Oil firm to build brick plant at Collinston site
The Oil Fields Exploration Co. led by Dr. J. S. Grasty will construct a brick and tile plant at Collinston on a hillside site and burn clay for road surfacing. The company will also supply Collinston with gas water and lights after acquiring the town’s gas franchise. The firm is a major natural gas producer in the Collinston area and new ventures aim to create an outlet for its gas.
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Oil Fields Exploration Co
J. S. Grasty
Collinston
Collinston Gas
O.] Fields Exploration Co
New Orleans Cotton Futures Steady After Narrow Declines
Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans trading with Jan to Dec contracts showing small moves. January prices ranged around 23.70 to 23.87 with February and summer months near 24.00. The market posted minor declines of 21 to 27 points in earlier sessions and midday quotes reflected cautious sentiment.
New York Cotton Futures Close With Mixed Bids
The market shows various front month bids and numerous prices across contracts including March at 23.92 and May around 84.41 with activity noted for March 23.92 and July 84.41. Trading activity includes bids, closes, and open interest amid futures quotes and unsettled weekly figures.
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Report
Liverpool Cotton market notes prices steady with categories including strictly good middling and middling levels. Futures show December and March contracts with values around 13.08 to 19.14 and general activity amid a reported total bale count and market conditions for the period.
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Dcieber Ayy Ps
Lmenato
Unclear fragment on batter eggs and creamery standards
Fragmentary text references batter eggs poultry creamery standards and numbers, with partial phrases and no coherent events or names to anchor a full news item. The readable content suggests a domestic production or quality note but lacks identifiable subjects or actions.
Grain Market Shifts Upward After Early Hesitation
Chicago wheat gains amid strong Liverpool and Winnipeg quotations as traders absorb surplus. Snow briefly dampens gains. corn and oats also rise with wheat. Market shows renewed buying and modest setbacks with near term gains in several grain futures.
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Checago
Dee
Liverpool
Winnipeg
Told Out
Chicago Stock Receipts Reported as Trading Opens
Chicago stock market notes show Hog and cattle receipts around 50 000 hogs with weights listed from 140 to 190 pounds and higher. Cattle receipts total about 16 000 with best weighty steers and yearlings priced near 800 to 1030. Sheep receipts near 1 000 with fat natives and westerns and lamb feeders priced from 45 to 1650 per hundred.
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Chicago
Automobile Crash at Fourth Street Damages Dodge Sedan
A report from Monroe Auto and Supply Company states at 11 am a Dodge sedan owned by M Robins was struck by a Ford touring car driven by Henry Carroll at Fourth Street and Hudson Lane. The impact damaged both doors two fenders and the running board of the Dodge and also damaged the Ford windshield axle and perhaps further parts.
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M. Robins
Monroe Auto and Supply Company
Fourth Street
Hudson Lane
Dodge
Henry Carroll
Ford
Robins
Carroll
Fourth
Urgent Court Schedule Affects Holiday Week
Judge Charles Schulze will not hold court during the holidays except for urgent cases. Regular offenses will not be heard. only those of unusual necessity will be taken up.
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Chas. Schulze
Lions to Host Christmas Tree Program and Parade
Lions Club hosts noontime Christmas tree event in the market square at VeSvard and Catalpa streets with donations from Goodfellows and members. A parade forms tomorrow, gathering Lions in cars to travel to the tree for Christmas Eve exercises led by Prof. U. N. Perkina and Loos Breitenmoser on piano.
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Goodfellows
Lions Club Jtwell
Lion Lockwood
St. Anley
Market Square
VeSvard
Catalpa
Linn
Sts Club
Parsacheo
Lions
Dan
U. N. Perkina
Loos Breitenmoser
Pisne
Poisoned candy sent through mails in Christmas package
A New York investigation reports a Christmas package addressed to George B. Ensminger in Columbia Mississippi contained poisoned candy. Harriet Messier, 44, is in critical condition after eating. The package included a note and a small homemade fudge piece with poison flakes found in both candy items.
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Pee
George Be
George
Brigor
Ree
Ensounger
Merry Christmand Save
Garen
Sunday Marks The Shortest Day As Winter Returns
The piece notes the first day of winter and the year's shortest daylight in Monroe. It records daylight lengthening gradually from now on, with a noticeable half hour gain daily emerging within a month, signaling winter's decline and growing public relief.
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Min Peame
Monroe
Gas-Filled Room Causes Shreveport Injuries
In Shreveport Louisiana Mrs Pauling Vaughan Wright and Clarence W Jones head of a contracting company suffer serious burns after Mrs Wright lights a water heater with a match in a gas filled kitchen. Neighbor Janes assisted thawing frozen pipes and was burned in the adjoining living room and the flames spread through the dining room. Other occupants including Mrs Wrights five year old daughter and her mother Mrs M L Vaughan were in rooms unaffected.
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Shreveport
Janes
Dr. Gaharan Sets Up Practice Over New South Drug
Dr. J. A. Gaharan completes office equipment installation above New South Drug Store and announces active practice in the city. He moved here from Forest West Carrell parish with family and will focus on women's diseases. A University of Nashville graduate, he has 15 years of general practice experience.
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J. A. Gaharan
New South Drug Store
Forest
West Carrell Parish
Lovers Lane
University of Nashville
Gaharan
Old-Fashioned Tree at First Christian Church Eve Program
A family friendly Old-Fashioned Christmas Eve program will start at 7 20 tomorrow at First Christian Church. Children will recite verses and singing and musical numbers will be performed by the East gathering choir. Rev J B Adams pastor invites church members and friends to attend.
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First Christian Church
J. B. Adams
Robbery at Destard Store Leaves $19 Stolen Through Window
Police report a break in at Leon Fanzizo’s Destard Store 2302 DeSisidetreat with a window cut entry. A penknife owned by Eugene G was found as evidence. investigators question Eugene who did odd jobs for Pan nize. Five one dollar bills three dollars in coins and a brass chain or gold chain were missing. authorities assess the chain’s material and value.
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Leon Fanzizo
Eugene G Colored
Eugene
Bank Offers Prize for Cross Word Solutions
A bank advertises a prize for solving a cross word contest. The notice mentions a public puzzle feature under the heading What Are the Cross Words Saying and notes the contest is limited to bank officers and directors with an offered prize to the winner.
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E Bank
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Dodge Brothers A Sedan With Velour Upholstery
A Dodge Brothers A Sedan priced at 1410 dollars with velour upholstery and balloon tires was delivered.
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Dodge Brothers A
Moody Hurt Working on Large Digestor Job
W L Moody 34 of Mise fell 25 feet while on a double shift at a dig ester project. He suffered broken ribs and hip injuries and is listed in critical condition after the accident. Moody is unmarried. his mother, 63, is his nearest relative. He remained conscious and spoke with effort after being rushed to a hospital.
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W. AL. Moody
Pic Frliow Wernoand
Francis Sanitarinum
Moody
Brumfield
Tylertown
Moo
Welfare ALSN Busy With Cases of Urgent Need
Monroe Welfare Association reports today and tomorrow the busiest period of the year as it distributes food medicine and clothes to the destitute. A widow with many children and a riverfront family with grip and suspected diphtheria are among those aided. Volunteers including Rev W E Neal Jas McCol len Mrs McCol len and Mrs C E Hall will drive deliveries and a local butcher will donate free meat on Christmas Day for hungry residents.
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Monroe Welfare Association
Rivee
Cneer
Rev
W. E. Neal
Jas
McCollen
C. E. Hall
Sdep
Dixon Well Tests Dry and Plans Deeper Drilling
Reports from the Dixon test about miles northwest of West Monroe say the hole was baled dry yesterday and operators will start going deeper. The test in Ouachita parish 64-1s faces water ingress and will shift to day work with coring to address the water problem while night shifts are abandoned.
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Dixon Test
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Waier
Dodge Brothers B Sedan with Balloon Tires Sold
The Dodge Brothers B Sedan with balloon tires sold for 1255 dollars and was delivered.
Police Court Fines For Multiple Offenses
Hertha Perkins fined $7.50 for fighting. Pearl Watson fined $7.50 for fighting. Fazin Steele fined $82.50 or 82 days for fighting. Clayton Thompson fined $35 for traffic offenses.
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Hertha Perkins
Fighting
Pearl Watson
Fazin Steele
Clayton Thompson
Narrow escape for Mrs. Tallos after Monroe Bastian crash
Mrs M Tallos escaped serious injury when a Ford collided head on with a Rosseghrives conveyance on the Monroe Bastian road near Swartz. She was trapped under the car but freed. her husband avoided injury. Mrs Tallos returned home today doing well despite a deep laceration requiring over thirty stitches. The damaged Dodge B coupe wagon was $1140.00.
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Aernoon
Monrox Tallos
Swartz
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