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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1932
Page
13
In Geneva on March 3 the League Assembly met to assess the Far Eastern conflict. Chinese leaders suspect Japan halted operations to retain gains and question whether an armistice could be accepted if terms are exclusively Japanese.
The city records steady cool weather with highs near 40 degrees and a low around 38 overnight. Skies stay clouded while the Hocking River sits at 3.6 feet, reflecting continued cold conditions this week.
In Coolville Ohio, F B Tidd is named clerk for the Board of Education amid ongoing local district matters. The appointment formalizes her role in maintaining records and supporting school operations.
Three children celebrate birthdays on March 3. Johanna Daugherty, Donald Doty, and Jack Grover are named. Johanna is in first grade at Central School, Donald in fifth grade at Central, and Jack in third grade at East Side School.
February motor vehicle transfers in Athens County total 176 with 20 new passenger cars and six new trucks sold. January saw 2 transfers and 36 new motor vehicles recorded, up from January’s two passenger cars and six trucks. Figures for prior months show a steady postwar pattern with September 85, October 55, November 40, and December 65.
Captain H. E. De Vel outlines nightly topics for revival meetings at the Salvation Army Building this week. Tonight Arrows at 4 Venture, Friday Salted With Fire, Saturday Sowing and Reaping, Sunday morning The Complete Life, Sunday night The Story of My Life or Up From the Depths. Meetings start 7:30 p.m with a rail service included Sunday at 1 p.m.
Athens resident A H Brooks won a $150 jury verdict in Athena County Probate Court after appealing a land and damages appropriation for a road. The commissioners had offered $125. The decision was reached on Tuesday.
February ends with a cooling trend as highs reached 54 but temperatures dropped to 29 overnight. County observer Mrs. C N France notes 12 clear days 10 partly cloudy and 7 cloudy in February with 1.13 inches of rain. Hocking River level reads 3.6 feet this morning.
New York March 2 stock news shows steel demand rising on Ford orders and railroad buying. Dow Jones reports a rise from 25 to 26 points with several names like Auburn American Can Allied Chemical and American Telephone edging higher. Ulicate edge moved to 214.
Fragmented OCR lists numerous manufacturers and brands across chemicals, metals, plastics, and retail. It mentions Allied Chemie Am. Home Products Col. Gan & Bit. Armour Paramount Public Standard Brands Westinghouse Goodyear and Timken among others, indicating broad corporate activity and market reach in late 20th century industry sectors. The text foregrounds numerous company names and percentages, suggesting a roundup of corporate stakes and holdings rather than a single event.
Des Moines Iowa March 2 Ruth Bentley 16 a high school student disappeared after leaving a neighbor’s home two doors away police fear she was kidnapped Her mother Mrs Elien Evans said a former roomer had threatened vengeance when asked to leave The girl wearing a coat and house slippers left the neighbor’s home after a phone call but did not reach her own doorstep
Ethel Vore filed for divorce from Ernest B. D. Vore in Athens County Common Pleas Court charging extreme cruelty. The action seeks legal dissolution of marriage and related relief.
J Clyde Edmundson Athens County Auditor will speak Saturday night at 7 30 oclock at Albany High School auditorium. He will explain how the tax money is spent.
Mrs. George Morris age 79 died at her sister Mrs. Rosetta Chase home in Albany. Survived by two sons Lawrence Morris Albany and George Morris Marietta and four sisters. Funeral at Albany Baptist Church Thursday at 2 pm with burial in Hebbardsville Cemetery.
John Algeo of Athens was fined $25 and costs after arraignment before Magistrate Carl H. Porter on a fishing without license charge. He was arrested by Game Protector B F Swartz of Glouster while fishing in the Hocking River near Coolville.
J L Pickering of 10 South High Street reported the death of his nephew Clifford Pickering in Columbus on Tuesday. A native of Athens he lived in Columbus over 20 years. Burial planned in West State Cemetery. Survived by sister Mrs Ed Griff Ath of McArthur.
At the regular meeting Thursday night of the Improved Order of Red Men the Adoption Degree will be given to a class of candidates announced by William Smith Sachem. A contest between the lodge teams the Saints and the Sinners will continue with songs tunts and readings by members.
Frank H. Cross of Athens filed today for the Democratic nomination for probate judge. A former miner and farmer, Cross runs a monument business in Athens and has never held public office before.
Frank S Wilton Jr 27 assistant to Glenn Warner at Stanford University was appointed head football coach at Miami University He succeeds Chester Pittser who resigned after the 1939 season.
The page lists numerous poultry items with price figures and stock notes, including live chickens, ducks, turkeys, and leghorns, with percentages and cents scattered through. Several line items reference fresh receipts, packing stock, and standard scores, reflecting market entries and value marks for 19 20, alongside miscellaneous guineas and young birds.
Fragmentary OCR lists items on a butter packing stock line with references to butter fat measures and case contents. Mentions Beira fivetaithe and duck eggs with illegible descriptions, suggesting a rough inventory snippet from a market listing.
Butler-Extras T4c standards 33e market firm Agus-Extras fireta current rate 12e. poultry meat fowls medium 10 ide leghorn 16 1é0. broilers heavy 224 Me. ducks 200699. old cocks 10 13e. turkeys 23. market steady. Potatoes Ohh and New Yorke per bu sack Maine Green Mt 1791.28 per 100. Idaho Run es 61 769.10 per 190 Ih sack.
The report lists varied market receipts and extras with a mix of figures. It references cases, tubs, and percentages alongside firsts and seconds, noting steady market conditions and standard values such as 21.40. Names and locations are unclear due to OCR errors, but the entry centers on commodity receipts and pricing indicators.
Market listings show rates for various poultry items including fresh firsts and colored hens. Leghorn springers and colored springers priced, with ducks and geese also listed and fresh killed hens noted in the near term.
Hog receipts total 1200 with quoted bids at 4.86 for 226 to 240 lb pigs and 4.08 for 190 to 210 lb animals. Cattle receipts 900 with medium grade heifers and good cows around 2.75 to 4.26. Sheep receipts 960 steady at about 6.76 for good tools, with overall prices slipping from prior levels.
Cattle and calves steady to slow with light supply and mixed demand. Fat cattle mostly $4.50 to $6.00, good to high quality up to $6.50, vealers weak, sheep and lambs light to test with better tone on higher grades around $6.50 to $6.75. Cows and cutters quoted near $2.50 to $3.50, odd lots to $3.98.
United Press reports varied business upticks across the nation. Southern Pacific orders steel rails for Colorado Fuel and Iron to boost Pueblo plant activity. Gary Anderson Company posts first two months 1932 net sales gain. New Hampshire shoe industry employs about 19,000, with International Shoe Co reopening April 1. Studebaker sees 68 percent February sales rise over January. Boger announces Bogot Crawford Spinning Mills added full shifts in Lincoln County. Virginia Iron coal and coke Co reports 1931 net profit of 105,948 after a 1920 loss. Coca Cola declares 25 cent extra and 1.78 regular dividend per share.
Daily Northbound and Southbound departures listed for Athens with times for No 3 9 2 4 and Chesapeake and Ohio routes. Baltimore and Ohio westbound services show multiple trains including No 43 14 44 with varying departure and arrival times.
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