Southern Carbon completes Spyker gas well No 2
The Spyker No 2 gas well on Spyker farm section 39-204 cant was drilled by Stovall Drilling and has an estimated open flow of 2,324,000 cubic feet daily. Despite its small size, it will contribute its share of revenue to Southern Carbon Company. The Pipes No 1 near Wham remains the Monroe Territory's smallest producer at about 500,000 cubic feet daily.
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Southern Carbon Company
Spyker
Stovall Drilling Company
Monroe Territory
Wham
Morris Trustees Report New Wells In Morehouse Parish
Trustee H C Morris reports two new wells in Morehouse parish. C H Cor No 1 in section 26 20 5 east yields about ten million cubic feet of gas daily. Perry No also in 29 21 5 east shows estimated open flow 1 240 000 cubic feet daily. Humphries Carbon Co completes Tisdale No 1 small gasser in section 41 21 5 east with capacity about 1 984 000 cubic feet daily.
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Tisdale No. 1
Officers Work On Kidnaping Clue In Cedar Grove
Sheriff T R Hughes orders officers to pursue a scant clue from F Molet a Cedar Grove glass worker who says he was held up by unmasked men Sunday and kidnapped taken to woods near Forbing and questioned He thinks one kidnapper is identified and recalls the car’s license number.
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Assoriated
Shreveport
T. R. Hughes
F. Molet
Cedar Grove
Forbing
Moletenid
For Sale West Monroe Homes and Sales Job
FOR SALE Choice of three nice homes in West Monroe. Small cash payment. An attractive proposition for a real live wire salesman. One with grocery experience preferred. Must have car to cover territory. Address Kleenzo Company Box 726 Monroe La 26-it. FOR SALE Camping tents different sizes One six hole steel range Canary birds male and female 41 DeSiard Frank 8S Hitch 26-21 eg. FOR RENT New five room house on L street one and one half blocks from Piver Will be completed by July 15th Phone 1805 26-724.
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West Monroe
Rea
Kleenzo! Company
Monroe
DeSiard
Frank
Hitch
L Street
Piver
Political Pot Opens as Parker Visit Triggers North Louisiana Politics
Governor Parker is due August 15 in North Louisiana to address the Louisiana American Legion Convention. Monroe leaders expect incumbents Hood Webb and Prophit to seek re election, but officials plan to delay formal announcements. Parker’s visit is viewed as a non political event, yet it is seen as the spark for campaigning in Ouachita and nearby parishes.
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Parker
North
Louisiana
Louisiana American Legion Convention
Monroe
T. L. Hood
T. T. Webb
Robert Prophit
Parish
North Louisiana
T Je
Ouachitg
Guilbeau Campaign Targets Prohibition Measures
New Orleans reports Dudley L. Guilbeau of Opelousas will push modification of the Volstead law and repeal of the Hood act as issues in the upcoming gubernatorial race, per the Times-Picayune.
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Assoriated
New Orleans
Dudley L. Guilbeau
Opelousas
Times-Picayune
Sheriff Sale Notice for Monroe Property Auction 1923
The Sixth District Court of Ouachita Parish Louisiana will sell at the courthouse front door in Monroe between the legal hours of sale on Saturday July 25 1923 the described parcels. The sale stems from a writ of seizure in favor of Ralph Williams and others against Louis Brandt and others. Parcels include lots five and parts of four and eighteen. thirty nine and 9 100 acres. and 20 76 acres with specific boundaries described, all formerly mortgaged to William Smith and tied to the Ward tract and surrounding sections. Sheriff T. A. Grant announces the sale in Monroe Louisiana June 26 1923.
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Ouaelita
State of Louisiana
Ralph Williams
Veretia
Ben R. Williame
Honorablk Judicial District Court
Monroe
Louisna
Posen
Louis Brandt
Felix Louis Brandt
Robert Hola
Ward
Plantation Road
Plantstion
Willi Smith
Section
Ponensias
Heast
Seeplanta Road
Parish of
Ouachita
Sixth District Court
G. Ff. Rogers
C. W. Turner
W. M. Tadlock
Sixth Judicial District Court
Louisiana
Lions Club Pledges Support to Monroe Community Service
The Lions Club of Monroe unanimously pledged greater support for Monroe Community Service at a regular luncheon. Oliver Morten, first vice president, urged Lions to back the work, praising the organization’s impact on children and adults. Miss Mary Hannah outlined recreation efforts and sought club aid, and Ralph Schulze, new manager of Monroe Community Service, discussed the group’s goals and need for facilities for children.
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Lions Club of
Monroe
Oliver Morten
Lion
Mary Hannah
Ralph Schulze
Texas
W. C. Bechtod
Monroe Communty Service
Archbishop Tikhon Reported Dead in Prison
Baltic papers echoed Moscow claims that Archbishop Tikhon former Russian patriarch died in jail on June 16 and that officials blamed poison while Moscow later announced he recanted. No confirmation available.
Effort to Remove Restrictions on Prescriptions for Alcohol
San Francisco delegates of the American Medical Association discussed removing restrictions on physicians prescribing liquor as medicine. A resolution calling liquor prescribing intolerable was submitted to the AMA’s house of delegates. Missouri’s new dry law took effect yesterday amid strict prohibition enforcement. In New York, William H. Liftworth was replaced as president of the Consolidated Stock Exchange after a meeting of its committee amid inquiries into the E M. Puirer and Company failure.
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San Francisco
Amerson
United States
New York
William
Liftworth
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Special Exchange Committee
Silkworth
Investigm
E. M. Puiler and Company
Battlefleet arrives in Copenhagen for ten day visit
A squadron of American battleships led by the dreadnaught Arkaneas, flagship of Rear Admiral Archibald Hy Scales, with the Florida, Delaware, and North Dakota, arrives in Copenhagen for a ten day visit. Championship at Stake by Associated Press New York June 26. The baseball championship of the Big Three is set for today with Princeton vs Yale at Yankee Stadium.
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Copenhagen
Arkaneas
Archibald Hy Scales
Florida
Delaware
North Dakota
Bk Associated Prep
New York
Princeton
Yale
Yankee Stadium
Supreme Court Frees Archbishop Tikhon Pending Trial
Moscow June 24 The Supreme Court has ordered the release of Archbishop Tikhon pending his trial on charges of resisting Soviet authority. The decision follows a letter the former patriarch penned from prison in which he criticizes the government and pledges allegiance to the Soviet regime.
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Supreme Court
Prev
Moscow
Tikhon
Fromi
Expelled From Curb Market By Associated Rent
Benjamin Alexander, recently expelled from the New York curb market, obtained a temporary injunction in the supreme court restraining the exchange from enforcing the expulsion. He was expelled for violating trading rules.
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Associated Rent
New York
Benjamin Alexander
Au Preme
Exchange
Colt Family Divorces Filed By Colt Beneficiaries
Aworiate from Providence reports two divorce suits filed by beneficiaries of Colonel Samuel Colt. Ethel Barrymore Colt sues Russell Colt for cruelty and non support. Countess Moroni seeks divorce from Count Girolama Moroni on grounds of non support and desertion.
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Providence
Samuel Colt
United States Rubber Company
Ethel Barrymore Colt
Eleanor Curran Moran
Colt
Russell
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Countess Moroni
Girolama Moroni
Milan
Italy
St. Ars Quebse
Mo Foccdueene
Cotton futures rally and retreat mark New Orleans market
New Orleans cotton opens strong on July contracts amid bullish private crop reports. Prices advance to 28.03 cents, then ease as heavy selling and yield estimates temper gains, with July and October futures fluctuating before closing narrowly lower. Spot market shows dull activity with various price levels and receipts reported.
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Orleans
Jrly
Yestertoy Aly
Wee
Priege
Wheat Market Mixed Decline in Prices Amid Weather Outlook
Favorable weather across regions supported early wheat trading with cooler western temperatures aiding spring crops and heat aiding winter wheat harvests in the south. Liverpool quotes drifted lower as September and December futures moved down before a mild overall downturn. St Louis grain quotes show No 3 red wheat about 1.09 to 1.12, corn No 2 white 0.88 to 0.89, oats around 0.44 to 0.45, while hog values steadied the nearby grain market.
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Liverpool
St. Louis Grain
St. Louis
Currency Quotations Mixed Across Nations in June Listing
New York reports irregular exchange quotations in cents for many countries dated June 26. Rates cited include Great Britain at 4.611-8, France 6.12 1-2, Italy 4421-2, Belgium 6.22 1-2, Germany 0.0007 1-2, Holland 39.206, Norway 16.49, Sweden 26.49, Denmark 17.70, Switzerland 17.45, Spain 14.60, Greece 328, Poland 0.0009 3-4, Czecho Slovakian 2.091-2, Argentina 95.62, Brazil 1087, Montreal 0.721-32.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Argentina
Brazil
Montreal
Call Money Market Report From New York
Call money remains strong with a 6 bid and 61-2 offered. Time loans firm with mixed collateral and short terms 60 to 90 days and 4 to 6 months at 5 and 4-4. Prime Commercial Paper cited at 5 per cent.
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New York
Cotton market fades on favorable weather prospects
L L Smiths Daily Cotton Letter reports New Orleans conditions as July notices absent and only about 400 bales tendered in New York. The market weakens due to better interior weather and New York weakness, with showers in the east belt and generally fair weather forecast for the west. Estimates for next season crop vary, with weevil damage noted and delays in progress likely.
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L. L. Smith
New Orleans
New York
Atlantica
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Alabama
Carolias
Giles Bureau
Watkina Haresw
H. & B. Beer
EL Ploweree & Co
Fenner & Beane
Wife of Congressman Dies in Washington
Mrs. W. P. Martin of Thibodaux Louisiana wife of Congressman Whit P. Martin of the Third Louisiana district died early today in Washington D C a message to relatives here announced
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Associated Press
Shreveport
W. P. Martin
Thibodaux, la
Whit P. Martin
Louisiana
Washington, D. C
Marathon dancing contest halted as public nuisance ruling ends event
The Cedar Grove marathon dancing contest sponsored by the American Legion post was halted after about 150 citizens protested at the hall. The event moved to Agyrs near Shreveport and then Star Park before Sheriff Hughes and District Attorney Blanchard decided to pursue action to stop the affair as a public nuisance.
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Associatorene
Shreveport
Cedar Grove
American Legion
Churén
Agyrs
Star Park
T. R. Hughes
L. C. Blanchard
Public Service Commission to Hear 25 Minor Cases in New Orleans
The Louisiana Public Service Commission will convene in the New Orleans council chamber at 10 a m on July 2 to hear twenty five minor cases. The Lake Charles Association of Commerce seeks train sheds at the Southern Pacific depot in Lake Charles as a leading item.
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New Beton Rouge
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Council Chamber
New Orleans
Lake Charles Association of Commerce
Southern Pacific
Lake Charles
Agriculture Officials Plan High Grade Fertilizer Conference
Harry P. Wilson commissioner of agriculture and migration and Millard S. Perkins fertilizer expert depart Baton Rouge for Shreveport to attend a conference of fertilizer officials and manufacturers in the southwestern states to discuss manufacturing only high grade fertilizers.
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Baton Rouge
Harry PD. Wilson
Agriculture and Immigration
Millard S&s. Perkina
State Department of Agriculture
Shreveport
Countess Snew For Divorce From Italian Count
New Orleans reports that Countess Eleanor Curran Moroni has filed suit for divorce in Providence A1 from Count Girolamo Moroni of Milan. The 36 year old former telegraph operator and actress known as Elly Curran rose to fame after a vaudeville incident in New Orleans. The couple wed in Gulfport, Miss in 1912 and the count is not expected to contest.
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Associated Pros
New Orleans
Eleanor Curran Moroni
Providence
A. 1
Girolamo Moroni
Milan
Italy
Elly” Curran
Elly
Count Moroni
Gulfport, Miss
Wine Plant Destroyed by Prohibition Agents in New Orleans
Federal prohibition agents seized and destroyed what they declared the largest wine manufacturing plant found in New Orleans since prohibition began. They poured 6,250 gallons of product into the gutter. Seizures in the city over the past ten days total more than 30,000 gallons.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Catholic Educators Open 20th Annual Meeting in Cleveland
Catholic educators from many cities gathered in Cleveland for the opening session of the twentieth annual Catholic Educational Association meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cleveland
The
Catholic Educational Association
Local court fines and safety demo announced
J A Wood paid a hundred dollar fine for aggravated assault in police court Judge Schulze presiding Lee Dennsturn fined seven fifty for dangerous reckless driving Marcus Nelson and John Nelson fined twelve fifty and five for fighting and drinking disorderly Fred Cobb fined five for untagged car. A Safety First demonstration by Standard Oil Company personnel will be held this evening at Hotel Mon Tree led by safety engineer Kh Honsib from New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Wood
Charles Schulze
Lee Dennsturn
Marcus Nelson
John Nelson
Fred Cobb
Standard OL
Mon- Tree
Kh. & Honsib
O1l Company
Louisiana
New York City
Standard 1
Whipping Boss Trial Opens Over Martin Tabert Death
In Lake City Florida on June 26 the murder trial of Walter Higginbotham, former convict camp whipping boss, began with jury selection. The case concerns the death of Martin Tabert of North Dakota and proceeds as the court forms the panel to hear the charge.
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Lake City
Fla
Walter Higginbotham
Martin Tabert
North Dakota
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