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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1932
Page
7
A dense page lists livestock and poultry sections, real estate for sale and rent, and various merchandise ads. Items include dogs and horses, automobiles for sale, coal and feed, furniture, radios, and tools. Listings mention buyers, sellers, contact names, and local shop references across Athens County and nearby towns.
Ad copy touts savings on needed items with low prices and convenient options. It promises time and money saved by using these ads.
Local notices show a Pomeroy Christmas sale at Watsons Press Shop and a range of auto accessories. The bulk lists probate and guardianship filings in Athens County, Ohio with hearings set for late December 1933 and January 1933, detailing estates, accounts, inventories, and appraisements under Probate Judge S. M. Johnson.
Francis Graham of Athens R D No. 6 must report to city police headquarters Tuesday over alleged failure to stop his car when signaled during Sunday’s Court Street fire. Police say the vehicle rammed the fire base. Graham claims brakes failed.
Community notes from Carbondale report two weeks of revival services closing Sunday at the M. E. Church. Christmas vacation plans for the local school were discussed, visitors from Nelsonville and Columbus visited relatives, births cited at Avon and near here, and several residents planned travel to Akron, Canton, and Mitcheltown for the holidays.
Mrs. Margaret Parker died at her home Tuesday and funeral services were held Thursday with burial at Tuppers Plains. Lafayette Veteer died Monday after prolonged illness at his home. funeral services were conducted Friday at 10:30 by Rev. F Norris with burial at Hetzer Cemetery. He was a lifelong resident. survivors include three sisters and a brother.
New Marsi field Sunday School Class No. 3 of the Christian Church held a Christmae party at Mr. Everett Nigel home. Attendees included Author Rnopich Gene Riurick Carl Rharickh Richard Burgett James Maei Herman tabub Johnanie Grubb Merman Stewart Charles Russell Billie Liewellyn Albert Wigal Kinore Stewart Mrs Blanche Hargett and Mrs Overett Nigal Maratfield Wild Cata. Tigers played Saturday Dec. 17 Matenfield boys won. Bertha Syx of Athens visited sister Rachel Syx Friday. Christmas exercises set for M P Church Sunday night.
In Pottsville inmates built a large electric star atop the county prison as Warden Watson urged hope and better conduct through the project. The star, visible above the town, aimed to inspire the prisoners toward improved behavior and work.
Firemen on the Shequehanna River west of Fairview rescued a family stranded on a river island, delivering a boatload of food after they were found warded and without sustenance amid ice chokepoints.
Dellar Savings & Trust Company will have more than 800000 dollars available next Monday for depositors. Carl W. Cilman executive vice president announced the plan in Youngstown.
In the Gran Chaco the Bolivian and Paraguayan armies halted fighting for 24 hours starting 1 p.m. Christmas Eve at the Pope's request. From La Paz Bolivia and surroundings report the pause to allow relief and negotiations.
Police seek Dr. Squire P. Bevier of St. Louis after the body of 71 year old Mrs. Josephine Stark Elder, a patient and mother of former Missouri Supreme Court judge Conway Eider, is found in his dental office with severe skull fractures and broken arm bones from an apparent struggle.
The report covers stock, financial news, and produce prices with figures for butter, grains, and poultry. It notes modest shifts in futures like wheat and corn and mentions holiday trading activity and notable individuals visiting for Christmas.
The report records cattle receipts and prices for calves yearlings and heifers with quotes in dollars per hundredweight. It notes market steadiness and a vealers segment at five to six dollars, while lambs and wethers show activity as buyers focus on steady demand. It also mentions unindexed government bond optimism and a stronger pound amid cautious buying.
The readable lines describe a dated New York fragment mentioning activity and pricing on an exchange with fragmented phrases about sessions and a power group. The text is garbled and contains no clear events, people, or concrete details to summarize.
Langsville Mrs R te Grapes travels to Columbia after the death of her mother Mrs Mary Mheline Merce and sons join her father Mr Adon of Michigan for the trip. Jerry Chase and family of Cincinnati visit the parents Mr and Mrs F E Chase as the holiday approaches Huntington W Va hosts Mary Mataminger Warren Wilton Knapp and Fr Taylor listed among attendees. Mr Gorhy has been in the area.
Instructions describe crafting slippers from old tires and inner tubes for the whole family. The guide covers tracing feet, cutting soles, making straps with perforations, tacking parts together, finishing edges, and using tape for beach wear. It emphasizes practicality, quiet indoors, and creative reuse.
The notice lists several families and individuals moving into or occupying homes, including Paul Stout and GP Clark at Jobe Parties property, Nay Lin covh and family in the Cash tn area, and Rob Riley in two rooms with Mr and Mrs Maligan Chevalier. It also mentions Shingler and son Billy traveling to Barberton for Christmas with Mrs Shing lore's parents, and attendance at funeral services for Harriet flohe.
Train times show departures from Athens with No 9 and No 6 daily except Sunday. North bound services run to Trata and Seathhe with various connections and mid day arrivals to Albene. Several notes mention daily operation, Sunday exceptions, and proposed shifts in schedule amid unclear remnants.
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