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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1926
Page
11
In a Chicago household, Morton tends frail Audrey as a nervous collapse unfolds. A doctor warns of missed youth and warns Morton of responsibility, while a messenger delivers news from Nona, prompting a dramatic encounter and an unexpected plea for love.
Livestock quotes list light and heavy steers and heifers with prices for good and choice grades. Cows, calves, feeders, and stockers show varied ranges by weight class and quality, including slaughters for sheep and lambs and notes on ewes and canners.
The New York stock market showed irregular movement on May 14 with small volume. Highlights include GM’s lackluster dividend excitement, oil firms with Marland strong, Rails buying steel, and General Motors supported around 125 before dipping to 124 briefly.
Chicago live stock report shows 2 000 cattle and 11 000 hogs received. Market narrow and uneven with fat steers down and yearlings steady to higher. Prices cited for various weight ranges and grades across cattle and hogs amid active slaughter demand.
Cattle receipts light and market steady with choice at 9.75 and good around 9.25 to 7.50 on fair. Veal calves quoted near 15 to 3, sheep and lambs light and slow with prime wethers 8.50 to 9, good 7.50 to 8, yearling lambs 8 to 4. Daniekh hogs show receipts 15 doubles and stronger tone with prime heavy 13.50 to 13.80 and light workers 14.65 to 14.75. Pigs 165 to 14.75, roughs 10.50 to 12, stags 6 to 7.
Cattle receipts 800 head steady market with good to choice steers $9.75 and calves. Hogs receipts 3,000 head active to higher with good to choice packers and butchers $14 to $14.10. Sheep receipts 850 head weak with good to choice $8 to $8.50 and lambs slow to $17 to $17.50.
The Cleveland market lists eggs with Northern extra firsts at S2c and northern Ohio extra firsts at olc, Ohio 2014c, plus Western 2c. Poultry shows heavy fowls 32 to 34c, leghorn fowls 531 to 83c, leghorn broilers 42444c, heavy broilers 48 to 50c, cocks 19 to 20c. All other categories remain unchanged.
Butter firming with No 1 at 28c and No 2 at 18c per pound. Eggs show lower fresh gathered extra firsts at 27c a dozen, firsts 25c, with nearby ungraded at 16c. Other items hold steady.
Market notes list No 2 wheat around 1.65 to 1.66, corn No 3 about 7.21, rye No 2 with limited data, oats No 2 about 4.51, barley No 2 near 2.20, mixed seed prices for clover, timothy and alsike, cash oats and timothy values recorded with term bids. Limited legible figures indicate a snapshot of commodity prices and seasonal terms.
Columbus May 14 The state board of control planned to consider an appropriation of 236,822 to pursue a 2110 acre tract at New London for the states new institution for the feeble minded. Board members said they would study conditions at the site before action and some circles predicted rejection.
Berlin reports guards at public buildings were reinforced and police put on standby as rumors of a possible fascist putsch persist. The measures followed the Wednesday fall of the Luther government, with further revolution rumors since.
London May 14 railway owners and 450000 striking railwaymen signed a re employment agreement paving the return to work for all strikers.
Premier Baldwin announced he drafted terms to settle the mine strike affecting over a million workers. He said no agreement appeared likely and the proposal would be submitted to miners and owners within an hour for consideration.
Anthems and solos by Prof. C C Robinson head of Ohio university School of Music will highlight the Sunday night service at First Methodist Episcopal church at 7 oclock. The program includes The Processional Holy Holy Holy Anthem The King of Love solo by Miss Alice Holmen Invocation Rev Daniel McGurk Anthem Lo The Day of Rest Declineth Hymn Come Thou Almighty King Soprano Solo Love Divine Miss Colene Norville Scripture Rev Daniel McGurk Anthem Let All The Earth Bass Solo Willis Brown Address Rev Daniel McGurk Offering Quartet and Solo Willis Edmund Come Gracious Spirit Benediction
In Brook Park village a steam shovel at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History dug into Black Shale at Big Creek seeking fossils of extinct sharks and arthropods.
Remains of a city that flourished about 500 B C have been discovered near Moscow. Archaeologists report substantial ruins indicating a once thriving settlement and possible ceremonial or trade significance. The find sheds light on early urban life in the region.
Eastern and Central time lists show WEAF WNYC WDAF and others with hour by hour programs including orchestras organ recitals lectures and football and baseball updates. Entries cover cities from Atlantic City to Montreal with named stations and times. Friday silent stations WKRC WLW CKCL WREO noted.
John and George Linds of Modoc were convicted of assault and battery by a Common Pleas Court jury. The May term marked the first criminal case. Ondo and wife were not indicted. The second case, State of Ohio v Harrison, involved uttering a forged check and is proceeding. Jury list included Elza Burchfield and others with Lt A Ruth replacing Franz Woodworth.
Dr. FE B Bryan told Ohio University seniors at a Varsity Inn luncheon that confidence and love for the alma mater come from life. He urged incoming alumni to promote the university only with real benefit in mind and stressed wide opportunities and character in shaping loyalty.
Arrangements completed for the Prince of Peace Declamation contest at the Christian church Sunday at 2 30 PM. Contestants include Hazel Adams Nelsonville Fannie Davidson Athens Mary Gist Athens rural Fernn Lewis Hebbardsville Charles McCall Albany Alden Tewksbury New Marshfield Francis White Carbondale Alice Williams Albany Helen Wilson Amesville Thelma Bernon Amesville Music by Wayne Jackson and William Ruston A collection will aid the Ohio Federation of Churches for the State Declamation contest Athens County Ministerial association backs the event Contact Mrs W Walter Ludwig Athens for enrollment guidance.
Twelve of fifty three boys entered in the Athens junior high marble tournament won their games last evening on the school grounds. Second rounds are set for Monday night with participants Dick Hughes R Wetzel W Spencer D Gaskill J Clifford H Hudson C Pyle G Brock C Bennett J Beverage G Burson and Van Meter. Girls reach semi finals with Campbell Daggett Townsend and Bobo succeeding. Alva Hatch director of athletics officiated for both boys and girls.
A new serum designed to combat lock jaw has been developed at the Pas iteur Institute in Paria, signaling progress in infectious disease prevention and medical research.
State Welfare Director John Ey Harper announced a 2110 acre site adjoining New London in Huron county will house the new state institution for the feeble minded.
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