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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1919
Page
7
Furnished six room house close in with possession given at once. For information call 26 North Congress St after 7 PM. Also ad for fine housekeeping apartment at Colonial two rooms private bath kitchenette first floor furnished complete by D. H. Moore. Includes three room house on Richland Avenue by F. C. Shafer.
Market reports show firm prices for fresh gathered eggs and assorted live poultry. Cincinnati cattle receipts 900 with steady cattle and hog markets. sheep and lambs stronger with high demand. Union Stockyards Illinois lists hogs and cattle with mixed movements, higher sheep prices, and varied calf and stocker values.
Liberty bond quotes show 3 percent at 99.80, various 4s around 93.80 to 94.10, and Victory issues near 98.96. Pittsburg livestock receipts are light with steady markets for cattle, calves, sheep, and hogs. Toledo grain prices list corn at 1.52, oats 0.82, barley 1.49, rye 1.55 and clover seed at 30.95.
The report lists various monetary figures including $305, Jam, $30.55, $30.75 for February and March, and $31.25 for Alsike with related March and April quotes. It also records Ohio River stage readings for Pittsburgh dated December 2 with Point Bridge at 6.6 feet, Herr's Island 7.6 feet, Beaver Dam 13.2 feet, Parkersburg 18.4 feet, and Point Pleasant 2.6 feet, all falling.
At December meeting the Athens city board of education authorized $77.17 for physics lab equipment and leased the armory for four months at $100 monthly for after school athletics. Gladden Woodworth will teach one high school class at $15 monthly.
Quietness returns in Benwood after deadly rioting at Riverside Mill in Wheeling area. One man killed and three injured as Sheriff Clayton and Deputy McCardle were shot but expected to recover from flesh wounds. Twenty five special police and twenty five deputies plus state police mobilized. investigations begun.
Joseph Hawk has been appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Mary KE. Hawk late of Athens County, Ohio, deceased. Dated December 1, 1919, H. T. Phillips, Probate Judge. Receiver Asked for Toledo Rail and Light Company. Toledo, December 2. Application filed in common pleas court by George A. Louis, stockholder, as Toledo lacks cars since November 8. Patent noted for umbrella shield to see in rain and locate houses or call at several places.
A report traces Maxwell executives’ confidence levels observed during a day of briefings and tests. Key figures and strategic judgments are noted, reflecting evolving attitudes toward project milestones.
Fourteen teams contended in the six day bi cycle race at Madison Square Garden and were tied at eight oclock this morning. By the thirty-second hour they had covered 641 miles and five laps with Drobach in the lead. Tibber ghien-Chardon team dropped one lap. the 32 hour record stands at 706 miles one lap set by Lawson and Root in 1916.
Ordinance No 235 fixes the salary of the city clerk in Athens at 60.00 per month payable monthly. It repeals prior ordinances setting salaries for the solicitor and prosecutor in the mayor's court. Takes effect January 1, 1920 after legal publication. Passed December 1, 1919. Attest Clerk, President of Council, Mayor approval.
Juliana Dudash with unknown residence is notified that Alex Dudash filed for divorce and child custody in the court of common pleas of Athens County Ohio. The case will be set for hearing on or after December 24. Woolley and Rowland, attorneys for the plaintiff.
The notice lists prices for rubber goods, inner tubes, lead and lead foil, scrap iron, paper and magazines, and mixed scrap, with a warning not to buy copper brass or iron from anyone under 21 years of age. Prices shown include 6.00 per unit for rubber products and 3.60 per unit for lead.
Hull Foster Jr reports that the Venezuelan government plans a near Caracas radio station of sufficient power to reach similar stations in the United States and Europe. This strategic move aims to bolster international communication and technological presence.
Northbound No. 1 leaves Athens at 6 44 A M No. 3 at 8 49 A M No 6 at 2 04 P M Southbound No 2 departs 11 A M No 4 departs 5 26 A M Daily trains list departures and arrivals for Athens with Nos 32 34 33 35 87 and service notes for cars between Athens and Colw
A collection of local timetable entries shows various hours for train numbers 12 9 38 12 37 6 64 13 44 51 117 3 00 52 4 20 and 11 across morning and afternoon periods. The fragment lists westbound and local service times without clear destinations.
An ad promotes Lubricant Carbon Remover as a solution for carburetor issues and power loss. It urges sending eight cans and pouring two to four tablespoonfuls into each spark hole, claiming cleaner plugs and more miles per gallon. Price is $1 prepaid, with W. H. Marsh in Columbia, Box 1887 listed as contact.
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