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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1961

Page

17

Market Wrap Delivers Mixed Hogs Cattle and Stocks News

Chicago hogs traded around 7 000 with prices up to 50 cents as various weight ranges sold. Cattle and calves showed large totals with steers and heifers mixed on price, snags in bulls and cows. New York stocks fell further with the Dow at 681.31 and broad declines across many sectors. New Orleans farmers market reported ample supplies and slow movement due to rain with modest price changes on fruits and vegetables.

Chicago USDA Texas Instruments Radio Corp du Pont Union Carbide Eastman Kodak Kennecott Phelps Dodge Chrysler Dow Jones U.S New Orleans UPI French Market

Markets At A Glance Stocks and grains ease in thin trading

United Press International reports a weaker session with stocks and U S government bonds edging lower and bonds uneven. Midwest and American equities sag while Chicago grains and cotton futures show mixed or muted moves. Local produce prices include live poultry roasters 19 to 23 cents and butter around 60 cents. New Orleans cotton futures trade at 11 am with prices 40 cents lower to 20 cents higher per bale.

United Press International U. S Midwest Chicago New Orleans

New Healing Substance Stops Itching Piles

A new healing substance named Bio-Dyne, discovered by a world famous research institution, shrinks hemorrhoids without surgery and kills germs to prevent infection. Medical evidence notes striking improvement in many cases over months, including long standing 10 to 20 year durations. Available as Preparation H suppositories or ointment at drug counters.

New York N. Y

Squalls Threaten Kennedy Bills On House Action

Heavy squalls threaten two Kennedy administration bills on housing and education. The housing measure carries a 5 to 10 billion price tag with 40 year no down payment loans and 100 000 family housing units. The school aid bill is a 2.5 billion proposal stalled by the Rules Committee.

Washington Kennedy Crats House Rules Committee Rules Committee Howard W. Smith D-Va Liberal Democrats Smith House Education Committee

Dad Tries Citizen Arrest in Daughter Slaying Case

Robert Smith, father of Linda Smith, seeks a magistrate warrant to arrest a suspect after Scotland Yard found insufficient evidence. He has consulted lawyers and presented new witnesses and photographs, aiming to compel arrest or appeal to the high court.

London UPI Robert Smith Scotland Yard Jack Mannings Smith Linda Smith Boxford Dale Parkinson

Burglaries in West Monroe Net About $8

West Monroe police reported two burglaries over the weekend netting about $8 in cash. A service station at 115 Trenton Street was broken into with about $4 taken from a soda box, and nearby Logan's Grocery at 122 Short Coleman suffered a roughly equal loss. Entry in both cases came from jimmying the door lock.

West Monroe Trenton St Logan's Grocery Short Coleman

Market Results and Hourly Trade Totals

Dow Jones 30 index drops 9.04 points to 676.46 while Rails shares slip 1.58 to 139.06. Rails 65 falls 0.98 to 111.62 and the 4th hour sales tally 2,500,000 with 530,000 traded by 2 p.m.

United Press International

Fines Set In District Court Drunk Driving Cases

Judge Jesse Heard presided as two defendants Wilbur Lewis and Stephen Allen Smith were fined 300 dollars plus costs for operating motor vehicles while intoxicated. Harvey Huey Smith had trial set for October 3 after pleading not guilty. Gube Bryant’s trial was postponed to July 7 from today. Hemphill received 30 days in Ouachita Parish jail for operating with a revoked license. Albert Lee Wood was fined 25 dollars for no driver's license. Rosco Jones was fined 175 dollars for battery disturbing the peace and resisting an officer.

Jesse Heard Fourth District Court Wilbur Lewis Pine Street Monroe Stephen Allen Smith Box 121 Harvey Huey Smith Jonesboro Gube Bryant South Second Street Charles Ray Hemphill Route 3 Ouachita Parish Albert Lee Wood Dallas Tex Rosco Jones

Gagarin Praises Khrushchev for Space Program Honor

Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin congratulated Premier Nikita Khrushchev on winning the Order of Lenin for leading the space program. He called Khrushchev the pioneer of the cosmic era in an article in Pravda.

Moscow UPI Yuri Gagarin Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev Gagarin Communist Party Pravda

Dear Abby Mother's Day Reflections and Family Strains

A collection of reader letters to Dear Abby about Mother's Day joys and pains. A mother with 23 children laments neglect by grown offspring as others wonder how to balance appreciation, gifts, and family dynamics on Mother's Day.

Abby Dad

Uses Head To Get Gift For Father

Jerry Newton a 12 year old from Memphis used his own haircut money to buy a Father's Day gift. He said he saved 75 cents by visiting a barber school and paid with the hair cut proceeds. The gift a shining can opener was bought for his father at their fishing cabin.

Abby Memphis, Tenn Jerry Newton Jerry Newton

Bids sought for Sterlington sewer project in Louisiana

The Board of Commissioners of Sewerage District No. 1 Sterlington Louisiana invites sealed bids by July 12 1961 at 2 30 p m for a complete sanitary sewer system including 20000 feet of mains 50 manholes a lift station 3000 feet of force main and a 67 acre oxidation pond Plans and specs are available from S E Huey Co with a 20 00 non refundable fee Bid security of 5 percent required and bids may be rejected at will Contractors must show license under Act 233 of 1956 and bids are payable from future certificates of indebtedness.

Board of Commissioners of Sewerage District No Sterlington Louisiana Sterlington Bank S. E. Huey & Co Bernhardt Monroe Board of Commissioners of Sewerage District Board of Commissioners Parish of Ouachita State of Louisiana

Sealed bids and legal notices from Louisiana pages

Sealed bids accepted by Stubbs pest control room 108 June 29 1961 for buildings State College Monroe site. City Council Monroe Louisiana failed to convene a quorum June 19 1961. U S marshal announces sale of 80 South 19th Street Monroe as part of United States v Laings July 19 1961. Central Area Trade School invites sealed electronic equipment bids by June 27 1961. LSU bids for Dairy Feed Barn Calhoun Experi ment Station due June 27 1961. Bessie M Benjamin seeks beer permit for Bessie's Dining Room Monroe Louisiana for 1961.

Stubbs Hall Northeast Louisiana State College Northeast Louisiana State Callace United States Marshal United States District Court For Western District of Louisiana Monroe United States of America William V. Cardin Edna Cardin United States District Court Quachita Louisiana Kyle Street West Monroe J. S&s. James Construction Co., Inc Ounehite Parish Shreveport Donald C. Moseley U. S Western District of ATVI W. McSherry M. J. Cook W. L. Howard W. D. H. Rodriguez H. W. McSherry Pro Andrew L. Laings Parish of Ouachita South 19Th Street Ouachita Cotton Mills State of Louisiana Central Area Trade School Lee Street Natchitoches Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Calhoun Experiment Station George W. Schwab Bessie Wiley Street Bessie M. Benjamin Bessie’s

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