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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1934
Page
11
Classified notices invite buyers to purchase items the sellers no longer need. Listings highlight a range of goods available from private individuals, with emphasis on quick sales and local availability.
The State of Ohio Athens County court conducts a public auction on February 3, 1954 at 1 PM at the Athens Court House for two tracts of real estate and assorted hotel furnishings of The Berry Hotel Company. Appraisals total 70,100 dollars for the real estate and 5,000 dollars for personal property. sale proceeds payable in hand. Sheriff Charles Stratton, with attorneys Jones Jones & Emskine, oversees the sale under case 15368.
A joint complaint seeks quo warranto action to remove Athens County commissioners Biddle and Blackwood who also serve as county fair board directors. The filing argues incompatible offices require abandoning prior roles, and that their dual service breaches state law and a 1930s AG ruling. A board meeting was scheduled to address resignations.
Notice announces sealed proposals for Athens County Ohio bonds totaling 55000 dollars dated January 15 1934 with semiannual interest not above six percent. Bids may cover all or part and must include bid amount and accrued interest with certified check to Athens County Commissioners.
New York stock action shows heavy profit taking after an initial rise of 1 to 3 points. Chrysler trims gains to around 46 percent, General Motors holds near 40 percent, rails slip 1 to 2 points, steel dips below 67 after a brief 57 percent peak, and mining shares weaken after a strong outlet showing. Parm equipment and mail order shares edge down ahead of the first four trades.
The standard statistics firm reports January's industrial production index at 10.7a, with 1933 January at 50.8 and 1991 January at 63.4. The 1933 figure equals 300 on the index base. the 1993 data showed an uptick to 54.1 after seasonal adjustment.
New York February 1. Dun & Bradstreet's daily weighed index of six basic commodities for United Press shows a current reading of 106.92. Previous day 106.22, prior week 106.85, month earlier 101.50, and one year ago 68.48. A 1904 high of 106.22 and a 1934 low of 101.08 are noted.
A fragmented OCR listing fuses sectors from Pacific industrials to utilities and consumer brands. It enumerates firms like Armour, Coca Cola, Gillette, Westinghouse, and General Electric with varied percentage figures indicating market shares or indices, alongside regional references such as Alaska and Pacific. The piece resembles a marketplace snapshot or stock table from a historic newspaper page.
Unclear OCR listing prices for live poultry chicks and young birds, caps, and chickens. Includes various weights and codes with cents per unit, partial values like 180, 220, and 160, mentioning under four pounds and larger sizes amid garbled terms.
Fragmentary data shows butterfat figures and keg counts with extra fees and ungraded items. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities emerge from the legible text.
Market steady for many items with extras and poultry types listed. Receipts include hens leghorn springers and ducks with prices per unit and weight ranges Regional markets note steady to firm demand across colored and white fowls and geese turkeys and hog dressed meat pricing adjustments.
Athens County relief officials reported teachers at the emergency nursery school will receive 192.50 each from the state for the week of January. County relief auditor Clarence Roweh announced checks will be delivered by Kenneth C. Ray, county schools superintendent, eliminating the need to visit the auditor’s office.
Mrs Pattie Ruffner Jacobs of Birmingham Alabama is named head of the NRA women’s division consumers advisory board in Washington succeeding Misa Mary Hughes.
A dense listing shows prices for Feghorn fowl, springers, colored broilers, capons, ducks, geese, and old roosters with weights and cents per unit. Potatoes from Maine, Idaho Russets, and Ohio New York colorings are priced by sack or quality, alongside Butter Market receipts and storage standards with various grade figures and cents.
Market brief shows hogs receipts 2800 with 831 direct and through holdovers 680, mostly steady though weights vary by account. Calves, steers, and lambs scarce and uneven, with bids strengthening and prices quoted for multiple weight ranges. Also includes sow and bull bids, sheep quotations, and a Boston wool note contrasting slower demand with firm prices, followed by Toledo grain and commodity prices and a batch of Liberty Bond quotations.
Beckley elected president of the Athens Retail Merchants Association during the Berry Hotel session. H. Miller named vice president, George Whipple and Judge M. Johnson re-elected treasurer and secretary. Gelis presided, Major Johnson spoke, and plans for a credit bureau were discussed with committees to study the bureau and NHA issues.
Athens City Police Captain Charlies Maple pleaded not guilty to assault and battery before Magistrate Pearl Miller. He waived preliminary exam and was bound over to Athens County Grand Jury on 200 bond. The charge stems from an January 22 incident when Violet's car collided with Maple's police car after Maple allegedly slapped and cursed Violet. Violet was fined 5 dollars and costs for reckless driving by Mayor Len B. McCune.
Major C B Bates divisional leader for Southwestern Ohio will speak in Athens Sunday. Adjutant Joseph Heerd announced the visit. Bates will be joined by Adjutant William Marty. Services at the Citadel West Union Street at 11 16 7 20.
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