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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1933
Page
11
Read as a classified item promising low prices for pounds for 25 through a cable company. The readable text is fragmentary but implies a sales pitch or advertising line.
Public auction notices list two sheriff sales in Ohio from Athens County. One in Dover Township near Mt Nebo describes 37 two thirds acres and another 2.77 acre tract in Chaney near Main Street Chauncey. Appraised values are $370 and $1500 respectively, with cash due on sale day.
George Washington established an en viable reputation for veracity and so have these Messenger Classified Ads. You can rely on the truth of the information they give.
In pursuance of an execution Ethel L. Shott offers for sale at public auction the Athens County Ohio property in Savannah Township Rome, including three described tracts totaling about 1 6 acres, beginning March 18, 1935 at 1 PM at the Athens court house door. The premises are appraised at $3300 and cannot be sold for less than two terms. cash on day of sale.
Washington reports unofficial talks between Canada and the new U S administration aim at reciprocal trade pacts to cut tariff barriers. Congress leaders including House Majority Leader Rainey have been contacted by Canadian representatives with mutual assurances for reduced trade obstructions.
Six year old Jack Ruth lost the sight of his right eye after an arrow shot during a cowboy Indian game last Sunday. Surgeons removed the eye this morning after attempts to save it failed. Jack and his brother Robert, sons of the Ruth family, were visiting relatives in Jerseyville when the accident occurred at their cousin’s home. The boy will be confined in Athens for a few days at the surgeon’s home.
Arrangements completed in Washington for a reception by the Ohio Society in honor of Governor George White on inauguration eve. The event brings together Ohio leaders and dignitaries to mark the transition.
Lou Douglass, labeled a dangerous two gun man wanted for a double murder, was arrested in New York after police staged a dramatic room entry advised by Arizona authorities. He appeared perturbed by the gun display and had only a taser.
Army Unit of Athens will replace twenty five horses of Battery E 1Mt Field Artillery Ohio National Guard with motor trucks and motorcycles with side cars as part of War Department plans to motorize all 5 inch gun regiments. Replacement cost is estimated at 1400. The change will save forage and maintenance costs by about 1.1 million dollars. Brigades and regimental officers will attend a Fort Bragg assembly for tactical instruction and a yearly inspection is slated for March 6. Typhoid vaccination was given to sixteen battery members by Dr J M Higgins.
Mrs. Antonio Moreno wife of former screen actor was killed when their car plunged over a cliff on Mulholland Drive. Driver Rene Dunsag, 21, escaped injury. Moreno, 45, daughter of late Charles A Canfield, was ejected and killed. the couple had recently appeared in public and denied impending divorce.
Bradstreet's daily weighted index shows 68.98 for basic commodities with detailed produce quotes. Eggs, poultry, butter, and market receipts are listed with current prices and changes for various grades and regions across the United States.
A dense OCR page lists numerous stocks and percent changes across industries including rail, tobacco, chemicals, consumer goods, and motors. Companies such as Gillette, Westinghouse, General Motors, Goodyear, and Warner Bros. appear among broad sector lines with varied percentage figures and notes on commonwealth and industrials.
Butter markets soften with extras around 2 cents and standard milk at 22 cents. Egg market favorable with receipts around 146. Poultry steady with various fowl prices including heavy and medium birds and turkeys under 13 pounds at lower figures. Potatoes priced by region with New York Ohio and Pennsylvania sacks graded near 4.50 per bushel.
Fragments indicate an item labeled Butter-Packing stock No 2 with references to prices and quantities such as 39 percent and 14 cents. The readable text is incomplete and unclear about dates, places, or full entities.
Market notes show fluctuating cattle and hog receipts with varied quotes. Cattle and calves receipts steady to mixed while hogs and sheep demand softens, with grades and weights affecting bid prices across regions. Bulls and heifers listed with specific range figures reflect cautious buyer activity amid market uncertainty.
Hog receipts reach 300 with prices mostly higher. cattle receipts around 945.25 with varied values from calves to beef cows. Sheep and lambs show steady to light demand with top weights around 95 pounds and fat ewes at 141.50, few quality gains noted.
A brief listing shows noon bids for Liberty Bonds and Treasury issues with quotes for several series. Includes readings for 3 percent, 1 percent, and 4 percent bonds with dates ranging from 1947 to 1949 and bid prices around 95 to 103.
Sidney Ohio was jolted by a violent tremor last night that shook buildings and rattled windows over a mile radius. Scientists inched toward a cause, unsure if an earthquake or explosion produced the two second blast with no confirmed blast heavy enough to account for it.
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