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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1936

Page

5

Cost of Athens County Campaign Totals Revealed

Report shows Athens County Republican and Democratic committees spent 6674.59 on the Roosevelt Landon race. Republicans 4449.58 Democrats 2224.71. Republicans spent about 47 cents per Landon vote 9509 and Democrats about 18 cents per Roosevelt vote 13205. Also notes deficits and received contributions from state and national committees.

Democratic Athens County C. L. Jordan Republican Committee Landon Roosevelt National Democratic Campaign Committees State Executive Committee Republicans Roosevelt League. Co L. Jordan

Pickett Appeals State Insurance Denial in Athens Court

Thomas Pickett filed an appeal in Athens County Common Pleas Court seeking restoration of his right to participate in state industrial insurance. He alleges injury on the job with Manhattan Coal Co in November 1934 and that the State Industrial Commission denied compensation.

Athens County Common Pleas Court Thomas Pickett Pickett Manhattan Coal Co State Industrial Commission

Women's Relief Corps Meeting At Red Men's Hall

Women's Relief Corps will meet Friday at 7 30 p m at Red Men's Hall for inspection and refreshments will be served.

Women's Relief Corps Red Men's Hall

Mrs Nancy South Dies At The Plains Home

Mrs Nancy Jane South widow of Andrew J South died Wednesday afternoon at her daughter Mrs C V O Neals home The Plains She had lived in Athens 29 years Survived by three daughters and four sons two sisters and many grandchildren Great grandchildren Funeral Saturday at 10 30 at the O Neal home The Plains conducted by Rev L H Stanley Friends may call at the O Neal home

Nancy Jane South Andrew J. South C. V. O'Neal the Plains Athens South C. P. Jones Port Clinton Coragebold Columbus O'Neal Fred Ray Frank Linscott Eliza Donaldson Sarah

Tax Suit Filed in Athens County for Delinquent Taxes

Treasurer G D Gorham files in Athens County Common Pleas Court to sell Ada Swindell property in Jacksonville to satisfy 204.49 dollars in taxes and 27.12 dollars in special assessments.

Athens County Common Pleas Court G. D. Gorham Gorham Ada Swindell Jacksonville

Woman Seeks Alimony From Husband in Powhatan Mine Case

Dessie Fields files in Athens County Common Pleas Court asking the judge to set a semi monthly alimony payment from her husband William E. Fields during their separation. She states he works at a Powhatan mine earning about $200 monthly.

Dessie Fields Athens County Common Pleas Court William E. Fields Powhatan

Dairyman Fined for Selling Milk Without Permit

Hout Haning of Athens appeared before Magistrate T R Bennett and pleaded guilty to selling milk in Athens without a Board of Health permit. He was fined $1 and costs. Constable Frank White made the arrest, with the charge filed by sanitary officer R L Marlow.

Hout Haning Athens R. D T. R. Bennett Board of Health Frank White R. L. Marlow

Kidney trouble remedies sparked by nightly awakenings

An OCR style advertisement urges reader to study kidney function and promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a reliable, inexpensive diuretic. It claims the product has helped for 50 years and lists symptoms like backache, nervousness, nighttime urination, and swelling to justify use.

Haarlem

Dynamite Found in Car Back Seat Near Campus

Professors Hoover and Gubitz discovered a stick of dynamite with no cap or fuse in the back seat of Hoover's car near the campus. They moved the explosive to a campus lawn then reported to Police Chief Finsterwald, who secured it in the city magazine. Believed taken by youths who found it and did not know how to use it.

Prof T. N. Hoover A. C. Gubitz Hoover Finsterwald North Hill Gubitz

Stocks Slip Amid Rail and Industrial Losses

New York stocks eased today as rails and industrials fell. Union Pacific led with about a 5 percent drop around 130 and Atchison Topeka Santa Fe declined, while Chrysler as ex dividend fell about 2 percent to 128. United States Steel eased 1 percent to 74.15 and J I Case slipped 2 percent to 158. Mer cantile shares declined on profit taking.

New York Union Pacific Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Chrysler United States Steel J. I. Case Mercantile Pacific Co Ehtampanne Canareat Steet Industrials Allied Chemicals Com al Eosinen Ag. Chem. del Innaw Home Products Acamentons & Am Ames dOe Col. Gas Elec Crosley Radio Avenece DuPont Zoo and Tee Libney Owens Ford Loews Theaters Nat Biscuit Nat Radio Corp U. S Woolworth Westinghouse Procter and Gamble Atlantic Aerosawne N. J Texas Corp Rolling Mills Bethlehem Crucible Iron and Steel U. S. Steel Motors Briggs Mfg Gen. Motors Asme Neatemtanaie Stewart-Warner Aatetroareianonip Goodrich Rubber Goodyear Oe Wares Mack Truck Sewner Ewwonse Wooneene Nash Eon Owen Owe Timken Roller Wonnwons

Grain and Produce Prices at Toledo Market

Grain and produce prices listed for Toledo include Wheat No 1 red at 116 117 2 cents per unit and No 2 red at 115 116 9, Corn No 2 yellow 104 105, No 3 yellow 100 104, Oats No 1 white 48 2 49, No 2 white 47 2 49.

Toledo

Livestock and Poultry Prices For Eggs and Fowls

Market figures show eggs steady with firsts and seconds listed. Live poultry prices cover fowls by age and breed, roast ing chickens and broilers, turkeys by class and weight, including leghorn, old roosters, and barred or white rocks.

John H Bodley 86 Dies in Athens Home

John H Bodley 86 died last evening at his son's home in Hebbardsville after a long Kentucky career as a businessman and longtime Newport county official. Funeral services are set for Friday at 10 AM at Evergreen Cemetery Newport Kentucky. He was born in Ohio and later lived in Kentucky with surviving wife deceased in 1927, son, daughter in Philadelphia, multiple grandchildren and a sister in New York. Flowers omitted per family request.

John H. Bodley J. W. Bodley Hebbardsville Evergreen Cemetery Newport Mr. Bodley Ohio Kentucky Athens 8. J. Cotsworth Philadelphia C. R. Larson New York

Eggs and poultry market prices from current receipts

Eggs market firm with extra grade 40 and extra firsts 37. Live poultry prices show hens heavy 51 and up 19, broilers 2 y and up 15, springers various 445 and up 17, ducks 6 and up 17, geese fat 17, turkeys young toms 19 and old hens 18.

Market Firm Receipts and Grading Report Update

Market firm reports fresh graded firsts 33s and extra firsts 35 with dirties 26 and current receipts 32s. Butter market tallies 8041 tubs with extra firsts 90601 score 324 percent 32s and ex tras 92 score 33. Firsts 31 31 percent specials 33 2 percent 34 standards 32. Centralized 69 score 1 percent and centralized 88 score 31.

Egg and Poultry Prices Slide Across Markets

Eggs steady with varying weights from 30 to 55 pounds per unit. Poultry markets show mixed steady to slight gains for hens leghorn springers and various colored springers, with old roosters and ducks listed and turkeys priced for old toms and young birds.

Vets To Eat Rabbits At DAV Supper

World War veterans are invited to a rabbit supper at Eagles Hall Saturday at 7. Athens Chapter Disabled War Veterans sponsor the event. J. E. Johnson adjutant asks those bringing rabbits to leave them at his office by noon Saturday.

Eagles Hall Athens J. E. Johnson DAV

V. L. Burch Killed by Automobile in Buffalo

Mrs Blanch Burch of 163 Mill St learns of her brother in law Vernie L Burch death in Buffalo N Y from injuries after an auto strike He formerly lived in Athens and worked at Thompson Scott store He leaves brothers Ray Will and Orley with three brothers already dead

Buchtel Youth Accused of Attempted Assault on 11 Year Old

Campbell, 18, of Buchtel, appeared before Magistrate Bennett to answer a charge of attempting criminal assault on 11 year old June Hayden. Mrs Cuba Hayden filed the charge. Campbell pleaded not guilty and was bound to the Grand Jury under a 500 dollar bond.

Lee Campbell Buchtel T. R. Bennett June Hayden Cuba Hayden Campbell

Record Cold Fall Night As Mercury Falls to 19

Last night saw a new fall record with the temperature dropping to 19 degrees after already hitting 22 repeatedly. By noon today sunny skies lifted the mercury into the near forties and a largely cloudy, warmer Friday is forecast.

9000 Athens County job drive aims to place 2900 unemployed

Thomas Hixenbaugh of the Athens NRS announces a re interview campaign targeting 2900 unemployed residents. WPA and NRS teams will contact employers county wide, offering free placement services as more than 9,000 locals have registered and about 1,500 have found private industry work since inception.

Athens County Thomas Hixenbaugh Athens National Re-employment Service NRS Hixenburgh

Births and hospital notices from Sheltering Arms Hospital

A son born to Mr and Mrs William Downard Garfield Ave at Sheltering Arms Hospital this morning. Miss Mary Lou Helter a sophomore at Ohio University resident of Tippecanoe Ohio underwent an appendectomy Wednesday night. Elton Holmes 215 W Washington St had an appendectomy and Alma Henderson Pratt Fork had an abdominal operation. Frank Miller Long Bottom R F C admitted for observation. Mrs Jean Bell Corning Route 2 dismissed after observation. Vernon Wilkes injured in a Saturday night accident released. Mrs Clark Daily 7 Franklin Ave and baby son were discharged this afternoon.

William Downard Garfield Ave Sheltering Arms Hospital Mary Lou Helter Ohio University Tippecanoe, O Elton Holmes W. Washington St Alma Henderson Pratts Fork Frank Miller Long Bottom Jean Bell Corning Vernon Wilkes Clark Daily Franklin Ave

Mrs. John Fee Dies in Portsmouth After Birth of Son

Mrs. John Fee former Athens County resident died Tuesday in a Portsmouth hospital two weeks after giving birth to a son. She was Clarice Jones daughter of the late Ira Jones of Millfield Route 1. The Fee home is in Coalton. She leaves her husband two weeks-old baby and two other children. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 PM in the Christian Church at McArthur.

John Fee Athens County Portsmouth Clarice Jones Ira Jones Millfield Fee Coalton

Cincinnati Livestock Market Report Highlights Mixed Hogs Cattle Sheep

Livestock receipts include hogs 3700 with weights over 200 lb and prices from 8.25 to 9.70 per cwt for various weight ranges. Cattle receipts 550 and calves 250 show a steady market with loads around 1100 lb and steers at 7.25 to 8.25, baby-beef heifers at 7.29, and bulls mostly 49.75 to 75.50. Sheep receipts 700 with generally steady demand. ewes and wethers 8.50 to 9.79, lambs 6.78 to 8.07, and slaughter ewes around 2.3.

Pittsburgh Livestock Market Summary

Hogs 3000 head with 1800 direct. cattle 200 head with 100 direct. calves 400 head with 250 direct. sheep 1000 head with lambs steady. Market levels: hogs 170 to 230 lb around 10010.10. heavies 250. natives 8.0 to 9.25. sows 89 down. Cattle good steers 89.75 or better. low cutter cows 3.25. vealers 11.50 down. Government bonds quoted with multiple issue prices across 4s to 3s and 2s series.

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