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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1928
Page
9
An old classified ad advertises job openings with wages and a poultry sale on Saturday April 28, 1926. It lists barred rocks, white minorcas, buff and brown leghorns with per bird prices and notes yardage and dead work paid. The notice directs to meet a company representative at 162 Second Street opposite Allen Hotel. It also mentions team animals and ages in a separate line.
A scattered 1920s classified section shows car dealers in Logan Ohio with autos and furniture ads, plus a large legal notice from Athens Ohio calling bids for street sewer bonds and city projects, detailing bond amounts dates terms interest and bidding conditions.
Columbus wholesale market reports show sluggish fruit and vegetable lines with modest price shifts. Cattle, hogs, and produce prices listed for cities including Cincinnati Cleveland Boston and Pittsburgh reflect varied demand and small gains in some sectors.
An unidentified woman about 30 was found murdered on a Cleveland street early today in front of a house by George Palicka. Police questioned three local men as suspects. Detectives said she was stabbed in the chest and abdomen.
A joint congressional committee to investigate unemployment was introduced in the House by Rep Jacobstein and in the Senate by Sen LaFollette. The panel would include three members from each chamber and focus on labor peacetime employment trends, unemployment insurance, and public works at low employment periods.
In Columbus on April 26 Harry Hartman aged 48 was shot and killed at his home during a quarrel with his wife Ollie Hartman. Mrs Hartman told police he attacked her then grabbed a gun and aimed it at himself when it fired during the struggle. Neighbors supported her account of his alleged cruelty.
An amateur audience praised the Ohio University players in a bold performance of Outward Bound at the Majestic. Harold Evans directed a capable cast led by Ruth Tubaugh and Tom Slater with strong vocal work and stage effects. The six hundred viewers called it the dramatic highlight of the college season.
A spike on a switch wrecked a patrol speeder south of Alliance's coal region. Det 8 L McLeod suffered a fractured skull and was hospitalized. Other detectives Williams Barrah Eric and P B Horrigan of Dublin were less seriously hurt.
Columbus report notes ongoing concerns about private automobiles impacting road business as the state utilities commission reviews evidence presented by a Cincinnati road authority. The fragment hints at a formal hearing or inquiry into transportation and infrastructure effects.
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