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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1933
Page
9
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In Chicago on January 30 a youth pointed a revolver at Miss Marion Paul and two coworkers at a switchboard. Believing it to be a water pistol, she soon realized the danger. The trio seized $400 from a finance company office during the holdup.
Denver reports that Glenn Smeeman a Colorado fugitive who became a Cleveland music publisher had his 1917 auto theft sentence reduced by executive clemency. The three years and one month term was commuted to 11 months with release likely on March 28. Governor Edwin C Johnson issued the order in Cleveland marking the first clemency by a Colorado governor in six years.
Harry Weiss, 45, Cleveland dry cleaner and alleged racketeering gang leader, pleaded not guilty at arraignment in common pleas court on indictments of arson and malicious destruction of property. Bond set at $20,000. charged with bombing a Perrysburg dry cleaning plant on January 5.
Rep Forest W. Hall was expected to confer with Guernsey County Prosecutor Willard D. Campbell after alleging a $1,000 bribe offered by a supposed Ohio loan lobby agent. Campbell had heard nothing from Hall as a House resolution urged authorities to review the Cambridge case.
Mrs. Bertha P. Wooley age 40 wife of Joseph W. Wooley a Columbus building supply dealer was killed when her car skidded on an icy road and crushed her beneath the vehicle near Fostoria on January 30.
The Aikins family of 14 from Florida were helped by capital police and Mrs. Neda Gay in Washington after an unsuccessful hitchhiking trip to Youngstown Colorado. The caravan included John and Stella Aikins with 12 children and an infant, lodging and meals were provided for a night.
In Federal Court Judge Benson W. Hough sentenced liquor law violators including Jack Ousley and Lawrence Ousley of Vinton County to 45 days each and William Ousley to one hour. Walter M. Colborn of New Lexington received 3 days and Thurman Thompson of New Straitsville 45 days.
The New York market showed no feature today with major stocks flat near yesterday’s levels. Railroads were quiet though Delaware & Hudson and New York Central rose about a point. Steel shares fluctuated ahead of tomorrow’s dividend meeting with Steel Common around 27.5 and preferred at 60.4.
Stocks show uneven gains with several leaders like New York Central and Southern Pacific advancing while others such as Curtiss Wright and Sears Roebuck move differently. Market activity reflects mixed investor sentiment as dividends and shares fluctuate across sectors.
P. L. Duncan of Dallas Texas is cited in Athens County Ohio cause 15080 for foreclosure of a mortgage on Lots 452 and 453 in Nelsonville to Frank Patton deceased. The balance on note dated August 31 1926 is $600 with interest. answer due by February 25 1933. A B Wells plaintiff's attorney.
Southbound Train No 30 arrives Athens at 11 02 daily except Sunday. Train No 32 arrives Athens at 7 40 departure Sunday.
A Baltimore market listing shows eggs near fresh, Hutier Creamery extras, and various scores for stock. Live poultry includes young colored chickens with prices and quantities noted, reflecting a local produce sale and stock standards.
Market notes show butter extras at 21 percent, standard 21, and egg market weak with extras 13. Poultry prices list heavy fowl 12, medium fowl and pullets 11, heavy springers 11 1/2, leghorn springers 19 1/2, No. 2 chickens 8, ducks 10 1/2, turkeys under 16 pounds 19 16, over 16 pounds 19. Old toma 11 1/2 12, old rangters 8 1/2, stags 10, broilers 14 1/2. Potatoes in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York at 100 lb sacks, U. S. No. 1 partly graded cobblers and round whites in sacks, mostly O. K. with few higher.
Butter fat yields 1915 prices with ready cases including extra firsts and seconds. Nearby ungraded stock priced per standard market grades for No. 2 and No. 3 butter packing goods.
Nearby tubs report 92 score extras at 17% to 89 score IT4e and 68 score Ie. Fezs and hens show firsts 130 with fresh extras 13 c. hennery whites 194% 14 e. West Virginia, Kentucky receipts 12%. Poultry colors include colored hens 12 14 c, Leghorns 9 9 14 c, springers 11 12 c, old roosters 78 c, ducks 10 12 c, geese 10 c, fresh killed hens 20 25 c, turkeys 120 lsc.
Receipts across livestock categories total 1 392 head. Hogs 867 with various weight classes bringing prices from 3.15 to 3.75 per hundredweight. Cattle receipts 106 include steers 2.50 to 4.50 and heifers 2.20 to 4.00 with other categories priced accordingly. Dealers report bulk cattle at 6.50 to 7.00, sheep and lambs up to 6.10 for top lambs and stock ewes around 2.75 to 2.95.
Hoge-6200 reports direct and through Active bids steady to strong with tops and bulls good to choice from 160 to 225 pounds at 3.75 and larger lots 230 to 250 pounds around 3,459.73.05. 250 to 270 pounds at 3,3943.50. 270 to 300 pounds 3.15 to 3.35. 12 to 140 pounds 3.25. sows 2.00 to 2.25. Cattie-1509 notes calves 250, steers, yearlings and beef cows slow to steady. bulk medium steers and heifers 3.50 to 4.78, lightweights 4.45 to 5.50. beef cows mostly 2.50 to 3. Bulls 2.50 to 3. vealers 4 to 5.50. Sheep-1400 lambs mostly 5.75 to 6.50, 3.75 to 5.25 for common to medium. Aged stock steady, fat cows 1 to 1.50, lightweights up to 2.
Receipts show mixed livestock demand with hogs steady to higher and cattle slow to weak. Hogs priced around 83.7 to 85.3 cents per pound. cattle ranges include cows 2.60 to 3.25 and calves around 7.00 to 8.25. Hog and calf figures listed with varying weights. buyers cautious on packing sows and heifers while average earnings show modest gains.
In Princeton Kentucky Mrs Lonnie Dickson aged 46 endured over 120 hours of near continual sneezing before doctors treated her. A wild hair found in her room was removed and officials say the sneezing abated with rest.
Glouster coal miner Rottie Whiting, 26, was released from Central police station after an investigation into a Friday night collision at College and High Streets that injured 4-year-old John Broadway of 6y South High Street.
Eugene Robinson 27 of Logan and Loreine Deane 21 of Millfield filed an application. Hughie McCune 21 of Millfield and Goldie Wilson 16 of Millfield also applied for licenses, listing parents Immae McCune and Curtis Wilson respectively.
The Daily Express Shanghai reported Marshal Chang Hsenh-Liang ordered the arrest of Prince Kung, cousin of the Manchukuo head, on charges of propaganda for restoring the Chinese monarchy.
Cincinnati judge Charles Bell granted a request by Zwick's lawyers to set a trial date for the 1928 holdup slaying of Marshal Peter Dumele of North College Hill. The defendant, labeled an alleged gangster, was arrested and the date scheduled by the court.
Secretary of the Treasury Mills told a secret Senate Finance Committee session that the proposed 3.05 percent beer and wine tax would raise between 125 million and 150 million dollars in revenue for the Treasury.
The Ohio Building and Loan associations expect to pay out 100 million dollars in loan payments this year, near the 1982 total, per a statement from the Ohio Building Association League issued today in Columbus.
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