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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1928
Page
7
A lengthy classified section lists automotives services moving and storage, household goods, real estate for rent or sale, coal fuel listings, instruments and machinery for sale, and legal notices. It references Athens area businesses and residents with multiple phone numbers and addresses, plus auctions and a public utility hearing notice.
Classified notices include a traveling bag lost near Hobson and Union Depot and a chain ring lost in Nelsonville. Ads promote car batteries and tires, radio sales, repair services, and a stucco station in Middleport. Flowers, funeral work, and radio reception notes appear along with a 3 ton service truck and other auto listings.
The Valley Public Service Company of Columbus Ohio files with the Public Utilities Commission to abandon motor passenger service and surrender Certificates No 240 41 43 and 44 for the route between Lancaster and Athens Ohio A hearing is set for 10 o clock A M Monday January 14 1929 in the Public Utilities Commission hearing room State Office Building West Broad Street Columbus Ohio Contact the commission for details The Valley Public Service Company address N E Corner Third and Broad Streets Columbus Ohio 12 20 30
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio will hold a hearing on January 10 1929 in Columbus to consider surrender of Certificate 2248 authorizing Public Service Company to operate motor vehicles for hire between Athens and Pompe Ohio. All interested parties may obtain timing and place details by writing to the Public Utilities Commission.
Louise C. Biddison files in Athens County Common Pleas Court Civil Cause No 14119 seeking eight hundred dollars. An attachment and garnishment are issued against Claudius L Biddison with real estate in Trimble Ohio and funds in the hands of Elmer G Biddison administrator. Respond by February 1928. Attorneys Woolley and Rowland.
Used parts and tires available for Overland and Buick models. Quick service offers and alcohol fill at one dollar per gallon. Stop in for service and call the listed number for details.
Public auction at the Athens County Court House on the 26th day of the month at 1 PM for the sale of described real estate in Athens Township Ohio in the case of Plainitt versus Oxley Case No 14087. The property includes a 160 acre parcel divided into eastern and western halves with metes and bounds and a company release in effect.
TM of whose address Athens Ohio has been appelleawed and qualified as Administratrix of the estate of A L Nixon deceased December. Probate court of Wood County directs claimants to present claims to Wilson Receiver or Jones & Jones attorneys by December 20 1920.
Market notes from Pittsburgh show cattle and lamb prices with quotes for fat lambs at 15.50 and bulk lambs around 11.00, fat ewes about 8 dollars, and receipts totaling about 380 head. Prices listed include 9.75 to 9.89 for veal, and steer and heifer figures near 9.75.
The report lists receipts totaling 3 000 with 121 heldovers. Prices include various market quotes: hogs at 9.10 to 9.80, cattle around 5 per head, and fat ewes at 96 to 97.50. Other lines show bulk fat prices and different per unit rates, indicating a firm market with mixed lots and frequent small lots.
Market list shows butter in tubs 51 53c extra firsts 48 50c seconds 44 Eggs extras 44c extra firsts 4ic poultry stock heavy fowls 29 3ic medium 37 featiorn 22 24c heavy springers 3 Sone geese 26 28c Turkeys 40 42c Potatoes priced per 150 lb sacks White Ohio New York 1.65 2. Wisconsin east 68 Green Mountain 2.15 2.25 Idaho Russet Burbanks 2 Ib bags 2.10082.25 100 lb sacks 2.18 home grown bushel sacks 65 78c.
The record notes butter steady with creamery tablets listing prices around 49 50c and 52c for tests and ungraded fresh cases. It mentions extra firsts at 42c and 38c for seconds 35c with nearby ungraded products at 33c.
Market notes list mixed prices for corn rye oats barley and cash oats plus new and old cash figures. Butter eggs hay and other commodities show varied price quotes reflecting a farm market snapshot.
Prices list carrots at $1 per box and iceberg lettuce at 88 cents. White onions appear in limited quantities, crowding display. The brief market rundown notes overall moderate demand with small price variations for produce items.
The Cincinnati page lists butter prices at 2640 R. No. 2 30c per pound and bread rates with fresh grade red extra at 40c, firsts 36c, seconds - nearby ungraded 38c.
A terse OCR fragment lists various items with unclear units and prices. It mentions ducks, hens, tubs, current rects, and percentages with numbers such as 25 300 and 36, but the text is garbled and lacks a coherent event or sale details. No clear entities or outcomes are readable.
Butter market report lists receipts 10 547 with variety lines including nearby whites fancy 40 52c and near by mixed whites 48c. Fresh firsts 28 5, western whites 29 43c and Pacific Coast 30 50c. Nearby browns 28s 33c and ex ter 4844 48% price indicators included.
Hogs receipts 3 800, market steady to 25 cents lower. Prices ranged to 9 15 for 160 60 lb hogs, 200 lb hogs 4.19 to 4. 69. Beef cattle receipts 350, vealers 50 c up, cows 5 6 89, heavy calves 9 81 6, stockers 9 10. Sheep receipts 200, market steady with fat lambs 15 and bulk fat lambs 13 11, ewes at 8 12.
In Chicago on December 27 Professor Samuel J Record of the Field Museum reports milking a Guatemala tree to produce a quart of tree milk. He says half a liter of the fluid taken straight yields the same effect as a square meal, noting the liquid resembles cow’s milk in appearance and taste and sours quickly.
Cleveland attorney A. R. Wilbur Wilkin aged 61 died of a heart attack. He was a prominent figure in the city and son of former Ohio Supreme Court Justice J. Foster Wilkin.
In Chauncey after midnight last night a fifth annual post Christmas attempt to break into the Luckoff Underselling Store was thwarted by the burglar alarm. A child may have opened the front door for others after prying open a rear window and bars. The thieves fled before manager Max Altman arrived. Herman Luckoff owns stores in Athens and Gloucester.
Zack, who brews liquor for personal use, will serve 10 months to a year after Prosecutor Harrd Smedley refused a life sentence for the fourth dry law offense. He worked 18 hours daily to support his wife and seven children. three prior convictions were omitted from the bill of particulars.
London reports indicate King George’s condition remains largely unchanged as two bulletins show only minor shifts since last night. Doctors and royal aides gathered at the Palace from morning until after midday in a routine update.
Hospitals in Southern Ansona attract residents of Ohio more than state facilities. Amos Habron known as Cat Whiskers, from Kimberly and formerly New Floodwood, was indicted by the May Grand Jury for breaking into Sayre's store in New Floodwood. He was treated for appendicitis while held in Athens County Jail and released to seek medical care in Arizona before being arrested again and committed to the Athens County Jail.
Washington reports that a woman used Mrs. Robinson's name to gather funds for a children's home. Mrs. Robinson denied any connection. Alexander B., president of the institution, said none of the collected money had reached the home and the total amount obtained is unknown.
The Eastern Merchants, a semi professional basketball team based in Columbus, have open dates and seek matchups with teams in Athens and nearby areas. Interested teams should contact manager Arthur Ravick at 314 South Eighteenth Street Columbus.
New York report says Ossie Orwell may win the Philadelphia Athletics first base job next season. Experts note he showed improvement at first base in several games last year and hit .806 in 64 games while also pitching, suggesting an open position could favor his chances.
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