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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
5
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady with initial gains of five to nine points. Prices strengthened as trade buying developed, with January trading around 19.70 and March near 19.20, and May at roughly 18.77, holding near prior closes as futures finished steady with mixed intraday moves.
Cotton futures closed steady with net advances of 9 to 25 points after opening firm on holiday trading. March rose to 19.69, July to 18.89, as shorts covered on steady Liverpool signals and cautious Lancashire news. Prices eased late into the holiday with longs satisfied as the market paused for year end.
Batter unchanged with 6 126 tubs received. Eggs tower with 7 970 cases and firsts of ordinary firsts 88 t 35. Poultry alive firm with receipts of 2 cars and fowls 23 to 30, springs 31, turkeys 80, roosters 17, ducks 25 to 30, geese 20 to 22.
Liverpool cotton market reports moderate business and steady prices with U S and British varieties. American grades dominate sales and receipts with 2900 bales sold and 11 200 bales received among 22 000 total. Futures close steady with values across January to December contracts. Official noon close posted at 10 02 for December.
Wheat prices gained after a wavering start as speculators returned to buying to secure profits. Liverpool reports tighter Argentina offerings boosted the market, with December at 184 to 188 cents and May around 182. Corn and oats weakened versus wheat, with corn easing and oats fluctuating near initial levels. The provision market followed hog values lower.
Rotary club members at Hotel Virginia lunged into plans for a Monroe auditorium. William Rodriguez outlined a project funded by a 1-2 mill tax, with local American Legion cooperation and a donated organ from the Legion. A Jackson example noted a 4700 seat, $97,000 build. the group named a committee to push the effort. District Governor Dick Gox sent congratulations and urged club attendance at the Shreveport convention. Miss L Smelser sang two selections.
The Missouri Pacific transfers January 1 portions of its Louisiana division from Der mott to Collinston into the Little Rock division and moves Collinston south to Vidalia into the Louisiana division. New officers include M F Meeks in Alexandria and J T Watson in El Dorado overseeing districts, with J C King at Ferriday and C F Dougherty at Monroe, L A Wallace at Alexandria, and H W Reinhardt as master mechanic for the Louisiana division. W A Curley leaves Monroe for Poplar Bluff as master mechanic of the Missouri division, with H E Roll moving from Monroe to the Little Rock division.
D. M. Laing president and T. E. Rawls secretary of the Morehouse Parish Poultry Association visited Monroe to urge local fanciers to enter their birds in Bastrop's fourth annual show to be held January 5 to 7. Past shows grew from 50 birds to 400. this year they expect at least 500. Ouachita poultry raisers plan to participate and Bastrop birds are praised as exceptional in north Louisiana.
Milton Adams is recovering from severe burns after a dangerous steam experiment with a five gallon water can. Knorrel Crowson narrowly escaped harm as the explosion occurred while he had briefly left the scene. Theft hits Odom garage with a stolen Ford Coupe and another car burglarized. no arrests yet. J A Cleaton home on West Mississippi avenue fire damage recurs for the second time in a fortnight but was quickly controlled.
Missouri Pacific railroad lets contracts for 16,000 tons of rail split among Illinois Steel, Colorado Fuel and Iron, and Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad. orders include ten 170 ton Mikado freight engines and five 150 ton Pacific type passenger engines. Information reached city offices today.
W R Osborn of Winnsboro was moved to St Francis sanitarium yesterday in a serious condition. He is a well known planter of the region. The Missouri Pacific Boosters held a ball at Hotel Virginia with Sax Gibson's orchestra from 9 to 1. E R Strahan returns from Mississippi to plan January meetings seeking 200 acres for a vegetable cooperative. A Ford touring car owned by A L Scharf was stolen from Brownsville with Louisiana license 11085. fenders bent and Goodrich tires.
Lee W. Jones aged 75 died late last night at his home near Calhoun. Funeral tomorrow at 10 a.m. at his residence with a Masonic service led by Judge I. J. Watson of Tallulah. Survived by son S. Jones of Ruston. three daughters Mrs P. G. Grambling of Ruston, Mrs H. G. Sellers of Calhoun, Mrs J. S. Bridger of Shreveport, Mrs R. A. De Lee of Shreveport. a brother Henry M. Jones of Calhoun.
Mrs Mary Bethard aged 77 died after a brief illness in West Monroe yesterday. Funeral set for tomorrow at 10 30 a m at the home of her daughter Mrs J D McGee with burial in Hasley cemetery. Survived by daughters Mrs J D McGee and Mrs H W Byatt and sons H W Bethard and L D Bethard.
In Urania the Beckman- Freeman No. 4, 25-10-1F, overflows heavily drawing wide interest as the largest flow yet in the field. Oil crews work a widening pit while officials estimate 400 barrels or more, signaling higher production levels and new leases forming around Tremont Lumber and Louisiana Oil companies.
Police arrested Joe Richard for stealing gasoline from a company vehicle and found tire casings in his possession. Lee Harris was also jailed on related charges and whiskey found on him. Investigations aim to connect other recent petty robberies.
Mr and Mrs Ben S Moore of this city east area won the 60 egg capacity incubator in a contest by Old Trusty Incubator Co of Clay Centre Nebraska. Broadcast Dec 15 listeners sent a 15 word reason for keeping chickens. Their reply We keep poultry from a strictly business standpoint as well as pleasure. They learned they won the Louisiana state prize.
The Ouachita Baking Company at Lovers' Lane begins ground breaking for a new 40 by 50 foot east wing doubling current capacity. With $20,000 in new investment including a rotary electric oven and sanitary cake plant, the facility aims to become the state’s largest outside New Orleans, serving Louisiana Arkansas and Mississippi. The expansion leverages the Grayliry Spur and adds a refrigerating plant to handle carload food shipments. The firm, formed just over a year ago, absorbed Bond Baking and will operate from the expanded plant with Frank Masling handling the contract.
The town of Winnsboro sold its municipal light plant to the Couch interests for 35 million dollars. Couch will operate the plant starting January 1 and extend lines to Winnsboro in about ninety days. Electricity users will see roughly a 20 percent rate reduction. Also noted is the hospitalization of Mr. W. R. Osborne, Sr., moved to Monroe St Francis sanitarium after an illness.
R B Frizzell president of Frizzell Brick Company sells his holdings in the plant and property to Judson W Smith vice president for 50000 dollars. Sale recorded at the clerk's office yesterday and authorized by the plant board. Transfer covers the complete plant on the property with rights of way and switch tracks for brick and clay products.
Wesley Floyd, an older Black man, died in a local hospital from burns that covered his chest and side. He fell into a wood fire during a Tuesday night episode and was removed to a colored undertaking establishment.
A surprise marriage in Monroe unites L. C. Spencer, co owner of the Monroe Hotel barber shop, and Miss Loyce Goode of Sardis Mississippi. He left Christmas for Mississippi and returned yesterday with his bride. They reside at G. E. Spencer’s Calypso street home for now.
A California man, H. O. Hurd of Enid, says he was tied to a tree and robbed by two men while traveling from Enid to San Antonio. He arrived in San Antonio in a state of exposure and was taken to the sheriff's office.
Mrs J J Sisco, allegedly intoxicated, resisted arrest at DeSiard and Sixth streets. She grabbed a pistol, was overpowered, then escaped a holdover by breaking a window with bed sheet ladder. Recaught near Depot and Sixth with a knife, she faces multiple charges. Husband charged only with drinking. Court orders detail jury terms for Fourth Judicial District in Morehouse and Ouachita parishes.
Western Union Telegraph company will shift bookkeeping to New Orleans starting Jan 1. Monroe billing will come from New Orleans while local patrons' checks remain at the Monroe office for monthly end processing. The Monroe bookkeeper becomes cashier. manager E R Dawson says the change offers better service and frees local staff.
Three Ford Stout all metal passenger trains en route to Florida were badly damaged in an accident at Nashville Tennessee today. No one was hurt. An order fixes the two months vacation for the Fourth Judicial District Court and sets terms for Morehouse and Ouachita Parishes in Louisiana. The vacation runs from July 11 to September 15 each year starting at noon.
A nostalgic call to fishermen looking forward to a year of peaceful sport and nature. The speaker longs for 365 days of May June and September with rippling brooks and mountain streams, lakes and seas, shaded by woodlands under God’s blue heavens.
Ouachita Parish officials meet to receive and accept the new courthouse and jail or parts thereof. The board discusses awaiting bond company reports and notes a potential parish library donations. Reforestation ordinance proposed for next regular meeting. adjourns to December 30, 1925. Final account notice for the Bradley estate requests show cause within ten days.
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