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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1933
Page
9
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Ohio court auctions two tracts in Glouster and Millfield for debt recovery. Sheriff Charles Stratton will sell January 20 1034 at 1 PM at the Athens County Courthouse. Each tract excludes mineral rights and coal interests with minimum bid two thirds of appraised value 1700.
Pomeroy Sep 27 Judge C E Peoples left for Ironton to hear a trial in Lawrence County common pleas court. No Meigs County cases are scheduled for the remainder of the current term. Two boys from West Virginia headed to the Civilian Conservation Camp were stranded in Pomeroy overnight, then continued today. Stenographers under the CWA worked in several courthouse offices, while others catalogued books at the Middleport Public Library. Eleanor Smith, a trained nurse in New York, visits with her mother Florence Smith in Pomeroy, and Florence attends Columbus business college.
Cleone Ross and Cleone Rose, both minors, in Athens County Ohio court actions filed October 9 1954 and October 9 1933 seek sale of undivided halves of Lot 419 Thaddeus Longs onville in Nelsonville to pay debts and estate costs. Administrators Hal H Rowland and C L Stout list petitions and deadlines January 25 1954 and January 2 1934 for responses.
About 1,500 sets of passenger car licenses and 350 sets of truck tags were sold by noon at C. L. Jordan’s office in the Court house basement. The F. J. Beasley Co. made a large purchase totaling $700. The office will stay open 7 to 9 each night this week. Truck owners must apply soon as forms go to Columbus for mailing. The Sunday midnight deadline applies to 1933 tags.
A garage owned by Homer Higging and a car owned by Clarence Bartlett were destroyed by fire Tuesday night after 6. High winds fueled the blaze before Athens Fire Department arrived. The unins ur ed structures and auto were not insured. Cause undetermined.
Portsmouth report says Jesse Roark of Salyeraville Kentucky, 24, drowned after his automobile plunged into a creek in Pike County Tuesday and he became pinned in six inches of water.
Reports estimate Civil Works Administration payrolls cover about 4.12 million workers and cost roughly 50 million dollars a week. The program began weeks ago with a 400 million dollar allotment and is slated for replenishment as it nears exhaustion. The Relief program adds hundreds of millions weekly, aiding about 1.5 million families statewide.
A vast public health campaign in Southeastern Ohio, led by the U S Public Health Service and the Civil Works Administration, will install concrete toilets in towns and rural schools and mines lacking central water. Twenty counties will participate with Kenneth A. Lynn directing the area from Logan. H F Conner overseeing District 2 including Athens and nearby counties. Oscar Fulton directing Athens County work.
Mansfield Ohio December 11 1933 John Snyder prisoner at Ohio State Reformatory Mansfield admitted from Athens County convicted January 24 1933 of stealing a motor vehicle serving a 1 to 20 year sentence eligible for a hearing before the Board of Parole on or after January 1 1934 Parole and Record Clerk J J Feeney completes record dated 12 13 1930 iw
Funeral services for Boyd Pritchard aged 25 of Athens will be Friday at 2 pm in the Christian Church Athens. Burial will be in West Union Street Cemetery. The body will be brought to Athens today and his mother Mrs Marie Pritchard and sister Miss Gertrude Pritchard will return home. A phone number for visitor calls is listed as 2 Franklin Avenue Fricade.
New York stocks moved higher after a weaker start with gains across industrials and utilities. American Can rose from 95% to 96% and Du Pont advanced to 92% while Consolidated Gas climbed above 35. Rails oils and mining shares also rose with only modest bond movement.
The Dun & Bradstreet daily weighted price index of 30 commodities shows today at 100.23, with Friday 99.867, weekly gain 08.83, monthly rise 09.35, and yearly gain 70.79. Comparisons include the 1933 high of 113.52 on July 18 and the 1933 low of 67.86 on January 20. Copyright 1933 by Dun & Bradstreet.
Three people arrested over the last weekend by Sheriff Charles Stratton and his deputies were arraigned before Magistrate Pearl Miller Tuesday night and fined. Lillie Smith of Broadwell pleaded guilty to interfering with an officer and was fined 25 dollars plus costs, which she arranged to pay and was released. Amos Priest and Harry Smith, both of Broadwell, were fined 5 dollars plus costs each after pleading guilty to intoxication charges and arranged to pay the fines and costs.
Butter and eggs prices and market notes from Baltimore and Cincinnati show firm butter trends with varied grade pricing. Cincinnati reports No 3 stock, 6c butter fat, eggs at firm cases with firsts around 20c per dozen and seconds near 18c, plus storage and special price lines.
Butter nearby tubs with 92 score extras, eggs near by current receipts with 19 20c, 18 16c, and 17 10c notes. Poultry prices list various weights and varieties including leghorn springers, old turkeys, fresh killed full dressed hens at 25c and turkeys at 30c, hog dressed 2hc. Southern Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky curve receipts noted.
Market prices show firm rates for ButterMarket Extras 230 and Eyes-Market whites 210. Current receipts list fresh pullets 1Sc.
Hog receipts show gains with top bids around 4 per cwt for 170 to 220 lb hogs and higher weights near 4. The 260 lb class around 3.75 with 140 to 150 lb hogs at 3.40 to 3.50. Cattle receipts were nominal with bulk fed steer bids from 5.25 to 5.85 and calves around 50 cents higher. Sheep and lamb receipts were 500 with fat lambs strong to 7.85 top. clipped lambs 7.25 and wethers up to 3.50.
Hog receipts reach 300 head with 200 direct, prices up about 15 cents. top hogs 160 to 250 lbs around 3.75, 250 to 300 lbs at 3.50, sows steady to strong. Cattle receipts 350 with calves 260. steers and heifers steady to higher, calves up 50 cents. Fat cows 22.50 to 25. Bulls 22.50 to 30.40. Sheep receipts 260 with better lambs 7.50 to 7.50, handysize may top 7.50. throwouts around 6.96 to 6.75. Principal totals show 1,502,590 dollars.
Parkersburg livestock market reports receipts of 740 head cattle 75 cattle. demand up 25 to 40 cents from last week. Medium to good cattle mostly 4 to 64.50. veal 5.80 to 6.00. fat cows 2 to 3.25. hogs 3.25 to 3.60. sheep and lambs 6 to 7.60 top, feeders 4.50 to 5.50. bulls 1.50 to 4. milk cows 10 to 30.
The Boston wool market reopened after a three day holiday with inquiries from manufacturers and top makers but few sales. Prices remain firm as buyers stay ready to act on any upward movement. Ohio Delaine fine combing wools quoted 35 36 grease blood, 36 37 ¾ blood, 42 43 ¾ blood. Territory graded fine combings 86 88 cents clean, 83 85 ¾ blood, 1083, and 73 75 blood.
Pittsburgh reports a spread of crude oil prices from multiple pipelines and regions. Local grades from Pennsylvania sources such as National Transit, Tide Water, Buckeye, and Southwest Penn lines trade around 2.07 to 2.97 dollars per barrel, with other regional grades in the 1.12 to 1.32 dollar range and Western Kentucky and Illinois prices noted.
The market list shows Wheat No. 2 red and No. 1 red prices with small variations, corn values for yellow grades around 60 to mid 40s, oats and rye listed with minor changes, and several seed crops including clover and alsike. Treasury and Liberty bond quotes appear with mixed yields and maturities across noon to March dates.
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