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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1928
Page
11
Readable classified notices advertise coal prices and deliveries in Athens and Pomeroy with names like Rardin Brothers and Fred Landis. Listings include cars such as a 1927 sedan, a 1925 sedan, real estate offers, insurance, and local shop promotions with contact details and prices.
Walter Burson on Union street faced repeated thefts of his chickens from a coop. One night he fired after hearing a disturbance, killing the thief. Investigation showed the culprit was an opossum. Burson sold the hide and reports no further poultry trouble since.
Senate Democrats remain divided after a tense debate over Heflin’s anti Catholic speeches. The party pursues unity while facing ongoing factional strains and political fallout.
The Democratic Senate chamber cools after two days of clashes over Senator Heflin's anti Catholic remarks about Catholics and Al Smith. A resolution backed by Senator Robinson affirmed leadership while Heflin may continue his critiques. Republicans clash over a campaign slogan with "Houston Heflin and Harmony" and "Houston Heflin and Hell" proposed.
Hog prices range around 7.00 to 7.50 per 100 pounds for pigs, while calves near 300 head listed, beef steers priced about 11.50 to 15. Vealers around 14.80. Sheep demand strong, top fat lambs near 14.00, bulk lambs 13.00 to 14.00, cull sheep 10.00 to 11.50. Receipts sparse for cattle with overall market tone steady to higher.
The snippet lists prices for wheat corn rye and oats with cash and futures terms. It also shows sea canks and various month forward prices with odd formatting but indicates market activity around February and March with cash and futures figures.
Col umbus markets report lower prices on assorted produce as demand tightens. Carloads of celery and lettuce show price pressure while kale and other items remain scarce for buyers, with icebox lettuce quoted around 4.00 per crate and celery near 6.06, 6.50.
Feapipse holdover and steers traded with mixed demand as prices slid slightly. Beef cattle and vealers showed mixed gains, with stock steers and lambs also listed. hogs and sows noted with wide price ranges. Cattle receipts totaled 356 with varied reports across weight classes and animal types.
Butter steady at 47 cents with receipts 13 321, creamery extras 47 and 48 cents. Eggs irregular with receipts 22 213, nearby white fancy 48 cents, nearby mixed whites 45 to 44 8 cents, fresh firsts 46 cents, western whites 45 to 49 cents, Pacific coast 47 to 50 cents, nearby toms 50 to 69 cents.
Fragmentary note reports a Cleveland produce deal involving butter and a seller named Ste, with unclear quantities and terms. Further legible text is needed to confirm participants and transaction details.
Dow Jones reports 36 cotton mill firms in Fall River area slashed wages by 16 percent effective January 30. The move impacts about 25,900 to 29,000 workers across the mills.
Owen C. Eastman of Salem Maine aims a Boston to Paris trek, adding to his long walking record. His route covers Canada Alaska Siberia Germany and Belgium with backing from Eleanor Sears famed Boston society pedestrienne.
Prices shown for various goods include firsts at 44c to 47c and 30c across categories. Domestic and state grain and poultry rates appear with multiple regional price points. Potatoes list includes New York and Ohio values with bag sizes and assorted produce costs.
Fragmentary text mentions sales towns in a free territory and pricing details with percentages. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities emerge from the legible lines.
Chicago hosts the American League club owners as they convene February 1 to set the annual schedule and discuss league plans. The gathering aims to finalize dates for the season and coordinate scheduling across member teams.
Alabama’s Montgomery Advertiser declares support for Alfred E. Smith of New York, calling his Catholic faith and moderate Prohibition stance historically democratic and a test of patriotism amid Heflin’s anti Smith rhetoric.
Waite High School in Toledo hosted ceremonial exercises and initiations for a chemical society when five attendees fell ill from food allegedly poisoned. Victims included Prof. Clarence C. Coontz and four women. Lula Howard faced nervous distress as authorities investigated the tainted meal.
The National Church Comity conference began a three day session in Cleveland as three major denominations seek a unified approach to church work. Dr John McDowell of the Presbyterian church urged overcoming self will greed and isolation to save America and called for limiting to one edifice per thousand population and reforms to home mission work. He stressed hope for effective church unity and warned of shrinking contributions and missionary shortages.
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