This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1961
Page
14
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith offers unlisted stocks for sale. The notice details eligibility, pricing, and purchase procedures. Potential investors are advised to contact the firm for terms and application deadlines.
S and P reports dividends still lag year earlier period amid rising corporate profits. NYSE chief Keith Funston urged Kennedy administration to amend the SEC reorganization plan to avoid abuses. May U.S. auto output rose 21.4 percent from April but fell short of May 10 figures due to Memorial Day layoffs. Steel prices hit three year low per Bureau of Labor Statistics. Memorial Day week retail sales were unchanged from last year but varied versus prior week.
The Chicago butcher market recovered after a sharp Thursday setback as prices rose 50 to 75 cents per cwt. A Friday supply of 3,000 head met strong demand and sold out. Week totals were 30,000 head, down 11,000 from last week. Cattle and sheep had meager offerings with no sales reported.
Butter prices show little change with AA 93 score at 60, AA 92 60, A 90 7, C 89 36. Eggs hold at or above 70 percent grade A whites 33.5, mixed 33.5, mediums 29. Standards 31.5, dirties 29.5, checks 29.
California long whites priced at 2.99 to 3.25 per unit while Alabama round reds are listed at 5.0, according to USDA potato price notes.
Live poultry in Chicago shows no prices due to insufficient receipts reported by USDA AP. No price data available for today as buyers await market activity.
Livestock prices for Louisiana markets show 675 cattle head sold with varied slaughter, stocker and utility grades plus steer and heifer ranges. Hog sales counted 241 head with entries for choice barrows, gilts and sows, while broilers priced mostly at 11 cents with mixed results and egg values listed for large and medium eggs in North and South La markets.
Grain prices rose in a firm trading range on the Chicago Board of Trade as wheat led gains. Corn and rye eased from intraday highs but held most of their advances while soybeans stayed in a tight four cent July spread amid light trade and weekend short covering.
New York stock sales figures show approximate final Friday 3 670 000 compared with 3 770 000 the previous day. Week total 5 784 550 and month total 4 981 400. Year-ago 3 338 250 and two years ago 2 779 957. January 1 to date M 1 084 823. 1960 to date 327 141 396 and 1959 to date 193 138 513.
Middle East News Agency reports Abdul Khalek Wassouna, Arab League secretary general, plans a July visit to East Germany and had visited Bonn in May.
Cotton futures closed mixed as traders awaited crop developments and spot market activity stayed light in New York and New Orleans. July through December contracts showed small moves with bids and declines noted, while the New Orleans market posted steady to mixed closing prices amid thin trading and an 87 350 sales total.
Wall Street ended the week with a modest gain as steel stocks steadied on improving industry outlook. U.S. Steel rose to 69 1 2, Lukens up 7 8 to 74, and National at 94. Dow gained 2.33 to 697.70, with blue chips mixed and volume slipping.
UPI reports the Dow Jones closing range with industrials up 2.33 led by gains in the 30 stock index. Rails and utilities slip slightly while the overall stock index ticks up 0.14. Bond prices ease with mixed movers and the commodity futures index sits at 145.90.
New York stocks advance with spotty gains while bonds ease and grains show mixed moves. Chicago wheat rises on short covering, corn follows higher, oats mixed, soybeans mixed, hogs up 50 to 75 cents, top 18, cattle with no slaughter steer sales reported due to light supply.
Former West Monroe resident James Verrett, 50, died Friday at Garnier Clinic after months of illness. He worked at Olin Mathieson Paper Mill in West Monroe, was born in Loreauville, and had lived in Bastrop six years. Funeral 10 am Monday at St Joseph’s Bastrop. burial Morehouse Memorial Park. Rosary 7 pm Sunday at Blackwell and Golden Chapel. Survivors include widow Ruth, two sons, a step-daughter, and several relatives. pallbearers listed.
Lorraine Slack of 19011 Milhaven Rd Monroe reported a man’s jewel watch stolen Friday worth $50. Police noted the incident in the local report.
In San Jose California an 84 year old mother Elizabeth Farley and her daughter Catherine Farley 46 were found dead in their apartment after the daughter died six to eight days earlier and the mother five days earlier. The deputy coroner said both weighed under 74 pounds and notes additional savings and railroad retirement checks were present.
The House Appropriations Committee approved bills totaling 14.41 billion dollars for new public buildings, veterans hospitals, and other federal agencies. Major allocations include 4.98 billion to the Agriculture Department and 8.43 billion to 23 independent agencies, with new hospital facilities planned in Palo Alto, Brecksville, Charleston, and Wood. The action shifts foreign program funding to pay as you go and sets 1.6 billion for foreign programs in the coming year.
Burglars took five transistor radios from Henry Gerson Furniture Co. at 1217 DeSiard St between 6 p.m. Thursday and 9 40 a.m. Friday. Entry was through a back window. Radios were in plastic cases. value not learned. Monroe police reported the incident.
Jim L. Collins son of Mr and Mrs J L Collins of route 3 Winnsboro has accepted an assistantship to do graduate work at the University of Maryland following his upcoming LSU graduation. He will study food technology beginning this summer. Collins is married to Ethel Leach of Winnsboro.
Cleo T. Gable aged 44 of 609 Camelia Street was booked by Monroe police on a driving while intoxicated charge.
Police search for an old model green panel truck after it struck a car at Hogan's Grocery on Jackson Street. Witnesses described the vehicle and officials urged tips from the public.
Louisiana Highway Director Ray W Burgess announced a $587,938 contract to Robbie A Sims Division of W R Fairchild Construction Co Ltd Farmerville for a 72 foot bridge and approaches across Bayou DArbonne on state routes 23 and 15 in Union Parish. The project includes grading drainage two lanes of bituminous mix and a 952 foot reinforced concrete grinder span, with traffic maintenance for about 15 months. Project engineer is Thomas G Watts of Ruston.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.