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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1944
Page
6
The Suffolk Downs management in Boston seeks blue smocks for workers as the pari mutuel plant prepares to open on May 15 making it the first New England horse race track to start operations this season.
Creditors and holders of Bernhardt Realty Company mortgage bonds are notified that redemption funds are deposited with Whitney National Bank of New Orleans and Louisiana Savings Bank & Trust Company for May 15 1944 redemption. Bonds listed by numbers and denominations will be paid at par with accrued interest to date.
Track officials chose 52 women from 700 applicants for blue smock cashier roles behind the windows. A stopwatch test measured adding long columns of figures and handling $70 bundles. All hires performed faster than men. one 62 year old grandmother missed the job but joined the reserve list. The women will work 1 PM to 6 30 PM daily to allow time for family duties.
May 1 report from New York summarizes overseas athletic activity. Italy receives a pull from air force leaders urging exhibition baseball squads. China hosts a hot softball match with both sides crediting the battery and two “blind” scorers. Iceland, Aleutians, and Central America feature boxing, skiing, and baseball tours with soldiers and officers active in competition and travel.
Miami Beach on May 1 Gar Wood, famed speed boat designer and racer, converts his home into an engineering lab to develop a high speed war craft with a stable gun platform. He cites 20 years of work and notes past racing innovations helped the navy in World War II.
Markets report from New Orleans and New York show cotton futures easing with May to December contracts down 5 to 9 cents and spot prices steady to lower. Trading cited carries from domestic demand concerns and wage talks, with overall liquidation pressuring later months.
Butter and eggs market notes from Chicago show receipts of 361 792 pounds for butter with various grade scores and several price points, including U S specials 35 to 35 1 2 and U S standards 31 1 2, while eggs receipts total 32 575 with several price listings and unsettled tone.
Chicago traders eased into a light session with small losses across grains and varied cattle and hog prices. Wheat futures fell about 1-8 to 1-2, corn down 5-8 to 1-2, rye down 1-4, and barley nudged higher. Hog and cattle quotes showed steady to lower end prices with selling pressure on lighter weights and mixed loads moving at 12.00 to 16.60 for select beef and feedlot cattle.
Potatoes arrivals 56, on track 89, total U S shipments up 8 percent Saturday. Supplies light Sunday with moderate demand. western market firm at ceiling. Idaho russet U S No 1 3 94, Wyoming Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 3 75, Minnesota and North Dakota Bliss Triumphs commercials 2 50 to 2 75, Michigan russet Mirals commercials 3 10, Texas Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 2 65, California long whites U S No 1 4 75 to 5 00 per 100 lb sack.
An exception to the court’s jurisdiction was filed in district court before Judge Garrett over Ike Reed charged with aggravated battery on army property at Selman field. The case was continued to Thursday for officials to rule.
New York stocks steady with narrow changes, bonds gains limited, rails mixed. Cotton weakens due to New Orleans liquidations. Chicago wheat softer amid light trade, rye down as commission houses sell. Hog prices steady with about 5,000 unsold, top 13.75 for support weights. Cattle for fed steers and yearlings active, advance 10 to 15 cents, top 16.85.
Wall Street started May slowly as many leaders moved little and turnover approached 400000 shares. In Chicago wheat held steady to down a quarter cent. cotton retreated 15 to 30 cents per bale. The list includes numerous major firms such as American Telephone & Telegraph, General Motors, Penn Central, and United States Steel among others in a broad market snapshot.
Public schools in Monroe and Ouachita parish have five weeks left in the current year. Monroe city schools will close June 2 and Ouachita Parish High and Parish Grammar schools June 3. The Ouachita Parish High School graduating class is smaller due to wartime conditions, with fewer than 300 diplomas expected. Plans for commencements and ceremonies are under discussion.
The article notes that speakers will be announced soon, with no specific names or dates provided. It states plans to release the lineup in the near future and invites interest from attendees and stakeholders.
Mrs. Sam Awl wife of the city building inspector fell on a downtown sidewalk Saturday fracturing her left arm. She was taken to St Francis sanitarium where the arm was set and will remain briefly in hospital before returning home. Members of the Women’s Corps on duty with their forces receive flying pay fifty percent above base pay if required to fly regularly.
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