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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1925
Page
7
Cotton closed steady with slight declines as weather and frost forecasts influenced trading. Futures opened steady with January through December contracts showing modest gains and losses amid active, firmer trade and frost expectations in the western belt.
Cotton futures in New York opened firm as traders covered and bought on weather fears from the southwest. December rose to 20.32 and January to 19.65 while March touched 19.88 as selling pressure and realization pulled prices back from session highs. Market expectations cited potential early crop damage from a cold wave across Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Liverpool reports a quiet cotton market with prices steady across grades. American traded at 11.88 for strictly good middling and 10.58 for strictly low middling, with 6,000 bales sold and 24,000 received, including 13,200 American. futures closed steady with October 30.56 and nearby contracts around 10.40 to 10.65.
Chicago market report shows butter prices easing with 4 662 tubs received and creamery extras at 48 to 47 cents. Eggs hold steady at 3 892 crates received. Poultry entails weak hens and active springs with varied car receipts and a mix of fowls ducks geese and turkeys priced per standard market listings.
Chicago on October 28 reports a sharp advance in wheat prices despite early weakness. Active selling by a Chicago speculator and rain forecasts for Victoria and New South Wales influenced grain sentiment, while Liverpool's recent upturn tempered the rally. Oats lagged behind wheat and corn as prices fluctuated and a few cents in classified ads hinted at broad property opportunities.
Urania report from Oct 28 notes Ayers Brothers drilling in section 15-10-1E pressuring gas at 1202 feet with heavy mud for control and slight oil show. Keene & Wolf at 300 feet in Urania No 1. Rowe-Wallace prepares 15-car shipments. Urania Petroleum No is a likely 100 barrel producer. Optimism rises as saltwater issues seem overcome and field development accelerates.
A jury in district court found Jesse McDaniels guilty of cutting with intent to kill and sentenced him to six months in jail. The case arose from a dispute with C. H. Brooks and his wife of Calhoun over remarks about McDaniels' daughter. The defense claimed McDaniels acted to defend his daughter’s character.
Police seek help locating two Pelahatchie boys who left home days ago heading toward Monroe. James Span, 15, 6 feet, light hair gray eyes sallow complexion, gray trousers gray hat tan shoes. John Harper, 17, 5 feet 11 inches, blonde freckled.
Governor Smith appears in New York to bolster Democratic candidate James Walker and support constitutional amendments. He backs a $100 million public improvements bond issue and a $300 million crossing elimination bond, with a plan for department consolidation and a short ballot. Republicans criticize the amendments while Charles E. Hughes supports all but the blanket bond.
Chicago stock market notes hogs 20 000 with bulk best 10.90 to 11.10 and top 11.35 for 140 pound selections. Sows and pigs vary with roasters 13.00 and heavies 10.70 to 11.15. Cattle 16 000 with top steers 15.50 and yearlings near 15.00. Sheep 10 000 with natives and westerns 14.75 to 15.25 and ewes up to 8.00.
Clarence Deland, a former Monroe La Police Department member and Chicago railway detective, was fatally shot during an arrest in a Negro section. Posses hunted the gunman George Smith, who fled through a garage window into the woods. Deland, World War I veteran, is survived by a widow in Ann Arbor Mich with remains to be sent to Chicago. His uncle is O W Deland of this city.
Yesterday at the Saenger theatre Monroe witnessed the semi annual Palace Fashion Review for winter 1926. The event showcased rich fabrics from chiffon to velvet, jewel encrusted brocades and fur hints with outfits for all figures and pockets. Music by Bernhardt's Gloom Chasers and dances by Marguerite Roberts, Joy Steele, and Mary Virginia Watts complemented a professionally staged show by W. F. Fleet.
Pilot F W Ott of Huff Daland Dusters claims Monroe hosts the tenth largest airplane service globally based on eighteen planes stationed there and calls it the largest field in the south. Work to grade the field accelerates with water, power, and signaling upgrades planned for quick completion ahead of Armistice Day dedicatory ceremonies.
In Birmingham Alabama the today conference of governors and southern leaders discusses drainage and reclamation across the south. Gov Henry L Whitfield of Mississippi chairs with Alabama Gov William W Brandon hosting and guests from Virginia South Carolina and Georgia. The program features informal sessions luncheons and talks by reclamation experts.
Out of town guests for the dedication praised the new institution and its early progress. Local residents from Haynesville contributed blankets groceries and supplies totaling 1000, with broad state support highlighted as evidence the orphanage serves all communities, not just Monroe or Ouachita parish.
Lieut. James H. Doolittle of the US Navy completed a two day record smashing run with an army Curtiss racer at Bay Shore Park. He flew a three kilometer course in a speed trial recording 245.713 miles per hour, the fastest seaplane on record. The mark awaits Federation Aeronautique Internationale sanction.
Mr J Arthur Smith attends the consolidation sale of Chicago wholesale houses and tours markets for holiday merchandise. Miss Kathryn Felton travels to Alexandria for several days to attend a state convention of public health nurses. The Paul English Players entertained the Kiwanig Club noon luncheon at Hotel Monroe with Eva Thomas singing and Paul English readings.
District court cushions become a stage as Sam Rush and Jim Davis entertain while a robbery case unfolds. Rush testifies he escaped jail rather than broke it, Davis recounts the hold up, and a spectator identified as Will Hardy is noted as the alleged robber. Rush is found guilty.
Thefts of two automobiles were reported to police headquarters this morning. J. E. Anderson reported his 1923 Ford touring car stolen from Grammont and Jackson between 6:30 p m and 10 p m yesterday. license 162205. A second Ford touring was stolen from near Catalpa street and St Ann's alley Sunday night, belonging to G B Harrington of West Monroe.
Elwell Lea Procell aged three, son of Mr and Mrs F M Procell, died after an emergency operation at a local sanitarium. Burial planned in Alexandria where his parents once lived. Margaret A Haggard aged sixty died at her son in law Thomas Fullum's home after a long cancer illness. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the residence.
A noon weather report warns of a cold wave moving into Monroe and surrounding areas. Northern and western states report cold and snow, while a dawn river valley sighting records twenty one flocks of ducks heading south. The hunting season opens Sunday and may benefit from the cold spell lasting several days after a heavy frost last night.
A heavy snow blanket spreads over the Midwest and Rocky Mountains with temperatures plunging. Helena Montana records near ten inches, Iowa reports half a foot or more, and Colorado corn belt beet crops face losses worth about $500,000 as Chicago has some relief from snowfall.
Weather predictions proved accurate as snow began to fall after daylight in Louisville and grew heavier by midmorning though no accumulation was reported by 8 15 a m.
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Courtland Dines and Helen Gibson. Dines, a Denver clubman, had been shot and wounded on New Year’s Day 1924 while entertaining Mabel Normand and Edna Purviance at his Hollywood home. Chauffeur H A Greer was tried and acquitted on the shooting charges.
Lewis Johnson applies for parole with dates between October 28 and November 3. The notice indicates eligibility window and seeks review.
A Bastrop gathering marked the second birthday of George W Hiatt with Halloween themed dining room decor and a cake centerpiece. Guests included Betty Jane Dumaree and Elizabeth Orr, while adults enjoyed hot chocolate and sandwiches.
Washington observes the unveiling of a statue honoring Jose De San Martin, described as a revolutionary hero of three South American nations, with ceremonies in the national capital. The event highlights regional ties and historical figures revered in diplomatic circles.
Probate notice announces the sale of a Monroe Louisiana property in Ouachita Parish under the Fourth District Court. Hattie A Cox executrix sells Lot 6 Block C facing Grammont Street with an alley, at public auction November 28, 1925, for cash at not less than two thirds of appraised value to satisfy debts of the succession.
Department of the Interior notices Ernest Oliveaux of Hebert Caldwell Parish La intends three year proof to establish a land claim on NW 1 4 of NE 1 4 81 2 and NY 1 4 of SE 1 4 Section 24 Township 14 North Range 4 East Louisiana Meridian before Columbia La clerk on November 27 1923 Witnesses are Lawrence Rogers Carl Williams RD H Curry and John Kelly all of Hebert Riverton La signed George J Reiley Register October 21 28 November 4 11 18
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