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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1934
Page
9
A live elephant entertains in a circus while other elephants include a wooden one for children and a cookie tasting and a cloth pin cushion. The term white elephant is framed as good for nothing and Messenger ads invite readers to sell unwanted items like lamps bicycles ice boxes and camping gear.
The Ames Bern Board of Education invites sealed bids at the July 30 1934 meeting for a sufficient amount of screened coal for the Grade and High schools in Amesville and six rural one room buildings in Bernstein. Bids may be left with the Board office at the High School Building Amesville Ohio.
Cavalcade a three year old champion may race at Arlington Park next Saturday in the $10,000 Arlington handicap. Trainer Smiling Bob Smith will enter the Brookmeade Stable star against older horses if weight limits suit him. Cavalcade has earned $126,065 for owner Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane after Saturday's victory.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A Wallace weighs a delicate decision as he acts as referee in a barnyard golf game at a Madison Wisconsin farm meeting. Horseshoes clink near the peg and the scene underscores Wallace as an all round farm expert.
Seattle player Henry Prusoff defeated Arthur Hendrix of Lakeland 6-4 6-3 6-1 to claim the Ohio singles championship in Cleveland. Hendrix and Ernie Sutter of New Orleans also won the United States inter-city doubles crown, while Margaret Hart and Geraldine Leitner took the women's state doubles title.
The United States and Australia reach the interzone finals of the Davis Cup at Wimbledon on Saturday. The winner will face Great Britain in the July 28 to 31 challenge rounds. Australia earned the right by a tight 3-2 victory over Czechoslovakia in the European Zone finals at Praia. Captain Dick Williams leads the American squad as favorites.
The timetable lists New York Central South and North line departures with daily and Sunday exceptions, including No. 2 at 10 59 a m and No. 4 at 4 44 p m, and Baltimore and Ohio services with numerous daily departures such as No. 1 National Limited at 4 45 a m and No. 12 at 12 38 p m.
Capt Orvil Anderson proposes joining Kepner Stevens balloon crew as scientific aide and then bail out as human ballast from the highest parachute jump ever attempted to test stratosphere flight conditions.
Col Leonard Ayres argues in his monthly conditions review that government spending alone cannot lift the economy. He says private enterprise must be encouraged to expand production of durable goods, as public funds seem insufficient to end the low mood.
Three men dressed as laborers robbed the Monitor Bank in Big Prairie, taking about $2,000. They entered with pistols and subdued cashier Clifford E Starner who was alone in the bank.
New York stock prices opened with a quiet, broadly down drift. Industrials, utilities, and related groups fell modestly with Montgomery Ward, General Motors, Santa Fe, New York Central, Johns Manville, Bethlehem, and Consolidated Gas among decliners. U S Steel eased slightly as investors monitored steel demand and seasonal trends.
The body of Leo J. Coll, 87, a self committed patient at Athens State Hospital, was found by another inmate in a secluded ravine on the hospital grounds. Coroner L. F. Jones said Coll died by self inflicted throat slashing with a safety razor blade, likely since Tuesday, with advanced decomposition observed. Coll had been at the institution only a short time.
Cincinnati market report lists potato prices per 100 lb bags for Tennessee cobblers 1.35 and Idaho Triumphs 1.50 and 1.75 in various lots. Virginia cobblers 1.35 and 1.75, North Carolina Triumphs around 3.00, stove barrels and eggs at 14 cents, creamery butter 24 to 38 cents. No 2 packing stocks idle.
Pittsburgh market update notes eggs with nearby receipts at 18 cents and fresh extra firsts around 164 to 17 cents. Henery white extras quoted 18 to 19 cents with Southern Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky current receipts at 14 cents.
Cleveland market notes show butter higher by 4 to 5 cents for outlets, creamery extras in tubs at 27 1 2 cents, pounds at 29 3 10 cents. eyes steady with fresh extras at 14 4 cents and rent receipts 13 cents. Live poultry market quiet with various fowl prices per pound and by size. potatoes listed at 1.85 to 2.15 per barrel.
Butter sales reach 16 637 pounds with creamery spec iale at 23 o MP 24c and extras 92 with firsts 90 01 and seconds 46 67. Stand ards 00 centralized carrots. Butter sales 876 tubs with 2 percent extras and 1 car standards 234 four cars standards 23. Eggs at 12 400 price level barely steady with no egg sales and prices unchanged.
Hogs 1 800 fair active with gains 5 higher. 170 240 lbs quoted at 5 30. 250 200 lbs at 4 78. lighter 140 150 lbs at 3 75 4. 100 140 lbs at 9 0 75. sows up to 4 15. Cattle steers and yearlings steady to 35 higher. top 7 10. medium to good steers 64 6 85. one load 1 150 lbs at 66 50. common down to 63. heifers 4 25 5 05. best cows up to 5 50. bulls to 2 75 and up. Calves 1 280 mostly 0 lower. good and choice dealers 50 50. mediums 40 60. heavy calves 4 50 down. Sheep 2 000 Samba strong to 25 higher. good and choice 75 75. common to medium 49 46 50. choice yearlings 66. best sheep 3 25.
Mogs cattle numbers show 3 000 sold with 703 direct and 108 through, weights 180 to 200 pounds up 65.15, top 200 lbs and calf lots around 400, lighter weights 4025, steers and heifers mostly 5.50 to 6.76 per hundredweight. Sheep scarce with 2 000 head noting opening at 7.50 and absence of top quality, direct sales valued around 20.
The American Telephone and Telegraph Co reports six months ended June 30 net income of 61,909,185 dollars, equal to 3.52 dollars per share, versus 66,224.34 or 3.55 dollars per share in 1932. Treasury data show receipts of 10,116,960.35 dollars and expenditures of 17,998,921,763.25 with a balance of 2,588,705,039.25. customs receipts for the month total 97,823,567.65 and year-to-date figures reflect 126,156,220.01 in receipts and 254,420,949.10 in expenditures, with 128,664,720.09 excess expenditures and gold reserves at 97,886,734,616.95.
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