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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1920
Page
7
Advertises openings for male and female applicants over 17 to work in postal mail service. Salary listed as $125 per month with no prior experience required. Inquiries directed to R. Terry, former civil service examiner, 65 Continental Bridge, Washington, D. C. dated 11-5-4p.
Berlin reports that several recently demobilized Reichswehr soldiers claim certain German military groups continue recruiting men for short two to three month trainings and releasing them. Recruits vow to rejoin if called and the practice appears driven by individual commanders rather than government policy under the peace treaty.
William Jennings Bryan proposes that the United States forgive ten billion dollars owed by Europe if Europeans agree on a viable disarmament framework to insure peace. He says the new Republican administration must first address peace and profiteering.
Republicans expect a large valley parade of the faithful tonight with participants meeting at the high school at 6 30 to begin the procession. This marks the first jullifi cation in about twelve years and supporters feel they have earned a celebration. Glouster Lodge F and A M elected A M Bennett W M A B Ray 8 W KK K Paugh J W Robert Marshall Treasurer John Bulloch Secretary O V Yaw 8 D William Echstenkamper J D EF D McCarty Trustee officers for the coming year will be installed December 1 with appointive officers announced then.
Mr and Mrs Frank P Clark announce the birth of a son J Walden Clark born Wednesday. Clark is principal of Gloucester high school. Mr and Mrs John B Ellicott hosted guests this week Mrs Elmer Staunton of Strawnsboro Pa and Mrs Mollie Zumbro of Chesterhill.
Lodge members are urged to attend as special business will be discussed. There will also be work in the Bank of Page. All members are requested to be present.
Mrs. D. C. Landis returned to her Columbus home after visiting relatives here. Mrs. Porter Dugan is guest of friends and relatives in New Lexington for a couple of days.
Governor James M. Cox will rest from his Presidential bid with a hunting trip near Tuskegee Alabama rather than Pasquale Mississippi as planned. He returned to the governor’s office today after months of executive work conducted on his private car during his campaign tour.
The Athens county grand jury will convene on the eighth of November at the courthouse with a heavy schedule ahead. The grand jury will be in session for several days and the petit jury meets on November fifteenth.
Miss Magdalene Hubler died Thursday at 4 45 PM at her sister Mrs John C Gilletts home 108 West State Street where she had lived 16 months bedridden She was 79 Funeral services set for Saturday at Bethel church with burial at the adjoining cemetery Friends may call Saturday morning at the Gillett home The deceased was born in Ames township and lived there until four years ago when she moved to Athens She leaves two sisters Mrs F M Woods La Farge Wisconsin and Mrs John C Gillett Athens and one brother Rollo J Hubler Browning Missouri
Reverend Carl Cole formerly of Medaryville Indiana moves to a state secretary role in California. After a cross country auto tour through several states including Illinois Wisconsin Montana and North Dakota he arrives in San Francisco to begin his new assignment. Coles supporters praise his Christian progress and high ideals predicting success in his new duties.
A political wager story notes bets on Cox and Harding as a Republican parade features a wheelbarrow ride. Wilbur Young backs Cox, Ashworth backs Harding, with Ashworth to ride the wheelbarrow. Gien Romine and Dan Sams plan the same stunt, Romine to ride.
Cattle receipts steady market with choice 14.50 to 15.00 and prime around 18.00. veal calves 18.00 to 19.00. common 11.00 to 12.00. Sheep and lambs receipts fair and steady with prime wethers 7.00 to 7.50. yearling lambs 14.00 to 18.50. Hogs receipts 30 doubles with market higher. heavy 15.40 to 15.50. pigs and roughs 12.00 to 13.00. stags 8.50 to 9.00.
Cincinnati market bulletin lists eggs extra firsts at 65 cents, firsts 68 cents, and ordinary 62 cents as of November 5 in Cincinnati Ohio.
Cattle receipts 2700, market weak 25 to 50 cents lower. Steers good to choice range 11.00 to 13.50. Calves strong 50 cents higher, good to choice 17.00 to 17.50. Hogs receipts 3700, market steady to 2 bid lower, good to choice packers and butchers 14.25. Sheep receipts 1800, market steady, good to choice 5.00 to 6.00. Lamb receipts light, market steady, good to choice 13.00 to 15.50.
Hog receipts 31 hog market steady to higher with bulk purchases $13.50 to $14.40 and pigs at $13.75 to $15.00. Cattle receipts 7,000 and market slow with beeves $16.25 to $17.50, cows $5.25 to $11.25, calves $13.00 to $15.00. Sheep receipts 18,000 with a 25 cent decline. lambs $11.00 to $13.00, ewes $3.00 to $7.00.
Butter creameries priced at 62 cents, standards 54, firsts 48 and 60, seconds 40 and 43 cents. Eggs ordinaries 57 and 60 cents, firsts five 67 cents. Cheese twins 22 cents, young American 231/ cents, live poultry 19 and 27 cents.
Toledo market report lists cash and futures quotes for wheat at 2.19 and 2.20 percent, corn 1.05, oats 58 to 59, rye 1.60, barley 0.99. Seed prices include clover 13.40 to 14.00 and timothy 3.25 to 3.55 with figures for various months and new crop contracts.
Amesville reports the farmers institute is prepared for November 12 and 13 with top state speakers and a banner attendance anticipated.
Fragmentary timetable lists departures from Athens at 6 43 a m 9 59 a m and 4 p m with unclear destinations and notes about trains. The partial OCR text suggests northbound and other trip details but lacks complete context or destinations.
Daily local trains run with a series of timetable entries showing No. 2 33:63 No. 52 9:43 No. 12 12:24 No. 4 6:20 Pp m No. 54 6:39 p m Westbound No.3 3:44 am No. 3 local 7:17 am No. 12:20 pm No aa local pm No. 11 :02 pm Local trains run daily except Bongi.
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