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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1934
Page
11
A thrift page advertises Buick cars featuring knee action suspension and other engineering upgrades. It promises a first Athens display and invites readers to test drive to experience the new Buick superiority. The ad touts Buick as building the most beautiful cars and reiterates the slogan When Better Automobiles Are Built, Buick Will Build Them.
In pursuance of a court order, the Berry Hotel Company real estate in Athens County Ohio will be sold at public auction at Athens Court House on February 3, 1944 at 1 PM. The sale includes North Court Street holdings and a leasehold interest, with appraised value $70,000, plus personal property from the hotel. Sheriff Charles Stratton directs the sale with auctioneers Jones Jones and Erskine.
The systematic indexing and neatly arranged classifieds allow quick locating of offers. Readers can find desired ad categories with minimal delay.
Practical tips for disguising and preparing vegetables to appeal to the family. Suggestions include serving raw offerings with color, using salads, perfecting cooking, cream sauces, combinations with popular vegetables, browning in butter, baking, adding to stews, soups, soufflés and casseroles, and gelatin molds to enhance appeal.
The French navy seaplane Southern Cross and its five crew members reached Natal Brazil at 7 10 a m after a 2010 mile flight from St Louis British West Africa. The duration and routing were longer than the Lindberghs recent crossing and the return leg was completed after leaving St Louis midafternoon yesterday.
Nashville Tenn Jan 4 Gov Hill McAlister awaited word from Kentucky Gov Ruby Laffoon to proclaim a buying holiday on all tobacco floors in Tennessee and Kentucky. The barley holiday was extended to give growers time to sign crop reduction contracts aimed at stabilizing this year’s prices.
In Zanesville January 4 two groups of city employees occupied city hall as William G. Weatherald began his term as mayor. Weatherald's appointees appeared for work while many former workers refused to leave, citing Civil Service protection.
Max Baer the heavyweight boxer and screen actor told reporters he was unconcerned by Bee Starr the circus aerialist planning to sue him for 250000 dollars on a breach of promise charge.
A fragmentary Detroit society notice highlights Miss Frances Dad, daughter of late automobile pioneer Jonn Flodge, among the city’s rich and prominent figures. The piece mentions lavish parties and lists varied foods and beverages, including salads, sandwiches, desserts, garnishes, cocktails, and a Tomorrow Breakfast menu with apples, cereal, and milk.
Meigs County commissioners met to reappoint A B Bingham as chairman. They approved routine bills and allocated 150 to cooperate with Civil Works Administration and Ohio Archaeological Society. Funds will cover part of building materials for a new structure at Buffington Island Memorial State Park, a CWA project in the county.
An all day quilting session was held at the Chester Road home of Mrs. Cora Warner in Pomeroy with a noon chicken dinner for members and visitors including Mrs. Julia Wonder, Mrs. Mollie Hood, Mrs. Josephine McCullough, Mrs. Emma Foss, Blanche Roller, Lena Bartels, Grace Brace, Violin Graceer, Nellie Smith, Mrs. Banive Willa, Mrs. Mary Harris, and the hostesses.
State Conservation Commissioner William H. Reinhart urged sportsmen to fill out tally cards attached to their 1933 hunting licenses and mail them to the Division of Conservation. The data will help determine restocking policies for next season and Reinhart encouraged winter game feeding and cover construction, with bulletins mailed to sportsmen organizations involved in winter feeding.
Paris reports a major banking scandal after the collapse of the Credit Municipal Poyone. Liabilities are quoted around 600 million francs, risking involvement of high government officials.
New York stocks drifted lower with utilities under pressure after Governor Lehman's address opens the legislature. Industrials eased one to two points as steel and chemical leaders fell, farm equipment weakness showed in J. S. Case, and grains edged lower while rails oils and mining posted fractional losses. Bond market remained narrow and irregular.
Ohio farm officials report little damage to wheat from a severe cold snap as snow covered fields protected the crop. Prices stay modest with 78 cents for wheat in Ohio elevators and 40 cents for corn, oats around 30 cents. Demand for feed grains improves with cold and federal loan activity on corn grows, aiding farmers.
Dun and Bradstreet commodity index for 30 items in the United States shows today at 101.05, yesterday 101.50, weekly 101.00, monthly 90.66, year 70.14. The 1975 high was 135.69 on July 18. The 1999 low was 0.78 on January 30.
Butter unchanged with a few adjustments for young poultry and guinea stock. Prices show 40c for 2 lb and 12 poultry at 19 20c, eggs unchanged though graded and extra firsts at 2c a dozen. Cincinnati butter and eggs prices listed with No 2 8c per lb and No 3 6c, butterfat tic, lower case eggs and 20n for nearby graded.
Receipts show 1 806 and 7 240 for Exes and Butver markets with assorted storage extras. The record lists fresh graded firsts and extras with percentages and cents, including 900 91s and 1740 differed notes, plus standards and specials across multiple categories.
A catalog of live poultry items and prices including hens, springers, roosters, ducks, geese and turkeys. Entries list weight ranges and quality terms along with dressed hog and turkey offerings. Local markets show varied weights from 3 to 6 pounds and prices per unit.
Market notes show poultry and fowl prices for various categories with perchased weights and grades. Beef cattle and calves are steady to lower, while sheep and lambs face slow sales and mixed quotes reflecting demand and grade differences.
Market activity shows 5100 hogs received with 1450 direct and dough, 115 heldover. Prices mostly up 10 with top hogs at 51.05 to 51.74 and smaller lots steady to high bids. Cattle and calves seen with steady demand, weights 460 to 525 pounds for dairy and beef calves, steers and heifers steady to higher, calves 5.50 to 7.50 per hundredweight, bulls 2.25 to 9.60, sheep receipts around 60 head with fat lambs around 97.50 and higher, direct through 150 head early sales steady.
Taventeries at commomine mile ate throughout the tender uley tended to Gatret buyers from Making Wool purchaees. The market held firm with few cases at true market values. Dealers expect higher prices and firm demand early in the year. Ohio Delaine and similar combing wools quoted at 35 1971 conte a pound in grease. Olives fignids quoted 42043, and quarter-bived 41442. Territory graded staple combs in wool quoted at 80P RR conte eightha 81963 and quarter-biced 3 ws.
Fragmentary OCR style ledger shows scattered figures and references to treas, percent yields, and dated entries. The text lists multiple 34s and 4th 44s with figures like 44’s 52 107.13 and 34's 43 Jone 96.11, indicating a private accounting summary with unclear context and missing descriptors.
In Toledo on January 4, a market snapshot lists No. 2 red wheat at various bid levels around 2.84 to 2.94 per bushel with premium notes, No. 2 yellow corn near 4.74 to 4.98, and No. 2 white oats around 1.88. Butter and eggs prices appear with creamery butter at 83 cents and eggs at 19 10 per dozen, plus hay and clover values.
Workers toiled through debris in flood ravaged Los Angeles in an effort to recover more victims of the New Year storm. The death toll reached 42 with the discovery of additional bodies as rescuers pressed on.
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