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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1931
Page
11
A rider named Beassey suffered a scraped right leg when her horse tried to tape a fence during a morning race at the Athena County Fair grounds. She received eleven stitches after being taken to Shelter ing Arms Hospital and later to her home.
The New Empire Maze Building, 1280 feet tall, was struck three times by lightning but sustained no damage. Officials say the Empire State Building acts as a giant lightning rod, protecting nearby structures as storms raged at 9:20 p.m.
Investigators from the U S attorney and Justice Department prepare to travel to Canton for hearings on an alleged Michigan Ohio interstate auto theft ring, reportedly broken last month with four Canton arrests. Eight stolen Detroit cars recovered in Ohio include seven in Canton and one in Akron, with Harvey IL Myers charged alongside Thomas McVey William B Johnson and W E Carpenter of Canton for conspiracy under the National Motor Vehicle Act.
Mrs Sadie Tedrow of the C and H Cafeteria on South Court Street was hurt Tuesday when a coworker slipped and knocked her against a table. She suffered a badly sprained back and was attended by an Athens physician before being sent home to Luhrig.
F C Dixon new Red Cross field director for this district will arrive in Athens Thursday to confer with Miss Pearl French Athens County Red Cross secretary Dixon who lives in Zanesville is replacing Fred Spaulding the former director He will be in Athens until Friday
The report outlines a long bear market from 1919 to 1921 with peaks in November 1919, a violent drop in 1920, and rallies in 1921. It notes declines in industrials and rails, a modest net gain for 1921, and a strong 1921 construction and textile rebound, despite leather lag. It mentions Iowa stock market misalignment and 22 months of downturn, with later references to 1928 and 1941 as context.
General Motors reports July sales up from last year with 87,449 cars shipped to dealers, marking the fourth consecutive monthly gain while July duty totals lag June amid seasonal downturn. Industry officials call the dip a normal seasonal recess. Dividend meetings loom for Union Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio New Haven Santa Fe Baltimore and Ohio and New York Central, with the latter two having reduced dividends.
The New York stock market traded in a narrow range with fractional changes. Fortman Kodak rose to 141 after a 75 cent extra dividend announcement, while Westinghouse Electric and Bethlehem Steel fell. General Electric and American Telephone showed notable declines late in the session.
Grain on track 28 4¢ rate Wheat No 9 red sno4e No 1 red 1 cent premium pan No 3 yellow 944064 fow 8459 oat No 2 te 3% 3 white 20429 clover prime Oeste 12 December 19.25 slaike August 8.28 December 8.50 fn creamery eggs country fu 23e hay timothy per ewt $1.
Hogs 1500 held over. prices 20 to 35 cents lower for better grades. sow prices around steady to 4 dollars. Cattle and calves show improved demand for yearlings and heifers with general strength or steady. Sheep and lambs generally steady with ewes and wethers near 8.50 to 9.00, fat ewes slower to move.
Maryland and Pennsylvania prices for live poultry and dairy items are listed with varying weights and quotes. Fresh receipts show 19 Buller and creamery extras 82 with scores 00 and 20 percent.
Fragment shows 1944 era market items with eggs poultry and produce prices. Mentions butter extras 320, eggs 2340, leghorn and heavy broilers pricing, and unit measures. includes unclear annotations and garbled text about stock and weights.
Readable fragments show bids and pricing shifts for calves hogs and lambs with ranges cited from 18 to 75 cents for a 140 160 pound cattle class and 120 price points topping around 7 86 per unit. Vealers top near 99 while other cattle prices vary and lambs show declines across listings.
Fragmented OCR text mentions an near by hennery and egg counts or scores with percentages and numbers. no clear events or names identified.
Fragmentary trade row notes live poultry prices and creamery counts. Mentions Sovouets 263 and score 33025 with No. 2 and 1%c. Also references frying poultry and discount items including partly feathered fryers and black springers.
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