Union Parish Democrats set July dates for primary and special district attorney race
The Democratic executive committee of Union parish met at Farmerville and named commissioners and deputy sheriffs to run the July 8 primary for the district attorney nomination and a July 24 special election. Kleber S. Thompson of Marion announced his candidacy for Union parish representative in the state legislature, subject to January primary voters. Thompson, a 27 year old Louisiana State University graduate, works with his father in Marion’s merchant business.
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Fourth Judicial District Democratic Executive Committee
Union Parish
Farmerville
Kleber S. Thompson
Marion
Thompson
Louisiana
Ouachita
Morehouse Parish
Mr. Thompson
Louisiana State University
Woman Slayer Hanged in Cook County Jail
Caspar Pastoni was hanged in Chicago on June 15 for murdering a woman who rejected him and her 11-year-old daughter. The execution occurred at 8:08 a.m. after a calm night, with Pastoni declaring that crying would not save him and that he would die smiling.
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Chicago
Caspar Pastoni
Cook County
Golf Officers Reappointed as Jackson Wins 1924 Tournament
Greenwood Mississippi June 15. At the annual meeting of the directors of the Mississippi Golf Association all officers were re elected and Jackson was selected as the place to hold the 1924 tournament.
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Greenwood
Miss
Mississippi Golf Association
Jackson
School addition bid notice for West Monroe Louisiana
Sealed proposals addressed to J W Smith architect Monroe LA for a West Monroe school building addition will be accepted until noon July 3. Bids require a 2 percent bid security check. Plans and specs available from the architect T D Brown secretary. The lp Parish School Board reserves rights.
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J. W.smith
Monroe
Louisiana
West Monroe
Lp Parish
T. D. Brown
Classified Advertisements Listings Patchwork
A scattered set of old notices lists WANTED rooms and board for a Mrs Penn at 711 Calypso Street and a typewriter professional seeking work at Ford Levi Company. It includes FOR RENT entries for living rooms, light housekeeping, an upstairs apartment, and a six room house, plus sales of guinea pigs canaries and a milk cow and calf. An Ouachitapeter Company job ad and a pony to buy note appear, with several 15-day stamps and partial street addresses.
Louisiana State Golf Qualifying Round Draws 88 Entries
The fourth annual Louisiana state golf championship began with 88 entrants in qualifying rounds at Baton Rouge Golf Club. Low scores included Nelson Whitney 35 for nine holes and Ted Simmons Bert Jones 36, with Frank Godchaux 38 and Jack Rathbone 39.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Golf Club Links
Nelson Whitney
New Orleans Country Club
Ted Simmons
Bert Jones
St. Johns
Lake Charles
A. E. Roberta
Harry Turpie, Jr
Frank Godchaux
Jack Rathbone
Baton Rouge Country Club
C. J. Hardy
St. Johns Club
J. T. Amiss
Carroll Yarmouth
Geisel
Bell
Ming
Mackie
Audubon
Jury finds for Mrs. Bula Croker in Croker will contest
A jury today ruled in favor of Mrs. Bula Croker in the contest over the will of the late Richard Croker. The decision was announced in Dublin on June 15 after deliberations.
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Associated Pross
Dublin
Bula Croker
Richard Croker
Zionist Convention Opens in Baltimore With Weizmann Leaders
Zionist Organization of America holds its twenty sixth annual convention in Baltimore as Dr Chaim Weizmann and Dr Schwarz Levin prepare to participate. Over the three day session issues focus on rebuilding the Jewish homeland in Palestine.
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Associated Press
Baltmore
Zionist Organization of America
Chaim Weismann
Worldionist
Sehmarya Levin
Palestine
Lowden urges balanced taxation between states and municipalities
Frank O. Lowden former governor of Illinois told the National Association of Credit Men convention in Atlanta that extravagances in government stem from rising taxes. He urged that municipalities and states supply their own revenues for local needs and leave federal government to handle national requirements.
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Atlanta
Frank O. Lowden
Hlinping
National Association of Credit Men
Flag Day Exercises Highlight Patriotism And Warning Against False Patriotism
Rev. E F Hayward spoke at Elks Home and Legion post Flag Day ceremonies urging Monroe youths to seek genuine patriotism. He warned against worship of Americanism and the “my country right or wrong” mindset, calling for public accountability of leaders and a steadfast tribute to the flag.
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Elks Home
E. F. Hayward
Lodge
Legion
Mr. Hayward
Warning issued to Louisiana livestock owners on barbon outbreak
Baton Rouge reports a dozen outbreaks across the state in days leading Dr. E. Per ram Flower executive secretary of the Louisiana Livestock Sanitary board warns owners to guard against barbon or anthrax.
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Baton Rouge
E. Pe“ram Flower
Louisiana Livestock Sanitary Board
Statewide white high school graduates rise to 3800 plus
Baton Rouge reports over 3,800 white high school graduates this year. C A Ives, state high school inspector, says 3,332 come from schools outside New Orleans and about 500 from New Orleans classes. The total tops last year by roughly 400.
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Baton Rouge
C. A. Ives
New Orleans
Pratt Buys Major Interest in New Orleans Rail Line
New Orleans reports W D Pratt of Kansas City has purchased 49 percent of the New Orleans and Lower Coast railroad stock with an option on the remaining 51 percent. The line runs from Algiers to Burns along the Mississippi river. The road is recently appraised at 1.25 million dollars. Pratt is also said to hold half of the New City Company which owns a 240,000 acre riverfront tract south from Belle Chasse. A Belle Chasse industrial terminal plan is outlined. In Shreveport, a syndicate led by J E Smitherman and L G Palmer bought a 100000 dollar site for a Y M C A building, to be transferred if 400000 dollars is raised within eighteen months. Smitherman leads the local Y board.
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New Orleans
W. D. Pratt
Kansas City
New Orleans and Lower Coast
New Orleans, Fort Jackson and
Grand Isle
Algiers
Burns
Mississippi River
New City Company, Inc
Belle Chasse
Tower Coast Railroad
George A. Hero
Assocated Press
Shreveport
A_ syndicate
J. E. Smitherman
L. G. Palmer
Smitherman
Railroad Strike Costs in Western District of Louisiana
United States district attorney Philip H. Mecom reports the railroad strike last summer cost about $40,000 to maintain federal police protection in the western district of Louisiana. One hundred extra deputies were employed at seven dollars a day for nearly two months.
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Assocated
Shreveport
Philip H. Mecom
United States
Western District of
Louisiana
Nervous trading in New Orleans cotton drives futures gains
Early session saw advances then declines before recovering near the day’s high as July and new crop months rose. Dry warm belt weather plus a private mid month condition report affected demand, with spot cotton 50 points higher and futures closing steady with gains of 34 to 75 points.
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New Orleans
New York Cotton Market Shows Nervousness and Mixed Trading
The cotton market opened with declines on selling and posted early losses before a late rally. July and October futures fluctuated around 26.85 and 24.30 respectively as liquidation continued. Closing prices remained steady with July at 27.15 and October at 24.50 amid unsettled trading and weather influences.
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New York
Liverpool
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Sales Report
Liverpool reports dull spot market with prices easing across grades. Good middling 14.86, fully middling 16.76, middling 16.61, receipts none, sales 4,000 bales including 2,700 American. Futures closed steady with June 15.28 and March 12.68 on the board.
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Liverpool
Liverpool Cotton Statistics Reported for Week
Weekly cotton statistics show 40 000 bales forwarded to mills with 23 000 American. Stocks total 626 000 bales, American holdings 228 000. Imports 13 000 with no American content. Exports 3 000 total, American exports 1 000.
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Liverpool
Wheat leads advance as Kansas crop fears rise
Wet weather in Kansas worsens crop prospects and spurs buying of wheat in early Chicago dealings. July and September futures rallied, corn and oats followed higher, and hog prices boosted the provisions pit.
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Chicago
Kansas
Wall Street Shows Strength in Dividend Railroads and Firms
Wall Street on June 15 reported bullish demonstrations of strength among dividend paying railroads and firms including Pan-American California Petroleum Crucible Steel Dupont and Day.
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Wall Street
New York
Pan-American
California Petroleum
Crucible Steel
Dupont
Day
Caldwell Planter Henry C Blanks Dies in Monroe at 65
Henry C. Blanks a Caldwell parish planter aged 65 died at St Francis sanitarium after weeks of illness. Funeral held in Columbia with interment in family graveyard. Survived by widow, son Wayne Blanks, sister Mrs S Davis, and three Monroe nephews Faulkner R B Henry Blanks. He was respected as a fine Louisiana gentleman. Monrovian mourners joined funeral cortege.
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Henry C. Blanks
Caldwell Parish
St. Francis Sanitarium
Columbia
Mr. Blanks
Wayne Blanks
8S. Davis
Faulkner Blanks
R. B. Blanks
Henry Blanks
Monroe
Louisiana
Stock Market Slumps As Industrials Hit New Lows
Ison Chemical and Allied Chemical provided the only exceptions to a downward price trend in the forenoon. Motor and rubber shares led losses with selling pressure in Central Leather, U S Alcohol, International Paper, and American Sumatra Tobacco. Over a score of low priced industrials set new yearly minima as call money opened at 4 1/2 percent.
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Ison Chemical
Allied Chemical
U. S
International Paper
American Summatra Tobscco
Call
Wheat and corn price report from St Louis market
St Louis market notes show cash wheat No 2 red at 1.25 to 1.30 per bushel and No 3 red at 1.24 to 1.28. Corn No 2 white 88 and No 2 yellow price range 1 2. Data No 2 white 451 2 and No 4 white 443 4 listed.
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St. Louis
New York Money Market Report June Update
Call money eased with highs and lows at 41 2, ruling and closing bids at 41 2, offers around 49 1, last loan 41 2, time loans steady. Mixed collateral 60 days 43 4, 4 6 months 5, Prime Commercial Paper at 3.
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New York
Foreign Exchange Rates Reported by New York Bank
Foreign exchange ease noted in New York on June 15 with quotations in cents for major currencies. Britain at 4.611-8, France 6.82, Germany 7-8, Argentina 30.10, Brazil 10.50, Montreal 97 5-8, among others.
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Foreign Exchange
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Helland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Brazil
Montreal
Cotton Letter Indicates July Lead Amid Mixed Trading
New Orleans June 15. Cotton opened down 18 to 35 points but reversed and climbed 69 to 126 points from the low, with July futures leading the advance. Favorable weather and optimistic reports drew selling into a steady market as heavy July buying in New York and abroad kept shorts wary. Weekly Hester figures showed little new demand with a consistent move out of sight.
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R. E. Floweree & Co
New Orleans
New York
Hodge
South
Europe
Shorts
Hester
Ouachita News Pick-Ups For Busy Readers
The July market remains dominant with bullish mid month crop reports and hot Texas temperatures. Weevil counts rise in Oklahoma and Texas while inland weather worsens crop conditions. traffic enforcement notes include fines for speeding and parking in Ouachita parish.
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Ouachita News
Tarpon Jump Adorns Borealis Rex at Cameron Mouth
Passengers aboard the Borealis Rex watched a quarrelsome tarpon of eighty six pounds leap onto the lower deck at Cameron where the open gate allowed a three foot jump. The incident occurred as a school of porpoise swam nearby and added to the riverfront spectacle.
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Associated Press
Lake Charles
Cameron
General Louis Terrazas Obituary in El Paso
Obituary notes General Louis Terrazas dies at his Chihuahua City home. Also reports the death of Rev. William Sherran, noted Chicago author of textbooks, at a city hospital.
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Louis Terrazas
el Paso
Texas
Chihuahua City
William Sherran
Chicago
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Annie
Ford Levi Company
Stone Avenue
Ouachitapeter Company
Swartz, la. Lest
Ya Cosby
W Bt
Joe Carso
Seventh and
Olive Streets
Ering Town
Mrs. Croker
Post and
Frank Hayward
State News
Caldwell Planter
Monroe Steam Laundry
Fenner and
Berne
L. L. Smith
Daily
Giles’ Bureau
Oklahoma
Tewxis
England
Ruhr
H. & B. Beer
India
Ouachita Parish
Charlies Schulze
Burt Thurman
C. L. Houston
Schulze
W. A Walker
City Grocery
National Hardwood Lumber Association
Department of Commerce
John W. McGuire
Memphis, Tenn
Harding
Pocahontas, Lils
John Green
Here
Vocahontas Coal Company
Boyd's
H. H. Boyd CO
Jackson Street
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