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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1921
Page
7
Mayme Kep lar announces a special sale on all hats at the Style Shop with some hats at half price. Oil stock update notes Derrick Now Up with Carbon Hill Oil and Gas Co seeking to close books by mid June.
United Press reports Secretary Mellon says funding will occur within a year. Debtor nations Britain France Italy and others will deliver long term securities to the U. S. and fix dates for interest. Potential sale of these securities to American citizens may follow Harding's New York speech. The U. S. currently holds only temporary demand paper bearing 5 percent interest payable semi annually.
Sheriff Herb Parker said a strange unsigned note from Modoc urged him to “come to Modoc tonite” for whiskey and a big drunk. He receives such messages almost daily.
Cambridge Ohio May 26 state prohibition inspectors disrupted a local hooch hub arresting two alleged pocket dealers under the Miller bill. Suspects refused to name whiskey sources and were jailed on fines up to fifty dollars awaiting further action as inspectors push a clean up campaign.
Washington May 26 A group of national financial leaders met President Harding at a White House dinner to discuss export revival and foreign loan policy. Attending were J P Morgan James A Alexander Paul Warburg Charles A Sabin C E Mitchell William Kent Governor Benjamin Strong and H C McEldowney Me Hoover also joined the dinner. The banks favored cooperating with the administration though no decisions were reached as loans to foreign entities are floated and cabinet debates focus on using funds to buy U S commodities and repay debts.
James Richard of Davis Creek, an alleged moonshiner, is under $5,000 bond awaiting inquiry into the killing of Justice of the Peace Thomas Martin during a raid on a still near Richards home. Richard was arrested in Rocky Mount Virginia. his wife remains jailed on arson charges after claiming masked assailants attacked them and burned their home.
J E Wickline of Zanesville faced a police court in Columbus on charges of being drunk. He said after a drink in Zanesville the previous night he recalled nothing until waking in jail.
In Cleveland on May 24 Dr. J. J. Thomas head of St. Ann's Maternity Hospital says babies born now have a much better chance to live than 25 years ago. He notes the improvement comes from medical advances and specifically the discovery of methods to provide pure milk for babies. He has served 26 years at St. Ann's and helped bring roughly 8,000 babies into the world.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker took off again for the trans continental flight shortly after 8 30 A M as fog delayed the mission.
Cincinnati markets show cattle and calves steady to slow with 25 cent declines on good choice, prices quoted around 4.50 to 5.60 and shippers at 7.50 to 9.00. Hogs receipts near 6500 with ers and butchers around 8.25, 13.60 to 14.00 for lambs with 4500 sheep receipts and market steady lamb values at 13.60 to 14.00.
Cattle receipts were light and steady with primes around 9.00 to 9.30 and common cattle near 8.00. Veal calves traded from 10.50 to 11.00 while sheep and lambs moved slowly with prime wethers at 6.00 and goods around 5.00 to 5.50. House stock numbers were 25 doubles with mixed hens and weights, and workers and pigs quoted in the 5.50 to 9.00 range.
Union Stock Yards receipts show 32 000 hogs down 25 cents with bulks around 7.86 and butchers between 7.80 and 8.10. Cattle receipts 7 000 with prices up and down. beeves near 7.00 and calves reaching 9.00. Sheep receipts 10 000 with prices 25 to 60 cents lower. wool around 8.00 to 11.50 and ewes about 1.00.
Raw price list from Chicago shows butter at 27% fat 27% odd per unit, eggs and milk products around 220 and 21 a 220, cheese at 16c 403 units. Details appear as a fragmented market bulletin with varied product notations.
A terse market report from Cincinnati notes steady trading with minor price moves. Specifics show small gains and modest fluctuations in selected grains and commodities as traders assess supply signals today.
A fragmented entry shows a 1920 date and an amount of 3.45 dollars with an additional Oct. entry and a mention of a stock or note. The readable text hints at a small financial record possibly for Timothy regarding a bill or account.
Fragmentary OCR shows a daily train schedule with times and destinations around Athens. Information is partial and unreadable for complete details.
A brief local notice highlights daily training runs for residents. Organizers invite participation, noting accessibility for all ages and fitness levels. Community groups emphasize regular activity and safety.
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