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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1926
Page
4
Orleans June 16 by A. futures closed steady with slight gains and small point changes across months. Opening prices for January March July October and December are shown with several near term figures and the market sentiment remains steady.
Cotton futures finished with a net advance of 3 to 16 points. The session showed openings and closes in the January through December contracts with steady to firm pricing and slight upward moves across July October and December positions.
Poultry alive steady for hens while springs and broilers soften. Receipts six cars with fowls 27, broilers 28 37, springs 43, turkeys 36, roosters 17, ducks 25 30, geese 21.
Cotton market in Liverpool shows softer tones with American grades leading declines. Prices for American strictly good middling 40.499 pence per pound and middling around 9.54 to 9.94 pence, with 5,000 bales sold and 3,000 bales received, futures closed steady at mixed levels.
Suspension of import duties in France lifted wheat early today, with prices rising about two cents per bushel as early trading showed gains from 1 8 to 3 4 cents. Corn and oats weakened after opening flat to modest gains, while provisions posted a definite advance.
In Pikeville Kentucky Besse Charles 18 shot her father John Chad Charles 65 three times as he slept at Knob Fork of Racoon Creek four miles from town. Police say two accounts exist one that the father whipped her for a quarrel with a sister and another that he admonished her for riding with boys. The girl fled to the mountains and was arrested at Bob Maynard’s home on Ferguson Creek a mile away. Charles is reported in serious condition.
ONESVILLE TENN June 16 A P H M Wheeler today began to take over the duties after the opponent of Dancing was defeated in the election noting a quiet transition in local leadership.
A terse entry cites a Lazarus 50 vote tally and mentions Frank Hessin, a buyer seeking cash for trash with a bona fide offer. The text urges reading Want Ads under "Wanted ito, Buy" for listings and bids.
A river freight record was begun from Monroe to New Orleans by the Louisiana Arkansas barge service. The downstream load totals 1 293 652 pounds, mainly carbon black and cotton seed meal, with miscellaneous goods. After a rupture from the sinking of the Speed, operations resume with new loading facilities, aiming to boost north and southbound trade and solidify the service as a regional asset.
Norris Williamson opposes the Wifkinena plan as impractical and illegal while Senator Menefee seeks a compromise. A party line vote blocks or supports a referendum approach on issuing 3 million in bonds for Highway Fund No 2 to finance the Hammond New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain bridges, with tolls proposed to repay costs and fund state liquidity.
In city court yesterday 21 defendants faced gambling with dice charges. Fifteen were found guilty and fined 25 or 25 days with 17.50 of the fine stayed. Names of convicts include William Going H Roberson Ike Chambers J F Fitcher F Mitchell Henry Clayton Fred Jones Grant Cason J Sanders Paul Perry Dave Duty Houston Dunn Willie Compton Willie Jones. Acquittals listed for Clarence Johnson Robert Dewey Robert Cole Ernest Hope Grant Washington Alton Love.
Three young men J M Bingham Claude Stewart and Frank Dale who were serving eighteen months for chicken stealing escaped from a Ruston La jail last night by sawing bars and breaching a brick wall. They had two months served and are now at large as a large search continues. The men are described as Bingham five feet five inches 150 pounds with eight hair Stewart five eight 140 pounds dark brown hair and Dale five seven 140 pounds dark hair slight baldness ages 24 to 28. The thefts were on a wholesale scale including a rooster valued at 75 and 12 hens valued at 10 each with possible wider activity in Ouachita parish.
Fritz Gehler a German first officer of the Honduran steamship Olancho is detained over the death of English stowaway William Jones. Jones and three Hondurans were locked in a storeroom near the boiler for hours. Jones died when released. Gehler allegedly possessed the storeroom key.
An O1 ancho, regularly in the New Orleans Porto Cortez fruit trade, was moved three months ago to the New York division for temporary service.
In Urania Tullos area, A E Hudson Trustee reports multiple oil wells reaching deep horizons. No. 2 Urania 7-10-2E shows repeated gushers and water content high at J I Roberts No.2 Russell, while No.1 Miller offsets ahead with fresh water sand at 1,630 feet.
Chicago June 16. Mrs. Mary R. A. Vilas, a society matron and former wife of Royal C. Vilas, hanged herself with silk stockings. Her body was found in a closet, the result of profound low mood after divorce and societal pressures. Her daughter Virginia and son Royal Jr. were away at school. The physician cited brooding over life and a continuing affection for her former husband.
Clarence Goins was arrested after allegedly striking his guest, taking ten dollars from the pocket, and fleeing. The incident was reported to police by the alleged victim, George Washington, and Goins was arraigned before City Judge Charles Schulze. He was fined thirty dollars or thirty days.
D. R. Lockhart cab driver received a ten day jail term from Judge Charles Schulze for speeding. He was fined $12.50 and $25 and filed an appeal. The arresting officer cited two prior speedings within fifteen minutes, making him the third offender sentenced under the city court speeding program.
The Monroe fire department plans to award a silver fireman badge as an honorary member device to Dr. H. E. B. Carney of this city after he exhibited the discovery with much glee.
A careful housewife can cut costs by choosing canned foods over fresh produce. Canners supply large quantities at low prices, reducing waste and gas usage since prepared foods need little cooking.
The West Monroe Baptist church has called Reverend M. E. Weaver of Corpus Christi Texas to its pastorate filling the vacancy from last April when Reverend W Neill resigned. Weaver pastors the First Baptist church of the named Texas city and is credited with strong preaching and growth at his current church. The West Side congregation plans a new church edifice on the tabernacle site on Trenton street and believes Weaver will guide the project.
The Monroe Welfare Association held its annual election ending June 1 1926. Elected officers are President Mrs J J Herring Vice President Mrs P Gray Recording Secretary Mrs Charles Titehe Treasurer Mrs J W Collens Acting Secretary Mrs Josephine McNally. The group plans to secure a home for delinquent girls and move ahead with that project in the fall.
The first state convention of the Order of Rainbow for Girls in Alexandria adjourned after electing officers. Winners include Winnifred Booth of New Orleans as grand worthy advisor and Catherine Schempp of Oakdale as associate grand worthy advisor.
Smith of Ruston is praised as grand organist and Emily Etta Way of Hammond as grand choir director. The News-Star Want Ads offer daily bargains with a special Musical classification to help readers find instruments like guitars.
A preliminary meeting in the twin cities led to the formation of the Monroe Tennis Association with I. Lemle as president and Harry Frazier as vice president. A mission to revive tennis includes a possible inter-city tournament and a June 23 meeting at the Legion rooms to organize member recruitment and events.
Jersey City Mayor Hague refused permission for the Ku Klux Klan to hold a parade here saying such demonstrations have invariably led to rioting and lawlessness. The mayor cited potential crowd sizes from ten thousand to two hundred thirty thousand.
Judge Frederick P. Walther of Cleveland Ohio was chosen Grand Monarch of the Supreme Council Mystic Order Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm at its annual session in St. Louis. The brief dispatch notes the election on June 16 and places the event in the ongoing rites of the fraternal order.
In Birmingham on June 16 a woman linked to the Byron G. Shirley trial attempted suicide as officers searched for her. Mrs Clarence Pearson, 919 South 18th street, reportedly slashed her throat with a butcher knife and was taken to South Highland infirmary in serious condition. She is described as a noted local figure and as someone seen in the car with Shirley and Dewey Barrett the night John D. Jones was shot.
In East Las Vegas New Mexico June 16 Carl C Magee Albuquerque editor stands trial for the August slaying of John B Lasseter with ten jurors needing word for word translation while two jurors understand English. Former Judge David J Leahy a key state witness was shot by Magee and Leahy was previously the trial judge in Magee cases. Magee previously found guilty of libel and contempt of court in Brooklyn New Mexico but pardoned by the governor.
Mayors W H Jones of Le Compte A M Dean of Boyce and T H Taliaferro of Bunkie were reelected in municipal elections held yesterday in Louisiana. Le Compte chose five aldermen Wes Barker elected marshal and a slate of four aldermen. Boyce mayoral race unopposed with J P Hickman marshal and five aldermen. Bunkie voters backed Taliaferro for mayor amid three candidates and approved a 200000 bond for a new Avoyelles parish courthouse in Marksville. marshal Striee and aldermen named.
Dr. Thomas Gann of the British Museum reports discovering an ancient Maya city in Yucatan with valuable inscriptions and a six mile stone causeway. He plans to establish a new correlation of Maya antiquity after leaving New Orleans for New York and London.
The government agricultural bureau projects a 69,000,000 bushel peach yield this season, up 12,000,000 from last year, signaling the largest crop since 1915. The advancement suggests strong market prospects and farmer gains.
Proponents argue the measure aims to ban anti religious topics in public schools. Shattuck explains it targets descent or ascent of man without naming evolution. Jones bill against atheism in teaching is reported unfavorably by 10 to 2. Jones would back Shattuck if both pass.
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