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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1934
Page
11
The Tax budget of York Township for 1935 as tentatively adopted by the Board of Trustees is now on file at the Clerk's office. A public hearing will be held at the Townhouse in Nelsonville on July 30, 1934 at 7 p.m. Vivian Dowler, Clerk.
Livestock markets show mixed results with hogs and cattle varying by region. Pittsburgh quotes hogs 100 to 220 pounds around 3.75 to 5.28, sows 3.50 to 4, cattle mostly 3.75 to 5.50, calves 4.50 to 5.50, and sheep heads around 2.25 to 6.75 with top lambs near 6.75. Cincinnati reports hogs up to 970 direct, 290+ pounds, top around 4.60, cattle around steady, calves 4.50 to 5.50. Chicago market at standstill due to handlers strike. Treasury July 25 receipts and expenditures show a deficit and varying gold assets.
The tax budget for Plains Rural School District for 1935 is on file and a public hearing will be held at the superintendent's office at 7 30 p m on August 1934. H A Tipton Clerk. 7 27 11.
Mrs. E. W. Chubb of Athens and Mrs. Frank B. Tidd of Coolville are appointed to the Board of County Visitors. Their term runs until May 1937. The visiting board will inspect charitable and corrective institutions on a periodic basis.
Police tied the Montparnasse station blast to a group called the three judges of hell. The explosion killed the station master and injured two passengers in the Paris metro incident on July 27.
Al Watrous of Detroit fired a 67 at Park Club Buffalo to lead Craig Wood of Hollywood by two strokes at the halfway point of the 36-hole PGA Championship quarterfinals.
Eastbound and westbound schedules show daily and daily except Sunday departures and arrivals for New York Central, Chesapeake & Ohio, and Baltimore & Ohio lines. Times include No 4 Diplomat No 44 and National Limited services with varying afternoon and evening slots.
A brush fire in Pasadena that damaged the watershed last night and threatened homes burned through today causing an estimated loss between 2.5 million and 5 million dollars. Firefighters fought the blaze as it consumed brush and threatened surrounding residences.
Four Athens Izaak Walton League members along with Game Warden B F Swarts rescued several hundred thousand small catfish and sunfish from a dry pond on Elm Golf Course. Guided by owner Jacob Fetch they waded in, used nets, and saved most fish then moved them to Margarets Creek in five large garbage cans. Names cited include Marty Dalton Lou Jones Vance Andrews and Clarence Strong.
Athens District cooled from a searing week with an official 88 degrees this afternoon, 16 degrees below yesterday’s 104. The overnight low reached 70. Light rainfall of four hundredths of an inch helped ease the heat.
Rev Roy Little pastor of the Athens Jacksonville churches for three years will give a farewell sermon at the Free Methodist Church before departing with his wife to attend a conference in Mansfield. The church interior has been recently redecorated.
New York trading opened with a brisk rally lifting leading stocks by fraction to over three points after the prior day decline. United States Steel Common rose 3 percent from 35, while Union Pacific General Motors Chrysler and J I Case gained one to about three points. Bethlehem Steel preferred jumped five points after yesterday’s dividend declaration.
Cincinnati and surrounding markets show mixed prices for eggs and poultry with extra firsts at 20 cents, Indiana and Kentucky regions quoted for potatoes and butter. Baltimore and Pittsburgh areas report varied egg, butter, and poultry receipts with numerous price ranges and note on current receipts. broader market rundown includes steel, chemicals, and utilities, plus Toledo grain on track with diverse quotational shifts.
Ohio state figures show June wholesale grocery sales at 114 percent above June 1993 and 16.1 percent higher than June 1992. The data, released by the Ohio State University Bureau of Basic Groceries, notes sales in wholesale groceries reached a peak not seen since October 1931.
Procter and Gamble reports FY ending June 90 profit of 14,310,006 with earnings per share 2.06. Wrigley Company marks 370th consecutive advertisement in The Messenger, a daily strategy of persistent ads since October 1932 with the motto Say it quick and say it often.
Funeral services for 81 year old Mrs. B. F. Witman were held at West Union Street Cemetery Athens. The Trafford Pa. widow was mother of Mrs. I. M. Foster and former Athens resident. She died in Washington DC while visiting the Foster family. Her son Dwight N. Witman of Trafford attended the service. The Bayard family long linked to Athens founded the home now occupied by Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Bryan.
The wool market remains restricted with scattered sales at lower prices for worsted and woolen wools, mainly the latter. The bulletin lists Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces with unwashed, combing, and blood combing quotations for Delaine grades.
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