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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1935
Page
11
Alyce Jane McHenry, 10, of Omaha, lay in critical condition after a risky stomach realignment operation at Truesdale Hospital in Fall River. Doctors warned no immediate improvement was expected, while she slept fitfully and remained uneasy after the two hour procedure.
The 20 year operation led by agent Johnson faces a $2 000 request from the county for 1934. Funds would cover travel, a secretary, office equipment, telephone, and part of the agent salary while state and federal support via Ohio State University would cover the rest. In 1933 the county contributed $500 and community chest funds aided 4 H Club projects under Johnson.
Ed McAfee of Stewart plans a modern residence on his Bethany Ridge farm this spring. Sunday visitors included Clarence Covell Garnet Wright Grace McPherson and families. Local residents and relatives are noted with visits and illness and farm purchases in the Stewart area.
Harrison Nelson of Hamiey Run pleaded not guilty to stealing $0 from Elizabeth Stover. He was bound over to the grand jury on a $500 bond. Other defendants, Mary and Ellen LaFollette of Trimble, pleaded guilty to keeping a dis orderly house and were fined. Robert Sweet of Hockingport pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was fined $100. Fred Rice of Trimble was fined $5 for intoxication. Nelson, Sweet, and the LaFollette women were arrested by Sheriff Stratton and Deputy Goldsberry.
New York stock market opened with slight declines and many issues unchanged. Fractions fell for American Telephone, Santa Fe, Chrysler, General Motors, United States Steel, Bethlehem, Westinghouse, and National Distillers while Case and Union Pacific slipped about a point. The Fed report showing weekly bank loans and investments rose by 106 million, signaling ongoing credit expansion. American Tobacco reported lower net income for 1934 due to taxes, with tax payments up 6.46 million or 137 cents a share.
The text lists numerous company names and percentage figures in a jumbled OCR fragment. It references Chrysler, General Electric, General Motors, Goodyear, Westinghouse, Union Carbide, Procter and Gamble, Martin, Kroger, Montgomery Ward, and others with varied percentages, interspersed with broken spellings and stray letters, suggesting a scrambled historical stock or corporate allocation page.
Bonnie Claire Knox aged 20 months, daughter of Mr and Mrs Woodrow Knox of 121 West Washington Street, died Monday night. She is survived by her parents a sister Jennie Caroline grandparents Mr and Mrs Wade Love and J. W. Knox great grandparents Mr and Mrs Wesley Dean of Guyaville and Mrs Amy Brown. Funeral will be at Clarks Chapel with time to be announced.
Mrs Ida Gertrude Robinson 46 died Tuesday morning at her Shade residence after years of illness. She is survived by husband Clarence J Robinson and father Henry Cone of Athens. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
The Athens District Council of Boy Scouts will hold a meeting in the Chamber of Commerce room next Monday night at 7 o'clock. Representatives from the Parkersburg Nelsonville and Gious ter Areas will attend. Scout commissioner Fred McKay will be in charge.
Baltimore and Cincinnati markets report mixed prices for butter eggs and poultry with current receipts and near-term supplies for hens leghorns and fowls. Toledo grain quotes include No 2 red wheat No 2 yellow corn and No 3 white with store quotes and transit billing adjustments.
Markets show hogs and cattle moving with scattered prices across weights and grades. Government bonds and treasuries listed with bid figures and maturities, while wool receipts at Boston rise as domestic demand strengthens.
Intensive drill continued at Company L of the 166th Infantry as they prepare for a Federal inspection on March 22. Three squads practiced marching commands and weapon care, followed by nomenclature of rifle automatic rifle pistol and bayonet. The final drill covered rifle marksmanship with squad and skirmish formation movements.
Joseph P. Wood of Oregon challenges the estate account of Robert S. Wood, executor of the Joseph M. Wood will, with Judge Johnson granting a March 18 continuation to allow added time to justify expenses since the decedent's death. Separately, the article notes that over 12,000,000 acres of U S forest land have reverted to public ownership due to tax delinquency.
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