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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1928
Page
11
Readable listing of automotive goods and services from Floyd Fought Chevrolet Garage and Algeo Motor Sales. Includes roadster, sedans, Ford models, auto glass, tires, tubes, and repair services. Also notes cleaning, moving, dry cleaning, and various local classifieds such as housing, employment, and farm offerings.
City of Athens Ohio passes Ordinance 551 amending Sections 3 and 7 of Ordinance 387 from May 1 1924. The measure adjusts licensing fees for pool tables and related venues, detailing initial and additional charges. The ordinance cites council authority and effective provisions for enforcement.
Hogs at 800 to 350 pounds traded around 9.40 to 9.65 per cwt with various weights listed. Cattle receipts 25, calves 100, beef steers and cows price ranges noted. Sheep receipts 1,000 with market described as weak. fat lambs near 13.50 with cull lambs and fat ewes priced accordingly.
The column lists butter and eggs prices with extras and firsts, poultry stock quotes for various fowls and geese, express stock figures, and a probate notice. It includes apples, cauliflowers, lettuce, onions, parsley, parsnips, eggs, celery, potatoes, and radishes with unit prices and pack sizes as read. The entry notes James Pours and a probate filing in Athens County Ohio dated the 8th.
Hog receipts total 6 506 with holdovers 1 600 and mixed weight pricing from 250 to 350 lbs at 3 50 percent, 200 to 259 lbs at 9 to 9 25, 160 to 400 lbs at 8 75 to 9 25, and 90 to 130 lbs at 7 to 8 75. Calves 700 receipts with steady to 1 higher market, steers to 13 50, vealers 17 50, heavy calves 9 0 to 14, bulk stock and feeder steers 9 4 to 16 50. Sheep receipts 850 with top fat lambs at 18, bulk fat lambs 11 50 to 13, cull lambs 8 to 11 50, fat ewes 9 6.
Butter firm receipts 18,898 with creamery at 50¢ to 50½¢. Eggs firm receipts 18,068 with nearby white fancy 65¢ per dozen, nearby mixed white 64¢, fresh firsts western whites 32¢ to 56¢, Pacific coast 69¢, nearby browns 32¢ to 64¢.
Readable prices show dressed poultry at 40 cents, butter prints 64 cents, tubs 55 to 56 cents, eggs fresh 9 to 65 cents per dozen, with current receipts 39 cents. Live poultry lists roosters at 18 cents and other items in the same range, reflecting a historical market listing.
Fragmented item mentions butter, time units, and numbers in odd order. No clear event or names emerge to establish a coherent item for a news card.
Chicago market figures show butter receipts at 20 417 tubs with grade prices for firsts seconds extras and extra firsts ranging around 44 to 47 cents. Eggs receipts reported at 6 325 cases with price marks for firsts seconds and extras from about 24 to 46 cents.
Irregular OCR lists several stocks and prices including Gordon Oil Se Jaeger Mach, Jeffrey Micks Sea bid, Moores & Rossa, Ohio Bell Tel pfd, Paragon mete, Pure Oil preferreds, Scioto Valley Ry, Seaboard Oil of 75. The fragment references 112 114, 164 18, and 40 Jeffrey Micks Sea bid amid broker notes.
The British gunboat Serapis reached Hong Kong to rescue the stranded steamer Hsin Chi but found it looted and burned. Pirates who attacked the Hsin Chi fled in two junks, according to the Serapis report.
Mrs. Pete Schneider of 50 East Lincoln Street Columbus has received word of the death of John Davis of Gassaway West Virginia. Davis was a former Vinton County girl Ida Tyo Zaleski before marriage. Albert Tyo of Deanville was a brother. Mrs. Schneider, aunt of Davis, could not attend the funeral due to illness of Lydia Bearley, a niece she cares for.
Columbus dispatch reports Dayton resident A R Blenn See held on 5000 bond for burglary and grand larceny in central Ohio. Detectives traced See to farms after he allegedly admitted stealing fowls. He is to be arraigned tomorrow on charges for stealing chickens from George Frecett of Hilliards.
KILLED BY MACHINE TIFFIN David Berrier 49 died from injuries after an automobile struck him in Tiffin. CLEVELAND Burns from a nightgown fire and a leap from a third floor window caused Olive Stanford 27 graduate nurse and art student to die in Cleveland.
A man was killed when hit by a car north of Steubenville. A Tiltonville mine worker, the driver, and two companions were held for questioning as efforts to identify the deceased continued.
State examiners filed findings for recovery of 726.29 and adjustment of 836.37 from Shelby city accounts with the Bureau of Accounting. The audit covers June 1, 1927, to August 1, 1928.
William Hahn 85 of Athens died in Springfield Ill from injuries after a slate fall at the mine where he worked. He died Sunday morning after being crushed by slate Friday. Survived by wife Bessie Bolin, two sons Howard and William, his parents, four brothers and seven sisters and a funeral at Central Avenue M E Church Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Stottlemier of Cambridge narrowly escaped injury when their auto skidded on a slick Morrison Brown Hill road and crashed into a culvert. The wreck broke the wheel and windshield. damage was about 100 dollars. The car was towed to the Pontiac garage on Carpenter Street.
Defence attorney Frank J. Hogan predicted a not guilty verdict in the perjury trial of Robert W. Stewart Indiana Standard Oil Chairman. Hogan argued Stewart did not falsify testimony before the Senate Teapot Dome Committee and the government began presenting Senate oil investigation documents.
Cutler Route 2 residents Mr and Mrs Highland Root and daughter Clarice visited their daughter Mrs Layman O Neal Sunday. William Sherman, employed at Frost, has returned home. Mrs Carl Meeks and two sons Robert and Richard Earle of Stewart visit her parents Mr and Mrs Art Metcalf. Mrs Homer France improved after illness. Mr and Mrs Roy Dailey and Dolly of Athens visit Mrs Daileys sister Mrs William Sherman and family Tuesday evening. Mrs William Sherman and son Billy visit Mrs Brad Meeks at Frost Monday.
Mrs. Zena Welch Burk died Sunday at her parents home, Mr. and Mrs Don Welch. She is survived by her husband Charles Burk and their three weeks old infant son. Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Ernie Gruery and daughter Florine and William Sherman at Alex Gruery's home.
Prof W H Cooper announces intramural debate program at Ohio University with women debates among features. Letters go to men's and women's fraternities outlining plans and potential for intercollegiate matches later. Debates focus on topics like abolishing college tradition and deferred pledging, each lasting one hour. A final convocation will award a trophy to the winning organization.
Dr O L Dustheimer professor at Baldwin Wallace College returns with a new WTAM radio lecture series on astronomy. The talks begin Monday November 6 at 6 26 p m EST and outline topics such as Celestial Glanta Celestial Dwarfs Stars Not in Hollywood Evolution of the Timepieces Astronomy of Astrology and The Evening Star.
A local journalism fraternity Delta Gamma Mu is formed at a meeting of journalism students. Robert ards of New London is president with J Russell Marple Pryville vice president Emerson Sheron Millbrook N Y tary and George Caswell Ret N Y treasurer. A Tuesday 8 o'clock meeting will finalize plans with Marple and Carrell Kit Proctorville chairing committees. The group aims to foster discussion of news themes and invite editors to speak and connect with Ohio University journalism department.
Valent of Amanda purchases Kingston Tribune weekly from editor Paul A. Johnson. The paper, led by Johnson as editor and fisher, previously won two state weekly competitions.
William H. Egan, 87, Civil War veteran, dies in Marysville after a long illness.
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