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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1922
Page
2
Ohio faces a housing surge with an estimated 40 000 new homes to be built in six months if financing holds. James A Devine of the Ohio Building Association league warns that funding must precede construction, urging more public savings to prop up home loans amid a $126 million need and 75 million from financial institutions.
An enormous accumulation of overnight buy orders due to a holiday spurred frenzied trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Brokers flooded with orders pushed many issues to new highs for the year and even years past, with two hours summing about 1.1 million shares. Gains ranged from fractions to over four points.
Philadelphia defeated Boston 8 to 2 as rain interrupted play. New York crushed Brooklyn 10 to 2 in the National League. American Association games were canceled due to rain.
National League matches Brooklyn vs New York and Boston vs Philadelphia with 3 P.M. starts. Chicago hosts Cincinnati in cloudy conditions and Pittsburg visits St. Louis in clear weather. American League features New York at Washington and Philadelphia at Boston with rain in Boston and Detroit at Cleveland in fair conditions. St. Louis travels to Chicago for a 3 P.M. start.
Residents watch eagerly as Snow Fork Oil Company tiến toward Clinton sand beneath the Gregg property on the Murray City edge. The first well of the new Murray City lease has reached about 320 feet, with drillers aiming to hit the Clinton sand by Wednesday.
Joe Green colored remains ruler of the Athens dump pile at Herrold Place after threats from rat hunters with rifles. Sheriff Parker mediated the dispute early Saturday morning, preventing hostilities and recognizing Green's government.
Green, a frugal hourly employee under T. N. Hoover funds, tended the city dump amid a rat infestation. Early Saturday, armed intruders raided the pile, sparking a clash until Sheriff Parker intervened and restored order. Green retained control of the dump site thereafter.
In Toronto on April 15 Mrs Thomas Dillon aged 29 collapsed and died during breakfast at her mother Mrs John Mitchell’s residence. Police and local officials attended the scene and probate arrangements were pending.
Miss Libbie Scott traveled to Gallipolis hospital for treatment. French injured his ankle at school and cannot attend. Hazel Wood returned from visiting Ruth Duress in Pomeroy. Funeral services for David Archer were held in Bradford. Mrs. Talbott of Jacksonville visits friends here. Will Turner and E Pettit learned their sons Charley Turner and Guy Pettit have started auto repair work in Circleville.
An ex change telegraph dispatch from Genoa reports the economic conference has reached a complete agreement with Russia agreeing to recognize Russia's debts.
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