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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1930
Page
11
A broad classified list includes trucks for sale accessories tires auto hire repairing service stations and various automotive businesses. It also lists employment needs financial opportunities live stock merchandise rooms and board and other general ad categories with multiple service and product entries across fields.
Describes a land survey with bearings and distances and sale terms of one third cash and two deferred payments. Announces Hazel F Varner as heir and Fred Varner executor of Jacob L Varner's will seeking court directions on will construction. Notice dated July 23 with attorney M D Hughes.
The notices announce the appointment and qualification of administrators and administratrixes for multiple estates in Athens County Ohio. Blanche Hartman of The Plains Ohio is named administratrix of Mary Ellen Snider’s estate with dates dated July 26 1990. Also listed are other executors and official dating by Judge Johnson with July 18 and July 26 1990 dates.
George S Evans of Nelsonville Ohio named and qualified as administrator of the estate of Miami Wilde late of Athens County Ohio deceased. Dated August 4, 19__ at the probate court of said county a sworn oath was made before Probate Judge Johnson.
Ordinance 735 authorizes the Service Department of Nelsonville Ohio to buy a one ton gasoline propelled dump bed truck with extra tire and wheel for up to 850 dollars. The director of public service is empowered to select the lowest bid after proper advertisement. Funds will come from Gasoline Tax Street Repair Public Service Department. The ordinance takes effect at the earliest legally allowed date.
Two copies of the tentative tax budget for Happy Netton Rural Schools in Athens County are available at the Clerk’s office in Nelsonville for public inspection. A hearing will be held on the budget at the Clerk office on the 16th at 7 PM.
Syracuse residents Mrs. Irving Karr and daughter Eleanor visit Dr and Mrs W A Adams and Mrs Martha Echols. Relatives from Parkersburg Canton Steubenville Pomeroy Westerville attend the funeral service for Mrs Jacob Grueser held Sunday at Beech Grove Cemetery with Rev. Stark and Rev. Keecher Morgan officiating. Gerald Reuter of Bal Run visits Brancha Fleming. Ed Karr dies in Pittsburgh prompting Howard Karr to receive the news.
Friday visitors from Long Bottom Wilson and Syracuse gathers at Parker home. Hospitalized Mrs. Freda Green at St Joseph Hospital Parker area. Weekend guests include Dave Kim and Samuel Osborne. Reed and Turban families attend Lottridge church.
Nearby market notes show butter and eggs priced at about 1 cent higher per unit. Second hand items listed at 12 cents, with various outputs including turkey and rooster counts and aging stock noted by vendors.
The report lists cattle categories with prices: best vealers around 12.00, other grades down to 8.50 to 6. Fill details show 180 to 220 weight cattle and steady demand. Some fat calves quoted near 8.50 with medium grades lower. Gaives and common stock noted.
A fragmented market note describes various carriage and butter price details with odd numerals and percentages. It references extra fees and possible rate changes, noting values like 12 percent and 14 percent and listing small unit prices.
Market report shows butter steady with creamery activity in Cincinnati. Notable entries include grading and packing stock numbers with various butter fat allowances and firsts versus seconds in the usual delivering lots.
Receipts show butter and creamery items with figures like 19 240 and 90 433. References include Pacific coasts, white westerns, browns, and fresh Arete with scattered numbers near White Lane and state Whites Sea.
The readable text lacks coherent events or names. It appears as garbled OCR with scattered phrases about extras and numbers, offering no clear person, organization, or location to summarize as a news item.
Hogs 3.064 for 170 to 230 lb range, mostly 10 dollars, some around 10.10 for 190 lb. 300 lb down to 9 dollars. 120 to 150 lb near 9.50. Cattle: steers and heifers steady. yearlings up to 0.40. cows 4.75 to 5.78, best cows to 6.50. Sheep steady. buyers cautious as markets soften across weights.
The leading ins deadline stock market rose today in New York with gains across steel, radio, and chemical stocks. Key movers included Eastman Kodak, Radio Corporation, General Electric, and Warner Brothers Pictures while mentions of Columbian Carbon and American Brands appeared amid broader market activity despite corn price volatility and drought pressures.
Market brief shows mixed grain values with oats rye and corn under pressure. Clover and alisike forage prices listed around 14.96 and 19.95 dollars respectively. Butter and peas mentioned in sparse terms with unclear figures.
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