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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1920
Page
7
The stockyards are virtually empty as an insurgent railroad strike ties up cattle shipments. About 40 000 to 60 000 workers are out of work, and the shutdown could impact the nation’s meat supply.
Lloyd Wadley dies from an Akron automobile crash after a collision with a heavy truck on Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM Monday in Columbus with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery. Wadley, last from Athens, had moved with his parents to Columbus.
In Danville Kentucky W H Trimble Jr 7 was kidnapped Friday night by two men one a negro and dragged to a sink hole near the Trimble home. He escaped to his house wet and bloody with a skull fracture. Doctors say his condition is serious and he may identify his attackers. Police seek motive.
The Cleveland Press today implemented a rule cutting local advertising space by 25 percent as part of a print paper conservation program. The state edition was reduced to 10 pages from an average of 30 pages.
In Canton on April 17 a Rotary Club straw poll shows Wood at 42 votes, Hoover 12, Harding 11, Johnson 6, Lowden 3. Cox drew six Democratic members' votes.
Farmers with vegetables to sell should advertise in the Messenger at up to 50 cents to secure near top prices. Ensure product is sold before leaving home to avoid dealer delays or losses. Do not fault dealers for lower offers. observe basic marketing rules.
Toledo market shows Corn No 3 yellow cash at 1.73, Oats No 2 white cash 1.10 to 1.12, Rye No 2 cash 2.02, Darley No 2 cash 1.67. Clover seed values rise for April and fall for December. Timothy prices listed for multiple years and months with 1917 1918 figures. Butter at 73c, Bees 46c, Hay at 2.10 per cwt.
Cattle receipts 200. market steady with shippers at 11.50 and 13.50. Calves market strong and higher with extras at 15.00 and 16.00. Hogs receipts 1500. market strong and higher with good choice packers and butchers at 17.50 and 17.75. Sheep receipts none. market strong with 11.00 and 13.00 extras. Lambs market strong with 19.00 and 20.00 extras.
Hog receipts 7500 with market strong. bulk 14.75 15.75, butchers 14.40 15.90, packing 12.75 13.75, highs 14.75 15.90, pigs 12.00 15.00. Cattle receipts 7000 down 25e. beeves 10.25 18.50, butcher stock 10.50 17.50, canners 7.50 8.50, stockers 7.50 11.25, cows 7.50 14.50. Sheep receipts 1900, market steady. wool lambs 17.00 17.50, ewes 11.50 15.50.
Fragmented record shows amounts for Liberty Bonds with percent 4 and various entries. Notable figures include 93.60, 90.80, 86.96, 0.00, 87.00, and 96.20 associated with names such as Browne and Victor.
Prices listed for eggs and live poultry with various weight and grade categories. Fresh gathered extra firsts at 38c per dozen, firsts 37c, ordinary firsts 86c, seconds 65c, duck 45c, goose 1.00. Live poultry includes fowls 4 to 14 pounds at 35c, under 4 pounds 35c, springers 2 pounds and under 55c, under 4 pounds 42c, roosters 21c.
Chicago market listings show Butter-Creamery at 64 4c and 64c for standards, 57c for firsts, 623c, 46c for seconds, 50c. Eggs ordinaries at 37c to 38c, firsts at 41c. Cheese Twins 29c and Young American 31c. Live Poultry at 38c.
ARE GOING BACK PITTSBURGH April 17 Railways here reported passenger service considerably improved with prospects for resumption of freight service bright Strikers were drifting back to work on all roads.
Ohio University tops the University of Virginia 14 to 7 after losses in 119 and 129 pound bouts. Barros opened with a points loss, Moore pinned Olson, Warfield won in 45 seconds, Lowther secured a half Nelson, and Mullins forfeited to Pope after a draw. Judges Mason and Gullum officiated, Jenkins refereed.
Cincinnati reports a paper shortage from the rail strike has limited all editions to eight pages and baseball extras to four pages. The baseball editions carry no advertising. In other editions advertisers are limited to one column each.
An Ohio inventor or user demonstrates a vented snow shovel blade that can be tilted relative to the handle to push light snow instead of lifting it, offering a variation in snow clearing technique.
Sunday school lesson focuses on Gideon's Victory from Judges 7 27 16 21 with the General lesson title One With God a Majority. Epworth League discusses courage from Luke 12 4 Deuteronomy 20 1 4 and Eather 4 13 17.
The First Baptist Church schedules Sunday school at 9 30 A M with preaching at 10 30 A M and 7 P M led by Rev H C Smith of Piqua. Services promise instruction and preaching in a midweek tone.
Sunday 10 45 A M service at the Masonic Temple subject Doctrine of Atonement Golden Text Matthew 5 8 Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God Wednesday 730 P M meeting text remains the same
Sunday school at 9 oclock. Morning sermon titled The Fall of Jericho. Young peoples meeting at 6 PM. Union service in the evening. Elders and trustees to meet at 7 PM to plan details of the New Fra Movement.
The Church of Christ meets for Bible study at 9 00 a m and preaching at 10 00 a m in the YMCA room inside the Carnegie library at the Court and Mulberry streets corner. No evening service listed.
The First Christian Church program includes morning worship at 9:00, sermon "According to your Faith It Shall Be" at 10:15, and an 7:00 p.m. union service at the Christian church conducted by the Humane Society with address by Supt. G. F. Morgan. Christian Endeavor at 6:00 led by Miss Gladys Wyckoff.
The Church of the Good Shepherd led by Rev. C B Plummer announces Sunday evening service at 7 00 pm at the corner of State and Carpenter Streets with a parish meeting to follow.
Pastor C Lloyd Strecker leads Sunday school at 9 AM with Prof Mattrolff teaching tomorrow. Morning worship at 10 30 includes a sermon Counting the Cost from Luke 14 28 31. Epworth League at 6 PM on Courage. Union service at 7 PM. Junior League Monday 3 30 PM. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 PM.
H A Sherwood of Anderson Indiana will preach at both morning and evening services. Sunday school at 9 00 A M. Sermon at 10 00 A M titled A Spectacle unto Men and Angels. Song service at 6 30 P M followed by a 7 00 sermon The Model Church.
Charlies C Hart minister at Mt Zion Baptist Church Carpenter and Congress Streets presents sermon at 10 45 A M titled The Strength of Goodness and Weakness of Evil B Y P U meets at 6 30 P M with sermon at 7 45 Humane Sunday.
M. and Rural Churches list services at The Plains Millfield Sugar Creek with Sunday schools at 9 30 A M class meetings preaching service Epworth League at 7 P M and high school graduation service noted Pastor Ahlbrand.
M. B. Snyder, pastor. Sunday school at 9 A M led by W B Pruden, superintendent. Sermon at 10 15 on Christian Privileges. Evening service at 6 30 with song and prayer. Sermon at 7 P M titled Put first things first. Prayer meeting Thursday evening.
The M. E. Church holds a 9:00 Sunday school and 10:15 morning worship with a sermon on The Dignity of Jesus. The 1:30 Junior League and 6:00 Epworth League precede the 7:00 evangelistic evening service Overtones of the Soul. Midweek prayer is Wednesday at 7:00 and the juniors meet Saturday at 1:30 for training.
Sunday school begins at 9 30 A M with all men urged to attend for organizing a men's class The pastor will preach at 10 30 A M replacing the planned evening service
M P Church announces Saturday 7 P M preaching by the pastor on the theme Satan. Sunday 10 30 A M sermon by Rev S W Rosenberger president of Ohio conference.
A novel harvesting machine strips ears from stalks, husks them, and uses a belt conveyor to load the kernels into wagons. The device combines cutting, husking, and conveying in a single operation to speed field work and reduce labor.
All Dayton switchmen have returned to duty with the last 14 reporting Friday morning. Freight is moving on schedule, but other points show effects. Several industries face material shortages yet expect full operation by Monday. Good music at the First Christian church Sunday evening.
Three trainmen died in a head on collision between Louisville and Nashville trains near Bay Minette Alabama on Friday. Trains Nos 3 and 38 collided while No 2 ran from New Orleans to Cincinnati. The deceased were John Sproil engineer Train No 3 from Montgomery William Culver special agent Southern Express New Orleans and Joe Scott porter Train No 3.
Darrel Pool and Kenneth Baker, both 11, are held in juvenile court on charges of attempting to burn Charles Kneller, 10, by tying him to a stake and lighting a pile of faggots. Three other youths, witnesses, face no arrest. Policemen say motive stemmed from wild west dime novels and cheap movies. Kneller was not badly burned.
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