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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
7
Donald Hand service manager of the Maibohm Motors Company was killed when his car overturned four miles west of Sandusky De on December 2.
For sale 500 pairs brand new women and children school shoes at 2.98 each. Athens Furniture Exchange 11 Mill Street. Bargains at 4 Place 11639-7. Salesmen wanted Williams Mfg Co Dayton Ohio pay 4 per hour for 2 hours taking orders for winter wear. Free sample coat offered. Advertised November 30 and December 4.
Cattle receipts 120 as market runs slow and steady. Shippers paid 10.50 to 12.50 for cattle. Calves steady with extras 14.00 15.00 and good to choice up to 22.00. Hogs receipts steady, market 250 lower with good choice packers and butchers at 10.75. Sheep receipts light and steady, extras 6.00. Lambs steady with extras 11.00 11.50.
Cincinnati December 2 eggs steady with extra firsts at 77 cents, firsts 75 cents, ordinary 73 cents in the Cincinnati produce report.
Hog receipts 40 000 with market up ten cents. Bulk sales at 10.20 to 10.45, butchers 10.20 to 10.55, packing 9.75 to 10.10, light 10.00 to 10.50, pigs 9.65 to 10.50, roughs 9.36 to 9.75. Cattle receipts 11 000, market steady with beeves 7.50 to 15.15, butcher stock 4.75 to 12.25, canners 3.50 to 5.50, stockers 4.00 to 10.00, cows 4.65 to 19.25, calves 11.00 to 12.50. Sheep receipts 12 000, market 25 cents higher, wool lambs 8.50 to 10.75, ewes 2.50 to 5.40.
Cattle receipts light with steady market. Choice cattle $13.00 to $13.50, prime $11.25 to $12.00, veal calves $15.00 to $16.00, common $9.00 to $10. Sheep and lambs light, markets steady. prime wethers $6.00 to $6.50, good $5.25 to $5.75, yearling lambs $13.00 to $13.25. Hogs light, market 45 lower. prime heavy $11.00, mediums $11.00 to $11.25, heavy yorkers $11.00 to $11.25, light yorkers $11.00 to $11.25, pigs $11.00, roughs $9.00 to $10.00, stags $7.00 to $7.50.
Chicago market notes list items and prices including putter creamery at 56c, standards 48c, firsts 42c and 47c, seconds 38c. Egges ordinaries 62c and 66c, firsts 73c and 74c, cheese twins 24c, young American 254c, fowls 20c and 25c.
Liberty Bonds listings show various bond series with prices and yields including 90.54 for a Second 414'8 note, 96.00 for Second 4142'S, 89.84 for Fourth 414'8, and 95.50 for Victory 35% S. and 95.52 for Victory 454'6 with mixed notes on OD-04 and other identifiers. The readable data reflects bond prices in the mid 80s to mid 90s range and yields around the mid single digits.
Toledo market report lists wheat prices for cash and futures, corn and oats bids, rye and barley cash quotes, clover seed with multiple contract months, timothy values across old and new crops, alsike seed with several bids, and butter eggs hay figures. Readable figures include clover December and January futures, timothy March, and butter at 60 cents.
In Lexington Kentucky William B. Anderson, a veteran revenue agent, was killed while resisting a distillery robbery. William Mix was wounded but escaped. two raiders fired upon him and fled. Also included is a lengthy trial of Carl Smith for murder with Mrs. William Smith on the witness stand and extensive cross-examination as the case proceeds at press time.
At the fifty-fifth annual convention closing session in Columbus Dr. E L Pettibone of Cleveland was elected president of the Ohio State Dental Society.
Congressman I M Foster secretary C H Bryson and Mr James Ginnan traveled to Columbus to attend the freight rate hearing before the public utilities commission. Railroads seek a fifty percent coal rate increase within the state, ten percent above the commission's recent allowance, while Ohio’s competitor West Virginia faces only a thirty to thirty five percent rise. Local advocates press for a uniform rate to address the perceived injustice.
Washington December 2 United States House immigration committee chairm An Albert Johnson proposes a two year halt on all immigrant entry as a cure to curb hordes of foreigners some of whom are undesirable entering the United States Johnson has spent months studying the immigration issue and argues action is necessary to protect the country
Mrs. Josephine Visconsi, 32, was shot and killed by an unidentified man as she ate breakfast with her two children in Cleveland Ohio. Police have not found a motive for the murder.
Martha J. Warren administrator seeks dowry and sale of real estate in Athens County Ohio to pay debts. The decedent Charles C. Warren held undivided parts in Hudson Addition lots 690 and 740 in Athens. Unknown heirs and listed relatives are defendants and must answer by January 23 1921.
Luella Grones has been appointed and qualified as administratrix of the estate of Elizabeth Davis late of Athens county Ohio, deceased. Joct 4 this 1st day of December 1920. H. T. Phillips, Probate Judge of Said County. 12-2-30tw.
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