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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1921
Page
7
Cameron Bros insurance and real estate lists a property near a college with a price around $3,000 and easy payments. See this item for potential buyers seeking affordable financing options.
A local notice warns that a bank in Athens offers interest on deposits and cautions about selling Watkins Products within city limits. It also mentions a city salesman Melvin Kenny at 56 W. State St and asks for orders. A separate appeal asks the finder of an auto cushion at Hebbardsville Church Pandey evening to return it or contact Urban H. Parker in Albany RD.
Hog receipts 3000. market steady with bulk 8.45 to 8.90 and other classes listed. Cattle receipts 1000. market steady with beeves 7.25 to 9.00 and stockers 5.75 to 8.60, cows 5.25 to 7.75, calves 7.50 to 9.60. Sheep receipts 7000. market steady with wool lambs 8.00 to 12.50 and ewes 2.50 to 7.60.
Cattle receipts 260 with steady market and shipper bids 8.50 to 9.25. Calves receipts steady with extras 10.00 to 10.50. Hogs receipts 1500 steady with good packer and butcher bids 9.00. Sheep receipts 600 steady with extra 6.60 and lambs 13.00 to 14.00.
May 14 market notes show wheat at 1.54 for May and 1.21 for July. Corn No 3 yellow at 66 to 66c. Oats No 2 white 41%4c to 43%4c. Rye No 2 at 1.40. Barley No 2 tied. Clover seed 1920 at 13.75 with Oct 10.00 and Dec 9.86. Timothy 1918 3.05 and 1919 3.10 with 1920 May 3.15 Sept 3.45 Oct 3.35. Alsike new 13.50 Aug 11.50 Sept 10.00. Butter 37 to 39c. Eggs 28c. Hay 1.15.
Cincinnati Produce in Cincinnati Ohio reports eggs steady with extra at 22 cents, firsts at 20 to 21 cents, ordinary 19 Wet. Butter creamery 80c, standards Hi firsts 2c, 29c, seconds 186, cc. Cheese twing 1$¢ 15c, young American 1734¢ 18c. Live Poultry 31c.
Cattle receipts light and market steady with choice 8.75 to 9.25 dollars, prime 8.75 to 9.00, veal calves 10.00 to 10.50. Sheep and lambs light receipts, market steady, prime wethers 7.00 to 7.50, yearling lambs 11.00 to 11.50. Hogs receipts 25 doubles, market steady, prime heavy 9.00 to 9.40, mediums 9.00 to 9.40, heavy yorkers 9.40 to 9.60, pigs 9.40 to 9.60, stags 4.50.
A representative of the Bergdoll investigating committee was sent to Philadelphia to obtain from Emma Bergdoll data on her expenditures for Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the son who dodged the draft.
County Farm Agent Raymond reports rising use of tractors in Athens County amid machinery price cuts and labor savings. The Athens County Farm Bureau launches two soil projects with Ohio State University to study DeKalb red clay and Meigs Upshore white oak soils, measuring fertility and economical methods. Raymond notes county crop yields may dip slightly from normal this year, with heavy rains delaying corn planting but benefiting pastures and meadows.
More than 15000 United States Steel Corporation employees at the Gary plant were officially notified of a twenty percent wage reduction effective Monday. The move deepens cost cutting at the Midwest mill as workers face lower pay.
Honolulu May 14 Mrs Lydia Southard the accused wife said she may be a natural typhoid carrier and innocent of any poisoning deaths She claims four husbands and a brother in law died of typhoid and cites medical certificates Her present husband Paul Vincent Southard an official aboard the Monterey is unaware of the prior deaths as she sits in jail facing suspicions of murder by poisoning.
The Plains Mr. Anderson and daughter Desio were Chauncey shoppers Thursday. Dr. Nelson and wife, Mrs. Jeff Harrison and sister, Mrs. Channel, Mr. and Mrs. James McHarg and Mrs. Tude Gabriel, Emory Ball, Charles Harrison and Mr. Tinkham were at Athens Thursday. William Roach of Hamley Run called on his sister, Mrs. Lit Guess Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Burson of Athens called on her parents, Mr. to Lit Guess Wednesday. C. L. Stewart of Marshfield called on Joe Hutchins Friday. August Olson and son and Ernest Whitlatch motored to Athens Saturday.
General Pershing, named chief of staff, faces building a wartime force of about 2.5 million as the first mobilization target. The plan envisages skeleton permanent divisions totaling around 1.0 million, with organized reserves near 1.6 million and regulars plus National Guard expanding to about 1.0 million and 0.56 million respectively.
The 19th Infantry Regiment was ordered to prepare for movement into the battle zone in Mayo County Weet Virginia as of May 14.
Notice to Contractors from the Board of Education Jacksonville Ohio invites sealed bids for a school building project. Bids must meet Ohio laws and the project specifications, be filed on official blanks, and marked proposal School Building. Bids are due by noon in June 1921 and the board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. J F Kempton clerk and Morrison president.
Charlies F Gibbs appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Isaac A Gibbs late of Athens county Ohio, deceased. Dated this 23rd day of April A D 1921. Johnson, Probate Judge of Said County. 423-30tn. Old age may not be "toppy" but it need not be sloppy.
Washington May 14 The Harding administration expands its economy drive with cabinet instructions to restrain overstepping appropriations and reduce efficiency requests. Walter Brown named to coordinate a reorganization of executive departments, as a survey of private building leases and waste findings guide tighter controls. Secretary Mellon studies finance but signals limited tax relief unless day to day leaks are plugged.
Mrs Jak Hamon widow of a Oklahoma millionaire and politician collapsed from nervous strain after a trial in Chicago. She was under care in a local home today as doctors reported the strain began with the lengthy proceedings.
An inventor patented a small metal stand designed to lift pans in kitchen sinks, enabling drainage and easier cleaning. The device provides stable elevation, fits standard sinks, and aims to reduce mess and splashes during washing.
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