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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1927
Page
9
Market notes show varied prices for poultry and produce from Cincinnati and New York. Eggs rise on extra firsts while butter and creamery products shift. Liberty bonds open with notable yields and several maturities quoted alongside grain and hay prices.
Cattle receipts around 13 000 in Chicago with mixed demand across grades. Hogs at Chicago around 32 000 with generally steady demand and varied weight categories. lambs and sheep show strength in fat lambs and steady to higher fat ewes. Cincinnati listings show steady to 25 cents off on hogs and beef steers at $7.00 to $9.50 with vealers strong at around $10.00.
Receipts total 11 985 with creamery standards at 47 cents per pound. Firsts and seconds show varied prices while overall market activity remains cautious. Ohio dealers report wool at 45 cents grease, with some top values near 44 to 45 cents.
In Austin on January 11, Rev. J Frank Norris of Fort Worth is ready to face a Texas jury in his murder trial. The Baptist preacher is accused in the July shooting of D E B Chipps, a wealthy lumberman, shot at Norris's church study after protesting Norris attacks on Chipps' ally Fort Worth Mayor H C Meachem.
In Grove City on January 11, Pastor F A Wilber of Worthington said the Presbyterian church’s gift of 100 from the Beulah Park Jockey Club two years earlier carried implied promises. He had denounced the gift in church and noted that other Grove City churches also received money from the club.
In Santiago Jose Correoso, who killed Guantanamo Mayor Salas in 1925, was executed by garrote after eight minutes of agony. The fourth garrote execution under the Machado administration, the event drew scant attention locally.
In Ravenna on January 11, Dan McKay 23 and Goodman Raoch 21 were found dead by Knights of Columbus members in their clubrooms. Police say the men died from asphyxiation after likely spending Saturday with two girls and failing to vent fumes from a small stove. The bodies had been in the rooms for about two days.
The Ohio governor A Y Donahey's presidential prospects draw Senate focus amid a heated ban enforcement debate. Senator Bruce warns a dry plank may fade from a major party's platform while Heflin defends Donahey's electability. In a separate note, Mrs. Sarah Shea sues a Fall River bakery for damages over a cake bite.
In Cleveland a checkered bathrobe found in Stanley Slagle’s apartment is presented as evidence in the Ben Nadel trial for harboring Pat McDermott after the Canton murder of Don R. Molfett last July. Frances Merrill testified Nadel brought a man to his place and paid him, saying the man’s name was Rogers. Slagle claims the money from Nadel was a loan, and Nad el reimbursed him for liquor expenses tied to McDermott’s hiding.
A hoax fire at Evangelical pastor Rev. William F Benzin’s home in Cincinnati is blamed on a crank. A burlap oil-soaked sack was placed under the kitchen door, ignited, burning the floor until Mrs. Benzin woke to smoke. Fire was quickly extinguished.
Daisy W led a petition for divorce against Pulaski Hewitt in Cause No 13580 in the Common Pleas Court of Athens County Ohio. The hearing is scheduled for no sooner than after January 18 1927. Woolley and Rowland attorneys represent the plaintiff.
Flora Richards files for divorce from James Willis Richards on willful absence and gross neglect of duty. She seeks custody of a minor child and maintenance. Hearing set for February 6 after service in Athens Ohio. Emmett Keenan represents the plaintiff.
Tuesday January 11 schedule lists Hutcheson and Flontaley Ensemble on WEAF and 17 other stations with concerts, plays, and talks. Stations from Atlanta to Springfield present news, dinner music, orchestras, and programs from WEAF, with varied times and local broadcasts.
In Camdenville Indiana a train night brings four women fainting passengers. A mother dies after delivering twins unnamed. Fifteen years pass as the twins grow into Margaret and Betty, renamed Rusty and Betty, while Jim Elwell enlists in World War I and loses memory after a Sedan battle. Nellie Downing questions his fate as Jack Nevin doubts revealing the story.
A damaged ad touts a home brew cough remedy with sugar syrup as an option. It claims to soothe sore throats and bronchial irritation and provide lasting relief, noting it as a dependable and speedy aid despite garbled text and uncertain brand details.
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