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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1933
Page
24
Treasury notice directs Gallipolis Post Office to advertise for bids to extend the brick smoke stack by ten feet The taller stack is intended to reduce smoke in adjacent Hotel Sibly rooms while officials address rising complaints about the current height and soot exposure.
Francis Walters of Wureka pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Mayor A. J. Stormont. A trial will follow after he completes a Gallia County Jail term for intoxication.
H. H. West and Ed Judy of Kanauga have a contract to distribute catalogs for a mail order house in Jackson Gallia and Lawrence Counties. The catalogs will be delivered door to door this year instead of by mail.
New York trading on January 25 shows seven items in the Bradstreet Daily Commodity Index up, four down, and 19 unchanged with gains in wheat corn oats lambs tin silver and rubber while rye butter hogs and steers fall. Early trading weakness shifts to brisk noon advances with Paramount and Radio-Keith-Orpheum hitting record lows amid mixed movements in amusement stocks and railroad issues.
Ohio Mine No 1 at Jacksonville reopened after Dec 26 fire but water swales halted progress 500 feet in. State Mine Inspector James Berry and deputies oversaw pumping setup, targeting rapid water removal while officials assess a second swale and overall resumption timeline. About 300 workers remain idle awaiting full clearance.
The Thea Chapter of O E S in Glouster held its regular meeting with fourteen past matrons and two past patrons as guests of honor. Degree work was conferred by the new officers for the first time. Millfield members served refreshments and a brief program followed with two vocal selections by Fred Lee Tom and a vocal duet by Mrs. Georgia Sayre and Mrs Verna Kinney. Out of town chapter guests attended.
Mr and Mrs George Alexander and Miss Myrtie Sibley of Marietta visited friends and relatives here and in Huntington Tuesday. Miss Sibley saw her brothers W G Sibley and Frank Sibley and families while Rev and Mrs C W Kemper of Charleston were Monday guests of her mother Mrs Martha McDaniel. Mrs C B Parker vacationing in Athens with her mother Mrs C D Gist for several days.
Hollister with most scoring led United Brethren Church to a 37 to 4 win over Glouster Church of Christ on the local high school gym floor Monday night. Hollister dominated scoring throughout the fast game.
The Ohio River fell from a crest near 30 feet at Gallipolis easing navigation. Upper Kanawha flooding kept some steamboats from towing upriver and driftwood posed hazards to vessels and tows. Nearby KANAUGA reports multiple residents dealing with illnesses and travel to Huntington for care.
An entertainment and show will be held in the miners hall at Hunterdon on Thursday night to aid the needy in the locality. A small admission price will be charged. Organizers expect generous patronage as many families are in destitute circumstances.
Mrs. John Gatchel Sr., 77, died Tuesday afternoon at her Glouster home from heart disease. A 45 year resident, she moved here in 1918 after 30 years at Oakdale. She is survived by her husband, seven children, 12 grandchildren, one great grandchild, and siblings J F Barrett, Albert Barrett, Ed Mapans, and others.
Attorney George W. Rose explained the Mort plan of school financing at the Kiwanis luncheon at Hotel Gordon. The club adopted a resolution endorsing the plan. Visitors included G. C. Gay and George H. Campbell. An attendance prize went to H. F. Kittle. Also noted is the birth of twins to Mr and Mrs Sam Altman of Glouster at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens. The boy weighed four pounds and an ounce, the girl four pounds eight ounces. Mr Altman is manager of the Luckoff Store in Glouster.
Public notices list appointments of assignees and executors in Athens County Ohio. William Young of Nelsonville and M D Hughes of Athens named as appointees and administrators. Probate Judge S M Johnson and Clerk Dwight H Rutherford noted in accompanying notices.
Winter dance of the Holzer Hospital School of Nursing was held in Masonic Temple Tuesday night. Music was provided by Eddie Kerr's Fioridans.
A play titled Just Out of the Hospital will be staged at the McLeish Parent-Teacher Association meeting at the schoolhouse. Music will be provided by the Melody Boys. Past Chiefs of White Rose Temple No. 92 will gather Friday night at Mrs. G. W. Cavey’s home.
A night watchman died of suffocation in a Chicago department store fire. Several tenants were rescued in dramatic efforts as flames swept the premises. Firefighters battled the blaze amid collapsing floors and heavy smoke.
Mrs Ad die Branch a former resident of Middleport left for Washington on Tuesday from Toledo. She visits daughter and family at South Third Avenue, with grandson George Taylor who will study in Dallas for the rest of the school year with his father George Taylor Sr. after the inauguration of President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Edward G. O'Neal, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, warned the Senate Agriculture Committee that a farmer revolution could occur within a year unless Congress approves relief. He urged reducing the dollar's gold content and adopting a $1,000,000,000 Farm Relief program.
Corning residents Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ginley announce the birth of an eight and one half pound son, James Edwin, born January 19 at their home. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ginley of Creole and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oxley of New Marshfield. the family previously lived in Athens.
Rail time card shows Athens departures and arrivals for trains No 2 No 4 No 9 and No 37 No 30 No 32 daily except Sunday with specific times. It lists Chesapeake and Ohio Hocking Valley Baltimore and Ohio West End routes and several numbered trains with morning afternoon and evening slots.
Baltimore market listing shows Egas Nearby Fresh and Butter-Creamery items with 90 to 92 score, packing stock values at 194200, prices 12 cents per pound, and live poultry notes including young colored chickens priced 12 to 15 cents.
Market report notes eggs receipts 8 381 cases with extras and current receipts 120 dirties 10 c. Butter market shows receipts 7 485 tubs with specials and extras and firsts prices, ends and standards quoted. Abbreviations indicate typical commodity pricing data for eggs and butter in a regional market.
Butter nearby tules and 92 score extras with 18 percent standard c. 80 score 17 c and 88 score 7 4c. Pegs nearby receipts firsts 13 cents with fresh extras 13 cents. Nearby beanery whites 14 15 cents. Southern Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky current receipts 12 4 cents. Poultry colored hens 13 18 cents leghorns 6 lic leghorn springers 8 9c colored springers 119120 old roosters TH fe ducks 10 12c geese LOG i2c fresh killed hens 20 1c turkey 12 16c.
Product pricing for butter stock No. 2 at 12¢ and butter fat at 1497 16¢. Pess-Steady cases included with extra first grade 13 c, seconds 12 c, and nearby ungraded grade noted.
The report shows poultry prices steady with small changes for fowl, leghorns, broilers and turkeys under and over 15 pounds. Potatoes in Ohio New York and Pennsylvania markets at 40 to 45 cents per bushel with graded cobblers and round whites and varied quality offered in sacks.
Hogs receipts 400 steady to 60 cents higher on lighter weights, cattle and calves mostly steady with some prices up to 5.50 for good stock, sheep 450 receipts steady to strong, wool prices varied by grade, government bonds listed, Toledo grain prices show mixed values with wheat around 46 to 50 cents and corn 24 to 26 cents per bushel.
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