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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
10
Local classified ads offer a mix of autos for sale including Buick Overland and Durant coupes, a Ford coupe, and several sedans with prices. Livestock listings show white wyandottes minors and buff leghorns for sale. real estate and rental notices appear along with hardware and tire suppliers and promotional phrases for local businesses.
Petitioners request the alteration of a public road in Alexander Township Athens County Ohio starting at J S E Woodyards Fish and extending east across several lands to the Albany Road Viewing is set for July 11 1927 with a final hearing at 1 00 p m July 18 1927 in the Commissioners Office Athens Ohio Chief Petitioners W T Martin W E Bolton Jas A Graham Board of County Commissioners Robt P Tompkins Clerk
Markets on Gemate list show higher prices for fresh gathered firsts at 24c and 21c for extra firsts, seconds at 19c 4c, and nearby ungraded at 23c. Prices reflect current market quotes with no further details on quantities or dates.
Chicago market totals show butter receipts 11 962 with creamery extras 29 39 4 cents and standards 39 1 2 cents firsts 36 1 2 cents seconds 33 2 3 cents extras 40 cents. Eggs receipts 14 082 with ordinaries 20 2 1 cents toed 22 2 3 cents seconds 49 1 2 cents extras C
Hog receipts total 108 with variable prices. Slaughter hogs range around 9.00 to 10.50 per hundredweight with various weights cited. Calves and beef steers show market slow with quotes from 10.50 to 12.25. Bulk fat hogs and cull lambs noted at several dollar amounts.
Hogs receipts 2,800 with uneven steady market from 250 to 350 pounds and lighter weights listing 7.00 to 9.50 per hundredweight. Cattle receipts 450 with calves 850 and steady tone. beef steers 9.00 to 11.55, heifers 8.25 to 11.75, cows 0 to 7.00, vealers 9.00 to 12.50, feeder stock 8.00 to 9.00. Sheep receipts 5,200 with fat lambs 15.75 and 11.00 to 15.50 for bulk lambs, ewes 4.00 to 4.50, cull lambs 8.00 to 10.00.
Chauncey Dow aged, long illness ends with his death Monday in Columbus. Former Buchtel resident John C. Dow died at home. Funeral services were held at the family residence in Columbus with burial in Union Cemetery.
Mr. Dow, 68, leaves two sons T. E. Dow and James R. Dow and a daughter Mrs. Phillip Kelch of Nelsonville. He belonged to the Baptist church and the Odd Fellows lodge at Buchtel.
Bert Romine a 45 year old fireman died in the Meigs train wreck. His body was brought to Chauncey for burial in Nye cemetery after services in Pom eroy. Romine formerly resided here and leaves relatives in Athens county. The funeral was well attended.
The chorus of the First Christian Church will meet for weekly practice this evening at 7 30 at the church. The session gathers musicians for the upcoming service and continues the church’s musical tradition.
Mr and Mrs Fred Nida entertained guests this week at their Plains home Laura Deldrugge and Mrs William Deldrugge of Clarington Ohio joined them during the visit The event highlights social activity in the Chauncey area.
Chauncey June 23. William Cunningham Frankie Cunningham John Franz Albert Franz and Richard Franz returned from a Scioto River trip near Circleville reporting several catches including three pounders and a six pounder.
Mrs Mary Wiles, 86, celebrated Monday at her Plains home. She is active in home church and civic affairs. Mrs Richard Calhoun hosted a group of women in her honor with music and refreshments. Attendees included Mrs Frank Smith Mrs Theodore Nagle Mrs George Bean Mrs Zell Buffington Mrs Thomas Cade Mrs Orlie Shrieves Mrs John Leonard Mrs Fred Nida Mrs Geo Cochran Mrs James Stailey Mrs J K Brown Mrs Emmaline Matheny and Mrs Eliza Seevers, the last two over 80.
Raymond Theron and Theodore Goodson returned to Chauncey from Pontiac Michigan where they were employed. Mrs Noah Harvey and daughter Mary Helen of this city visited Athens this week to see Mrs Letitia Beckley.
C. Curry, manager of the bond department at Ohio National Bank in Columbus, addressed the Kiwanis club during a meeting at the church on June 23.
The Church of Christ social room gathering heard Mr. Curry speak on finances with a caution about overuse of installment credit. He discussed woman suffrage potentially easing municipal governance, the Kiwanis club's community value, and praised song leader M. M. LeFavor. E. M. Brows won a Swift's bacon prize. Julius Pico and Paul Duncan attended.
Ethel Smith’s divorce suit against Errett Smith was denied after a long court process. The couple, once East Branch residents, have ties to Bishopville and Rocky Glen Sanitarium near McConnelsville. Post verdict, Smith sought partition of 61.50 acres in Homer township with a Me nelsville bank as a defendant.
Mrs Parl W Chase leaves by car for Columbus to visit her parents Mr and Mrs R H Johnson. Mrs Claude Chase travels with her to see her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs A E Milley. Mrs Emil K Ohm departs to Omaha after a brief stay with Dr and Mrs R J Stutler. Miss Bertie Brown visits her father in Crooksville. Harley Littler returns from Youngstown to spend summer with parents Mr and Mrs Tom Littler. Miss Helen Farley arrives from Detroit to spend summer with her mother Mrs Mary Farley. J S Detwiler of Montgomery Alabama returns home after Athens visit with Dr D Scott Allen. Detwiler, former Western-Southern Insurance superintendent, now state general superintendent for Alabama Independent Life Insurance.
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