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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1933
Page
11
Margaret La Marr dons a mannish tailor made suit in black and gray with notched lapels and a single button. A straight fine skirt with kick pleats, white shirt, scarf, gray tweed hat, black gloves, purse, and silver-trimmed footwear complete the ensemble amid talk of trouser suits.
Legal notices list heirs of Fiasco Cole in Athens County Ohio with an estate sale petition filed by Arthur Cole. It also announces a public auction for Wallace School House land and an April 1933 bid opening for Nelsonville City School District bonds totaling $3,000 with six percent interest and sealed bids due March 11, 1933.
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce directors voted 31 to 2 against any new sales tax beyond those in effect or proposed by Governor White. They called additional taxes unnecessary if economies are achieved in government. The group also backed temporary extraordinary powers for the governor to reorganize departments for economy.
Flood danger in the Ohio Valley is past as the Ohio and its main tributaries fall from Franklin to Cincinnati. Weather Bureau officials announced the improvement at 10:30 a m with light precipitation and cold weather prevailing across the region.
The Taxation Committee of the Ohio House went on record favoring a drastic reduction in auto license prices. The Zoul License Tax Bill was amended to cut the current scale from $7, $10, $15, $20, and $25 to $4, $6, $8, $12, and $15, respectively, based on horsepower.
Washington reports the Senate confirmed Robert W. Bingham of Louisville Kentucky as ambassador to Great Britain. He will succeed Andrew Mellon and sail soon to London amid critical wartime debt talks and a looming world economic conference.
Chicago wheat prices showed good strength today with futures trading 1 to 1 1/8 cents higher on the Board of Trade as buyers supported nearby contracts and steadier cash markets aided advances.
In Cleveland a holdup at a restaurant ended in a gun battle. One robber was killed, a police officer and a bystander were wounded. Details of the confrontation and casualty conditions are developing.
A Nelsonville delegation visited Columbus to discuss securing a grant from Reconstruction Finance Corporation funds for relief work with Adj. Gen. Frank D. Henderson. County Commissioner F F Kittle joined the group as officials weigh whether the county or the city can obtain a grant without bond issuance, amid misgivings over loan versus grant terminology.
Youngstown March 23 The safety of Peter Myers Jr a seven year old schoolboy abducted last Saturday remained unresolved five days later with no word from three gunmen. Clyde W Osborne president of the Mahoning County Bar Association agreed to act as intermediary between the kidnappers and parents to receive any ransom demand.
Pilsener Brewing Company in Cleveland begins production of 3.2 percent beer marking a milestone in the local brewing industry. The move signals a shift in regional beverage availability and market expansion for the company.
Trading in New York stocks turned dull after an earlier 1 to 4 point rally. Railroad shares found support on dips while utilities firmed with gains up to around 2 points. Tobacco issues held firm on February output. wheat and other grains showed small recoveries as prices fluctuated.
Dun and Bradstreet reports a daily weighted index of 30 basic commodities at 71.97 today versus 72.24 yesterday. The month value is 68.98 and year-ago 79.65 with a March 16 72.82 high and January 20 67.86 low.
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins told a congressional committee the Roosevelt plan to hire 250000 jobless men for forest work would not create sweat shops. She warned that cutting wages to one dollar a day would destroy national purchasing power and cited extreme pay examples.
Prices for eggs, butter, poultry and potatoes dominate the report. Fresh chickens and broilers, various leghorn and colored fowl, ducks, geese and turkeys are listed with unit prices, receipts, and market notes, while eggs and butter show steady or easy markets with current receipts and special lots recorded.
Hog receipts 2100, market weak to 104 lower with a range for 140 to 220 pounds at 4.25 to 4.40 and 230 to 290 pounds at 4.20. Pigs 3.50 to 3.75, sows 2.75 to 3.26. Cattle receipts 50, calves 450, steers and heifers slow to weak, cows steady. Sheep receipts 90, lambs around 5.5 to 6.0, ewes 6 to 6.5. Market mixes show active hogs and steadier to stronger overall trends with varied weight-class quotes across species.
The list shows noon prices for Liberty Bonds and Treasuries with various issue numbers and quotes, alongside track prices and agricultural commodities. Wheat, corn, oats prices appear, plus cash prices for feed, butter, eggs, and hay, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
Cleveland March 25 four additional Ohio banks were granted normal operation licenses by the Federal Reserve. The list includes Citizens' National Bank of Marietta.
A young Roosevelt, described as a rough rider and son of the President, travels to El Paso wearing a 10-gallon hat and a Mexican scarf while carrying a pistol reportedly given by the Tarrant County sheriff. Militancy and gifts mark his visit amid local attention.
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