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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1934
Page
11
The page carries a generic advertising notice for coal dealers claiming daily sales will increase due to publication. The item notes no allowances for errors unless the ad is ordered or supplied by CAPTABLE SERVICES.
A public hearing on the proposed Budget of the Count of arise for the fiscal year 1935 will be held r 17 in the office of the Athens County Commissioners. Copies of same are on file in the office of the County Auditor. By order of the Board of Athens County Commissioners. MAUDE LOWRY, Clerk.
Frost Charlies were guests of Mrs Nettie Richardson for a home-coming reunion at James Andrews' residence on Sunday September 2. Music was provided by Billy Saul of Pittsburgh, with dinner and supper served to attendees.
A fragmented timetable lists arrivals and departures for New York Central South No 2 and No 3 Chesapeake and Ohio No 30 No 37 and other lines. Times shown include morning and afternoon slots with daily and Sunday exceptions and connections at several hubs.
Two men claiming to represent the Brazilian Herb Tea Company of Norfolk were ordered to leave Athens County by Sheriff Charles Stratton after a West Virginia circular warned druggists about them. They, identified as W. T. McCall of Charlotte and L. W. Moore of Norfolk, sold Brazilian Herb Tea at five dollars per dozen and promised radio ads, using the company’s name, before the station stopped the bill. The circular said no such company exists in Norfolk.
Cash Bentz of Sumner Meigs County pleaded not guilty to grand larceny before Magistrate C. H. Porter and was held to the Grand Jury on $1,500 bond. Committed in default of bond, he and his brother Ward were arrested in the theft of $220 from a clock at Martin Koehler’s Dutch Ridge home on July 29. Sheriff Stratton said Cash admitted guilt, and $90 was recovered in Delaware where he stayed.
New York stock market opened with slight irregularities as minor gains and losses evened out. Bethlehem, United States Steel, Cloud year, General Motors and National Distillers slipped modestly, while Western Union, Union Pacific, American Commercial Alcohol, American Telephone and Santa Fe rose. Traders eyed textile strike progress and weekly labor day figures, with rail carloadings solid on seasonal trends and Edison Electric Institute data showing power use below last year. Iron Age pegged steel output at 19 percent of capacity.
Trading volumes totalled 980,000 shares as several majors show gains while others slip. Stocks including Bethlehem Steel, American Can, Caterpillar and Penn (J C) appear in the ledger with mixed percentages.
Four Athens County Republican leaders traveled to Columbus for the state convention at the Deshler Wallick Hotel. They are Mrs. C. H. Bartlett Hal H. Rowland Harry Kelly and Harold J. Rose.
In Common Pleas Court a sheriff s sale of property in Athens Township owned by William Malone is sought by County Treasurer G D Gorham to settle a delinquent tax claim totaling 203 44 on three tracts of land. A separate suit seeks 100 with 6 percent interest from 11 Nov 1041 on a promissory note as Rosa Huffman sues Elizabeth Kaviish and J C Kaviish.
Local residents report visitors and daily life including families at the State Fair and church or school updates. Hoover and Wallace prepare new books as both ex president and agriculture secretary publish works this month.
Four men were arraigned before Mayor Len B. McCune with fines totaling 155 dollars and court costs. Robert Patterson paid 100 dollars plus costs for intoxication and had driving rights suspended six months. He also paid 25 dollars and costs for fighting. Harry Bolin faced 5 dollars and costs for intoxication and 10 dollars and costs for fighting after allegedly assaulting a waiter on West Union Street. Frank Rose and Clifford Huggins were fined for intoxication, 5 dollars and costs for Rose and 10 dollars and costs for Huggins.
Rudy Ashbrook a 19 year old in Cincinnati jail is sentenced to death in the electric chair for killing a taxi driver during a holdup that yielded only cents. Judge B J Ryan wept saying it was one of his most sorrowful duties.
The report lists egg prices for various sizes and grades with near-term receipts at 22 to 30 cents, butter prices around 25 to 27 cents per pound, and grain quotes for wheat corn and oats. It notes current receipts, in store and transit billing, and multiple grade distinctions for eggs and poultry alongside consistent butter sale figures and carrier loads.
Receipts total 2200 with cattle improving in quality and demand pushing prices higher. Veal 360 head with good to heavy values. sheep and lambs 1060 head showing steady to firm prices. hogs 1000 head mixed, with slow trading and mostly 25 cents lower. cattle calves and other categories show varied but generally steady to higher value ranges across different classes.
Saturday market figures show hog receipts 70 175 to 220 lb at 7.35 to 7.50, heavies 7.30 to 7.50, sows 4.95 to 6.06, pigs 4.40 to 6.50. cattle receipts 188 with steers 5.75 to 63.50, heifers 5.0, fat cows 2.20 to 3.40, canners 2.00 to 3.26, bulls 2.70 to 3.25, milk cows 2.20 to 3.40. veal calves receipts 214 tops 68.10, lambs receipts 378 tops 63.35 with middling to 5.85 and light weights 4.25 to 4.65.
Long list of livestock prices shows hogs steady to lower with few sales above 7.50 and cows scarce. sheep mixed with better lots around 7.50 and smaller offerings. wool buyers cautious due to textile labor strike uncertainty. Treasury figures for Sept 4 include receipts of 39.83 million and expenditures of 26.71 million.
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