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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1929
Page
3
Glouster residents Mr and Mrs Alfred Davis move from Columbus to Toledo where Mr Davis takes work. Mrs Davis and their young son Alfred Jr left Glouster after visiting Mrs Davis mother Mrs Charles Cook.
In Glouster on December 17 the condition of ex Mayor Hugh Gormley, hospitalised at St Francis in Columbus for about two weeks, remained critical due to dropsy according to Monday evening updates.
GLOUSTER December 17 The Pris cilla Class of the M. E. Sunday School will meet tonight at the home of Mrs. John S. Clark.
Glouster December 17 program time changed from 7 to 2 45 PM at the high school auditorium. First six grades lead the event with orchestra music welcome by Jack Bradley. Readings and songs follow from Esta Cunningham and Rev Roberts.
Following a regular meeting Thursday night Glouster Temple No 560 Pythian Sisters will hold a pound social Members are asked to bring a pound of something If unable to attend donations may be sent to Knights of Pythias Hall
Funeral services for Mrs. Guy Lee will be held at the Maplewood church Wednesday at 10 30 in charge of Reverend Ritz. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs John Kirkbride of Hatfield was taken to Grant Hospital in Columbus by the C F Wallace ambulance on Monday to undergo a major operation. She was accompanied by her husband.
The M. K. E. Church will hold its regular Wednesday night prayer meeting in Glouster on December 17. The discussion topic is The Wind of Man and Christiana the World Is Looking for Today.
Argentine heavyweight Victorio departed Buenos Aires for New York on Monday aiming to reenter the big time in US heavyweight circles. Campolo’s North American career stalled by managerial issues after rising among the leaders.
Millfield classified brief lists 1253 want ads under Chauncey The Plains. Local notices feature short want ads for jobs services and goods with brief arrivals and contact cues.
Mrs Sarah Nixon mother of Bertha Nixon bookkeeper at New York Coal Company Sayre Store Chauncey died Monday morning Funeral services will be held at Myers Crossing Wednesday at 2 pm burial in Greenlawn Cemetery Survived by six children husband predeceased her
Mrs. EI a Cunningham and sister Mrs. B Ki Carter plus daughter Glennie Carter of Chauncey traveled to Columbus Saturday to visit Rachael Low ery who has been seriously ill at an institution there. Her condition is reported improved.
Chauncey December 17 Mrs O C Bird of Athens will address the Millfield Parent Teacher Association at the regular meeting Wednesday evening at 7 in the West Side School Building Millfield A business session and committee reports will follow with a strong attendance expected and all local parents invited
Cash grain quotes across wheat corn rye oats and barley held near prior levels in Toledo with no clear trend. Despite sparse activity and dwindling board attendance, reports mention an unsettled mood and unconfirmed talks of a large eastern steel combine.
The Cleveland market lists butter extras and firsts at 39 40c and floor prices for seconds at 32c. Eggs show extras 53c and firsts 47c. Poultry covers fowls 27c, mediums 24c, springers 24c, leghorns 20c, thin springers 18c, leghorn springers 20c, ducks 23c, old cocks 18c, geese 20c, and turkeys 33 38c.
Live poultry lists hens roosters geese springers and ducks with cents per pound notes, dressed poultry hens and butter prices in cents per pound, and storage and current receipts figures for exes and western select items. The data reflects vendor pricing in Ohio and surrounding markets with varied cents values and quantities.
In Boston markets demand remains light as dealers pause to manage inventories and follow raw materials. Foreign wools show slight ease while China offerings fall sharply. Baltimore produce notes eggs at 54 to 55 cents per dozen.
Hogs receipts 1,090 with market active. Prices range from 18 to 250 cents per pound for hogs up to 809 lbs, trading around $9,904.816. Hogs under 16 to 180 lbs at $9.25 to $89.50, plus sows at $8988.25 and a few at $38.50. Cattle receipts 25, market unchanged. Calves receipts 73, market steady. Sheep receipts 650, market steady to weak with bulk trading around $12.
Price list shows butter per pound at 83 39 cents with discounts 2 3 cents. Packings No 1 25 cents No 2 20 cents No 3 15 cents butter fat 38 cents. Eggs rise with fresh gathered 58 cents firsts 53 cents seconds 45 cents nearby ungraded 56 cents.
Hogs receipts 3100 with early sales strong for desirable 150 to 175 lb and 120 to 145 lb cats. Prices range from 9.25 to 9.90 for butchers, with sows 7.75 to 8. Cattle receipts 225 with dull demand. butcher steers around 12. beef cows 6.75 to 8.50. Sheep receipts 450. lambs active. top light lambs 13 to 13.50.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange showed a modest uptick in steel stocks amid a quiet session. Bearish professionals withdrew after prior shorting and bullish leaders stayed cautious, leaving price changes largely insignificant. The radio pool remained active but faded after early gains. United States Steel Bethlehem Central Alloy Republic traded within a narrow band.
The Plains study class in parental education will meet at 7 pm in the Grade School Building jost before the Plains Parent-Teacher Association gathering. Miss Lurene Killey, a local teacher and class president, will chair the session. Pupils will present a miscellaneous program at the PTA meeting.
Chauncey December 17 Mr and Mrs George Harvey Nye learned by cable that their daughter in law Mrs Robert Nye and her sons arrived safely in London after a pleasant voyage Dr Nye accompanied them back to Chauncey and then returned weeks earlier leaving Mrs Nye and the children for a longer visit.
Mrs. Clara Wallace captain summons all degree staff of Pleasant View Temple for practice this evening. The meeting takes place at the temple with supportive attendance requested.
The clipping notes Ted McGrew of Indianapolis as a National League umpire candidate and recalls varied baseball figures. It mentions Tommy Williams seeking a comeback at 60, speaks of French Lick training, and hints at identity myths about Jack Quinn, including possible Polish or Welsh mislabels and a Russian alias. It also references Yale player Harry Beecher and his lineage to Henry Ward Beecher.
Chauncey resident Alonzo V Poling reports killing a large copper head snake last week near Sunday Creek. The reptile measured two and a half feet in length as it basked in warm sunshine.
Short funeral services were held Monday at 10 from the Tippie residence in Chauncey for Charles William Tippie infant son of Mr and Mrs Ted Tippie born December 12 died Sunday afternoon Burial was in Nye Cemetery Chauncey.
Washington dispatch reports at a staff department meeting Secretary Stimson will host former Premier Wakatsuki Admiral Takarabe and Ambassador Debuchi. Japan seeks a 70 percent ratio of auxiliary vessels to capital ships, resisting submarine abolition and aiming for substantial submarine support.
Japanese spokesman Wakatsuki and Takarabe outlined submarine strength goals at a press conference, noting willingness to cut other auxiliary tonnages to secure the required subs. They indicated both issues may meet American opposition during talks.
A jury was selected to try Councilman William E F Potter and City Clerk Berd W Thomas over their alleged involvement in a notorious city playground deal. Judge Charles R. Sargent presided in the criminal court in Levelland Texas.
A fire caused by burned clothing from a heating stove led to the death of Mrs. Mary Rittner, age 39, in Delaware on January 17. Mrs. Rittner’s clothing ignited after contact with the stove’s flames.
James Ducky Simrall, 11, quarterback for Michigan for two seasons, is set to be one of the country’s youngest major football champions next fall. Weighing 62 pounds he earned minutes in every game last season, playing through seven contests against Michigan State Purdue Ohio State Tulsa Harvard Minnesota and Iowa. From Lexington Kentucky he rose from a high school reputation of only fair athletic ability.
Two Nieman brothers, W. Nieman of Waynoka Oklahoma and A. H. Nieman of Columbus, reunited in Columbus today after not seeing each other since leaving Mercer County in the 1890s. Both departed Mercer County in the nineties.
Erie branchman Mr Smith says Konjola cured indigestion nervousness and constipation after an operation. He notes rapid improvement within a week and full recovery by four weeks. The medicine is sold at McKee Drug Store in Athens and by leading druggists in the area.
President Hoover signed the Hawley Smoot resolution directing a one percent cut on normal individual and corporate tax rates for 1929 incomes. Officials expect the Christmas Gift to stimulate business as formerly planned budgets delay. The tax relief targets 1925 to 1929 income levels with gradual reductions across income classes and a potential automatic restoration next year.
The document outlines progressive income tax cuts targeting high earners including a millionaire relief on initial normal tax payments and a reduction of corporate rates from 12 percent to 11 to 14 percent. It notes Hoover and Mellon hopeful for further cuts but warns Treasury revenues and stock market uncertainty delay permanent changes. A flexible tax system would set annual income tax rates by Congress.
Carlylo Tiedemann 40, president of the Heckman Company, leaped from a bridge rail into the Cuyahoga River below after a minor auto collision on the span. Friends and the coroner learn of his nervous tension despite wealth and a $50,000 home in Shaker Heights.
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