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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1927

Page

9

Litigation Over Killing of Dog Brought to End

In Columbus on May 18 the Ohio Supreme Court upheld a $75 damages award to Ray Micham against Fred Hill in a dog killing case. The suit began with a $50 ruling by a justice of the peace, rose to $75 in Lucas County Common Pleas, then was affirmed by the Lucas Appeals Court and the Supreme Court. Hill argued the dog was not tax listed.

Columbus Ray Micham Fred Hill Lucas County Ohio Supreme Court Micham Lucas Appeals Court Hill

Three Boys Die as Train Strikes Object at Crossing

In Martinsburg West Virginia on May 18 three boys identified as Allen Catrow, Raymond Lowe, and Gerald Shriver were killed when a northbound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train struck a machine at a crossing. An engineer, recovering from a previous hunting accident, was stricken with nervous shock by the event.

Martinsburg Pennsylvania Railroad

Mrs Eva Barber Dies After Long Illness in Athens

Eva Jane Barber aged 68 died at 1 20 o clock last night at home of her daughter Mrs Ola Harris 21 Central avenue from disease. Funeral services set for 2 oclock Friday at Union Baptist Church burial in West State street cemetery. Survived by two daughters Mrs Ola Harris Mrs Gertrude Strickland two sons John Parker J E Coursey all of Athens two sisters and one brother.

Eva Jane Barber Éroper Ola Harris Central Avenue TH. Ynion Paptistehurea West State Street Gertrude Strickland John Parker J. E. Coursey Athens

Livestock Market Report Shows Mixed Returns for Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Hog receipts 3200 and calf and sheep numbers listed with varied prices per hundredweight. Beef cattle show range from 9.00 to 11.00 for steers, cows and cutters priced accordingly. Sheep and lambs demand remaining steady with fat lambs and ewes featured at multiple price points.

Pittsburgh Livestock Prices and Market Update

Hogs receipts 1 800 market uneven active 250 to 350 lbs $9 25 to 9 75 200 to 250 lbs $9 75 to 10 25 160 to 200 lbs 10 20 to 10 50 120 to 160 lbs 9 40 to 10 50 90 to 130 lbs 10 40 to 10 50 packing sows 7 00 to 8 25 Cattle receipts 15 calves 250 market active steady beet steers 10 50 to 11 75 dealers 12 00 to 12 50 Sheep receipts 500 market steady top ewe lambs 16 00 bulk cull lambs 9 00 to 11 00 spring lambs 12 00 to 18 00

U.s Pittsburgh

New York Produce Prices Mixed at Market

Butter firmer with receipts 18 80. Creamery extras 44c and 45c in special market 44 2 to 45c. Eggs quiet with receipts 38 690. Nearby white fancy 31c 33c. Nearby mixed whites 25c 30c. Fresh firsts 23c 24c. Western whites 25c 28c. Pacific coast 25c 35c. Nearby towns 28c 32c.

New York Pacific Coast

Chicago Produce Butter and Egg Prices Reported

Butter receipts stand at 8 174 with creamery extras 40 cents for 40s and above. Standards 40s, firsts 3 1/2 cents Burc, seconds 4 1/2 cents extras 4 cents. Eggs average 26 862, ordinaries 20 2/3 cents, Arsts 22 22 1/3 cents, seconds 20 cents.

Chicago

Cincinnati Produce Prices Steady Amid Market Decline

Market notes show butter unchanged while fresh gaivers and firsts rise. Prices for seconds at 18 1 2 cents, nearby ungraded 19 cents, goose at 35 cents.

Cleveland Produce Covers Butter Prices And Stock

Trade notes show butter prices at 44 cents to 46 cents per pound with firsts at 40 cents and seconds at 88 cents. Packing stock values remain at 28 cents with other items unchanged.

Cleveland

Wool prices show activity in Ohio Michigan wools

Boston May 18 reports increased contracting for the new crop wools from Ohio and Michigan. Michigan wools sold as high as 34 cents a pound while some were 23 cents. Ohio Delaines are seen around 42 cents though most dealers hold at 44 cents.

Boston Ohio Michigan

Liberty Bonds Market Movements Report

Liberty bonds show varied activity with prices listed for several issues. The 4 1/4 percent issues open with minor gains and brief fluctuations as Treasury notes hold firm amid market quiet.

Grain and feed prices from Toledo market report

The Toledo grain market lists Wheat No. 2 at 1.43 1.44, Corn No. 3 at 9c 92 1 2, Oats No. 3 at 4c 5c, Clover cash at 14.80 16.00, Timothy cash May at 2.60, Butter quotes at 4246 20c 22c, AY 25.00.

Toledo Timothy

Not a Felony In liquor case against Bartos

The U S circuit court of appeals vacated a temporary disbarment against Frank W Bartos of Nebraska, ruling that liquor manufacture and possession for private use at home is not a felony and does not justify disbarment, and that private conduct falls outside a court’s regulation of lawyers.

Kansas City U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Frank W. Bartos Nebraska Robert Lewis Denver William S. Kenyon Iowa Jacob Trieber Arkansas Bartos

Medical group denounces whisky limit for doctors

The American Medical Association house of delegates denounces Congress limits on physicians alcohol prescriptions. It instructs trustees to draft a bill to correct Volstead Act provisions and allow doctors to prescribe needed alcoholic liquors within prudent restrictions.

Washington Congress House of Delegates American Medical Association House Association

Courthouse notes assess three estates for inheritance tax

The Probate court yesterday ruled three estates exempt from inheritance tax and one estate taxable. Joseph K Brown estate shows gross 4510.82 and net 8852.99 with multiple heirs and small tax amounts. Blanche Moler inherits John H Moler estate with value 3354.18 net 6300.27. George W Orndorfe estate valued at 800 passes to widow and five children. Charles W Martin estate has no net value after debts and administration costs.

Joseph K. Brown Susan Brown Charles Brown Ollie Brown Millie Klee Lillian Curtaz Donald N. Brown Floyd Brown Montford Brown Charles H. Brown John H. Moler Blanche Moler George W. Orndorf Charles W. Martin

Appeals Court Rules On Reversing Divorce Decrees

The Supreme Court holds courts of appeals may reverse divorce decrees if the weight of the evidence justifies it. The ruling came from Columbus on May 18.

Columbus Courts of Appeals Supreme Court

Baptists Elect Spencer President in Ohio

May 18 report from Youngstown states Dr. Bunyan Spencer of Granville was elected president of the Ohio Baptist Educational Society at the First Baptist church.

Baptists Spencer Youngstown Bunyan Spencer Granville Ohio Baptist Educational Society First Baptist Church

Work Slowdown Hits Washington Prohibition Bureau

Reports and rumors of political shakeups push the federal prohibition bureau into a near standstill. Gossip says Assistant Secretary of the Treasury L C Andrews may resign and Seymour Lowman, ex lieutenant governor of New York, touted as his successor.

Washington Federal Prohibition Bureau L. C. Andrews Seymour Lowman New York

Longest taxi ride linked to Detroit Buffalo elopement

A Detroit to Buffalo taxi trip of about 260 miles costing $300 was disclosed as one of the longest rides on record. The journey related to the elopement of Michael Bonany and Jennie Bonany, first cousins from Detroit, which was thwarted.

Buffalo Detroit Michael Bonany Jennie Bonany

Mississippi Valley seeks flood protection from Congress

Chicago May 18. Mayor William Hale Thompson announced that the Mississippi valley will demand flood protection. The waterway congress is called for Chicago on June 2, 8, and 4 to discuss measures.

Mississippi Valley Chicago U.P William Hale Thompson Congress

Saw cuts three fingers in Evansville accident

Evansville resident George Marshall used a saw to sever three fingers while cutting cords, after striking a knot in a board. The incident details remain partially described with no further injuries listed.

Evansville Ind George Marshall

Speed Maniacs Reported in Kingston Court

Kingston England police summoned motorists for speeding as three drivers with prior records faced new cases. The report notes convictions for offenses including speeding and related dangerous driving.

Kingston Eng

Lower Mississippi Flood Grips Acadian and Plantation Regions

May 15 New Orleans report says the lower Mississippi valley is flooded with ten feet of water in Lebeau and levee breaks near Melville. Acadian villages are destroyed while vast plantations may be spared as the Atchafalaya break widens, risking southward levees.

New Orleans Mississippi Valley Lebeau Jean Lafitte Tensas Sugar Bowl Atchafalaya Levee Melville Baton Rouge

Jury Impanels Without Challenge in Haskins Coal Case

The jury in Clyde Haskins Trimble versus Hisylvania Coal company was impaneled with no challenges from either side. Haskins seeks 11000 for damages to a greenhouse valued at 14000 after mining operations allegedly caused cracks and displacement in early 1925. The defendant contests the greenhouse value and blames hillside drainage for the damage.

Clyde Haskins Trimble Hisylvania Coal Company John J. Woolley McConnersville Haskins Green House

New York businessman weds Mexican president’s daughter

Thomas A. Arnold, a New York businessman, married Ernesta Calles in Nogales Sonora. The couple, after a ceremony at the bride’s uncle Santiago Martinez’s home, traveled to Tucson and planned to board a train to New York to reside there.

President of Mexico New York Maen Tucson Ariz Thomas A. Arnold Ernestina Calles Santiago Martinez Nogales Sonora Arnold

Piano Recital By Students Of Ohio University Teachers

Younger pupils of Miss Vera Board and Miss Irene Witham presented a piano recital at Ewing auditorium. In addition to solo pieces a trio of Dorothy Ruth Holcombe Alice Beasley and Helen Townsend performed Haydns Gipsy Rondo. Participants included Kathleen Carpenter Mary Jo Twiss Eveleth Atkinson Helen Jones Teraz Wooley Ellen Biddle Ruth Bain Jane Gill Mary Ellen Bibbee Maurine Cornwell Edythe Atkins Martha Foster. A follow up recital by advanced students is set for Thursday at 7 30 pm in Ewing auditorium with public invitation.

Vera Board Irene Witham School of Music Ohio University Ewing Auditorium Dorothy Ruth Holcombe Alice Beasley Helen Townsend Haydn Kathleen Carpenter Mary Jo Twiss Eveleth Atkinson Helen Jones Teraz Wooley Ellen Biddle Ruth Bain Jane Gill Mary Ellen Bibbee Maurine Cornwell Edythe Atkins Martha Foster

Pleasanton Cemetery Cleanup Meeting Planned

To clean the Pleasanton cemetery, all persons with relatives or friends buried there are asked to meet Saturday afternoon May 21.

Pleasanton

Motor Trip To Washington By Local Party

Mr. J. S. Moore Nellie Nelson and Mrs. Martha Blackwood of Hebbardsville motored to Washington D C Sunday.

J. S. Moore Nellie Nelson Martha Blackwood Hebbardsville Washington D. H

Police pursue two theories in Powell and Pike deaths

Los Angeles police weigh two theories in the deaths of banker George E. Powell Jr and his stenographer Margie Pike. The case remains under investigation as authorities seek a motive and suspect details.

Los Angeles Police Today George E. Powell, Jr Margie Pike

College Corner bank crash indictment expected

Hamilton May 18 The grand jury is nearing completion of its investigation into the College Corner bank crash with at least one indictment anticipated by day’s end as shortages at the bank surface.

Hamilton Grand College Corner

Birthday Gatherings Honor Angell Ridge Resident

Edward Rathburn hosted a Sunday gathering at his Angell Ridge home for his 46th birthday with friends and family including Henry Stand ley Hermon Willard Sylvia Prophet and others. Neighbors visited Saturday including Ernest and Lester Vore and Marvin Maxwell. The Life and Service league ended a contest on May 18 with the losing side to entertain the winners soon.

Edward Rathburn Henry Standley Hermon Willard Sylvia Prophet Columbus Guy Carpenter Clarice Harriet James John Sheridan Mary Cecila Reata Anna Helen Edward Leo Thelma Walker Athens Gladys Phillips Dewitt Sloan Elizabeth Oxley C. H. Oxley Raymond Cornell Mary Sams Zoah Ballenger Life and Service League

Local Social Notes From Nelsonville Area

Community mentions span visits and travel across Nelsonville Logan Athens Rio Grande and Columbus. People named include Sylvia Dodds H O Dodds Martha Lovett Morris Dixon and others visiting relatives and attending school, with one illness noted and Far l Dupler traveling to Chicago for work.

Willam Dixon Columbus Nihizer Sylvia Dodds H. O. Dodds Martha Lovett Nelsonville Satuyay Morris Dixon Pennsylvania Rollo Dixon Alsin Hill Logan Colonel Locke Dana Lee Grace Dupler Athens Morris Dupler Warren Jobs Charles Matheny Charles Lax David Christian Carl Pettit Betty Jane Robert Lovett Mary Wiliams Longstreth Joseph Locke Rio Grande Nathan Reynolds Dupler Chicago Clark Dodds Kensington

Midweek Star Attractions On Area Radio Dial

AROUND THE DIAL showcases Maxwell Hour with Shilkret’s Orchestra and soloists on WJZ. United States Army Band performs military music on WRC and WJZ. The Bohemian Girl opera is presented by Balfe with National Lights on WEAF. Choir from Trinity Lutheran and Eskimos led by Harry Reser on CNRO networks. 1AM and Mary Cole appear on A. Richmond’s program.

Maxwell Hour Shilkret CNRO Balfe CNRM CNRQ Eskimos Harry Reser WEAF Mary Cole A. Richmond New York United Press Baseball South Islanders Moment Musicale Ipana Troubsadours National Cavaliers Setae Eddie Elkins Coward Arie Abileah Clicquot Club Eskimos Goodrich Orchestra Farrell’s

Radio Schedule Briefs Across Markets

A dense listing of radio programs across WBAL WLW WSAT WTAM WEAO WWI WCX WIR WEAF WIZ KDKA WPG and more. Entries include orchestras, talk segments, recitals, programs from WEAF, and evening dance sets with precise times and station identifiers. The compilation notes daily lineups for Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland New York Detroit Columbus and other cities.

Phil lips Milk of Magnesia in concentrated form

Dentists note fifty years of using a concentrated Milk of Magnesia product from Phil lips as a dental staple. The reference highlights its long standing role in dental care and patient remedies.

Family drama explodes as Nyda is linked to robbery

In a tense Sunday scene T Q Curtis confronts clues tying Nyda Lomax Banning to a house robbery. Clay Curtis exposes Nyda and Eddie Banning, revealing her confession to aiding the burglary while Billy grapples with the shock. The confrontation ends with Nyda fainting.

Billy Nyda T. Q Winnie F. Q Sawyers Clay Curtis T. C. Curtis T. C Dad Banning Clay Torry Eddie Banning Banning Clay Te Q Chicago Eddie Nyda Lomax Banning

Vinel Promises Strength for Nervous Children

An advertisement from McKee Drug Co promotes Vinel as a cod liver compound that strengthens nervous, rundown children. The copy claims improvements in strength, appetite, and sleep within a week and notes the product has been in use for over 25 years and contains no oil.

Vinel Mra F. Sommers McKee Drug Co

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Allen Catrow Gerald Shrivern Acci Cincinnati Livestock Cincinnati Produce Liberty Bonds NEW Pome U. P Treasury Fxamine Estates Prohibition Coal Company Ewing Ernest Lester Vore Marvin Maxwell Fletcher Ballenger A. F. Ballenger WBAL Baltimore Wbal Dance Orchestra WLW Cincinnati Gibson Orchestra Heermann WSAT Dumbly WTAM Janssens Public Auditorium Cantor's Weao Neil WWI WWJ Musicale WCX WIR Pontiac John B. Kennedy U. S. Army Band Davis Maxwell RCA Radiotrons Astor Grill KDKA Westinghouse Band WPG Atlantic City Ean Einer St. Ld WEAL GAL Dances Orchestra Crossey Cossacks Popular Minnich Harmony Four Crossey Sky Terriers WSAL Carey Dan Dugan Wylie Silvertown Gill WWJ Wcx-Wir W4dz Wiz Commodore Orchestra Wendell Hall Markel Our United States Texans Fischer Poenaret-Oh Cern Wiz WGY Schenectady Story of America WEAP Time Phillips T. Q. Curtis Presley Warburton Daddy Curtis Bruce Irucer Constance Bradley Constance Billy Wells Thomas Quinn Curtis Mr. Curtis Chichesters Gibson Prescription Store Boards of Education Athens County Athens, CO Woodworth Building Mill St Carter
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