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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1930
Page
11
Ten room brick residence in a close-in location offered for sale on easy terms. Presentable and modern throughout. For homes and insurance inquiries contact Cameron Bros by dialing 741.
In Athens County Ohio sheriff sale ordered by the Court of Common Pleas in a divorce and custody matter between Mabel Dvicher and Garland A Lipricker. The public auction on a Saturday will offer three described tracts of Ames Township land totaling about 168.46 acres plus adjacent parcels, with the sale at the courthouse door in Athens. Proceeds to satisfy court orders. deed issued to the buyer by the Sheriff William Williams with Aron H. Valentine as attorney.
Grain markets mixed as Toledo reports No 2 red wheat and No 3 yellow corn with varied prices. Boston wool market shows steady demand and prices, with 12 months wools at 124 to 78 cents and weekly fleece exports around 13.1 million pounds. Produce in Cleveland Cincinnati and Pittsburgh steady to weak with mixed livestock and poultry quotes.
Cincinnati Livestock New York report notes a dull session as prices opened steady then firmed, led by modest gains after midday. Copper shares faltered with American Smelting at 54 1 2, Warner Brothers down 3 to 41 1 2, and American Telephone slipping to 207 1 2. United States Steel hovered near the prior close while Westinghouse Electric and American Radiators held steady. In Toledo Grain, various grain prices and butter, hay, and iron market figures were listed with several shifts from the prior day.
Mixed livestock prices appear uneven with hogs mostly steady to lower and bids slipping for heavy weights. Cattle and calves show weak demand, while sheep and lamb values remain uneven though higher grades hold firmer levels.
Athens Ohio council passes ordinance 504 prohibiting loitering and vagrancy by unemployed men in streets and public venues. violators may be fined up to 25 dollars and sentenced to hard labor until fine and costs are paid with credit for daily work 7 5 percent. ordinance 2 repeals inconsistent provisions and takes effect after the legal minimum fine. June 1 1930.
Bids for Lottridge Grade School in Lodi Township received Monday will be awarded at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Lottridge Methodist Church. Several bids exceeded the $23,000 estimate, with the Finion Coa i Company of Pomeroy submitting the lowest general bid of $22,100 after altering proposals. The Stanton Heating Company of Martina Ferry posted the heating bid at $2,049. Proceeds from a community kitchen event will fund the new school.
Three of four Athens High School students were sent to Lancaster Industrial School after confessing to burglaries including a $25 cash register theft at Connett's Greenhouse and a $120 Farm Bureau safe raid. Parker Van Dyke 17 Haus Lowery 16 and Frances Coffey 16 were sent. Ray Lowery 14 received probation and restrictions until age 21 after a mental evaluation by Dr. James P. Porter of Ohio University.
Chicago officials vow to probe alleged police and public official collusion with gamblers tied to the murder of Chicago Tribune reporter Alfred J. Lingle. Authorities pursue James Forsythe as the gambling gang seeks motive while church groups plan hearings on city crime.
Mary Black of Deanville remains jailed on a bigamy charge as bond of 1500 was not posted early today despite promises by friends to raise the money. Magistrate H. Porter presided.
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