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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1920
Page
7
Invites residents to an ice cream social at Luhrig school house on Tuesday evening in May. The undersigned, possibly a school official, invites attendance and signs the notice.
Baseball results recap shows American League and associations with scores including Washington beating Chicago 3 to 1 and Philadelphia 3, Chicago 1. American Association games feature Toledo 3 over Milwaukee 2 and St Paul 5 over Louis 2 among others.
Readable parts reference matchups including Philadelphia Chicago New York St Louis and Detroit with Washington. Indicates a schedule or summary of basketball or baseball pairings across several cities without complete details.
War nurses who died in service are identified as Grace Keech from Lebanon Indiana Cora Keech from Santa Ana Idaho Jeneorm Idaho and WW Vai among others. Their deaths are noted in the casualty list with no further details.
Prices show cattle steady to lower with top steer bids around 14 to 15 dollars for good to choice calves. House receipts about 700 and packers steady around 14.50 with 500 sheep receipts and lambs steady at 19 to 20 dollars for good to choice.
A chaotic Chicago market summary lists butter creamery standards cheese and fowl prices, cattle receipts and packing figures, and notes slow market conditions. Prices for various meat and dairy products appear alongside receipts and market names with numerous garbled terms.
Pittsburg livestock market reports uneven cattle receipts with steady to higher pricing. Prime cattle bring 16.00 to 19.26, good cattle 12.25 to 12.75, fair cattle around 12.00, veal calves 5.50 to 16.00, sheep and lambs readable with base figures toward 7.00 to 8.00 range. no clear totals due to fragmented OCR.
The listing records futures and cash bids for oats, corn, barley, timothy hay, and butter with figures such as corn at 2.97 and oats around 1.11 cash. Prices for other grains include rye 6.70, timothy 1017, and butter at 2.30.
Ohio University’s baseball team won 7 to 3 at Weaterville against Otterleein in a listless morning game. The home club showed stronger batting and scored almost at will, with a scattering crowd watching. A big weekend looms as Ohio State College, formerly split a doubleheader, visits Saturday for a likely tougher matchup.
County officials announce a sale of bonds in Sugregate Township totaling 30 000 dollars dated 1920. The issue will bear interest and mature in annual installments with bids to be opened by the county clerk. Bonds are offered at par with accrued interest and will be sold to the highest bidder, with reserve and terms published for the local district school fund.
Notice of closing filed by merchants in New Jersey. The record lists A S Torrie Campbell and A Binkley as window washers from November 191 to May 1906 with a watery brace on a window frame.
Probate style notice for Thomas, under date May, describes an auction of real estate in Athens County near Benining village. Property begins at northeast corner and includes about one acre with a small improvement, bounded by roads and described lines, with prior record in Vol 73. Page as part of an estate proceeding. W Robe, attorney, signs the notice.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a strike or protest at a place named Holloway in May involving men and draft-related issues. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
In Marion on May 24 Opal Doyle was shot in the head while in a garden with her father Charles Doyle. The bullet passed through Opal’s head and lodged in a building. the assailant and motive are not disclosed.
Train schedule fragment lists Athens arrivals and departures with times around 6:43 am 9:89 am and 3:03 pm. Mentions local trains running daily except Sundays and invites readers to respond to a messenger want ad.
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