Pay Tribute To War Dead
The talk by Doctor Houf estimated World War costs for the United States at 51 billion dollars and 62.5 billion for all nations. He cited 10,135,000 war deaths and said millions were not born or died early because of the war. A parade led by the American Legion Drum Corps preceded services at the cemetery with taps and salutes.
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United States
Andrew Mellon
Doctor Houf
American Legion
Daughters of Veterans and Women's Relief Corps
National Guardsmen
Ohio University
Marvin Long
A. Y. Wilcox
Pomeroy teen escapes serious injury in road accident
Pomeroy High School student Richard Nye narrowly avoided serious injury when struck by a passing car after jumping from a hayrack bound for the Rock Springs Field Meet. He was treated at Manay Emergency Hospital for facial bruising and minor injuries.
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Pomeroy
Richard
Dick) Nye
Rocksprings Fairgrounds
Nye
Excelsior
East Main Street
Mra. H. 8
Chauncey Old Burying Ground Restored for Memorial Day
Chauncey memorial preparations show Nye Cemetery cleaned and moved under Dover Township trustees, with Rev. Nemiah Davis of First Baptist Church buried there. Hill Top Cemetery near Millfield and Augustine Cemetery at Sugar Creek also cleaned and decorated for Memorial Day. Carpenters repair the Pender Grass Hardware Store after a dynamite blast. another apartment in the building remains in use.
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Nye
Dover Township
Nemiah Davis
First Baptist Church
Ohio
Hill Top
Millfield
Augustine
Sugar Creek
Pendergrass Hardware
Chauncey Girls to Form Recreation Unit at High School
The Chauncey district will launch its first county recreation unit with a girls recreation class at Chauncey-Dover High School at 1:30 PM Thursday. Open to girls ages 12 to 16 in Chauncey, the free course runs weekly for three hours under the Athens County Child Health and Protection Association. Leaders include Mrs. L. W. Clarke and Miss Charlotte La Tour ette along with Mrs. T. M. Wolfe and Mrs. Gladys Pickering.
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Athens County Child Health and Protection Association
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Charlotte la Tourette
T. M. Wolfe
Athens
Gladys Pickering
Chester Defeats Murray City 20 to 3 in Open Baseball Challenge
Chester on their home field routed Murray City 20 to 3 as fans lament the lack of competitive opposition. Manager G A Eiselstein issued an open challenge to any semi pro team in central or southern Ohio with no takers to date.
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Murray City
Athens County
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Dolly
Sweezy
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Mees
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Stocks and Commodities Hit New Year Highs After Holiday
New York May 31 stocks and commodities rose to year highs after the holiday. Trading opened with slight delays. Oils and coppers were active as steel and utilities reached new peaks for the year. rail issues including Baltimore and Ohio Delaware and Hudson and New York Central led gains with Auburn driving automobile stocks higher.
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New York
0. S. Steel
Baltimore & Ohio
Delaware & Hudson
New York Central
Auburn
Dun & Bradstreet Index Records New High For 30 Commodities
New York May 31 Dun and Bradstreet daily weighted price index for 30 basic commodities rises to 91.50, a new high. Previous figures show 91.50 today, 90.95 yesterday, with weekly, monthly, and yearly readings noted. Copyright 1933 by Dun and Bradstreet Inc.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
United Press
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Convicts seize fortress. guards and hostages flee
Convicts in a bold uprising seize a guard post using a nitroglycerine threat. Warden Prather directs guards to surrender, as hostages are marched to a watch tower and escape via rope. Guard John Stewart returns fire, wounding a deputy in the wrist as convicts flee in commandeered cars.
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Prather
Groodstand
John Stewart
Stewart
Convicts Flee Toward South at Leavenworth Mutiny
A jail revolt erupts as Warden Prather hosts a farewell party for inmates. Amid a baseball game between American Legion Juniors, Underhill fires a gun and threats escalate. Notable convicts including Harvey Bailey and Frank Sawyer join the mutiny, seizing the warden as chaos unfolds.
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Prather
Convicta
Howt
American Legion
Leavenworth
Topeka
Underhill
Walton event crowns numerous youth sport winners
About 1 000 attendees celebrated at Walton as youths and men competed in events. Winners included George Smith in shot put, George Michaels in sack race, Clarence and Chesser in three legged race, A G Ator and June Baird in girls ball throwing, Paul Dalton in egg race men, Anna Grace Ator and Ruth Cabel in egg race women.
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George Smith
Mr. Robinson
George Michaels
J. Lorch
J. Ator
Clarence
Chesser
Madison
Shaffer
A. G. Ator
June Baird
Paul Dalton
Vance Andrews
Anna Grace Ator
Ruth Cabel
Fred Wheaton
Ralph Dalton
A. R. Hope
Ralph Whitmore
Vern Andrews
Leo Kinsel
Harold Burch
Vance Andrew
Pike Minnow
Clyde Mansfield
Clyde Mansfield Jr
Richard Lillie
Lt. Pierce
Frank Cress
Claude Chase
Baltimore Produce Prices for Poultry and Eggs
A Baltimore notice lists fuel nearby fresh eggs at 11 to 12 cents per dozen and live poultry chickens at 13 to 14 cents per pound, indicating market rates for poultry and eggs.
Market Report Shows Steady Butter Egg and Poultry Prices
Butter market remains steady with extras at 26 percent and standards at 25s. Egg market stable with extras at 12 and current receipts at 10. Poultry prices steady across heavy and leghorn fowl, broilers, ducks, turkeys, and old roosters. No. 2 chickens at 8 and grese at 10. Potatoes from Michigan New York Ohio and Pennsylvania praised at sacks per bushel and 55 to 60 for No. 1 partly graded.
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Michigan
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Butter and Ages market hold steady amid firm receipts
Market report shows ages market steady with prices unchanged and receipts totaling 50,506 cases over two days. Butter market also steady with mixed price notes and 21,938 tubs received in two days. specials, extras, and grade breakdowns listed. overall percentages cited for various quality grades.
Prices and yields for dairy produce poultry and meat
Butter and eyes show varied 92 89 88 scores with store and receipts noted. Poultry items list colored hens leghorns broilers ducks geese and turkeys with price ranges and ages. Full dressed hens and hog dressed figures included.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Old Roosters
Stags
Ducks
Geese
Preah
Live Stock Prices and Market Trends in Pittsburgh
Receipts for hogs 2500 with market steady to lower. 170 to 250 lbs $6.25 to $6.30, 250 to 300 lbs $5.10 to $6.25, pigs $3.85 to $4.25, sows up to $3.75. Cattle receipts 25, market unchanged. steers and yearlings mostly $65.50 to $6.25, sows $3.45 to $4, bulls $3 to $4. Calves receipts 260, market slow. vealers $4 to $5, some $5.50. Sheep receipts 200, market steady to strong. choic e around $5.50, good and choice yearlings $4.75 to $8.
Livestock Market Reports With Mixed Weekend Trends
Hog receipts 550 head direct 671 head. cattle 609 head. calves 600 head. Mildly active to steady, steers near steady, fat cattle and bulls strong. Veal prices 4.50 to 5.50. cows mostly 3 to 4. calves steady. Sheep receipts 3000 head with lambs active and steady. bulk lambs 7.78 to 8.25, few at 8.50. muttons 5 to 7.25. buck lambs 6.5 to 7.25. yearlings 5.5. ewes 1 to 2.
Debt and Tax Totals From Liberty Group Ledger
An OCR fragment shows multiple Liberty and Treas line items with figures like 309.15 101.20 1046 and 101.27, indicating a ledger of debts, treasurer entries, and year marks. Details are partial and mixed with abbreviations and misreads.
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Treas
Boston Wool Prices Edge Up as Month Ends
The Boston wool market extended its upward trend with domestic wools closely matching foreign grades and further price gains anticipated. Fine Ohio Delaine and half blood combing wool sold at 28 cents a pound, three eighth blood and quarter blood wools at 32 cents, and tertiary fine wools at 68 cents, though scarce stocks limited activity.
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Boston
Ohio
Intoxication and theft charges faced by three Athens men
George Eavener and Horace Stevens of Sand Ridge and Richland Avenue Athens were arraigned before Mayor R. Wood on intoxication and auto tire theft charges tied to last Saturday in Guysville. Stevens also faced a driving while intoxicated count. all denied charges and were bound over to the grand jury on 600 bond each. Sam Savage pleaded guilty to operating a car while intoxicated, fined 100 dollars plus costs, and lost driving privileges for six months. Savage was arrested by Sheriff Stratton.
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Sand Ridge
Horace Stevens
Richland Avenue
Athens
Wood
Kenneth Hayes
Guysville
Stevens
Sherriff C. W. W. Stratton
Sam Savage
Grange Memorial Night Observed With Programs
The Athens Grange holds Memories Day with a 7 30 pm program in the Grange Hall. Isabel Snyder plays America, a pantomime by Ilene Jacoby and others, Martha Morris flags, Rev. A. Wilcox delivers memorial address, H R Jacoby reads Grange history from 1874 to 1908, and Mrs Glasien closes with music.
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Glasien
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