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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1927
Page
9
The Curtis Store celebrates its thirtieth anniversary amid gossip over T. Q. Curtis and his schemes. Billy Wells and Clay Curtis clash with Stanley Powers as the store gears up for a gala pageant and prize festivities.
Hogs receipts rise with activity as prices move higher across weights. Cattle and calves show steady to higher trade with beef steers and vealers improving. sheep receipts are strong but market weak with lambs and cull offerings. Prices listed for multiple weight ranges and classes.
Butter prices steady at Cincinnati creamery with tubs and stock numbers. No 1 32c No 2 Megldec, fat 4Me. Fresh gathered extra 21c, firsts 21c, seconds 12c, nearby ungraded 21c, ducks 6c, goose 1.15 dollars.
Liberty bonds and Treasure 4 percent issues show mixed moves in New York trading with some securities up and others down. The Liberty 1st 4s opened at 103.7, down 6, while the 2nd 4s held at 100.1. Treasure 4s rose slightly to 115. and 84s traded around 105.22 as daily activity continued.
Ford is resting comfortably at his Dearborn home in good spirits after a late night hospital visit following a Sunday car crash. A Dearborn police search for a hit and run driver continues as investigators look into the incident tied to Henry Ford’s coupe.
The British steamer Author collided with an unidentified Spanish vessel eight miles southeast of Gibraltar. Eighteen crew members of the Spanish ship were reported missing.
The steam ship Pilsna in the Trieste Bombay service was forced ashore in the Red Sea after catching fire. Fate of passengers was unknown at report time.
A. S. Macine Killough was rescued by two British soldiers in Shanghai after a mob attacked him. A Southern Chinese officer reportedly led a small detachment that fired shots at Kil lough, according to a Daily Express dispatch dated April 1.
Columbus April 1 The captors of C M Steinmetz the Cortland savings bank robber will be given a reward by the executive committee of group nine Ohio bankers meeting Thursday to decide the amount Ironton April 1 F L Wade former pastor of the Chesapeak church must serve two to ten years in the Ohio penitentiary for embezzlement of church funds the trial jury decided
A Columbus report says no trace of Audrey Bartlett, who was excused Saturday from work as a telephone operator due to illness and did not return home. A note claimed to say she was with a girl friend and was forged, according to her mother.
Rev. W. H. Thompson of Granville, field secretary for the Ohio Council of Churches, will address the Men's Bible class at the First M. E. Church Sunday at 9:15 am and speak at the Church of Christ at 7 pm. A county conference on county cooperation follows Monday at 1:30 pm at the First M. E. Church.
A Ku Klux Klan social gathering occurred in Athens on a Wednesday evening with units from Middleport Nelsonville Chauncey and Athens well represented. The speaker traveled across three countries and the United States and spoke on the government and the views of the majority. Music and readings followed the address.
The Green Circle fraternity debate team defeated Tau Sigma Delta in an intra-mural contest at the Men's Union last night. The question asked whether the Volstead act should be amended to permit the manufacture and sale of light wines and beer.
April 1 report from Steubenville notes several small coal mines near the city operated non union as union miners walked out on strike. One firm employed six men sworn in as special deputy sheriffs to guard their mine.
Expectant crowds in Hankow awaited anti foreign disturbances as war supplies moved northward. The boom in military logistics indicated Cantonese forces were poised to launch a northward drive through Honan province, heightening regional tension.
Foreigners fled Ningpo south of Shanghai today amid fears of anti foreign outbreaks in North China. The U S S Ashville was ordered to Tientsin as a precautionary measure by authorities.
Columbus April 1 The electrically charred body of Scott Workman will be buried in Augusta by, at his request, by the side of the mother of his twelve children for whose murder the state of Ohio last night exacted the forfeit of his own life.
Anxious officials monitor Desha county flood reports as heavy rain raises water levels across Arkansas. Thousands of families displaced by yellow floodwaters seek shelter in box cars shacks tents and other hastily improvised shelters as authorities scramble to aid the stricken region.
In Bucharest on April 1 the condition of King Ferdinand of Romania worsened suddenly and reports indicate his death is expected hourly.
Doctors say Rose injured Tuesday while working on the Lawrence building on Washington street is expected to recover. Willis also injured in the incident is listed in stable condition.
A jury in Chauncey finds Harold Jones guilty after less than an hour of deliberation in the State of Ohio paternity action brought by Ona Mae Sweeney.
A. B. Christman of Amesville sold all his Rome beauty apples advertised in the Messenger classifieds. His single comment Sold all the apples tells the story of strong demand and brisk sales as buyers stopped in and cleared his apple supply.
April weather varies by region with generally warmer conditions than March and less overall precipitation, except for the Mississippi valley to the Rocky mountains where March-like patterns persist per observers.
Public support for radio broadcasting stations and their operation for the public good was urged at a March 30 hearing before the federal radio commission.
Strawberries will be plentiful this season per a weekly wholesale fruit and vegetable market review from the bureau of agricultural economics. The forecast notes strong production outlook and ample supply for the coming months in the market.
The Rio Grande Water Use Commission will end its activities at the close of the current fiscal year after Congress did not enact required legislation to continue its work.
Taxi driver Mary Ellen Henson of San Antonio sends in her picture and asks for admission to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Daniel J. Tobin of Indianapolis, president, advised her to try the Follies.
Henry Judd Gray, once a corset salesman, is escorted by a police officer into court for indictment in the Albert Snyder murder at Queens Village. Gray is identified as the confessed killer while bracelets trail him.
A raised alarm by a railroad engineer in Oyster Bay New York stopped a locomotive within five inches of Miss Floence McGrath on the track. The near miss highlights dangers at a busy crossing and the need for caution around trains.
In Wilmington Delaware an automobile driven by Ralph Curran crashed into a car driven by his sister Catherine. Six persons were injured.
An earthquake far below the surface halted all operations at the Walhunter gold mine in Johannesburg, suspending mining activities and trapping workers until safety is confirmed.
James Crarke, 16, is held for the murder of his mother and grandmother after they refused him money. Authorities report the fatal stabbings occurred in Glasgow, with Crarke in custody awaiting further proceedings.
An advertisement claims Midol relieves menstrual pain in five to seven minutes. It emphasizes safety, non narcotic harmlessness, and twelve hours of relief. Available from druggists in a 50 cent aluminum box.
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