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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1925
Page
8
New Orleans April 1. Cotton futures ended steady with a net gain of 4 to 6 points from the prior session. May 24.62, July 24.77, October 23.93, December 23.97. Markets opened steady on stronger Liverpool cables but retreated as Texas rains and a favorable planting weather report dampened enthusiasm.
Cotton futures opened steady with May at 24.62 and July 24.98 as overnight buying supported near months. Reports of rain in the southwest and a favorable weather bureau note helped limit selling while mid day quotes showed little net change. Telex notes detailed showers at ten Texas stations and afternoon prices hovering slightly lower to higher within a narrow range.
In Chicago on April 1 wheat gains sparked by word of new export demand. Scattered rains in drought regions and moisture forecasts tempered excitement as May prices climbed from 11-2 to 3c, with corn and oats advancing alongside wheat. Provisions also rose amid grain and hog price bulges. Kansas City cash prices followed, with No. 2 hard wheat at 140-161 and No. 2 yellow corn at 101-103.
Cotton spot showed higher demand with prices steady across grades. Sales reached 6 000 bales with 4 200 American. receipts 12 000, American 7 600. Futures closed quiet and steady with April 13.24 and later contracts around 138.37 for July.
Butter lower and creamery extras down to 431-2, standbirds 4 1 2, extra firsts 421-2 to 43, firsts 401-2 to 411-2, seconds 33 to 33. Eggs unchanged with receipts of 16 891 cases.
Chicago cattle traders quote hog prices on April 1 with 11,000 head, top at 18.25. Buyers seek hogs 160 to 225 pounds at 13.00 to 13.25 and 240 to 25 pounds at 12.75 to 13.15.
The district court docket fixes trials for Howard Roberson and Luther Hays on April 20 and 21 for murder cases including Epstein and Schumaker. Additional defendants Mark Smith Sam Rizzo Phillip Rizzo Tice and Tichell face hearings April 21 to 23. About 15 jury cases await trial dates.
J A Brake former state conservation officer of Arkansas oversees the Riverton well of Neill et al He left for El Dorado and will return to Monroe in a few days A core test at 8390 feet led to authorizing four and a half inch casing and a test If the test fails casing may be pulled and rig moved to another location toward the St Maurice sand expected at 1667 feet in the Riverton well The structure varies in La Salle and Caldwell parishes
The W. B. Ennis band performed at the Riverside sanitarium opening on Monday night. Listeners praised the concert as one of the best heard in Monroe in years and showered compliments on the players for their organization and performance.
Frederick Roy Martin announced the resignation of the Associated Press general manager effective April 21. Martin, who took the helm four years ago after Melville F. Stone, will retire from the board in 1912 to pursue other business connections, with the board expressing regret and praise.
Kansas City market rounds up cattle hogs sheep and calves with varied weights and classes. Prices range for hogs from 11.00 to 12.90 per hundredweight and cattle with top yearlings around 12.50, while lambs fetch 14.50 to 18.00 per hundredweight depending on weight and quality.
The Cumberland Bell system reports high demand for long distance service since the La Salle parish oil discovery well. May 1 was set for local plant construction but may start earlier. pilings likely unnecessary after ground tests. Alexandria office handles Urania area with Olla expansion managed via Monroe.
The annual federal inspection of local National Guard units will be held at the armory tomorrow and Friday. Major D. S. Wilson and Adjutant General L. A. Toombs will lead the tour, inspecting three units and their officers. The campaign follows a prior visit by Toombs to boost enlistments and prevent transferring Company G if strength does not reach sixty within two weeks.
Dispatch from Columbia reports Mrs. Dock Beard aged 20 wife of a Marion county farmer died while in a trance at Morgantown during a Church of God service. The death was described as similar to an earlier case of Rev. R. McNabb two years prior.
Milton Coverdale sheriff of Monroe Louisiana announces a court ordered sale in Ouachita Parish. The North half of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter section 9 township 16 north range 4 east comprising about 20 acres will be sold at the courthouse front door in Monroe on April 4 1926 to satisfy a writ of fieri facias and court costs. Terms are cash with appraisal.
E L Stewart said he failed to stop because he was charmed by Monroe's beauty. He and his wife in a Ford coupe collided head on with a northbound street car at Jackson and Oak at 8 46 this morning. No injuries. front wheel and fender damaged.
Two liquor raids by the sheriff's department resulted in the arrest of Mr and Mrs Joe Raysel after a gallon of whiskey was found in their car in West Monroe at 3 30 pm Deputy Clyde Mitchell reported the discovery. B G Barnes was taken into custody by Traffic Officer Bert Thurmond at a Robt Fennels dance on Swartz road about four miles from Modroe for possession of whiskey. All three alleged Volstead violators are expected to be arraigned in district court this morning.
Final account of Emmanuel G. Sugar as administrator for Adolph Epstein estate in Ouachita Parish Louisiana. Creditors and interested parties must show cause within ten days why the account should not be approved and funds distributed. Court clerk Pat S. Hamilton issues the notice with Adolph Wolff attorney dated April 1 6 9.
Writ of seizure issued by Fourth District Court Ouachita Parish directs sale at Monroe front courthouse. Lot 19, Block 44 HiHil's Addition to Monroe to be sold April 25 1925 cash without appraisement. Sheriff of Monroe announces terms and sale date.
In Ouachita Parish Louisiana A D Womack sheriff informs that Lot 3 Block 9 of T E Flournoy First Addition in West Monroe is seized and will be sold at the Monroe courthouse front door between legal hours by cash to the highest bidder on March 24 1925 with dates listed Apr 25 1925 etc. Planning and details indicate a public sale under Association VI No 13238.
A large gathering attended the Christian Science services at the Layton Apartments for Daniel Bradford. The funeral was led by W J Tremaine with elaborate floral tributes including a blanket of Easter lilies and white hyacinths from Morse Wisconsin. Interment followed at Riverview burial park with pallbearers H R Speed E N Faulk A A Thoman D A Breard J M Breard and R C Windes. Bradford died of heart failure after a brief illness near Madison Wisconsin. His daughters Mrs Travis Oliver and Miss Eva Bradford accompanied the body from Chicago arriving in Monroe yesterday morning.
The Vicksburg Shreveport Pacific Railway Company calls a special stockholders meeting at its Monroe Louisiana office on April 1 1925 at noon. Proposals include leasing the railroad to Yazoo Mississippi Valley Railroad Company guaranteed by Illinois Central, approving the lease form, and paying expenses. LARZA JONES President UDOLPHO WOLFE Secretary New Orleans La January 26 1925.
The administrator of the succession of J. L. Thompson announces a public auction in Monroe Louisiana on April 11 1925 to pay debts. Real estate totals about 440 acres with specified quarters and lots. personal property includes mules horses cattle harness tools a syrup mill a piano sewing machine furniture and household items. Cash terms with appraisement and court order from the Fourth District Court.
Readers are invited to place classified ads in Ion News-Star to attract investors and secure prominent placements. The notice promotes opportunities for high returns through timely listings and targeted exposure in business circles.
About 125 Prophets of Teflis Grotto Monroe will caravan to Shreveport for the Spring Ceremonial of Mithra Grotto. The main group leaves Monroe at 1 pm with arrivals in Shreveport by 5 pm for a parade section. members from Winnsboro Rayville Perra Grotto Vicksburg join en route. The Charter Class was completed Monday. the band and patrol will be uniformed and hold open air concerts this summer. Mr Heavener directs the band and brings experience from major ensembles. Officers travel to Rayville today to recruit more applicants for the Shreveport trip.
In Hartford on April 1, Prosecutors rested the murder case against bandit Gerald Chapman after two pistol experts testified the fatal bullet of Patrolman James Skelly in New Britain last October came from Chapman's gun. Defense moved to dismiss. Judge Newell Jennings denied.
Monroe Louisiana March 10 1925 sheriff announces sale of Lot in square 27 Layton's second addition description details property on Jackson Street Texas avenue and nearby boundaries to be sold April 11 1925 as ordered in case No 15083 G P Allen.
Notice of sale by the Honorable Fourth Judicial District Court Ouachita Parish Louisiana arising from case People s Homestead and Savings Association versus Mrs S C Eby and E S Eby. Sale at West Monroe in a specified block with exclusions of parcels described by streets and dimensions. Date reference March 24 1925 with subsequent dates.
A district court session imposes six months with paroleable terms on Fred Brock for larceny after a St Louis arrest. Three others face fines for whiskey violations. The docket also records Reynolds Oil Company Incorporated with 350 shares, common and preferred stock, to operate in Monroe Louisiana with a three-member board.
Washington April 1 L C Andrews of New York a West Point graduate and World War veteran took oath as assistant secretary of the treasury and assumed direct supervision over the prohibition unit the coast guard and the customs service. The internal revenue bureau remains under Moss in the treasury division.
Osborne Wood, returning to Tampa from Spain, says he still has money left after losing the rumored million from European gambling resorts. He declares the world’s easiest country to make money and hints at another Wall Street attempt, with plans possibly involving California.
Captain R. A. Smith and E. P. Lott, serial photographers from New York, survived three days in the Everglades after a forced landing. They completed engine repairs and were found by aviators George Hardman and Otis Hardin, who escorted them to Sebring, Florida.
Treasury official Frank W. Mondell will speak at the Louisiana State Bankers Association annual convention in New Orleans on April 15. He will discuss federal taxation and the Charter State of Louisiana, Parish of Quachita, with the notice dated March 20, 1925, and signed by Notary Public Robert M. Breard Jr.
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