. Wheeler and Mose
Stein of the Herald.
Oh! we oould go on and you
oldtimers could go on forever.
Listing the names of those who
have done service most valiant in
seeking to promote the welfare of
this Valley of yours and mine.
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AND THE VALLEY AS A
whole—seldom has there been a
greater example of concentrated
effort, of unanimity of opinion, as
has been displayed during the
years gone by in this struggle for}
deep water.
Only of late years, as the desire
to put community above the Valley
a< a whole gained strength, has
the concentrated effort been lost,
the unanimity of opinion has stay- {
ed on.
As the dredge goes to work on
/the channel tomorrow, the Valley
\may consider that the first skirts
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Kenedy County Highway Bill Passed by House
Near-Fist Fight Halts Repeal
Submission Debate in House
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LONG-SOUGHT
NORTH ROUTE
VICTORY NEAR
Senate Okeh Certain;
Rights-Of-Way
Assured
'Special to The Herald)
RAYMONQVILLE. April 18. —
While the Valley prepared today to
gather tomorrow in celebration of
another forward step in it* port
fight. Willacy county people plan
ned to celebrate another advance
in their long fight for a highway
outlet to the north.
The good news was the report
that the house of representatives at
Austin passed the Pope bill compell
ing the state highway department j
to condemn right of way through
Kenedy county, and build a ro..d
there.
Hug-the-Coast Link
This road is a link in the Hug
thc-Coast highway which has long
been sought by Willacy county and
other Valley people.
The bill as passed in the house
with the support of Representatives
West. Dunlap, Pope and others of
this section, compels the highway
commission to do what it already
has the power to do, but has not
been willing to carry out.
Nat Wetzel. Raymondulle man
who has long been a leader in the
fight for this highway, said that
the bill has enoujh assured votes
m the senate to pass it when it gets
to that branch, and expressed the
hope that the bill sill immediately
become a law.
In that event condemnation pro
ceedings will probabiy be started
before the end of this month.
Long Fight' Lnd Seen
The activity of this highway be
came much more intensive early
this year following a mass meeting
here in which people from San An
tonio. Houston. Corpus Christ!.
Brownsville. Harlingen and other
Valley points took part.
The Pope bill compelling con
struction of this road was the re
sult.
“It has been a long fight, but we
can now see the end.' Uf Wetzel
said. “When this bill becomes a
law. it will be the occasion for one j
of the greatest celebrations in the
Valley.'*
LINK C ANADA TO
MEXICO HIGHWAY
Brownsville today received with
enthusiasm news from Austin that
the house passed the bill to com
pel paving through Kenedy county.
This paving will be part of the
North-South Highway which will
extend from Canada on through the
United States Into Mexico here,
and on to Mexico City.
Developments are expected soon
in the Victoria-Matamoros high
way, giving additional importance
to this highway.
Waterfront Lease
Granted By House
<Special to The Herald'
RAYMONDVILLE. April 18. —I
The American Legion post of Wil
lacy county today proceeded with
plans for establishment of a resort
on Redfish Bay. following receipt
of a report from Austin that the
house passed the bill permitting
them to lease waterfront property
for a park.
The land in question was given to
the legion post here by the King
Ranch for beach development.
The bill was introduced in the
house yesterday by Rep. Milton H.
West of Brownsville, and was pass
ed the same day. establishing a
legislative record. It i* expected to
pass the senate soon.
The bill permits the Legion to
lease 500 feet of submerged water
front along the bay. A long pier
with adequate fishing facilities will:
be constructed.
Car Owner Sought
Chief Dep. Sheriff Henry Gor
don is continuing to investigate the
discovery of an abandoned car in
the sand dunes near the mouth of
the Rio Grande Saturday.
The car bears a District of Col
umbia license plate. The A A. A.
at Dallas and District of Columbia
authorities are being checked in an
effort to locate the owner of the
car.
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Roosevelt Starts the Season
Here’s how President Roosevelt started 1933’s new deal In base
ball at the opener between Washington’s Nats and Philadelphia’s
Athletics. Nest to the president and Mrs. Roosevelt stands Vice
President John Garner. At the extreme right is Joe Cronin, mana
ger ot the Nats.
CALIFORNIA
GETS SNOW;
Weather Goes Off On Crazy
Exhibition; Rivers
Cause Fear
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By The Associated Press
Rivers on d spring spree wallow
ed over lowlands in northern New
England, southern Indiana, north
east Arkansas and the Mississippi
delta today while the weather
staged a crazy exhibition.
Snow in California and cold in
Dixie were among the special dem
onstrations of what April can do.
At. St. Johns bury Center in
Vermont, residents were aroused
at midnight and told to prepare
for flight before the unruly Pas
sumpsic. Rain in torrents and
melting snow helped the river out
of its banks. The Ipswich thresh
ed about in Massachusetts and the
Connecticut rose in New Hamp
shire.
The White, Wabash and Ohio
rivers were swollen by persistent
rains in Indiana and a highway
between Seymour and Louisville.
Ky., had to be closed because oi
high water.
Down in the Mississippi delta,
the Tallahatchie, Yazoo and sev
eral other perennial miscreants
chased ' valley dwellers to hign
ground. The Mississippi was up bn
still tracticable. Thousands of ac.%s
have been inundated in the delta.
A company of national guards
men at Kennett. Mo., was called
cut to patrol the St. Francis river
levee west of there as the stream
neared crest. It gave trouble in
southeast Missouri and northeast
Arkansas.
Meanwhile, as other sections
worried with floods, cold weather
left marks of snow and hail around
Berkeley, Calif., and promise of
frosts for some valley and coast
regions. It was still chilly in the
south after week-end snow in
Arkansas and cool winds and -ains
elsewhere.
Wire Flashes
PHOENIX. Ari*.. April 18. (API
—The Arizona board of pardons
and paroles today granted \Vinni >
Ruth Judd a reprieve until April
28.
WASHINGTON. April 18. (APi
—Passage of a currency inflation
bill at this session of congress was
predicted today by Speaker Rainey
at his dally press conference.
“We are going to have some
kind of inflation.’* the Illinois
democrat said.
WASHINGTON. April 18. <AP)
—The navy today received a mess
age from Capt. Herbert F. Leary,
commander of the cruiser Port
land. saying: "Believe Akron lo
cated.’*
WASHINGTON. April 18. CAP'
—Sen. Thomas iD.. Ok la.*, today
withdrew his proposed inflation
amendment to the administration
farm relief bill, giving no explana
tion but announcing he reserved
the right to reoffer it.
ILLEGAL VOTE
COUNTS FILED
Hidalgo Continues Probe
Of Violations In
Elections
(Special to The Herald)
EDINBURG. April 18.—The eiec
.ton investigation was given Alder
cope here Tuesday morning when
.nformations were filed against five
Mercedes men in county cou.*t
charging them with procuring il
legal votes in the November gen
eral election.
The informations were filed by
Dist. Atty. Sid Hardin against Al
fredo Villareal. Ben Zamora. Al
berto Domir.gue and Manuel Sal
dana. Oscar Bowman was chanted
with voting twice in the general
election.
Huey Todd, employee of the Don
na irrigation district, maae two
bonds of $500 each Tuesday morn
ing on grand jury indie truer'*
charging him with illegal payment
of poll taxes.
The grand jury returned five more
(Continued on Page Three)
Firpo Arrested
BUENOS AIRES. Argentina.
April 18. rp- -Luis Angel Firpo, fo>
mer prize fighter, was arrested last
night cm charges which the police
said arose from the sale of property
near Buenos Aires.
Firpo. at present an automobi'e
salesman, will be arraigned tomor
row. Police said that the ex-fighter,
once the opponent of Jack Demo
sey. had been named in fraud char
ges by the purchaser of a ranch.
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DRY ANGERED
AT QUESTION
PUT BY WET
Bill Withdrawn To
Restore Peace
On Floor
AUSTIN. Apnl 18. <yP)—A res
olution to submit repeal of the pro
hibition section of the Texas con- |
stitution was placed before the |
house of the state legslature for ac- !
tion today but later was withdrawn j
after the house had been thrown j
into confusion by a near-fight be
tween Rep. Weaver Moore of Hous
ton. author of the resolution, and
Rep. Harry Graves of Georgetown,
one of its opponents.
Statement Questioned
Rep. P. L. Anderson of San An
tonio and John Mathis, Sr., of
Houston, floor leaders for the res
olution. asked that it be withdrawn
temporarily, stating they did not
believe the house was In a proper
frame of mind to consider the con
troversial question.
The difference between Graves
and Moore arose when Moore ques
tioned Graves concerning a sta e
ment allegedly made bv Graves that
he would vote to submit repeal of
state prohibition.
Both ater apologized to each oth
er and to the house, after which the
resolution was withdrawn without
prejudice. It will remain In first
place on the house calendar among
joint resolutions on third reading.
Moore wanted to know If Graves
did not tell him < Moore! and a
(Continued on Page Three!
Wreck Fatal To
Valley Teacher
'Special to The Herald>
HARLINGEN. April 18.—The
body of W. R. Ware. Raymondville
high school science teacher, who
died here last night from injuu^s
suffered in an automobile crash
last Saturday, will be forwarded to
day to Hillsboro, the old family
home, for interment.
Ware was coach of the Raymond
ville girls debate team which com
peted at the district meet in San
Benito last Saturday.
The school coach was taking the
team members back to Raymond
ville after the meet, and his motor
car overturned at a curve on th«
road. The body is at the Howarc
Wahler Mortuary'.
Planes Hunt Flier
CALCUTTA India. April 18. •,**>—
Pour airplanes were sent from Dum
dum airdrome in search of the miss
ing Italian flier. L. Robiano, unre
ported since Friday when he start
! ed from here for Burma in an at
I tempt to set a speed record for a
flight from England to Australia.
OFFICIAL PROGRAM
Port Celebration at Port Isabel
.Wednesday, April 19
10 a. m.—Music by the San Benito high school
band.
10:30 a. m.—E. C. Downs of San Benito,
chairman of the Navigation district commission, will
press the button which will start the dredge "Texas”
to work on the ipner channel.
12:30 to 1:15 p. m.—Program of talks of speak
ers prominent in port work, including James C. Bowie,
long time port worker; James Q. Louthan, attorney for
the Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation district; Mil
ton West, democratic nominee for congress, 15th dis
trict; John H. Shary, Mission capitalist, and owner
of the Shary Yacht club, Port Isabel; and possibly
R. B. Creager of Brownsville, active harbor worker.
Samuel Woolston, mayor of Port Isabel, will
deliver the address of welcome to the visitors and J.
E. Bell of San Benito will act as master of ceremonies.
1:15 p. m.—Joint luncheon of the San Benito
service clubs at the Shary Yacht club, J. E. Bell,
manager of the San Benito Chamber of Commerce,
toastmaster.
3:30 p. m.—Baseball game, San Benito Box
makers vs. Harlingen Merchants.
7 p. m.—Exhibition boxing matches between
picked men.
7:30 p. m.—Street dance until the wee small
hours.
BATTLE SITE \
IS MARKED
Last Fighting of Civil War
Occurred Near City On
Beach Highway
Another historic battlefield of
the borderland is permanently |
marked.
Today the United Daughters of |
the Confederacy unveiled a marker
on the site of the last battle Oi the
Civil War. fought May 13. 1865. five ]
weeks after the surrender of Lee.
The marker was erected by the
U. D. C. on the Boca Chica High
way about 14 miles from the city.
Two state officials of the organ
ization. Mrs W. W. Turner o
Webster, president; and Mrs. Whit
Bovd of Houston, past president,
were at the unveiling, along with
local officers. Mrs. J. K.
Brownsville, chairman of the local
committee, was in charge.
She introduced first Harbert j
Davenport, local attorney and his
torian who recounted the events
leading up to the last battle, and
told of the battle itself. Mr. Dayen
oort has made an intensive study
of the events of that period in
this section, and told of the battle
being fought over the possession of
some cotton in Brownsville.
Mrs. Boyd told of the plans for
the marker and its actual'trec!^„
It was planned during the time
she was state president.
Mrs. Turner then presented the
marker to Cameron county, and
County Judge A. W Cunningham
accepted it representing the peace
time army." promising to take care
of the marker. _ . 1
Mrs. Harbert Davenport, presi
dent of the local U D.C. Chapter, j
placed a red and white wreath ort
the marker from the chapter
Representatives of the Daughters
(Continued on Page Three>
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Jimmy Walker and Betty Compton Slip
Away on Quiet Honeymoon On Riviera
CANNES. France*. April 1A.
(.API—Former Mayor James J.
Walker and Betty Compton,
American actress, were married
here today.
The couple entered the city hall
by the bark door to avoid the cur
ious persons.
They were married at 11:15 a. m.
bv Mayor Gazagna.'re of Cannes.
Witnesses for Walker were his
lawyer. Alfred Sharon, and his
hotel proprietor. M. Martinez. Dr.
Joseph Fisher. Walker’s physician,
was witness for Miss Compton.
The bride's mother, an Associat
ed Press correspondent, and on*
other person were the only addi
tional spectators at the ceremony.
Immediately afterward. Mr. and
Mrs. Walker ran through a groan
of photographers and an inquisi
tive crowd, escaping without dis
closing their immediate plans.
The bride wore a green hat and
a green tailored flannel dress.
Walker wore a navy bine suit, a
blue shirt and tie to match.
At the conclusion of the cere
mony, Mayor Gazagnaire made a
brief speech in French, saying
the city of Cannes was grateful
to have both the bride and groom
living here.
Addressing Walker, the mayor
said:
“I hope when you are recalled
to America to take another offi
cial position, probably as mayor
of New York, you will remember
Quines pleasantly."
Walker, for whom the speech
was translated, did not reply.
Friends expect the couple to
live at the bride's villa. Beau
Geste. perched on a hill near
Cannes, among flowers and mim
osa trees, looking over one of tho
most beautiful spots on the Ri
viera.
The bride recently expressed a
hope that Walker would buy a
home here since the villa docs not
belong to her. She said she hoped,
too. that they would have chil
dren.
The couple jumped into an
automobile, taking an undisclosed
honeymoon trail.
The marriage of Miss Compton,
one-time Broadway star, and the
former mayor of New York, is her
third venture into matrimony and
his second.
They had been friends for five
years. As early as 1928 they were
seen together at night clubs, but
reports linking their names did not
become a matter of public record
until Samuel Seaburv’s investiga
tion, which culminated in Walk
er’s resignation as mayor.
At the hearing, much was said of
an “unnamed person” alleged to
have received money from the ac
counts of Russell T. Sherwood, de
scribed by Sea bury as Walker’s
financial agent. Although the
name of this person was guard
ed closely at the hearings, after
ward it became known that the
person referred to was Miss
Compton.
After resigning before the
charges against him were passed
upon by Gov. Franklin D. Roose
velt, Walker went to Europe. On
the same ship were Miss Comp
ton and her mother. They went to
Cannes, where the ex-mayor and
the actress were frequently seen
together.
Before sailing, Mias Compton
had acknowledged that she did g«t
from Walker yj.fKM) referred to in
the Seabury inquiry. She said it
wan payment of a bet. She flung
at Seaburv the taunt that when it
came to "slander,'' it was "women
and children first” with him.
Miss Compton's first marriage
wac to C. S. Riches of Toronto, a
union that ended in divorce in
1926. In February. 1931. she mar
ried Edward Duryea Dowling, a
dialogue director for the movies.
After a honeymoon trip to Ha
vana, from which they returned
separately, a Mexican divorce
ended that marriage.
Recently Walker was divorced
by Mrs. Janet Allen Walker, who
had been married for years to the
man who once wrote the song hit
“Will You Love Me in December
As You Do in May?” She filed
suit at Miami. March 9. alleging
desertion, and the final decree was
handed down on March 27.
W'alker is 51. Miss Compton is
in her twenties.
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Highlights |
From Port |
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The big suction dredge “Texas’
which will start cutting the inner
channel of the Port Isabel port
tomorrow, will complete the job
m four and one-half months, ac
cording to estimates of the dredg
ing company, the Atlantic, Gulf 6t
Pacific company.
The dredge will take a crew of
24 men working in eight-hour
shifts of eight men each. They will
sleep and eat aboard the big
dredge.
Payroll for the crew will be about
$8,000 a month.
A number of additional men are
employed by the company as a
ground crew.
The dredge is to cut a channel
25 feet deep and 100 feet wide at
the bottom from the turning basin
near Port Isabel to the pass
BROWNSVILLE TO
SEND REPRESENTATIVES
Hundreds of Brownsville people
will leave early Wednesday for
Port Isabel, to take part in the
port celebration to be held there
during the day.
While delegations from this city
are not going in a body, a survey
shows that practically all organiza
tions and groups will have ample
representation, including the cham
ber of commerce, service clubs,
and the Believers in Brownsville.
Invitation to Brownsville people
to attend has been extended by the
(Continued on Page Twoi
County R. F. C.
Group Named
Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson has
announced appointment of a Cam
eron County Relief Committee to
handle the R F C. made-work in
the county, according to a com
munication to the chamber of com
merce today from Lawrence West
brook. in charge of the work for
the governor.
G. C. Richardson, manager of
the chamber is chairman of the
county committee.
Members of the committee are:
Brownsville, George Mansur. Vol
ney Taylor. Will Cabler. Miss Julia
O'Brien. Mrs. R. B. Rentfro and
Mrs. Z A. Rosenthal; San Benito.
Janies D. Ward. McMurry Richey.
Gib Henson; Harlingen. Joe Rob
erts and Claude Carter.
In the communication was a
check for $5,000. one quarter of the
April allotment for the county. A
similar amount is expected to be
received today or tomorrow, per
mitting the resumption of the work
throughout the county.
Members of the committee met
today and discussed the work.
A representative of Gov. Fergu
son was in the county recently
conferring with local people.
Chinese Retreat
TIENTSIN. China. April 18.
Chinese forces continued a retreat
along the railroad leading from
the coast to Peiping today before
a Japanese offensive. They estab
lished defenses as far south as
Tangshan. only 80 miles northeast
of Tientsin.
Japanese military authorities,
disclaiming intentions to continue
toward the cities of Tientsin and
Peiping, said, however, that If new
Chinese bases were established
south of the Lwan river, “these
alio would be destroyed.'*
PORT ISABEL
WILL BE HOST
TO THOUSANDS
All-Day Program Will
Celebrate Work
On Channel
• Special to The Herald)
PORT ISABEL. April 18— The
biggest day in the history of Port
Isabel, and in the history of the
Valley, is at hand and the city
stands ready to welcome thousands
to the celebration Wednesday of
the beginning of work on the port
here.
The harbor will be a dream come
true after many years and local
citizens and those of San Benito
have planned a full day's program
for the thousands who are expect
ed to be present.
Declare Holiday
San Benitos mayor, E. L. Bar
more, has declared a half holiday
and hundreds from that city alone
are expected to attend. Each Val
ley city is expected to send delega
tions of cltisens to the celebration
and some visitors also are awaited
from other South Texas points to
which invitations were sent.
One oi the big attractions will
be the suction dredge. "Texas”
which crossed the bar a few days
ago to start work on the fJarbor.
This dredge is expected to be in
spected by many persons.
^ There also will be other things
f$h< is amused during
the day' including band music,
street dance, boat rides, airplane
rides, airplene stunting, carnival
attractions, fishing, surf bathing,
hexing and baseball.
Arrangements were completed
Tuesday afternoon for a. baseball
game at 3:30 o'clock between the
strong San Benito Box Makers and
the Harlingen Merchants. This will
be their first meeting and follow
ings of flans from both cities are
expected to watch the rival teams
as they clash.
A prr»*am of talks by persons
who have been active in port wor#
and by distinguished visitors will
be broadcast.
Following this program then
will be a joint luncheon of San
Benito service clubs at whifh many
visitors are expected to be present.
This meeting will be held at the
Shary Yacht club and special mu
sic will be presented in connection
1 with the luncheon.
All-Day Program
There will be something doing
all day. according to Mayor Sam
Woolsten who is director general
of the program. Activities will start
early and continue as late as some
one remains at the street dance.
San Benito and Port Isabel com
mittees have seen to it that a full
day's entertainment is provided.
Fish dinners for 25 cents will be
a special feature of the occasion.
Fresh sea food, all that one can
eat. has been promised by cafe
owners and church organisations.
Dodson Freed
Of Theft Count
The district attorney’s office has
dismissed the case against Earl
Dodson. San Ben. > youth, charg
ing him vith theft of an airplane
in view of his conviction and sen
tence in another case. Dodson,
who was sentenced to eight years
for furnishing the pistol with
which Lehman Nelson was killed,
has already been taken to the peni
tentiary.
Charges remain pending against
Dodson's co-defendants. Gaylord
Pitts and Clois Lawson, in the air
' plane theft uidJctment.
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MARKETS
A T GLANCE
NEW YORK
Stocks strong; commodity
shares lead rise.
Bonds irregular; secondary is
sues rally.
Curb firm; specialties advance.
Foreign exchanges strong; gold
currencies buoyant.
Cotton strong; firm stock and
grain markets; trade buying.
Sugar higher: firm spot market.
Coffee barely steady; lower
, Brazilian markets.
..
CHICAGO
Wheat higher; persistent east
ern buying.
Corn firm; sympathy with
Cattle steady, run plainer qual
I ity.
Hogs steady early, 10 lower
later.
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