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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1930
Page
11
Cleaning and repair shop listings from Jim Hall offer all makes cleaned and repaired. Also advertised are cleaning and pressing services at Quality Dry Cleaners in Nelsonville with contact numbers.
In Athens County Common Pleas Court Case 14602 Nora E Stephenson sues Charliea K Flinn et al The sheriff will sell Lot 101 George Harvey Nye Addition Chauncey at public auction on Saturday January 31 1930 at 1 PM at the courthouse door Athens Ohio Appraised at 2000 terms cash. Sheriff William Williams Deputy Wayne Wingett notice dated December 31 1930.
East Liberty farmer Adam Pamer shot and killed an unidentified man early today after discovering three intruders shot and one man fled leaving an abandoned car. The two accomplices escaped on foot.
Senator Caraway denounces Hoover era prohibition enforcement and the Wickersham Commission. He pushes for an extra Congressional session after March 4, with Democratic and Republican support growing among lawmakers. The commission meets and aims to report by January 6, but Caraway warns a flawed report is useless.
Cleveland report describes a science exhibit at the Western Reserve University Gymnasium showing inventions by URh inventors and industry displays. The hall features electric devices, moving projectors, alarms, a jewelry field test device, and a model suggesting the fourth dimension as part of AAAS convention demonstrations.
Dee Varicusvilts reports that Thomas T. Franklin, a former state prohibition agent, was arrested in this city and awaits federal authorities from Pikeville Kentucky to return him for trial on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses.
Mrs Juanita Burns claims a new women's altitude record after reaching about 28 000 feet in an open cockpit monoplane over Los Angeles She reportedly climbed for half an hour after her altimeter stopped at 26 000 feet The official prior record was 21 598 feet held by the late Muth Alexander
The passage reports mixed opinions on a Hoover administration move to modify the prohibition law enabling California grape wine production. Some senators favor relaxing the law, while others remain skeptical or silent. Borah avoids the topic, noting prior statements on alcohol content.
Eva Ruth Gerald, a 4 year old, died after falling into a pan of scalding water on Christmas Eve. The incident occurred when she was frightened as her father killed a goose for the holiday meal.
The report shows varied cattle values with weights around 150 pounds to 260 pounds and prices fluctuating. It mentions holdovers, slower trade, and several weight categories with some at 164 to 260 pounds, while noting bulk buyers and strong butchers for certain lots.
Fragmentary market notes show cattle and sheep price figures with varied values. Details include estimates like 87.00 for some cattle and lower prices for sheep, yet the text is garbled and partial.
A banking report shows clearings proceeding with a balance of $169000. The record cites ongoing credit balances and operational adjustments within the institution.
A decipherable portion notes butterfat content and a dated reference. It mentions a firsts test, a number 29, and a Mesias term, presented in clipped OCR style from a 27 December context. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events or names.
Fragmented market notes list cents per pound figures for various items and firms in New York. Mentions include an arts firm with receipts 21 652 and a creamery market figure 294, plus references to turbot and white meats with scattered prices and nearshore coast terms.
Fragmented report shows scattered percentages and scores for produce items and near by metrics. Mentions numbers like 274 and 36 percent with unclear context and a stray reference to turkeys. No clear events or entities to anchor a complete summary.
Cleveland produce listing shows butter at cents per pound with extras 2 percent. Fage and other items priced per dozen. turkey and duck quotes. Maine Green Mt potatoes at 2 dollars per 120 pound sack and Idaho Russet around 2.50 per 100 pounds.
The document lists prices paid for various grades of oil across multiple pipelines and regions including Pennsylvania Bradford and Erie, National Transit, Cumberland, Eureka, and Kentucky lines. Prices range from about 60 cents to 1.26 dollars per barrel with many entries around 1.00 dollars.
About a score of towns and villages appeared in U S District Court at Columbus for charges stemming from Federal Grand Jury indictments. Prisoners faced varied counts while pleas were entered or guilty pleas arranged. sentences set for late January.
New York December report cites a Smith College study naming alleged freshman misconceptions. Faculty members Dr Francesa and Dr Anna Richardwon presented examples including misbeliefs about raisins versus potatoes, fat from water meals, and heat methods of exercise.
Jurors four women and seven men seated tentatively in the first degree murder case of Lord Bruck, 26, accused of killing Patrolman William Hughes during a burglary confrontation. Prosecution cites police battle details while defense notes Bruck was wounded in a scuffle with his wife.
Delegates at the American car Association session in Cleveland hear five economists discuss stock market mood and business indicators. Alexander Sachs of Lehman Brothers predicts the bottom of the current recession remains some distance away based on a survey of depressions since 1870.
The county public health office says Athens County is unusually healthy with no quarantines. The annual report from health commissioner Dr J My Higgins will be finished by the end of January.
Frank Carideo, All American Notre Dame quarterback, will coach at Purdue next year, confirmed by Dan Hanley, manager of the Irish. Hanley flew from Los Angeles to attend a Notre Dame Alumni banquet in Hartford, Connecticut.
Announced today by authorities in Vera Cruz Mexico a plot to sabotage the state government is traced to a group of conspirators many already known to police The discovery involves four individuals labeled as bios to astate sinate and the State Secret Police says more details will follow
Market notes show butter prices and packing details with various unit sizes and pricing terms. The item list references tubs extras and price adjustments, reflecting shifting supply and demand signals in the Chicago dairy trade.
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