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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1920

Page

7

Wanted Help Wanted Notices Mixed Ad

WANTED A position as assistant bookkeeper cashier or telephone operator. Call telephone operator at Chauncey 6 12 7 8p. WANTED Sewing of all kinds to do Sadie Sayier 93 12 N Congress or Phone 1261 12 8 7p.

Harry Webb Brown Avenue C. C. Cooke Hotel Guthrie Auto Sales Co East Carpenter Street W. Union St Chauncey Sadie Sayier N. Congress Phone 1261

Market Summary Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices

Hogs receipts 66000 with gains across the board. bulk and butcher prices rise to 9.60 9.90 and 9.65 9.90 respectively. Cattle receipts 12000 market steady with beeves 7.00 15.75, stockers 4.25 11.00, cows 4.75 10.50, calves 10.00 11.00. Sheep receipts 22000 market 0.25 0.50 lower. wool lambs 8.00 11.60, ewes 2.00 5.00. Cincinnati cattle market shows steady tone. steers good choice 9.00 11.50, calves extra 13.00 14.00, hogs 10.00 10.00, sheep 4.50 5.00, lambs 11.00 11.50.

Cincinnati

Cincinnati Egg Prices Steady on December Market

Cincinnati eggs trade shows steady quotes with extra firsts at 78 cents, firsts at 77 cents, and ordinary at 74 cents as of the December 7 market.

Cincinnati

Pittsburg Livestock Prices Report

Cattle receipts light and market steady with prime dairy calves and veal prices. Sheep and lambs receipts light and market slow with listed primes and yearling lambs. Hogs receipts 15 double decks with mixed prices across prime heavy to roughs and stags.

Pittsburg

Local grocer price list for dairy and poultry items

Butter creamery 48c stand ards 4244¢ firsts 39c 46c seconds 65c 37¢ Eggs ordinaries 66c 70c firsts 77c 78c Cheese Twins 25c young American 241% Live Poultry 17¢ 25c

Toledo Grain Prices December 7 1919 and 1920s futures

Toledo grain markets report cash and futures for wheat corn oats rye barley and seeds with prices in dollars. Wheat cash 2.01 Dec 2.01 Mar 2.00. corn old 98c new 83c. oats 85c 56c. rye 1.60. barley 88c. clover seed 12.60 to 12.90 for various months. timothy 3.40 to 3.70. alsike 16.30 to 17.50 with March and December contracts listed.

Toledo Timothy Janeee Alsike

Bond Prices and Yields From Liberty 344 Series

Market data shows Liberty 344 bonds with price quotes in dollars and fractions. Series notes include First 414s Second 41s Third 4%4s Fourth 44s and Victory 84s with prices listed around 85.10 to 90.36, reflecting varying yields.

Ohio anti-saloon league to hold dry meeting in Columbus

A December 14 gathering in Columbus under the Ohio anti-saloon league will feature John Kramer national prohibition commissioner as chief speaker. The event aims to bolster enforcement and promote Make Ohio the Dry est State in the Union with leaders including C C Crabbe George C Southwell Andrew J Volstead and Mrs Florence Richard in attendance. Between 1500 and 2000 attendees are expected from county managers prosecutors and city solicitors across the state.

Columbus Ohio Anti-Saloon League John Kramer National Prohibition Washington Ohio Union James A. White C. C. Crabbe Crabbe George C. Southwell Andrew J. Volstead J. Knox Montgomery Florence Richard Ohio Women’s Christian Temperance Union Anti-Saloon League

Royal Arch Masons Install Athens Chapter Officers

At Monday night’s meeting of Athens Chapter No. 39 Royal Arch Masons, officers were installed including Joshua R. Morton as high priest Arthur F. Boyles as king Leo Pierce as scribe Dalton O. Chapple as captain of the host Howard L. Goodwin as principal sojourner J. Douglas Cooper as treasurer James A. Palmer as secretary Edward C. Michael as royal arch captain Harry A. Tipton as third veil Charles P. Martin as second veil William A. Hamer as first veil and Sam K. Burson as guard.

Royal Arch Masons Athens Joshua R. Morton Arthur F. Boyles King Leo Pierce Dalton O. Chapple Howard L. Goodwin J. Douglas Cooper James A. Palmer Edward C. Michael Royal Arch Harry A. Tipton Charles P. Martin William A. Hamer Sam K. Burson

San Antonio Police Say No Request To Probe Report

At police and detective headquarters early today it was stated no request from County Attorney Brown at Ardmore to investigate a report that P. M. Ross, a newspaper man, had talked to Clara Smith Hamon, alleged slayer of Jake L. Hamon, had been received.

San Antonio Tex Brown Ardmore P. M. Ross Clara Smith Hamon Jake L. Hamon

Ohio professor to speak at Plains meeting on PTA drive

Professor Bert Thompson of Ohio University will speak at Plains Ohio on Wednesday at 6 30 PM. The aim is to organize a parent teacher association for the school.

Plains the Plains Bert Thompson Ohio University

Coal and Bread Prices Fall in Canton

Coal dealers cut prices as best grades retail 7.75 to 9.90 a ton a drop of about 66 cents. Lower mine prices drive the cut with further reductions hoped as overhead rises fall. Bread prices drop two cents on a pound and a half loaf now 14 cents.

Canton Canton

Argentina Delegation Finishes League of Nations Work

Argentina's delegation led by Honorio Pueyrredon wraps up its work at the League of Nations assembly in Geneva. The group heads home late in the week while the assembly adopts a cautious stance, referring Argentina's amendments to a committee.

Henry Woop United Press Geneva Argentina League of Nations’ Assembly Honorio Pueyrredon Council Assembly League Germany Pueyrredon Paris

Joyful Party Brot to Grief in Otter Creek Crash

In Ironville near Toledo Ohio last night a automobile struck a bridge abutment and overturned killing Louis B. Sisson 40 Nettie Snyder 35 and Mrs Helen Teale 30. Eva Meagley 35 is critically injured and another man is missing. Sisson leaves a wife and two children. All three women worked at Stein's department store.

Toledo, CO Otter Creek Ironville Louis B. Sisson Meeker and Company Nettie Snyder Helen Teale Eva Meagley Sisson Stein's Department Store

Resolution Aims to End War Laws Repeal

The House Judiciary Committee favorably reports a resolution repealing war laws with Friday action possible. It sets the final enactment date as the official end of the war except for the Lever food and fur control act trading with the enemy war finance corporation and liberty bond acts.

Washington House Judiciary Committee House War Finance Corporation

Witnesses Subpoenaed in Federal Moonshine Trial

Sheriff Herb Parker Constable Edgar Mariner Justice of the Peace P W Helwig and Officer A C Roach are in Columbus as witnesses in a federal moonshine case and are being subpoenaed to appear at the trial.

Herb Parker Edgar Mariner Justice of the Peace P. W. Helwig A. C. Roach Columbus

Believe Woman Now Headed for South America

San Antonio report says Clara Smith Hamon, sought in the death of Ardmore millionaire Jake L. Hamon, may be hiding at a ranch 28 miles south of San Antonio. Sheriff’s office has little faith in the tip, believing she escaped into Mexico en route to South America.

San Antonio Tex Clara Smith Hamon Jake L. Hamon Ardmore Oklahoma Mexico South America

Birthday Dinner Honors Mr. Chapplear in Jacksonville

Mr. and Mrs. George Chapplear hosted a birthday dinner Sunday at their Jacksonville home honoring Mr. Chapplear's fifty first birthday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Wm Robinette Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wemmer Mr. and Mrs. Vern Mills and others. A bountiful dinner was served.

Jacksonville Dee George Chapplear Chapplear Wm. Robinette Fred Wemmer Vern Mills Watt McDonald Horton Tinkham Delbert John McDonald Misa Wahneta Mills Bessie Tinkham George Wemmer Irene Wemmer Pauline Wemmer Willie Robinette, Jr

Hough Takes Place in Supreme Court

Benson W. Hough of Delaware was sworn in as a judge of the Ohio supreme court in Columbus. He defeated Judge Coleman Avery of Cincinnati in the November election to fill the unexpired term of Maurice H. Donahue, who resigned to become a federal circuit judge. Avery had been appointed by Governor Cox to serve until Donahue’s successor could be elected.

Columbus Benson W. Hough Delaware Supreme Court Supreme Bench Coleman Avery Cincinnati Hough Maurice H. Donahue Avery Cox Donahue

Athens Ohio Ordinance Regulates Parking City Streets

Ordinance 264 designates how and where cars may park on Athens city streets and public places. It makes unlawful any other parking method and sets fines up to 26 dollars for violations. Effective upon the earliest legal period and approved December by city officials.

Athens State of Ohio Director of Public Safety C. Oicfeanas M. P. Totman Promet Naan Lon Eaten

Repeal of Athens Ohio Street Parking Ordinance

An Athens Ohio city ordinance repeals a 1916 provision prohibiting leaving motor vehicles on streets without lights. It specifies Court Street to Union Street and Union Street to Congress Street as affected areas. The measure was approved by the city council with mayoral consent on December 6, 19.

Athens State of Ohio Portio Streste i Court Street Carpenter Street Union Street Congress Street Ia Felon P. Totman Gg Runolt Dever

Acreage and Livestock Auction Inventory Listing

A long inventory lists items including one day mare one sorrel mare one driving horse three cows milking one yearling cattle three spring calves one farm wagon one disc harrow one nozzle machine one buggy one double set work harness one double set driving harness one set single buggy harness 150 shocks corn 60 shocks fodder 18 tons of hay in mow cream radiator stand of bees farming tools household goods kitchen utensils and 1001 other articles.

Athens County Schools Chief Confined at Home

Alex Root superintendent of Athens county schools is confined to his home at 16 Stimson Avenue with rheumatism. He has been ill since Friday and does not expect to resume duties for several days.

Alex Root Athens County Stimson Avenue

William Pierce Appointed Administrator of John Pierce Estate

William Pierce has been appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of John Pierce in Bald Eagle County Ohio. The filing notes the death on November 29 and recorded probate action dated November 30, 1930 under the Bald Peety probate process.

William Pierce John Pierce Ohio Bald Peety

Legal Notice in Athens County Common Pleas

William Steward whose residence is unknown is named in a petition against him for debt in case No. 12100 of the Common Pleas Court of Athens County Ohio. The matter will be set for hearing in January. Colley & Beyer Attorneys for Plaintiff dated November 28.

William Steward Pleas of Athens Ohio Qolley & Beyue Planitia

Train schedule fragment shows Athens departures and arrivals

Fragmentary timetable lists depart Athens at 6 43 am and 9 69 am and 2 03 pm with arrivals around 10 10 am and 8 15 pm. Mentions North bound and South bound notes but details are garbled.

M. Traies Athens

Local trains run daily except interruptions

Local trains operate daily with some exceptions noted in local transit schedule. Partial text mentions routine trains and possible service gaps but lacks full context or exact details of days or causes.

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