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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1931
Page
11
Classified ad highlights Gem Corn Remedy promising quick relief, with two applications producing a pop and pain relief. Mentions Gem Pharmacy and Just Right York Valentine Day photon offer for a dollar.
A notice policy states that meetings of clubs lodges organizations and reunions must be charged after the first free listing. Subsequent notices cost 10 cents per line and no item may be shown for under 30 cents. Routine notices appear under Announcements in Classified Columns.
A famous old chef argues that time is crucial for flavor in many dishes. He notes slow cooking enhances tenderness and blends herbs and vegetables, while fast methods suit only certain desserts and rapid freezing can affect texture.
Ten guests attended the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Hotel Berry. Robert Hess president Gordon Bush vice president and C M Gill secretary spoke. Six new members were announced by T W Craig: E R Custer Charles Bethel A D McPherson E B F Sella F W Cone and Richard Fought. Plans include a February meeting with Randolph Eide to speak.
Ohio Penitentiary inmates testified before a Senate committee on prison conditions, blaming mental cruelty by officials for unrest. Convict George Bentley warned further trouble if conditions do not change, noting scarce work opportunities despite willing prisoners. He urged better guards and an end to the stool pigeon system.
Lakewood resident Mias Annajane Hoyer was named statewide champion from entrants in the Prince of Peace declamation contest. The event was sponsored by the Ohio Pastors' Convention in Cleveland.
Kirkersville Ohio police report Charles Law, 55, a school bus driver, died from injuries sustained when his truck was struck by a New York Central passenger train near Kirkersville Tuesday night.
Mexico City Jan 20 The Universal correspondent reports that a one day divorce by mutual consent for 120 pesos becomes effective today in Chihuahua state. The provision allows divorce with quick finality for couples choosing mutual agreement.
Harold Fontaine, linked to smuggling guns into Leavenworth Federal Prison and the jailbreak that led to the kidnapping of Warden Thomas B White, is under arrest in Windsor Ontario. Fontaine, a former Leavenworth inmate, was detained in Windsor.
At a national Pekingese show in New York Clarmarion Tom Li is declared the best American bred dog in the red or white class despite a rough reception for the cameraman.
New York stock scene shows minor gains with most shares rising except railroad issues. Market chatter hints at uneven gains amid fluctuating commodity and produce stocks while Chicago price dips echo across trading floors.
Fragmented OCR read reports varied produce prices including 17 percent trends and 18 cent references for bagged items. It lists chickens and turkeys with weights and prices, mentions stock and carting, and hints at an emailer with mixed percentages.
Market notes show potato and russet prices with medium to large sizes described. Listings indicate Ohio origin russets at about 2.25 per unit, with other varieties around 1.20 to 1.30. Overall market steady with standard offerings and regional produce noted.
Incomplete notes show discounted butter and creamery stock with varied grades and tire marks. Nearby graded items and seconds are mentioned with percentages and pricing hints, indicating a mixed inventory at reduced rates.
Chicago markets show a steady produce and butter market with receipts reported at 3,718 cases for extra firsts 16 M4%c and 1640 15 percent, current receipts 14 15c, while butter market remains steady with 17,200 cases received.
Readable scraps indicate cattle and hogs with varied bids. Prices drift with weights and grades, while some items show modest declines and others hold steady.
Fragmentary OCR text provides partial prices and items but lacks complete details or identifiable entities. The readable portions mention numbers like 3.50 and market related terms, but the source is too damaged to derive a coherent event or names.
A fragmented grain market entry shows prices for Tolero grain and related commodities. It mentions No 8 white and yellow feeds, creamery items, and various March February price quotes alongside timothy values per hundredweight and other small figures.
Hundreds gathered in Athens for the funeral of Dr. John H. Berry. Ohio Welfare Department officials and Athens State menpited players attended. Rev. Charres M. Coulter led services at the First M. E. Church. Burial and further rites followed in Danville.
Adie R. Baumline, aged 83, died at his home in Columbus Wednesday. Survived by widow Mrs. Baumline, his father, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Laa, and brother Howard Baumiing of New York. Funeral set for 2 o'clock Saturday noon. Baumline was a representative of the A. J. Heine Co. in Pittsburgh.
The basketball game between Athens Tigaer and the House of David, scheduled for Thursday night, has been cancelled as announced.
Vienna reports Leopold of Habsburg drawn into four potential duels following a confrontation with an ex-royal baron in green hunting attire. London dispatch notes the incident sparked by insults to nobility and archducal honor.
In New Orleans on January 21 Huey P Long’s grip on the Democratic electorate appears clinched as O K Allen holds a commanding lead in the nomination race for governor, a result tantamount to election.
A blaze swept the furnace room of the historic St Paul M.E. Church in Eaton late yesterday causing about 50000 dollars in damage. The fire gutted the area and threatened the main structure, with no immediate reports of injuries.
In Cadillac Michigan Jane Aie reports Probate Judge H A Snider offered marriage to couples but the brides propose. Mrs Dab He Steele of Canton Ohio says she does not smoke or drink and has asked the judge to help her find a husband.
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