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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1927
Page
12
The page compiles advertisements under personals real estate and services. Entries include a Percheron stallion at Boudinot Farm near Millfield, mortgage and debt disclaimers, multiple rental listings in Athens and nearby towns, and notices for auto repairs and plumbing.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Auditor of the City of Athens Ohio until noon May 28 1937 for purchase of Athens city bonds totaling 9009.00 dated June 1 1927. Bonds fund water works deep well pumps and will be sold at par with six percent interest. Bids must include bond counts total bid amount and accrued interest with a 2 percent certified check and may be rejected at city’s discretion.
An old newspaper ad lists prices for jars and jugs, geraniums and other flowers, window shades, linoleum, and green shades. It also promotes a rapid sale of Kimball pianos and phonographs at corner Hocking and Fayette Streets, Nelsonville Ohio.
Charles L. Stout of Nelsonville Ohio appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Thomas C Green late of Athens County Ohio. Judge Johnson Probate Judge notes appointment dated May 4 and filed May 5.
Ann Summers eight year old daughter of Carl Summers a Southern Ohio music store proprietor died after an automobile accident in Jackson. She died after four days in a hospital following a Saturday crash that also injured her father Carl Summers and William E Peters while en route to Portsmouth.
Cleveland authorities pursued a woman linked to the murder of Elizabeth Reagan a divorcee killed last Sunday. A hair strand found in the victim s hand was believed to link to a jealous wife and was sent to police. A Pennsylvania admirer was cleared after detectives checked an alleged sweetheart s alibi in New Castle.
Federal corn borer cleanup officials prepared to contest a temporary injunction granted by Judge Hamilton Hoge. L. H. Worthley, corn borer chief, was set to depart Toledo for Columbus to seek dissolution with legal adviser H. H. Clark confirming the plan.
Maurice Mouvet, famed dancer who began his career in Paris, died in Lausanne after several weeks illness. Doctors had lost hope for his life and fatigue from dancing was linked to a tuberculosis illness. He had requested burial in Paris.
Butter receipts total 8,204 with cr extras 39 and standard 40 percent. Butter seconds 34 cents to 36 cents and extras 40 cents. Eggs receipts total 24,008 with ordinaries 20 cents and firsts 21 to 22 cents, seconds 20 cents.
Receipts show butter at 16 763 units and extras 434c. Eggs steady with receipts 44 373. Nearby white fancy 31c 33c, nearby mixed whites 25c 30c, fresh firsts 23c 24c, western whites 25c 28c, Pacific coast 28c 35c, nearby towns 28c 32c.
Hog receipts 900 and cattle with mixed weights show steady market. Prices include hogs 200 to 350 lbs at 9.75 to 10.80, sows 7.00, calves 25, beef steers 10.50 to 11.75, feeders 12.00 to 12.50, sheep receipts 600 with top lambs at 15.00 and bulk cull lambs around 6.00.
Hogs receipts 4890 held over 900. various weight ranges with prices from 8.25 to 10.00 per hundred. Sows 7.75 to 9.25. Cattle receipts 500 with calves 1000. beef steers 9.00 to 11.00. yearlings 9.00 to 10.75. cows 6.50 to 8.00. vealers 8.00 to 11.50. bulk stock 8.50 to 9.00. Sheep receipts 600. fat lambs 13.00 top, bulk 10.00 to 13.00. cull lambs 9.00 to 9.99. fat ewes 5.00 to 7.00. feeding lambs 15.00 to 18.00.
The wool market shows steady activity with mills purchasing as local prices lag foreign markets. Fine and fine medium territory wools mostly from the French combing class sold around 1.04 to 1.05 per clean unit and three eighths blood priced near 5.88.
Butter extras in tablets 45 cents firsts 39 20s 40s seconds 37 cents 38 cents packing stock 28 cents. Extra 25 cents extra firsts 24 cents firsts 2 144 cents 22 cents ordinary 2 cents. All others unchanged.
Resources of state banks in Ohio's eight largest cities reached 1 657 702 519 on March 23, up from 1 566 350 388 on December 31, 1926, according to E H Blair state banking superintendent.
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