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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1925
Page
8
New Orleans cot ton closed steady with declines of 12 to 16 points amid quiet trading and near month losses. Census data delay weighed on sentiment. Kansas City cattle hogs and sheep receipts and prices are listed, with steers around 10.40 and hogs 10.10 to 10.80, reflecting active upturns and demand.
Cotton futures closed steady with declines of 14 to 18 points from earlier highs as markets opened unchanged to lower on light selling. January to October prices shown. traders noted light offerings and cover on modest trade activity amid dry southwest weather and firmer cotton goods demand.
Cotton prices in Liverpool show steady demand with sales of 6,000 bales, 4,600 of which are American. Receipts total 3,000 bales, including 1,700 American. Futures close quiet and steady with January at 12.83 and December at 12.77, continuing a firm early 20th century market tone.
Grain markets opened with wheat down on Liverpool quotes and Argentine selling but soon advanced as renewed buying offset the decline. May and July contracts moved from slight losses to gains with corn and oats following the trend while provisions showed little support.
The report lists prices for poultry including fowls roosters and turkeys and shows varied figures for batter, creamery extras and egg categories. Egg receipts total 2 344 cases with multiple grade ranges and market notes on firsts seconds and refrigeration items.
Chicago stock markets report a heavy hog run of 37 000 with desirable weights at 11.16. Cattle at 11 000 with early top matured steers around 11.25 and long fed heavy steers near 10.50. Lamb prices ranged from 12.25 to 18.75 with 8 000 head of sheep noted.
Eight traffic cases heard in City Court this morning mostly for Stop law violations. Police ordered to arrest violators. Dispositions: H. Carter five dollars or five days. Phillips Davis five dollars or five days. John Brown five dollars or five days. Jesse James five dollars or five days. W. M. Smith five dollars or five days. C. E. Slade five dollars or five days. Louey McCau ley five dollars or five days. Charlie Robinson ten dollars or ten days. A. R. Jackson twelve dollars and fifty cents for driving with only one license.
Coroner C P Gray reports a sudden death at a lone Eleventh Street residence of Mattie Hall known as a washerwoman. The house contained laundry for white families with no identifying employer, and authorities urge anyone who recognizes the situation to claim belongings. Death attributed to natural causes.
H. H. Boyd’s stationery store on Jackson street was entered by a burglar last night and robbed of change in the cash register and 18 fountain pens. Entrance was through a side door. This marks the fourth robbery in a week, targeting businesses on Lovers’ Lane South Grand and West Monroe, with no large sums taken.
G. E. Davis of Ouachita Home Site and Realty Co reports strong demand for the Cole Addition on DeSiard road. Deal Construction Co shows rapid subdivision progress on Loop Road. Builder R. R. Sawyer predicts Monroe’s greatest development in the next months. G. B. Haynes, a pioneer realty man, also forecasts optimism for the year.
Rev J C Toombs a colored pastor at 1017 Pine street reported to police that a guest posing as a Chicago lawyer stayed at his home and stole the parson's over coat stick pin and notebook. Another negro identified the guest as Johnson from Hut tig Arkansas and said he left for Hut tig this morning after claiming to drive from Chicago in a big car.
A brief classified blurb urges readers to invest with Gews-Star promising large dividends. The ad emphasizes potential wealth and offers contact details for inquiries.
Mrs. Jewell McQuiller reports Ouachita Parish homemaking programs for the year ended. Clubs led extension work with project leaders in poultry potatoes gardening sewing and cooking and horticulture. Dairy work expanded with 35 clubs and 72 demonstrations while poultry rising grew strongly with 187 cullings and a 300 exhibit show. Food demonstrations totaled 810 across the parish with widespread canning and meat storage improvements and 17 families adopted natural gas in homes.
Penny Leonard's illness and a social hour with refreshments follow. A bridge party honors Mrs Johnnie Wight. A Monday meeting of Methodist pastors from nearby towns at Rus ton includes dinner with several ministers. Visitors include Mr and Mrs R W Davis from Shreveport and Mr and Mrs J W Swift from Columbia.
The annual meeting of Ouachita National Bank stockholders was held yesterday and the directors from the past year were reelected for the coming year. A later meeting will name the bank officers for 1925. Exterior work on the Elks building at South Grand proceeds with painting and dressing up. A Monroe Public Service Commission meeting is anticipated next week, though no formal order has arrived. H. J. Fernandez of the Monroe Traffic Bureau says several important cases affecting Monroe and Northeast Louisiana will be discussed at the session, which he will attend as a representative.
The Louis Moreau Gottschalk Club met at the Warren home in Ruston on Monday evening. A vote approved creating a scholarship fund to aid students pursuing musical education. Officers for 25 26 were elected: President Mrs. Vernon Cupp, vice president Mr. Jeff Kidd, recording secretary Miss Hercise Warren, corresponding secretary named.
Special to News-Star Rayville La Jan 14 reception honors Rev N W P Bacon and wife newly located from Itta Bena Miss. Bacon began Jan 1 with a pledge for a new building as church buys a lot and starts construction. Other Rayonville notes report Knighton Variety Store head leaving for El Paso and local business moves and hunts.
Mrs. David Bell Jr. hosted the sewing club at the Dumaree home in Bastrop Louisiana with refreshments for Mesdames Hugo Spier Reginald Ludlum Geo T Madison Benton Kelly L E Pagan Mike Winberry Arthur Dumaree and many others. Nettie Traylor of Oak Ridge visited on Wednesday and C C Kiser W A Green H C Morris traveled to Dallas Tuesday for business.
Kiwanis members join with Scout workers for a joint dinner at Hotel Monroe to honor Scout Chief Executive West. J M Cobb of the Chamber of Commerce outlines a revolving fund plan and tax exemptions to attract factories, urging a $100000 fund to draw industry as the city prepares for a new secretary. George C. Bove and Mrs Holden contributed musical selections.
A large crowd gathered Tuesday night at Stone Avenue M P Church to hear Andrew Johnson discuss moral and spiritual perfection. He warned that most pursue worldly pleasure while weighing the soul against divine judgment, noting many have lowered church standards and calling for renewed commitment to Christian life.
A Monroe classified notice promotes Smith Bros selling shoes at low prices with claims of thousands of dollars in property sold by spend of a few cents on ads. Green's Market and Grocery, and Hog Lard promotions appear in the ad text.
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