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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1925
Page
9
In New Orleans on June 17 cotton futures ended with a net decline of 39 to 45 points. Front month July slipped to around 24.00 while December traded near 23.25. Market opened quiet with initial losses and Liverpool weakness plus favorable weather outlook weighed on prices.
New York June 17. Cotton futures closed steady with a net decline of 32 to 40 points. The session featured figures for several contracts including March July and December with varying bid and ask levels and end-of-day quotes.
Liverpool market steady as cotton values hold with American grades leading demand. Spot sales reach 6 000 bales including 5 100 American. receipts 2 000 bales with 300 American. Futures barely steady with June to May contracts listed.
Chicago market notes show butter receipts at 12 094 tabs and extras 42 fir 39 with eggs at 15 6997 cases and firsts 281-2 291-2. Poultry supply unsettled with fowls 24 1 2 cents, broilers 25 to 44 1/2 cents, turkeys 20, ducks 22 to 30, roosters 14, cheese 15 to 24.
Chicago wheat gains at the open led by a sharp early advance influenced by Liverpool quotes and a hot wave northward. Corn and oats follow higher on favorable crop conditions, while provisions ease with no strong buying.
In district court yesterday M. E. Quinn and Alfred Hall, both described as negro, faced no disposition as Judge Percy Sander ordered Hall held. Lee Dotson, another negro, brakeman for the Missouri Pacific Railway, suffered a forehead gash when an engine backed into his caboose at Missouri Pacific yards. Dotson, 21, of McGhee Arkansas, was taken to St. Francis sanitarium.
Willie Wheat given $10 fine or 10 days in jail for riding a Missouri Pacific freight train. Windsor Pipes fined $45 and costs for speeding on a parish highway. Warren Carpenter pay $7.50 or 7 12 days for a traffic violation. Drew Reed case dismissed for stop law violation.
An expedition sails from Greenland toward the northeastern coast of Loador to survey its interior and study ruins of a Norse origin settlement. The group plans a return to Wisey by late fall.
A farm near Dr. Herbert Cole on DeSiard Road shows four to five acres planted in January and February yielding roughly $1000 an acre from tomatoes. Most output ships via a local produce house, which sent nearly a carload to Arkansas's oil fields yesterday. Some acres underperform, but at least one reaches the high figure. Other truck crops like green corn watermelons string beans and potatoes are also thriving with seven rooms of cold storage for produce.
Kiwanis club members tentatively discuss plans for a permanent autoists’ building at the city’s tourist park. A committee will estimate costs and report to the club, then seek city approval to pursue construction, aiming to boost traveler services and bolster the town’s reputation. Entertainment included music and dance performances.
A Missouri Pacific official visited Monroe for a two day stay from St. Louis. A new four page booklet titled That You May Know Us Better the Missouri Pacific a Monroe Institution outlines 902 employees in Greater Monroe and payrolls of 1 192606 20. It notes 12 daily passenger trains 5 local freight trains 22 miles of yard tracks 1 627114 investment and states MP is a major taxpayer whose payrolls and spending circulate through local business interests.
A small classified expense could yield valuable returns as buyers acquire assets with substantial value, turning minor investments into major property sales.
The Treat family recreates a 1756 Berkshire County Massachusetts homestead in California from photographs and memory. The article recalls life in the original house including tea, gear, winter storage, and a Bennington battle link, noting simple two story frame and a Spanish bungalow adaptation for California climate.
Mrs. Annie Crowell on Grammont street has spent over a week without sleep or food as her fifteen year old daughter Willie Mae Crowell remains missing. Police and a probation officer search continue while the mother recalls her daughter's plans to attend Epworth League at the Methodist church and speculates she may have run away due to strict parenting.
Julius Kruttschnitt, retired chairman of the Southern Pacific executive committee, will be laid to rest in New Orleans. Pallbearers will include friends and railroad officials. services are set at St. Pauls Episcopal Church with burial in Metairie Cemetery after the body arrives from New York.
The 1925 encampment of the uniformed rank of the Woodmen of the World is assured to be held in Monroe in late August. About 300 to 400 attendees from Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi are expected, with days of drills, band concerts, and a downtown parade. A membership drive aims to add 1,000 members, including about 200 from north Louisiana, with initiation ceremonies closing the week. Local leaders Sovereign M. A. Hargarder and State Manager Robert E. Henderson outlined plans and voiced support.
Louisiana Highway Commission warns motor truck owners of ongoing and stricter enforcement starting July 1 1925 of Act 120 sections on mirrors and governors and related equipment. Operators should comply with all provisions.
P S Gavin a British motorcycle officer with the Shanghai International Settlement was mobbed by Chinese in Shanghai tonight and seriously hurt.
Classified ads tout potential large returns from investing in News Star listings. Promoter claims strong profits and steady demand for advertised opportunities.
Filiol Manywethers, a negro youth, forged his father Wash Manywethers’s name to a $75 railway settlement check. He used the funds to buy $72.08 worth of haberdashery and jewelry before being arrested at Kellogg’s lumber yard by Sheriff Coverdale and Deputy Roper.
The coroner’s jury in Baton Rouge returned a verdict that LSU agronomy instructor Oscar B. Turner was murdered by party or parties unknown after a 10 day inquest. Dr. W S Cushman stated clues were scarce but expected the perpetrator to be captured. Officials reportedly have additional facts not released.
The University of Pennsylvania will honor Homer Oscar Ackerstrom with a post mortem Bachelor of Science in economics after his death from self imposed starvation. He worked to fund his studies and sent money to Sweden while his classmates pressed for the degree. He died of pneumonia at university hospital two months ago.
West Monroe Town Council on June 2 1925 authorized sending a bridge takeover request to the Louisiana Highway Commission to toll free operate the Ouachita River bridge until a new one is built. It also approved buying a used Type 20 chemical engine and hose car from American La France for 1000 dollars with 500 cash and 500 on a note bearing 6 percent interest. The meeting authorized payment of election clerks and officials for the April 14 1925 municipal electric plant sale.
The Mayor and Board adjourned on June 2 1925. Sheriff Milton Coverdale will sell at the courthouse front door in Monroe Louisiana on June 27 1925 between legal hours the groceries fixtures goods and receivables of Monroe Grocer Company Limited seized under a Fi Fa writ to satisfy fines and costs. Cash with appraisement to the high bidder.
In Ouachita Parish Fourth Judicial District Court Probate Docket 2316 Central Savings Bank and Trust Company as administrator filed the final account of the succession of C L Collins. Oppositions must be filed within ten days. otherwise the account will be approved and homologated. Monroe Louisiana June 17 1925. Blanche Golson Deputy Clerk. McHenry Montgomery Lamkin and Lamkin Attorneys for administrator. June 18 22 25.
Succession notices for Ira Pollard and Frank Wilson in the Fourth District Court, State of Louisiana, request interested parties to show cause within ten days of publication why final accounts by Administrators Peter S. Mulhearn should be approved and funds distributed accordingly. Judge Percy Sander presides. Clerk Pat Hamilton. attorneys Randle Shotwell & Brown. dates June 17 1925 and June 18-22-25.
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