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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1932
Page
11
Classified ads show automotive listings and services in Nelsonville including roof coating at 65c per gallon from The Carpenter Hardware Co and a Gulf Service Station for sale south of Nelsonville on Route 31 with contact Red Tyo General Delivery Nelsonville.
General claimants of The Glouster State Bank Glouster Ohio are advised that a first dividend of 15 percent will be paid by the Superintendent of Banks of Ohio at the bank’s quarters in Glouster on August 30. Claimants must present Proof of Claim certificates to receive payment.
Younge Town powered the Central League with a decisive 11 to 3 victory over the league leading Ft Wayne squad. Erie split a doubleheader with Dayton, winning the opener 5 to 2 before losing the nightcap 4 to 4.
Columbus trails the Minneapolie club by 44 games after a loss to the leaders, as Milwaukee’s Tavences loses the lead late in Indianapolis. An error by Tavener ties the ninth inning, and Connally’s single drives in runs as Milwaukee beats Toledo 12 to 1. Louisville defeats Kansas City 10 to 7.
U P P O Hart arrived from Marietta to Scioto County Club and carded a 66 on Wednesday, six birdies, no over par holes, breaking the course record set by Dr J G Love last year.
U S stocks show uneven moves with United Aircraft Westinghouse and American Can rising late while others drift. Food shares like Standard Brands and National Biscuit push to new highs alongside utilities and energy stocks. A judge in Newport, Rhode Island, slaps a prisoner after a drunkenness sentence.
In St Marys on August 4 an undertaker fulfilled the wishes of 70 year old John W. Shephard who ended his life in the Old Miami and the Canals. Two years earlier Shephard gave a suit of clothes for burial and selected a coat and jacket to be buried in.
Bryan Ohio August 4 Four percent of real estate taxes in Walliama County are unpaid as June payments come due. County treasurer Lewis H Robb reports the record low delinquency and credits timely collections as the season leads to a strong year.
Canton Aug 24 The George D Harter Bank which had been closed since last October was opened today for business in Canton marking a return of local banking services to the community.
Eugene K. Hays, 60, president of Kay nee Co., and his brother Clarence J. Hays, prominent local industrialists, were killed when their automobile struck a telephone pole near Gardner Massachusetts, authorities said today.
The brief lists top players in home runs runs hits and pitchers. Key figures include Kiein of the Phillies with 22 home runs and 136 runs, Feax and Simmons of the Athletics with notable counts, Warneke of the Cubs with 18 wins and Gomez of the Yankees with 19 hits.
Fragmentary OCR lists poultry items and prices for Southern Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky including leghorn brooders and geese with various cents per unit figures. The text is incomplete but references current receipts and prices in regional markets.
Butter market steady with extras around standard values. Poultry prices hold firm with heavy colored fowls at 18 to 16 cents and ducks at 10 to 11 cents. Potatoes sold in sacks per bushel with Kentucky Ohio and West Virginia origins at about 6 to 7 cents per pound.
A fragmented market report shows varied items and receipts with entries such as dirties, Butras, and fivata. The text notes steadiness in Hutter-Market and Agge Market while indicating current receipts and multiple price references. Names and precise figures are partially garbled.
Fragments show Missouri and Nebraska references with disjointed terms like butter fat and steady quotes. Details are sparse and OCR-like, yielding no clear event or person.
Noge-T receipts total 1 000 with market steady to weak as prices for cattle range from 3.28 to 8.10 per hundredweight and calves around 4.70 to 7.00. Cattle receipts 8 show little change with medium grade steers and yearlings at 606.75, heifers 4.00 to 6.35, cows 3.96 to 4.28, bulls 3.28 to 6.28, and calves 6 to 7.00. sheep receipts 1 600 with markets steady to weak and lambs at 5.15 to 5.40, good wethers to 2.78 per pound.
Livestock prices show uneven activity across cattle calves and sheep. Steers and heifers mostly steady to higher with top cattle around 4.60 to 4.90 per pound, veal and light weights weaker, sows steady, and lamb demand fair to strong with better lots around 6.50 to 6.75 per pound.
Toledo grain prices and produce values listed for wheat red types premium Lily, corn yellow Nos 2, oats white No 2, barley, and animal products with butter at 24.0 cents, eggs at 16 to 18 cents, hay at 86 cents per hundredweight.
New York August prices show Liberty bonds including 344s at 104.36 and 445s near 103.20, 4th 445 at 103.2, with Treasury 3s of 47 at 100.17 and 3s of 43 at 100.16 for March and June maturities.
Rail time card lists several Norfolk and Baltimore and Ohio trains serving Athens. Northbound No 33 departs Athens daily at 7:43 PM, No 37 departs at 9:37 PM, and No 39 arrives by 11:09 PM. Southbound No 2 leaves 11:20 AM, No 4 departs at 6:26 PM, and daily No 94 runs at 8:35 PM. Limited westbound No 2 and other trains are noted with destinations including Omaha and Washington.
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