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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1925
Page
8
Cotton futures closed slightly lower on the New Orleans close with a late rally spurred by forecasts of cooler, wetter weather. Prices showed irregular opening with near months up and distant months down before a rally on rain prospects.
Cotton futures closed barely steady with a net decline of three to 12 points. Prices at settlement ranged from 19.73 to 20.52 with December and March contracts showing notable activity. openings earlier showed December at 20.50 and January at 19.80 with other months around 19.34 to 19.98.
Liverpool spot cotton remained quiet and prices held, with American grades showing gains across several standards. Sales reached 5,000 bales, including 2,500 American, while receipts were 1,000 bales, all non American. Futures closed steady from November to October contracts.
Cash grain markets in Chicago show wheat and oats weakening after a broad opening decline. Corn gains modestly as wet weather slows crop movement and supports prices, while hogs push lower on weaker provisions.
Poultry alive steady with receipts of 14 cars. Fowls 14 19 percent. springs 19 percent. turkeys 20. roosters 14. ducks 2. guesses 16 to 18 percent. Prices vary by type and quality as market holds steady.
Judge Charles Schulze imposed fines and jail terms on multiple defendants for traffic and whiskey possession violations. Frank Scalia faced two traffic charges with 22.50 or 12 days. White Simmons 10 or 10 days. C Blanks 250 or 250 days. L Cotton 250 days. Henry Nichols listed as negro for whiskey possession with 100 days. W C Smith received 150 fine and 6 days jail for carrying a pistol and 12.50 for drunkenness, arrested yesterday by Webb and Piat.
Reverend F. M Freeman is reassigned from the First Methodist church in Monroe to a Little Rock conference charge. His three years of service strengthened the church, expanded membership, and earned high esteem, making the transfer a disappointment to parishioners who expected him to stay.
Registration opens Friday at 4 30 p m for the citywide Young People’s conference at the Presbyterian church. All church youth groups and leaders are invited. Francis May and Francis Butler will lead the music. Notebooks are provided. attendees supply smiles and he Haws. Watch the News Star for the official program.
Rome reports a proclaimed plot to overthrow the Savoy dynasty and declare a republic. The plan allegedly targeted Premier Mussolini during Armistice Day celebrations, with arrests and suspensions of opposition parties and Masons lodges guarded by troops.
Rev. Hastings will deliver a morning sermon to women of the church at First Baptist with a companion sermon from a week earlier. At the service 75 Sunday school teachers and officers will be installed. Evening address titled The Heavens Closed and Opened by Rev. L. T. Hastings.
Beekman-Freeman Urania No. 2 section 20 10-1E yields strong oil during initial bailing after perforated screen retrofit. Oil overflowed casing on opening, liner to be pulled and 50 mesh getty screen to replace perforated pipe. Locals anticipate a field boom as nearby Urania tests edge toward success.
A boy burglar entered Swayze Market at 237 DeSiard Street through a rear wall hole and stole about $1.50 in pennies from the cash register. Police identify a boy seen inside as a suspect and say the hole was too small for an adult.
Rayville La November 7 the town council voted to buy the Richland State Bank building for city hall mayor marshal office and general town headquarters. It is believed the town has completed the purchase though minutes do not confirm closing. The bank plans a new modern building on a ready lot to serve growing delta business.
W E Freeman, ordered to leave Ouachita parish for twelve months after a July arrest for fighting and drunken and disorderly conduct, was found in Monroe after serving 24 days of a 250 day sentence and returned to jail for 226 more days. Detective Tarver reported the sighting in Monroe.
Mrs. Ed Williams hosted a charming event honoring bride elect Viola Warren with roses, a guest book, and a recipe in the bride’s book. The gathering featured a wedding march by Mrs. S E McFadden, Misses Trene and Doris Gayne in bridal attire, and a dining table laden with gifts.
Discovery of a letter on Paul John Jones a negro led to his identification as a murder suspect in El Dorado Arkansas. Jones was nabbed at his sister 817 Oak street by Sergeant Pettit who also found the letter urging him to flee the country. A description matched and Jones faces extradition within days for a pool hall confrontation last October 26 that ended in murder.
The funeral of P. M. Lawrence, a Voris Baking Co. salesman, was held Sunday at 4 p.m. from Osborne's parlors in Shreveport. Rev. W. F. O Kelly and Rev. Jasper K. Smith conducted services. interment followed at Forest Park Cemetery. Survived by widow Nettie Fleming, mother Mrs. M. C. Lawrence, and sisters Mrs. W. E. Dickey and Mrs. J. W. Johnson.
Sheriff and deputy arrested local barber Frank Rhodes as he entered 1400 Breard Street with 72 bottles of Jamaica ginger. Rhodes is jailed on illegal possession for beverage use and faces potential charges against an unnamed seller if he reveals the source.
Louisiana attorney general rules that lands reverting to state title after tax default may be leased for mineral development or trapping while title stays with the state. Leases remain valid if lands are redeemed, subject to state possession, under Act 30 of the 1915 extra session.
Robert Carr, about 18, dodged Probation Officer E L Wright by seeking permission to visit his grandmother at 625 Catalpa Street before transfer from the city jail to the Louisiana Training Institute. Carr disappeared after promising a meeting, with tracks found from the rear of the grandmother’s house through a vacant lot.
Major Goodsell defeated James Paddon by two lengths on the Parramatta River to claim the world professional sculling championship in Sydney.
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Troop No. 7 met with many members. Elected senior patrol leader Charlie Eby and drillmaster James Trousdale. Other officers named for Pelican, Silver Fox, and Rattlesnake patrols. Jamboree talk praised Monroe unit and Mr. Keith. dismissed with scout benediction.
Commander Francesco De Pinedo arrived in Rome from Naples at 3 p.m completing a record breaking return flight from Tokio. The Italian aviator flew solo across the route establishing a historic aviation milestone.
Locals report Louisiana Tech from Ruston passing through on their way to New Orleans to face the Tulane Green Wave. The Tech squad aims to limit Tulane's scoring despite expectations of a tough test. Also noted are two minor car crashes at Sixth and Harrison streets near 7 a.m. and local store displays promoting Del Monte goods for National Cannel Goods Week in West Monroe and nearby towns. Nellie Hucklebee of Shreveport visits West Monroe hosts R. A. Green and wife.
Baton Rouge Louisiana November 6 Governor Henry L Fuqua announced he must cancel his engagement to address the National Prison Congress in Jackson Mississippi next week due to official duties. Attorney General Percy Saint will take his place on the program.
Superintendent W N Gill reports large crops at the Louisiana Training Institute on Ouachita river irrigation. Corn 2600 bushels, 30 acres yielding 37 bales of cotton, 2,000 bushels of sweet potatoes, 50 tons Lespedeza hay, 10 tons peas for stock, and sugar cane seed. Hog herd numbers about 50 fat hogs. slaughter about three weekly for institute consumption. The institute hosts around 200 to 203 boys with occasional excess admissions from Shreveport.
Dr Stephen B Williams former Stone Avenue M P Church pastor will preach at Gordon Avenue Presbyterian Church Sunday night. He recently returned from south Louisiana where two French Mission schools were consolidated with Basile turning over to Opelousas College. Bishop Thirkield offered a pastorate in his Tennessee Alabama area but Williams has not decided.
The Senior Christian Endeavor presents a sacred concert at the Presbyterian church tomorrow night at 7 30 featuring many of Monroe’s talented singers and musicians. Rev Wallace Clift will preach at the 11 o’clock morning service on God's Standard of Success.
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