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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1931
Page
11
A fragmented classified section outlines cash rates for ads with discounts on multi insertions and deadlines for the Sunday edition. It lists car models and prices from Chevrolet to Ford models, plus auto repair and service ads and dry cleaning notices.
The clippings list August price offers on fuel coal and feed plus farm items. Notices mention Athens area services including dairy Bowles Grade A milk and apartment listings. Several individuals advertise ground grain grinding fencing and plumbing plus real estate and auto repair services.
Local ads list prices on water buckets dish pans and coal at Nelsonville and Granite stores. Also notes removal sale wallpaper repairs furnaces and radios, spice canning supplies, funeral directors, ambulance service, and auto sales with trade offers. Listings mention Nelsonville Jackson Street and E 295 State Street areas.
A terse note stresses that the message carries importance for a recipient and urges readers in the Classified Section to avoid wasting time. The message emphasizes efficiency and directness in communication.
Marietta Aug 10 The shipping season ends as the Marietta Truck Growers Association completes tomato shipments. The association plans its annual picnic at the fairgrounds next Saturday with representatives from the American Fruit Growers attending. C Ulrich of the American Fruit era division and Put Trigga of the Pittsburgh yards will also attend.
Samuel Brooks Shawver, 20, of Belpre, died from injuries after his motorcycle collided head on with a car driven by A W Phillips of Marietta on State Route No 7. The crash occurred about a mile above Belpre as Shawver, traveling toward Belpre, reportedly lost control and struck the front fender of the Phillips vehicle. He died shortly after at St Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg.
American actress Miss Kershaw, star of The Well of Loneliness at the Caumertin Theatre, was found chloroformed in her London apartment today. Police reported the apartment rifled and she remained unconscious for hours but expected to recover.
A terrific explosion ripped through the Hudson Valley Fuel Corporation plant in southern Troy today. One man is believed dead and three others are injured as smoke filled the large brick building on the Hudson River bank.
From Columbus August 19 U S Army secretary Milton D Campbell of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home is asked by state finance director Howard J Bevis to retract and correct remarks reported at the American Legion Convention about the board of control's stance on the home's finances Bevis denies saying the board might not consider the home's financial needs in the meeting Monday
Notice to all persons who may have claims against the estate of George Willis late of Athens County Ohio to present proof by a specified date. William Waller appointed administrator. An order of sale funds a public auction of described real estate in Albany village Athens County Ohio including lots 93 and related parcels in Peter Moser John Collins and Grant Collins addition. Probate Judge G M Johnson signs the notice dated 1930.
Reports from Gibara in Oriente Province describe a clash where two Cuban army planes attacked a boat landing rebel troops and munitions. Both aircraft were damaged when bullet strikes punctured their gasoline tanks, and Captain Martuli said one plane destroyed the vessel William II after it had unloaded ammunitions and men.
Officials announce an aerial ferry service between downtown Cleveland and the airport during the National Air Races from August through September 7. Artegyro Pilote will supervise the operation and pilot the service.
Fragmentary notes show Paes aiming for steady scores and the American Game side maintaining a 68 percent benchmark. The text hints at a commune setting and ongoing efforts to hold or regain tempo amid unclear opposition.
Cattle and beef prices fluctuate with broad spreads. Notable highs include heavy steers and calves near 7 dollars per hundredweight, while cows and lower grades soften. Sheep and lambs show better grades at around 7.50 to 7.80, with some lots higher. overall activity remains uneven with sparse bidding.
Fragmentary OCR notes list items like butter nearby tubs with 29 percent and 2 percent standards, a 26 percent score, and references to RCs newsies, ducks healthy, springers, and geese with limited numbers. It reads as stray product and pricing snippets with unclear context.
Fragmentary OCR notes show numerical figures and a weathered label. Readable elements include a weight measure 150 ib and a sea reference. The text appears disjointed with no clear event or names to form a full news item.
Fractured text hints at butter pricing and creamery payments amid unclear factors. Scattered phrases like acorn poking and ungraded references suggest market confusion or transcription errors in a local dairy trade note.
Fragmentary notes mention a September 1 event with prizes and a spin tournament. References include a mayor figure and previously at a Boys' Industrial School, plus events at the Athens Club and a teachers’ or officers' assembly.
Cleveland police disclosed Louis Rothkopf as a companion of Martin on the day of the February 3 murder of former William E. Potter. Rothkopf is identified as a witness with County Prosecutor A. in the case and is connected to the investigation.
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