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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1925
Page
5
New Orleans cotton market opened steady then fell as traders reduced July positions ahead of first notice day amid expectations of heavy tenders. Prices fluctuated with July 2830, Oct 2280, Dec 2292, and reports of southwest heat pressuring the market.
New York June 23 Cotton futures closed barely steady with a modest net advance of 7 to 12 points. Prices weakened after rains in the Southwest were talked. October futures touched around 28.42, with other months near 23. The market saw southern selling and liquidation by commissions, pushing active positions lower by about 2 to 10 points.
Liverpool market reports steady prices across grades with sales of 6 000 bales including 4 900 American. Receipts total 13 000 bales with 9 400 American. Futures close steady with June to May contracts ranging from 12.45 to 12.89.
Wheat quotations jumped in Chicago trading as Liverpool prices advanced unexpectedly. Opening prices for wheat were up 0.5 to 1 3 8 cents, with corn and oats following higher or steady. Oats opened 1 8 to 3 8 cents higher and Sept futures stood at 48 8 4. Hog values and grain markets remained firm in line with the gains.
The testimony outlines Shepherd’s varied work history from army service to law studies in Indianapolis, then a decorating partnership in Hickman Nebraska, a receiving clerk role in Salina Kansas, and a stint in wholesale groceries before his admission to practice in Chicago in 1917. The dialogue probes his past claims about bar status and legal work.
R B Powell and Joe Duncan left Monroe to attend the National Sunday School Congress opening June 24 in Wichita Kansas. A collision at Jackson street and Stone avenue involved Miss Mildred Levy and Mrs C P Nagel causing minor damage. Streets commissioner Will Atkinson returns to work after appendicitis recovery.
Mrs. C E Hall a prominent health nurse in Ouachita parish dies at a local sanitarium after an operation She is survived by her husband C E Hall a baby boy born the day of her death and her Mississippi relatives The funeral will be at 8 p m tomorrow at 310 Morris Ave with burial at Riverview Burial Park.
President Coolidge and family plan a Massachusetts stay at White Court amid hot weather. The party includes Secretary Sanders and Col. Cheney with a physician and reporters. John Coolidge, a Amherst College freshman, will join from Swampscott before heading to Camp Devens for summer training.
Articles filed in Ouachita Parish Louisiana declare Bell Whitfield Motor Company Inc formed May 18 1925 for a 99 year corporate life. It grants powers to own lease buy sell mortgage pledge and operate general automobile business including wholesale retail parts and accessories.
A special meeting of Lone Star Highway directors in Little Rock will discuss routing changes to connect El Dorado and Ruston via the Pershing Highway, replacing the original McGehee Monroe Alexandria path. The plan, led by Henry Hardtner, faces Monroe opposition but aims to serve Arkansas oil fields and tech routes.
In Bastrop Louisiana a nighttime break in left Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Hiatt missing a watch and some silver. No suspects identified and loss discovered by morning. Local social notes list visitors, travels and club events from Bastrop and nearby towns.
Mrs. John Grant, longtime Monroe resident now in New Orleans, died after a brief illness. Telegram reported the death to F. C. Roth in Monroe from F. W. Grant in Shreveport. Funeral at Peters parlors after train arrival tomorrow at 7 35 a m with burial in city cemetery. Survivors include Frank Grant Shreveport Mrs A J Dickerson and Mrs L S Vanscoter New Orleans and Miss Mamie Grant New Orleans.
Sheriff Milton Coverdale announces sale under writ from Fourth Judicial District Court Ouachita Parish. Property seized and to be sold at Monroe Court House front steps on July 25 1925 between legal hours: 100.68 acres described as Late 4 10 and 11 Section 28 Township 17 North Range 3 East. Cash with appraisement to highest bidder.
Major John Crowley, Civil War hero and New Orleans native, was discharged from a Charity hospital after a recent illness. He traveled from Shreveport to Monroe and planned a visit to relatives in Kansas City, while recounting a life of daring, escape, and service as a courier to Washington.
P H Witt E L Henry and Cleveland Evans were injured in a West Monroe Sunday car wreck and transferred to parish jail. J King remains in precarious condition with a fractured head and facial lacerations, while Earl Kilmore’s leg is in an extension frame.
The Fourth District Court of Ouachita Parish Louisiana orders the sale of property seized under a writ of seizure in favor of The People's Homestead and Savings Association No. 13487. The sale, cash only and without appraisement, will occur at the Monroe courthouse front steps on July 25 1925. The parcel lies in Square 110 D A Breard Sr addition, bounded by Second Street Hudson Avenue and related lines. Sheriff notes publication dates June 23 through July 21 1925.
Monroe Chamber of Commerce official urges every resident with a car to attend a June 25 hearing at 10 a.m. in Winnsboro on financing the Monroe to Winnsboro highway. The project aims to complete a vital trade artery opening Monroe to eastern Louisiana and northern Mississippi markets, with local merchants optimistic a large turnout will support funding and construction.
The sewerage board of Ruston authorizes extending the sewer system along Farmerville street. Citizens are urged by the health board to cut grass and debris on property and place it where city wagons can pick it up free of charge. Various local visitors and residents are noted, including Judge Schulze, J T Folk, and church and family notices from multiple towns.
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