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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1935
Page
11
Classified notice lists sporting goods for sale and mentions license plates as cash source. The fragment outlines unsold items, ad adjustments, and acceptable omissions in the Sunday edition. It references sections for automotive, employment, financial, livestock, merchandise, and housing classifieds.
Professor George Starr Lasher of Ohio University likely to stay at Halifax District Hospital in Daytona Beach Florida for three weeks or a month after a December 24 automobile crash. Mrs Lasher died at the scene. Relatives from Washington DC have gone to Florida and plan to return with the Lasher children as arrangements for the funeral and cremation are clarified.
Athens County auditor J Clyde Edmundson explains the 10 percent cosmetics tax is cancelled under the new sales tax law and a 3 percent sales tax will apply when effective. Until then there is no cosmetics tax. Dealers with existing cosmetic licenses won’t need a vendor license during the transition. mixed-item dealers must license. Unused cosmetic stamps may be refunded by mailing to the state treasurer with an affidavit.
Athens Chapter of the Izaak Walton League reports the twelfth annual convention in Columbus January 17 18 with Prof O B McClure attending and Dr Preston Bradley to address the banquet.A plan for federal support to a stream purification program will be undertaken as a national move to uniform watershed and pollution control.
C Ray Smith presents the Olvera Street marionettes in Memorial Auditorium on Thursday January 10 featuring scenes from the Century of Progress in Chicago and a three act satirical musical Rip Van Winkile's Strange Interlude with Hollywood stars in miniature. Two cartoon comedies including Still Symphonies accompany the puppet program sponsored by Sigma Delta Chi. A matinee for children at 2 PM and an adults show at 7 30 PM Franklin News notes.
George Milliron of Athens pleaded not guilty to a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated before Mayor Len B. McCune and was bound over to the Athens County grand jury on $200 bond after a New Year’s Eve crash on West Union Street that damaged a parked car and another vehicle. Wyatt Cunningham of Athena pleaded guilty to an intoxication charge, was fined $10, and jailed in Athens City for failure to pay the fine and costs.
Carpenter Burrel Peck spent the weekend in Columbus as a guest of his mother who is hospitalized for eye treatment. Mr and Mrs Howard Steward and Mr Dwight Seiple, returning from Christmas in Youngstown, visited Mr and Mrs F Wise. Mrs F E B Wood and Mr and Mrs H T Steward visited Mr and Mrs J L Rawlings in Lancaster. Louisa Wood spent Monday with ill May Wood. A R Caster hosted John Adams and Fontella of Athens for New Year’s Day.
Mrs. Alice Carter visited Nelsonville on Saturday. Clarence Heft from Nelsonville spent the weekend with Ed Heft family. Miss Mary Eckels and Harold Marstiller were in Nelsonville Friday. Retta Eckels returned to Logan for work. Cecil Carson spent Christmas with Lydia Wend. Ed Heft family and granddaughter Lois Ann were in Nelson. Delbert Marstiller visited Athens Sunday. Alonzo Figgins and Harpest Hoskins were in Nelsonville Saturday. Local Sunday School draws interest as scholars receive Christmas treats.
New York trading opened steady with volume down from a moderate start. Major issues such as United States Steel Du Pont Johns Manville General Motors Bethlehem Steel and AmTelTel held near unchanged while a strong week over week gain in electric power reported by Edison Electric Institute drew attention. The Federal Reserve in St Louis cut its discount rate from 2.5 to 2 percent amid lower rates and banks reported higher deposits and government paper holdings.
Jennie Cole of Tuppers Plains died Tuesday at noon after being brought home from a Parkersburg hospital and then taken back to the hospital. She leaves three brothers and three sisters. The notice also mentions local social events and visits among residents, including a funeral at Rockland for Mrs. Swank and several relatives visiting Athens and Belpre.
Baltimore Produce shows keys firm street sales and current receipts around 30032 with hens and pullets in various sizes. Butter tubs and eggs noted. Cleveland prices list butter, creamery extras, and buys steady with fresh extras. Toledo grain prices report No 2 red wheat and No 2 yellow corn with track quoters and store rates. Cincinnati produce items include Hogs Eggs Potatoes and Butterfat. Pittsburgh produce lists eggs and hennery whites with current receipts.
Chicago markets show butter steady with 10 049 units noted in creamery specials and various grades including extras and firsts. Eggs list 2 615 steady with extra firsts 31 and fresh wraded firsts 20020, current receipts 25 27, refrigerator firsts 21 percent, standards 224 and extras 22 percent.
Pittsburgh livestock market notes demand mixed with higher price hints for hogs and cattle. Prices listed cover hog weights from 100 to 210 pounds and cattle including steers, yearlings, cows, and bulls with ranges and declines indicated across categories.
Hog prices hold near 7.45 to 7.76 for 200 to 300 lb ranges with early bids steady. Cattle and calves see steady to mixed values with good lots and baby beef types around 7.25 to 7.50. sheep and lambs show steadier fat lambs and improved grade buyers seeking grain fed lots.
Inquiries continued on finer grades of Ohio fleeces and territory wools while actual business remained light. Asking prices held steady from last week as wool traders anticipated renewed buying once mills finish inventory.
Washington dated January 3 AP reports the treasury balance as of December 31 with receipts of 5,744,076.93 and expenditures just over 6 million offset by excess credit of 24,000,000. Net balance stands at 2,083,845,518.44 with customs receipts for the month at 632,428,183.94 and fiscal year totals since July 2 showing 1,845,082,014.05 in receipts against 2,545,017,91.46 in expenditures including 1,022,23,170.75 emergency costs. Gold assets total 68,238,619,732.39.
Hessel swerved to avoid falling bottles from a truck on Route 31 four miles north of Athens and crashed down a 20 foot embankment. He escaped with minor bruises as the car front end was badly damaged. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon near Helse Second Street in Athens.
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