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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1931

Page

11

Classified Ads Offer Bargains and Trade Inquiries

Local classified column promotes cash rates with quick bill terms and lists various vehicles for sale including a 1929 four door sedan at 225 dollars and a 1929 coupe at 259 dollars. Also mentions a 1920 Whippet coach and Oldsmobile models and a trade inquiry for a Chevrolet tank passenger car.

E ‘Milling Co Ford Colonial _Pinance Co Chevrolet Motor Auto Fred R. Beasley Nelsonville

Seven Graduated From Athens High School

Seven students from Athens Senior High School received diplomas in a general assembly. Names listed include Carl Webber Ivan Brown Fort Hajter Ova Dougles Mary Farrow Robert Mannah Shawnee Frank Shay Nelsonville Imogene Woodruff Ashton Culluma and more. Honor certificates were awarded by Principal L. Wood.

Athens Suditeriur Carl Webber Ivan Brown Fort Hajter Ova Dougles Mary Farrow Robert Mannah Shawnee Frank Shay Nelsonville Imogene Woodruff Ashton Culluma Grace English Diaga Audentia Misa Irene Hand Robert Mannan Anes Kilpatrick Kenneth Stewart Ruby Carmean Gerald Perpetuity Mandalay Rachael Copely L. Wood Athens Senior High School Athena

Inheritance Tax Set for Laura Dillinger Estate

Athena County Probate Court fixed the estate at 20242.81 dollars with total inheritance tax of 928.76. After a 12.50 deduction to Columbus, the remainder will be split between the State of Ohio and the City of Athens, with the estate bequeathed to 40 relatives and friends.

Laura Dillinger Athena County City of Columbus State of Ohio Athens

Clemency Denied for Former Interior Secretary Albert Fall

Attorney General Mitchell announced that executive clemency to Albert B. Fall was denied. Fall, serving a year and a day in Santa Fe New Mexico for bribery, did not receive a recommendation from the judge or prosecutors, so no submission to President Hoover was needed.

Washington Mitchell Albert B. Fall Banta Fe N. M Neitther Hoover

Glouster Men Fined on Second Offense Possession Charges

Glouster residents Fred Leach and Ralph Lambert were fined 600 and 100 dollars respectively by Magistrate C. H. Porter on Wednesday after arraignment on second offense charges of possession of intoxicating liquor. State Prohibition Inspector Thomas S. Push assisted in the arrest. Fred Wolfe of Nelsonville pleaded not guilty to assault and battery charges from his wife and was held to Athens County Common Pleas Court under a 300 dollar bond. A hearing was set for Charles Smith of Glouster on trespassing with a 100 dollar bond after he entered a not guilty plea.

Fred Leach Ralph Lambern Glouster C. H. Porter State Prohibition Thomas Fred Wolfe Nelsonville Athens County Porter Smith

Stocks Rise As Oil Shares Lead Advance In Early Trading

New York stock market opens higher with gains across oil majors and others. Fractional advances top a point for Standard Oil affiliates, Socony Vacuum, Texas Corp, and Woolworth while steel and railroad issues show mixed movement amid cautious trading.

Standard of New Jersey Oto Ol Socony-Vacuum Standard of New York Praillies Limeclair Mewcan Seaboard Texas Corporation Postman Kodak Standard Brands Alaska Junea Case Bethlehem Stes United Aire Woolworth Foiggy Pon Ee Pr & Light Tis Oan * Ou Viertatl Telephone Consolidated Chas U. 8 Bteel

Market Highlights From KNAPP and Major Shippers

International Safety Razor Company anticipates full year earnings above $2 a share on class R stock amid orders for new razor and blade supplies. United Fruit declares regular quarterly dividend of $1 payable Oct 1 to Sept 1 record. Allegheny Steel also declares 10 cent monthly dividend due Sept 14 for August 41 record. Briggs Manufacturing reports six months to June 30 profit of 27 cents a share on 2,003,225 shares. June quarter nets 93 cents a share. Youngstown Sheet and Tube shows assets at June 30 of $249.9 million with surplus $47.2 million and current assets $683,610. Gasoline demand rises with a possible shortage as crude actions loom. U.S. motor grades fetch 3.5 to 4 cents per gallon.

Knapp &O International Safety Razor International Safety Razor Company Enna United Fruit United Fruit Company Allegheny Steel Allegheny Steel Company Briggs Briggs Manufacturing Company Youngstown Sweet Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company United States

Ohio reformatories praised and panned in state report

Columbus August 14 F M Hoop engarner state institution examiner in a report to State Auditor Joseph T Tracy termed the Girl Industrial School at Delaware the cleanest and nearest organization in the state and the Marysville Reformatory for women a freak institution freakish in location and construction

Columbus F. M. Hoopengarner Joseph T. Tracy Girl’ Industrial School Delaware Marysville

Governor appoints four to state pardon and parole board

Columbus August 14 Governor White named Judge W A Cuff Toledo L H Dougan Columbus Charles Sharp Ravenna and Prentice Reeves Columbus to the newly created state board of pardon and parole supporting the reform body's formation and leadership.

Columbus White W. A. Cuff Toledo L. H. Dougan Charles Sharp Ravenna Prentice Reeves State Board of Pardon and Parol

Notice to claimants of The Coolville National Bank

Treasury Department announces that all persons who may have claimed The Coolville National Bank Coolville Ohio must present claims to Receiver Charles H Draper with proof within three months or be disallowed. Comptroller W Pole signs. Dated April 27 1931.

Treasury Department Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Washington I.n Coolville National Nk Coolville Ohio Charlies H. Draper W. Pole

Grain Market Report Sketches Odd Entries

Grain prices and a jumble of codes show a market snapshot with mixed figures. Mentions of cash bids, butter and oats appear amid garbled text and stray numbers from a newspaper notice.

Pittsburgh Produce Prices and Nearby Market Listings

Fragmented OCR lists produce items and prices with many garbled terms. It mentions tubers, poultry, meat, ducks, geese, hens, and rations, with scattered numbers and unclear vendors. The readable content implies a market listing of assorted farm produce and live poultry.

Pittsburgn

Pittsburgh Market Report Shows Slow Trade and Mixed Receipts

The Pittsburgh market lists varied figures for hogs and cattle, with receiptes around 600 hogs and 149 to 140 cattle, prices fluctuating from $4.75 to $7.60 and a total gate receipts estimate of 10. Market conditions edge toward steady to slower, with beef, sheep, and packinghouse figures provided and slight upswings in some weights and prices.

Pittsburgh

Cleveland Poultry Market Prices From Historical Ledger

Scattered OCR text shows poultry items with prices and weights. Mentions of heavy broilers light broilers ducks geese and top-stave cloths with prices around 2 50 per 180 lb and general market notes. Contains garbled strings but indicates a market listing for poultry items and accessories.

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Ogee ig Eega Mareet market pace records

Fragmented text shows numeric items like receipts and seconds from Hutier Market. Key details unclear, but references to pace, extras, and standard measures suggest a listing or tally of market entries with times and quantities. The readable pieces indicate a trade or racing-like record with multiple numeric values.

Livestock Market Report From 1900 Style Roster

Livestock prices listed with cattle and calves showing mixed demand. Steers and heifers mostly steady with occasional higher weights up to 6.50 to 7.65 per hundred weight. Sheep and lambs firm with fat sheep and wethers around eight dollars, ewes lower. Cattle volume around 2600 with limited high grade offerings and some grazing stock noted.

Wool market shows strong prices for grades and fleece

The report notes domestic wools at 65 and 40a 60e, with strong demand and firm prices in Ohio. Fleece prices are 23 cents grease, rising to 24 cents on a scoured basis, while combing fleeces remain limited with offers under 28 cents.

Isi Ohio

Listing of varied dairy and poultry pricing and discounts

The fragment lists butter, creamery products, and poultry items with unusual prices and pack sizes. It references heavy discounts on certain weights, multiple tiers for butter, roosters, broilers, and leghorn birds, and partial price markings such as 12¢ to 26¢ and over 20¢, indicating a chaotic catalog of supermarket pricing.

Leghhorn

Reed Named Speaker at Ohio Democratic Rally

Statewide Democratic rally at the State Fair in Columbus on Labor Day will feature Missouri Senator James A. Reed as lead speaker. Ohio figures including Governor George White and Mrs Luetta Magruder are listed among attendees, with coordination by the Federated Deing Clubs of Ohio.

Columbus U.R James A. Reed Missouri State Central Committee Robert J. Bulkley Ohio George WV Luetta FP. Magruderian Federated Deing Clubs of

Treasury closes bridges to Mexico from Texas after protests

Washington reports the Treasury Department has closed bridges across the Rio Grande from Texas into Mexico from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. effective next Saturday. The order comes amid protests against gambling houses in Mexican towns.

Washington Treasury Department Riva Texas Mexico Department

Brown chosen GOP governor candidate for 1982

Springfield report says Clarence J. Brown secretary of state won support of the seventh district from the Republican committee for the 1982 gubernatorial race. Brown received the district commitment at a conference in the city.

Springfield U.R Clarence J. Brown Brown

Fires Rage in Hankow Area Amid Flood Toll in China

Flares of fires swept the Hankow region in Central China as floods rise, compounding casualties and property damage in the worst flood events in years.

China Shanghai U.P Hankow

Night traffic warrants to curb Columbus violators decreed

Columbus Police Chief Harry BE announces a crackdown after Municipal Court Judge Harold Kime granted late hour warrants for minor traffic violators. The order targets offenders detained after 10 PM to ensure speedy appeals.

Columbus Harry BE Harold Kime Mnicipal Court

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