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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1927
Page
7
Market notes show receipts for hogs, cattle, and sheep across major centers. Prices vary by weight and class with calves, steers, cows, and feeder stock quoted. reports indicate strong demand in Chicago and other markets, while overall tone notes price levels and shifts in bulk quotes.
Local market notes show eggs trending lower with fresh gathered rodents listed at 37 to 39 cents per dozen or unit. Prices for ordinary and second quality items vary, with nearby ungraded stock remaining largely unchanged.
Beulah Purvis murder case in Lawrenceburg Indiana believed solved after confession by Joseph Carr 23 alias Joseph Jl lott. Carr arrested in connection with a robbery attempt near Vevkwood Ohio. body found October 20 near Miami River bridge by Valley Junction station.
Six youths remained at large after a bold escape from the Montgomery County jail in Dayton. They sawed bars on the second floor, then slid to the ground by knotting two heavy wool blankets together. A guard spotted the improvised escape when he saw blankets hanging from the window.
PLAN CONFERENCES GENEVA Jan. 3 As its major contribution to peace in 1927 the League of Nations planned three international conferences to reduce economic causes of war. League officials believe future threats will stem from economics rather than political disputes.
The Russian Steamer Karl Marx from Hamburg docked at Leghorn with a mixed crew including seventeen strong women seamen. Dock workers observed the women worked well with the male crew and shared duties on the vessel.
In St Clairsville on January 3, a report by Jailer Amos Pierce shows crime declined during Mrs May K Dantes tenure as county administrator before her retirement. Sheriff M Dunfee, who was killed by bootleggers, is noted in the record with three murders in the county since Mrs Dunfee assumed office last August.
The body of Newell Crosby Sharp, 19, a junior in the college of ceramics at Ohio State University, was found two days after he died from carbon monoxide fumes that filled a garage in Columbus. Parents had believed he was holidaying with his cousin Alfred H. Holmes of Westerville.
Thirty one attorneys are barred from practice before the Treasury Department according to an Internal Revenue Bureau list. The disbarment followed hearings before the enrolment and disbarment committee of the department.
Two shootings Sunday on the Ohio River highway are under investigation by county authorities. Local officers report no immediate details on victims or suspects.
Cleveland specialists were en route to Canton to try to save Police Captain Ben Clarke shot Saturday. He lies in Mercy hospital in critical condition but may recover, doctors said.
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History bought the Johns town Mastadon discovered near Newark last August. Financed by Peter Bramley of the Cleveland Trinidad Paving Co. Peter Bungart ships the bones for mounting. The animal roamed Ohio about 30 000 years ago and the skeleton is among the world's most complete, missing only the tusk and one foot. The purchase includes rights to further excavations next summer.
Ohio State University officials forecast a record enrollment with the new quarter starting tomorrow. Total enrollment is expected to reach 8,800, up from 5,052 registered before the Christmas vacation.
In Columbus on January 3 a four year old girl named Helen Elizabeth Moore died after her clothing caught fire from an open fire while her parents watched.
Coroner Murphy says Dorothy Writter found in the street died from bad liquor. Two men are held at the city prison pending investigation.
Chicago residents complained thrice about a neighbor's barking dog. Frank Ledow was fined 75 dollars after the third nuisance complaint.
In Sicily, authorities report that over thirty bandits accused of depredations have been executed by Fascisti across various districts. The actions follow a wave of violence attributed to anti-government elements.
William Bingman 63 dies at his home 10 East State street Athens following two months illness from pneumonia. Baggagemaster for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and Noble Grand of the local Odd Fellows lodge. Survived by widow, son Charles Edwin 7, parents, three sisters, one brother. Funeral at 2 pm Wednesday at residence. burial in Coolville cemetery.
Barney Dreyfuss, president of the Pittsburgh club, said he believes Giants players offered money to Brooklyn Robins pitchers in 1921 to defeat Pittsburgh in the closing series. The Pirates won two of three but faded to lose the pennant to New York.
Columbus Senator Paul M. Herbert announced plans to introduce legislation in the current general assembly to create a state office building. The aim is to relieve congestion in state government departments.
King Ferdinand’s illness worsens and his planned trip to Paris for radioactive treatment and possible surgery is apparently abandoned. The report cites heightened health concerns and uncertainty about further medical steps.
William Fox, former inmate of the reform atory hero, wanted for the murder of Urbin Wilford, a guard killed last November, has been captured in Chicago and is being returned to Mansfield.
The article reports on Nellie Taylor Ross resigning as Wyoming’s governor, defeated in November, with Frank Co. Emerson set to succeed her. It mentions the unusual scene of children playing while a funeral referenced in the crowd, as Ross ends her term in Cheyenne.
Jacques Roget te, an escaped convict described as tattooed all over his back, is pursued in Marseilles as authorities warn residents and issue lookout notices.
In Chelmsford England investigators uncovered eight tiny skeletons beneath a floor inside a house used years ago as a baby farm. The grisly find raises questions about how the infants died and who was responsible.
Washington January 3 The Comptroller of Currency Melintosh issued a call for the condition of all member banks as of December 31 to assess financial health and stability nationwide.
In 1688 a woman dies after giving birth to twins in Camdenville Ind. The girls, renamed Margaret and Ric and known as Rusty and Betty, grow to adulthood. Jim Elwell serves in World War I, is shell shocked, later returns to a New York hospital with memory loss. Doctors promise a brain specialist may cure him.
Shortly after news of Dr. Lawson’s sailing, Jim Elwell was moved to a Staten Island hospital near Prof and Mollie Elwell. They awaited medical progress while enjoying a healthier setting and periodic visits, with Mike Hennegan noting cautious optimism about Jim’s condition as specialists watch for a breakthrough.
One of England’s oldest folk dances is the Abbots Bromley Horn dance with twelve dancers wearing deer skulls and antlers. The custom is linked to Danish invasion and Odin and Thor worship. The text notes toothpicks in mouths and mentions 30 billion annual toothpick production in the United States.
In Pittsburgh a man became stuck in newly mixed concrete prompting police to cut away clothing and hair to free him. Fire and emergency crews aided as bystanders watched.
Jim Elwell, a shell shocked patient, imitates actions with little initiative yet forms strong attachments including to nurse Nellie Downing. Doctors discuss possible recovery, the danger of brain surgery, and Nellie’s devoted care amid uncertainty about memory return. The piece follows discussions with Prof Elwell and Dr Lawson and hints at future developments.
Readable schedule notes list Verdi’s opera based on Victor Hugo with cast Gilda and Rigoletto roles, broadcasting across stations WEAF and affiliates. Includes city listings like Ames Iowa and Boston and various time slots for lectures music and orchestral programs. details are fragmentary but convey a national radio opera presentation.
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