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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1932
Page
11
An advertisement promotes buying coal with quick delivery and profitable returns. It markets favorable terms and urges readers to act quickly to secure supplies and pricing. The copy emphasizes speed and financial upside for buyers.
The Messenger invites readers to sell adding machines typewriters and other extra office equipment through its Classified Ads section. Send ads by phone using Athens 0243 Nelsonville 412-W or Logan 272 for prompt insertion.
Ohio State prepares for the Michigan game with a last minute change at forward. Herb Brown replaces Johnny Fugitt, while Bob Colburn recovers from a bruised heel and is expected to start. Captain Joe Hoffer, Howard Mattison, and Fred Conrad complete the lineup.
Youngstown Ohio mourns H Byron Banford 81 remembered as founder of the Norwalk Telephone Company the first independent telephone system in Ohio He later started other independent telephone concerns after moving from Norwalk to Youngstown and settling here.
NEW PHILADELPHIA Ohio Jan 2 Union workers planned a strike at the Grewn and Son Coal mine. Operators warned the mine would close if the strike continued. About half the 70 men left their posts protesting a wage cut.
In Columbus on January 27 Dr. L Myron Booser national executive of the Presbyterian synod of Iowa was chosen chairman of the national staff of the Presbyterian Board of National Missions during its session.
Ohio Wesleyan University officials said board and room rates would be reduced to semester charges, effective February 1 for the second semester. The move affects university dormitories and aims to ease costs for students.
Lima city commission adopted a resolution urging Governor George White to call a special session of the state legislature to devise ways to relieve unemployment. The measure cites an emergency in Lima and the city’s inability to adequately support destitute families.
Kent Ohio January 27 U R Martin L. Davey a Baker for President supporter praised Newton D Baker for his stated position on the League of Nations issue as he promotes the Baker movement in the state.
Miss Mary Archer age 40 daughter of Mrs. Hannah B. Archer of Sharpeburg Homer Township was adjudged insane in Probate Court and committed to the state hospital at Athens for treatment. Sheriff and Mrs. Lewis Adrean accompanied her.
Justice James E. Robinson of the Ohio Supreme Court died at Mt. Carmel Hospital after a 10 day illness. He had served on the court for years and was a prominent legal figure in Columbus.
Heidelberg College trustees remove the ban on dancing and cards with conditions. Dances must occur in the College Commons with faculty chaperones, masquerade and benefit events are forbidden, and prizes are barred in card games. Student council and Dean Miss Ona Wagner will run events open to students faculty members and their wives.
Radio continues with a long Jan 29 schedule listing programs by time across AM bands. Includes music from Henry Busse's Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, Kay Kyser, Amos and Andy, and religious and farm segments, plus livestock and market reports.
The report lists cereal and feed costs with mixed quotes for wheat corn oats and clover, noting No 3 red wheat at 55 and No 2 yellow corn at 34 1 2, plus cash bids and small parcel prices for hay and dairy terms.
The U S Steel common stock tumbled to a new low near 37 percent, dragging the overall stock market with it. Other shares fell as railroads and utilities declined. General Motors posted gains while some producers showed mixed moves. Agricultural prices were steady to mixed across produce markets in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh notices.
Large sales on 640 and 646 indicate demand for quality western goods. Prices for bulk cloth and finer wools advance on scoured basis with hefty quantities moving in Colorado, New Mexico, and Oregon.
Baltimore area market notes list several poultry items with weights and prices. Leghorns and roosters are included with per unit costs. Ducks and turkeys young are priced by weight, with ticks and other livestock or stock terms appearing in the fragmentary sale notice.
VIANNA Austria January 37 The Austrian Government resigned today in a sudden political reversal as officials announced their stepping down amid mounting pressure and rapid changes in leadership.
Gaer Wood of Detroit drove Miss America IX on Indian Creek Miami Beach to an average speed of 111.78 miles per hour establishing a new world motor boat speed record for 1937.
Philadelphia officials plan a cleansing bath for a George Washington statue in City Hall. The statue has stood uncleaned since 1922 and the National Commission will fund the homage on Washingtons 200th birthday.
Fragmentary OCR notes show various market receipts including ducks, geese, and potatoes. Prices listed include Russet Idaho at 2.12 per unit and large at 1.092 per 100 Ty, with entries for hens, springers, and other poultry items.
An experimental sale shows a mix of extras and firsts with 21 percent extra firsts and 18 percent seconds. The note references various percentages and item categories, indicating a study or listing rather than a finished market result.
Live Stock auction in Cincinnati with prices for cattle calves and cows. Notable quotes show higher demand for certain fats while lower grades fall. Sheep prices steady with some declines in least desirable lots.
Transcribed receipts indicate beef cattle and sheep bids with calf receipts noting up to 9.80 and a large sheep lot at lower bid. Calves receipts show a 1,000 item tally with bid activity summarized for the market day.
Market notes report KNAPP and Britain repaying credit lines from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and France. It notes 000,000 pounds granted in equal portions, with repayment to begin next month and speaks to rail and steel sector impacts including United States Steel and Interstate Commerce matters.
United Press reports banking gains as nation sees deposits reach 10.08 billion dollars with a yearly rise of 481 thousand. Washington Commerce Commission notes telephone operations and auto production in the US and Canada near 200 thousand units, up 39 percent. Devoe Reynolds reports 334 thousand dollars income for the year, while Philadelphia area firms note increased output and hiring as labor activity rises.
Fragmentary grain market snippet lists prices and terms including wheat oats white grain and clover at various cents per bushel or cwt. Mentions limited figures such as 28 and 9 8 and $6 85 and $1 for revamere and Maver beer related entries.
Fragmentary timetable shows routes Athens toward CHESAPEARE OHIO and Hocking Valley with numbers and times. Notes include Northbound No 33 and Eastbound service with 7:35 a.m. and 11:03 a.m. readings, plus mentions of daily arrivals and a six point schedule fragment.
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