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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1920

Page

7

Millfield Opens Baseball Season In Sunday Late Afternoon

Weather permitting Millfield will open the season on the Millfield diamond Sunday at 2 30 against Murray City. Millfield bats Earich Simpson and Corbin while Murray City lists Tay lor and Simon. Grand stand seating over 600 will provide reserved seats for all fans. The rest of the brief notes community events and local updates follow.

Millfield Murray City Earich Simpson Corbin Taylor Simon

Scouts of Troop One Plan Evening Meeting

Scouts of Troop One will hold a regular weekly meeting at the Presbyterian church tonight featuring an illustrated talk by the Chief, drill, signal practice, and refreshments. Superintendent Morgan with L. W. Connell’s orchestra and the comedy team Baird and Hawkins recently entertained a packed crowd in Guysville.

Presbyterian Church Morgan L. W. Connell Baird and Hawkins Guysville Mr. Morgan Rome Township Stewart

Fishing At Margaret's Creek Draws Daily Crowds

Margaret's Creek attracts daily fishermen with Sunday mornings especially busy. Few fish are reported, possibly due to past seining. Shade notes low fish in the stream this season, while Hocking reports no notable catches. Ohio egg marketing urged. inspectors flag fruit readiness after cold weather. Ralph Woods residence on East Carpenter is nearing completion. Fresh meats rise due to a railroad strike. Athens sees about three cents extra per pound. Charles Morris house on West Washington rented to Fred Hissher. Stedman home on State and College readied for probation officer Charles Moore. Hocking Valley Mine Supply Company, led by James Rustin, set up at Athens Brick Co. East State St shop employs five to eight men. Rustin serves as president and GM.

Margaret's Creek Shade Hocking Altho Pete Carsey Athens Charles Morris West Washington Street W. B. Lawrence Fred Hissher Charles O. Moore Stedman State and College Streets Hocking Valley Mine Supply Company James Rustin Athens Brick Company East State St Rustin

Market Summary for Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Hogs receipts 9 000 with market 10c lower. bulk 14 90 to 15 75, butchers 14 50 to 15 90, packing 13 00 to 14, light 14 75 to 15 90, pigs 13 25 to 13 35, roughs 12 50 to 13 23. Cattle receipts 9 000 with market 25c lower. beeves 10 75 to 15 75, butcher stock 8 00 to 14 65, canners and cutters 4 65 to 8 25, stockers and feeders 7 50 to 12 15, cows 8 00 to 14 65, calves 13 50 to 15 00. Sheep receipts 1 100, market steady. wool lambs 18 50 to 21 75, ewes 11 00 to 15 25.

Chicago Produce Prices on Butter Creamery Eggs and Cheese

Chicago market notes list Butter Creamery at 64c for extra and 68c, 56c and 62c for firsts, 46c and 50c for seconds. Eggs ordinaries 37c and 38c, firsts 40c 41c. Cheese Twins 29 1/4c, Young American 31 1/4c. Live Poultry 41c.

Chicago

Grain and dairy prices from Toledo market report

Toledo grain prices list cash values for corn oats rye barley and timothy with April and seasonal figures for clover seed alsike butter hay and related commodities. Notable values: corn No 3 yellow 1.73 oats 1.09 1.10 rye 2.00 barley 1.65 timothy 5.25 1919 notes butter 0.73 hay 2.10 per cwt.

Toledo Timothy

Butter and Eggs Prices in Cincinnati Market Report

Cincinnati market report lists butter steady with various grades from 60c to 67c per pound and eggs steady with extra firsts at 39c a dozen, ordinary firsts 37c, seconds 36c. Live poultry prices show fowls 35c per pound, springers 55c, roosters 21c, with weights specified.

Cincinnati

Cincinnati Cattle Market Receipts Mixed As Markets Steady

Cattle receipts 100 with market steady. shippers paid 11.50 to 13.50. Calves slow. Hogs receipts 1200 and market steady with good choice packers and butchers 17.00. Sheep receipts 25 cents or less, market strong. extra 11.00 to 13.00. Lambs strong with extra 19.00 to 20.00.

Cincinnati

Deaths and Funerals of Johanna Ragan at Canaanville

Johanna Ragan age 62 died last night at her home near Canaanville after an illness with complications. Funeral services are Friday at 9 am at St Paul’s Catholic Church with burial in the Catholic cemetery. She is survived by two brothers George and Steven of near Canaanville. The article notes a New York inventor advances a commercial process for preparing leather from fish skins.

Johannna Ragan Canaanville St. Paul's Catholic Church George Steven New York

South Bridge Repair Urgency Prompted by Structural Decay

Athens county faces immediate need to repair the south bridge crossing near the city. Iron girders under the north end show near unsafe damage from sulphur smoke and train water. A bridge expert is en route to advise repairs, with possible temporary closure and warning signs posted.

Athens

Baseball scores from the National and American Leagues

National League results include Cincinnati 7 Chicago 3 Brooklyn 9 Philadelphia 2 Boston 6 New York 38 Pittsburg 6 St Louis 4 in 10 innings. American League notes Philadelphia 3 New York 1 Chicago 3 Washington 2 Cleveland 5 St Louis 0. Other leagues St Paul 3 Milwaukee 2 ten innings Minneapolis 3 Kansas City 2 Toledo 1 Indianapolis 0 Columbus 6 Louisville 1.

Cincinnati Chicago Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston New York Pittsburg St. Louis St. Paul Milwaukee Minneapolis Kansas City Toledo Indianapolis Columbus Louisville

Baseball schedule shows multiple league matchups across cities

National League games listed include Chicago at Cincinnati Pittsburg at St Louis Philadelphia at Brooklyn Boston at New York Detroit at Chicago St Louis at Cleveland Washington at Boston New York at Philadelphia Columbus at Louisville Toledo at Indianapolis St Paul at Milwaukee Minneapolis at Kansas City.

Warning to Auto Owners Near City Fire Plugs

Acting Police Chief Bolin and Fire Marshal Knox urge drivers to avoid parking within twenty feet of fire plugs city wide. Violators face severe fines and possible damage when hydrants are involved in fires. Past months have seen several offenses, with arrests likely if behavior does not change.

Bolin Knox

German Leaders Are Behind Bars

Paris April 15 A New Agency dispatch from Berlin reports Major General Luettwitz and Major Bischoff arrested for allegedly fomenting a new revolt in Germany. They were found hiding on an estate in East Prussia according to the dispatch.

Paris Berlin Luettwitz Bischoff Germany East Prussia

Albany Village School District Petition To Transfer Funds

The board of education of the Albany Village school district filed a petition in the Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio to transfer 1850.00 from the contingent fund to the tuition fund. Hearing set for April 17 1920 or as soon thereafter as the court may bear.

Board of Education Albany Village Court of Commona Pleas Athens County Ohio Athens Township Court of Common Pleas General Fund

Trustees Seek Court Transfer of Township Funds

Athens township trustees petition the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio to move 1500 dollars from the road fund to the general fund. A hearing is scheduled for the 17th day, with the court to determine authorization for the transfer.

Headache Relief Ad Promises Cold Cure Brom Quinine

A vintage advertisement touts laxative bromine quine tablets claimed to relieve headache by curing the cold. The box bears the signature ER and the name W. Grove, priced at 30 cents.

W. Grove

Senate OKs post office air mail contract provision

The senate approved the conference report on the post office application bill. It includes a clause allowing the postmaster general to contract with private firms for airplane mail delivery between points where such service is deemed advisable.

Washington Senate Today

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