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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1933
Page
13
Probate Judge 8 Johnson announces actions in Athens County Ohio on October 18 and 30 with filing and appointment items pending in the court.
B J Hoffman of the Columbus Citizen was chosen president of the Ohio Circulation Managers Association at its two day convention in Columbus. Other officers include Glenn Cox of Dayton News as vice president Lewis F Mottice of the Marietta Times as secretary treasurer J H Galloway of the Columbus Ohio State Journal as director and J A Fiood of the Wooster Record as director. Mrs Theodore Roosevelt marked the 75th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt's birth at Oyster Bay with a quiet observance at his home.
Wilmington report states that pending the divorce settlement between Laura Long aged 73 and husband William Long aged 74, the court ordered Laura Long to pay weekly alimony to William Long.
Joseph Richards Sr. age 66 died at his son in law and daughter Richard Williams home in Pleasant City after midnight. A longtime Derthick Glouster resident and United Mine Workers official he served as secretary treasurer and later touring auditor. Survived by wife seven children and relatives. Funeral arrangements pending with services likely Sunday afternoon.
Akron Oct 27 The Graf Zeppelin’s fuel gas cell began bulging as Goodyear experts load 850000 cubic feet of hydrogen and Pyrofax fuel for the long ocean crossing. Skipper Dr Hugo Eckener and Chief Officer Captain Ernest Lehman were away as preparations started for a dawn 8 am takeoff with Seville Spain as next landing and Friedrichshafen awaiting the home hangar removal. Eckener to return from Chicago today.
A State Relief Commission report shows Ohio spent 32,141,072 dollars in nine months in 30 counties and 3,210,080 in 58 counties with no state aid. It warns that about 12,000,000 dollars more will be needed before year end.
Washington October 27 The NRA attacked concealment of carrying charges by credit dealers. Critics urged that dealers disclose to buyers exactly what they pay for credit in terms of percentages on current unpaid balances.
Mr. A B Roe, general manager of the McBee Co, underwent a major operation in Grant Hospital Columbus yesterday afternoon. The procedure was for diverticulitis and a worsening condition in the abdomen. Mr Roe was moved to the hospital last Monday after a brief illness that confined him to bed since Saturday. Mrs Roe accompanied him at the hospital. His condition today was reported as serious.
New York stocks eased slightly with limited speculative interest. Bethlehem Steel fell to 27 half a point before recovering some, while U S Steel slipped to 39 and western utilities modestly dropped. Banter across autos oils rails and farm equipment followed, with Dun and Bradstreet listing commodity trends and poultry and meat prices in parallel notes.
Livestock receipts rise with 4700 hogs and 2000 sheep. Direct bids show mixed demand as top hogs reach 170 to 250 while better weights fetch around 3.75 per pound. Cattle and calves steady to firm for prime lots, with top fat cows about 2.25 to 2.50 and select heifers around 6.00 to 6.50. Sheep steady with lambs mostly 7.95 to 9.7 for light weights.
Market notes show unchanged butter and eggs with firm butter in Cincinnati and nearby areas. Poultry prices vary by weight with guineas young two pounds up 35 ec and turkeys up to 12 pounds gobblers, while eggs remain steady. Regional receipts and grade specifics are listed for butter, eggs, and poultry across Southern Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky markets.
Butter market firm with extras 27 cents per pound in tubs. Eggs market firm extras 29 cents with firsts 2 pence per pound. current receipts 200, fresh pullets 16 cents.
Express and Truck receipts list apples cabbage carrots celery corn lettuce pumpkins Hubbard and Table Queen squash, butter and eggs. Entries show varieties, units like basket or bu, region notes Ohio and Michigan, prices ranging from 10 to 26 cents, with grading terms and purchase notes.
Hog receipts 800, good clearance for 160 to 220 lb weights around $4.90. other weights steady. 220 to 2590 lb ranges $4.50 to $4.90. packing sows $3.50. Cattle receipts 600. calves 125 slow with mostly $7.50 and select at 68. sheep receipts 800 slow and lower with fat lambs about $6.75 and a load at $7.50. yearling wethers $4.50. aged wethers $3. ewes $19.72.
Grain in elevators shows Wheat No 9 red at 99.9, Corn No 2 yellow 60-51, Oats No 2 white 04-41 percent, Rye No 9 5-76 with track prices at 98 4 cents. Wheat No 1 red 86-07, No 2 red 78, Corn No 2 yellow 45-46 with No 3 yellow 44-45, Oats No 2 white 97-4 to 99-4, No 6 white 36-30. Clover Oct 7.25 Jan, 7.40 Mar, Alsike cash 50 Dec 70. Butter Paney creamery 27, Pugs extras 95 2 6.
In Boston today only routine business occurred as buyers held back after the busy six months. Prices remained firm with Best staple Ohio and similar delaine wools not below 94 cents per pound in grease. Half-blood and three-eighths top-quality wools traded around 34 to 42 cents, quarterblood 41 cents. Original bag maple fine camping wools approached 2 cents per pound clean.
Grain prices and bids listed for wheat corn and oats with grades No 1 red No 2 red No 2 yellow and No 2 white across multiple codes. Includes price quotes for Oct Dec and Mar futures and cash bids with values from 7.25 to 8.70 per unit and mentions seed clover.
The fragment lists numerous bond yields and rates for Treasuries and Lib 4th 44s with varied dates and values. It reads like a financial ledger of coupon, maturity and yield figures such as 103.15 110.41 and 101.28, interspersed with March June consignments and partial notes on Treas and Lib.
Public sale at Route 77 near Sharpsburg and near Carpenter lists livestock hay grain and implements with buyers to meet October 28 at 1 00 pm and October 31 at 10 00 am. Albany report notes the death of Ross Robinson in Morgantown West Virginia last Friday his son E D Roomeon of Columbus is mentioned and his wife Mary Dorsey of Alexander is named.
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