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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1941

Page

7

Cotton futures reach seasonal highs amid loan parity talks

World markets report New Orleans and New York cotton futures surging on expectations a bill in Congress would make the 9 percent parity loan permanent. Closing prices show gains across July and other contracts, with spot cotton closing steady and the average price rising.

New Orleans Ashington Congress Neigher

Cottonseed Oil Prices and Poultry Report From New York New Orleans Chicago

Markets show cottonseed oil futures up 13 to 14 cents with July to January bids listed and New Orleans prices steady to firm for edible oils. In Chicago poultry prices move higher across several classes with mixed gains for hens broilers and old and young turkeys while other poultry items show broad price variation.

New York W York Chicago Plymouth Rock White Rock White Lock Lymouth Rock Aveback Chickens Roosters Leghorn Roosters

Markets at a Glance New York June 9

Stocks steady with industrials and special ties advancing while bonds inch higher. Currencies quiet as the Canadian dollar dips. cotton firm and sugar mixed amid liquidation and covering. Chicago wheat climbs on rain, corn falls on policy shift. hog prices rise 10 to 25 cents while cattle remain steady to firm.

New York Bombay Wall Street Chicago

New York Stocks Steady As Industrials Lead Market

Buying of industrial blue chips and specialties kept the market active in New York trading. Gains of fractions to about two points appeared for favorites while utilities slowed after midday. total transfers reached about 425000 shares with U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler and General Motors among leaders.

Victor Eubank New York U. S. Steel Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors U. S. Rubber Montgomery Ward American Telephone Grumman Aircraft Union Pacific American Smelting Allied Chemical Eastman Kodak International Harvester Humble Oil Glen Alden Coal Aluminum Ameria Pittsburgh Plate Glass Sherwin Williams Air Reduction Alaska Juneau Alleghany Corporation Hed Chemical & Dyed Chalmers Manufacturing American Can American Car & Foundry Baltimore 4 Ohio Barnadall Olseveeeneeeveache Ge Bendix Avisation Vesee Canadian Pacific Caterpillar Tractor Celanese Corporation Celotex Corporation Cerro de Pasco És Chesapeake & Ohio Chimney Toolome Chrysler Corporation Coca-Cola Corporation Columbia Gas & Electric Tease Commonwealth & Southern Continental Can Ithe American Hide & Leather American Metal Soulless American Rad & 8Th American Rolling Millar4 American Smelting & Refining American Sugar Refining Néis American Tel & Tel Vecutless American Tobacco Biebissedes American Water Works Armour Illinois Armstrong Cork Atchison T & 8 F Atlantic Coast Line Atlantic Refining Aviation Corporation Continental Insurance Continental OU Delaware Corn Products Crane & Company Sug Curtiss-Wright Curtiss-Wright A Deere & Company Lack & Wester Distillers Varperey EU Aenyeet du Pont de Nemours Fastman Kodak Electric Auto Litelectric Power Lightseeece Engineers Public Service Csrceeres Freeport Sulphur General Electric Johns-Manville Products Seereeeeee Lehigh Port C Lehigh Valley Railroad Libbey-Owens-Pord Glass Liggett & Myers Loew's Incorporated a + Loft Incorporated Lone Star Cement Long Bell Lumber Macy R H Company Marine Midland Mathieson Alkali McKesson & Robbins Mid-Cent Mission Co Mistouri Pacific Norfolk & Western North American Aviation North American Company Esss American Locomotive American Power & Light American Steel Foundries Anaconda Copper Associated Dry Goods Atlas Corporation Continental Motors Crown Zellerbach Delaware & Hudson Douglas Aircraft Eednessd Electric Boat Flintkote Company Great Northern Iron Ore Gulf Mobile & Ohio Kennecott Copper Lockheed Aircraft Mack Trucks Marshall Field Menger Company Missouri Kansas & T Nash Kelvinator National New York Central RR Eis North Promi vii Seeesensseesves Vanes

Chicago dairy and livestock market report

Chicago markets show creamery butter steady at 93 to 351-4-3-4, receipts 28,474, fresh and extra firsts. USDA hogs at 12,000 total 16,000 with 15 higher. cattle and calves steady to strong. fed steers over 3.00, yearlings up to 12.00. sheep steady to strong. futures No 3 closed unchanged to higher with July around 2.50 to 2.54 and No 4 futures up to 0.89.

Chicago Carent USDA

Chicago grain and potato prices rise then ease at open

Chicago wheat futures opened higher with July at 1.02 5-8 and September 1.04 while profit taking trimmed gains. Corn fell to 72 7-8 for July and 74 3-4 for September as potatoes show arrivals of 326 and total U S shipments 908 with moderate supplies and good demand for various U S No 1 spuds including California Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana Bliss Triumphs with russets in Idaho at 2.10-25.

New York Bombay Mill Wall Street North Street Chicago USDA U. S California Mississippi Bliss Alabama Louisiana

Need for more schoolhouses for colored pupils in Ouachita parish

Ouachita parish superintendent T O Brown states demand for additional school facilities for colored children grows, especially east of the river. He notes upcoming board action to authorize a Bryant addition building, with current classes held in churches. A Coco Bend frame school at $1,200 and an eight room Booker Washington addition school costing $8,000 are under construction, to open in September.

T. O. Brown Ouachita Parish Brown Bryant Coco Bend Booker Washington

Crusader Stronghold and Strategic Routes in Syria

The article describes Syria's rugged terrain from the Hermon peaks to Banias guarding routes from Nazareth to the Sea of Galilee. It notes the Druse battalions recruited by the French and outlines nationalist moves toward independence amid French rule and World War II turmoil.

Syria Jebel Ed Druz Hermon Banias Nazareth Sea of Gailee Damascus Trans-Jordan Palestine Iraq Jebel Ed Drug Lebanon Galilee

Cattle Brought in for Unclaimed Sale and Probate Notice

A Perryville ad lists 16 head of cattle branded P and notices sale if unclaimed in 10 days. In Monroe Louisiana, the succession of Bula Ray Eubanks announces a June 14 1941 sale of Crescent Bend property to pay debts, with two thirds of appraised value cash, free of liens. Also bids invited for Louisiana Institutions dining hall addition with plans by L Milton King and a $5 000 estimate.

Perryville Bula Ray Eubanks State of Louisiana Parish of Ouachita Fourth Judicial District Court Monroe Louisiana Crescent Bend Malissie Partin Eubanks Department of Institutions J. E. Snee State Capitol Baton Rouge Louisiana Training Institute L. Milton King Ouachita National Bank

Patrol Chases Local Burglar After Night Break-Ins

Police report a burglar entry at Hall's Pan-Am Service Station 1118 Louisville with cash taken from a cigarette machine after a west window was broken. Dora Weir 510 Pine Street reports her home ransacked with belongings missing. An attempted break-in occurred at Supreme Bedding and Manufacturing 501 Texas Avenue where a burglar broke the door hasp but did not enter.

Hall Pan-Am Louisville Brantley Dora Weir Pine Street C. C. Peterson Texas Avenue

Questionnaires Mailed to Monroe Residents List

A long list of individuals in Monroe and surrounding areas being sent questionnaires. It includes names with addresses such as Charley Hunter Jr at 1317 DeSiard Street and James Ollie Head Box 660, among others in Monroe Louisiana and nearby cities.

Charley Hunter, Jr DeSiard Street Monroe A. C. Otis Ninth Street Charles Ollie Mangum Lee Avenue Vincent Washington Breard Street William Douglas Parkes Auburn Avenue Mack Quilar Hegwood Grammont Street James Ollie Head Simon Turner Orlando Clifton Vaughan Care Field's Homer Thomas Scallion Emmett Clifton Sutton 17Th Street Ensley Ala Robert Gills James Wimbley East 45Th Street Los Angeles Cal Charles Clayton Tarver G. B Cooley Sanatorium Johnny Garratt Lolley General Delivery Pendleton Ore Lovie Knox Quitman Charlie Crawford Colored North 18Th Street

Candy Lottery Charge Answered by New Orleans Firm

Washington June 9 The James J. Reiss company Inc of New Orleans filed an answer to a federal trade commission complaint charging it with using lottery methods in candy sales The firm admitted selling such assortments but claimed 98 percent of its business was intrastate and within Louisiana Mississippi inter state sales involved less than 5 percent of the total S: Hearings will be held Two ants will fight for hours until one or both succumb

Washington James J. Reiss Company, Inc New Orleans Federal Trade Commission Louisiana Mississippi

Sheriff Sale of 1939 Chevrolet in Monroe Louisiana

Milton C ov erdale sheriff announces sale of a 1939 Chevrolet two door passenger car bearing Aerial No 31A03 26386 Motor No 2428521 seized under a Fi Fa from the Fourth Judicial District Court Ouachita Parish. Sale set for Saturday June 14 1941 at the western front door of the Monroe courthouse between legal hours of sale with cash terms and appraisal considered.

Sheriff's Sale Commercial Securities Company, Inc R. D. Permenter State of Lousiana Parish of Ouachita Fourth District Court Fourth Judicial District Court Parish Ouachita State of Louisiana Monroe Louisiana

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