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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1926

Page

7

Stock market opens with mixed activity and brief gains

The New York market opened in a reactionary mood with moderate early selling. Vigorous buying lifted International Mercantile Marine preferred and several names, while Radio Corporation weakened to a new yearly low as short covering faded. Remington Typewriter slid to 1001 4 and Baldwin fell on weak 1925 results.

New York Raynolds General Electric Allied Chemical International Mercantile Marine Radio Corporation Remington Typewriter Baldwin Locomotive Baldwin Consolidated Gas

Cincinnati Livestock Market Receipts and Rates

Cattle receipts 500 head, market slow but steady with steers good to choice $8.50 to 10. Calves higher to $14.50. Hogs 2600 head, market dull 50 cents lower with good to choice stockers and butchers $14.75 to $15.25. Sheep 1255 head steady with good to choice $13 to $14. Lambs steady at $13 to $14.

Cincinnati Pittsburgh

Chicago Livestock Hogs Market Dips Slightly

Receipts reach 25 000 hogs in Chicago with a 10 cent to 25 cent drop. Bulk sales hover around 11 75 to 12 60, with heavyweight bids at 11 50 to 11 85 and lighter weights trading 12 4 to 12 75 as buyers adjust to lower prices.

Chicago

Commodity and Livestock Prices and Receipts Report

Receipts and prices for cattle and sheep shown. Cattle receipts 11,000 with steer and heifer price ranges from 5.50 to 11.50, cows 3.50 to 8. Bulls 4.50 to 7.50, veal calves 12 to 15, feeder and stocker cattle 3.50 to 8.60. Sheep receipts 20,000. lambs 13 to 13.50, yearlings 11 to 12.25, ewes to 5.50, feeder lambs 13 to 13.75.

Pittsburgh Livestock Market Report Mixed Prices

Cattle supplies light and market steady with varied grades. Sheep and lambs firm to lower. hogs steady to slow with prime heavy hogs selling around 12.25 to 12.50 and smaller pigs about 14 to 14.50.

Chicago Produce Butter and Eggs Receipts Report

Chicago market report shows butter receipts 13 600 with prices 42c for standard and extra 42c and 41c for extras. Firsts 41c and 40c with packing stock noted. Eggs receipts 13 522 cases with miscellaneous 26c and ordinary firsts 25c, firsts 27c, checks 20c, dirties 21c 22c.

Chicago

Grain and seed bid table from Toledo market page

Listing shows bids for wheat corn oats rye and clover, with No 2 red wheat at about 1.81 to 1.82, No 3 yellow corn around 4? per bushel, oats at 44 to 46 cents, rye prices, alfalfa and timothy cash and futures quotes including March and May dates. Multiple commodity prices and futures for February March and October maturities.

Ain Toledo Timothy Cash

New York Market Report Prices for Produce and Wool

New York prices show hay and slogs mixed with clover at midweek levels. Petroleum rises to around 3.50 to 3.90, wool remains steady with domestic fleece and Texas scoured bases cited in detail.

New York Ohio Texas

Cincinnati Dairy and Produce Prices Report

Cincinnati area market quotes show butter creamery tubs 28e per unit No 1 packing 2c No 2 Tw 20c. Potatoes priced at 5250 5 50. Poultry lines list fowls 27c roosters 8c broilers 40c ducks 9c goose 1s Xe, eggs fresh gathered 20c firsts 28c seconds 2c. Nearby ungraded offerings noted.

Cincinnati

Appointment of Anna Brunton as Administratrix in Athens County

Notice records Anna Brunton appointed and qualified as Administratrix of the estate of Albert Brunton, deceased, in Athens County Ohio. Dated February 1 1926. Judge M Johnson signs. The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Insurance certifies New York Underwriters Insurance Company is authorized to transact insurance business in Ohio for the current year with assets and liabilities figures listed.

Anna Brunton Albert Brunton Athens County Ohio SS. M. Johnson Said State of Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Insurance Columbus New York Underwriters Insurance Company New York Harry L. Con Ins. of

Probate Notices in Athens County Hearings Set for February 25

Athens County probate court lists numerous estates with accounts filed from December 1925 to January 1926. Hearings for publication and possible exceptions are suspended until February 25, 1926 at 10 a.m., overseen by Probate Judge Johnson. Names include L J Kessenger, Culbert M Pierce, Harrison T Lee, A S Phillips, Nathan W Baker, Tennis I Taylor, Francis Armitage, Mary W Drake, Samuel D Spero, Mary R Kennedy, Garret Enlow, Margaret Anne Thompson, John F Pilcher, and others. Bank of Athens and Athens National Bank administer various estates.

Athens County Ohio Athens National Bank L. J. Kessenger Jesse G. Pierce Culbert M. Pierce Tennis I. Taylor Wesley B. Lawrence Francis Armitage Jasper A. Drake Mary W. Drake Fannye FF. Spero Samuel D. Spero Robert Alexander Smith Robert Smith, Jr Bank of Athens National Bank James FF. Pratt Emmett Keenan Mary RB. Kennedy Elmer M. Enlow Garret CC John Martin Lena Wilson Edith I Max I. Wilson Charles Winner Alice A. Weist A. P. Reeder Charles H. Hartgrove Austin Hartgrove Wendle Hartgrove Charles Be, McCune Jane T. McCune Sl. Johnson

First contract air mail service begins operation

The Detroit company awarded contracts for mail routes between Chicago and Detroit and Cleveland and Detroit began formal operations. A second contract for Jacksonville Tampa Miami Atlanta is due April 1. Other routes including Chicago Fort Worth and Cheyenne Pueblo will be let and awarded in March and April.

New York Detroit Chicago Cleveland Post Office Department Jacksonville Tampa Miami Atlanta Chicago- Fort Worth Cheyenne Wyoming Pueblo Colorado

Drama League staging of Overtones impresses critics anew

Review of the Community Drama League's three one act plays at Ewing Auditorium finds Overtones compelling with strong inflections and convincing character portrayals. Neighbors and The Very Naked Boy receive mixed reactions but reveal skillful amateur acting and vivid stage presence.

Community Drama League Ewing Auditorium George M. BR. Baird Alice Gerstenberg Zone Gale Miss Abel Mrss Hilsworth Molnar Lilliam Peter Stuart Walker Athens Henry Genevieve Robert

Athens High School debate postponed to Feb 17

The Athens high school Nelsonville debate, delayed from Feb 11 due to illness, will be held Wednesday evening February 17 in the Athens High School auditorium. The Athens team seeks revenge for basketball defeats and will argue that air service should constitute a separate part of government. Participants for the affirmative include Marcella Kienup, Teba Shafer, Fannie Davidson, and Cecil Ladd.

Athens High School Nelsonville Jpecanes Athens Air Service Marcella Kienup Teba Shafer Fannie Davidson Cecil Ladd

Reynolds Acquitted in Vale Acres Trial

Barbara Hawley follows the Manners case through a crowded courthouse as Bruce Reynolds faces cross examination and Lydia Stacy testifies for the defense. The trial ends with Reynolds freed amid sensational headlines and Barbara’s uneasy reflections on publicity and personal ties.

Barbara Hawlevy Bruce Reynolds Daily Paper Bob Jeffries Jerome Ball Barbara Lydia Stacy Bruce Yale Acres Stacy Andrew McDermott Manners McDermott Fancy Ball Violetta Craney Violetta National Federation of Women's Clubs Roundhouse Barbar Cau Ouse Vale Acres Atttorney Lafternoon Lydia Reynolds Jydia Stacy Chicago

Stop Itching Mystery From Penet Fema Wil Hab a Bt

A fragmented headline hints at a health or pest issue with a suggestion of a Penet Fema program or habit change. Readable text mentions itching and a potential public health angle but lacks clear details on dates people or places.

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