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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1934

Page

11

Appointment of Executrix for Louisa A. Engle Estate

Eleanor A. Gifford of Amesville Ohio is appointed and qualified as Executrix of the estate of Louisa A Engle late of Athens County Ohio deceased. Dated May 2 1934. M Johnson Probate Judge Athens County Ohio.

Eleanor A. Gifford Amesville Ohio Louisa A. Engle Athens County

Veteran Driver Ira Hall Retires After Two Score Crashes

Ira Hall of Terre Haute, a veteran auto racer, announced his retirement after a five mile win at the Cincinnati Hamilton speedway and a recent spill at Greenville, Ohio. Hall aims to be the oldest driver alive, per family pleas, as Al Thiesen of Dayton won the 15 mile feature in 13 minutes 25 seconds.

Hamilton Ira Hall Terre Haute Cincinnati-Hamilton Speedway Hall Greenville Vance al Thiesen Dayton

Yesterday's Heroes in Baseball Highlights by Associated Press

Do Hurst of the Phillies hammered Pittsburgh with five hits while Bob Burke of the Senators limited the Tigers to six. Lopez of the Dodgers scored part of Brooklyn’s three runs. Harland Clift of the Browns led a charge with a homer, triple and single. Ben Cantwell of the Braves held the Reds to four singles in a 1-0 win. Eddie Morgan of the Red Sox hit a two on homer for four runs against the White Sox. Frank Frisch of the Cardinals drove in three with a triple against the Giants.

Associated Press Hurst Phillies Pittsburgh Bob Burke Senators Tigers Lopez Dodgers Brooklyn Cubs Harland Clift Browns Ben Cantwell Braves Reds Eddie Morgan Red Sox Homer White Sox Frank Frisch Cardinals Giants

Stocks and Commodities Hold Steady as Markets Mulled Congress

New York May 21 U P Markets were listless aside from a crop scare boost in Chicago wheat. Trading on the Stock Exchange was dull with prices near Saturday close as investors awaited congressional news. American Commercial Alcohol led gains while United States Steel and Westinghouse slipped. The Dow Jones style index stood at 109.61 today, versus 109.49 last week.

New York U.P Chicago Stock Exchange Congress United States Steel Westinghouse Electric American Smelting Standard Oil of New Jersey American Telephone WEW York Pun & Bradstreet United Press LowiJan Dun & Bradstreet

Livestock Prices and Market Report from Cincinnati and Pittsburgh

The report shows hogs, cattle, calves, sheep, and pork prices with steady to higher trends in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. Hogs topped 300 lbs with 385 and 62.50–75. cattle and calves show strong demand, fat cows and bulls variably priced. sheep market steady to higher with lambs and wethers offered. Wool turnover is noted as exceptionally light, with a national weekly total well below normal. Liberty bonds and Treasury notes also listed with latest noon quotations.

Cincinnati Pittsburgh

Nats Edge Tigers in Low-Scoring Affair

Washington beat Detroit 4 to 1 with a mix of hits and errors. Key moments include Auker batting in sixth after Sorrel's ninth inning placeholder and Stone Travia Greenberg contributing in the field.

Blueee Brhoa Kuhel Walkerer Cronin Chest Rogelles Sorrello aReiber Auker Sorrel Washington Detroit Stone Travia Greenberg Ataee

Cubs Beaten in a Stale Chicago Matchup and Totals

A garbled recap shows mixed names and numbers from Chicago and Brooklyn teams with partial totals for English and other players. The fragmentary report notes a loss for the Cubs and lists scattered players such as Klein and Jordan amid fragmentary scores and team totals.

Chicago Brhoa Heckth aBush Weaver Gatun Klein Jurges Ha'netie Waekep Herman eKen Brooklyn City Jordan

Boxing Showdown Sets Tommy Paul Versus Kid Chocolate

Tommy Paul and Kid Chocolate clash in Los Angeles on a top bout of the week as boxing stays active. The card also features a 10 round light heavyweight match between Bob Godwin of Miami and Bob Olin of New York in Hollywood on Friday.

New York Kid Chocolate Tommy Paul Los Angeles West Coast Bob Godwin Miami Bob Olin Hollywood

Critics Clash Over Darrow Report in Dissension

John F. Sinclair who quit the National Recovery Review Board headed by Clarence Darrow denounces the inquiry as superficial. In New York he accuses Darrow of partisan special pleading and says the board relied wholly on wee information.

John F. Sinclair National Recovery Review Board Clarence Darrow New York Darrow

Market reports from Baltimore Cincinnati and Chicago stalls

Regional dairy egg and butter prices shown with current receipts in Baltimore Cincinnati and Chicago markets. Butter and eggs move weaker to mixed as load prices and standards shift and live poultry and potatoes show varied dealings.

Baltimore Cleveland Ohio West Virinia Kentucky

Pleads Not Guilty To Extortion Charge

Harry Hudson aged 22 of 31 Second Street pleaded not guilty to threatening to injure and extort money from W. H. Logan. Arraigned before Magistrate Carl H. Porter Hudson was bound over to the grand jury and released on a 1000 dollar bond posted by his parents after county officers investigated three threatening letters demanding 544 dollars.

Harry Hudson Second Street W. H. Logan Carl H. Porter Hudson Hudson

Leaders Hold Place Over Sunday Baseball Standings

In Columbus on May 21 leading American Association teams held their spots. Minneapolis beat Louisville 7 to 6 while Indianapolis defeated St. Paul 3 to 1. George Hackett earned his sixth straight win for Kansas City as the Mud Hens yielded 9 to 3. Milwaukee swept Columbus 20 to 4 in game one, then Columbus won 5 to 1 in game two. Milwaukee collected 87 hits in the opener.

Columbus U.P American Association Minneapolis Indianapolis Louisville Indians St. Paul George Hackett Kansas City Toledo Mud Hens Milwaukee

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