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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1930
Page
13
Poultry and paint deals advertised by Hen Shaw Produce Market feature roof cement at 85 cents per gallon and five gallon cans at seven dollars with no coal tar. Red roof paint priced at 1 dollar 35 cents per gallon. Also offered are various chickens including 3 pound young hens, alive or dressed, with contact listed as Phone 727.
Frank C Webster died at his home 39 West Washington Athens County at 11 30 PM Thursday age 76 Born in Lewiston Maine he moved to Canaanville as a boy later worked 27 years for B O Railroad in Canaanville and ran a store He had a stroke years ago Wife Elizabeth predeceased him Frances R Meighen of Guysville is surviving Funeral at his residence Sunday 2 PM Dr A Y Wilcox officiating burial West Union Street Cemetery
Mayor R 8 Wood urged residents to ignore unsolicited appeals for aid to Albert Love and family after their Brookville home burned. The Salvation Army and Red Cross have arranged support and furnished relief, with Capt Richard Benton confirming aid for the six children.
French business men told the Ministry of Finance there are too few 50 centime coins in circulation. Authorities estimate 446 million 50 centime pieces are circulating, prompting calls for a new stamp to ease the shortage.
Northbound trains No 3 and No 9 arrive Athens at 1122 a m and 746 p m daily. Departures No 2 and No 6 southbound arrive Athens 1121 a m and 819 p m. Hocking Valley trains No 33 37 depart Athens 725 a m and 530 p m daily. Southbound No 30 arrives 1050 a m, Train No 2 daily 838 p m. Westbound Baltimore & Ohio service shows 1900 D and 436 p m connections with other lines.
The Boston wool market today reports slow trading though sentiment remains confident. A few moderate sales are closing at 64 and finer domestic lots, while lower grades move slowly. deliveries continue on back orders previously sold for future delivery.
A fragment lists produce prices with 22 cent and 20 cent as first s, 17 cents for seconds, and near by ungraded 20 cents, reflecting mixed market rates in a local exchange.
A Pittsburgh market note lists G2 score items for poultry and eggs with extras and standards. It mentions live hens colored springers and poultry varieties with prices, including geese and ducks, along with quantities and terms for dressed birds.
The Cleveland produce page shows Butter extras at 35e and standards 34%c. Poultry lists fowls at 4c, medium 236, leg horns 5% 200, heavy broilers 250 42¢, leg horn broilers 20¢23e, ducks 12g 30e, ald cocks 120 14e, geese 10 Sc. Potatoes with no quotes.
Receipts include hogs 1000 head with prices 84 to 106 per cwt and top terms around 9.50. Calves and cattle show steady demand with top dealers around 12.50 and lambs under pressure with choicest around 10.26 to 10.50 per cwt. Sheep numbers 786 with yearling and ewe prices noted.
Cincinnati livestock market report shows hogs 2 805 head including 1 266 direct with steady to strong runs and heavies slow. Cattle and calves weak to lower with grass steers and cows soft, lambs slow with lower weights under pressure. bids scattered across weights and grades.
The Chicago produce market reports firm receipts and firsts across items. Butter yields 7 655 tubs while overall receipts reach 0 890 cases with 214021cc extra firsts and firsts 20 60. Current receipts are 19 19c and ordinaries 17 18c with seconds at 14%c.
New York trading showed lively turnover with several special issues and erratic movements in major names. Steel Common General Motors General Electric Radio Westinghouse Electric and Radio Keith moved around prior closes while Auburn Automobile rose about 10 percent to 40 amid a wide range of results. Vacuums and Electric Autos led gains and Loew's Inc. attracted demand though the day ended with uneven tone and mixed motor shares.
The column lists stock and curb quotations for major companies and industries. Notable entries include American Can, General Electric, United States Steel, American Locomotive, Radio Corporation, International Harvester, Montgomery Ward, and Phillips Petroleum among others, with varied share figures and exchange listings.
A fragmentary price list from Pittsburgh Produce shows assorted dairy and poultry items. Nearby tub assortments include specific scores and weights, with listed values for eggs, live hens, springers, ducks, geese, turkeys, and old roosters.
Profit taking cooled the stock market in New York. Trading was quiet with a tepid rally absorbed. General Electric United States Steel Western Electric American Can and American Telephone found support. Radio rose nearly two points on Meehan buying. Consolidated Gas American Foreign Power and JIT Case advanced, with JIT Case up almost ten points.
Nine persons were arrested this week on parking charges and fined. The list includes James Chick Young F P A Tipton Miss McCoy Prof A A Atkinson Dr James Stansbury E K B Reynolda P J P Croy Max Barker and B F Carter, as Mayor Wood notes double parking remains a chief violation.
In the Naka theater a mother in the upper balcony dropped her baby onto the crowd below. Actor Ganfiro, praised by audiences for his acting, continued the performance without interruption. No injuries reported.
Elmer H. Favor plans to marry Elsie Bees in Detroit in a family tradition. His brothers Alvin and Clarencé, already married to Catherine and Regina Bees, will live next door to each other.
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