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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1926
Page
5
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady and rose early with gains up to six points, lifting July to 16.98 and October to 16.09 before easing on crop news. Prices stayed firm due to no rain in the belt, later settling near daily close after a quiet first hour.
New York cotton futures closed barely steady with a net advance of 12 to 17 points. The session saw prices retreat from early highs with Januaries around 16.45 to 16.46 and July near 17.75 as openings listed for several contracts.
Liverpool notes a modest cotton market with prices unchanged. American cotton grades quoted from strictly good middling at 10.49 to strictly good ordinary 6.94, with sales totaling 6,000 bales including 3,700 American. Futures closed quiet with June at 9.07 and May at 8.70.
Chicago wheat and corn opened steady to lower with slight losses as reports of rain in Oklahoma and Kansas harvest zones spurred selling by overnight shorts. Oats and rye followed corn, while provisions edged higher amid cautious trading.
Batter lower with 9,367 tubs received and creamery extras at 38. Standards at 381-4 and extra firsts from 37 to 871-2. Firsts 33 to 36 and seconds 33 to 34. Eggs lower with 21,348 cases received and firsts 28 to 281-4. Ordinary firsts 27 and storage packed and storage firsts 301-4 and 293-4.
The naval recruiting office reports Edmund Caspari, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Caspari of 408 Spa Arso, has won first prize in target practice aboard a California gun crew vessel. The award includes cash from the Navy Department for gun crew competition and marks his achievement.
The Louisiana Senate passed Senator Johnsons bill to create an insurance commission to regulate rates and franchises. Debate focused on uniform rates and potential higher costs, with figures showing last year’s losses around 6.6 million against 2 million in premiums. Also approved were the Orlean levee board take over of $100,000 in bonded debt for the spillway project and a recess set for final House votes.
A witness describes the Anti-Saloon League as he details his $666 monthly salary and role in opposing dry laws. He cites activities in Congress and legal briefs while Wheeler defends that the league presents facts rather than interfering, and Wheeler notes the legal division aids prosecutions and sometimes appears as a friend of the court.
The House defeated four bills in today’s session. One measure sought a $5,000 appropriation for establishing Mansfield battle site work. The Shattuck bill extending related provisions was reported with amendments.
Department of Conservation reports show a week in decline with five completions in LaSalle parish and one in Winn parish while Grant parish records three completions and the Monroe gas field reports no completions and only one location. Arizola Oil Company and J. T. Cox in LaSalle report flowing and pumping outputs, while Urania and Gulf Refining Company wells show varying statuses from flowing to abandoned. In Winn parish O W Clark’s Harper No 3 yields 400 barrels, and Southern Carbon Company reports Fea No 49 in Ouachita parish.
The article notes an appropriation for establishing a state home for delinquent girls. It outlines Legislative action and the allocation of funds to create a dedicated facility, emphasizing juvenile reform and state support for young offenders.
The Louisiana House passed the Bennett bill permitting the highway commission to buy privately built toll bridges after five years. An amended price method proposed by Heintz was rejected, while another amendment limiting purchase sources was accepted. The session also advanced pension, tax, and professional licensing measures amid debate.
Robert Tennille, 16, Jewella, was fatally shot by a .22 caliber rifle while on an outing near Mossy Point on Cross Lake. Raymond Simmons, 17, implicated Sam Holzclaw, 16, as the slayer, though Holzclaw denies the accusation and says Tennille’s death may have been accidental.
Bennet G. Doty of Memphis faces trial in Syria on desertion from the French Foreign Legion with likely disciplinary action and little danger of execution, said French High Commissioner Henry de Jouvenal. He noted inquiry has just begun and described Syria as in religious feudal conflict as nationalism rises among youths. The dissident minority allegedly terrorizes others, self government in Lebanon works well, and a Turkish-Syrian accord aims to protect Syria's interests.
A two story East side building in Los Angeles housing a west coast chair theatre and other businesses was partially destroyed by several dynamite blasts. Nearby residents ran out of their homes in scant clothing. No injuries or motive were learned.
Stockholders of the International Mercantile Marine Company approved the sale of the White Star Lines to Furness Withy and Company and other British interests for seven million to seven million five hundred thousand pounds.
Gov Baker issues two requisitions for the return to St Louis of William Allen Scott Rutherford of Pine Bluff Arkansas former United States Army Reserve officer charged with killing a hotel bellboy in October and with carrying concealed weapons.
Witnesses tell Dade county grand jury that Coast Guard Boat No 247 fired four shots at a small fishing craft endangering two men and a woman aboard. The Peters family testified they were within fifty yards as the boat approached and fired. Police and Coast Guard officials offered apologies for earlier incidents in the Miami river.
In Urania Tullos area on June 17, Keene and Wolf shift to a new location in section 26 10 1E near Tisdale 1 Winn crews erect derricks at multiple leases including Montague Oil Company No 2 and G W Weatherby No 1 while Hunt McCurry Zoder push No 3 and 4 sites 400 feet from No 2 Ayers Brothers drill Olla Oil Company No 1 Miller 31 11 2E reports progress at 1705 feet on rock and Natural Gas and Fuel Company tests Cockerham 1 36 10 1E reach 1500 feet with oil sand found and casing set for final test.
The state rested its case in the Byron J. Shirley murder trial in Birmingham Alabama. Seven witnesses testified including three who were with John D. Jones the night he was slain and Dewey Barrett who is to be tried after this case. Court recessed for lunch after the announcement.
Train timetable scraps list several westbound and eastbound services including locals and fast trains. It mentions No. 152 leaving No. 140 arrives, and mixed train day notes appear amid truncated entries.
Fragmented timetable lists arrive and depart times for multiple lines including Pacific Railway Northbound and South Bend, El Dorado, Natchez, and Farmerville branches. Mentions No. 886 885 808 807 services with various arrival and departure moments, some parts garbled.
Unusually large and perfect looking tomatoes of an early variety were sold today in Monroe stores by Robert Rogers who operates a large tract for Dr. H. C. Cole. Rogers, formerly of Crystal Springs, Miss., has 1.5 acres in the parcel grown with the parish cooperative truckers association and expects about 1,100 crates per acre.
Classified note urges employers to post a Help Wanted female ad to find a qualified cook. The brief emphasizes targeting a female applicant and suggests the ad will connect with suitable kitchen staff.
Excursion announced by the Methodist Ladies Auxiliary was postponed due to low water on the Ouachita River. The steamer Quachita became stuck at Smithland bar, eleven miles above Columbia, with dredge Waterways clearing a channel. Freight traffic remains suspended until the river is navigable again and authorities expect a rapid restoration at Lock 2 and other points.
Flint Motor Company stockholders will vote at a special meeting on July 3 on selling the Flint, Michigan plant to General Motors for about four million dollars. Assembly will continue at another plant.
The Monroe Public Library announces new adult education readings with titles across philosophy religion music psychology biology and sociology. Courses draw from Meiklejohn Mason Grenfell Jones Sharp Carlton Martin Kellogg Bennett Odum White Meyers O Shea and Vernon to explore subjects from theology to public opinion and history.
The Rotary Club and visitors enjoyed a noon luncheon on the Hotel Virginia roof garden with readings by Miss Rembrandt and vocal solos by Jack Turner with Leon Hammond at the piano. Trainmaster Mchan of the V. S. & P. R. R. urged stronger local Rotary Club support in a brief address. Telegrams from Dick Lowns and Sig Masur were read. they are in Denver attending a national convention.
A reader notes that buyers seek the exact farm type featured in recent want columns and are regularly scanning such listings for precise matches. This signals ongoing interest from prospective buyers in farm properties matching those advertisements.
Cardinal Bonzano leads eight princes of the church and sixty prelates into Chicago for Eucharistic Congress events. A massive welcome unfolds with 100,000 along Michigan Avenue, 1,000 Knights of Columbus, and 1,000 white-gloved firemen. Police secure the parade route as officials greet Mundelein and Pope Pius XI’s envoy.
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