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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1934

Page

11

Nelsonville bond sale notice for water works extension

Notice of bond issue by the City of Nelsonville Ohio offering three thousand five hundred dollars in seven bonds of five hundred each for water works extension and improvement. Bonds bear up to six percent interest payable semiannu ally. bids due June 30 1934. auction to top bidder at par plus accrued interest. sinking fund deposits. sale terms and conditions outlined. Also legal notice of partition suit in Athens County Court with August 4 1934 deadline. Parties named include Louise Preston Mayme Baxter Richard Baxter from Stanhope NJ and others. parcel in Giouster Township Lot 924 925 Was gall Fire Clay addition. Representation by Fletcher and Wood Williams.

Ellsworth DeVore Nelsonville Athens Ohio Savings Bank New York State Hilsworth DeVore Ohly Ellsworth Devore Louise Preston Mayme Baxter Richard Baxter Stanhope New Jersey Alice O Connell John Mueil Valley Road West Orange Hugh Dowler Hugh Dowjer Blanche Fletcher Court of Common Pleas Athens County Giouster Trimble Wasgall Fire Clay Company Sedalia Fletcher, Pleintiff WOOD @ WILLIAMS

Bashan News Notes

Funeral services were held Monday for Mildred Keyse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Baril Keyse, who died from measles. Burial was at Bald Knob. Dr and Mrs A McCullough attended their son George McCulloughs OSU graduation. Carson children ill with whooping cough. Rose and Morning Star residents visited Orr couple Sunday.

Bashan Mildred Baril Keyse Bald Knob A. McCullough George McCullough Ohio State University Herman Carson Lawrence Rose Morning Star Arthur Orr

Rail Time Card highlights for multiple line services

The timetable lists daily and daily except Sunday departures and arrivals for New York Central South and North lines, Chesapeake & Ohio No 90 and No 37, Baltimore & Ohio West Bound National Limited and Diplomat services, and Eastbound National Limited routes. It provides specific times such as 11:13 am, 7:33 pm, 4:45 am, and 4:51 pm, with several trains operating daily or daily except Sunday.

NEW York Central South NEW York Central North Chesapeake & Ohio Baltimore & Ohio West Bound National Limited Diplomat Incisal ORF Cccedunes

Eliza Davidson Honored For Heroic Acts In War Times

Dean Voigt lauds Eliza Davidson for heroism with General Custer and saving eight soldiers from a stream. A clothes line saved the men, and she preserved her master’s treasure during Federal assaults on Lynchburg. City officials pledge memorial care. tributes come from Custer relatives and Mt. Zion Baptist Choir.

Dean Voigt Eliza Davidson General Custer Lynchburg C. C. Cornell Dacia Custer Shoemaker Pittsburgh Custer Ada Pierce Brown Jeanette Brown Mt. Zion Len B. McCune J. B. Allen

Athens County Sends 150 to Summer Term

Athens County contributes 150 students to Ohio University's forty third annual summer session. Meigs County lists 38 students, Heecking 50, Perry 43, Gallia 20, and Vinton 2, with Meigs ranking second in registration. Enrollment rises across coaching, physical education, and teacher training. late entrants push totals upward as high school and college graduations delay enrollments. Doctor Dilley notes a likely surge for the post-session beginning August 6, a conference based program replacing conventional classroom work.

Ohio University Athens County Meigs Heecking Perry Gallia Vinton Meigs County F. B. Dilley Doctor Dilley

Love Code question reaches NRA from Cleveland youth

In Cleveland a young man proposed a "Love Code" to the NRA after waiting 90 minutes for a late girlfriend who said she would tidy the store after her shift. He reported the idea to NRA headquarters, which promised to look into the matter.

Cleveland Hugh 8. Johnson NRA

Postpone Vote on Kentucky Tax Bill

FRANKFORT Ky June 15 Administration leaders reportedly abandoned their plan to seek a Senate vote today on the three per cent gross receipts tax bill passed by the House. The vote was abandoned due to questions of constitutionality and Flag Day, plus several Republican senators wishing to attend the funeral of Judge A M J Cochran at Maysville.

Frankfort Senate House A. M. J. Cochran Maysville

Local visits hinge on friend and family in Silver Ridge

Mrs. Vinnie Woodie of Racine spent the past week with Mrs. C. F. Betzing. Mr. and Mrs. George Frederick and their children of Eagle Ridge called on Mr. and Mrs. Horton Smith. Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Vinnie Woodie and Mrs. C. F. Betzing spent Friday with Mrs. Dana Swartz of Alfred. Miss Thelma Shafer returned home from Nelsonville this week.

Vinnie Woodie Racine C. F. Betzing George Frederick Eagle Ridge Horton Smith Dana Swartz Alfred Thelma Shafer Nelsonville

Local visits over the weekend in Long Bottom area

Mr and Mrs J B Shumaker of Rochester PA spent a short time in Long Bottom Sunday. Mrs Bila Shauer and her children George and Margaret of Jeremsville visited Mrs Shauer's mother Mrs Mary Swan over the weekend. Miss Mary Sheldon traveled Sunday to Pt Pleasant and Charleston to visit relatives.

J. B. Shumaker Rochester Bila Shauer George Margaret Jeremsville

Stocks and produce stocks update from New York

Scattered selling dominated the early trading session with a ragged appearance. Alcohols and oils held steady while American Can dropped a point and U S Steel New York Central U S Smelting and Chrysler slipped fractionally amid firmer moves in American Sugar Refining Standard Oil of New Jersey Schenley Distillers Standard Brands and American Commercial Alcohol.

New York U. S. Steel New York Central U. S. Smelting Chrysler American Sugar Refining Standard Oil of New Jersey Schenley Distillers Standard Brands

Memorial Services Attendees At the M. E. Church

Among attendees were Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Reading Will Reading Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Sells Miss Mary Williams Mr. and Mrs. George Coe Miss Anna Williams and others from Athens Burlingham Nelsonville Barberton and Wellston A quartet including Ralph Palmer Cladus Chappel Walter Smith and Rev. Cowen performed songs and speakers shared tales of local figures.

M. E. Church O. E. Reading Will Reading E. F. Sells Mary Williams George Coe Misa Anna Williams H. 8. Burson R. E. Burton Athens George Henderson Burlingham Carne] Slusher Garden George Brady John Newlin Dane Wilson Wellston R. E. Wilson Doris Cowen Columbus Kari Cowen Clarence Hawk Judson Jeff Violet Flora Robert Perry Marian

Athens Scouts Travel to Circus at Parkersburg

The Katooga Area Boy Scouts hosted 26 Athens Troop members at a circus sponsored by the Lions Club of Parkersburg. Uncle Dan Beard, national scout commissioner, led a noon parade and grand entry, with pageants, sea-scout exhibitions, signaling drills, and a Court of Honor presenting merit badges and awards.

Katooga Boy Scouts of America Athens Boy Scouts Circus Parkersburg Lions Club of Dan Beard Presert Beard Wheeling Marietta Arch Knowiton Ecoulmaster

Baltimore Eggs and Butter Prices Reported in June

Baltimore market notes show eggs weak for nearby receipts with hens and white eggs around 17 percent higher for large sizes, 15 to 16 cents for medium, and butter at 1,776 tubs and 2,247 cases. Cincinnati meanwhile lists eggs for extra firsts at 16 cents and seconds at 18 and ungraded 14 cents, with poultry prices for leghorn fowls and colored fryers at about 9 to 27 cents per pound.

Baltimore

Grain Market Receipts by Region and Extras Noted

The report lists current receipts for Southern Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky at 13 13 kc with mentions of garley and hennery white extras and fresh lists at 14 15 16 17% indicating varied regional offerings and pricing details.

Garley Hennery Ohio West Virginia Kentucky

Butter and poultry prices in tubs and prints posted

Market notices show butter at 28 percent per pound in tub prints and 32 percent in pound prints. Pees-Steady live poultry offers active colored fowls over 4 pounds at 14 cents per pound, medium fowls at 14 cents, and rock broilers above 4 pounds at 25 to 26 cents per pound.

Butter and Egg Market Report from Unsettled Specimens

Butter prices show unsettled creamery specials with 93 score at 24 and 25 percent, alongside extra and firsts ranging around 90s. Eggs list unsettled extra firsts at 168 percent, fresh graded firsts at 144 to 164 percent, and current receipts at 19, while car fresh graded firsts stand at 6 percent.

Local Produce Prices List Readout

A compact snapshot of street market prices features asparagus at 40 cents per bunch, cucumbers 55 to 60 cents per carton, lettuce at 40 cents per 10 lb basket, lima beans from Florida and Georgia at 242 dollars and 50 cents per hamper, rhubarb 20 cents per bunch, and tomatoes 65 to 75 cents per 8 lb bag. Prices vary by item and origin, reflecting a bustling market listing.

Ohio Florida Georgia Dow

Livestock Prices at Cleveland Market Report

Cleveland market report lists cattle activity with steers and heifers across weight ranges from 600 to 1200 pounds. Prices show prime and choice veals up to 6.50 and 6.50, hogs rising about 35 cents, and sheep and lambs strong with good to choice ranges at 8.50 to 9.50. Canners, cutters, bulls and roughs noted with varied quotes.

Cleveland

Market Report From Cincinnati Hog Cattle and Sheep Prices

Cincinnati market data shows hogs 3,550 head with price bands from 2.79 to 5.15 per pound, cattle 400 head with 做prices mostly steady to higher for better butcher stock, forms of calves and sows noted, and sheep around 9.50 for better spring lambs with overall steady tone. Direct and through sales appear, with varied weights and packing values across categories.

Cincinnati

Market Report Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices and Ranges

Hogs show 600 head active with weights from 120 to 450 pounds and top quotes around 6.95 for over 250 pounds. sows down to 3.26. Cattle range from fed steers 5 to 7.25, fat cows 3.25, calves 6 to 9, and bulls 2.50 to 3.25, with moderates gains noted. Sheep steady with spring lambs 9.45 to 10.0, yearling wethers around 6.50, ewes near 2.99, and bucks lower.

Wool Market Mixed With Quiet Summer Trade Observed

Wool sales rose late last week but overall activity remains muted. Buyers and manufacturers surveyed wools arriving with better sentiment on summer street yet few actual transactions reported. Quotations show domestic Ohio and Pennsylvania Cirlets Delaine unwashed at 30 to 32, blood combing 30 to 31, and related grades around 31.

Ohio Pennsylvana

Liberty Securitys and U.S. Treasury bond quotes

Market notes show Liberty Ss at 104 and Liberty Ist at 458 1063 with 4 percent yields around 103.29. U.S. Treasury securities include 3 percent at 106.31, 4 percent at 108 26, 445 at 113.5, and 3 percent at 102.8.

Liberty Ss Liberty Ist Liberty @th U. & Treasury Treasury

Missionary Victim in Peiping Bandit Attack

Dr J H Ingram a 75 year old American missionary was killed by bandits near Peiping as he shielded his wife and grandchildren. A veteran of the Boxer siege he had lived in China fifty years and was connected with the American Board of Missions based in Boston. The U S legation protested to Chinese authorities seeking swift action.

Peiping China United States Legation J. H. Ingram Dr. Ingram Richland County Ohio American Board of Missions Boston

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