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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1932
Page
11
Advertisement for renting farmland and livestock needs. Mentions Nelsonville and Logan areas with a classified ad layout including pets horses cattle poultry and livestock supplies. Encourages readers to advertise farm needs and offerings on the page.
George Schultz defeated Tony Artner in a swift first round knockout at Public Hall to claim the fourth annual Cleveland Golden Gloves final and earn national amateur status. 6,500 spectators watched Jack Dempsey present the event as other weight divisions crowned winners including Valere, Julian, Brula, Dobler, and Barth.
The Western Conference winter sports program ends March 12 with individual and team titles in track, wrestling, and swimming. Preliminaries are set for March 11. Chicago hosts track and field, Ohio State oversees swimming, and wrestling competes at Bloomington.
Athens City Schools will not face a coal shortage as W. W. Ankenbrand the superintendent notes a foreseen cold wave and a supply has been delivered. If it runs out the Board of Education contracts directly with a small mine to obtain more coal for the schools.
The Central Schools Junior Red Cross uses some funds to buy graham crackers for underweight children. Teachers weigh the pupils and only those underweight receive the cracker lunches each morning at recess. Mrs. Eugene Shafer chairs the Athens County Junior Red Cross.
The Warrior's Degree will be conferred at a meeting of the Athens Red Men Thursday night. The session will be brief to permit members to join the basketball team in the independent tournament at Cootville.
Frank J. Loesch, member of the Wichker sham law enforcement commission, is pictured leaving the White House after a conference with President Hoover. He urges a national undercover society to wage war against kidnapers.
Police in Englewood New Jersey questioned Heimo Hattu who shared quarters with Henry Johnson the 26 year old waiter held in Hartford Connecticut in connection with the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case.
New York stocks drifted as tech shares moved aimlessly after an uneven start. General Motors reported February sales of 62 840 units and 96 003 in February 1991, GM stock traded between 22 and 21 1/2. New Haven issued a quarterly dividend of 61.75 per share on preferred stock as five shares moved 4 points, and International Silver rose to a yearly high at 32 1/2.
Readers are advised that the first edition goes to press too early to carry today’s market quotes. Those needing current Produce and Livestock quotations may phone 0242 or 0243 to obtain the latest figures for the day.
Twenty doctors from the city capital relayed for three hours to save an abandoned tameless baby found near death in an alley. The infant breathed only after air was forced into its lungs for almost a day as police sought the parents for grave charges.
Fragmented text shows a time stamp 10:06 p m and references to eastbound scheduling. Lacking clear nouns or events, the readable bits suggest transit timing, a numbered DP code, and a referenced night period without a coherent event or names.
Market steady with butter extras 980 and standards 2éc. Fowls and loghorn priced variously from 16 to 19 cents with broilers up to 24 cents. Ducks and geese range 2% to 14 cents. turkeys around 5 cents. Potatoes sourced from Ohio New York and Maine priced per 160 pounds. Idaho Russet at 1.75 to 1.85 per 100 pounds, sack.
Butter nearby tubs 92 score 23¢ and 89 score 22440 88 score 241% legs near current receipts firsts 1% iae. Fresh hennery whites 19 14q. Poultry colored hens 18 00 16 18c leghorn springers 14 180 colored springers 18 20¢ stags 14 1é6ep old ters 11 12¢c. Ducks 18 300 geese fresh killed hen 87 82¢.
Eggs market shows receipts of 14 944 with 12 percent firsts and 120 current receipts. seconds at 10 cents. Butter market remains firm with tubes and extras 22 cents plus extra firsts at 214 a firsts 2044 G2 e. seconds at 10 20 cent standards 22 cents.
A local trade card lists butter packing stock No 1 at 180 and No 3 at 8c, butter tat 16 18c, exchange firm cases included, extra line 2c, seconds Sc, nearby ungraded LC, duck eggs 15c, goose eggs 60c.
Live stock market notes show Hoge receipts around 600 with market activity. Hog prices for 150 to 240 lbs at 6.25 and 240 to 300 lbs at 4.75 to 5. Calves include 25 head with steady demand and winter vealers at 7.08. Sheep receipts 250 with wool lambs at 6.75 to 7.95 and lambs 5.75 to 6.26.
Hog prices show gains in some weights with sows up to 25 cents and prime hogs around 4.85 to 5.00 per 100 pounds for 250 to 290 pounds. Cattle and calves listed steady to firm with steers and heifers around 4.50 to 5.60, cows near 4.00 to 5.00, bulls down to 3.60. Sheep up roughly 28 cents with general firmness noted in orders.
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