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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1921
Page
7
A. Gardner of Rutland Ohio advertises satin and rose comb red cocks for sale. The note lists Belgian hares available, with contact at state street. Security Savings Bank in Athens Ohio promotes deposit interest.
Cattle receipts light with a fair market. Show prices for choice $10.00 to $10.25 and prime $9.50 to $9.75. Veal calves $16.00 to $16.50. Sheep and lambs receipts fair, market steady with prime wethers $6.00 to $6.50, yearling lambs $11.50 to $12.25. Hogs receipts 25 doubles, market lower with prime heavy $9.25 to $9.50 and various hogs $10.25 to $10.40.
Hogs receipts 35000 with market 40 cents lower. bulk 8.85 9.50. butchers 8.75 9.10. packing 8.00 8.50. light 9.00 9.40. pigs 9.15 9.50. roughs 7.75 8.00. Cattle receipts 14000 market steady. beeves 7.50 12.25. butcher stock 5.00 9.75. canners and cutters 3.00 5.75. stockers and feeders 4.75 9. cows 4.60 8.50. calves 10.50 12.00. Sheep receipts 24000 market 25c lower. wool lambs 8.00 11.75. ewes 1.50 5.05.
Cattle receipts total 600 as market moves slowly with good steers at 8.00 to 10.00. Calves drop 0.50 to 15.00 15.50. Hogs receipts 7000 with prices down 0.50 to 0.75 for good choice packers and butchers at 9.25. Sheep receipts 300 with steady demand and extras at 4.50 to 5.00.
Cincinnati January 11 eggs steady with extra firsts at 64 cents per dozen, firsts 62 cents, and ordinary 60 cents as market holds.
Chicago market prices show butter creamery at 48c and 45c for standards and seconds. Eyes ordinaries quoted at 56 61 cents with firsts around 64 65 cents. Cheese twins 23c and young American 26c. Live poultry priced at 81c.
Irregular text fragment lists Liberty Bonds with various series and odd numbers, including unclear values such as 92.24 and 87.52, and multiple garbled notes. The readable items mention Liberty 3144 and Victory 3246 references with uncertain figures and suffixes.
Toledo grain prices list cash and futures for wheat corn oats rye barley and various seeds with values for 1918 1919 1920 including monthly figures and March May January February prices and notes on seed contracts for clover and timothy and alsike.
Governor Edward S. Edwards urged the New Jersey legislature to defeat bills restricting Sunday activities and called for further liberalization of Sunday laws. He argued modern life requires Sunday recreation and amusement opportunities. Assemblywoman Margaret Laird later introduced a bill to repeal the 3.5 percent beer tax.
Henry Hill, a colored man of Glouster, settled a paternity case by compromise in Justice Helwig's court Tuesday morning. Miss Eva J. Holbert, colored, of near Stewart, charged Hill with fathering her child born October 2, 1920, and a money settlement was agreed.
Mrs. Charlotte Franzen, who left her husband and adopted child at Madison to run away with Pierre Paul Auther, traveled through Milwaukee en route to Racine. She claimed her husband sought a divorce after their reconciliation and that he arranged a settlement she signed to grant him the divorce.
Washington dispatch reports 2045 Volstead Act violations in Ohio Maryland West Virginia and DC between January 16 and June 20 with 685 convictions 1679 property seizures 148 car seizures and 1204825 in liquor taxes. Local authorities helped federal agents. Ohio and West Virginia coordination noted.
In Bridgeport a trial for Elwood B Wade features alienists testimony showing Mrs Ethel Nott has a mental age of 11 percent years. Mental tests were conducted on all principals in the case as evidence unfolds.
Acting Secretary of State Davis asked Secretary Wilson to deport Donald O Calaghan lord mayor of Cork who arrived as a stowaway in Newport News violating U S law. The State Department would not waive passport rules and Wilson parole him on recognizance, but deportation is required.
A railroad official via Athens reports a bumper car supply unseen since before 1916 as production and shipping cuts continue. The Athens line has reduced force by four workers to curb operating costs while sidings fill with cars. Some mines show revival and coal shipments increase in the past week.
A slim brown haired woman who carried a suffrage petition in 1915 from San Francisco to Washington will present the first suffrage memorial statue at the upcoming convention in Washington. The ceremony occurs on the opening day of the gathering.
Los Angeles officials report a broad shift in the movie business as 1921 nears. Fewer stars will be paid less, productions will decline, and salaries will be trimmed due to weak attendance and overall business conditions. Industry leaders call the change a temporary but healthy correction.
Prague shows strong economy with large factories, education, and wealth from mines forests and agriculture. Sugar crops rise while distribution faults hit Slovakia Ruthenia and Bohemia. fencing German minority tensions and Vienna’s memory of empire fuel unease. Dr Benes urges renewed neighborly ties with Vienna as the country reorganizes land from Austro Hungarian era into Czech control.
Adam Shonts a retired Dayton investor died suddenly in a hotel lobby in St Augustine Florida while visiting for the day from Jacksonville He suffered a heart disease death diagnosis His wife accompanied him at the time of the incident Also mention of rubber band overshoes invention by a Washington DC resident not fully clear in text
Detroit rumor says William G. Acco may be named ident and general manager of Ford Motor Company with potential staff shifts under Frank Klingenwath. Verification proved elusive as Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, G. Liebold and Henry Ford's secretary did not confirm the report.
A list of marriage licenses issued includes Ben Walker a mechanic from Shai and Pear Six of Nelsonville with Jesse M. Marshall a miner and Lois Grace Stevens a nurse nearby Athena. Also recorded are Red Slater a mine boss and Hildebrand from The Plains joining in marriage.
Mollie Withem Lucas unknown residence notified that G E Lucas petitions against her for case number 12108 in county court pleas. Hearing scheduled on or after April 1. R W Finsterw attorney for plaintiff seeks resolution of the matter.
William Steward fled from his residence and Mary C. Steward filed a petition in the Athens Ohio Common Pleas Court in case number 12100. The hearing date is set for on or after November 23. Attorneys Woolley & Rov represent the petitioner.
Notice of proposed transfer of land from an Athens County township to Athens County. Details include tract location near Tower and 7918 Snten E and an area of 497.61 acres. Public hearing or clock time appears, with references to Castle and related parcels in Ohio.
Classified note lists red sows and open ewes for sale on Hocking Road near Oak Little, indicating ownership and location for buyers.
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