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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1921
Page
7
An advertisement urges readers not to be unwise with idle funds and promotes The Buckeye State Building & Loan Co in Columbus Ohio. It invites new accounts and highlights assets over 21 million dollars with mail and in person deposits.
The document records the attestation by Co. M. Gilu President of Council and Clerk C. H. Harris with approval by Mayor T. B. Roush. The line shows an official rely reference T-2otw.
Miss Margaret Clewell a 19 year old adventurer dressed in men’s clothes to parade Euclid Avenue smoking a cigarette. A police officer chased and captured her. In court Judge Howell noted there is no law against women smoking but wearing men’s pants in this town could lead to jail next time.
State Prohibition Commissioner Don V. Parker calls for increased police strength and frequent turnover of booze squad officers to prevent bootleggers from learning their tactics. He criticizes small fines as ineffective and says bootleggers quickly resume illegal work after paying fines.
New York September 7 trading opens quietly with 100 share lots and marginal changes from yesterday. Industrials drift. United States Steel unchanged at 76. Mexican Petroleum surges from 1084 to 110.
Fragmentary OCR lists various oil and gas companies and percentages with scattered place names such as New York Ohio and Wyoming. It appears as a directory item or score table referencing Standard, Prairie, Midwest, Sinclair, Cumberland, Merritt, and Glenrock entities with numeric values sprinkled throughout. The readable parts show industry brands and regional references rather than a cohesive news narrative.
Chicago market recap shows hogs with receipts around 22 000 and bids from 6.65 to 9.10, cattle receipts near 13 000 with varied values up to 10.10 for top quality, and sheep receipts about 21 000 with lambs priced 7.00 to 9.25 and ewes down to 2.60 4.50.
Chicago market report lists butter creamer 89 a creamer price. standards 86e. firsts 89 4 38e. seconds 30 82. Eggs ordinaries 24 26c. firsts 29 1 31e. Cheese Twins 18% 18e. Young Americas 19c. Poultry live 25%e.
Cincinnati market notes show prices for produce items with entries for firm, high grade, firsts and ordinaries. The record lists percentages 83 and 31 for firsts, 27 for ordinaries in a September session.
Chicago market reports higher prices for wheat corn and oats with most contracts closing above opening values. Wheat September rose to 1.26 and 1.34 for May. December up to 1.30. corn September 54 cents, December 64 cents, May around 69 and futures gains. oats September 85 cents and December 88 cents, with mixed new session highs and closes.
Closing prices list for wheat corn oats rye barley and seeds in Toledo. Wheat cash and futures ranges shown along with clover seed timothy and alts. figures include 1920 1921 contracts and monthly notes.
Cattle receipts steady demand with common cattle around 6.00 to 6.50 per hundredweight and veal calves up to 13.00. Sheep and lambs show light receipts with prime wethers near 4.60 to 6.00 and yearling lambs 9.50 to 10.00. Hogs steady with prime heavies 9.00 to 9.25 and mediums 9.75 to 9.85. pigs 9.00 to 9.25 and roughs 5.00 to 6.00, stags 4.00 to 4.50.
A late night blaze at the Hisylvania Coal Company's mine No 23 electric shops in Trimble caused near total loss of the wooden structure and machines. Firemen and local volunteers could not stop the rapid flames after discovery around 10 30 p m. The incident left thousands of dollars in damage with motors and equipment melted into twisted metal.
Two carloads of equipment for Battery B 135th Field Artillery arrived in Athens this morning. It marks the first shipment worth over $800,000 for the new battery. The cargo includes three fourgon wagons a ration cart a water cart grease and cleaning compounds. The men await the arrival of the big guns soon.
Audrey Munson, the Syracuse artist model, wires Dallas jailer Cleve R. Wood claiming he must prove he is the world s most perfect man. She asks him to visit her home in Syracuse to seek a perfect mate.
The descendants of J O Anderson held their reunion September 4 at J W Kuhns home. Rain limited attendance but a bountiful dinner and lively conversation followed. All family members attended except George A Anderson of Glouster and James O Anderson of Akron.
Sergeant Adrew N. Anderson of the 49th Infantry died of complications at Fort Snelling leaving a mystery for army officials. A pass book shows $8,000 in a St Louis bank among his papers, but kin and presence details could not be confirmed.
Kansas City real estate agents led by L. F. Gregg announce kitchenette apartment rentals have fallen by 5 a month, easing housing costs for newlyweds. The note comes amid cautious optimism about local housing markets.
Cincinnati cattle receipts total about 1000 as of Sept 7. Market is slow with steady action on good choice steers priced between 7.50 and 9.50.
The Vienna desk reported renewed clashes near the border village of Kirschlag involving Austrian regulars and a Hungarian force estimated at about 2000 men. No further details on casualties or exact dates were provided.
Dallas cotton exchange opened with a frenzied rally as prices jumped to the limit of 200 points. Traders on the floor created an unusually heated scene not seen since the start of World War I.
Prohibition officials in Washington note reports that Canada plans to sell liquor to visiting Americans under strict restrictions, signaling tighter controls for cross border alcohol sales.
A large farm sale lists about 50 head including mares, cows and calves, two Shetland ponies, poultry, farming gear such as mowing machine, harrows, plows, wagons, harnesses, farm implements, and household items. Items to be sold on site with terms announced the day of sale. lunch provided.
Northbound trains from Athens include No 1 at 6 32 am No 8 at 9 59 am and No 56 at 2 03 pm Southbound departures show No 2 at 11 47 am No 4 at 4 37 pm and No 6 at 8 15 pm Daily trains operate on the stated schedule.
Daily northbound No 33 leaves Athens at 6 00 am No 86 at 11 00 am No 37 at 6 00 pm Also southbound No 30 arrives Athens 10 10 am No 32 at 4 00 pm No 34 at 8 15 pm Regular daily trains listed for Athens service.
Local and outbound trains listed with numbers and times such as No. 2 at 12:55 a.m., No. 62 at 9:43 a.m., No. 12 at 12:34 p.m., No. 4 at 6:22 p.m., No. 54 at 6:36 p.m. Daily operation noted with some local trains.
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