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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1933
Page
13
New York May 19 Harry Murch boy gang leader was sentenced to from 20 years to life in prison authorities said the case involves a youth crime wave as police crack down on juvenile gangs in the city practice.
The Athens County Probate Court suspends publication for hearings on June 6 1933 at 9 a.m. for numerous estates. Administrators executors guardians and trustees are filing first final and amended accounts for Mary McCann Maude Woodworth Grove Evans Sarah Edgar John Wesley McDonald Jesse Baughman William Rustin William Bower Perry McClanahan O F Garson Clarence Bowers Alice Mansfield Joseph Basom Ray mond Rife Bernard Cable Bowers John Warrener James Carter George Boyles Bonnie Jean Mathews Lucy McKee Emily Able and others with dates from April May 1933.
T. R. Smith Harold Thayer H F Dennison George Heisey and T H Johnson inspected Jersey herds of farmers in Athens County on Thursday. Smith is a 4-H Club leader from Buckeye Lake Dennison is a field man for the American Jersey Cattle Club Heisey of Newark is secretary of Ohio Jersey Club The tour aimed to select heifers for 4-H Club work Farmers visited near Guysville included K W Hayes Don Campbell T A Copeland and O M Asbury.
Valley Grove miners and operators reached a wage scale agreement after a conference. Operations will resume in full on Monday with 300 miners returning to work. The Hanna Mine No. 6 at Fairpoint is operating at full capacity with 350 men.
Organized labor led by American Federation of Labor President Green backs President Roosevelt’s re employment program. Green estimates the public works industrial control bill would put 6,000,000 men back to work.
A defendant received imprisonment today for the murder of 12 year old William Bender. He bound gagged stabbed and left the boy in an abandoned house, according to court records.
Mr L C Mead and Mr Dan Dow of the Biedel Mead Oil Company Athens returned from Akron after attending the April sales school for General Tire dealers and salesmen. Funeral services for Mrs E F Maag were attended by several relatives in Middlport. Mrs Dwight H Rutherford returned from Clinton DC after caring for her ill father and undergoing an emergency appendicitis operation.
In Gallipolis on May 19 the Knights of Pythias defeated the Farmers' Club 6 to 4 in a recreation ball game at Gallia Academy field. Both teams had 11 hits. The day also saw notices of church delegates and district Epworth League meetings along with the Gallia Script annual commencement edition issued for the high school.
The May 19 update notes the final flour car for the local Red Cross season arrived this week and its first distribution was made on Thursday.
The Ohio River fell to 35 feet today in Gallipolis after peaking at 40 feet on Wednesday as floodwaters receded.
In Gallipolis on May 19 the State of Ohio completed testimony in the case against Jesse Woodyard for a statutory reported incident with his 15 year old relative Stella Mae Woodyard.
In Gallipolis on May 18 a two story addition is being built to James L. Haskins residence at 439 Fourth Avenue. A new garage and driveway are also planned at the same address.
M. H. Petty filed for divorce from wife Sidney Ethel Petty in common pleas court on Thursday afternoon. The couple married in 1924 and have no children. Petty claims failure to perform household duties as the grounds.
Mrs. Bertha Middleton Bicker aged 78 died after a long illness at her daughter’s home in Athens on Thursday night. A former Pomeroy resident she lived on Lincoln Hill with her daughter. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 PM from the Athens residence with Miles Cemetery in Rutland as burial site.
The Third Thursday Club was entertained with a 6 o'clock dinner yesterday evening at the home of Mrs. R W Finsterwald on Lincoln Hill. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. I B Weed, Mrs. Wright McCroba, and Miss Crill Crosbie.
In Pomeroy on May 19 ER. P. Duerr won first place and a roving cap by breaking 91 of 100 clay pigeons at the Meigs County Fish and Game banquet. The winner’s mark was lower than last season when A. H. Joachim hit 96 of 100.
Pomeroy report shows Ben Neutzling of the Village Council filing for village clerk on the Republican ticket. With three candidates in the race, a hard contest is anticipated. A. W. McKay also filed yesterday for mayor.
Oil shares led May trading with gains up to nearly four points as petroleum issues hit new yearly highs. Amoga Houston Atlantic Refining Phillips Amerada General Asphalt Standard Oil of New Jersey Ohio Oil Texas Corporation Pure Oil and others posted notable advances while industrials utilities and rails mixed or declined.
A historical New York stocks roundup highlights gains across utilities chemicals and heavy industry with notable percentages. Key names include Gen Electric United Aircraft Curtiss Wright Am Sugar and Anaconda. totals show mixed results and several 10% plus moves in various sectors.
Fresh eggs and live poultry items are listed with various price ranges for young colored chickens and white leghorns. Butter prices show creamery extra and standards grades with per pound figures. Prices vary by grade and weight, reflecting a fluctuating market.
Butter stock figures show No 2 at 14 cents, No 3 at 120, butterfat delivered 23 cents. Egg products list weaker with extra firsts 12 cents, seconds 10 cents, tepid ungraded. Nearby tubs and store extras priced around 89 to 93 cents in Pittsburgh market notes.
Eees Market weak with prices down 4 percent and receipts at 40 756 cases. Firsts 124 013c, dirties 10c lower. Butter market weak with prices unchanged to ½ cent lower and receipts 14 754 tubs. Specials 224 623c, extras 124c, firsts 21 21 2c, seconds 19 8 20% c.
Pittsburgh livestock market shows steady to lower trend with mixed receipts across cattle calves hogs and sheep. Prices span hogs from 4.25 to 5.60 per cwt. cattle steady with steers 54 to 68, cows 3 to 4.25. calves slow to weak. sheep steady with spring lambs near 7.50 to 6.50 and fat ewes around 12.0.
Prices realized on strictly combings 56s and 48s 50s graded bright fleeces range 30 31 cents in grease. Ohio and other grades sold in small quantities at 25 to 26 cents grease for 64s and finer, 26 to 27 cents for 60s, and 34 to 25 cents for 46s. Gales above 31 cents reported for exceptionally choice wools. Clothing staple in line brought up to 25 cents grease.
Grain in elevators and transit billing shows Wheat No 2 red 85486 No 1 red to prem Corn No 2 yellow 49050 oats No 2 white 29430 Rye No 2 62 63 Track prices list Wheat No 1 red 8114 82% No 2 red 80% Corn No 2 yellow 444045 No 3 yellow 43 44% Oats No 2 white 26% 427% No 3 white 25%027 Seed close clover cash 97 80 Oct 7 50 Alsike cash 6 90 Aug 7 Produce butter fancy creamery 27 eggs extras 12 12 c Timothy per cwt.
The fragment lists noon prices for Liberty and Treas bonds with various issue numbers and quotations such as Lib 34 47 102 and Treas 34 43 March 1018. It shows multiple securities and their quoted figures, indicating a market update or broker notice for government and liberty bonds with different maturities and series.
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