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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1930
Page
9
A compact price rundown lists a 1926 Studebaker coach at 295 dollars a Gardner 8 1927 sedan for 250 dollars and a 1930 Marquette sedan priced at 775 dollars and 907 cents.
Mrs J M Chapple of R D No 7 Athens reported brisk calls after placing a Messenger classified ad offering Christmas chickens and fresh eggs for sale. The ad prompted readers to call 0243 Athens to place poultry and farm product listings.
A surprise birthday gathering was hosted Saturday night at Esther Smith's home in New Marshfield. Attendees included Lawrence Hunter, Charles Lewellyn, Garret Trout, Lawrence Barron, George Hunter, Thomas Lewellyn, Lelia Trout, Bert Stienmeyer, Chester Hawk, Alma Tewksbury, Sol Goff, Edward Hawk, Edna Russell, Ina Trout, Ruth Lewellyn, plus guests Lester Barnett of Cincinnati Marshall Barron of Parkersburg and Mr and Mrs D M Clutter of Athens.
Roll Hensen Glouster and Bird MacFarland of Jacksonville were arraigned before Magistrate C. C. Porter on a manufacturing intoxicating liquor charge. They pleaded not guilty and were held on $1,000 bonds. A liquor stash mash and a still were reportedly found at Hensen’s home by Constables Harry Junod and Joe Jonas. James Horn of Luhrig was arrested on an affidavit by George Johnson charging him with shooting with intent. he pleaded not guilty and has a $500 bond set.
Columbus figures show total state revenue 1930 and 1931 projected at 16,684,860 for the next two years with general revenue and special funds. Finance Director Harry D. Silver estimates highway funds at 55,687,000 and total revenues for 1931 at 63,868,610 and for 1982 at 61,816,250.
The Salvation Army of Athens will host its annual Christmas tree party tonight at the Army Home on West Union Street. Captain Bernard Stone said 160 to 200 children are expected to attend with a large Christmas tree a child program and gifts of toys candy and fruit for the youngsters.
Helen Lee Hames Doherty, adopted daughter of magnate Henry L. Doherty, is celebrated for a lavish Washington debut. The event labeled her as a million dollar debutante, with Doherty wearing a simple pink chiffon gown in the photos.
A fragment from a 1940s children's tale shows the Goggle threatening to boil shadow children Knarf King Fat-Wat and others. Knarf foils the plan by leaping onto the Goggle, causing a sneeze that blows them back into their hole, ending the peril.
Creditor notice in bankruptcy No 74093. William Collina filed for discharge in the United States District Court Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division. Hearing set for February 11 1931 at 9 o'clock A M before the court in Dayton Ohio.
The petition for discharge in bankruptcy case No 7258 of Mila Staider has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division. A hearing is set for February 1, 193? at 10:00 A M before the court, clerk Harry F. Rabe.
The Nelsonville Transportation Company filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for an extension of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 605 to operate a motor transportation service on State Highway 216 from Murray City to New Straitville with one 12 passenger vehicle, three daily round trips, and hearing details available in Columbus.
Fourteen members of the Ohio University basketball squad were guests of B. T. Grover, Athens Kiwanis Club president and team coach, at the weekly Hotel Berry gathering. Grover introduced each player and spoke on offensive and defensive play. Officers to be installed next week.
Market data shows Bank clearings at 404 million with clearing house balance 125 million and Federal Reserve balance 108 million. Pittsburgh products section lists butter and poultry items with mixed percentages and prices including turkeys and hens, plus fresh killed goods and women’s attire notes.
Hogs trading at weak demand with heavy weights slow. prices around 183 pounds 8.34 to 9.00 per cwt. Weighs 200 to 250 pounds about 8.28 to 8.40. Sows receipts weak but market strong for medium weight steers 8.00 to 8.73. Good cows 4.50 to 8.00. bulk cutters 4.10 to 4.80. Calves receipts light with higher bids 40.00 for veal. bulk lighter calves down to 4.60.
Hog markets show 156 to 200 pounds at 8.75 to 8.98 with some bids up to 9.00 for lighter weights as overall activity remains steady. Cattle and calves numbered around 1,250 head with steers 9.40 to 10.25 and heifers steady. cows strong at 4.78 to 4.92, bulls about 5.8 to 6.1 with good and choice lambs at 11.60 to 12.80.
The Cleveland market report lists butter at extras 38 percent and standards 28 cents per pound, eggs extras 28, poultry prices for medium hens 17-18 cents per pound, fowls 18, leghorn broilers 14, geese 15-16, turkeys 2?8 cents. Potatoes Maine Green Mt 23.66 per 120, Idaho 2.40-3.80 per 100.
In this fragment the Cincinnati market lists steady rates for produce with tablet scores and discounts noted. It records No 23 and No 21 percent Ro 8 with prices and counts such as 29 seconds and 28 nearby ungraded items, reflecting fluctuating stock and grading terms.
Market notes from Chicago show firmer prices amid receipts of 2,601 cases. Extras range 24 to 28 percent with firsts around 25 to 26 and seconds near 24 to 25. standards and ordinaries included in the mix.
Stocks opened irregularly in a narrow range on the New York Stock Exchange. Steel common rose to 196 1/4, Jersey prices slipped 45 1/4, Montgomery Ward fell about 14 1/2, and American Telephone slipped to 173 1/2 as small trades limited activity.
In Wyandotte Michigan, December, an unemployed man named John Hogan begged a stranger for a meal. The stranger paid for a square meal at a restaurant counter. Hogan, who had not eaten well for weeks, bowed his head and died when the waiter brought the dinner.
Springfield police officer Clarence E B Lata, 27, was fatally injured Monday night when struck by a taxicab driven by Harry Benn. Lata suffered a fractured skull and died from the injuries.
County Auditor Arthur S. Beck announced that salaries for Richland County officials starting in 1981 will total an increase of 2646.72 dollars. Population figures for the county now stand at 65902.
Lieutenant Harold Sherwood, 28, of the Army Air Corps, was killed when his plane crashed at the farm of his parents near Waterford, five miles from here.
In San Juan Puerto Rico a convention of the Agricultural Association adopted a resolution urging abrogation of the Eighteenth Amendment. The measure calls for restoring the island authority to regulate liquor manufacture and sales and to educate on temperance. It asks the legislature to memorialize Congress to that end. The resolution states prohibition was believed to improve health and morality but proved unenforceable.
A famed aviation hero once celebrated in France and Spain as a symbol of daring traveled from Lisbon to Brussels today ending his long exile. Authorities did not release further details about the arrival or current status of the figure now described as a revolutionary fugitive.
The state calls Thomas Chippy Mange the alleged payoff man in the Niles graft scandal as it presses charges against former police lieutenant Thomas J. Kennedy. A prior trial ended without a verdict.
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