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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1929
Page
9
Local Athens listings advertise automotive parts and services, used instruments, harness and horse gear, scales, radios, batteries, typewriters, and real estate. Includes sales terms, contact notes, and several appointments for farm supplies and hardware.
Nelsonville scene features boiler making and radio shop chatter, with a flood of classified car ads. Listings include a 1925 Hudson coach, a 1924 Dodge roadster, a 1681 Chevrolet sedan, and other used parts and services at McFarland’s Garage and Stratton Motors.
The text reports multiple probate filings including final and first accounts for estates of Francis A., John Daniel Lares, and Fernando Connor. It mentions guardianship for Emmett Riley, executors, administrators, and pending petitions in the Common Pleas Court of Athens, with deadlines around February 7. Attorneys Woolley and Rond noted.
The market report shows mixed price movements for cattle and lambs with fat cattle steady to lower and fat ewes rising. Prices for lambs, heifers, and various box crates in Louisiana and Spitsenburg regions are listed, including specific crate prices and reductions, reflecting a cautious trading tone.
Ravenna Ohio January 21 County commissioners offer 6500 reward to arrest two men suspected in the Friday night shooting death of Mr and Mrs Peter Gallo in their home. Prosecutor Everett Foote says the motive involved a disputed price cut. Mrs Gallo named one suspect before dying. Foote has murder warrants. two other men held as material witnesses.
Bam Williams pleaded guilty to intoxication in the court of Justice Carl H. Porter in New Pittsburg. He was fined 75 dollars plus costs and jailed in Athens County Jail for failure to pay. Sheriff Williams and Constable Dalton arrested Williams and another man on Jerseyville road after a late call, weighing Williams against a separate suspect, with the other man released.
Marie of Roumania arrives in Constantinople to spend several days recovering from a mild influenza attack and to rest after her journey.
The Automobile Club of Southern California reports Los Angeles leads all cities with the largest rise in motor vehicle registrations over ten years and in traffic control personnel. Registrations up about 1280 percent and control personnel up about 475 percent.
The United States uses about 10 million Christmas trees each year with Canada supplying 4 million. The remainder comes from various sources, including the province of New Brunswick.
Athens Township constable Kenneth Allstock was held on $300 bond after admitting to taking $89 of a woman's fine and costs without court permission. Edna Miller of Glouster alleged the money was collected November 7, 1928, on a $128 note. Magistrate Felix Miley ordered a grand jury session and demanded restitution or resignation.
Porter Dickens county dog warden began a morning survey in Athens County to find dogs not wearing 1929 registered license tags. Unlicensed dogs will be caught taken to the pound and owners fined or arrested for late tag purchases after January 20.
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