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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1930
Page
12
Dancer and screen star Jeanette Gilmore and film executive Judd Taylor announced their engagement in Los Angeles with a June wedding planned. Gilmore, known for her stage work, and Taylor, a prominent figure in the film industry, will wed this summer.
Laura Rhinock Giusti, formerly Mrs Roy D Arcy, secures a second divorce alleging his on screen villainy spilled into real life and he threatened her with death. The couple remarried briefly after their first split.
U P report from Washington says Senate opponents of the Landon Landoft Treaty launch a dilatory drive to push the treaty into the next December short session. President Hoover favors early action to avert mobilization of opposition. Senator Watson foresees adjournment by June 14 and may allow a delay if the tariff moves first. Chairman Borah declines a timetable for reporting the measure.
In Washington May 21 the Supreme Court panel was full as Owen J Roberts prepared to join the bench vacancy left by Justice Sanford. Roberts, nominated by President Hoover, was confirmed by the Senate without debate or a record vote after a favorable Judiciary Committee report.
May 21 in Columbus reports the State Penitentiary will become crowded again once hundreds of inmates transferred from other institutions return and about 500 county jail convicts are moved to Columbus, following the Easter Monday fire.
Two buildings housing a grocery and a shoe store were destroyed by a May 21 fire in Adena with losses estimated at 30000 dollars. Firefighters from Harrisville and Dillonvale responded to contain the blaze.
Market notes report steady firm wool prices in Boston and mixed commodity quotes in Cincinnati and New York. Wool inquiries rise for South American grades while U S prices hold near prior levels. dairy and poultry markets reflect small shifts in butter, eggs, and poultry values.
Pittsburgh market receipts show varied cattle and hog entries with prices around 10.50 to 10.88 for typical weights. Feeder and springer categories appear steady, with occasional shifts in price observed across different weight ranges.
A terse market recap lists poultry prices for fowls, geese, and turkeys, with chickens and eggs noted. Livestock values follow by weight class with steers, cows, bulls, sows, and hogs priced, plus beef and lamb categories and bulk sausage notes.
Fragmentary cattle and pig prices listed: steer and heifer quotes around 140 to 260 pounds, hogs various weights, calves at 25, beef cows near 74 to 98, with notes of steady or higher trends and mixed demand. Phrases reference meat slaughter classes and various grade indicators.
New York trading opens with heavy selling across rails, industrials, and tech names. Major indexes tumble as Nasdaq like declines spread, forcing forced liquidations and stop losses. notable names include American Can, General Electric, United States Steel, Chrysler, and General Motors amid a wide market rout.
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