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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1932
Page
11
Local classified page highlights radio ads with strong response and good reception. James A. Caldwell, classified manager at Logan 3273, notes effective outreach for advertisers seeking solid value and broad reach.
Public auction to sell real estate in Athens County Ohio by order of Common Pleas Court Case No. 14016. Property lies in Alexander Township Sections 22 and 23 with Lot No. 1 and Lots 3 and 4, approx 77 acres total, appraised value listed. Cash on day of sale. sale date February 2. County official Wayne Wingett signs.
Temporary roosts provided by L H Efaw of New Marshfield drew roosters to the Messenger Live Stock column. Buyers paid 16 a pound for each rooster that left Efaw’s roosts, prompting readers to place ads to sell chickens or roosters by calling Athena 0245 Nelsonville 412 W or Logan 272.
Notice to owners that all real property in Atoma County Ohio has been reassessed for 1931 and opened for inspection in the Auditor's office Athens County. Complaints about valuations will be heard by the County Board of Revision at the county office from February 5 to February 16 1932 inclusive. Signed J. Bhomundyon Athens County Ohio.
The Athens City Board of Education invites banks in Athens Ohio to bid the highest interest rate they will pay on the daily balance of Board funds. The winning bank must provide a bond satisfactory to the Board. L J Addicott, Clerk. February 16, 1901.
First grade pupil Mary Agnes Copeland at Rufus Putnam Training School is Athens's only birthday child today. She enjoys friends' wishes and a large birthday cake with thick white icing.
Irene Sheehan poses beside an antique debtors chair on display in the Washington Gallery in the national capital. The caption describes the historic punishment where debtors sat in a public chair with leg clamps while creditors jeered and water floods were used as humiliation.
Fights hoarding of 1.3 billion dollars in the United States as Colonel Franks Knox, Chicago publisher and Hoover committee chairman, meets national leaders in Washington after leaving the Capitol.
Sam F. Aiken alias C W Shaw faces the electric chair in Georgia after escaping a state prison two years ago just 12 days before a scheduled murder execution. A Houston man who saw Aiken’s photo in a detective magazine identified him as a restaurant worker and notified police.
The New York market showed a mixed session with declines for Uwhane and U.S. Steel around mid-session while American Telephone slipped then recovered. Consolidated Gas advanced from its low, New York Central and Auburn Auto fluctuated, and railroad stocks stayed in a narrow range with most issues off modestly.
Ohio University authorities learn Ward Siiffe of Dundee Tuscarawas County was located in Indianapolis after his roommate George Schumacher received a letter from Siiffe’s mother. Siiffe had left Athens after low grades and was reported missing since Friday.
Governor White said final action on a relief session depends on Congress and the LaFollette Costigan measure or substitute. He returned from Washington after addressing the Women's National Democratic Club. Shingler Staring of Mineral fined 10 dollars for intoxication. Rev W E Monk former Houston mayor to speak Monday night at Hocking Street Church of God in church extension work.
Fragmentary text mentioning names and numbers incoherent as written. No clear events, dates, or organizations emerge to summarize as a coherent news item.
A garbled notice describes poultry items and eggs for sale with prices listed and nearby vendors. The readable text mentions chicken types and springers ducks, along with fresh produce offerings at a neighborhood market.
Fragmentary note shows a market firm listing current receipts and extras. Mentions butter, tubs, and percentages. unclear quantities and prices. References 1846 context with minor figures and 92 cents.
Readable fragments indicate market figures for butter and poultry in Cleveland. Mentions include price signals at 2464 cents, mixed receipts, and references to small meat trade movements. Positive tone about current firmness in the market.
The list shows butter steady with multiple items including firsts and seconds for eggs. Egg cases include agate firsts and ungraded items with prices noted, alongside steady duck eggs.
Live stock receipts show 300 to 130 head on feeder cattle and sows at 82.9 cents. Cattle around steady with bulls lower. medium to good steers and better cows around 7.0. Steers and bulls mixed with receipts and prices listed. hogs steady with good to choice grades at 86.0 to 75.0.
Cincinnati cattle and hog market shows mixed changes with totals around 46 500 head, including 3 284 direct sales. Prices vary by grade and weight from steers and heifers to cows and vealers, with sheep and lambs near steady and several declines across categories.
KNAPP & CO reports Nash Motors shipments of new models to distributors and dealers. National Surety writes the largest net in January in company history. Prairie Pipeline expands with second vacuum plant serving Magnolia Petroleum from Ok north. line progress and terminal plans noted. Brokerage outlook cites dividend rates and near-term volatility with ongoing currency and rate considerations.
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