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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1929
Page
9
A dense page of classified listings covers autos for sale and repair services, moving and storage, hiring, real estate, merchandise, and household items. Included are automotive dealers, radiators, farm supplies, flour and wheat purchases, and household furnishings. Multiple local businesses and individuals advertise offerings and contact notes across categories.
The County Commissioners announce a tentative assessment of adjoining landowners for the Athens-Pomeroy Road project in Athens Township. Owners may file objections in writing before the February 6 hearing at one o'clock. Public inspection of the assessment is in the commissioners' office.
Cleveland market briefs list butter prices and poultry quotes with extras and firsts, while Chicago notes heavy stock in butter and mixed livestock prices. Sheep, lamb, and veal values are provided alongside cattle figures and poultry prices, reflecting a busy wholesale market with varied regional quotes.
A garbled mixed listing shows company names New York based firms and assorted goods. Mentions of Continental Motors Peculiar brands, chemicals and butter products appear with fragmented contact details and scattered percentages. The text reads like a crowded trade bulletin with incomplete entries and unclear items.
One influenza case was reported to the County Health office today. The patient is at Athens State Hospital which has recorded 114 influenza cases since January. Health nurse visits are planned for smallpox patients in Troy Township and for two children taken to Columbus for examination.
Porter Dicken Athens County dog warden reports ten dogs were seized last week from various parts of the county. The animals were taken into custody due to welfare concerns.
Tom Wolfe former Harvard Business School faculty member and Poston Coal Company secretary spoke to the Athens Kiwanis Club at the Varsity Inn forecasting little advance from current levels in the stock market with intermediate moves likely and possible shocks coming from brokerage failures or high money rates He traced the NYSE history and discussed seats prices which have surged from 68000 ten years ago to about 635000 last week He warned small investors about the speculative mania and noted European gold standard shifts and volume trends.
Ogden Mills financier and arts patron dies in New York at age 72 after a three week illness. Born in Sacramento in 1856 he studied at Harvard and joined his father’s business empire, later directing multiple large corporations.
Columbus report notes a lapsed appropriation will be renewed to fund construction at a federal institution and $200,000 set aside for a similar site near Lebanon Ohio. Additional work at the penitentiary and London Farm is authorized.
The dead man Franche, 34, a Kansas City painter, was named as the eighteenth victim in the interurban crash near Bellevue. Investigators note a week had passed since the victims were last contacted, with Franche planning to leave Detroit for work as he wrote his final letter Monday.
A.B The first business session of the Associated Ohio Dailies was called to order in Columbus on January 29. The association banqueted and heard oratory from procession members. Secretary of State Clarence J Brown welcomed the scribes as speakers included George W Sheridan R E C Crowe L L Jones and J W Stuber from several civic groups.
In Boulder on January 29 J E Kirkbride 45 a former district attorney killed his wife at her request to spare her from insanity and then killed himself. Six letters found addressed to Kirkbride sisters colleagues and officials were in the bedroom. The report notes a county dog wardens actions with dogs and licenses in the scene.
Oklahoma City reports the impeachment trial of suspended Governor Meon Johnston affecting state business. Officials seek a quick return to routine as proceedings unfold.
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