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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1929
Page
9
The State Highway Director invites bids for guard rail projects across Gallia Meigs Monroe Morgan Vinton Washington and other counties with completion deadlines in September 1028 1029. Proposals require a five percent certified check up to 10000 dollars and specifications available from the County Surveyor and Department of Highways.
A dense catalog style listing of help wanted, rooms for rent, real estate for sale or rent, farm products, and miscellaneous ads. Mentions categories from help wanted to real estate and accessories with designations like Rooms for Rent and Houses for Sale.
Sealed proposals due at the State Highway Director in Columbus by 4 PM Eastern Standard Time on May 24 1922 for surface treatment and drainage work on State Route No 7 in Athens and Meigs counties. Estimated costs 929 254 and 20 000 with completion by August 15. Bidder must submit a certified check equal to five percent of the estimated cost, but not to exceed 10 000. Specifications filed with County Surveyor. The Director reserved the right to reject any bid.
Vietella C Dianlevy has filed for divorce custody and other relief in case 14218 in the Court of Common Pleas of Athena County Ohio. Hearing set on and after June 6 1929. Attorney for Plaintiff M P Hughes 423-from
Administrator appointed for Olive A Patten estate Auris 1929 sale announced in Ames Township Athens County. Auction lists hay rake gear feed grind disc harrow plows and livestock including Jersey calves cows lambs and sheep. Household items noted with terms cash or three month notes with sureties. One half interest in Arthur Mingus livestock also to be sold. May 1 at 12 30 PM.
Hogs receipts 500 with prices up to 19 cents higher. Weights 139 to 160 lbs at 11.25, 90 to 140 lbs at 10.75 to 11.50, sows 9.75. Cattle receipts 25, market steady. beef steers 120 to 1450, vealers around 12 to 12.75, heavy calves 10 to 19. Sheep receipts 250, fat lambs 14.75, bulk fat lambs 13.7, cull ewes 7.28 to 8.25, spring lambs 15 to 18.
Live poultry hens 29 to 34 cents, roosters 18 to 10 cents, geese 20 cents, broilers 40 to 47 cents. Dressed poultry hens 42 to 47 cents, butter 49 to 50 cents, fresh gas 20 to 34 cents. Current receipts 29 cents. Ohio market and other items listed.
Dullness persists in Boston Wool Market with prices easing on several grades. Some sales occur in strictly combing territory around 645 and new wools at about 1, while minor business continues in 645.
Fragmentary shop listing shows butter prices per pound and other items like goose eggs and duck eggs. Data appears garbled with incomplete pricing and product names, but indicates a general local market or store catalog from an earlier period.
Three boys and girls clubs formed within a week in Sugar Creek and Stewart. A 4-H Club was organized May 10 at Rome Township High School Building with Hollie Throckmorton as club leader and officers including Lloyd Copeland and M. M. Merrick. New members may join at the Heal meeting May 24.
The Martin twins, a boy and a girl cared for by the State Welfare Department since birth in Athens four years ago, will be brought to court soon for trial of their alleged father Floyd Roberts of Albany. The mother Eva Martin Weartzbaugh of Columbus, jailed on failure to support, has been given one twin and the other will be given to her shortly per probate court decision.
The May issue of the Ohio Alumnus from Ohio University details the complete commencement program and describes the Phi Beta Kappa installation. The magazine, distributed today by the Alumni Department, includes illustrations editorials campus news and several feature stories.
Mrs. Berta Mae Hueston Dunfee gains care, custody and control of Lester Leroy Hueston and Mary Virginia Hueston after proving ability to provide for them in Athens County Probate Court. The siblings, previously in the Athens County Children's Home, are now under her care.
Former Browns pitcher Ernie Koch is active with a Mobile Southern Association team this season after previously throwing a no hits game for St. Louis.
In Washington May 14 the farm bloc met in executive session to craft amendments to the tariff bill. Dickinson of Iowa led talks demanding duties on hides starches and long staple cotton with higher levies on flaxseed butter and milk products. Senate moves to vote under ten minute rule as Brookhart and Fea clash over alleged pseudo Republicans.
John Shesky of Buchtel was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Wayne Wingett after an October indictment by the Athens County Grand Jury on a charge of abandoning an illegitimate child. He will be arraigned in Athens County Common Pleas Court.
A. L. Pierstorff plant pathologist at Ohio State University and T. H. Johnson Athens County extension agent inspected orchards in Coolville this afternoon. The Torch Hill orchard demonstration was also visited.
No. 23 No. 44 N. 9 No. 12 appears as a fragmented newspaper item with no clear event or context readable. The text provides only issue numbers or identifiers without dates, locations, or people to anchor a summary.
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