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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1922
Page
7
A nostalgic personal narrative recalls a family in hardship during a long cold season. The tale centers on a Christmas Eve night, a boxed gift from neighbors on Jan 1, 1871, and a mother’s quiet strength. The memory ends with a good night kiss and gratitude for each other, sung by a father and marked by simple, heartfelt gifts.
Albany residents report a Sunshine club gathering at the home of Mrs. D. H. Russell with a literary program and music after the business portion. Refreshments followed. Local residents make Sunday visits, travels, and small town notes including migrations to Florida and midweek trips.
Receipts and price ranges for cattle hogs lambs and sheep show market activity. Cattle steer and heifer prices span 7.00 to 9.00 for choice, hogs around 8.40 with steady to lower tones, lambs 13.50 to 14.00, ewes and feeders listed with varied quotes for light and weight categories.
The snippet lists numerous companies including American Locomotive, Bethlehem Steel, Canadian Pacific, Chicago Milw St Paul, General Electric, Inland Steel, Northern Pacific, Reading, Southern Pacific, Studebaker, Texas Company, Union Pacific, and Willys-Overland, indicating a broad roster of rail, steel, and industrial firms. It reads like a market rail and industrial stocks crosscheck from a financial page.
Chicago market receipts show 23 000 hogs with bidders quoting bulk prices around 8.00 to 8.40 and heavy packing at 7.65. Cattle receipts near 10 000 with steady trade. beef steers and heifers in the 12.60 to 13.50 range and cows 4.00 to 7.50.
Grain prices and futures from Chicago and Toledo with wheat corn and oats closing figures. New York bond openings list 3 percent and 4 percent series with Victory bonds. Chicago produce reports butter receipts and prices. Legion and veterans groups receive 20 252 10 dollars from World Series tie game proceeds per Commissioner Landis.
The Plains Russel McHarg works as mail clerk for Hocking Valley Railroad during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burchfield and Miss Jessie Waymer spent Sunday at Poston. Harry Moore visited his father in Athens recently. Miss Rhoda Waymer and her little son were hosted by her sister at Poston from Friday to Sunday. Mrs. Russell Mellarg left Monday for Lancaster to spend holidays with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Barker of Athens visited relatives here Sunday. J. L. Ferguson and family of Athens were Sunday visitors. Elizabeth Schmidtt of Athens came Wednesday to spend holidays with Mrs. Alfred Wetlow and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schmitt.
In Toledo on December 20 John Mara zino, 23, told police he knows who killed William Desmond Taylor in Los Angeles. He said this knowledge has led to him being hounded from Hollywood and followed by gang members.
Ohio speakers at a conference with Attorney General Price urged a campaign of education to reduce automobile accidents. They argued education in schools and homes is more effective than passing new laws. The meeting gathered legal chiefs from about 49 municipalities in Columbus.
The senate widened homestead benefits for world war veterans by a 60 day entry preference. The measure extends to Americans who served with allied forces during the war and would affect thousands of veterans in the northwest who served in the Canadian army.
The Messenger reports its admission to the Association of Classified Managers of the United States. It compares want ad space on December 20 with papers such as the Pittsburg Post, Ohio State Journal, and Cincinnati Enquirer, noting 325 inches of classified advertising for Messenger.
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