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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1921
Page
7
For sale corner posts for cemetery lots and monuments of all kinds. See Walden at 84 W Union before you buy.
The lumber and building supply headquarters announces daily receipts of cars of lumber at new lower prices. Two cars of small timbers 4x4 to 6x8 inches and 10 to 20 feet long have arrived. A plaster board car with 48 inch width and lengths of 6 to 9 feet is in, plus abundant wall board in same sizes for rush jobs.
McCune advertises a stock of autos including a 1921 Ford touring a 1917 Ford touring a 1918 old coupe a 1918 Maxwell touring a Buick six roadster an Oakland roadster and a 1914 Ford touring. All are valued higher than the asking price and urged to see at once.
An ad from National Detective Agency promotes immediate work in Richmond Indiana offering hundreds monthly in exclusive territory with no experience needed and big rewards. It invites readers to write to Box 723 Youngstown Ohio for details.
W. C. Gordon from Chillicothe and Bellair Tampa will visit Athens this evening to meet local golfers. The informal event invites all to attend regardless of hiring interest, with weekly Wednesday appearances at the Chamber of Commerce rooms and stops in Chillicothe and Lancaster during the week.
Informal feelers toward discussing disarmament among world powers have been issued at the initiative of President Harding, it was learned today.
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in federal court today against the Portage Rubber Company of Akron. Debts of 1.7 million dollars are cited.
Court recessed as Mrs. G E Nott, accused of complicity in her husband’s murder, collapsed in the courtroom. Proceedings paused while she received assistance and medical evaluation.
Columbus dairymen announce immediate price drop. Milk costs fall by one cent to 12 cents per quart and 7 cents per pint, effective now in the city.
Washington May 31 The Supreme Court recessed until Wednesday after a Tuesday meeting, honoring the memory of Chief Justice White whose death prompted the pause.
New York report shows cigar consumption down since January while cigarettes rise. Government statistics confirm men economize by switching to cheaper cigarettes, with overall savings for American husbands.
Early trading on the New York Stock Exchange showed a motor stock tone down due to price reduction announcements. Studebaker hit a new low around 69 percent, Pierce Arrow fell about 22 percent, and Kelly-Springfield traded under 41 at the opening. rail leader Baltimore and Ohio declined about 41/2 with Steel Common and Crucible dipping fractionally. Directors of Pierce Arrow meet today to consider a preferred dividend, hoping for a favorable reaction benefiting motor stocks.
Livestock receipts show steady to firm trade with good demand. Cattle offer prices range from $8.50 to $10.50 for choice and prime cuts, common grades around $4.60 to $6.00, calves and hogs noting heavy shifts near $8.00 to $9.00 with assorted quotes for pigs and sheep.
The ledger lists higher market figures for bulk and butcher items with mixed prices. Calves and lambs show notable increases. stockers and feeders range around 4.60 to 7.25, while ewes and sheep indicate elevated values amid a general market uptick.
Market notes a slow session with milk and animal products varying in price. Receipts total 6,600 units as some sections rise marginally and others hold, with Packers and buyers reacting to fluctuating values.
Chicago May wheat prices rose on firmer demand with May wheat at 271 and July at 271. Corn saw gains early but closed mixed with May at 64 and July at 65. Oats fluctuated with May at 89 and September at 42, reflecting uneven trade on the Chicago board of trade.
Fragmentary OCR shows grain and cash prices including No 2 yellow 0, rye cash, River futures at 13.75 in October, and various references to months October and May. Mentions Antivena and Britten Haare with prices around 138.60 and 118.
Market notes show varied bond prices and yields with references to Liberty and several bond series. Prices listed include $47.10, $90.04, $8H.18, and $98.06, alongside percentages like 3% and 4%. The fragment hints at concerns over stability and potential fears in securities trading.
A letter to Dr. L. G. Bean invites American Legion members to attend the Salvation Army dedication and enrollment of soldiers at the First Methodist Church on Sunday at 2:00 P.M. Brigadier A. W. Baillie of Cleveland, Ohio, will conduct services marking the army's first local expansion since its inception.
Branch Liggett of Athens Trucking and McCune Tire was injured Sunday while releasing air from a fifty five pound tire. The rim flanges flew off striking his jaw and knocking out three teeth, leaving him unconscious for about three hours. The other pane flew fifty feet. jaw not broken, expected to recover soon.
Willard Shawn of Logan drove a Cadillac touring car that overturned into a cornfield injuring Shawl George Mulloy and two women whose identities were withheld. Witnesses smelled liquor and the wreck required Buckeye Garage to right the vehicle before it was taken to Columbus for repairs.
A former comrade Bernard Gaffney requests help from Jeff Adamson, once a first class private in division F 308 Engineers Corps, for an affidavit on his tuberculosis related disability. Gaffney is ill at Fitzsimmons Hospital in Texas and asks anyone with knowledge of Adamson to contact M. D. Hughes, Red Cross agent, at the Cline Building on Court Street.
Chicago prices show butter at 28 cents for stands firsts 23 to 27 percent or 27 percent? eggs ordinary 18 to 19 cents firsts 21 to 22 cents cheese and young American 14 to 16 cents live poultry 26 cents.
Market notes show eggs steady with slight firsts and extras amid mixed wholesale quotes. Prices hold for ordinary and first quality eggs in Cincinnati trading networks.
An old Columbus advertisement touts Bucke Savings as safe and convenient with in person or mail options. It claims interest earned and a dollar value of 100 cents, presenting savings accounts and time deposits as reliable for neighbors.
Bids for the improvements of Phillips Glazier Concord Clark school in Ames are invited for the 1921 22 school year. Bids must be received by noon June 18. The board reserves the right to reject any bid. Amesville officials posted the notice.
In Wilmington Ohio Mr and Mrs C H Hartman report their four year old son became the state s youngest fisherman after he hooked a large catfish in a tank near their home The boy used a line and pole and despite no nearby stream he persuaded his parents to let him fish Then a scream drew them to the scene where they found the catfish previously placed in the tank by Hartman last year and forgotten
No married woman and no married man dare a day away from the college play tomorrow night as the campus troupe presents a spirited performance. The cast includes students from the drama club with friends and faculty in attendance.
Albee Wilmer aged 16 died at Igon Road hospital after being struck on the head by an ink well as he walked in front of the Halle Brothers store. The incident occurred when an ink fell from a third story window.
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