Retailers Plan July Bond Sale
Ouachita parish plans a July bond and stamp drive with a 3 PM Friday meeting at the Chamber of Commerce. Abe Blumenthal urges full committee attendance as plans include a July 1 15 minute bond only sales period and a nationwide 12 to 12 15 closure, per Treasury request. S. J. Rogers notes June progress and urges immediate purchases to hit the parish quota.
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Ouachita Parish
Chamber of Commerce
Abe Blumenthal
Treasury
Morgenthau
S. J. Rogers
Morris Haas
J. E. Marx
A. M. Jones
J. C. Liner
Sam Davis
H. Fink
Jake Pickens
Jack Selig
Sam Smith
Leslie Roper
Joe Smith
de Witt Henry
Local figures named in historical obituary notices
Saenger, Mrs. Ted Harris, D. L. David son, G. L. Holloway, A. R. Wisen baker, Dave Silverstein, Commodore Ross, and Grady Merriman are listed among individuals connected to a community notice or event in the archival text.
Eisenhower Named New United States Commander in Europe
Major General Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Tyler Texas native, assumed command of U S army forces in the European theater and is reported to be detailing plans for an Allied invasion. His London arrival was announced in both London and Washington.
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British Isles
Eisenhower
Tyler
Tex
War Department
War Plans Division
Third Army
San Antonio
London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Greenville Bank Teller Arrested on False Entry Charge
Jackson Mississippi June 25 Roy K Shephard a teller at the First National Bank of Greenville was arrested on a charge of false entry in violation of the national banking act The charge involves 378 dollars and Shephard was to be arraigned before a United States commissioner in Vicksburg later today The agent in charge of the FBI field office made the announcement
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Jackson
Miss
Percy Wyly UI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Roy K. Shephard
First National Bank of Greenville
Shephard
United States
Vicksburg
Wyly
Cotton futures ebb after early gains in New Orleans trade
New Orleans cotton futures closed steady to 3 points lower after erasing early gains. Spot cotton quiet with slight losses. receipts 251, stock 374,895. Cottonseed oil also steady with prime crude at 12.50. July 13.55, Sept 13.30. In New York, futures eased amid fed worries and talks on the agricultural bill. July 18.16, Dec 18.73, Mar 18.94. Markets at a glance show mixed stocks and uneven cotton.
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New Orleans
New York
Senate House
Cattle and hog market report from Chicago auction
CHICAGO, June 25. Salable hogs 9000, total 17000. Market opened strong on heavy weights 256 pounds and up, steady on lighter weights, closing slow but steady on all. Cattle and calves: salable 4300 cattle, 800 calves. Fed steers and yearlings steady to strong, top 14.35, bulk 12.50-13.75. cows scarce, slow but steady, cutters 9.00 down. bulls 15-25 lower after early 12.00 for weighty sausage offerings. Dealers 25-50 higher at 14.00-15.00, stock steers 11.50-13.00, fairly well cleaned-up.
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Chicago
USDA
Poultry Market Report From Chicago June 23
Chicago stock buyers reported live poultry steady to firm with 43 trucks supply. Hens 5 pounds priced around 1912 levels, other weights and prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Deaths of Mrs J C Jordan and James Henry Jones
Mrs J C Jordan died at her Luna home after services at Luna Methodist Church led by Rev F L Hearne. Interment was at Luna cemetery. survivors include four daughters, a son, a sister, two brothers, and five grandchildren. James Henry Jones of Jackson parish died Tuesday. funeral at Jonesboro Methodist Church led by Rev W D Milton with burial in Jonesboro cemetery. An ancient tortoise from Mauritius lived 160 years before removal to England. age unknown.
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J. C. Jorda
Luna
Luna Methodist Church
F. L. Hearne
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Luna Cemetery
J. R. Head
S. L. Head
D. M. Evans
D. S. Owens
G. F. Owens
H. D. Larche
George Cotton
Clarks
Jvohn Cotton
West Monroe
Henry Cotton
Rayville
Jim Cotton
Mississippi
Jonesboro
James Henry Jones
Jackson Parish
W. D. Milton
J. W. Buckner
Jonesboro Baptist Church
Jones
Holly Ridge
Jessie McBride
Cecil Garrett
Nettie Jones
Harry Jones
Crossett
Ark
Mauritius
England
Aldabra
Wheat Market Falls and Rises in Thin Chicago Trades
Chicago grain notes show fractional declines in wheat intraday trading with prices finishing unchanged to 1-2 cents lower. July wheat at 1.18 1-8, September 1.21 to 1.21 1-8. corn steady to 1-8 higher, July 86 1-2, September 89 1-8 to 1-4. soybeans 1-4 to 4-8 lower.
Birth Announcement for Pittard Son in West Monroe
A son was born to Mr and Mrs J R Pittard of 300 Morris Street West Monroe Thursday morning at Riverside sanitarium.
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J. R. Pittard
Morris Street
West Monroe
Riverside Sanitarium
Fort Jefferson and Dr Mudd in a Florida greens tale
The writer recalls old Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas and Dr Mudd’s aid to prisoners, noting the harsh prison conditions and his modest medical role. He compares to Pearl Buck’s The Good Earth and argues purslane and other greens could sustain people, invoking Florida wildlife as a cautionary backdrop.
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Fort
Jefferson
Key West
Pussel
Dr. Mudd
Lincoln
Florida
War and tax factors keep stocks bid and bidless in slow session
In New York on June 25 buyers and sellers moved warily as leading issues held a narrow course and by late trading fractional changes left prices near unchanged. Bond and commodity moves were uneven with transfers near 200000 shares for the day.
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New York
Chicago
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