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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1925
Page
7
Cotton futures opened steady firm with January at 20.903 and March at 20.88. First trades showed gin values up 30 to 34 points as December touched 20.94 after the call and January moved to 20.92. Sellers yesterday covered on improved clearing weather in the west, pushing values up before easing 11 to 14 points near the end of the first half hour.
Cotton futures opened firm with October at 21.45¢ and March at 21.03¢ as Liverpool cables and rains in the southwest lift sentiment. December rose to 2.54 per hundredweight after the first hour, with gains of 17 to 22 points on active buying and some covering by yesterday's sellers, while hedge and private crop estimate selling trimmed the advance.
Liverpool cotton market reports steady spot prices with American yarns at 1201 for good middling and 11.56 for strictly middling. sales reach 5 000 bales and receipts 11 000, 8 100 from America. Futures close quiet and steady with October 11.19 and May 11.26.
Poultry alive weak receipts 18 ears fowls 15 to 22 cents springs 20 1 2 cents roosters 16 cents turkeys 25 cents ducks 19 cents geese 20 cents.
Chicago wheat prices opened unchanged to 3-4 cents lower after Liverpool quota news spurred early strength. Selling pressure pulled futures down below initial levels as corn and oats followed wheat lowers. Provisions rose briefly on buying from sellers of nearby lard deliveries amid weak miller demand.
Stock yards at Kansas City on October 15 show cattle receipts of about 5 000 and calves 1 000 with varying classes. Hogs totaled 4 500 with prices from 10 50 to 11 50 for different weights. Sheep receipts near 7 000 with western lambs topping around 15 00 and natives about 14 50 to 14 90.
Miss Nina Gwiiland of West Monroe has accepted a job as office assistant in the parish health unit replacing Eva Fowler who resigned to return to college. Paul Neal is chosen as laboratory technician with a final appointment soon. Jane Felton will remain in her post under the new director as the unit plans important changes.
A flame structure at 308 North Twenty Second street burned last night from a coal oil lamp. The loss was about $30. The house belonged to and was occupied by Will McGill. Fire Companies Nos. 1 and 2 responded to the alarm.
The fifth annual Lone Star Route Highway association meeting opens in Little Rock and runs through today and tomorrow. Mayor C E Moyer welcomes attendees, President Henry Hartdner delivers the annual address, and Harvey C Couch speaks. Governor Tom J Terral and directors also speak with committee reports and plans for the coming year. A noon luncheon and sightseeing are scheduled tomorrow afternoon. Local directors, Secretary D F Walker, and S M Collins attend.
Katherine May Cooper aged 7 died at a local sanitarium after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs D M Cooper of Columbia and was born in St Joseph Louisiana. The funeral was held this afternoon from the family home and burial followed in Columbia Cemetery.
The Pirates defeated their opponent with four runs on two hits and one error. Moore and Cuyler were retired after strikeouts, while Carey produced a two base hit, sending the crowd into an uproar as Barnhart also struck out twice and Johnson stretched a slow pace on the mound.
In the second, Stan Harris, Goslin, and Joe Harris fail to score for the Senators as Morrison keeps a wide curve mixing with outs. For the Pirates, Traynor faces a patient sequence with several pitches and foul strikes as the frame stalls.
Johnson and Traynor lead a tense game as Pittsburgh presses in the rain. Carey boosts the Pirates with a third straight hit and a two base score, followed by Cuyler’s disputed two base blast that ties the score in a rain affected ninth inning.
Rain drenched the game as the Senators and Pirates fought through a soggy seventh inning. Goslin fouled off a pitch and was retired at first as Kremer fielded a jogger’s splash. Harris and Judge each faced strikes while Traynor chased a foul ball and Cuyler caught a deep fly.
Special to the News Star Olla Oct 15 no new developments in the disappearance of Mayor J C Watson missing five days since last seen entering a stranger s car in Georgetown driven toward Alexandria. Actors in the case deem the inquiry broad with sheriffs of several parishes expected to uncover a clue within 24 hours.
Most U S troops who entered Panama Monday to police the city during a general strike over high rents have returned to their barracks in the Canal Zone as the situation returned to near normal.
A special meeting at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Ouachita parish chambers discusses cooperative growing and marketing of tomatoes, bell peppers, and egg plant with J. T. Stinson of Missouri Pacific Railroad and Farm Agent E. R. Strahan. Two hundred acres planned for vegetables. 200 acres of cantaloupes pledged.
Ruston Louisiana October 15 plans are complete for a Father Son meeting at the Methodist church Friday evening with Bolton Smith vice president of the Boy Scouts of America to speak. The program includes Scout Oath, addresses, committees reports, demonstrations, and closing remarks.
Space for agricultural exhibits at the North Louisiana Agricultural fair in Calhoun has filled, with more booths added and applications still coming in. Secretary G S Manning expects expanded space and sees the event surpassing past fairs, drawing displays from Ouachita Morehouse Lincoln and Jackson parishes. The fair runs October 20 to 28 with daily features a midway carnival and outdoor amusements alongside livestock poultry and a large agricultural exhibit.
The Ouachita parish police jury awarded the landscaping contract for the new court house grounds to Lambert Landscape Company of Shreveport for 2650 dollars. The project preserves old oaks, adds new trees, and plants winter grass and various shrubs to create a premier state site.
C L Smith of Dallas paid 60 dollars plus costs for failing to stop after a collision and 25 dollars for speeding after an auto struck another car at Calhoun and he fled toward Monroe where a deputy sheriff caught him in traffic. Two others were fined for liquor. Johnson and Akin faced weapons and fighting charges. Several defendants were discharged or jailed for related offenses.
Mrs George Hunter of Columbus Georgia writes that after thirteen months of severe side pains she used Cardui and rapidly recovered. She gained ten pounds and reports she is well and still improving, advising other women to try Cardui.
Contractor Frank Masling reports steady progress on the Cumberland Bell Telephone building in the city. The ground floor is complete, second story up, with 35 men on site last week and a December 1 enclosure goal to roof the exterior. James Pent of Atlanta supervises both this project and a Shreveport Bell building, aiming for January 1 occupancy.
Bastrop Louisiana notes report Mrs. L W Burrow hosting a Bridge Club with prizes won by P M Bidderson and J H Friend. Guests included Mrs Pat Puree of Shreveport and Mr Fre Coats visiting L D Coats. Deryle Buford entertained the Girls Sewing Club. Larria Wimberly visiting Geo T Madison’s household.
Mayor Arnold Bernstein announced that FE. N ant highway commission engineer finished a survey and prepared repair plans. The city parish and state highway commission will fund the project, with work expected to take about three months and several nightly closures for a new floor installation.
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An advertisement proclaims Golden Peacock Bleach Creme makes skin clear and white in three minutes. It promises vanishing tan sallowness and blemishes, claiming overnight improvement and a money back guarantee after five days if unsatisfied. Available at drug and department stores.
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