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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1930

Page

6

Hog and oat price trends appear steady

The report notes hog prices continuing to hold and oat prices near current levels with no sharp changes evident. Market watchers cite stable demand and steady supply as supporting the outlook.

Fifty Stations To Pure Derby On Air

More than fifty NBC affiliated stations will carry the Kentucky Derby from Louisville this Saturday using WOY Schenectady short wave transmitters. The international broadcast will reach listeners as the race unfolds at Churchill Downs.

New York National Broadcasting Company WOY Schenectady Louisville

Sisters Reunite After 61 Years Apart in Mt Vernon

Two sisters Mrs. Charles Van Wicklen 63 of Mt Vernon and Mrs. Marion Flood 67 of Los Angeles met here for the first time in 61 years. They were separated when their father was killed in Brooklyn and their mother took in the other child to California. The reconnection followed Mrs. Floods visit after Mrs. Van Wicklens illness.

Charlotte Weeks Brooklyn Mrs. Flood Mrs. van Wicklien MT. Vernon Charles van Wicklen Marion Flood Los Angeles N.Y California van Wicklen

Baccalaureate services set for Chauncey Dover graduates

Chauncey May 15 The baccalaureate services for the Chauncey Dover High School graduating class will be held Sunday at 8 p.m. in the Church of Christ. Rev G B Courtney will deliver the sermon and a chorus directed by Mrs Ralph Brown will sing. Various local residents attended or hosted events and visits in the area including trips to Carbon Hill and Detroit.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover High School Church of Christ G. B. Courtney Ralph Brown Lower Plains W. E. Dicken Wendell Moore Carbon Hill Dicken Eva Smith de Lauder Near Wellston Zion Baptist Church Lower Piains William Sanderson Russell McHarg Melvin G. W. Shafter Hens Friendship Class Andrew Jackson Main Street Jackson Gladys Pickering Donald Henry Clel Cunningham Arthur Smith Pickering Henry Allen Riley, Jr

Auto License Transfers Accelerate Ahead of Touring Season

Athens County auto owners rush to transfer license plates as spring drives new car plans. Deputy Commissioner David Johnson reports 357 transfers since January, with April 124 and February 94. Transfers incur a 1.25 dollar fee plus any plate-origin difference.

Athens County David Johnson Athens Puty

Rudy Receives Memoir of Maine Cheerleader Honor

York May 15 Rudy the radio crooner is awarded the cheerleader M of the University of Maine for his work in popularizing an 8 year old Stein song.

Rudy York University of Maine Stein

Greate Sourness Gas and Pain How To Treat

Medical authorities attribute most indigestion and sourness to excess stomach chloric acid. Avoid digestive aids and use Bisulated Magnesia tablets in water after meals to sweeten the stomach, reduce gas, and relieve sourness. It is harmless, inexpensive, and widely used.

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Connors Named Assistant to VP at Chesapeake & Ohio

Columbus May 15 M S Connors appointed assistant to the vice president of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad after serving as general manager of the Hocking Valley Railroad since 1891. Capt W H Fisher longtime general passenger agent retires after 40 years service plans to rest in Tampa Fla and Worthington Ohio home.

Columbus Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad M. S. Connors Hocking Valley Railroad Connors Toronto Ont Hocking Valley Road W. H. Fisher

Rum feud blasts Cleveland porch with dynamite bomb

A dynamite bomb struck a Cleveland porch early today amid a rum feud. No injuries reported. The blast shattered the front area as authorities launched an investigation into the motive and suspects.

Cleveland U.P

Chauncey High to Present Contents Unknown Tonight

Chauncey May 15 Senior Class of Chauncey Dover High School will stage the class play in the high school auditorium. Directed by Mrs Miller the production unfolds in three acts with a cast of fourteen students.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover High School

Underground long distance phone route completed in Ohio

The Columbus to Circleville and Canal Winchester underground all cable route is finished and Ohio Bell adds circuits between Columbus and the three communities. The system uses fiber conduit the first in Ohio and includes branches from Circleville to Canal Winchester and from Canal Winchester to Groveport with Lancaster circuits entering at Canal Winchester.

Columbus Circleville Canal Winchester Ohio Bell Telephone Car Ohio W. W. Acord Ohio Bell Telephone Co Canal Winchester Groveport Lancaster

Steamer Collides With Schooner Azua Off New Jersey Coast

New York May 15 U P The coast wise steamer City of Atlanta collided with the schooner Azua off the New Jersey coast and proceeded to Savannah Georgia. Azua was sinking with three missing crew members as the City of Atlanta stood by through the night.

New York U.P City of

Life for Kiss Prompts Youngstown Murder Charge

Patsy Cheoi, 85, is jailed in Youngstown charged with murdering roomer Jim Thomas, 45, after admitting he cut Thomas's throat with a razor when the man returned home about 9 a.m. and was attempting to kiss Cheoi's wife.

Youngstown U.P Patsy Cheoi Jim Thomas Cheoi Thomas Lyden Thompson

Hogs Marketed at Fairly Light Weight

Hogs are being marketed at a fairly light weight in Columbus as corn hog price ratios favor feeders. In the corn belt it takes 18 bushels of corn to gain 100 pounds, while only 10 or 11 are needed in normal cases. Receipts are not rising as expected. wholesale meat prices show a mild decline.

Columbus Corn Belt J. West Ohio Farm Bureau Corporation

Turf Classic Broadcast Planned Across Nations Today

NBC officials estimate a turf classic event will start at 8:00 column time with Graham McNamee and Clem McCarty on scene to provide a verbal picture. The broadcast will reach the United States and Canada and be re broadcast in England.

NBC Graham McNamee Clem McCarty Turf Authority America United States Canada England

Beaumont Plans Airlift to Gather Pasture Land

A movement in Beaumont Texas seeks to obtain 60 000 acres of pasture land by airlift aiming to quickly consolidate rural property for agricultural use.

Beaumont Texas

Planes Rescue Four After Ocean Plunge

Two amphibian planes were believed to have rescued four men who fell with an army bombing plane into the ocean. May 18. Honolulu.

Honolulu T B

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