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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1932
Page
9
The listing shows categorized classifieds such as Announcements Livestock Real Estate Merchandise and Rentals. It outlines sections like Political Announcements In Memoriam Lost and Found Employment and Automotive and gives numeric labels for each category.
Market wires show errors and fragmented text with stocks and railroad mentions. United Airlines listed at 33 and a half but overall confusion suggests a volatile session.
POMEROY Oct 19 George W Kreitler local county agricultural agent was re elected president of the Ohio County Extension Agent s Association at the annual meeting in Columbus Talks by Dr G F Warren Dr C B Warburton Dr EB B Bryan and others highlighted three days of discussions on modern agricultural problems As state president he will attend National County Agricultural Agents Association meetings in Chicago in December
The AY P U meeting led by Hattie Van Dyke discussed Young People and the liquor problem with scripture read by Millard Parker. Next Sunday's program will be by the Fellowship committee. M BE Church ladies to serve a chicken supper Friday at 8. Albany Grange plans a Saturday night event with a Halloween themed program and various readings and performances.
Probate notice for M Foren in the county records. Official actions and deadlines implied by the court, with no dates or parties specified due to fragmented OCR text.
Col Ralph D. Cole former commander of the Ohio American Legion died from injuries after a car crash Friday in Warren. He was known in Pomeroy and Athens and served in World War I in the 47th Division. He worked with the Battle Monument Commission and spoke in Athens County ten days before his death.
Centen nial events drew many residents to Albany Thursday and Friday while John Clark and family visited Pomeroy. Harrisonville edged Downington 17 to 14 in a baseball game with a return match planned. Local pupils show 27 in grammar and 23 in primary. September attendance reached 97 percent. Comical Country Cousin is set for Saturday night at the schoolhouse under the M W A. Reverend Vorbis spoke at Epworth League banquet in Athens. Numerous visits and family gatherings fill a busy community week with church events and fair attendance.
Nell Dupler of Athens was fined ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication before Mayor Robert Wood Tuesday night. She was arrested by Athens police Monday afternoon.
Friday afternoon the Chester High School football team travels to Albany to face the local squad on their field. The two rivals are expected to produce a hard fought game with local spectators hoping for a strong performance from both sides.
The fragmentary OCR appears to mix names, numbers, and phrases with no clear event. Readable bits mention Baltimore and a jumble of items like Butter-Qreamery and Guineas, but no coherent story, date, or outcome emerges.
A garbled market listing from Cleveland shows entries for heavy and medium fowls, rump broth, turkey, and potatoes. It references vendors in New York and Pennsylvania and mentions sacks, cobblers, and graded goods. The fragment hints at a busy fresh provisions trade with assorted items and prices not clearly legible.
Fragmented OCR notes describe poultry and livestock at markets in Southern Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky. References imply prices per unit and notes on hens ducks and geese, with mentions of meat quality and local sellers.
Fragmentary note appears to reference Cincinnati butter packing with prices around 27 cents and mentions timing at six, but content is garbled with multiple misspellings and lacks coherent facts or entities.
Market notes show mixed cattle receipts with quotes for hogs and vealers. Prices listed include grease and heifer grades with various weights and quality notes, reflecting a fluctuating tone in the market report.
The auction tally notes cattle and calves with uneven demand and scattered prices. Vealers hold steady to weak. cows and heifers display mixed movement. Sheep show moderate activity with prices around one dollar to one thirty. Grain-hedged buyers and sellers faced patchy trading conditions.
Receipts of cattle and sheep at Parkersburg totalled 462 head with buyers present and prices steady. Poor cows brought around 283 dollars, good baby beefs commanded solid bids, while lambs and hogs showed strong demand with shoats and pigs trading near 25 dollars per head.
Market notes show Toledo prices for creamery butter at 8 1 2 cents per pound and Timothy hay at 8 cents per cwt. The report references weak demand and fluctuating weights as buyers adjust stocks.
Train departures and arrivals listed for Athens with numbers 1 to 82 and several named services. Daily and Sunday exceptions noted, with northbound and southbound operations and standard daily timings.
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