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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1934
Page
9
Earl J. Forbeck, a fiery leader of the steelworkers rank and file, urged an immediate strike but was overruled at a Pittsburgh meeting Friday. William Green, AF of L president, intervened to secure temporary peace terms, while unionists await a permanent agreement in Washington.
G D B D as Treasurer of Athens County files tax lien foreclosure suit No 15925 against W Roscoe Gould Blanche Knice ly Agnes Gould Albert Knicely Albert Gould Sarah Gould Myrtle Godwin and unknown heirs in Troy Township Athens County Ohio for sale of a 100 acre parcel described by metes and bounds to satisfy tax claims. Defendants must answer by July 28 1934 or default judgment will be entered.
In Sharon, Pennsylvania, four year old Leah Minerva Dilley’s charred body was found Friday after reportedly being disposed of by Homer H. Sanders. Sanders admitted causing the death in a fumigated home and then burned the body to hide the crime. the child had been sought for twelve days.
Athens County plans final meetings to approve corn hog contracts signed by local farmers. County agent Thomas H. Johnson says contracts will be sent to U S Secretary Henry A Wallace for acceptance before initial payments are made. Meetings are scheduled across townships on June 19 to 22 at designated schools and offices.
Yesterday's Associated Press report highlights Lou Gehrig and Charley Gehringer driving in deciding runs as the Yankees and Tigers split a doubleheader. Mel Ott and Johnny Marcum delivered strong performances for their teams, while Giants and Red Sox featured multi hit power. Knickerbocker fueled Indians with four runs as the season picks up steam.
Rail time card lists New York Central and other lines with daily and Sunday exceptions. Notable departures include New York Central South No 2 at 11:13 a.m and North No 3 at 11:32 a.m. Chesapeake and Ohio No 90 arrives daily except Sunday, with No 37 leaving at 11:02 a.m. Baltimore & Ohio trains include No 1 National Limited at 4:45 a.m and No 3 Diplomat at 10:35 a.m.
New York June 18 AP stocks opened mixed with activity in business. Fractional gains appeared for J I Case International Harvester Du Pont Consolidated Gas Western Union Pennsylvania Railroad General Motors United States Steel Standard Oil of New Jersey Johns Manville, while some receded slightly. Investors watched Congress adjournment chatter as weekend trade news receded, though retail trade reports from across the country were encouraging.
In St Louis a night game saw the BRHOA team edges through with Davis and Martin delivering key hits as Barteliss and Rothckhr contributed. A later note calls the game to darkness after a delay, with errors by Barteli and others noted.
Baltimore wholesale list shows eggs steady near 1544 receipts with 15 cents per dozen for whites large size at 17 cents for large, medium at 15 cents. Butter priced at 336 tubs and 580 cases of eggs noted in current receipts.
Regional market notes show nearby receipts steady with fresh extra firsts at 14 44 cents, hennery white extras at 16 to 17 cents. Southern Ohio West Virginia Kentucky current receipts listed at 13 13 and percentages on a quiet trading day.
A historical price sheet shows poultry items such as colored broilers and leghorn broilers with prices per pound, fowls and turkeys by weight, ducks and geese prices, butter creamery and butterfat values, eggs by quality, and potatoes by 100 lb bags, with regional price references like Alabama and Mississippi.
Market notes show butter in tubs at 28 to 29 cents per pound with creamery extras steady at 14 per dozen. Fresh receipts noted 13 percent. live poultry prices include colored fowls four pounds and up at 14, leghorn fowls three to four pounds at 12, leghorn lights 10, rock broilers four pounds and up at 25 to 26 cents, colored brooders 23 to 24 cents, ducks white young 14, old ducks 11 to 12, old roosters 9 cents. Potatoes old at 140 per 100, new at 275 per 100 pounds.
Butter sales reach 315 tubs with extras around 24 percent and centralized grades. Eggs show 15 433 units with steady extra firsts, fresh graded firsts at 144 and current receipts at 124.1 percent. Includes references to firmer creamery specials, 93 score ratings, and various quality grades like extras and firsts.
Listing of assorted fruit and vegetable prices by region and type. Asparagus cabbage cherries cucumbers dewberries lettuce lima beans raspberries and tomatoes are priced by crate, basket or carton with notes on origin and quality. Prices range from 30 cents to five dollars per unit and reflect regional supply from Ohio Florida Georgia North Carolina Kentucky and local homegrown.
Hogs active with prices up about 10 cents from Friday on 180 lb and 140-160 lb ranges, top bucks 200-300 lb at 5.25, 94.75 for 160-200 lb, sows steady 2.75 to 3.25. Cattle and calves: demand steady to up to 25 cents, steers and heifers 57, fat cows 32.5 to 44, sausages bulls 2.50 to 3.75, heifers good to choice dealers 5 to 6, plainer 3.50 to 5. Sheep and lambs: light trading, buyers cautious, lambs 9 to 10 for better spring stock.
Hogs 1 800 holdover 9360 active 150 35c higher 160 to 260 lbs mostly 5 25 250 to 300 lbs 6 19 25 150 to No Tbs 120 to 140 lbs 3 50 3 50 sows 3 25 down Cattle 00 active 96 and more higher better grade steers 6 25 7 40 few up to 7 75 heavy grass ets up to 6 75 common down to 3 75 medium to good heifers 5 46 50 good fat cows 3 23 75 some up to 4 medium bulls 2 50 9 775 beef bulls up to 23 75 Sheep 1 500 about steady spring lambs good and choice 9 46 5 one double deck car Kentuckies 72 lbs including bucks 0 65 lower grade springers 72 8 60 yearlings 6 50 down speed 3 down choice owes 2 42 5
Treasury data from Washington shows receipts of 61,374,364,287.14 and expenditures of 527,432,381.81 leaving a balance of 2,750,605,523.25. Customs receipts for the month total 10,991,977.99. Fiscal year to date receipts reach 2,907,571,063.92 with expenditures at 3,669,095.72 and emergency outlays totaling 3,769,927,086.7. Gold assets amount to 7,836,570,767.91.
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