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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1921
Page
9
Classified notice seeking HOUSE or unfurnished rooms for short term use. Available a few weeks in advance. Contact phone 204K in Athens. Nine characters shown as a phone code or note.
Hundreds of couples attended the American Legion dance at the armory from 8 to 12 PM after a successful concert by the Legion band at the courthouse corner. The hall was decorated by Legion members and the parade and concert drew strong attendance. the program will be repeated tonight.
J F Marsh of the state board of education reports that Garland Johnson of Bridgeport Harrison County West Virginia won first honor in a national essay contest open to U S school pupils. The topic was Roads and highways transports.
Listing of varied stock quotes and percentages for multiple companies including American Can, General Motors, Kennecott Copper, Railway Steel, and Union Pacific. Notes specific prices such as $88.48 second and $90.52 first, plus Victory 4% at $99.46, reflecting a broad market update with assorted sector activity.
Merchants Police man Jesse Henry interrupted an attempted burglary at McCune's Tire and Accessory store in the early hours. Two men fled after being seen by the officer, firing at him, then jumped fences and fled toward Union street. A car was seen heading toward the depot as the burglary was foiled by a missing latch and a broken screen. The two suspects were described as one in a gray sweater and one in a black coat.
Readable lines list various oil firms and pipelines with price quotes or indices. Entities include Standard of California New Jersey Ohio Illinois Sioux Prairie Prairie Oil and Gas Sinclair Intercontinental Petroleum and Midwest Refining. Data appears as fragmented quotes likely from a financial page.
Chicago October 1 grain quotations fell today on the Chicago Board of Trade in a lackluster session. There was little buying power for export and provisions were lower.
A Toledo market brief lists close price data for multiple commodities and contract months. Wheat options show Dec and Mar figures, rye and barley cash quotes, butter eggs and hay prices with various month markers and old cash notes.
Gricago Produce Chicago reports assorted market prices on October 1. Butter creamery at 88 cents per pound with various grades listed. Cheese and poultry prices include Twins at 19 and Young Americans at 19 to 20 cents.
Cleveland producers report on October 1 shows butter figs at 48 to 49 cents, cream at 89 to 100, packing stock 22 to 24 cents. Poultry live fowls listed at 26 to 28 cents. Potatoes around 3.75 to 4 a unit rough, Jersey bags 3 to 3.25 per sack of 1560 pounds.
Chicago market receipts show cattle at 6000 and hogs at 4000 with steady trends. Hogs top around 8.30, mids 6.50 to 8.00, sows and pigs noted. cattle ranges include choice up to 8.65, veal calves near 7.50, stockers and feeders listed. sheep receipts 5000 with lambs around 7.25 to 8.86 and yearling wethers about 4.75.
Cincinnati cattle receipts 250 steer values around 6.9 to 7.0. hogs 2500 with good packer and butcher demand at 8.35. sheep 200 steady at 2.75 to 3. lambs slow 8.5 demand 8.0 to 8.5 with 0.5 drop.
Pittsburg cattle receipts were light with prices steady led by choice at 7.55 to 7.60, prime 7.60, common 6 to 6.50, veal calves 13 to 13.50. Sheep and lambs receipts fair with steady values, prime wethers 5 to 5.25, yearling lambs 8.75. Hogs receipts 85, market slow with prime heavy 8.35 to 8.40, mediums 8.50 to 8.60, heavy yorkers 7.60 to 8.60, light workers 8 to 8.25.
At the United Mine Workers convention a unanimous vote empowered the international executive board to use all means to oppose wage cuts. The action targets Rockefeler operated Colorado mines as part of a nationwide coal strike strategy.
Court room furniture is being repaired and redesigned this weekend for the grand jury term starting Monday October 8. The judge's bench is shortened about three feet and a new matching witness stand will place the witness between judge and jury, with jury seats moved forward for better hearing.
Daily rail schedule lists M and Hocking Valley services from Athens with numbered northbound and southbound departures and arrivals. Northbound No 1 leaves at 6 32 am and No 3 at 9 59 am, No 5 at 2 03 pm. southbound No 2 at 11 47 am, No 4 at 4 37 pm, No 6 at 8 15 pm. Hocking Valley northbound No 3 leaves at 6 00 am, No 85 at 11 00 am, No 37 at 6 00 pm. southbound No 50 arrives at 10 10 am, No 32 at 4 00 pm, No 34 at 8 15 pm.
Local timetable fragment lists early morning and midday departures on Baltimore and onward lines with numbers and times. It shows multiple trains including fast and local services with inbound westbound and eastbound designations and varying minutes past the hour.
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