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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1928
Page
9
A jumble of items including merchandise and building materials. Listings note painting supplies, lumber, land tracts, a 12 acre farm with house and outbuildings, gas, water, timber, and city property as part payment. Also ads for used cars, trucks, touring cars, tires, and local real estate and loans.
Market notes from Cincinnati show prices for berries, citrus, and vegetables with quotes like Strawberries at 2.00 to 2.25 per quart and Tomatoes Florida six basket crates at 6.80. Livestock bids list hogs at 8.75 to 8.90 per cwt, cattle calves $10.00–13.50, vealers $11.00–16.00, and lambs $11.00–13.80, reflecting steady to firm tone amid varied receipts.
Pittsburgh hog market shows hogs steady to 10 cents lower with prices around 8.25 to 8.85 per hundredweight. Trades appear quiet as buyers and sellers negotiate on the day’s limit.
Two newspapers announce bids for Athens County Ohio funds deposit with banks offering highest interest rate. Proposals due February 20 in open session. commissioners may reject all bids. Also divorce and motor carrier notices from Athens County court and related filings.
A photograph of Flor Weggener titled Miss Cincinnati of 1928 will be placed in a life insurance company building’s century box. The box is set to be opened January 18 2028.
The report shows weights from 90 to 130 lbs with price near $8.95 and 8.73, packing sows around 87,00077.75, cattle including calves at 100 and beef steers steady. Heavy calves reach 217.50, sheep receipts around 200, top at 1078, with unclear timing and locations.
Fragmentary report shows wheat prices and grain quotes with No 2 grades, closing figures around 1.46 and 16.45 in unclear March terms. Mentions prices on Ga and oats like 8.06 and 915,78 with scattered figures.
Fragmentary OCR text lists butter receipts with codes 4785 and 4sc and percentages 46c and 32c. Mentions eye receipts and ordinaries, firsts and seconds with various cents figures. Overall content resembles old commodity pricing notations and distribution codes.
Relief gifts totaling a substantial sum and clothing were sent to Captain R. D. Beeton of the Athens Salvation Army from the Middletown Salvation Army in response to a statewide appeal. Additional units, including Captain Denton’s, will forward contributions for relief efforts.
Peter McKinley, former Athens county sheriff, purchased the Athenean restaurant on South Court street from Harry Barstow, who had owned it three years. Barstow will join his father at the Barstow restaurant on West Union street. McKinley has lived in Athens since leaving office last year.
The Jones shipping bill, approved by the Senate 53 to 31, provides for government operation of the marine, authorizes appropriations for repairs and replacements of government vessels, and requires consent of the shipping board before selling any ships. The measure faces stronger opposition in the House where Republicans back the administration.
Mulligan, formerly of Athens and an employee at the freight depot, was severely injured Monday afternoon in Columbus when a freight car and platform collapsed onto his legs. He is in critical condition at the hospital with the left leg expected to be amputated above the knee. He lost his wits during the incident. He is the brother of J A Gan and Miss Catherine, and the late M Ty Mulligan, ex-sheriff.
Former Vinton vows at home of Mrs. P J Ranek lists 20 a W Miller of Orland and 16 great, a Columbus resident. Miller, of Columbus, was a member of a local Presbyterian church. Funeral service is set for 7:30 p m at the residence, with burial to follow in Adelphi area.
The Ohio Supreme Court today overruled a motion by Fred L. Harten and J. Brooks seeking a review of a judgment sustaining an accident case in Erie County Court of Appeals involving Henry L. Gayer. The decision preserves the lower court ruling.
Mr and Mrs c Payne and family have moved from Dudly house on the edge of town to the area known as the White House near E W Strongland south town. Mrs J L Cavanaugh attended Athens last Thursday where she served as superintendent. Frces Marie Elvin Bean and family of Athens visited their mother Mrs Lily Death and sister Mrs Eber McKibben alongside Mr and Mrs Silas Scott of Athens. The McKibbes plan to attend church service Sunday evening January 6 as part of the survival series.
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