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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1934
Page
9
Classified ad notes Cox Bros offers mattresses including 50 lb all cotton at 6.95 and 50 lb all felt at 8.95 from W Union 81 in Newark.
A public utility classified service positions itself as a vital community helper by quickly matching wants with offers and delivering prompt results, advancing convenience and prosperity.
Gallipolis board hires R M Sloman as the new vocational agriculture teacher to fill the vacancy created by George Wood. Sloman, previously at Vinton School, starts work today after five years in Vinton. The meeting also elected Ari Lloyd and Harry M Miller to four year terms with Miller re elected president.
Gallipolis reports about one hundred men employed on the Municipal Airport with two added this morning. An extra appropriation of 20000 dollars will be requested to fund drainage work and a hangar. Robert McCormick leads field clearing and Roy Richard heads airport grading. County CWA projects resume after the New Year holiday.
Tom Wilson of 52 W Washington Street Nelsonville Ohio appointed administrator of the estate of William Waugh deceased, Athens County. Dated December 1 1933 at Athens County. G M Johnson probate judge.
Paul Baird returns to Tulane University in New Orleans after vacation with his mother Mrs. Osa Baird. D B Nobile and family visit Caldwell relatives, while William Cherrington and others head back to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Harold Haskins and Clyde Ingels leave Indianapolis for Indiana University Dental School. Dr and Mrs Harry Brown visit from Reno. S M Dunbar visits from Pittsburgh. Charles Holzer heads to Harvard College and Richard Holger to Mercersburg Academy after holidays with their parents, Dr and Mrs C E Holzer.
Receipts of 2326.05 totaling 193.84 monthly average for 1933 from licenses and court costs reported by Clerk Horton Brown. 1932 total was 1960.31 and 163.36 monthly. The office remains partly self funded through these fees despite salary costs. Serenade for Dr Amy L Whaley by Little German Band highlights New Year observance. December truck sales boosted new car sales. ten trucks and ten passenger cars sold. Three hundred seventeen used-car bills of sale filed signaling year ahead activity.
William Eadward King a 61 year old guard at the London Prison Farm collapsed and died of a heart attack while listening by radio to the Columbia Stanford Rose Bowl game on New Year’s Eve. He reportedly told a companion I’m leaving you now before his death.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation figures show 15,425 banks admitted under the program as of January, insuring all deposits of 2500 or less. About 9 percent of total bank deposits are covered while roughly 1000 banks remain without insurance due to eligibility or state law constraints.
Mire Dorothy Wallace daughter of W. M. Wallace Huntington and Morris Haskins son of J. L. Haskins were married Sunday at 2 o clock in the First Baptist Church parsonage by Rev. George Saren. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Dean Javin. The couple will reside in the Spear apartment Court Street after a Columbus trip.
In Gallipolis on Monday night, the Pomeroy All-Stars led by Buck defeated the Callipolis All-Stats 33 to 16 at Washington School Auditorium. Pomeroy built a 17-6 halftime edge as six total fouls were called, none on Pomeroy. Gailia Academy High School beat the Old Alumni 27-26 in the preliminary. Haskins topped for the high school with seven points. North Jones Baker Bets Ross and Thompson led various scorers for their teams.
Gallipolis today saw Ohio Valley Bank First National Bank and Commercial & Savings Bank adopt a new opening schedule from 9 to 3 in anticipation of a 33 hour NRA code for banks. The three institutions agreed to the change ahead of expected nationwide rules.
In Wheeling on New Year’s Day Gizzy, of Donora Pennsylvania, outweighed opponent Steve O’Malley of Bellaire Ohio by a substantial margin and won a 10 round decision. O Malley weighed 194 pounds while Gizzy weighed 137.
New York stocks moved unevenly amid lighter turnover and caution ahead of Congress. Commodities showed more life with weak dollar relief. cotton rose on foreign buying while some big industrials held small gains or losses. Bonds also fluctuated as traders priced in near term uncertainties.
Cleveland January 2 report says steel shipments remained heavy last week with operations at 38 percent of capacity. Magazine Steel notes 1933 saw the automotive industry as the leading consumer of finished rolled steel, taking 20.95 percent of total production.
The Dun and Bradstreet daily commodity price index reports values for 30 commodities. The unit shows 100.59 for today and 101.25 for Saturday. week, monthly, and yearly figures are provided, with historical references and copyright notes.
George Moore of Letart West Virginia died after a truck rollover at Holger Hospital Mondoy morning. Forrest Johnson 11 of Clifton WV and Helen Cadle 8 of Leon WV sustained injuries from separate incidents, with others admitted for treatment and several dismissals noted. Dr C E Holzer flew to Hillsboro for consultation in an automobile accident case.
On New Year's Day the Ohio River traffic was quiet at Gallipolis as no steamboats passed. Diversions were planned with the Allegheny and the Sam Craig due downstream from Pittsburgh carrying steel products and barges today.
Funeral services for QC. E. Banaman aged 62 were held at 10 this morning with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. Banaman died Friday night in an apparent self inflicted death.
In Baltimore produce trade, live poultry prices show small changes with guineas and young fowl mostly unchanged while some items like curkey and gopbiers exhibit minimal shifts. Market observers report steady demand across the section.
The fragment describes inventory costs and receipts for a general store or market ledger. Entries include 1,080 in receipts, 612 in receipts for Hollet Martet, 93 scure extras 17 percent, storage standards 74e, and special 38 OM c with various percentages. It lists current receipts 184 and store age 16 years.
Listings show rates for butter and cream products, various poultry breeds with prices per unit, and live weights. Prices cover hens, leghorns, springers, ducks, geese, and turkeys with regional references to Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky. Intricate figures include 20¢ for certain items and 16 18 price points, plus dressed turkey pricing and hog seed rates.
A Cleveland produce market report lists butter markets at 2 cents and market steadiness. It notes prices for whites and poultry including pullets and spring stock, with ducks and geese pricing and tied to various weights. It also provides onion, potato, and bean prices with noted ranges and miscellaneous bank figures.
The report shows cattle and calf receipts around 1500 with steadier prices Friday past. Fat cows and heifers hold steady, steer and heifer groups mixed as buyers show solid demand. lambs and yearlings see higher quotes and active trade.
Boston traders report steady price structure in the wool market with mills staying closely involved. Buyers for mills have purchased about 2,000,000 pounds of wool over the past week to cover orders for U S Government cloth.
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