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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1930

Page

11

Merchants of Eight Counties to Meet Here

Retail dry goods clothing and shoe merchants from Fairfield Hocking Vinton Meigs Washington Jackson Gallia and Athens Counties will meet at the Hotel Berry on September 17 at 6 30 for a discussion of retail merchandising The Ohio Retail Clothiers Association Ohio Retail Dry Goods Association and Ohio Retail Shoe Dealers Association sponsor the event with T W Craig Athens in charge About 125 to 150 merchants are expected and Frank Stockdale Columbus will be the principal speaker on modern retailing

Fairfield Hocking Vinton Meigs Washington Jackson Gallia Athens Berry Ohio Retail Clothiers’ Association Ohilo Retail Dry Goods Association Ohio Retail Dry Goods Association Ohio Retail Shoe Dealers Association T. W. Craig Frank Stockdale Columbus Stockdale

Cincinnati Markets Brief Butter and Eggs Prices

Butter steady near 36 to 38 cents per pound with creamery tablets noted. common butter prices 2 to 3 cents lower. Butterfat around 98 cents. Eggs and packing stock values listed, with firsts and seconds indicated in minor shifts.

Market Report Figures For Cattle And Veal Prices

Cattle prices show holdovers steady to higher with top around 11.50 per hundredweight for Sant weights while 220 to 340 Ibs. range near 611.98 and 250 to 300 Ibs at 11 dollars. Veal tops at about 14.60 with mediums 10.50 to 12.40. steers steady to slow and fair demand. Commodities include cutters around 5.79 to 7.15 and common grades weaker. Galveston activity listed as strong on Tuesdays with better grades in demand.

Galveston

Livestock Market Report Shows Mixed Cattle Calves and Sheep

Livestock market notes steady to lower in places. Cattle at 11.65 for some weights, vealers around 8 to 9 dollars, and feeders near 7.50 with weight ranges shown. Sheep receipts 1,000 with steady demand. better lambs to 40 dollars, common and medium around 69 to 47 dollars.

Livestock Market Report Shows Mixed Slaughter Prices

Hogs total 3 870 head with 1 470 direct sale. bulk value around 11 40 per cwt and 11 811 25 tba. Cattle and calves weaker with cows steady to 25 cents lower. steers and heifers mostly dull. Sheep and lambs mixed, lambs firm to 9 50. fat ewes down to 7 44 with culls to 3.

Gente Gallie Coun Ade

Sharp Rise in Banking Stocks Lifts Market Early

New York stock prices show a sharp rise in banking shares and steadiness in some issues while most industrials move limitedly. Traders remain cautious after the Dow Jones industrial average nears 240 for the first time since June, with volume light and professional traders driving small exchanges amid fear of a fresh decline.

New York U.P Stock Exchange Trading Industriala Dow Jones and Company

Ends Efforts Man Kills Self and Hurts Wife in Tragedy

In Cleveland a failed reconciliation ends in tragedy as Frank Bartok, 89, shoots himself after wounding his wife Daisy, 29. Bartok dies at County Morgue while Daisy is hospitalized with five bullet wounds and a slim chance of recovery.

Cleveland U.R Frank Bartok Daisy Bartok

Rail lines and railroad firms listed in midwest report

Furnished by Vercoe and Co Columbus rail lines and major companies including Allegheny Cor, Baltimore and Ohio, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Rock Island, Chicago, Santa Fe, Chesapeake and Ohio, Southern Pacific, Allied Chemical and American Agriculturist noted with percentages or figures in a tariff-like listing.

Vercoe and Co Columbus Allegheny Santa Pe Baltimore and Ohio Chesapeake and Ohio New York Central Pennsylvania Rock Lnland Lnland Svete Ewree Eanvreeeeaeree Paul Semen Southern Pacific Ceesevvveeeeseee Industriala Allied Chemical Peuweseeeesenve Ser American A Ricultur Cscsesesss

Legion Property Freed From Tax Exemption Ruling

Attorney General Gilbert Bettman issued an unofficial opinion that property owned and used exclusively as American Legion headquarters and meeting places is exempt from taxation. The ruling responds to a request from the Athens County Prosecutor and the Ohio Taxation Commission regarding posts at Glouster Nelsonville and Ath ens.

Gilbert Bettman American Legion Ohio Taxation Commission R. D. Williams Athens County Bettman Legion Glouster Nelsonville K. T. Crossen Athens Community Chest Fund

Minister Ash becomes temporary inmate in county infirmary

The Rev. Floyd L. Ash a former pastor of the Uhrichsville Methodist church has been placed in the Tuscarawas County Infirmary as a result of a divorce action filed by his second wife. His funds are tied up in a Uhrichsville bank and he cannot operate his automobile or use his household goods pending the divorce trial.

New Philadelphia Aupr Floyd L. Ash Ubrichsville Methodist Protestant Church Tuscarawas County Infirmary Whrichsville

City Unemployment Across Large Urban Areas

Census Bureau statistics released show about 4U.R 42,500,000 unemployed nationwide. In large cities over 100,000 population the majority have unemployment above three percent, while the national average hovers around two percent.

Washington Census Bureau

Marriage License Issued To Klotz And Dew Hare

John Kenneth Bruce Klotz 22 of Nelsonville and Leah Ellen Dew haret 17 of Nelsonville obtained a marriage license at home.

John Kenneth Bruce Klotz Nelsonville Leah Ellen Dewharet

Historic American Firms and Corporations in a Fragment

A garbled OCR fragment lists many U S corporations across industries including Standard Oil American Telegraph and Telephone Coca Cola General Electric Westinghouse Electric Montgomery Ward Radio Corporation United States Steel and more. It reads like an incomplete compendium of major companies with scattered names and misprints.

Americen Bugal Ccessvicsceeecs American Gumatra American Telegraph and Telephone Coca Cola Jiecbeeke Eee Cestumbia Oas Jan Chads Paremount Publix Oo Ccs Ces Drug Incorporated Cceees iGeneral Asphalt Tility Power and Light Vecess Continental Chee Mid Continent Petroleum Xine Pure Deas Hinelair Reas Standard of California International Harvester 2 Cissie Montgomery Ward Radio Corporation teeree / Standard of Indiana Standard of New Jersey Tenna Corporation Transcontinental Brasse Petroleum American Rolling Milla , Hethlehem iColorede Bocopr Oqopamnon Vader Udaon Motors Ocr Wanve Overland Commom Esscteene Brudebaker United International Mickel Net Wpooks Eevetnkess Arkansas Natural Gas Toll Bervice Che Missouri Kansas Pipe Niagara Hudson Vicecevestans Reiberiing Fubher Cis Trana American Corporation

Thomas Speaks at Trustees Meeting in Athens Ohio

Athens County Trustees held an informal meeting in Athens on Wednesday night with J. R. Thomas of Hayesville as the principal speaker addressing questions on school and road work. Deputy county surveyor Elmer Biddison discussed the trustees duties in road work.

Athens County Athens J. R. Thomas Hayesville Ohio State Township Trustees’ Association Elmer Biddison

Miner injured after being struck by falling coal

Joseph Kertes aged 64 was seriously hurt at Sunday Creek Mine No. 6 when coal fell on him. He suffered hip and back injuries and was taken to the home of Mr and Mrs John Kaszonyi in critical condition.

New River W. Va Sprint H. V Fred Landis Luhrig Sunday Creek West Va Bardin Brothers Joseph Kertes Millfield John Kaszonyi

Liquor Suspect Arrested After Lisbon Boy Poison Blind

Harry Chamberlain, 18, was blinded by liquor allegedly sold by Frank Nepoli. Nepoli was arrested and jailed after the liquor, bought last Sunday, caused his condition starting Monday.

Lisbon Harry Chamberlain Frank Nepoli

Carsey Released After Police Questioning Over West State Street Fire

Dan Carsey, held for questioning in the West State Street garage fire Monday night, has been released. Police officials say the investigation found he could have had no connection with the incident.

Carsey Dan Carsey West State Street

Hoover to Speak at ABA Convention in Cleveland

President Herbert Hoover will address the closing session of the American Bankers Association's fifty-sixth annual convention in Cleveland. Delegates attend from September 29 to October 2.

Crater Seen as Possible Witness in Ewald Case

UPI reports Crater, the missing Supreme Court Justice, may become a witness in the Ewald case over alleged sale of a magistrate seat. Crater disappeared after withdrawing $5,100 on August 6 and was linked to former Magistrate George E. Ewald and Tammany leader Martin J. Healy, amid $10,000 paid at Ewald's appointment.

New York UPD Joseph F. Crater Supreme Court Ewald Crater George E. Ewald Martin J.healy Tammany

Ex police officers in jail for store robbery

A. R. Carl Handel and Leroy Leiben, former Newark patrolmen, were jailed in Mt. Vernon on charges they robbed an A. & P. store.

Newark A.R Carl Handel Leroy Leiben Mt. Vernon

Explosion Rocks Cleveland District, One House Destroyed

An early morning blast in the Grand Avenue East 79th Street district of Cleveland caused a house to be destroyed. The blast damaged nearby structures and no injuries were immediately reported. Investigators inspected the scene for the cause of the explosion.

Cleveland Grand Avenue-East 79Th Street

Democrats Set Date for State Convention

The Democratic State Convention will be held in Columbus on Tuesday afternoon September 16. Announcement came from Henry G Beunaner, chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee.

Columbus U.2 Henry G. Beunaner Democratic State Execative Committee

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