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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1925
Page
7
Cotton futures opened steady with limited trading ahead of the government crop report due at 1 am Central Time. July rose to 28.30 then slipped, October and December moved, and overall prices fell to new afternoon lows amid cautious demand and export totals around 15 416 bases.
Cotton futures in New York closed with a net decline of 33 to 40 points as July and October contracts showed early gains before trading was suspended for the government crop report. Key levels: January 21.83 close, March 22.08, July 22.60, October 22.07.
Liverpool reports a quiet cotton market with steady prices for grades from strictly good middling to good ordinary. Sales reached 6,000 bales with 5,000 American, receipts 10,000 including 1,000 American. Futures closed quiet with June at 12.22 and March 11.65.
Chicago reports a broad grain downturn led by corn after rains ease conditions. December corn fell about 5.5 cents with September at 113 and December 93, while wheat and oats retreated though July wheat briefly rose. Cash bids show mixed results across wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley and selected fats.
Chicago stock market notes June 2 show hog receipts around 19 000 with heavy weight hogs and slaughter pigs trading near 1100 to 1250 per hundred. Cattle receipts about 9 000 with natives and feeders mixed. butter prices rise with creamery extras around 42 3 4 cents per pound and standards near 43.
Readers are urged to consider houses as homes rather than mere investments The piece highlights inviting features that create a homelike atmosphere and encourages placing an ad in the columns to attract the right buyer.
The Izaak Walton league postponed its meeting to June 15 to hear a full report on the Camp Cheniere damming project. President J. W. Pope says the plan would create a first class fishing and recreation center for residents of several northern Louisiana parishes.
Miss Lula A. Hammons of Choudrant died at 6 15 p m after an appendicitis operation at a Monroe sanitarium Sunday night She was 23 a popular student at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute Ruston and had taught in rural north Louisiana schools The funeral is at her home Choudrant today at 3 o clock burial in Choudrant cemetery She survived by her father and a brother and sister
Dr J W Schreiber local director for the Louisiana State Board of Health will supervise the camp period at Camp D Arbonne. He will teach sanitation hygiene and first aid assisting by Miss Katherine Felton a graduate nurse. Tents were pitched today and more staff arrive tomorrow signaling a productive camp period.
The Palace Drug Store in Ruston was purchased by E. D. McCullum of Ruston and J. E. Adams of Norphlet Ark. The new owners will renovate, restock, and hire staff ahead of a planned June 15 opening.
The sheriff's department with a federal dry agent raided Wham and arrested Dawson Phillips on charges of selling whiskey possession of whiskey and carrying concealed weapons and Bill Chaves on possession of whiskey. Two gallons of whiskey were found in the car with them. W P Gossett was arrested at Wham on a breaking and entering warrant. He allegedly broke into several houses near Swartz. The trio were lodged in the city jail.
The annual meeting of incoming and outgoing Cham ber of Commerce senior boards is set for 4 p m today at the organization's rooms. Reports on the year's work and the financial statement will be read. A nationwide speaker is sought for a future date, with details to be announced tomorrow or Thursday. Last year the event was at Hotel Monroe with Rotary Kiwanis and Lions in attendance.
Governor Henry L. Fuqua signed a death warrant for J W Peters, a Black man convicted in Calcasieu parish district court for the murder of Clara Peters. Execution is set for Friday July 31. The crime occurred on April 21, 1925.
In Albany on June 2 the Court of Appeals upheld lower court decisions in favor of Mrs. Anne A. Stillman in her divorce from James A. Stillman. The judgment is to be modified by striking out all references to the infant defendant Guy Stillman’s legitimacy.
Commissioner Will Atkinson said the city sprinkling truck is currently out of order and cannot be used until new parts arrive. Parts are expected today or tomorrow, after which the vehicle will be repaired and returned to service. it is currently being repainted.
City and Ouachita Parish schools conclude the year with exams and graduations. City High footlights a commencement at the auditorium with Congressman Riley J. Wilson to speak. Senior class play The Belle of Barcsora runs at Seanger Theatre. Ouachita Parish High holds its June 5 graduation at Seanger Theatre. A wireless controlled bomb claim suggests countering pilotless planes but details are uncertain.
Police records show 148 charges in May led by drunk and disorderly with 35 cases. 1038 persons were convicted in city court, fined $4287.50, 2826 collected from 2 offenders. 124 arrests occurred, averaging 4 per day, with 23 traffic and 35 drunk cases among others.
A Sunday trip by West Monroe Zpworth League members to Mer Rouge included scripture reading piano duet devotional explanation and a league social followed by a Death Burial and Resurrection program. Attendees listed include Ethel Wilkins Maida McClendon Neta Mitchell Lula Johnson Helen Hunt Carrie Kirkpatrick and many others.
A Missouri Pacific employee family picnic is planned for July 4 with a booster meeting scheduled at city hall to decide location, banquet, and other details. Speakers from St. Louis and Little Rock are to attend the Thursday night session, with smokes provided and a large crowd hoped for.
Cal Collier held in city court for fighting and displaying a dangerous weapon with fines of 100 dollars or 100 days and 200 dollars or 200 days. F. G. Arsby fined 45 dollars plus 40 days costs. A. H. Henderson Jr. 35 dollars and 35 days. Joe Arnold and Lawrence Head moved or dismissed in related cases. Dora Butler 25 dollars or 25 days for profane language. Clarice Butler discharged. Armstead Gaines 5 dollars or 5 days. S. K. Heninger discharged for driving across a fire hose.
An advertisement from New South Drug Store claims O'Neill's VR Tablets offer a herbal remedy for constipation and digestive weakness. The dealer guarantees each box and offers a free sample to entice trial at 110 S Grand St.
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