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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1931

Page

11

Red Cross drought relief appeal on NBC tonight

Calvin Coolidge Alfred E. Smith and Will Rogers will speak over NBC tonight for Red Cross drought relief funds. The program, with NBC time donated nationwide, features famous radio entertainers. Through January 20 total $8126000 of $16000000 quota has been raised. Ohio Red Cross reports 849 drought victims cared for.

Calvin Coolidge Alfred E. Smith Will Rogers National Broadcasting Company Red Cross Drought Relief Fund Misa Pearl French Athens County National Red Cross Ohio

Retired U S Navy Commander Returns to New York

Commander Harold B. Grow, U S Navy, captured after Peru’s revolution, returned to New York after three months imprisonment. He had led a military air force under President Legula and was arrested by rebel troops during a flight to drop propaganda pamphlets for the government.

Harold B. Grow New York Peru Legula

University coed rescued after two days in Death Valley

Madame the Hen Henderson, 28, a University of Nevada co-ed, was stranded in Death Valley for two days when her auto failed. Death Valley Scotty found her as water ran low and towed her 60 miles to a California town for repairs. She continued home to Akron, Ohio via El Paso, Texas.

Death Valley Madame the Henderson University of Nevada Scotty Desert California el Paso Tex Akron

Wealthy Detroiter Targeted in Kidnap Plot Exposed

In Detroit on January 22, 1.9, Po Pour Men a former policeman and two others were held as principals in a plot to extort $190,000 ransom after allegedly kidnapping one of the victim's two children. Police say all have confessed.

Detroit Po Pour Men

Fresh grocery receipts and poultry prices listed

Jan 15 entry lists prices for butter creamery extras flour and indies extras 26-26c packing stocks 13-1c Maryland Pennsylvania region rolls 20-31c live poultry prices for chickens turkeys and ducks by size and weight with various scores and classes including guineas and roosters old heavy birds priced per pound and per piece

Lyne-nearhby Maryland Pennsys

Chicago Produce Market Receipts and Categories Summary

Chicago produce market report shows receipts totaling 8,2607 cases with 20 percent firsts 16 to 18 percent ordinaries 12 to 13 percent seconds butter and market firm receipts 4,416 titles extras 28 extra firsts 26427 and seconds 23 25 26 with standards noted.

Chicago

Poultry and Produce Scant Details From Pittsburgh Market

Fragmentary market notes from Pittsburgh describe various poultry items with scattered percentages and weights. References include tuba nearby scores and extras, with mentions of hens, roosters, ducks, geese, and live poultry by the case or yard.

Pittsburgh

Cleveland Produce Prices and Poultry Rates Listed

The notice lists butter at 27 to 28 cents per pound with extras 28, standard 27 cents. Poultry prices include heavy fowls 21 cents, medium 17-18, leghorn 14-17, heavy broilers 23-25, leghorn broilers 15, ducks 25, old cocks 13, geese 19-16, stags 20, capons 28-33. Potatoes Marie Green Mt mostly 2.40-2.59 per bag, Idaho Russet around 2.25 per 100 lb sack.

Cleveland Marie Green Idaho

Pittsburgh Livestock Prices and Receipts Report

Hogs receipts 1 600 market active with mixed gains to 10 higher. Prices range for 120 200 lbs from 8 75 to 9 50. Larger hogs 210 244 and 250 300 lbs priced around 8 85 to 8 40. Packing sows steady to 6 75. Cattle receipts none. calves 109 with slow to steady demand and vealers 9 50 to 11 59. Lambs steady to 25 higher with weights 95 9 75 and 50 9 29. aged wethers up to 5 00.

Pittsburgh

First aerial hostess Wanda Wood enhances New York Atlanta flights

Passengers on Eastern Air Transport lines between New York and Atlanta benefit from Wanda Wood, the country’s first aerial hostess. She serves light lunches, offers cigarettes, and provides small attentions to keep flights lively.

Eastern Air Transport New York Atlanta Wanda Wood

Athens men named in wreck suit over Lancaster highway crash

James Looman files in Common Pleas Court against T. E. Webb Jackson and Harry Nichols of Athens seeking 160 for car damage and 1050 for injuries to Looman Mrs Looman and two children from an Aug 29 1920 collision north of Rockbridge on the Lancaster highway. Webb allegedly passed unsafely Nichols drove at unlawful speed.

Webb Nichols Léeman

Kiwanis Club Launches Civic Movement In Athens

The Athens Kiwanis Club begins a civic movement to support the Chamber of Commerce. The club joins the Chamber and appoints a committee led by Ru ful Hopkins to sponsor activities at Kiwanis meetings. H Hess, Kiwanis member and Chamber director, helped approve the plan. A H Bro asks serves as committee chair. The Chamber plans to invite other city groups to adopt the plan.

Athens A. HH. Broo Kiwanis Committee Chamber of Commerce

Polish Violinist To Present Concert Tonight in Athens

Polish violinist Paul Kochanski appears as the featured performer for Ohio University Music Lecture Course tonight at 8 in Alumni Memorial Auditorium. The program includes works by Tartini Bach Mozart Lalo Szymanowski and de Falla with Kochanski joined by Pierre Luboshutz on piano. This marks Kochanski's tenth consecutive season touring since his 1921 American debut with the New York Symphony Orchestra.

Paul Kochanski Ohio University Alumni Memorial Auditorinn Athens Tartini Pach Mozert Lalo Szymanowski-Kochanski de Falla- Kochanaled Kochanski New York Symphony Orchestra Pierre Luboshutz Pianis

Two Men Sentenced in Athena County Court Tale

Taken to prison two men who received sentences in Athena County Cannon Mions Court and another man who escaped from the Moanafield Reformatory were sentenced to state penal institutions. Wayne Wingett Athena County sheriff and James Nutter sentenced them on manslaughter and non support charges to Morse Field Reformatory and the state penitentiary at Columbus. Dave Gwillym, indicted for non support, moved to the Mansfield reformatory to serve an old sentence. Gwillym, alias Daniel Devlin, was sent to Mansfield from Lucas County three years ago for auto theft and escaped about a year later. He had been living near Creena Run when the non support case was brought against him. He was arrested Mond.

Athena County Cannon Mions Moanafield Reformatory Wayne Wingett James Nutter Morsefield Reformatory Judeo L. G. Worstell Thomas Book Columbus Dave Gwillym Mansfield Gwillym Daniel Devlin Lucas County

Funeral Services for Michael Kollister at St Pauls Church

Funeral services for Michael Kollister 66 a Sugar Creek merchant will be held Thursday at 4 o clock at St Pauls Church Ajme en. He died Tuesday morning after a long illness leaving widow Mary and six children Michael Andrew Ja Joseph Emory Anne two sisters Mrs John Kaufman Nelsonville RD No 1 and Mrs Mary Shinst Barberton. Kollister born in Czecho Slovakia but lived most of his life in the United States. He operated a Sugar Creek store for years.

Michael Kollister Sugar Creek St. Paul's Church Ajmeens Kollister Tesday Mary Michael Andrew Ja. Joseph Emory Anne John Kaufman Nelsonville Mary Shinst Barberton Czecho-Slovakia United States

Ohio student accepts Chicago juvenile research fellowship

Ralph Brown, a February graduate of Ohio University’s Psychology Department, has accepted a fellowship with the Institute for Juvenile Research in Chicago. He will conduct intelligence and educational tests.

Ralph Brown Psychology Ohio University Institute For Juveenile Research Chicago

Athens couple awarded marriage license

Joseph D. Marfin, 64, and Pansy M. Morgan, 48, both of Athens, were issued a marriage license. The notice appears in the county record with standard details of applicants and ages.

Marraage Joseph D. Marfin Athens Pansy MH. Morgan Noimatt Jock

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