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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1925
Page
9
Public notice states The Logan Gas Company has filed Schedule No. 9 with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for increased natural gas rates in Athens. The new charges take effect December 15, 1925, including 1.00 per month for the first 500 cubic feet and 0.63 per 1000 cubic feet over 500 with an 0.08 discount if paid within ten days. a copy of the schedule is available at W. A. Ey, Athens agent.
The Logan Gas Company files with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio a Schedule No. 9 to raise rates effective December 15 1925. The rate plan charges $1.00 for the first 500 cubic feet per month with no discount and 63c per 1000 cubic feet thereafter, with a 3c per 1000 cubic feet discount if paid promptly. The filing is dated November 17 and filed by Vice President K C Krick at the office of W A Casley.
Lizsie Bell Barber appointed and qualified as Executrix of the estate of William Barber late of Athens County Ohio. Dated this Sunday of November 11, sun. Judge M. Johnston of WIlmson County, Ohio.
The Hocking Valley Railway Company has filed an application with the Public Utilities Commission seeking authority to establish a station at Poston Athens Ohio. The commission will hear the case in Columbus Ohio on December 9 1925 at 12 30 P M.
An application filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio seeks a change in the time schedule and tariff rate for a transportation service. The filing is by J. F. Chad from Tumble, Ohio, and concerns passenger service.
New York stocks opened lower overall with railroad shares rising on an Interstate Commerce Commission grain-rate increase. Industrials and specialties were mixed as call money rose and concerns about Congress and the rediscount rate weighed on sentiment. Quotes include Ajax Rubber 10, American Can 24, American Locomotive 121, General Electric 60, and others.
Fragmentary OCR list names several corporations and brands with scattered percentages and notes. It includes U. S. Steel Westinghouse White Motors Willys Overland Sinclair Nevada Copper Keystone Freeport Texaco General Asphalt Gulf States Steel International Harvester Studebaker United Drug Remington Royal Dutch U S Rubber Union Pacific Pan Am Pete and more, amid garbled text and stray figures.
Cattle quotes show beef steers and heifers varying by quality with top buyers at 12.50 to 14 for medium and choice beef. Cows around 4 to 8.60, bulls 4 to 7, stocker cows and calves listed. Sheep receipts 18,000 with fat lambs strong and feeder lambs around 15 to 16.50, ewes culls at about 5.50. Market activity noted with substantial supplies and price ranges across categories.
Livestock report shows steady market with choice cattle around 1 per lb and good stock near 0.50 to 0.75 per lb. Calves fetch around 15, fresh cows and springers listed, heifers and bulls shown with pricing for various grades. Troughs and stags noted with several price points across categories.
Market listing shows hogs and receipts with prices around 11.5 and 11.28 per unit. Mediums and calves noted with small lots and prices. Includes location at Market Street and market items for sheep and lambs with reference to market stall items.
OCR fragment references Lenes and a rate at 4 percent with scattered figures 101.4 and 106.13. Mentions fourth 3 a and new 4s but lacks coherent context or full names. No clear event or outcome detectable. record appears partial and uncertain.
Fragmentary OCR indicates butter receipts and market notes, listing figures like 113,684 and references to firsts and pack. The readable text is incomplete, but suggests a financial or supply update on butter shipments and quantities for a regional market.
Market notes from Cincinnati include veal calves strong to 50 cents higher with good to choice quality. Hog prices softening about 10 to 20 cents. receipts show mares and horses steady to lower. Prices quoted in dollars with mixed activity and varying demand.
The clipping shows grain prices including oats at 96c for No. 8 white oats, rye No. 2 at 7c, barley No. 2 at 7c, cloverseed with various dates, and prices for arch ie and Brohne aie with December and March figures around $3.30 to $3.50.
Opera singer William Beck was found dead from heart disease in a Chicago hotel room. A call boy summoned him for a planned performance, marking a sudden end to the artist's career.
London reports a new hitch in border talks as a boundary commissioner's insistence on publishing the report stalls progress. A near agreement suggests delaying settlement for a year to cool public anger, with Premier Baldwin favoring shelving the document and pausing border adjustments.
At a Tuesday Athens Rotary Club lunch it was proposed that the Athens Kiwanis and Rotarians meet monthly with the Chamber of Commerce to boost civic progress. L W Roberts urged the Chamber to lead in civic efforts, noting other clubs may have diminished its role. Edwin S Dowd, Athens High School faculty, spoke on social science classes training students as better citizens through studying American citizenship and history.
Emmett Cotton, 57, died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral services were held at his home at 7 N Congress Street and at Union Street cemetery. The Rev Daniel McGurk and Rev F M Sweinhart spoke. Cotton spent most of his life in Athens as a grocer and was active in civic and fraternal groups.
Chris Matzinger, 67, father of Justice of Peace Ed Matzinger, is ill at his Washington township home after two bandits tied and beat him during a daytime holdup. Police report the suspects demanded 1000 dollars and 60 dollars in cash, with the incident escalating quickly.
Crestline reports 17 year old Anabelle Hartman fired on a fifty foot indoor rifle range achieving 29 percent consecutive bullseyes. The teen weighed 97 pounds and was exhausted after the session.
Senator Brookhart of Iowa conceded 1700 contested votes to challenger Daniel Steck as part of a court contest. Brookhart hopes Steck’s supporters will trigger a ruling on about 4000 challenged votes on the same grounds, which, if conceded, would seat Brookhart by roughly 2300 votes.
In Washington a looming duel unfolds between Coolidge and Roosevelt era doctrines as Col. William Mitchell drives a dispute from the Mitchell case. Congressional leaders weigh federal economy and reduced armaments while preparing for aviation and national defense debates. The Senate is set as the principal arena for this looming clash between rival factions and policy aims.
An Ohio Wesleyan alumnus will address the district at a dinner on December 7 at Hotel Berry. Guests are invited for a 7 o'clock start as organizers plan to form an alumni night group. Forty to fifty attendees are expected.
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