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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1919
Page
6
The market records Cotton spots at 21.63 with steady tone. Trading activity hits 1,755 contracts as July and October futures post varied highs and lows with July at 31.65 close and October around 30.25.
The text lists numeric values across months and periods with entries resembling stock or commodity figures. It appears as fragmented data lines showing prices or indices for Oct and Dec with multiple columns. No clear events or entities beyond the numeric series.
Unclear OCR text notes a 19.22 result and sales figure of 8 000 with mentions of quiet activity and possible names or terms, but lacks clear context or complete facts. No identifiable persons or organizations are reliably present to anchor a precise summary.
Weather in Texas brings more rain with forecasts of further showers while damage from late spring heat is noted elsewhere. Allied peace talks loom as European labor disputes settle or pause. telegraph strikes soften after worker concessions. Cotton prospects look bullish for July based on early crop condition reports. Lost items include an Onyx ring and several ads list livestock and furniture for sale or rent.
The eighty second artillery crossed east of the stock yards with about 3600 American troops on Mexican soil ten minutes after the order. American infantry began withdrawing from Jaurez to El Paso at 10 30 am obeying Major General Cabell who arrived from San Antonio and crossed the international bridge for a conference with Gen Gonzales the Jaurez supreme commander.
Senate debate on the League of Nations was suspended until tomorrow as the Knox resolution to separate the covenant from the peace treaty was to be considered. Both Senate and House engaged with appropriation bills to fund government activities.
Post master General Burleson’s order granting collective bargaining rights to electrical and telephone workers, signed Saturday, averts a nation wide strike. The ruling also covers all Post Office Department employees including telegraph operators and other postal staff. Reported to the AFL convention by Chairman McCarthy.
Secretary Baker told the Senate Military committee the nation must provide an army of 509000 troops until a permanent policy is set. He called the 300000 force in the House passed bill inadequate and urged Congress to act.
Natchez Mississippi June 16 Van Duff is jailed in Vidalia Louisiana charged with the assassination of his father-in-law Lofton Blunt a prominent Concordia parish planter. Blunt's body was found near Concordia Bayou with bullet wounds from an ambush. Deputy Sheriff John Cross and Parish Coroner M C Reeves led the investigation and Duff was arrested after the body was found. Duff has not made a statement.
A letter to Mayor Behrman warns of an anarchist uprising planned in major cities during the first five days of July. The American Defense Society urges swearing in returned soldiers sailors and marines to control disturbances and prevent prison releases amid simulated disorder.
Clint M. Morrison came back Saturday from a months long tour through the middle west and other areas after selling his livery business to J. T. Wynn. He had disappeared following the transfer of duties and friends speculated on his whereabouts until a New Orleans postcard reached Ohio. He now visits home, works at lighter tasks, and hints at resuming public life in Class 1-A, though not in his former role.
Skilled union mechanics finish oak flooring in Monroe by W. Bennett. Local builders praise precise laying and top workmanship.
A long roster of names appears for Boy Scout Week including P. M. Atkins A. Austin W F P Beier C E Barton and many others along with Central Tire & Service Co R M Chastain Manning Crowley Paint Co and Monroe Ice Cream and Candy Co. The fragment lists numerous individuals likely attendees or honorees without event detail.
Notice to creditors and interested parties in the Succession of Mary Goss No 1619 Ouachita Parish Louisiana to show cause within ten days why the final account by Executors Oliver B Morton and Charles E Bynum should not be approved and funds distributed accordingly by order dated June 11 1919 signed A L Green Clerk.
R. R. Harris, local manager of the Texas Postal Telegraph Co., is promoted and transferred to Dallas, relieving by T. B. Fulmer who arrives from Newport Arkansas where he was Western Union manager and brings extensive experience to the business.
Mrs Frank Crevitt and her niece Miss Vivain West of Vicksburg are guests of Mr and Mrs Travis Marks of Ouachita. The visit is listed as a social engagement noting hosting by the Ouachita couple.
The film Josselyn's Wife starring Vessie Barriscale arrives at Exhibitors Mutual Release. A tense domestic tragedy unfolds around the sudden death of Thomas Josselyn with a clever murder mystery and an alluring female antagonist described as a love octopus who ensnares men including Gibbs Josselyn.
Beginning July 1 1919 all sanitary fees must be paid at the Board of Health Office City Hall by the fifteenth day of each quarter. City Ordinance No 2052 requires advance payment and nonpayment is a misdemeanor with fines or imprisonment. Pay before July fifteenth to avoid penalties. BOARD OF HEALTH
In Monroe Louisiana FE P Cudd offers oil tanks scales and fire proof safes for buyers with contact by phone 198 or at One Horse Cash Grocery. The notice targets readers in the market for fuel stations storage and safety equipment.
We thank our many friends for help and sympathy and for the floral offerings during the illness and death of our dear husband and father MRS J N STEVENS & CHILDREN
The Sixth District Court of Ouachita Parish Louisiana orders Mercantile Trust Co vs Blatkinan Auto Co case number 9906. Sheriff T A Grant will sell at Monroe front courthouse on June 28 1919 between legal hours. One 1918 Model Oldsmobile car 164690 motor D17993 seized as defendant property for writ of fieri facias. Cash with appraisal.
Mr W W Wainright of West Monroe and Miss Minnie L Anthy of Colson La were married by Judea R W McClendon last night about 5 o'clock.
Readers continue to use the News-Star classified ads as a staple for notices and listings, maintaining a steady flow of personal ads, job postings, and local announcements.
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