Cotton futures close steady with firming tone in New Orleans
Cotton futures in New Orleans closed steady with a firmer tone as spot buying absorbed supply. March 25.19 May 25.39 July 25.62 October 24.82 December 24.80. highs reached 25.68 for October and 24.838 for December as shorts covered amid rumors of output changes by Manchester W and Master Spinners Federation. Exports projected at 17,481 bales.
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Ring Shorts
Manchester W
Master Spinners Federation
New York Cotton Futures Steady After Early Break
Cotton futures closed steady with a net advance of 4 to 17 points amid lighter offerings and a steadier tone after rainfalls were deemed inadequate. Traders cited weak stock and grain markets and firm midday trading keeping May around 25.34 and October near 25.10 as markets opened and moved.
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New York
High Low Close
Clive
Arch
Liverpool Cotton Spot Quiet as Prices Steady
Liverpool market reports a quiet spot with prices holding firm across grades. Notable sales of 5,300 Americas and receipts of 4,000 bales, including 1,900 American, accompany futures closing steady with several near-term positions listed.
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Liverpool
Grain futures fall as wheat leads market slide
Chicago on March 17 saw wheat prices drop sharply amid heavy selling and Liverpool quotational shocks. May wheat opened 15 4 to 16 0, later dipping to 154 to 160, while July moved 140 to 144 before rebounding slightly. Corn and oats also fell, with May corn around 115 1/2 to 117 and May oats near 41 1/2 to 44 1/2, as provisions also edged lower.
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Chicago
Mar
Liverpool
Live Stock Prices and Receipts At Kansas City Market
Stock yard report from Kansas City shows cattle receipts at 10 000 calves 2 000 light mixed offerings top tone and yearlings 1160 and 1000 weights. Hog receipts 7 500 with packer top 1430 and shippers 1425. bulk sales 1390 to 1620 in various weight classes. Sheep receipts with lambs at 6 to 1640 and top 1640. ewes 1015 and wethers 900.
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Kansas City
Eales
Used cars in demand heightens pricing strategies
Used cars in good condition are sought after and valuable. Advertise accurately in want ads to help buyers realize fair value and sellers achieve swift sales.
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Zoad
Agriculturists To Hold Mass Meeting In City
E R Strahan reports that George Neff and John T Stinson will visit Monroe tomorrow at 4 p m for a meeting of local business leaders interested in parish agricultural development. The session will be held at the Chamber of Commerce rooms to encourage broad attendance.
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E. R. Strahan
Ouachita Parish
George Neff
St. Louis
John T. Stinson
Agricultural Bureau
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Strahan
Mellon Address to Be Broadcasted Tonight
Secretary Mellon and Senator Glass will speak on Federal Taxation at the Richmond Bankers' Club in Richmond Virginia tonight. The speeches will be broadcast on Station KDKA Pittsburgh by Westinghouse Electric Company. The program aims to interest business leaders and the general public.
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Richmond
Richmond Bankers’ Club
Mellon
Glass
KDKA
Westinghouse Electric Company
Pittsburgh
Louisiana Polytechnic Opens Spring Study Sessions
The Louisiana Polytechnic Institute begins the spring term with most returning students and many new enrollments. The State Board of Education authorized a new $75,000 building for the education department. Reverend Charles Atkinson of Alexandria attended the Winnfield Sunday school conference planning, while the Louis Moreau Gottschalk Club met despite bad weather at the LPI campus hosted by Mr and Mrs Keeny.
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Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
State Board of Education
Keeny
Educational Department of L. P. I
Louis Moreau Gottschalk Club
J. E. Keeny
Local notices from Monroe spark brief incidents and updates
George Clarke underwent an appendectomy at St Francis Sanitarium on Monday. Illnesses include Little Miss Mabel Reeves at home near Lee Avenue car line and Little Miss Janella Williams who is improving at Pargood Street. A marriage license was issued to E. E. Logan and Miss Cora Glenn of Monroe. a nuptial certificate to Stephen Jones and Minden Cann, both colored, of Cargas. A small fire at 2601 Lee Avenue caused by a defective wire with slight damage. A Ford roadster was stolen from Milner Motor Co. A collision near Berry Filling Station damaged a Poonnett car and a Hudson driven by H. T. Lane. Mrs. Steve Murphy returns home to New Orleans after a visit in Monroe for her sister-in-law’s death.
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Mabel Reeves
E. K. Reeves
Lee Avenue
Janella Williams
Stephen G. Williams
Pargood Street
E. E. Logan
Cora Glenn
Monroe
Stephen Jones
Minden Cann
Cargas
Dawson Bennett
H. T. Lane
Berry
Wood
South Grand Streets
Poonnett
Steve Murphy
New Orleans
Faulkner Blanks
News-Star Classified Ads Offer Big Dividends
Advertisement urges readers to invest in News-Star classified ads promising large returns. It markets space as a path to profits and mentions potential gains for small business owners and individuals seeking exposure.
Izaak Walton League Organizes Monroe Chapter
The Monroe chapter of the Izaak Walton League held its first regular meeting at City Hall to elect officers J W Pope president Dr R L Wood VP Bob Kilgore secretary O W Zeagler treasurer and form a five member advisory committee. Dues set at three dollars annually with about 200 members expected to fund the season. A bylaws committee was chosen and eight delegates named for the March 25 state convention at Shevport with alternates if needed.
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Monroe
Izaak Walton League
J. W. Pope
R. L. Wood
Bob Kilgore
O. W. Zeagler
League
Department of Conservation
Bob Blanks
T. C. Bennett
C. F. Kramer
Sheveport
J. D. Stewart
Leon Marx
Pope
Accidental Shooting Injures Local Negro Worker
Sam Spivey a 25 year old black man is in serious condition at St. Francis sanitarium after a bullet lodged in his abdomen from an unloaded pistol at Slaughter Wright's Winnsboro road home. Wright reportedly handled the pistol. Spivey walked to Harper Saw Mill and was taken to the hospital. Spivey works at the mill near his home.
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Sam Spivey
St. Francis Sanitarium
Winnsboro Road
Spivey
Slaughter Wright
Slaughter
Harper Saw Mill
Archie Harper
District Legion Meet Postponed for Weather
The American Legion postponed yesterday due to bad weather and will hold a district meeting at the Legion hall on Wednesday night. Delegates from Ruston Bastrop Rayville Columbia Lake Providence Delhi Tallulah and other towns are expected. State officers Dr W S Rutledge and Dr S L White of Ruston will lead.
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American Legion
Legion Hall
Ruston
Bastrop
Rayville
Columbia
Lake Providence
Delhi
Tallulah
Sunday School Attendance Triples At Methodist Protestant
The Sunday school on Stone Ave has tripled in size in a year. The News-Star error overcounted 60 attendees. corrected to 86 for one Sunday. On March 15 present were 77, says Rev Stephen B Williams, noting rivalry among city Sunday schools and his aims to excel.
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Methodist Protestant Church
News-Star
Stephen B. Williams
Ford Clinic Held For Northeast Louisiana Dealers
Milner Motor company hosted a Ford service clinic in Monroe with about ninety Ford dealers from the northeast Louisiana area. The all day event featured demonstrations of car servicing and repairs, with Cooper and Worthheimer from New Orleans presenting modern methods and electrical equipment. A midday banquet at Hotel Bohemia followed, where L. P. Milner welcomed attendees and speakers from Ford discussed service and electrical innovations.
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Ford Service
Milner Motor Company
Ford
Louisiana
Monroe
Milner Company
Cooper
New Orleans
Worthheimer
L. P. Milner
Messrs. Worthheimer and
Electrical and Service
Ford Company
Crescent City
City paints names on curb at St. Corners
Monroe officials test white on black curb signs at street corners starting with St John and Oak. Commissioner Atkinson says the stencil method is inexpensive, readable, and adaptable. If well received, metal stencils may mark all corners with curb improvements, aided by the Chamber of Commerce.
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Monroe
Will Atkinson
St. John
Oak Streets
Atkinson
Fort Worth
Tex
Chamber of Commerce
Senior Chamber Boards Postpone Meeting for Police Jury
The senior board of the Chamber of Commerce postpones its regular meeting from 4 p m today to Friday at 4 p m due to a special 4 p m police jury session. The junior board will meet at 7 20 p m as scheduled.
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C. C
Chamber of Commerce
The
Speeders Convicted In City Court Fines Ten Days Jail
This morning in city court three speeders were convicted. Dave Franklin fined 25 dollars and costs 25 days in jail, W Frew 40 dollars and costs 40 days in jail, Clarence Lee 12500 dollars and costs or 1212 days in jail. Toney Turk fined 5 dollars and costs or 5 days. Afternoon session Willie Churchill discharged on three charges fighting without lawful cause, profane language and anti vice.
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Speeders
Dave Franklin
W. Frew
Clarence Lee
Toney Turk
Willie Churchill
Health men from ten nations visit Monroe Louisiana
Latin American health officials from ten countries led by Dr Louis Destouches arrive in Monroe after a rainy drive from Shreveport. An informal dinner at the Hotel Monroe precedes a light schedule with visits to the Louisiana Training Institute and a later train departure to Jackson en route to New Orleans.
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Louis Destouches
France
Monroe
Oscar Dowling
New Orleans
State Board of Health
Shreveport
Hotel Monroe
de Alba
Mexico
Alvarez
Cuba
Larde Arthez
San Salvador
Zwanek
Argentina
Gubetich
Paraguay
Schiaffino
Uruguay
Garcia Maldonado
Venezuela
Valega
Peru
A. G. McHanry
D. I. Hirsch
J. B. Vaughan
H. H. Reardon
J. Humble
Fred Millsaps
John Breard
Albert Horuff
Donald F. Walker
Louisiana Training Institute
Jackson
F. H. McCrudder
Boston
News-Star
Louisiana
Alexandria
Crescent City
Lions Club Plans Reading of United States Constitution
At a noon meeting in Hotel Monroe the Lions voted to study parts of the U S Constitution in weekly sessions with readings followed by open discussions. A parish highway signage idea was discussed with no action yet, and a committee will report later on parish boosting efforts.
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Lions’ Club
Hotel Monroe
United States
Lions
St Patrick Day Celebrations Highlight Monroe Town Festivities
On St Patrick's Day Monroe residents wore green accessories and attended informal gatherings to honor the patron saint. The article recounts Patrick's early life, capture by Irish raiders, escape, and call to missionary work in Ireland, noting his enduring legacy.
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Monroe
Ireland
St. Patrick
Calpurnius
Patrick
Wicklow
Mediterranean
Victorious
France
Sheriff Sale Notice of Slagle Johnson Lumber Case
Ouachita Parish court records show the Fourth District Court issue a writ of seizure in favor of Bruce Hugs State of Louisiana against Slagle Johnson Lumber Company Inc In cause No 13102 the sheriff has seized and taken into possession the property under the authority of the writ with further proceedings to follow.
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Slagle-Johnson Lumber Company, Inc
Bruce Hughes
State of Louisiana
Fourth District Court
Parish of Ouachita
Fourth Judicial District Court
Parish of
Ouachita
Property sale notice in Monroe Louisiana court records
Public sale advertised for the front door of the courthouse in Monroe Louisiana with two distinct estates. It lists a half interest in property in sections 28 and 29 township 17 18 north range 2 3 east plus other parcels and items including cattle pine boards and a wash pot to satisfy writ of fi fa and debts with cash bids and appraisement.
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Township
Ship
Fife
Monroe
Milton Coverdale
Louis W. Breard
State of Louisiana
Parish of Ouachita
Fourth District Court
Fourth Judicial District Court
Parish of
Ouachita
Louisiana
Towit
Southwest Quarter
Seizure Sale of Ford Touring Car in Ouachita Parish
A writ of seizure and sale from the Fourth Judicial District Court Ouachita Parish compels auction at the Monroe court house front steps on March 28 1925. Property is a Ford Touring Car Motor No 9340356. Terms require cash without appraisement to the highest bidder in a public sale.
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Court House
Monroe
Louisiana
Gowit
Milton Coverdale
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Winnfield
George Clarke
Wooten
Stone Ave. S. S
Milner Motor Co
ST. Corners
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, N.J
Health Men OF
South America
Constitution
U. S
Lions Club
Kiles
Arthur Cuttend
Reed Smoot
Utah
Senate
Pola Negri
Europe
Poland
William A. Marriman
Caucasus
Arthur Cutten
Sheriff's Sale
Standard Motors Finance Company, Inc
Geo. Moore
Monroe News-Star
Monroe News Star
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