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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1927
Page
5
In Orleans on June 20 the cotton market rose sharply mid-session before easing slightly. July and October futures gained, spot cotton closed 14 points higher, with sales totaling 904 and receipts at 1,061. Exports for the day reached 5,935 bales amid forecasts of showery weather.
Early declines turned into gains as reports of more rain in the southern cotton belt spurred buying. Oct futures advanced to around 17.05 while overall futures closed 16 to 20 points higher and spot middling held at 17.05.
Liverpool closing cotton market reports steady prices for American grades with sales of 6 000 bales and receipts of 8 000 bales. Futures closed quiet with July at 8.83 and May at 9.70. Major varieties listed include strict good middling and good ordinary among others.
Chicago grain markets opened with gains in wheat due to rains over the harvest region southwest then eased. Corn moved to losses as seasonable warmth spread through the belt. Oats declined and provisions fell, with wheat closing irregularly overall higher or lower by small margins.
New York June 20. Cotton seed oil closed firm with a range of prices across contracts. Prime summer yellow at 9.15, prime crude 8.00 to 8.12, with forward months from January 10.05 to December 9.96. Sales totaled 3,900 units.
Josephine Parker a Black inmate in the city jail escaped last week while working in the kitchen of the free hostelry. Jailer W H Banister attempted to recapture her after Joe Davis a lunch stand operator on Natchitoches street West Monroe claimed she stole 25 dollars. The sheriff s department then jailed her on the theft charge. Banister located her and turned her over to parish officials.
The census bureau reports May exports of cotton seed products led by crude oil at 6,844,938 pounds and refined oil at 1,441,260 pounds. Cake and meal reached 21,627 tons while linters stood at 16,786 bales, with figures compared to May of last year.
New Orleans reports a weather driven market for cotton with late rally lifting values about 1.50 a bale above the low. Wet weather fuels weevil fears and a potential short crop while rains spread from Oklahoma to Georgia and Texas to Mississippi.
Trading started irregularly but speculators pushed prices higher with a rally led by Houston Oil which jumped eight points. New peaks were set for nearly twenty issues while White Motors faced dividend concerns. Kansas City Southern reported May earnings with a substantial rise in net income. Total volume neared 1.8 million shares as the market closed irregularly.
The plan extends the Washington treaty to 1986 with a two year post notice abrogation window. It calls a transition period to adjust cruiser destroyer and submarine forces toward limits of 550 000 tons for UK US 330 000 for Japan and allows voluntary scrapping. New limits set 20 years for cruisers 15–17 for destroyers and 12–13 for submarines.
At Geneva on June 20 W C Bridgeman proposes reducing future battleship size from 35 000 to under 30 000 tons and limiting submarines to 1600 tons He also seeks 26 year battleship lifespans waiving replacement tables and capping cruiser and aircraft carrier sizes and armament to curb naval buildup
Mrs. Louis Barton discharged from St Francis sanitarium Sunday afternoon and is rapidly recovering at home on South Fourth Street and Quachita Avenue. Mrs. E B Clower wife of Captain Clower is reported doing nicely at St Francis after an appendectomy Saturday morning. Miss Mary Jo Lowe visits parents from Chillicothe Missouri where she studied stenography. A Dodge coupe 26 model parked in Morningside addition was stolen Sunday night. Parish traffic fines listed for A J Jasmin and J W Mallard.
Owens Valley tensions flare as another dynamiting damages a concrete lined ditch two miles south of Lone Pine. Officials report no serious impact on the aqueduct and note heavy guard patrols with no arrests.
President Coolidge in a letter read at the national convention of disabled American veterans lauds their work securing aid for wounded veterans and vows continued government support for compensation.
Newspap er executives from across the nation and abroad gather in Atlanta for the 29th annual International Circulation Managers Association convention. Over 300 circulation professionals attend the first session at nine. Charles Payne leads as president with officers Harold Hough J M Annenberg and Clarence Eyster listed among the leadership.
Evanston Ill June 20 Ernest Hiram Lindley chancellor of the University of Kansas told Northwestern graduates that an ideal career is work one enjoys and is paid for He warned current college life still echoes ancient culture that values leisure less than purposeful industry He urged choosing occupation to enrich life and provide satisfaction rather than misplacement in work.
In Baton Rouge on June 20, Dr. FE P Flower of the Louisiana Livestock Sanitary Board says five parishes between the Atchafalaya and Mississippi rivers favor immediate tick eradication steps but funding is a barrier. A group led by Jos A Grace J W Supples and Walter Godchaux urged $25,000 from Governor Simpson to clear the tick and advance livestock industry. no funding plan disclosed.
Commander Richard E. Byrd plans a dusk departure with three companions from Roosevelt Field for a scientific flight to Paris. He aims to reach New Foundland at dawn and Paris before sunset the following day, weather permitting. The plan emphasizes studying Atlantic storms winds and fogs affecting navigation.
In Lowell Arkansas a masked bandit entered the Bank of Lowell at 11 30 this morning forcing cashier Allen Henderson and his brother Carl into the vault and taking about 1000 dollars. He fled in a small coupe.
A large moving company trailer laden with household goods toppled in heavy rain at the Central Savings Bank corner DeSiard and Jackson streets. The slippery street caused the trailer to slide and upset, scattering beds, a cook stove, laundry, and baby chicks. Only Black employees were allowed to recover the wet items. no major damage occurred.
The Earl No 1 gas well in section 5 16 5e Richland parish owned by Ruston Drilling company will have its open flow measured Tuesday by Inspector R P Weld of the minerals division. Initial flow estimates range from 15 to 25 million cubic feet daily.
An unusually large crowd of shoppers on Friday and Saturday returns Monroe merchants to pre flood trade levels. Rural patrons resume normal proportions as highways reopen and cash circulates. Merchants note fewer browsers, many shoppers replenishing water damaged goods and returning items, with expectations of stronger customers next month.
Washington June 20 Representative Tilson urged the chairs of the flood control and rivers and harbors committees to hold informal sessions before Congress convenes to discuss the Mississippi basin flood situation and lay groundwork for early legislation.
June 19 passed quietly in the vicinity as local Black residents marked the anniversary of Lincoln's emancipation. Rainy weather and Sabbath observance likely reduced celebrations and some workers took today off in observance of the holiday.
West Monroe Methodist church sermon centers on the witness of the Spirit. Rev. Albert S. Lutz teaches the Spirit testifies to believers as children of God and sustains faith during crises. The next sermon focuses on Deliverance From the Body of Sin in Romans seven.
The Louisiana Minerals Division regauges wells in Ouachita Morehouse and Union parishes, led by Inspector R P Webb. The two month effort records open flow capacity and rock pressures, starting with higher ground and delaying due to prior floods. Water is expected to purge from lower sections as gauges proceed.
A list of marriage license recipients from Monroe and nearby towns includes Andrew J. White of West Monroe with Evie Lena Hearne of Chatham. Also licensed are Hugh Randolph and Cleo Dixon of West Monroe, E. E. Parrot and Eunice W. Hunt of West Monroe, Henry Curtis and Gladys Rogere of Monroe, Leon Jackson of Chatham with Priscilla Powell of Monroe, Willey Bailey of Monroe with Juanita Butler of Monroe, Sylvester Mason of Perryville with Legertha Stephens, Hamilton Wright of Monroe with Corine Smith, Grant Perkins of Monroe with Daisy Johnson of Bosco, and Shelby Adams of Fairbanks with Florence Clark.
C G Wall transfers 200.75 acres across multiple lots in sections 24 and 30, 19n 8 east, to T L Hood for 1800. Sam Kaplan sells a lot in D A Breard Jr.'s addition to David M Kaplan for 2000. J B McKaskle conveys numerous Johnston’s addition Brownville lots to R E Skipper for 5000. Taylor Douglas sells 8 acres in section 9, 17n 4 east to Sherman Douglas for 100. R L Mims transfers NE 1-4 of section 24 18m 1 east containing 40 acres for 9840.
Several fender benders are noted on DeSiard Street and nearby routes. Dottie Williams of West Monroe struck a car driven by Robert Devellin. Willie King collided with Henry Austin’s car after a steering failure. Walter Hallard damaged T L Cox’s vehicle at 11 35 p m Saturday. J R Gibbs’s gas station truck collided with another vehicle. R A Mays collided with T D Gregory causing radiator and headlight damage and pushing Gregory into P C McAllister’s car.
Mrs. T J Stoker a 24 year old Many High School teacher died from injuries after a car strike near Belmont on Sunday afternoon. The driver said to be negro occupants fled the scene. Stoker’s body was taken to Mississippi for burial after being treated at Fisher hospital.
The Progressive Baptist church hosts a monster city wide mass meeting led by Rev. J. C. Toombs with Dr. Wm. L. Kilcrease of the Louisiana Baptist State Convention in charge. Local and out of town pastors speak. evangelist Kn crease preaches Tuesday on A Non-Stop Flight to Glory. A baptismal service closes the event Wednesday at four by Pine Street river.
The rehabilitation committee restricts further aid to overflow area farms and requires sharecroppers tenants and farm owners to apply. Plantation owners must provide written statements or appear in person about tenant returns crops planted and progress. Wage hands and public workers should not apply as they are presumed to be self-sufficient.
In Ouachita City a man named LaValle died by drinking acid during a heated dispute with his wife. Dr C L Mengis of Bastrop road was summoned but arrived after death. The body was taken to a local funeral home for burial arrangements.
Undertakers report they were advised by long distance to ship the remains to St. Louis, but withholding until the Monroe widow arrives today. It is unclear if LaValle has other surviving relatives until her arrival.
Miss Morse cited as central figure in a murder plot at the Morse farm near Prospect Plains. Authorities say a maid offered a negro worker $600 as a first payment on $4,000 for killing Mr and Mrs Morse, with the maid claiming she acted at Miss Morse's request.
Irwin Shaw age 42 died suddenly at his home near Mer Rouge after injuries from a previous wreck on the Mer Rouge Bastrop highway last September. He is survived by his wife two sons one daughter one brother and one sister. Interment was at Red Hill cemetery with Rev. J D Nesom presiding.
Bastrop mourns George Thomas Hayden aged 69 who died Tuesday afternoon after a long illness. He leaves five daughters Ernest Baker of Bastrop A M Reed Nashville Ark W C Spencer Shreveport J W Movingo Shreveport Ella Martin Shreveport. three sons George Hayden Hampton Miss Robert Hayden Bastrop Olle Hayden Waskom Tex. one brother L E Hayden Shreveport. Funeral was at his son Robert Hayden’s East Cypress Street residence with Rev Smith Pleasant Hill officiating and burial at Christ Church cemetery.
Oval Hackworth aged one year son of Leonard Haeckworth died at the family home near Eros Sunday. The funeral will be held today with burial in a nearby cemetery.
James Bennett aged six months, son of A. K. Bennett, died yesterday at a local hospital after a brief illness. The family home lies near Eros and the funeral and burial are held there this afternoon.
A. L. Strahan aged 71 died at his Crowville home at 9 this morning. E. R. Strahan left Monroe for Crowville to attend tomorrow’s funeral. He had lived near Hattiesburg for years then moved to Crowville in 1918 to run a large farm. Surviving are twelve children and his widow.
Mrs Maude Bowen widow of Till Bowen was buried in Concord cemetery near Marion on Saturday. The former Miss Brasher was about 47, leaving three sons and three daughters besides several brothers. She died after a year long battle with cancer despite two operations. Rev F P Moss of the Methodist church conducted the funeral.
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