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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1927

Page

11

You Don't Know How Easy It Is To Get Results

An ad promising rapid outcomes labeled CHALMERS-6 COACH for $15 draws attention with a bold claim and pricing. The snippet implies a product or service marketed as a quick results solution.

Glouster Classified Ads and Local TransportNotes

Glouster classifieds advertise messenger service calls and mixed dance at Moose Hall with Lawson orchestra. Daily bus shuttles Glouster to McConnellsville at set times. Automotive deals include starters and tires from Midway Junk Co and Millfield Garage offers. Burson Chevrolet Co lists a Ford sedan at special weekly price.

Mcconnellville Glouster McConnelsville Earl E. Johnson Moose Hall Lawson Midway Junk Co Millfield Garage Burson Chevrolet Co Braddock Smiths Auto Service Opex Duco Willyson Knight Logan Knight Whippet Co FORD Anthony Logan Ohio

Markets Sees Wide Egg Price Range and Grain Notes

Market summary from New York and Midwest hubs notes storage eggs quoted across a broad 33 to 40 cent range with some wholesalers at 38 3 8. Wheat, corn, rye, oats, and butter futures and cash prices, plus hogs and cattle receipts and values in Chicago and Cleveland markets.

Columbus Toledo Dee U. P Timothy Cash Alsike York Pacific Coast

Bootleg Sweet Potatoes Allege Smuggling In New Orleans

New Orleans merchants report a new bootlegging trend involving sweet potatoes. The Association of Commerce condemns the practice of shipping southern yams without state inspection seals, noting Texas has embargoed New Orleans sweet potato shipments and urging an end to illicit imports.

New Orleans Association of Commerce Texas

Hocking Valley Train Schedule for Athens

Northbound trains No 33 35 and 37 depart Athens at 7 15 am 12 10 pm and 8 30 pm daily. Southbound arrivals No 20 32 and 34 reach Athens at 11 08 am 4 45 pm and 9 10 pm daily except Sunday.

Athens Hocking Valley

Woman cares for seven children on $25 a week and wins custody

Sarah Karp 23, mother to five brothers and two sisters, fights in court to keep her brood and win full custody after her father sought to place some children in an institution. She supports them on $25 weekly, runs a tight home on Monroe Street, and hopes her children pursue education with aims of Sid becoming a lawyer and Harry a doctor.

Sarah Karp Marian Hale The Messenger Philadelphia Sarah Abe Sammy Sidney Harry Dorothy Ruthie Monroe Street Max Canada Abie Sid Sam

Dual Role Star at Second Could Hold Short Position

Tony Lazzeri shows versatility as he plays second base and could take over shortstop duties if needed. His fielding range and bat provide value in the infield, prompting managers to consider him as a potential regular at short.

Star Tony Lazzeri

Lazzeri Called Best AL Second Baseman with Shortstop Hints

Baseball writers rate Tony Lazzeri of the New York Yankees as the top second baseman in the American League and note he could also be the league’s best shortstop if moved. Lazzeri debuted as a shortstop but has primarily played second base.

Tony Lazzeri Yankees Yankee Tony Lazzeri

Laurelville Downgrades Aquinas 23 to 12 in Slow Game

Laurelville high school defeated Aquinas college basketball team of Columbus 23 to 12 in a slow contest. Bruce Caldwell of Yale denied plans to enter the military academy at West Point.

Laurelville Laurelville High School Aquinas College Columbus Bruce Caldwell Yale West Point Military Academy

Lefty Bolton Sets Batting Mark With Terre Haute Club

Pitcher Lefty Bolton, bound for the Indians next spring, posted a .323 batting average in 76 games for Terre Haute last season, showing versatility as pitcher and other positions.

Bolton Indians Terre Haute

Canzoneri Taylor Bout Sets Stage for Featherweight Title Shot

Brooklyn featherweight contender Tony Canzoneri faces Bud Taylor of Indiana in a 10 round Madison Square Garden bout. The result will influence the featherweight and bantamweight championships, with Canzoneri favored to meet Benny Bass for the undisputed title if he wins. Taylor warns he may retire if defeated and has earned about $100,000 in his career.

New York W.R Tony Canzoneri Brooklyn Bud Taylor Terre Haute Ind National Boxing Association Madison Square Garden Canzoneri Benny Bass Philadelphia Taylor

Middlewest Winter Sports Carnival Set for Four Lakes

The first winter sports carnival in the Middlewest will be held at Four Lakes Madison Wisconsin January 5 6 7 announced by George Little UW athletics director. Skating ski jumping hockey school boy skating main winter sports and ice boating on the program. Madison city will cooperate with the University to host open to all amateurs.

New York U.rthe Middlewest Four Lakes Madison Wisconsin George Little University of Wisconsin

Sammy Rothschild Freed by Pittsburgh Club

Pittsburgh today released Sammy Rothschild the wingman from the hockey club following an indefinite suspension last Saturday for failing to condition He had been purchased from the Montreal Maroons for the season.

Pittsburgh Sammy Rothschild P* Burgh Child Montreal Maroons

Lewis to wrestle Streicher for world heavyweight title

Ec Ler Lewis, weighing 280 pounds, leaves Chicago for St Louis on February 20 to face Joe Streicher in a world heavyweight championship match. Lewis plans to shed 10 pounds to reach 320 and decide the title.

Chicago Ecler Lewis Louis Joe Strecher

Illinois athletic revenue tops 338 thousand in December

The Illinois athletic commission announced 338,836.59 dollars in December 1927 revenue through Acting Chairman Paul Prehn. Total attendance for the year reached 607,940, driven by the Tunney Dempsey bout boosting both attendance and income records.

Chicago Illinois’ Treasury Athletic Commission Paul Prehn Prehn

Freak Bandit Found in City of Lansing Michigan

A unique criminal is identified as Hitch-Hike a deft bandit who boards crowded cars with a gun and gets rides while dressed in collegiate clothes and smoked spectacles. He has targeted six victims in Lansing and once grazed a man’s cheek near East Lansing before continuing toward Detroit.

Freak Bandit Michiga Lansing Mich Toledo Michigan E. A. Lockewood East Lansing Detroit Lockwood Lockcheek

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