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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1931
Page
13
Classified listing from The Buick Co offering a 1828 Oldsmobile coach for 350 dollars, a Buick five passenger sedan at 200, a Ford coupe 1030, a Chevrolet sedan 150, a 1930 Buick sedan 1200, a Chrysler truck with pickup body 50, and other models with varied prices. Also notes trucks 144 to 2 ton at 300 and a 6Q roadster 300, with pricing to suit buyer.
Used car ads describe a 1928 Essex coupe with a green finish and good tires, note a dented sedan and a thoroughly rebuilt motor. Also advertised are a New Willys Six coach and sedan offered at a favorable price by Algeo Motor and Gales Co and Gifford Garage in Amesville.
Four Athens County residents cast ballots by mail using absentee ballots in a local election. The campaign and local officials reported no irregularities and noted the smooth processing of the mail ballots.
Mary Astor widow of Kenneth Hawks reportedly married Dr. Franklyn Thorpe, a Hollywood physician, by a justice of the peace at Yuma Arizona on June 20 under her birth name Lucile Langhanke.
Tokyo dispatch reports Oct 16 that Japan’s cabinet, in special session, did not resign from the League or act on inviting U S participation in Manchurian peace talks. Kenkichi Yoshizawa urged a legal review of majority versus unanimous council action while awaiting Washington’s reply. A government spokesman denied any war threatening China and Japan.
Toledo October 16 Ohio real estate boards hear Theodore Tangeman call for election of lawmakers to cut governmental costs and reallocate taxes. He says taxes burden real estate and reform must start at the polls with voter-legislator action.
Athens field reporters say the Girl Scouts of Athens will usher at the Ohio Stadium for the Ohio State game this Saturday. Scout director Mrs. Thor Olson asks all scouts to meet at 1 15 at the stadium with the first 25 girls reporting to usher.
In a public forum J A Wiseman of Athens Ohio argues that farmers post lands not to profit from game but to shield property from reckless hunters and poachers. He praises true sportsmen while condemning careless outsiders, urging better respect for farmers. Published Oct 14, 1931.
The New York market rallied with railroads rising on hopes of favorable government action on railroad bonds. Industrials gained 1 to 6 points and utilities up over 4 as investors rotated into transport and telecom equities. Freight and power stocks led advances while butter, poultry, and farm products showed price moves in the same session.
Fragmentary OCR yields scattered prices for butter creamery items and produce standards with scores and tiny currency marks. No clear events, names, or dates emerge beyond internal item codes and vague pricing references.
Cincinnati market notes list tub tote butter prices with butter fat 30 percent and various grades. No. 1 packing stock, No. 2 Bei No. 2, 20c and 12c per unit, extra firsts 80c, firsts 210, seconds 21c, nearby ungraded 29c.
Chicago produce market shows firm tone with eggs receipts totaling 2 307 cases and butter at 6 518 tubs. Egg extra firsts fetch 26 27c and firsts 24 25c while current receipts reach 184233 cents. Butter extras 34 ⅔c and firsts 27 30c with standards at 33 percent.
Butter 38 c for extras, 37 4 c for standard, market firm. Eggs extras 3c, firsts 25c, market firm. Fowls 21 23c, medium 18 20c, heavy broilers 18 19c. Ducks 12 16c, geese 12c. Potatoes Ohio and New York best 60, few 75c per bu. Maine Green Mountains $1.10 per 100 lb sack. Idaho Russet mostly $1.75, best $1.83 per 100 lb sack.
Livestock receipts show hogs at 340 lb and lighter hogs around 5.75 per cwt while sow and cattle totals are noted with slower market trends and varied grades. Calves and lambs show slight gains for better stock, while grain prices list No 4 red corn around 4.84 and Clover hay cash at 7.40 to 7.60 per unit.
The General Tire Company board has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 75 cents per share on common stock. The dividend will be paid on November to holders of record October 20. The company notes it has never reduced or skipped a dividend since its formation in 1915.
Stocks of Pennsylvania grade crude oil held by major pipelines totaled a bit over 3.1 million barrels at September end, with monthly variations and refinery demand noted. The American Metal Market anticipates improved steel demand as the National Credit Corporation stabilizes finance and dividends. General Gas reports asset swaps to improve income and preferred stock payments. Steel output for the week showed marginal gains, with capacity usage near 29 percent and ongoing corporate reorganizations amid protracted recovery efforts.
UPI reports mixed business gains and declines for early October across sectors. Del Rio and Western Railroad seeks authority to extend lines through Edwards to Quemado Texas while DuPont announces job programs for Hourly workers. Procter & Gamble notes steady sales since July with cautious optimism. Generators and refrigeration demand push up shipments and prices across multiple states.
Police failed to identify two men who grabbed Mrs. L D Kibler as she walked to her home on Sinsigl Wood Drive. She could not describe them beyond a large stature and screams noted as they fled. she was accompanied by her father L G Mayn of 44 Maplewood Drive.
The timetable lists trains departing and arriving at Athens with times for No. 3 No. 9 No. 2 No. 4 and additional services. It includes routes for CHESAPEAKE & OHIO and BALTIMORE lines with daily departures and specific arrival times such as 10:44 a m and 7:44 p m.
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