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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1934
Page
13
Gordon B. Gray as receiver of the property and heirs announce sale of the estate of the deceased Anale Msni nenkins on October 10, 2otw. Readiness to offer coal quality and best results highlighted in notice.
The sheet shows hogs and cattle with mixed demand and prices: hogs 180 to 250 lb at 5.50 to 5.85, sows to 4.75, cattle 400–900 head with cutters and calves steady, fat cows around 2.50 to 3.50, lambs steady around 6.75 to 7.00, and regional prices fluctuating. Boston wool market sees uneven demand with combing wools selling around 24–68 cents per pound greasy basis and related sales.
D A Perrell 87 a Rocksprings resident and Civil War veteran died Monday at his home. A member of the Seventy Seventh Regiment C V II he leaves four daughters Emma Linnie Farrah Dyler and Mrs Maxie Johnson three sons John Tom and David and a brother John of Cambridge. His wife preceded him in death three years. Funeral services will be 2 pm Thursday at Rocksprings M E Church with Rev Herbert Sherwood of Anderson IN in charge. Burial in Rocksprings Cemetery. The American Legion will attend en masse. Mrs Johnson will arrive in time for the funeral.
Two men and a woman were arraigned Tuesday before Magistrate C H Porter. All pleaded not guilty and were bound over to the grand jury. Bond was furnished by all defendants. Carlos Harvey of Glouster faced a failure to provide charge with bond set at 300 dollars. Harve Dunn of York Township was arrested on a wife signed affidavit charging assault and battery with bond of 300 dollars. Isabelle Fierce of Trimble was arrested on a Bernadine Sawyer affidavit charging theft of 116 dollars with bond set at 500 dollars.
Not one of the 65 Athens County boys who left last week for Marietta for a pre camp physical has returned. The entire Athens delegation is likely at the Fort Knox training camp in Kentucky.
Bank in Athens reports assets with bonds and securities owned and cash reserves. Figures show total assets around 146 249.68 with cash over 53 003.73 and due to others including certified checks and government taxes. Notarized by Geo R Bailey cashier, with directors attest.
Stocks edged up at the open but cooled after an hour as metals profit taking limited gains. Some rails and industrials held small advances while declines hit Cerro De Pasco United States Smelting and National Distillers.
Athens High School organizes its annual Fall Festival in the school gym Friday Oct 19 with booths run by all grades. Special booths include Portrait Shoppe and a candy shop run by the PTA. Features include a doll house shooting gallery treasure hunt bingo and food sales. Prizes go to the best decorated and most profitable booth.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics predicts higher prices for most farm products and stronger autumn business activity. Wheat may recover further, corn stays high, potatoes stay low, hog prices fall less than usual, cattle held up, and eggs and chickens rise in the next three to four months as supply constraints persist.
A five reel sound film titled Romance of the Reaper was shown to 300 to 600 children Tuesday at Memorial Auditorium. The Rufus Putnam School organized the screening with students from Rufus Putnam and Mechanicsburg along with Athens public schools and the Children's Home. Dr Louis Heil and assistant John Edwards projected the film detailing the history of reaping machinery from the sickle to modern reapers and included Cyrus McCormick's first reaper.
A two week revival at Asbury Chapel near Guyaville continues with nightly services at 7 30 led by Rev and Mrs D Vause Snyder of Tuppers Prniie Attendance is large and several versions are reported
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