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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1934
Page
9
In Marietta on October 22 two damage suits totaling over $4,000 were filed in Common Pleas Court against Laura Hill of Belpre. The actions stem from a September 7 Belpre accident when a rotten outbuilding floor collapsed into a deep vault, injuring two women.
Reginald E. French Jr., a Middleville Michigan fuel dealer, is charged with violating an injunction that bars disregard for the NRA coal code. He appeared in Grand Rapids jail smiling before pleading not guilty and being released on a $3,000 bond.
Putnam and West Side share top in the elementary school touch football league with three wins, one loss, one draw. Mechanicsburg trails in second place. girls pinball leads Rufus Putnam with five wins while Mechanicsburg has four. A Saturday mixed game between Rufus Putnam and West Side ended 6 to 6.
Joseph N. Butricks 69 a Spanish American War veteran died at his Langsville area home after a long illness. He served in Company L Seventh Ohio, recently bought the Miller farm near Langsville, and moved from Middleport three weeks ago. Funeral is Wednesday at 1 pm at the Middleport Christian Church with Cheshire Cemetery burial. comrades will be pallbearers.
Athens Schools Superintendent Harper C Pendry will speak at East Side School 2 45 Wednesday afternoon to address the Par ent Teacher Association A report on the Columbus state convention Oct 10 11 12 will be given by Mrs L C Stuart association president and convention delegate Also note Athens residents enjoy near summer weather with relief from high daytime heat and cooler nights in the mid 40s to 60s. PARSONS W Va Oct 22 Mr and Mrs Charles Anvil name newborn Charles Wesley CWA after Roosevelt initials program
Columbus report says three City Workhouse prisoners attempted to escape by sawing a barn window. A guard found them and a dormitory search uncovered numerous hack saw blades and related contraband.
The New York market opened higher with cautious advances in rails and metals. Shares such as United States Steel and General Motors edged up while some favorites like National Department Stores Preferred rose, and Hog and cattle futures showed varied results as brisk retail sentiment and a stronger business mood lifted speculative hopes.
Monroe City Missouri October report tells of J N Wright of Los Angeles California who forgot a $1,000 bank deposit made 34 years ago in Galesburg Illinois and now receives a statement showing a balance of $3,728 after funds accumulated to $2,728 in interest and penalties.
The Brunson Savings and Loan Company seeks setting aside of a conveyance of real estate and appointment of a receiver in Athens County Common Pleas against Frank E. Goldsberry Alice Blaine Goldsberry Virginia Goldsberry John R. Goldsberry Lorene Goldsberry Mary Goldsberry Blair and Fyron Blair. The plaintiff claims a debt of 17379.9 with 8 percent interest from July 1 on a note and mortgage originally by Thomas E. and Gladys B. Pemberton and alleges the Goldsberry spouses transferred property to the other defendants after default. The case lists Wayne W. Gilkey and Ora Dye as related parties.
Market activity shows steady receipts across categories in Baltimore. Eggs and butter values appear mixed with occasional gains, while potatoes list varied prices for Michigan New York Wisconsin and other regional varieties.
Grain in store with transit billing attached and quotes for wheat, corn, oats. Butter and eggs show higher or steady prices. poultry and fowls demand steady, with various weights and breeds listed. Government securities and Home Owners loans appear in price lines with modest changes.
Answer key lists five items drawn from local history and numbers. It notes Frances Maxwell bungalow stairway containing Fort Necessity stone from 1754, a Gothic door with a glass canopy linked to John Jacob Astor, a river name Bottle River Mocking, an annual value of $1,800, and a total value figure of $8,008,020 with a 1952 tax duplicate value over $14,000,000.
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