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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
6
New Orleans cotton prices on Friday June 17 1971 opened quiet with spots at 10.75 cents and sales at 71. The market showed a steady to firm tone with futures climbing from 10.51 to 12.48 cents and a late close around 11.90 cents. Highs and lows indicated active price volatility through the session.
New York reports a Friday session with a spate of prices and quotes. Trading data shows closing levels for several securities and daily highs and lows.
Liverpool reports a 7.47 pace with steady gains in a sales session totaling 3,000 units. Trading notes a quiet close amid mixed activity and distant, unreliable price cues for the rest of the day.
New Orleans June 17 The market showed low spirits and hit five year lows amid British coal strike news. Noontime reports suggest the strike will continue until a settlement, with Lancashire mills likely on half time. Cotton demand rises as U S acreage falls about 30 percent and fertilizer use drops 50 percent.
George Horton United States consul general protests continued impressment of Smyrna American citizens. Americans who served in France are taken from homes and ships and forced to join Greek forces, authorities report.
Monroe woman Mrs J M Ryals reports lasting relief from kidney trouble after taking Doan's Kidney Pills seven years ago. She says back fatigue and weakness improved, and she still credits the remedy for her recovery with no ongoing issues.
Edwin Binney outlines terms to lure Darco with low gas rates and free or cheap utilities if the plant locates near Monroe or nearby Swartz. He favors Monroe for housing, labor, and freight considerations and asks H R Speed to secure best lignite gas rates from Timpson to Swartz or Monroe to seal the deal.
District Attorney Garrett and Sheriff Grant probe past ties of B. J. Jackson and G. F. Jackson in the death of J. A. Thompkins. The Jacksons refuse talks and authorities say they cannot determine origins of Thompkins and the Jacksons.
Memphis report to police states W A Campbell and wife were shot and killed in connecting Fontain Bleau apartments following a quarrel with Noble Davison a newspaper man after a protest by Campbell against noise. The incident ends tragically with two deaths. Additional brief notes include golf victory in Fontain Bleau and other world items.
Through ratification of the deal between the shipping board and marine engineers and radio operators the May 1 strike is settled for these parties. A museum snail has revived when placed in water after being glued to a card for years.
A brief notice describes Bailey's as located two hundred feet from a high rent area offering lower prices with no clerks and a self-service setup. The fragment emphasizes a 1% discount and self-help assistance.
Various postings including rooms for rent with private bath, multiple tract and bungalow lots for sale with terms, Ford touring car from Red Cross property, several rental listings for rooms and buildings, a Singer sewing machine, lease options on a five room house, space for rent at A and L Ry site, building space near Star Hotel, acreage wanted for oil leases near Haynesville and Eldorado, complete rotary drilling rigs and secondhand casing for sale or rent, and a furnished four room cottage for immediate possession.
Of Interest to Women surveys milestones: women as professors and architects, the first British savings bank started by Priscilla Wakefield, Holland’s education push for girls, Margar et Hicks as America’s first female architect, and a nurse of public service like fire lookouts. Also notes a vending machine inventor Mrs Harriet Hill and a humorous ad copy for Bailey's shop on Jackson Street.
A long list of curious claims spans reading rates in Honduras and Africa’s land area, sleeping sickness in districts, war shrines in Britain, da Vinci’s parachute idea, and other oddities. It notes a London soot figure, a unique insurance policy, Dublin gravediggers, and various plucky tales from science, currency, art, and maritime life.
Mrs. Clarence E. Faulk entertained at a morning party in honor of her nieces Miss Cam Mille and Miss Gusta Buelow of Vicksburg. The rooms displayed spring flowers and guests enjoyed progressive hearts and several musical selections before a tempting plate luncheon for about twenty guests.
The Calhoun and Sterlington nines clash this afternoon at Forsythe park. First pitch is at 4 o clock with both teams in prime form after frequent practice, promising a well played game.
A congressman reflects on the difficulty of balancing tax cuts with higher government revenue while boosting wages and lowering living costs. He notes broader pressures from Europe, Mexico, Japan, and Panama and acknowledges public grumbling about government inefficiency.
A brief voice urges Congress to uphold the privilege of debate and periodical self reminder on fair play. The speaker emphasizes continued insistence on constitutional rights and orderly discourse.
A terse remark highlights a political quandary as lawmakers weigh how to balance beverage consumer demand with fiscal or health concerns. The quote underscores frustration with finding a feasible solution that satisfies all sides.
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