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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1927
Page
7
Live stock receipts total 2,700 cattle 1,500 hogs 500 and calves 450 with market steady to higher. Beef steers 10.00 to 10.50, light yearlings 7.00 to 10.00, beef cows 5.50 to 7.00, vealers 11.00 to 15.00, bulk feeder steers 6.00 to 7.50. Sheep receipts 500 with market strong. top fat lambs 14.25, fat ewes 6.00 to 8.00.
Pittsburg Livestock reports receipts totaling 600 with market slow to steady gains of 25 cents. Beef steers and vealers listed, calves at 100 with steady tone. Sheep receipts 3800 and fat lambs priced from 8.00 to 15.00 with top at 15.00.
Hogs receipts 1,100 with holdovers 1,150. market steady to 10 higher. 250 to 350 lb hogs $11.05 to $12.25, 200 to 250 lb $12.15 to $12.50, 160 to 200 lb $12.85, 130 to 160 lb $12.75 to $13.00, 100 to 130 lb $12.75 to $13.00. Packing sows $10.50 to $11.25. Cattle receipts 200, calves 100, market steady. dealers $16.00 to $17.00. Sheep receipts 1,000, market up about 25 cents. top fat lambs $15.25, fat ewes $9.00 to $15.25, bulk culled lambs $12.00 to $13.00.
Chicago livestock receipts total 20 000 hogs with prices from 10 15 higher and cattle and calves showing varied gains. Hogs 200 250 Ibs at 11 50 12 15. sows 10 25 10 90. cattle steers 1900 Ibs up to 13 35. 1100 Ibs down to 12 75. yearlings and heifers mixed. cows 4 50 6 50. calves and vealers 6 00 8 00. sheep and lambs 13 50 16 50 for lambs and 11 00 15 50 for ewes.
Cattle receipts near 9000 with steady to higher demand. Heavy bullocks top at 12.85 while yearlings reach 12.00. Fat cows sell 6.00 to 7.00, heifers 6.50 to 8.00, dealers 10, outsiders 14 to 16. Sheep receipts about 15000 with lambs 12.75 to 15.35, heavy lambs 14.15 to 15.15, ewes up to 9.25, feeding lambs 15.75 to 14.50. Market strength noted in fat lambs and ewes.
Bogs receipts total 6500 with heavies at 11.00 to 11.50, mediums around 12.00, boose around 12.25 to 12.50, pigs at 12. Calves light. Sheep and lambs receipts show market steady.
Plucked OCR fragment lists varied market items and prices. Mentions receipts 41,637, fancy stock at 4c, mixed whites 2c to 32c, firsts 23c, western whites 27 to 29c, Pacific coast 27c, nearby towns values. Summary preserves entities and price ranges from the readable text.
The itemized price list shows butter in tablet form with quiet cream. quoted scores of 47c and 49c, common score cognates 2 to 3 cents, Pee stock No 1 at 26c, No 22 18 to 15c. Fat and Hess firm offerings include extra 22c, fresh gathered firsts 5c, ordinary firsts 20c, seconds 4c, nearby ungraded 21c. Ducks and geese priced at 1 dollar per unit.
The text lists butter receipts totaling 11 175 and creamery items from March 4 with standards and firsts prices. It also notes eyes receipts 10 798 with ordinaries 22c and firsts 23c 234c and seconds 221c.
New York on March 1 reports Liberty 3 rising to 101.20 while second 4 remains at 100.20 and 44s show varied readings. U S Treasury 44s steady at 111.14 as trading continues with minor shifts across issues.
The wool market shows slow activity in Boston with dealers noting acceptance of new lines. Local sales saw top-quality territory wools fetch 78 to 81 cents, while imported cables and buyers from Japan and the continent remain active in Australia trade interests.
The Toledo market report lists March 1 close prices for commodities. Wheat No 2 at 1.55 1.36, Corn No 2 at 140, soy No 2 at 1.05, oats and hay values, and various cash and futures quotes including butter and alfalfa rough figures.
In Columbus on March 1 Frank White 24 Moston was shot by Samuel Burton 58 Ostrander who opened fire over a dispute about a bottle of beer White was reportedly intoxicated and Burton fired a fusillade at him. Police said both men were drinking and extra danger remained as White was expected to die today.
John Tyan of Columbia Heights attempted to disfigure his wife by biting off the end of her nose, police say. He pleaded guilty and was fined for assault.
In Warren an inquest opened into the death of Walter L. Holcomb who was shot by Ernest Frederick at the postoffice yesterday. Frederick is held in the city jail and refused to talk as police consider a triangle love affair the possible motive.
Authorities in Sharonville search for two prisoners who escaped from the local jail. They were recaptured at a restaurant after the owner accused them of attempting to pass counterfeit money.
State Deputy Ned C. Sheburne of Newark has been elected national director of the Modern Woodmen of America to fill the vacancy from the death of F. B. Fasterly of Denver. Sheburne has twenty seven years with the woodmen.
In Warren on March 1 three youths from Niles were released on $1,000 bond after involvement in the attempt by Catherine Burnett a 14 year old McDonald Ohio girl to end her life following an alleged petting party.
The body of Mrs. Sara Jane Hewett, 55, was found Monday night in a ditch she had apparently fallen into. Authorities believe she struggled but could not free herself, in Warren.
In Ebbw Vale Wales on March 1 an explosion trapped 185 miners. Forty one reported missing and fourteen bodies recovered today. Rescue efforts continued as two rescuers were overcome by fumes and sent to hospital.
Forty minutes after entering the court room Moses Broncho was sentenced to three to fifteen years in the Ohio penitentiary for highway robbery of John Henson, 71, of Portsmouth, on November 16.
Chicago detectives detained three men including the husband after the 18 year old woman’s body was found undressed in a partly filled bath tub at a South Side hotel. Police placed emphasis on the circumstances surrounding her death and awaited further investigations.
Department of Justice operatives will examine the payrolls of every National Guard unit in Northern Ohio as part of an ongoing investigation. The United Press was informed today.
Fred Schempf a 49 year old street car conductor lay in a Cleveland hospital in serious condition after an attack by three unidentified men. His skull was fractured his leg broken and his body lacerated in the assault.
Miss Amanda Beanstock of Lakewood was knocked unconscious and robbed of $20 in Cleveland. Moments later a bandit snatched a $2 pocketbook from Mrs. Erwin Morrison.
Following an oil burner explosion a Y M C A branch in Cleveland was destroyed by fire. Two stores in the same building were destroyed. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars.
W G Slagel and McCabe Howe of Slagel Lumber Lima go on trial in Toledo in a six year old indictment charging falsification of income tax returns.
Miss Genevieve Hendricks of Madison Wisconsin leads redecorating of the Robert Patterson residence on Dupont Circle Washington described as prettied up prior to occupancy by the resident and Mrs Coolidge as a temporary White House.
Frederick Beaumont Sheldon, 71, longtime vice president of the Toledo and Ohio Central division of the New York Central lines, died at his Columbus home. He had earlier served with the Hocking Valley railroad and died from heart trouble following a recent operation.
The senate labor committee unanimously reported two bills for passage. One forbids employers from requiring workers to pledge not to join labor unions. The other, agreed by employers and workers, adds two occupational diseases to the workmen's compensation law.
Chicago report in March state witnesses bolster the murder case against Harold J. Croarkin in the Walter Schmith Jr. slaying at a riding academy stable. Mrs Schmith identifies the victim’s cap, Croarkin shows no emotion, and state alienists are expected to testify he knew right from wrong at the time of the attack.
In Buenos Aires on March 1 the Pan American Good Will Flight squadron prepared to depart for Ascuncion Paraguay. Two flyers remained en route home aboard the 8S.8 Cuban Major M A Dargue survived a parachute landing after a collision. Two more aircraft were to proceed with the mission while two additional planes were sent to Panama for replacements.
Athens Presbyterian church outlines services for the coming week. A Wednesday night preparatory service precedes communion and the final communion service of the church year is planned for Sunday morning with new members received. Miss M Elizabeth Shaff of the National Presbyterian Board of Christian Educators will speak Sunday night. The Men's Brotherhood will meet Thursday evening after a 6 o'clock dinner with Rev J Layton Moore of First Presbyterian South Huntington as speaker.
Melvin Turner of Mt Sterling, 46, was charged with first degree murder in the death of his stepfather Henry Beathard, 66. Beathard was found fatally injured in his Mt Sterling home on February 9 after an attack and robbery. died February 12. Turner, who lived with Beathard, disappeared the day after the crime.
Three shots from an ambush on an American marine troop train between Corinto and Managua were answered by return fire from the marines. The train did not halt and no one was injured. Managua press reports noted casual shots but no interception of fire.
Athens Ohio city ordinance requires all new structures along Union Street between Court Street and railroad crossing to be enclosed with brick stone concrete and rest on a brick stone or concrete foundation. Violations are nuisances. owners liable for removal costs and fines up to fifty dollars. Enacted February 1 1927 by Council President Woodworth and Mayor Moore.
Notice that Scioto Valley Railway and Power Company and Central Ohio Transit Company filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for permission to file a joint passenger schedule showing through fares between Columbus and Athens. For full information refer to the Commission.
The Athens Rotary club hosted an informal noon session at Hotel Berry featuring Rev. C. M. Coulter new member, F. D. Forsythe first club president, and visitors H. J. Langdon Bluffton Indiana and Ovid Alderman state forester of Chillicothe. Alderman oversees Ohio owned forests in the south central district.
The Probate court names Ray Bobo Addison Creamer and Leo Williams to appraise Arthur C. Burson's real estate for sale to pay debts. Fannie DeWees named guardian of dependent child Ralph L. Scarlett. A marriage license was issued to Otto Saunders and Lulu Jones, both of Nelsonville.
Theodore Sharp was fined $10 and costs by Magistrate Pearl W. Helwig after pleading guilty to stealing corn. Unable to pay, Sharp was committed to the county jail. Colley and Miller faced charges but Sharp alone pleaded guilty.
Members of the K. T. Crossen post of the American Legion prepare a minstrel show in May to raise funds for a flag purchase and uniform street flag operation. Rafael Johnson chairs the production. veterans Jonesy Sams Spotsy Burke and others headline. A meeting follows the Marietta Ohio basketball game Wednesday night, with attendance urged.
An inquest into Garrett Folsom's death reveals he was stabbed while swimming at Ocean Town. The case centers on a sealed pocket memo about a suspected blackmail scheme tied to Croydon Sears and other New York business figures, with family member Anastasia Folsom taking charge of the investigation.
In a tense scene Dan Pelton and Miss Folsom clash over papers that allegedly show Mr. Felcom’s hold over others. Riggs reads incriminating entries while aunt insists they prove nothing and demands the killer be found and hanged. (To be continued)
An old advertisement touts Wretcher's Castoria as a safe substitute for castor oil and narcotics in teething infants. It claims doctors endorse it and notes the product bears a genuine signature on each package.
A promotional note urges use of true Diamond dyes for tinting delicate fabrics like underwear and silk stockings. It claims professional results at home and offers a free Diamond Dye Cyclopedia and Color Craft book from Diamond Dyes in Burlington Vermont.
The Bureau of Mines reports U S petroleum production peaked in 1926 at 73 000 000 barrels.
Eighteen states have adopted county wide health and educational work that reaches not only urban circles but also isolated rural districts, according to a new bureau of the Department of Labor report.
Palatine item records J. C. Herron purchasing a cow which soon gave birth to healthy calves, signaling a productive purchase in the local agricultural exchange.
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