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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1924
Page
7
Cotton futures closed steady with minor net gains of up to 10 points. Prices for January through December contracts showed small advances and range limits amid a quiet trading day in New Orleans.
Cotton futures in New York edged up on light volume with the January and May contracts quoted around 23.99 and 24.53 cents per pound. Traders noted limited activity and steady prices as the market absorbed nearby positions and basic supply factors.
Liverpool December reports show steady cotton prices with strict good middle and good ordinary classes quoted. The market notes 11,090 American bales included and details on grade distribution and delivery months.
A Chicago market listing shows alive poultry values with keepers and item counts including fowls at 18 eggs and 22.5 pint tins, roasters at 10, turkeys at 87, ducks at 23, and springs at 24. The terse entry reflects mixed poultry and egg pricing data from local dealers.
A fragmentary OCR item mentions wheat and prices in a terse line with unclear context. The readable bits point to a trade or market notation but lack names, dates, or concrete actions. The fragment remains unreadable for precise attribution or outcome.
Local market notes show cattle and hogs at mixed levels with feeder cattle and packing equipment trading slowly. Prices cited include 95 percent of parity for cattle and several items such as saws and packing gear listed with nominal bids and inquiries.
A letter to the News-Star describes Kathie Wilson's accident when a door fell on her as she returned from visiting her grandmother in Perse, Texas. She was taken to St Francis hospital with head injuries after the 28 pound door struck her at about 2 o clock. her father Sigmon Wiser and mother Euwease Wilson were with her.
Obituaries report W. Asberry a farmer from near West Monroe died after brief illness. funeral at his home and burial in Hasley cemetery. James Caldwell aged 20 died of pneumonia at his father’s home Ward 5. burial at Drew cemetery. Cecil Wian aged 4 died at home in West Monroe. funeral at Finsley cemetery. The piece also mentions Louisiana tidal bottoms as oyster waters covering about 4.6 million acres.
Dr. J. W. Kea formerly of Monroe died in a head on collision three miles from Choudrant. The wreck occurred after 2 pm when a car driven by Allen Boyview of Homer struck the Kea vehicle. Sheriff Arch investigated and Boyview cited limited visibility as a factor. Kea, 3 years in Reston area practice, left a widow and daughter. funeral plans unclear.
A man, about 45, brought to the city hospital after attempting suicide at Olla. He cut his wrists and throat with a weapon but missed vital areas. he wrote a name, Frank Mandel, on paper and appears foreign, possibly Norwegian. He is delirious and impulsive, coughing when attempting to speak, while police investigate circumstances.
The Louisiana institution, Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in Baton Rouge, is described as equal to any school of its kind in the South, highlighting its standing among state negro colleges.
The Sixth District Court of Ouachita Parish Louisiana orders a public auction on December 15, 1924, at Monroe front steps to sell Lots 3 and 4 of the DeGraffenreid Plantation comprising about 86.72 acres. Purchaser must assume the balance of a Federal Farm Loan mortgage with remaining price paid cash. sale includes improvements and is subject to appraisal. Administratrix Harriet DeGraffenreid oversees terms.
Readable text lists names and ranks of officers in the Local Reserve Corps Chapter. It notes active Regular Army and National Guard officers are eligible for state membership and mentions the Officers United States group. The fragmentary passage outlines personnel such as captains and lieutenants across infantry and engineers.
George Tl a negro was arrested by parish authorities at nine Saturday night near Tent and Adams streets when a gallon of whiskey was found in his possession. It was the second arrest for Hill Imus Deen, who paid a fine in October. He appeared before the district judge this morning and was bonded at $1,000.
In Chicago on December 28 Mrs. Therese Riley died after a cigarette ignited her bathrobe in a home fire. Police say neighbors could not save her before flames engulfed the clothing and she perished.
A large Monroe audience attended the Savior and King program led by Prof. L. N. Barnes. The choir and soloists presented a sequence from The Holy Night to Worthy Is the Lamb with Rev. Freeman and Rev. Clift assisting. Prof. Perkinson thanked the chorus and workers for staging Monroe’s most ambitious Christmas evan—in years.
A historical note states Louisiana comprises 28,000,000 acres in total with about 5,600,000 acres under cultivation. This highlights the scale of arable land versus overall area in the state.
In a 1924 installment Adele Garrison portrays domestic tension as Mrs Durkee and a maid react to a newborn. The scene centers on care, gossip, and impatience in the family room where a nurse enters to check on the baby amid sketched observations by Dicky.
A readble fragment lists radio offerings and schedules across multiple stations including WG Behaere WWdJ WDAF KFSG WMC and more. It mentions a Christmas story organ pieces children's hour piano solos and an orchestral program with a focus on a New Orleans event linking Louisiana and Spain and a historical note about Almonester erection in 1744.
Fragmentary text references death figures and causes in Louisiana, mentioning unnatural deaths and Negroes, but details are missing and context is unreadable. No clear event, date, or organization is identifiable from the source excerpt.
Henry Wolford eighty one is described as perhaps the oldest telegraph messenger in the world. He has spent four years delivering messages in Washington DC downtown and was present at Ford's Theatre the night President Lincoln was assassinated.
The annual Court of Honor for Scouts of Cit Conduct Recce was held in Latur at Carunbe Commerce rooms. Scouts passing to rank class included Jack Brey, King Stubbs, E Sam McReynolds, Ira L. Collier, James Trou’, Hayward, John Bis’son, and Henry Colbert. Merit awarded to Jacques Caspari, Don Charlie Eby, Louis Kadi iz, Robert DeBose, Eric LeBrocq, Gwen Watts, Hessel M, and Hanne 234 among others. total two merit badges achieved.
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