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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1924
Page
7
The page lists items for sale and services including jewelry watches diamonds machinery tools musical merchandise radio equipment seeds plants flowers and apparel. It also runs classified sections for rooms and board rentals real estate for rent and sale brokers and business properties for sale with farm and land listings.
New York January 4. Opening Liberty Bonds show 3s at 99.10, second 4s at 98.80, third 4s at 99.10, fourth 4s at 28.13, and new 4s at 99.13.
Toledo grain report lists cash values for Wheat at 1.1142 to 1.12, Corn 78 7 percent, Oats 49 56 percent, Rye 72 1/2 cent, Barley 67 cent. Seed quotes include Clover old and new Jan 83.25, Feb 13.49, Mar 13.37 4 bid. Alsike Jan 9.40, Feb 9.50, Mar 9.65. Timothy cash Jan 4.00, Mar 4.10.
Cincinnati dairy reports cattle receipts around zero with strong demand for steers and calves weakening to 12.50 to 14.50. Hogs show 4800 head with steady market and 7.60 for good to choice packers. Sheep and lambs remain steady with prices from 4.00 to 5.50 for sheep and 12.50 to 18.00 for lambs.
Pittsburg on January 4 reports light cattle receipts with steady prices and 1300 sheep and lambs with lambs easing to 13.75. Hog numbers total 6500 with 25 to 40 cent drop. prime heavy hogs 7.59 to 7.69, mediums 7.70 to 7.75, Saar yorkers 7.70 to 7.75, light yorkers 7.00 to 7.25, pigs 6.50 to 7.00, roughs 6.50 to 6.25, stags 3.00 to 3.50.
Chicago markets report butter receipts 4017 tubs creamery extra 54 percent and pricing for extra firsts 50 to 63 cents per pound. Eggs receipts 5633 cases with mixed prices 40 cents for miscellaneous, 38 to 41 cents for various grades, checks 210 cases and dirties 24 cents per dozen.
Opal L. Grueser seeks divorce in the common pleas court alleging three years of wilful abandonment and failure to provide a home and necessities. The couple wed January 9 1918 and adoptive child Grafton Jr. is mentioned with J W Stout named in the petition.
Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Carr express heartfelt thanks to relatives and friends for sympathy, flowers, and kindness shown during the illness and death of their father Minor Carr on December 31, 1925.
Mrs. Sarah Hatch visited in Athens on Saturday while Miss Cora Thompson from Columbus stayed with relatives Tuesday. School resumed after a week’s vacation. Many residents hosted guests over New Year’s, including Mildred Brewer of Carbondale and Katheryn Six visiting grandparents at New Marshfield. Rebekah Lodge met with an oyster feast. Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Wiseman’s home.
Walter V. Harter, minister, preaches at The Plains Church with Sunday school at 9 30 and service at 19 36 focusing on The Mission of the Holy Spirit.
Sunday school begins at 9 30 morning and preaching at 6 30 in the evening. The pastor preaches on The Greatest Power in the World.
Sunday school at 9 30 and Prayer Praise at 10 30. The revival begins in Millfield M E Church Sunday night January 13. Rev Harter preaches at Central Avenue M E Church Friday night January 4.
Collins served as Grand Installing officer of the Pythian Sisters with Mrs. Carl Shafer and Mrs. Owen Jackson assisting. Edward Minister, Grand Chancellor, installed the hk of P's with J R Wade and Harry Schoon over Grand M of A assisting. Farich was installed as C C in Chauncey K of P lodge. Afterward Mrs Joyce and Mrs F E Boudinott delivered readings and a drill by the sisters drew praise from attendees. A well prepared dinner closed the event.
Bernard Syx and Darrel Witham spent the holiday vacation in this city with their parents Mr and Mrs Charles Syx and Mr and Mrs Burk Witham They have returned to Cincinnati where they are students at the Ohio College of Dental Surgery.
Miss Dorothy Minister entertained the Bridge Club of Athens and guests at her parents home in Ellis avenue. Grace Walker won the high score for the evening amid a two course luncheon, with members from Athens and Chauncey including Lindley Sprague Arthur Brown Ruth Bridgewater and Lena Wilson among the visitors.
On the eve of a senatorial inquiry into the Russian question the Communist Internationale sent Congress members a letter from W Kalorow Moscow denying plots to seize the White House and urging the ballot for 1924. Hughes released a Moscow Pravda statement from G Zinoviev praising American Communists and warning of imperialist policy in Haiti Cuba the Philippines and elsewhere.
Ohio farm prices were lower at year end 1923 than a year earlier, says C. J. West, federal and state crop report statistician. The report notes declines across crop and livestock price indices, reflecting agricultural market trends in Columbus.
Washington January 4 plans for the circumnavigation of the globe by air moved toward completion with the announcement of the team flyers who will make the trip.
Washington January 4 The House Ways and Means Committee voted 12 to 11 to drop direct tax proposals on stock dividends as the first definite step toward framing a tax reduction bill.
The government will seek a Supreme Court ruling on the legacy of selling more than 5 600 German dye patents to the Chemical Foundation Inc by the alien property custodian.
Central Avenue revival events feature Rev Dr McGurk delivering a forceful sermon on The Power of Jesus To Save. The Plains Male Chorus provides the music in Athens marking its first visit. Copeland's Class Six Male Chorus performed last Sunday with Rev Harter of Chauncey Circuit M E churches announced for Friday evening. No service Saturday night.
Daily and local train departures from Athens listed for several lines including Worth downd Saltimonafy Ohio and routes to Southdenna and Northocand with times from early morning to night. Local and express services run daily with several local stops and arrival times.
The Ceilircies Pilgrims Holiness Church on Washington and Congress Streets Kiev N QO lists Sunday school at 9 A M preaching at 10 A M praise service 6 30 to 7 P M and preaching at 7 P M Mrs N O Stucky to lead the evening sermon Cottage prayer meeting tonight at James Lafollett Stimpson Ave
Pastor Rev H Schuyler Foster leads Bible School at 9 30 and service at 10 80 with topic Souls like Watered Gardens The Lord's Supper will be observed Evening service at 7 on All Things New Midweek service on Wednesday at 7 P M
Frederick Brown minister outlines Sunday at Central Avenue M Church with 9 15 A M Sunday school 10 16 A M morning worship young peoples day Booster Chorus and youth groups singing Evangelistic evening service 7 P M no Factory church services Clarks Chapel at 2 P M.
O L Stricker, pastor, leads Sunday school at 0 00 with W B Pruden as superintendent. Class meeting at 10 15 with Mrs Albert Frost as leader. Song and praise at 6 20. Pastor preaches at 7 00 P M. Prayer meeting Thursday evening. He will preach at Strouds Run Sunday morning.
At First Methodist Church next Sunday Dr McGurk will preach at both services with Prof Robinson leading music. Sunday school at 9:90, morning worship 10:30, Epworth League 6:00, evening worship 7:00. Sermon titles include Reaching Forward and Would You Believe a Ghost.
The Christian Science Society at 6514 South Court Street invites attendance for Sunday service at 10:45 A M with the topic God and scripture readings from Samuel and Psalms. Sunday school starts at 9:30 A M and midweek meetings are 7:00 P M. The reading room is open Tuesday Thursday and Saturday afternoons.
The Presbyterian Church offers 9:00 Bible school and 10:39 sermon titled Along the New Road with the girls chorus assisting. A 6:00 young people meeting precedes 7:00 sermon on Aid to Faith. Tuesday at 7 o'clock the session holds its monthly church meeting.
Women of the fisher folk walked the stormy coast of Great South Bay while men battled the angry sea at Fire Island inlet seeking traces of nine fishermen who perished last night. five others were rescued.
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