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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1934
Page
9
More than 100 turkeys chickens geese ducks and guineas were dumped from the Gallipolis Motor Sales Building roof to a crowd of about 3000. Spectators rushed rooftops trees and posts to claim birds with brief scuffles over shared prizes as streets filled and officials closed sections from Court to Second Avenue.
Mrs. A. W. Pullins hosts the Woman's Home Missionary Society with Cheshire members present. Rev. J. W. McMahan spoke on the Filipinos after a business session and Christmas songs were sung. A future Cheshire meeting is set for January 17. Sunday School conducted a Christmas program at the M. E. Church with 104 of 115 pupils present.
Princess Xenia Romanoff arrives in New York aboard the Grace Liner Santa Clara. The former Mrs. William B. Leeds uses two styles of names, with a court order legalizing the dual identity as Miss Xenia Romanoff and Princess Xenia.
Gallia County notes show the Ohio and Kanawha rivers at high water with steamboats like the Ben Franklin passing Cedar Grove coal to Cincinnati. The Kathryn receives boiler work, the Peace and Liberty tow for the South, and plans for a new dredge. Greene recovers in Louisville, plus historic references to Pittsburgh coal boats and old packets.
New York early trading shows slight gains in Chrysler United Aircraft Northern Pacific and American Can with Deere firming. Steel demand fuels year end gains while auto output for December nears 145 000 cars and January production looks strongest in five years. Treasury December 22 results show higher gold assets and shifts in government and demand deposits. Other notes detail regional produce prices and grain quotations across city markets.
At Gallipolis City Park 500 people watched 69 numbers drawn by Judge White Atty Johnston and Col Ecker. Officials estimated 300000 tickets represented and winners must submit numbers by January 5 0 0 Jan 5 and 15 for different prize tiers.
Several automobile accidents were reported Monday night near Jew Corner Route 141 Eureka and Swan Creek. Mr Oakes of Huntington West Virginia was treated at Holzer Hospital for a fractured collar bone and facial bruises from the Eureka crash. Ralph Robinson of Eureka sustained a forehead cut. Stanford Moore aged 43 of Wellston suffered a fractured left leg and possible skull fracture when his car was struck early Wednesday morning and he remains at Holzer hospital.
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati livestock reports show hogs higher with strong demand, cattle and calves mixed but mostly steady, and sows holding firm. Chicago hog prices rise sharply on frigid market with top around $7.10. further Treasury and wool market notes follow in brief.
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