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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1944
Page
3
The Louisiana Supreme Court issued numerous dispositions including affirmations and reversals across civil and criminal cases. Notable items involve Colgin v Security Storage and Kientz v Dennery, J. O’Brien partition awards, and multiple interdictory and succession rulings with several cases transferred or remanded.
New York stocks rose as speculative and investment demand revived, lifting favorites by fractions to multi year highs. Optimistic news from various fronts and expected political ammunition from the Republican convention spurred buyers. Cotton rallied as commodities gained, while bonds remained narrow and cash turnover neared 1.7 million shares. In Chicago, wheat rose 3-8 to 1-1/8 cents, oats up 1-1/8 to 1-3/8, rye up 1/4 to 1. The June 26 report notes firm cotton and broad market strength with improving trade and commission buying.
In Chicago on June 26 Gov John W Brickerbackers held faint hope for a sudden shift that could revive his GOP bid as Dewey gains solid advantage. A top aide called miracles unlikely while Bricker voiced disappointment over delegations from Illinois Pennsylvania and California backing Dewey.
For more than two years bells from local churches in Bruce South Dakota ring at 10 o'clock daily to remind residents to pray for service members in the armed forces.
Paul M. Jones, once from Monroe, now serves as a military policeman at an air service command depot somewhere in England. His duties include guarding installations and escorting bomb convoys in addition to town patrol, contributing to bomber operations against the Reich. He is married to Martha G. Jones of Vivian, Louisiana.
New Orleans and New York trading cited inflation risks and potential government buy program as factors. July futures rose to 21.95 at New Orleans and 21.88 in New York, with gains of 0.75 to 1.10 per bale and expectations of a July 8 acreage report and price extension action.
Chicago reports a possible government cotton purchase program to guarantee parity prices, lifting the grain market. Wheat rose 3 8 to 11 8 with July at 1 56 7 8 to 3 4, oats up 11 8 to 13 8, rye up 1 4 to 1, barley up 3 4 for July 1 21 3 4.
Chicago June 26 Potatoes arrivals 277 on track 352 total U S shipments Saturday 823 Sunday 42 supplies moderate demand good for Triumphs. Market firm to slightly stronger for best quality California Long Whites U S No 1 3 35 55 Arizona Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 4 67 Long White U S No 1 3 00 Louisiana Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 3 80 Arkansas Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 3 65 80.
Mrs Harold W Engstrom wife of United Carbon Company official in Monroe was summoned to Ripley West Virginia for her mother Mrs P E McKown's death with funeral in Ripley Tuesday or Wednesday. Winston Durwood Davis 28 of West Monroe died in a local sanitarium Sunday with funeral at Eden Cemetery Hamburg Arkansas conducted by Rev S E Powell. he leaves his mother and father two brothers and two sisters in several states.
Arthur F Rodgers of Greenville Pennsylvania was promoted from private first class to corporal at Camp Reynolds Pennsylvania. He is the son of Mrs James Washington of Monroe Louisiana and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Rodgers has been in service since November 9 1943 and was formerly employed by Inland Steel of East Chicago.
William A Robeau 11, son of Mr and Mrs Hope Cook of 812 Oak Street Monroe La, earned eligibility to qualify for the petty officer rate of signalman third class during graduation at the Naval Training School Signals University of Illinois Urbana. He will advance after experience aboard a ship or at a shore station.
Livestock market report shows salable hogs 21 000 with steady to higher bids 13 75 to 12 25 for various weights and sows. cattle and calves trading weak to lower with steers around 17 40 and heifers 13 50 to 16 00. Nonspecific safety note states no school child killed in a traffic accident at crossings with safety patrols on duty for 10 years.
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