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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1933
Page
9
Logan Ohio ad classifies offer personal ads and logs a notice of parole hearing. The readable fragment references Logan and a hearing related to parole with no clear date or panel details.
Gallipolis reports multiple notices. The packet Senator Cordell, under U S Marshal, will be sold at public auction on October 20 to satisfy debts and liens. Queen City also faces sale on October 18 at the Pittsburgh wharf for Ohio River Transportation Company debts. Dravo Construction won the bid for twin locks at Winfield Dam after Bader Construction failed to qualify. Billy Bryant's Showboat travels toward Kanawha River winter quarters aboard Valley Belle. Poultry and produce move toward Pittsburgh from Gallipolis and nearby points as Liberty undergoes shaft repairs at Pt Pleasant. Steel City with five oil barges and one scrap barge advances to Pittsburgh. Acme Boiler Shop stop noted. Ohio Valley Improvement Association sets its thirty ninth annual convention in Cincinnati October 24–26. W C Cudkins serves as secretary.
Gallipolis Oct 11 Mr and Mrs George N Bolles marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an informal observance at home 44 Locust Street They were married Oct 10 1883 in the bride’s sister’s house by Rev Richards A reception followed at the Bolles home Dinner for 12 at Hotel Lithy and a 7:30 to 10 pm reception were held Guests included Herman Bolles and two sons Herman Jr and Richard George Bolles Herman Jergens Mrs Elizabeth Kleve Blanche Hetteberg and Charles Skees among others The couple’s son Herman is with a Cincinnati sporting goods firm Mr Bolles serves as clerk of the Gallia County Board of Elections and represents a casket company The couple reside in Gallipolis with memories of a long life together.
Gallipolis reports two motor crashes causing minor injuries and heavy vehicle damage. Franklin Marsh sustained head, arm, and leg injuries when a Covert Baking Co truck collided with a coupe driven by Esther Christy and transported by Miss Elizabeth Cooper.
Gallipolis hosts the third annual Rio Grande Community Fair late this week with a Thursday night style show sponsored by Davis Shuler Brumfield and Thomas and the Haskins Davis Company. High school students perform a program with the First Baptist Church quartet and Roberta Cornwell and Betty Kratzia.
Maude McGowan sues Frank McGowan in Gallia County claiming deceit about property and cruel treatment since their September 6 marriage in Pomeroy. She seeks restoration of her former name Maude Thomas after five weeks of marriage.
Attorney and Mrs Hollis Johnston travel to Chicago for several days at the World's Fair. Mikes Bess Wetherholt returns to Cleveland after visiting her parents G J and Mrs G J Wetherholt. Mr and Mrs Frank Powell relocate from Gallipolis to Jackson linked to Oak Hill Savings Bank. Funeral planned Thursday in Newport for Mrs J W Wolfe mother of J B Wolfe of Gallipolis. she died at home in Rockland, leaving husband two sons and two daughters. J W Wolfe and sons Will will attend.
On Oct 11 the stock market showed mixed and fractional losses across many names while select issues like Westinghouse Electric and American Telegraph posted small gains. The Dan & Braestreet price index of 30 commodities showed a modestly lower reading versus the previous session.
A mixed report with industrial share percentages and local notices from Gallipolis Ohio. It includes a sale confirmation for a church building to Rose L Day for 100 dollars, plus October 11 court actions and community events at Grace M E Church and Island View Inn.
Charles Yeanger commander of the Gallipolis Commandery departed Thursday afternoon for Springfield. He will attend Wednesday and Thursday sessions of the Ohio Commandery.
Cendeinante Produce quotes No 2 butter at 4c per lb No 3 at 2c butter fat 1 percent Bees-bases included extra firste 260 seconds 15c nearby ungraded 26c
Market notes show weak demand with Eegs receipts 1 748 cases and extra firsts 200. Butter receipts total 11 642 titbs with specials 234 24¢ and extras 23c. extra firsts 20 22¢, firsts 18 19Xc, seconds 16Q, and standards 2ic.
Butger Blarkey shows barely steady prices while Porta Market also remains barely steady. Extras rise 25 cents per pound in tubs and 20 cents for extras, with extra firsts at 2 cents and current receipts up 20 cents.
A market listing from Southern Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky shows current receipts for eggs and poultry, with specific prices for hens, chicks, and ducks. Fresh killed hens, hog dressed meat, and various vegetables like cabbage, carrots, corn, lettuce, quinces, and tomatoes are priced by basket or dozen, reflecting regional farm market values.
Moggs reports receipts of 4900 direct and through plus 760 heldover with mostly 25 cent lots. Cattle receipts around 950 with calves 300. steers and heifers mostly 2.50 to 3.50, some to 6.00 for selected lots. Sheep receipts about 1000 with fat lambs 7.25 to 7.50, throws 4 to 6, ewes 1 to 2.
Hog receipts 2300 with slow early sales and deweight prices. cattle 50 receipts with steady to lower trends. calves 106 receipts steady with good to choice at 7.50 to 8.50. sheep 1300 receipts steady with good lambs at 4.50 to 5.50 and wethers 3 down. hogs and pigs show varied quotes. market activity described for weight ranges from 160 to 350 pounds.
Grain market brief lists prices for Wheat No 2 red and Not red, corn No 2 yellow, oats No 2 white, rye No 2, with figures around 70 to 84 percent and various cash bids. Mentions Clover cash prices and butter, dairy terms, and miscellaneous produce figures.
Bennett Shimp, assistant professor of violin at Ohio University, played two encores at the convocation in Alumni Memorial Hall with Mrs. C. C. Robinson on piano. The Cornet Quartet provided a setting for the recital.
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