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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1928
Page
7
Local newspaper ad section lists standardized classified rates per line and details on insertion rules. Includes autos for sale, funeral memorials, personals, cemetery lots, and miscellaneous services with shop names and contact points.
Real estate listings include a frame home with furnace, soft water plumbing, 2 car brick garage on a level lot near court house. Other ads offer large out building 4 acres on concrete road and a small cash option, plus used phonograph repair, shoe and auto services, and piano tuning in Athens. Multiple items mention Athens phone numbers and local businesses.
Complete radios and speakers offered with prices from 30 dollars to 150 dollars. A vacant South Mulberry Street cottage listed for 3500 dollars. Auto supply ads promote starters tires and Chevrolet display. Legal notice announces Audrey Wilbur's divorce case 13841 in Athens County Ohio with hearing after February 28.
A new RCA model A loud speaker promises excellent radio sound once tuned. Latest in design at showroom displays suggests strong performance for music and broadcasts. Ideal for buyers seeking enhanced audio from early radio sets.
Flat and half round 235c grease guns priced at $1.50. Punches 30c. Pliers 25c. Offers on hand tools advertised in a compact catalog style item.
Belle McKee amended petition for divorce against Miveley T. McKee of Ballenger Texas in Cause No. 13853. Hearing set on or after March 5 1928 in Athens County Ohio. Woolley A Row.
Butter market reports show receipts of 8 536 with creamery extras 474 and special market at 48 cents. Nearby white fancy 50c and mixed white 49c with fresh firsts 47 to 48c. western whites 47 to 48c. Pacific coast 47 to 50c. nearby towns 51 to 52c.
In Columbus on January 23 dealers report nearly all eggs cleaned up and markets clearing as supply stabilizes. Local merchants note strong demand despite earlier shortages and expect regular shipments to resume soon.
A Sunday afternoon concert in Ewing hall auditorium featured four groups from the Ohio University school of music. The 90 member university chorus with four soloists and Mrs. C. C. Robinson performed Alfred Noyes The Tale of Old Japan. Soloists Donald Dowd Helen Hedden Marianna Bing and Helen Hook provided standout contributions amid opening glee club numbers and faculty string selections. The program culminated with So they plighted their promise and Be Strong. The event drew a large Athens audience and showcased strong student and faculty effort.
Albany report urges grand jury to probe the administration of $1.2 million in state census funds by Mrs Florence E B Knapp former secretary of state and first woman to hold high public office in New York The document labels over $190000 of the funds as deliberate fraud and recommends referral to District Attorney Charles Herrick for possible criminal action including forgery and grand larceny.
Quotations show presh steady at 48 cents a dozen with firm demand and two cold spells cited. Dealers expect no easing before week’s end and report no price changes.
An abbreviated fragment from a New York report notes Liberty A4 opening at Oi with a 44s time and a 1st place 44s 00.18, followed by a 4th place 44s 103.36. Details are incomplete.
Pittsburgh market receipts show 6 000 on cattle and 1 500 on sheep with prices for hogs 8.65 to 9.00 per pound, sows 7.00 to 7.50, beef steers 11.50 to 14.25, beef cows 7.50 to 9.75, vealers 15.00 to 17.00, heavy calves 7.00 to 14.00, and top fat lambs around 14.25. Market overall steady to strong.
Hogs receipts 4 700 held over 1 452 market steady to 10 higher with 250 to 350 Ibs. at 7 75 to 8 50 and lighter weights 8 50 to 8 85. Cattle receipts 1 100 calves 300 market steady beef steers 10 00 to 13 50 light yearlings and heifers 9 00 to 12 00 beef cows 7 00 to 7 50 vealers 11 00 to 15 00. Market ready to move fat lambs 14 00 bulk fat lambs 11 00 to 13 75 bulk lambs 7 00 to 9 00 bulk fat ewes 4 00 to 6 00.
The report outlines price and supply trends in medium territory and fleece wools, noting earlier movements for coarser wools and a revival across grades. It highlights how wool stocks and waste products fit into mill use and outlines trends affecting mills in the period.
A fragmented Cleveland market page shows poultry and dairy items with prices. Entries mention sRaghoran ite 26c 25c, Gute SS 16¢, brown meat, geese, Quebec and Butter tablets selling at 42% and 42c, with various firsts and extras cited. Strong entities include Cleveland, Butter, Maske.
Pricing notes show dairy and butter terms with several values such as creamery tablets above 43c 45c and butter fat quality. The fragment lists packing stock 29 cents and No 2 2ic a3c with various firsts seconds and fresh gathered offerings.
Kirby Binkley was arrested in Nashville Tennessee charged with an attempted kidnapping using a ploy similar to Edward Hickmans. He allegedly approached a trade school teacher claiming the 12 year old girls father was ill to gain custody. The teacher alerted police.
Dr A Y Wilcox at the First Presbyterian church argues drinking is not more prevalent, calls for a religious moral movement, cites prohibition enforcement flaws, and urges political clarity from parties. Lieutenant Bert Barnes outlines Ohio National Guard relief for valley children and a clothing drive.
Washington reports December production at 133 178 vehicles the smallest for a month since 1922. For 1927 total auto output was 3 393 887 vehicles compared with 4 298 799 in 1926 4 265 704 in 1925 and 3 600 918 in 1924.
Los Angeles police report the capture of Theophilus J. Mowrey 74 a suspect tied to a long running check writing case. Authorities say he accumulated about $300 000 via bad checks since 1913 and is considered a major offender.
Rev M. N. Coulter, at the First Methodist church in Athens, argued Christianity uniquely solves life’s great problems. He said once people learn Christianity they cannot return to former beliefs and that Christ’s revelation surpasses all other religious claims. He warned animalism as a weak substitute, linking it to oppression and despair, and cited Peter’s words seeking eternal life.
Wall Street reports a planned merger among southern West era and Virginia semi bituminous coal firms. Districts Pocahontas New River and Winding River are named as locations. Engineers and auditors have been chosen to appraise properties. Securities will be issued to reflect each company’s appraisal value.
Miss Edna Beousgher a girl evangelist from Ohio is engaged to Freeman Hughes son of Mr and Mrs J W Hughes of near Lancaster The couple announced the engagement as the evangelist who began preaching at 11 is now 21 and has drawn about 18000 listeners in Lancaster over the past two weeks Hughes runs a local store in the area
Two men appeared before Mayor Alex Moore in police court yesterday morning for intoxication. Pete Casley, 40, a gas man, was fined $15 with $8.20 costs. Captain Charles M and Chief Herb Parker arrested them Saturday night. Costa bage man and William geete were also processed with $8.20 costs.
Sheriff William Slisher faced indictment by a grand jury for stealing wire from the Hocking Valley Brick Company. Arraignment occurred, later he pleaded not guilty, trial set for today but he changed to a guilty plea. He faces a term not less than 18 months at Mansfield Reformatory.
In Columbus a 40 year old man identified as Ross Ms Shockley was shot and died Sunday. Police say the exact circumstances and motive remain under investigation as authorities determine the cause.
A fragment notes twenty four ribo in the ey ipony with unclear context and no further details available.
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