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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1920
Page
7
Cattle receipts fair and prices mixed with choice 15.00 to 15.75 dollars and prime 14.00 to 15.00. Veal calves 15.00 to 15.25. Sheep and lambs receipts 17 doubles with market down. prime wethers 8.50 to 9.00, good 7.25 to 8.00, yearling lambs 8.00 to 14.50. Hogs receipts 50 doubles with market lower. prime heavy 15.90 to 16.00, mediums 16.75 to 16.85, heavy yorkers 16.75 to 16.85, light yorkers 15.50 to 16.00.
Hog receipts reach 30 000 with markets up 15 to 25 cents and various cuts priced from 12 to 15 85 per hundredweight. Cattle receipts 11 000 with markets 25 cents higher, beeves and cows around 10 50 to 16 10, calves 6 50 to 15 00. stockers and feeders at 5 25 to 10 75. canners and cutters 4 00 to 12 25. sheep receipts 11 000 with wool lambs 6 00 to 15 00 and ewes 2 50 to 13 00.
Cattle receipts slow while market stays steady. Steers good to choice range 13.00 to 16.50 dollars. Calves steady at 14.00 to 14.50. Hogs receipts about 3900 with slow steady demand and good to choice at 16.25. Sheep receipts 2600 with good to choice at 6.00 to 7.00 and lambs 11.50 to 15.50.
Butter creamery extra 52 cents with standards 5434c firsts 49, 55 cents seconds 44, 48 cents. Eyes ordinaries 35, 37 cents firsts 40, 42 cents. Cheese twins 24 percent, young American 25 cents. Fowls 28 cents.
Readable fragments indicate multiple racing results and placements at Liberty. Mentions include Caden, Cohen, and reoccurring names with times and scores across rounds, noting wins and seconds in events.
The report lists cash market prices for corn No. 2 yellow at 1.66 per unit, oats No. 2 white at 1.10 to 1.11, rye No. 2 at 2.18, barley No. 2 at 1.42, clover seed around 25.25 to 24.50 for futures, and timothy values across 1917 to 1919 with varying months. Butter 63c and eggs 49c, hay at 2.30.
Notice to electors announces a primary on August 0, 1920 to vote on a three mill levy for five years within Dover Township Rural School District Athens County Ohio. Voting places align with the regular election sites and Garfield Grimes serves as Clerk of the Board.
Relatives report the justice court case against Cliff Boelzner of Mansfield has been settled. Boelzner, a traveling salesman, had stood accused after a Chicago meat house demanded $45 owed by a former meat market he sold. The foreign collector paid for the business interruption, and Boelzner was cleared.
Local brief lists visits and guests across Athens and neighboring towns. Names include Shust Haning Rupe Syx Brooks Pidcock and Olson family members visiting relatives in Floodwood Nelsonville Chauncey Sand Ridge and Beaumont during the holiday period. Married couples and extended kin hosted gatherings and traveled for the Fourth.
A horse drawn machine is introduced that gathers loose stones from roads using dragging chains. This device aims to improve road surfaces by removing debris and preventing wheel damage.
Notice to electors in Carbondale Ohio for the August 6 1920 primary election. A proposition to levy an additional three mills for school purposes within the district for five years beyond the current tax rate will be submitted to voters at the regular Carbondale voting places. SAM White clerk of the board of education.
Warren G. Harding says personal controversies will be barred from the presidential run. He will focus on party unity and the San Francisco convention's outcome, promoting plural leadership over Superman. He envisions a front porch campaign and discusses a possible super committee to ease campaign burden.
Mrs Frances A Biehl responds in common pleas court to Fred W Biehl divorce suit. She admits arrest in Athens in May and ownership of a Lodi township farm but denies joint livestock ownership. She claims loaned funds totaling about 3437 50 and notes she signed, with personal liability and payments. She alleges years of marital strain from his alleged improper relations with Josephine Smith and other women and seeks dismissal of his petition with divorce on her cross petition. The convention question refers to a future event with bids from San Francisco and Atlanta.
A nine year old boy Edwin Biggs disappeared Monday morning and his clothing was found near the Hocking river by the Children’s Home farm. Police and volunteers searched the swollen river below the find site hoping to recover the body which may rest on a river snag. Grandmother identifies the clothing and relatives fear the child was swept away while others with him may reveal details.
Results show multiple games across American Association and National League with teams like Columbus Toledo Indianapolis Louisville Kansas City Milwaukee St Paul Minneapolis Cincy Pittsburg Chicago St Louis Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia New York Detroit and Washington posting wins and losses. Key tallies include Brooklyn defeating Boston 9 to 6 in 10 innings and New York sweeping Philadelphia 6 0 in the National League plus Boston routing Philadelphia 10 to 3.
The list shows Chicago versus St. Louis, Cincinnati versus Pittsburgh, Brooklyn versus Boston, St. Louis versus Detroit, Cleveland against Chicago, Boston versus Philadelphia, and New York versus Washington indicating a packed schedule of intercity contests across major leagues.
Notice to printers references county plans and state official actions with signatures from DONGHER and IRA AND, dated 6 28 20tw, indicating procedural steps for reviewing or submitting materials and court oversight. The readable fragments imply a formal notice from county or state officials about upcoming deadlines.
Notice to electors of the Buchtel Village School District regarding a proposed levy of three additional mills for five years within the district. Election to be held at designated polling places in Buchtel Athens and nearby areas. The notice specifies the date and polling locations for voters in the Buchtel district.
A large vacuum device designed to sweep textile mill floors runs on a storage battery. It represents a mobile cleaning innovation aimed at industrial floor maintenance.
The Buckeye State Building and Loan Company highlights its service focus with competent appraisers impartial officers and careful directors. It promises stability a willing organization and modern business system. It promotes 6 percent interest on time deposits with semi annual checks and invites accounts noting safety and customer satisfaction.
Notice that on July 8 at Utley Ohio the Bern Township Board of Trustees will sell bonds totaling 5166 2 8 to the highest bidder. Bonds bear 6 percent interest payable semi annually and mature in 1927 and 1892 payments. minimum bid at par. bids may be rejected. H Henry Amesville Clerk 6 14 70 tw.
Fragmented OCR notes show daily train service details with times and exceptions. Local timetable references and partial stamps indicate a routine transit pattern amid incomplete lines.
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