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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1933
Page
9
Delma McMillen files for divorce from Leroy McMillen in Athens County Common Pleas Court citing gross neglect and three years wilful absence. Hearing set on or after June 23. Attorney Emmett Keenan listed.
Bradbury wins second straight game defeating a mixed Rutland and Middleport team 17 to 8 after trailing 8 to 2 in the seventh inning. Bradbury to face New York Central at Middleport tonight. Also reports illness in Columbus and census data showing Meigs County marriages rose to 152 in 1932 with 30 divorces.
Warren Quillen of Syracuse recently had surgery at Gallipolis hospital and was brought back this morning for observation and treatment. A Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting is set for Friday afternoon at Mrs. John Chase's home on Union Avenue in Pomeroy. Mr. and Mrs. Chase hosted their son-in-law and daughter Harold B Russell and his wife from Charleston, and their infant, as guests this week. Kathryn Huber, training as a nurse at Holzer Hospital, Gallipolis, visits her mother Lena Huber on Union Avenue in Pomeroy during vacation.
Mrs. Sam Howard 71 of Hebbardsville died after a brief illness at the family home. Her husband preceded her in death about three years ago. Survived by three children Mia Lambert of Huntington West Virginia Gilbert Webb of Cheyenne Wyoming and Sam Webb of Hebbardaville. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
Kyger resident Wendell Bradbury 24 was kicked in the brain base by a cow while milking and shoved into another cow's hind legs. He was taken to Holzer Hospital in semi conscious condition and showed improvement by morning. He is brother of county superintendent-elect H B Bradbury. Mary Jean Watson 9 of Racine was admitted with acute appendicitis.
Gallipolis Ohio May 17 A verdict for the defendant was returned by a petit jury in the $5 000 alienation of affections suit of Rosella Swisher against Lucille Swisher Judge C E Peoples of Pomeroy directed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant after Rosella Swisher failed to present evidence substantiating charges Lucille Swisher now wife of Amos Swisher was employed in the Swisher home during the period in question
Trenton May 17 With the possible exception of a single county all New Jersey was listed a wet today with nearly complete returns from yesterday's election of delegates to repeal convention Several counties once considered dry came in wet by large two to one majorities
The TC-13 airship, the largest non rigid craft built in the United States, departed Akron for Langley Field Virginia after completing test flights.
The Ohio River at Gallipolis stood at 40 feet today with a minimal rise of less than one foot in the last 24 hours. Government river gauge records show little change as flood concerns ease.
Gus Sonnenberg of Boston drew Paul Boesch of Brooklyn and Sammy Stein of Newark defeated Jack McArthur of California while Sam Cordova of Buffalo drew Mike Mazurki of New York and Mays McLain of Oklahoma defeated Lilo Nardi of Italy with Elmer Anderson beating Gene Bruce of Finland. In East Newark George Godfrey of Lieperville faced Carlos Henriquez of Cuba to a no contest due to a flat fight Paul Berlenbach of Brooklyn defeated Joe Bruno of Jersey Guy Ivan Zarynot of Russia drew Harry Martone of Kearney New Jersey.
New York stocks rose briefly with American Telephone advancing toward 1933 highs before profit taking pulled the market back. Automobile shares hit new year highs and rails utilities and special issues joined the late morning rally as Steel neared a fresh yearly peak.
Dun and Bradstreet's daily weighted index of 30 basic commodities shows today at 68.80 with yesterday 68.59 and week ago 85.73. Comparisons include month ago 75.44 and year ago 75.01, with a 1933 high of 89.23 on May 12 and a low of 67.86 on Jan 20.
In Poona India Mahatma Gandhi enters the tenth day of his 21 day purification fast suffering nausea and unable to drink water as doctors had prescribed.
Egg prices track near 13 cents for dozens with mixed chick and leghorn lines. Butter and butter fat show firmness or slight gains amid steady market receipts and varied grade levels.
Butter and eggs show firm or steady movement across markets. Poultry prices hold with varied leg and broiler quotes. potatoes, hogs, and ducks quoted with grade and weight distinctions across Michigan New York Ohio Pennsylvania regions.
Hogs receipts 6100 with 1064 direct and through. top options 170 to 310 lbs at 5.25. sows around 3.50. Cattle receipts 400 with calves and steers steady to 25 cents higher. beef cows 30. So far best vealers 64.50 to 95.50. Sheep receipts 1200 slow. spring lambs near steady with best heavy lambs 8.00 or higher. plain grades 6.50 down.
Hog receipts 1500 with prices 10 to 15 higher and weights 169 to 250 lbs. cattle receipts 15 with markets steady to unchanged. calves 300 with steady tone. Lambs and wethers show gains with shorn lambs at 5.50 to 7.00 and wethers 2.35 to 3.25, best spring lambs up to 7.60.
Prices for Ohio and similar fleeces rise with 56s and 48s selling around 48 to 50 cents in grease. Some sales reach the top end of the range. Finer fleeces 64s and finer Ohio fleece trade near 26 cents in grease with grease-equivalent estimates at 62 to 65 cents.
Toledo notes show grain and produce rates with grain by No 2 red wheat at 66 087? No 1 red to premium and corn values at No 2 yellow 49 4 50 percent. Oats No 2 white 29 60 with rye at 60 to 61 percent. Clover and alsike seeds priced cash and future. Butter eggs hay and other items listed in tentative market quotes.
A fragmented ledger of Liberty bonds and treasury notes with varied par values and coupon rates. Entries reference noons in May and multiple bond series including Liber 3 y and Treas 3 and 4 percent with different dates and figures.
Lancaster prosecutor accuses 48 year old Edward Warner of the Brat degree murder of 38 year old Earl Basing. Warner pleaded not guilty at arraignment in Lancaster after the August ambush on Basing’s farm.
Timetable notes from multiple lines show departures and arrivals at Athens including No 3 at 11 38 am No 9 at 17 44 pm northbound No 2 at 11 20 am and No 4 at 6 34 pm daily except Sunday Chesapeakes and Ohio Hocking Valley trains 37 at 6 30 pm northbound 30 at 11 03 am daily except Sunday Baltimore and Ohio westbound No 1 National Limited 4 46 pm and other services with various daily except Sunday notations and partial times.
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