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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1929
Page
11
A cluttered plea of local ads with groceries meats h ome supplies and services including feed dealers carpenters and furniture dealers. Items list eggs nursing, h oxs, automotive repairs, and clothing and beauty services. Readers see local shop offers and community notices amid stray contact numbers and sale notes.
A cluttered 1920s style want ad from Pomeroy lists service prices and car listings. Items include grease and crankcase service, fuel and tire deals, and used autos like a 1927 Studebaker, Buick, and Willys Knight. Also features electric appliances and one stop service mention.
Local Nelsonville vendors advertise hardware, soap, coal, radios, and rent rooms. Legal notices include public transportation schedule change filings and foreclosure actions in Athens County and Chauncey, with executors and estates named and court dates listed.
Hogs receipts 1,500 with prices quoted across sizes from 130 to 350 pounds, bulk fat lambs at 14.7, cull lambs 9, fat ewes 7 to 9, and sow figures 7.75 to 8.25. Cattle receipts none, yearlings steady. Wool market subdued. beans and other ag items noted with varied prices. Sheep receipts 150 with steady market and top cited.
Students attend first convocation in the new Alumni Memorial Auditorium as the University Band performs. Professors and faculty performers present a varied program including violin solos and art songs. Announcements include upcoming Music and Lecture course, library hours, an anti knock engine lecture, and Macbeth production dates.
The item list shows bulk fat lepee at 15 to 16.50 per unit with meal at 10 to 13, plus fat ewes and fat lambs similarly priced. It records various receipts and case counts with prices around 43 to 46 cents and notes firsts seconds and extras at 33 to 38 cents.
A bank incident left two companions shot while attempting escape. Orawski died at 5 am. Police investigate motive and suspect details as they review security footage.
The Southern Ohio Electric Company filed joint applications with the Public Utilities Commission to buy the Ohio Utilities Company and the Chillicothe Railroad Light and Power Company. Agreed prices are 2,277,520 dollars and 748,000 dollars respectively.
Fifty children of Torch School were vaccinated for smallpox yesterday by Dr. W. A. Westervelt and county nurse Miss Rhoda Barker. The vaccination was in response to Edward Mullen of Troy Township being diagnosed with smallpox.
The pattern features long waist joined to a skirt with front pleats for comfortable fullness. Right front closes over the left in shaped time. Sleeves may be turned back for adjustable closing with buttons or snaps. Uses red or blue cotton percale and suits tweed or linen. Cut in nine sizes from 40 to 54 inches. Also includes notes on local train discontinuation and tax figures.
Teddy Orawski, a victim of the bus disaster that wiped out 19 lives, told Bellevue police chief C. E. North shortly before his death that he was among three men who robbed a Detroit bank of 26 000 dollars. He did not reveal the robbery date.
The Military Order of the Spanish War Veterans Camp No 178 and Ladies Auxiliary will hold a joint meeting tomorrow evening at 7 30 at 178 West Washington Street. After the vets conference they will discuss plans for the state convention in June. Regular monthly meetings are planned for the first Thursday.
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