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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1927

Page

11

Local classifieds list gas prices and ads from Pomeroy area

A jumble of ads and notices including gasoline price at 1.90 per gallon and references to Farber Iron Co in Pomeroy, various merchants and repair services, used tires and cars, and probate notice for Hannah E Green with Cameron Bros listing a modern brick dwelling for exchange.

Pomenes Farber Iron Co Fon Main Street Pomeroy Michelin Tires Millfield Shauscay Che Bu Chevrolet Co. Op Burson

Signature of Button Gwinnett Found on Historic English Documents

The signature of Button Gwinnett, which previously sold for $28,000 to collectors last winter, was found on three time-yellowed documents of the Wolverhampton Blue Coat Charity School in England. Gwinnett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, appears to have penned the moniker infrequently, with one newly discovered signature pictured.

Button Gwinnett Wolverhampton Blue Coat Charity School England Gwinnett

Hogs Receipts Dull Market at Cincinnati Livestock

Cincinnati livestock market reports 5,500 hogs received with dull, uneven trading. Prices range from 7.50 to 11.35 per hundredweight across weight classes. Sheep and lambs show varied values with fat lambs around 14.00 and fat ewes near 4.50. Boston fleece market remains unsettled with limited sales and steady prices around 1.00 to 1.08 per pound.

Peartes Denville Ford CoRyTen A. H. Elliott Logan SAR Mare Eas Logan Knight Falls Valley Battery Stery UBED Overland Essex Buick Lewis Motor Sales Gan O Overland Co Lambe Boston Rand

Market summaries and prices for poultry dairy and meats

A fragmented U S market snapshot lists butter creamery and standard prices in cents per pound and per crate for Pittsburgh Chicago Toledo and Kansas Missouri. It notes receipts for butter poultry and meat products, with figures for eggs and crates and brief references to shipments and stations.

Brock and Schlee Veer to Newfoundland for World Flight

Billy Brock and E P Schlee of Detroit depart for Harbor Grace Newfoundland to begin a world around flight aiming to beat the 28 day record. The voyage seeks speed and global endurance in early aircraft exploration.

Billy Brock E. P. Schlee Detroit Harbor Grace Newfoundland

Canary Gets Cat at Magnolia Season

Miss Margaret Williamson of Mansfield Pa. holds the cat and is identified as the canary. she is a member of the American Opera company that recently performed a season at Magnolia Mass for North Shore society.

Margaret Williamson American Opera Company Magnolia Mass North Shore Society Miss Williamson Mansfield

Shade Mrs A K Ne and daughter visit

Mrs A K Ne and her daughter Mrs Biantha Kenny were visitors, sharing a daytime call and greetings. The item notes social visiting between individuals, with no further context or actions recorded.

A. K. Ne Biantha Kenny

Question Puzzle No 9 i 18 19 and World of Riddles

Puzzle text mixes word clues and mis-spelled phrases asking for famous female teachers Greeks gods and letters. It lists questions about a wife of a god and a gathering after a reaper, with scattered names and jumbled strings. The readable content resembles a quiz page with multiple fragmented prompts.

Local families host visits across weeks end in Jerseyville area

Mrs Libby Burson and family visit Wes cotts in Adameville then return Sunday. Mrs Fred Biehl and Mrs Dana Van Nest host Mrs Della Wilson. Miss Sylvia Ziggaroos returns from Carpenter with Marvin Chase party. Numerous neighbors from Athens Shade and Chester visit homes and attend church. John Carsey suffers mild stroke while picking berries and shows improvement.

Fred Biehl Dana van Nest Della Wilson Sylvia Ziggaroos Carpenter Marvin Chase Kate Turner Milo Dinsmore Jerseyville J. Smith Carl Fraley Fox John Carsey Mra Daniel Slusher Libbie Burson Wilma Lizzie Cowan Athens C. V. Dixon George Fulton Carla Mansfield A. K. Newman Biehl Nettie Leroy Lew Woods Shade Vienna Kelley Mort Blagierday Dell Wilson Adison Creamer

Pratts Fork Social Roundup and Local Obituary

Pratt s Fork residents hosted guests from nearby towns including Mr and Mrs 8 J Smith and son Carl. A funeral for Jim Hawk in Burlingame was attended. he died from a stroke at 85 leaving a widow and several children. Others visiting relatives and relatives’ operations highlighted a busy Sunday through midweek.

Fraley Fox J. Smith Carl Shade Virgil Shemother Sarah E.er Wisconsin Helen Dixon Gladys Smith Joe Smith Kurt Spencer Jim Hawk Burlingham Chester Amanda Davis Alvira Grim Pratts Fork Jacob King Lola Meeks Walter Sarah Goldsberry

Route 6 brings thousands as Sharpsburg hosts auto event

About 2000 cars passed Mt Hermon church along Route 6 in Sharpsburg on Sunday with an average of over three per minute. Rev. Seymour preached at Hermon. The Ladies of the U B church planned to pay their full expenses for the celebration and thanked helpers. Local residents and visitors from Ozark Paris Maui Ind Marietta Athens Vinton Ferry and Pennsville were noted in social mentions and visits.

Mt. Hermon Church Seymour Hermon U. B. Church Hannah Ross Paris Lillian Bardin Phipps Mauil Ind Matthew Marietta Athens Minturn Vinton Myron Keney Bartlett Mabel Beatrice Keney Henry Hartley Maben Ture Wickham Walter Dow Iva Frost Ogg EB. Pierpoint Pennsville Nan Shelda Johnston Sharpeburg W. W. Es George Brooks

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