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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1933
Page
11
Fragmented classified line reads Apartments For Rent and multiple small ads. Includes automotive listings such as CHEVROLET and WHIPPET items, plus a Penn address line for Athens Implement Co at 21 East Carpenter St and Bart's Printery with phone 412W.
Classified items include political endorsements for Willis Evans Katzenbach Wend Allen Conaway and others along with public sale notices, property auctions in Athens County Ohio, sheriff sale details, parcel descriptions and a divorce petition notice for Alice Edna McCune filed by Henry McCune Jr.
Readers compare ads on the page to finding dollar bills in the street, praising the chance to save money and snag fine bargains through the notices. The remark underscores the appeal of local deals and the value of the classified section.
Blaine Fox aged 49 president of Clover Farm Stores Corp died Tuesday at his home in Charlerei Pa. He joined Clover Farm in 1929 and became president in December 1931. He leaves two daughters and a son. In August he visited Athens as house guest of Mr and Mrs Cc Beasley.
Rail time card lists several Athens trains with departure and arrival times. It includes No 8 departing 1 38 P M, No 9 at 7 44 A M, No 2 at 11 20 A M, No 4 at 6 24 P M daily except Sunday, and No 30 arriving 11 02 P M daily except Sunday. Also mentions Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore & Ohio connections with No 1 Limited at 4 45 P M and No 43 daily except Sunday 5 00 P M.
Rufus Putnam defeated Mechanicsburg 18 0 to clinch the elementary schools football title as Putnam moved to eight wins with no scores against. Junior Chism ran for two touchdowns, Jack Eng intercepted a pass, and Billy Van Dyke and Ray Bolin stood out for Putnam and Mechanicsburg respectively.
Don Parker of Marietta hooked a giant muskie in the Muskingum River near the boat house on a Wednesday evening after a long fight. Despite help from two companions, gaffs failed and the fish escaped into the river. Onlookers said the creature may be one of the largest ever hooked in local waters.
Marietta dispatch reports thieves stole 30 bushels of Rome Beauty apples from Martin Welch’s farm in Cerca tur Township western Washington County. The fruit, piled under trees, was covered and removed in three truckloads as workers gathered the crop for market.
Members of the Athens County Petroleum Club will gather at Hotel Berry at 7 PM to hear Edward Reiser, chairman of the Ohio State Petroleum Code Committee. About 200 to 250 petroleum resellers are expected. F. Br. Beasley chairs the club with J. B. Barker as vice chairman and M. E. Williams as secretary.
John Patton, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Dalton of Athens, wed Her enice Moore, 23, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Moore of Athens, in a ceremony described in the notice.
Athens High School dismissed at noon to allow students to attend the 2:30 p.m. football game against Lancaster. Five short class periods were held to fit the schedule.
Columbus November 3 4 U P A safety program will begin to collect and analyze accident data on the state highway system. Engineers in charge of the transportation department will study crashes within their divisions to prevent recurrences at high accident sites.
BC Jones of Ameeville Ohio has been appointed Administrator of the estate of Uriah Brooks late of Athens County. Dated November 3 1933. Probate Judge M Johnson of Athens County issued the order.
In Columbus on November 8 hogs sold 10 to 15 percent under last week amid ongoing livestock price declines. Ohio markets saw heavier hog supplies and expect more as new corn-fed hogs enter market. Cattle demand weak, feeder cattle scarce for winter use. lamb market dull and feeder lamb purchases limited. Call market steady to lower with light receipts.
New York traders saw uneven declines with profit taking in mining shares. U S Smelting dropped from 99 to 87 5 and MclIntyre Porcupine fell to 43 5 while Alaska Juneau American Smelting and Anaconda showed fractional losses. Deere Case and International Harvester gained slightly as oils and utilities held steady and the bond market weakened government issues. Wheat and cotton held small gains.
New York November 3 Dun and Bradstreet daily weighted price index for 30 basic commodities shows figures for today and changes from yesterday and prior periods. The data include vintage entries with multiple year and month marks and copyright notice.
Conrad Wein, Athens County re employment service manager, urged merchants and others to report holiday staffing needs to the Athens Armory offices. The center lists experience and training records for more than 1,400 unemployed and 1,600 people registered. Wein noted that about one in ten have been placed in work.
The Ohio Board of Parole extended Velma West of Lake County's life sentence until 1938, keeping her parole plea on hold. West was convicted of murdering her husband on December 6, 1927, after he refused her request for freedom.
The notice shows unchanged prices for eggs and many poultry lines. Young turkeys are listed at 12 Ibe and over 19020, while guineas and live poultry have small adjustments.
The report records steady fees market receipts for 1962, with current receipts at 18 19 percent and extras including firsts. Butter market shows unsettled conditions with receipts of 11.091 tubs and specials 294, plus 24e, extras Qh cent, and firsts 18 19 percent.
The notice details prices for butter nearby tubs and bees currents, fresh extra firsts, refrigerator extras, and assorted poultry categories including hens leghorn barred rock springers ducks geese and turkeys with weights and per unit costs across regions in Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky. It presents current receipts, nearby hennery items, and fresh killed full dressed hens with assorted price points and measurements.
Ohio produce items listed with varieties and baskets including apples cabbage pumpkins and eggs. Prices shown reflect farm receipts and jobbing prices, noting early and late season quantities and weights across Columbus area markets.
Receipts include 2500 head cattle with prices firm to 5 cents higher at 4.20 for heavier cows and mixed bids steady to a few cents lower. Vealers and light calves see activity. Desirable calves around 180 pounds fetch about 3.85 to 4.06. Sheep receipts 400 head with buyers largely steady. fat lambs pushing from 5 dollars and down, cull ewes also listed. General tone to week, sluggish overall with most offerings selling on a peddling basis.
Market receipts show varying bids across weight classes. Feeder cattle and calves steady to higher on select lots while lambs and hogs lack broad demand, with prices noted for several weight ranges and bulk lots.
Foreign demand for wool supports prices amid tighter US supply. Sterling trends and Boston dealers' limited stock lift markets for Michigan and Delaware wool varieties. Wheat and corn futures show firm prices with December and Merch values listed for grains and related commodities.
Fragmentary numeric sequence and stray letters from a damaged text. The readable items include multiple figures, codes, and abbreviations without coherent context or identifiable events, names, or places.
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