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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1927
Page
8
In New Orleans today, cotton prices edged higher amid expectations of continued fair weather in drought areas and higher Liverpool cables. Futures closed with a net gain of 19 to 22 points, while spot cotton rose 20 points to steady.
Liverpool cotton market shows steady spot demand with several grades quoted. American middling fair at 10.49 and American middling receipts totaling 9,000 bales accompany sales of 8,000 bales, including 4,700 American. Futures closed steady with July at 8.76 and October at 8.98.
An early advance on unexpectedly firm Liverpool cables met with good realization while the undertone stayed steady. October hovered near 16.69 with active months gaining 16 to 19 points. Futures closed steady with 22 to 24 point gains and spot at middling 16.60.
The fragment shows daily and closing price figures for several months with opening prices listed for July October December January and March. It includes high low and close values, indicating a volatile trading sequence across multiple contracts.
Unfavorable early euro crop reports from Italy Poland Jugoslavia Czecho Slovakia and Hungary push Chicago wheat higher. Opening steady to modest gains gave way to a general advance as corn stayed weak and oats eased while provisions moved up.
Butter and eggs data mixed with poultry figures show alive receipts in six carloads. Fowls, broilers, turkeys and geese listed with varying weights and counts. Ducks and roosters noted among farm products. Regional market activity reflects steady demand in June.
The cotton seed oil market in New York closed easy with a prime summer yellow at 9.05 to 9.50. Crude oil prices steady to higher with June 9.05, July 9.22, August 9.42, September 9.65, October 9.80, November 9.81, December 9.90, January 9.97, and total sales reported at 9,300.
AP reports Philip Carlin plans a risky ascent to the top of the Washington Monument to echo stories of pitchers in the world series. A younger climber has already reached a higher point on the same site.
Cotton rose a bit to just over a dollar per bale, aided by strong cables from Fenner Beane and Floweree. Traders cited private wires on rains in the northwest and a second flood in the Tensas Basin, with trade buying providing notable support despite mixed weekly reviews and rising weevil infestations in Texas and Alabama.
Stocks swing through a mixed day in New York with early losses wiped out by a late oil and auto surge. Call money cuts spurred a afternoon rally while steel and rubber shares sagged and banking, rail, and oil issues showed divergent trends. Total volume neared 2.4 million shares.
J W Golson aged 70 a lifelong West Monroe resident died at his home 1309 North Second Street He is survived by his wife Lula Ran som Golson and eight children plus five brothers and three sisters The funeral will be held at his residence tomorrow at 3 pm with burial in Antioch cemetery Members of the Ku Klux Klan and Masons West Monroe lodge will take part
Mrs Geneva Ross aged 25 died suddenly last night after recovering from an operation a relapse led to death. Her husband J. B. Ross survives her. A brief funeral service will be held at 6 30 p m at the house before the body is sent to Sidney Texas for burial.
Fair weather dominated Arkansas today easing flood fears as rivers begin to fall. The U S Weather Bureau reported nearly all streams declining and continued drops expected barring more rain. The Arkansas River fell over the past 24 hours at most points except Danville.
A meeting Thursday at 8 p m in Monroe city hall will organize a local Will H. Dilg League chapter, modeled after the Izaak Walton League. West Monroe group meets at 7 p m. D. W. Bird in Monroe works on charter signatures from about 100 sportsmen. Edward C. Kemper, a leader in the Izaak Walton League, writes urging conservation and sportsmanship as a fitting memorial to Will H. Dilg.
Rural Letter Carriers Association plans July 1 and 2 sessions in Ruston with a Who's Who event, speeches by Rep Riley Wilson and Postmaster Sam Barksdale, highway commission talk, business sessions, and community singing. Attendees include R N Hearne C E M Henry O W Hogan E A Hammons W D Gaines S M Morrison C R Griffith and state president L A Mendoza. Louisiana lists about 340 rural carriers and 112 members in the state group.
Horace Atkins and Eulah Watkins were charged with fighting with penalties of $25 or 25 days each. Willie Hobbs and Houston Young faced trespassing fines of $5 or 5 days each. Tom Mulhearn Joe Mason C B Rozelle Mrs George Steele and T P Tichelli cited for traffic violations at $5 or 5 days each. Several individuals including Sarah Hollis Mary Smith Stella Bridges Willie Barron J C Crawford and T A Becton charged under anti-vice code with $25 or 25 days each. Bridges and Barron fined 12.60 or 12 days. Pat Patterson charged with fighting $25 or 25 days.
Uncle George Grayson reports Grayson residents opened homes and sheds to shelter flood refugees and now give thanks. The town awaits power from a new ice factory and electric plant while fearing Crockett No 1 oil well may rise, risking focus away from schools and families. The local high school recently awarded 22 diplomas. He also voices support for farmers and truckers.
In Leningrad a business club hosting a Communist Party debating section was struck by two bombs. Twenty six people were seriously injured and taken to a hospital as attackers fled firing revolvers. The club building sustained heavy damage and a fire was put out by militia. Several others sustained minor injuries.
Washington plans a grand tribute to Col Charlies A. Lindbergh as he returns from Europe aboard the Memphis. The Hubbard medal of the National Geographic Society is awarded, and a nationwide radio broadcast will cover the ceremony with President Coolidge decorating Lindbergh with the first Distinguished Flying Cross. Government offices and many businesses will close for the event.
There are holes as big as half dollars in Col. Charles A. Lindberghs military boots but friends sending them to Washington say help will be standing up in them and spurs won’t be attached so no one will notice the holes.
Gov. J. G. Richards of South Carolina told the Savannah highway convention that lifting national caps on highway interests would boost cross border cooperation with Canada and attract Canadian capital. The body approved resolutions to boost state representation, hire a full time field secretary, fund finance oversight, and keep Congress informed while urging planning engineers to vet entrance and exit points for major routes. Rep. Tarver warned that $100 million yearly federal highway aid is only a start, calling for a higher minimum.
In Athens on June 8 Dr. W R King testified in U S district court denying peonage charges at his Oglethorpe County farm. Witnesses said workers were fed clothed paid and not abused. Benny Dorsey and George Brewster testified King employed workers but not under duress or force.
Lincoln parish was represented by two Tulane honor men in the recent graduation class. Dr Hyder Brewster, son of W W Brewster, police juryman from Ward One, and Marvin Green, son of Lucius Green, Hiro, both plan to serve a year as internes at Charity hospital in New Orleans. Mrs W B Hale, wife of Prof W B Hale, was operated on Sunday night at a Monroe sanitarium and is reported to be recovering.
Ruston Kiwanians will visit Boy Scout Camp D Arbonne Thursday at noon for the regular weekly lunch. Camp D Arbonne lies sixteen miles northeast of town on the D Arbonne river with Scout Executive Keith and Dubose in charge.
Louise Hunter, the prima donna at WSB, discovers she sings with her feet as well as her voice. A miniature platform on the studio floor helps offset oppressive carpets and makes her feel the music again. A whisper from Lambdin Kay adds a cheeky note about her feet.
David Lemle a clerk at the New Star Hotel was beaten by two men between midnight and dawn injuring his nose and head. Walter Wells is jailed on related charges while police seek suspect C M Wagner. motive cited as a personal grudge.
A brief notice records a bus waiting room at 208 South Grand with telephone contact 772 for inquiries or service details.
New Orleans on June 8 Tulane University conferred the honorary doctor of laws on Mrs Elizabeth Gilmer the author and columnist Dorothy Dix.
The Ouachita parish board notes that 1927 assessments by Hanna are complete with little owner complaint. The police jury instructed Parish Engineer Morrison to repair flood damaged roads, focusing on the Brown Paper mill road to Cheniere and the Sterlington road. Officials hope Sterlington road will reopen by next Saturday.
A man aboard a government tug near Lake Harbor fired at deputies but missed. Sheriff Ed Rasmussen and two deputies subdued him as liquor was cited. He had just returned from leave to Fairport. no charges were filed pending government guidance.
Notice announces the return and resumption of medical practice by Dr. A L Peters at 203 Ouachita National Bank with office phone 3077 and residence at 1132.
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