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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1926

Page

7

Mixed U S prices and commodities report early December

Market notes show diverse prices including potatoes from Maine New York and Minnesota Ohio Colorado and Idaho with mixed per 120 pound sacks and firsts and packing stock values. Liberty bonds opened at 101 and various treasury issues showed modest gains while Toledo wheat corn rye oats and butter prices are listed with cash and futures quotes.

York State New Maine New York Minn Wise Ohio Colorado Brown Beauties Idaho Eaee Pullett

Market report notes steady receipts and lamb prices

Beef cows bring around 10.00 to 12.40 with cutters at 2.00 and reelers near 15.40. Sheep receipts total 5,000 with top fat lambs at 15.25 and bulk fat lambs at 15.00 as market stays steady.

Marktet Tele le Reget Crlves

Chicago livestock market mixed with steady calf and sheep trade

Cattle receipts near 12 000 with market steady and beef steers around 10.75 to 12.75. calves light, vealers 8.50 to 15.00. Hogs totals about 27 000 with prices 11.50 to 12.10. lambs and ewes show mixed gains, fed lambs around 12.25. Chicago reports note scarce feeders and steady to weak stockers, cattle and sheep activity fluctuates across regions.

Chicago Juan HK Chicago

Chicago Produce Receipts Annotated By Nutter Ledger

The fragment records coin totals for CHICAGO PRODUCE including Nutter receipts and egg entries. It notes 1 455 for creamery and 6 027 for eggs with unclear item labels and unit prices.

Chicago Standarda

New York Produce Prices and Market Notes

Market brief listing New York produce receipts and prices for several items. Notes include buttes, creams, tomatoes, teocipik stems, and Pacific coast shipments with variations in grade andNearby browns.

New York Teocipik Stemly Fancy Glo Ile Pacific Coast Browns Sto Pivie

Cleveland Poultry Market Update

Fragmented OCR text describes various poultry types such as Leghorns, heavy fowls, springers, me plum ite, ducks and brick segues. Listings mention Mele and Meg with limited readable names and items, suggesting a local poultry market or catalog.

Cleveland Springers

Germany Attacks U S Imperialism Over Nicaragua Landing

Berlin papers condemn U S sailors landing at Puerto Cabezas Niearanga. Headlines call it a Bloody Christmas in Nicaragua and say Americans land troops for Christmas, reflecting German protest amid the U S imperialism critique.

Berlin United States Puerto Cabezas Niearanga Berliner Tageblatt Nicarauga Montaguorfan

Fire at Comiskey Park Hinders Seating Expansion

Fire swept through the right field bleachers at Comiskey Park in Chicago damaging framework used for concrete holds. Secretary Harry Grabiner said damage was small and not delaying completion for the opening game next season. Classified offers follow.

Chicago Comiskey Park Chicago White Sox Harry Grabiner

Dempsey balks at sim final in Rickard tourney

Dempsey's Eastern business representative Leonard Sacks says the champion refuses to fight second and third raters in the Tex Rickard heavyweight elimination event. He will only agree to a bout with Gene Tunney. The second item notes Cincinnati weather with the Ohio River cresting near 46 or 47 feet.

New York Jack Dempsey Tex Rickard Leonard D. Sacks Gene Tunney Cincinnati Ohio River W. C. Devereaux

Ohio Briefs Plan Visit of American Legion Commander

Columbus plans arranged for Howard I. Savage national commander of the American Legion to visit Columbus January 15. Cleveland reports a poisoning scare when Marie Peck 14 discovered a poison tablet in candy left at the Peck home.

Columbus Howard I. Savage American Legion Cleveland Marie Peck Andy Peck Marie

Fraunfelter China Co. President Dies in Zanesville

Charles J D Fraunfelter president of Fraunfelter China company in Zanesville died of double pneumonia after a two year decline.

Zanesville Charles JD. Fraunfelter Fraunfelter China Company

KISSING TRAGEDY IN CINCINNATI INVESTIGATED

Rex Fowler died from gunshot injuries after an argument over kissing Leona Wade in Cincinnati. Arthur Wade remains in serious condition from a related shooting incident.

Cincinnati Rex Fowler Leona Wade Arthur Wade

Rail Time Card North and South Trains Athens Schedule

Athens train schedule lists departures for northbound trains No 1 at 7 00 am and No 5 at 2 55 pm daily. Southbound No 2 at 12 26 pm No 6 at 5 35 pm. Hocking Valley services include northbound No 31 at 7 14 pm No 3 at 12 10 pm daily except Sunday and No 37 at 5 30 pm. Northbound arrivals include No 30 at 11 08 am and No 34 at 2 32 pm daily except Sunday. Westbound Baltimore and Ohio trains No 48 and No 43 32 4 pm and eastbound 4 24 pm and 4 pm times with various service hours.

Athens Anes Pines Hocking Valley Depar Aes Baltimore & Onio

Fosdick to Have New 4 Million Dollar Baptist Church

New York plan for a 4 million dollar Baptist church for Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick, funded by John D. Rockefeller Jr., to be built on Riverside Drive. The 2,400 seat main auditorium will top a 20 story Gothic tower 375 feet high with a 57 bell carillon. The building will house a theater bowling alleys recreation rooms classrooms social halls and offices.

New York Harry Emerson Fosdick John D. Rockefeller, Jr Church Monthly Park Avenue Baptist Church River‘side Drive America Charters Park Avenue

Storm Deluge Ices New York Streets Two Die

Ice coated streets after a late December storm in New York caused two deaths and many injuries. One death followed a fall on the ice and another from a traffic crash. Four people were badly hurt by falls, three hospitalized for exposure, with several more hurt in accidents. The storm began as rain then froze, then snow, creating a shimmering, diamond coated cityscape that attracted crowds to parks.

New York

Pittsburg Player Ches ter Wasmuth Undergoes Knee Surgery

University of Pittsburgh tackle Chester Wasmuth played most of the season with a leg injury and wore a brace. He was admitted to a hospital in Pittsburgh for an operation. Several inches of cartilage were removed.

Pittsburgh Chester Wasmuth University of Pittsburgh

If Jesus Had Not Come Sermon Sparks Christmas Reflection

The Rev. A. Y. Wilcox preached on If Jesus Had Not Come at a Christmas service. The summary notes how without Jesus there would be no pilgrimages to Palestine, no Christian art or Christmas songs, no church, no act of charity, and no Christmas cheer in homes.

Jesus A. Y. Wilcox Palestine Harry Emerson Fosdick Holy Land Christ Lillie God Salvation Army Mollie Elwell Jim John Clayton Mollie Prof John Lake

Moire Pattern Dress Offered in 7 Bust Sizes

Pattern details 34 to 46 inch bust, using 40 inch material with contrasting trim. Instructions include yardage for size 38 and vestee, dress width at foot with plaits. Pattern available by mail for 15 cents. Poison liquor case reported in Warren Ohio with A A Negus, 58, identified as first victim of holiday poisoning.

Warren, O A. A. Negus

New Road Open Connects Columbus and Cincinnati Route

State Route No two now paved from Columbus to Cincinnati via West Jefferson Xenia Lebanon and Sharonville and open for traffic.

Columbus Cincinnati West Jefferson Xenia Lébanon Sharonville

Earth Tremor Felt Across San Joaquin Valley

A light earthquake was registered at 1535 a m in Fresno California and was felt from Tur lock to Porterville. No damage was reported as the shaking swept through the San Joaquin valley.

California Fresno Cal Dee San Joaquin Valley Turbock Porterville

Flaky tale unfolds in Camdenville amid family ties and flirtation

In Camdenville Indiana in October 1868 Martha Dalton, nurse, aids a fainting woman on a train. The woman dies after bearing twins Margaret and Elizabeth adopted as Rusty and Betty. Jim Elwell serves in World War I, misregistered as John Powell, dies abroad. The Clayton family hosts the twins at their Indianapolis home, where Freddie Lawrence’s flirtation is thwarted by Betty. The party reveals social contrasts and a lively, risky high life mentor-figure John Clayton.

Prof Motlie Elwelel Camdenville Ind Martha Dalton Elwell Jim Margaret Elizabeth Rusty Betty Jim Elwell Ige John Powell Ey One Clayton Indianapolis Freddie Lawrence Freddie Mr. Lawrence Phillipa John Clayton Mollie Molile France Edwells Oth

Family grief and hope as Jim Elwell’s fate changes

In Camdenville Prof Elwell and Mollie cope with loss and sorrow after Jim’s presumed death. A late knock reveals Jim is alive, reversing the mood as Grace and resilience return to the home. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as the family braces for what comes next.

Andrews Accepts Green Resignation Amid Court Case

Assistant Secretary of the Andrews accepted Colonel Ned B. Green’s resignation as prohibition administrator for Northern California effective February 1, 1827. Green, who was acquitted in a federal San Francisco case over using confiscated liquor for personal use, had been suspended and reinstated earlier this week.

Washington Andrews Ned B. Green California Green San Francisco

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