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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1925
Page
7
Orleans and York reports show cotton prices closing with modest advances as market opens steady. May July and October futures rose, while observers awaited the weather and weevil emergence news amid a busy trading session.
In Chicago and St Louis markets the poultry and eggs were reported unchanged. Wheat and corn futures moved with aggressive demand and supply shifts, opening higher then sliding as trade balanced between long and short positions, with oats and provisions following corn's lead.
Cattle and sheep prices listed for March 25 in Kansas City show 1500 cattle and 1500 calves with ranges from 4.00 to 11.50 per unit. Desirable weights for hogs and sheep noted, including packing sows and stock pigs, with specific figures for veal, bulls, heifers, cows, and wethers.
Eva Bradford reports on the Palace Company's Annual Spring Fashion Review at the Saenger theatre. The pageant signals approaching summer with elaborate outfits, drawing large afternoon and evening crowds in Monroe. The display emphasizes refined, increasingly exclusive designs and growing artistry.
The funeral for G. W. Booze, who accidentally shot himself last Thursday, will be held at the Booze home at 417 Hudson Lane at 10:30 tomorrow. Interment is in the old City Cemetery, with the body later to be moved to Virginia after the family relocates.
Monroe Sheriff's sale proceeds from Ouachita Fourth District Court to satisfy a writ of fife. The property described is Lot in square 27 Layton's second addition Monroe fronting Jackson Street Texas Avenue and South First Street. Sale set for April 11 1925 at Monroe Court House with cash payment and no appraisal. Milton Coverdale Sheriff.
A small price in classified ads yields high returns as a few cents in advertising can move thousands of dollars worth of goods, illustrating the power of affordable listings to attract buyers and close deals.
Stonewall Lodge No. 8 of Monroe prepares for a district meeting on April 2 with L. E. Bentley grand chancellor and other officers attending. Delegates from 17 northeast district lodges will hear talks on conditions and plans, with a Knight rank ceremony and district committee oversight.
English cotton spinner Fred Holroyd, chairman of Urania Petroleum, visited Monroe for the completion of Urania No 6. He noted the oil well’s successful come in while displaying a soiled face and mixed attire, and he also serves as a British justice of the peace.
On the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute campus workmen lay the foundation for a new school of education building funded by a $75,000 state appropriation. The nine classroom structure should be ready for occupancy by the 1925 fall term. the article notes it will be the campus’s most handsome and fully equipped building.
Monroe progress centers on Zeigin new gas test adjoining Urania No 6 in 18-10-2 as Alexandria chamber promotes town. Zeigin, a Monroe operator, plans a 20 acre tract with derrick and rig arriving to spud and casing expected at 1500 feet within two weeks.
Mr Holroyd ruled from the bench in a large and cone territory and last night for New York City's affairs reflecting a judiciary stance similar to a district judge.
Pure Oil Company will acquire the Wortham holdings of the Humphreys Boyd Oil Company in a deal announced in Columbus Ohio. The purchase price is reported at about 7 million dollars, to be paid in Pure Oil stock and partly in cash.
Bastrop notes recount Mrs. G. W. Dorman hosting a surprise party for her son Frank with ice cream cake candy and fruit before a local show. Attendees include Allen Turpin Jr Corbin Turpin Billy Carpenter Carl Turpin of Mer Rouge and others. Parish events mention Father Marsh and six Sisters of St Francis at high mass with a statue dedication to St Joseph.
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