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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1925
Page
11
Cotton futures in New Orleans closed largely steady with small gains and losses amid quiet early trades. Prices opened steady, slipped after favorable Liverpool cables, and ranged with July at 22.30 and October 21.46 to 21.62, while December hovered around 21.75 as spot rates held near 21.80 middling. Receipts totaled 151,165.
Cotton futures opened steady at 22.24 May and 22.25 July but fell as month liquidation and weak demand weighed. May 22.24 to 21.98 after notices about 7 500 bales circulated. October dipped to 21.95. Prices showed activity through the session with July around 22.20 and December near 22.14.
Spot moderate business with steady prices across grades. Sales 6 000 bales including 5 500 American. receipts 6 400 bales all American. Futures closed quiet with May 11.97 and for July 12.02.
Chicago on May 15 reports butter steady with creamery extras 41, standards 403-4, firsts 38 39. Eggs rise with receipts of 23,924 cases. firsts 301-2 31. Poultry live weights list fowls 241-2 roosters 141-2 turkeys 20 ducks 24 25 geese 15 broilers 25 28.
New gains in the May wheat delivery lift overall market amid reports of light European supplies and strong import demand. Britain buys spring wheat from the U S, while Brazil pays higher premiums for Argentine wheat. corn and oats tighten as warmer weather eases demand, and provisions firm despite earlier weakness.
Mrs George T Madison hosted an afternoon affair at Sweat Pea Bridge with a group of friends admiring baskets bowls and vases filled with a wealth of sweet peas in many colors.
Charles I Ware aged 67 died from heart failure at 211 Jefferson Street Monroe after a ten day illness. He was a native of Natchitoches Parish and long resident of Monroe, survived by daughters Mrs Fred Speakman Mrs L V Tarver and sons Earl Ware Veron Ware. Funeral at 401 M Street at 10 am then mass at St Matthew's Church conducted by Rev N F Vandegaer with burial in the city cemetery.
The Nashville session of the Commission on Constitution discusses a proposed plan of unification with changes to Article VI requiring two-thirds for amendments while retaining a three-fourths threshold for adoption. The preamble asserts a God centered mission and lists attending members including Bishops Candler Denny McMurry and others from multiple states. The meeting mourned the death of Judge J L Kelly of Bristol Tennessee Virginia.
The tally cards and tables at the event featured sweet pea motifs with corsages awarded to Mrs. Gee Tisdale, Mrs. Cullen, Mrs. Burrow, Mrs. McMullen and guests. High scores went to Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Biddison. A salad course was served on wicker trays with sweet pea motifs as guests traveled to Shreveport for Shrine ceremonies. Additional notes mention Mrs. Lindsey joining Mrs. Lee Lindsey in Shreveport for several months.
A few cents spent on classified ads may move property worth thousands of dollars, turning small investment into large returns for sellers and buyers alike.
A. B. Smelzer, a DeSiard Street druggist, reports that Secretary of Labor Davis plans to nominate his brother William N. Smelzer for assistant secretary of labor. A Kansas Republican veteran and former Emporia attorney, William has long held influential roles, including chairing an immigration bureau board of review.
Investigations by S. L. Caine and Robert Henderson show Monroe offers best camp site for the Woodmen of the World uniform companies from Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Omaha head camp to decide, with local leaders citing saltwater pool, city support, and central location as key advantages. Caine and Henderson will visit Little Rock and Jackson before finalizing decision.
A cat confined 48 hours in a Borden Van Tine plant dry kiln in Hattiesburg amid 215 to 225 degree heat emerged unharmed aside from hair loss. It drank from a hydrant after release and appeared unconcerned, though exhausted.
Mississippi levels show Cairo 20.5 with a 0.8 fall, Memphis 14.1 and 0.0 fall, Vicksburg 21.3 and 0.5 fall, New Orleans 3.7 and unknown fall, Red River at Shreveport 13.4 with 0.4 fall, Alexandria 10.5 and 0.5 fall, Ouachita at Camden 7.6 and 0.2 fall, Monroe 18.6 and 0.2 fall.
A housing ad invites buyers to see a home designed for comfort and family living. It highlights welcoming spaces and homelike features as it seeks a suitable buyer through the local columns.
A prospective buyer scans the farm advertisements in our want columns daily, seeking the exact type of farm offered by locals. The notice implies active market interest and urges sellers to present detailed farm descriptions.
The State accuses Hugh Ford owner of the New Star hotel of knowing about liquor on the premises and employing men tied to bootlegging. Evidence shows many empty gallon jars in the boiler room suggesting liquor peddling at the hotel. Ford argues guests smuggling liquor explain the jars and notes he reported bootlegging to authorities. The judge deferred judgment to a later date.
A. Lowery, accused of operating a gambling game on a Sterlington houseboat, was found guilty in district court by Judge Percy Sandel and fined 100 dollars plus costs after arrest by sheriff's deputies. Bessie Steven, a Black woman, was fined 100 dollars and costs for a prohibition violation arrested April 4 at her residence.
The Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers' Association of six hundred southern mills convened in New Orleans to name a board of directors to oversee a $100,000 yearly publicity program. A general manager will seek new markets and supervise advertising for cotton seed by products especially Margarine. John B. Berry of Grenada Mississippi was elected president. other officers to be chosen today before the convention closes.
West Monroe community leaders call a mass meeting at the city school auditorium to form a selective industrial committee. J H Watkins says the panel will vet applicants and aim to attract substantial industries. A Couch representative will attend as the electric light plant sale to Couch interests nears signing.
Dominican fathers to conduct a church mission at St Matthew's Monroe starting Sunday May 17 through May 31. Rev W D Sullivan O P and a helper arrive from Henderson Ky after completing a similar mission. Masses Sunday at 6 30 and 9 30 a m daily 6 a m and 8 a m with an evening sermon at 7 30 except Saturday. Confessions begin Tuesday weekly.
Clarence Darrow, famed criminal lawyer who helped secureEO sentences for Loeb and Leopold, now aids in William D. Shepherd’s defense accused of poisoning William McClintock with germs. Maj. Gen. Bullard retires after lung congestion. Mexico’s president faced an assassination plot by Maria Luisa Jauregui leading to asylum. Margot Asquith apologizes to former Premier Lloyd George for remarks.
The Monroe District A M E Conference opened under Rev G T Stinson of Shreveport with large day and night crowds. Funds were raised for Lampton College in Alexandria toward a new 50 000 dollar building, and district assessments reached seven hundred dollars. Local preachers were examined for admittance, and the annual sermon was delivered by Rev H G Johnson.
A promotional snippet encourages readers to contact the News-Star Want Ad page for classified listings. It advises placing an ad to request items not found in current ads and promises quick local information.
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