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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1932
Page
9
Norman Armour’s perilous life as embassy counselor and Haiti minister
Norman Armour, American embassy counselor in Paris and newly named Haiti minister, survived revolutionary Russia after marrying Princess Myra Koudacheff in 1918. He refused to stay in Vologda under Bolshevik pressure, was escorted out, burned secret codes to escape a train bound for Moscow, and then traveled on. He hails from a wealthy New England family and is a Princeton graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Armour
Paris
Haiti
Myra Koudacheff
Russia
Vologda
U. S
Moscow
Armour
State Department
Chicago Armours
New England
Princeton
Davis Returns Home After Release From Michigan Team
Jim Davis of Galipolis former Three-Eye League pitcher has returned home after being released by Grand Rapids Michigan. Davis began the season with Peoria and held a solid record before becoming a free agent when the league dissolved a few weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jim Davis
Galipolis
Peoria
Grand Rapides
Mich
Davis
Michigan
Cord air derby contestants halt in El Paso after Tuscon leg
Forty three remaining contestants reached El Paso after a flight from Tuscon, a leg noted for accidents and long hours of concern over missing planes during the Cord air derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Texas
Tuscon
Leisured World Flight Pilot Heads Toward Cordova
Captain Wolfgang von Grohau and three companions waited for favorable weather in Juneau before continuing toward Cordova on the next leg of their round the world flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
Wolfgang von Grohau
Cordova
Tas
Market Report From Parkersburg Receipts Mixed
Last Parkersburg sale shows total receipts 160 head with hogs steady and cattle uneven. Sheep and lambs receipts 71 with tops at 5.69 and locally fed stock carried over if not graded by noon Friday due to late arrivals.
Wheat and corn prices listed with market notes
A compiled prices page shows numbers for commodities including Wheat No. 3 red 495 and No. 1 red premium, corn No. 2 yellow 80 and No. 4 yellow 29430, oats No. 2 white 14 and No. 3 white 14 % 16, and barley No. 2 32 % 33. Also mentions truck prices and zoo rate.
Garden Wins Two Games 11 0 6 5
Garden defeats Gallipolis 11 0 behind Withem strong pitching. They then beat Pomeroy 6 5 after overcoming a late deficit. Withem relieved in the second game, limiting Pomeroy after five runs by the home team. Also notes night boxing results and other boxing scores from Buffalo and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Garden
Ome
Withem
Gallipolis
Leclive
Garten
Pomeroy
Gallipolia
Milt
Harrison
Simma
Kelton
Laben
Barden
C. Mitch and Brown
Mallem
Largest trapshooting tournament opens in Vandalia
The world's biggest trapshooting event begins in Vandalia with marksmen from across the United States Canada and the Canal Zone entering to compete for honors and substantial cash prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
Canada
Canal Zone
Honor
Caah Prises
114 Year Old G. A. R. Veteran From Texas
The 114 year old Black Shirley of Springtown Texas is claimed as the oldest living G. A. R. veteran. He is father to eight, with Sadie Fitts of Burneyville Ohio as oldest and Mu W. Waters of Mesquite Texas as youngest, born when he was 91. Shirley’s present wife, his third, is 69. He attributes longevity to drinking good whisky, though he says he hasn’t been drunk since age 104.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley
Springtown
Tex
Sadie Fitts
Burneyville
Ohio
W. W. Waters
Mesquite
Stock Market Rises Amid Profit Taking in Noon Session
New York stocks recovered from afternoon profit-taking, led by utilities and railroads with notable gains. Major movers included American Can, Westinghouse Electric, and Canadian Pacific, while industrials and motors also posted solid advances as the market steadied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ave
Benoit Pi
Steck
Talla
Toebacoee
Groupe
Amerag
Brooklyn
Asion Gas
Standard Gas
North American
Consolidated Gas
Atlantig Coast Ling
Atchison
Union Pacific
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Westinghouse Electric
Britain Bewildered by Ottawa Trade Concessions
Britain faced bewilderment as Ottawa talks yielded written tariff quota concessions to dominions and colonies. With India and Southern Rhodesia named, no empire unit stated England specific concessions. British consumers, already hit by a food tax, seek a clear return. No new answers until dominions submit fresh tariff schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominions
India
Southern
Rhodesia
England
Governor Olson backs farmers strike to lift prices
Governor Floyd B Olson of Minnesota endorsed the farmers strike for higher produce prices and suggested martial law as a way to raise farm prices if other Middle West governors joined. He said he would join any plan, even if arbitrary, that would elevate the price level of farm commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
U.ai
Floyd
Olson
Minnesota
Farmer-Labor
Middle West
Community Notes From Alfred Area Social Roundup
Alfred residents hold Saturday night meetups and family gatherings. Wilbur Warner’s birthday party drew about 60 attendees. Several locals attended the bell game at The Garden with Chester winning. News of ill health and travel visits across towns and cities fills the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Grange
Albert Warner
Wilbur
Garden
Chester
Henry Zeigler
Alfred
Quite
Val Swarts
Stella Watkins
Nina
Guy Dean
Albany
J. M. Bentz
Jackie
Bernice Hawk
Hemlock Grove
Mildred
Dorsel
Charles Findling
Sarah
Coolville
James Swartz
Athens
Raymond Folired
Leola Folired
Otte @wartz
Marietta
Iac
Sally Westfall
Omaha
Neb
William Folired
Dane Dotson
Myre
Dick Cease
Siem
W. Va
W. E. Robinson
Mary Barnhill
Fiera
Y, L. Shumway
Baltimore Produce Prices and Poultry Recap
A jumble of produce and poultry items shows Baltimore markets listing live poultry tiers and weights. Entries include leghorn ages and roosters, duck and butter creamery scores, plus various standard scores and item counts.
Market Prices and Varieties Reported in Local Trade
Hutter-dMarket steady with extras. Poultry market steady featuring heavy colored fowls and leghorn varieties. Ducks, old cocks, and young gees listed with small unit prices. Potatoes and New York goods pack numbers show cobblers partly graded at 669.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago Produce Market Report With Unclear Totals
The report lists Chicago produce and related market figures with many garbled terms. It mentions case counts, market receipts, and various implied metrics, but most data points are unreadable or corrupted.
Fragments From FITTABURGH Produce Market Report
Nearby tubs and current receipts list various poultry items with prices and counts. Entries mention Lee, leghorns, colored hens, broilers, ducks, geese, names of states, and regional receipts from Southern Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky. Prices are given in dollars and cents with multiple items referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fittaburgh
Lee
Ohio
West Virginia
Butter Prices and Grades Reported in Local Trade
A dated market note lists butter packing figures with price classes and fat content, including first and second grades for 1946 and nearby ungraded lots. The fragment references standard butterfat measures and case details.
Livestock Market Report from Pittsburgh
Livestock receipts show cattle and calves steady to strong with better grade dealers at 67 dollars per hundredweight for calves. Sheep receipts total 6300 with market steady and lambs around 85 dollars, buck lambs about 5 dollars, cows and bulls mixed across grades.
Cincinnati Livestock Prices Mixed After Declines Across Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Hog sale 4500 head with 2290 direct and via, prices down to 156 lower, few higher at 1860 to 228 for 240 300 lb. range 4.00. Sows steady around 23.25 to 3.75, bulk 3.50. Cattle 2106, calves 960 slow with uneven gains, steers and heifers mostly steady to 25¢ down, good yearlings steady, cows 2.50 to 3.00, good fed up to 4, cutters 1.50 to 2.25, bulls 2.75 to 3.40. Sheep 1500, lambs weak in spots, prices 6.60 to 6.75 for better grades, common 3.50 to 5.80, fat ewes 2 down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Linihen Cette
Bulla
Paws
Baturaay
Vale
Commons
Humber
Cincinnati
Spota
Rail Time Cards Show Daily Athens Train Schedule
The dispatch lists multiple daily trains serving Athens with departures and arrivals noted. No 2 departs Athens at 11 20 am and 6 24 am, while other lines include Southbound and Eastbound routes with various times.
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