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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1931
Page
11
White Loaf Flour is made from home wheat, for which we are paying from the start of the ad notice. The briefs urge thrift and economic use of flour resources and encourage readers to supply homegrown wheat.
Under probate authority from Athens County Court an auction will offer two described parcels in Athena Ohio on October 3 1931 at 1 30 PM. The property known as 24 East State Street includes two tracts with specified metes bounds and a driveway right of way. Guardian F A Lavelle represents Kate Griffin with cash paid at sale.
In Athens County Ohio Common Pleas Court case 14923 First National Bank of Amenville v Selby Orchards et al, a public auction will take place at the courthouse doors on Saturday Oct 17 1931 at 1 PM. The property near Bartlett Ohio in Berntown Township covers about 8 acres appraised at 3000 dollars, with cash due at sale. Wayne Wingett Sheriff. Jones Jones & Erskine Attorneys.
John Carl Kelly of Belpre was cleared in Common Pleas Court on a bigamy charge after evidence showed the 1926 wife used a false name and remained married to another man. The judge ruled Kelly and his 1930 wife Ethel Sweezey were legally married, and suggested the O'Dell former spouse was the actual party at fault. Kelly had spent months in jail awaiting grand jury action.
Senator Robert J. Bulkley met with Columbiana County farmers in Lisbon to hear worries over the farm board and cooperative marketing association. He said he would press Washington for relief measures for Ohio farmers as he traveled to East Liverpool.
Six judges of Lucas County Common Pleas Court in Toledo voluntarily reduced their salaries by 10 percent through year end to help cover a deficit in the court operating fund.
Daily trains listed for Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio lines. Northbound No. 3 to Athens 10 47 a m, No. 9 7 41 p m. Southbound No. 2 11 19 a m, No. 4 6 22 p m. Also No. 33 and No. 30 variations with times and arrivals. Eastbound notes included.
New York September stocks rebounded sharply as bear selling paused after oversold conditions, with gains led by Auburn Auto and Wheeling Electric-Prefer. Utilities rose near noon and selling pressure eased, lifting railroad shares despite some leadership heaviness. Union Pacific and Atchison loss softened.
A dense catalog of industrials and utilities showing companies such as Armour, Continental Oil, General Electric, Westinghouse, Goodyear, Bethlehem Steel, Anaconda Copper, Reading & Co., and Ford and Nash Motors. The list notes percentages indicating stock performance or ownership stakes alongside many major names and sectors.
Livestock receipts at Pitts burgh show hogs weak to 16 cents lower with light weights 170 to 240 pounds averaging 696.25. sows steady 3.75 to 4.50. Cattle receipts 25, market nominal. good steers 4.75 to 7.00. Calves 100 head steady, best dealers around 10 downward. bulk and medium to good 6.50 to 9. Sheep 1000 head, lambs about 26 cents lower, weights 7.25 to 7.50 for choice, lightweights 5.50 to 7, common to medium 3.50 to 5.
Hog sales 1,900 held over 560 slow uneven steady to 200 lower. Prices: 189-200 lb hogs off. 200-260 lb averages largely 5.90. choice 228-250 lb at 6. 270-275 lb at 5.75. 180 lb at 5.65. 140-180 lb 5.40-5.50. sows steady to weak at 3.50. Cattle 425 head. calves 375. trade slow. steers and heifers uneven, next day higher on quality. cows 3.50-4.50, cutters 2.25-3.25. Lambs mostly steady, ewes and wethers improved to 7.80-7.50. feeders 4.0-5.0. fat ewes 1.50 lower.
Wool trading picks up on the second day of London auctions. Most sales target 645 and finer western grown lines with strong inquiries across lower grades. Combing graded 4s and finer fetch 65 to 67 cents scoured, original bag lines settle 56 to 67 cents, and short combing and clothing offerings earn similar returns.
Market summaries show Chicago produce receipts listed at 11 971 cases for ripples and 16 ise for current receipts while batter markets show 7 407 tabs and various small fractions. Cincinnati creamery items in tubs sold with score given and packing stock details including No 2 and No 9 grades and prices around 3c to 3c, with extras and ungraded lots mentioned.
Cleveland produce listings show butter extras and egg rates marked weak while poultry prices vary by category from heavy fowls to ducks with market steady on old cocks. Potatoes in Ohio and New Jersey range around 1.90 to 2.15 per 140 to 180 pound sacks. Idaho Russet prices quoted at 2.15 to 2.55 per 100 pounds.
Nearby market receipts list mixed poultry and live stock items with prices per unit. Fresh extra fowls and roosters are priced around 19 to 36 cents, with ducks geese and hens included among offerings.
National Bond and Share shows August 31 value at 42.89 a share, vs 41.45 May 31 and 47.17 Feb 28. Copper prices slump to record lows amid weak demand. American Woolen posts six month net loss of 1.48 million, with large inventory write downs and recent debt retirements. AT and T and Western Electric dividend stance shifts as Bell System earnings projected to cover dividends despite 1941 downturn.
In Grand Rapids the city uses labor to provide relief. About 2,000 able bodied men work on long planned projects funded by regular budgets. Since December 1929 the program has reduced direct relief to only about three percent, while building a park, widening streets, laying utilities, and constructing the municipal auditorium site and a new park pool.
Logan Sept 117 Dr W B Laccock announced all but one football squad member were medically fit after Tuesday exams. One player was ordered to discontinue football activities due to his condition.
Logan Sept 18. The South Perry Board of Education went to Columbus with State Transportation official J W Colemax to resolve pupil transport funding. They were told the district would not pay over 180 dollars per month and that contract awards would be decided by the board. T W Rose is to be expected to teach pupils under his three year contract.
Logan High School enrollment reached 363 as of September 1, reported by Superintendent Carr, down from 835 for the first month last year. First grade rooms were fuller than expected, Central Building housed 225 pupils, and Junior High saw shifts in grade counts. Classes for seventh and eighth grades will include parochial students in Manual Training and Home Economics. hot weather may delay start but operations should normalize soon.
Logan notes Gus Sloan son of Mr and Mrs Seth Sloan joins the trip to Columbus for the final game of the To ville series. He had been ailing for months but recently recovered enough to travel. He would have preferred Columbus to win.
Many residents in Logan have relocated over the past days. Mr and Mrs Harry Bartlett moved from North Walnut Street to part of the Strentz property on East Front Street. Mrs D H Lappen moved from the Parsons property on Be Street to the White property on Front Street. Miss Parsons moved from West Mathoe to the vacated residence. Mr and Mrs Carlos Poll moved from North Orchard to West Bowen Street.
Sept 17. At the master day program in the Courthouse Auditorium the election of a county delegate to the annual meeting in Columbus in November will be considered.
Walter Harbur of Logan sustained an injury to his right hand while operating a tractor near Logan on Saturday. He received medical care at the local hospital and was able to return to work on Monday morning.
Logan Sept 17 John Well Jr returns to Wooster to re enter Wooster College for another year. He is accompanied by Mrs Pryman Sr Miss Ann Wellman and Miss Charlotte Rochester. He will begin his junior year in the school having won high honors in his class last year.
Logan, Sept 17. Commissioner Dr. W B Lacock announced that complaints about nuisances must be filed in writing and signed by the complainant. The rule, adopted by the health department some time ago, stresses proper procedure and enforceability.
Logan health officials placed quarantines after reported cases of scarlet fever and measles. John Richards aged 15 and Don Smith aged four are quarantined with precautions at home and school. Dr. W. B. Lacock traced contacts to limit spread.
Logan Ohio Sept 17 Jack LORE son of Mr and Mrs John Lohr of city underwent a physical exam at CI Children Hospital which confirmed his condition. He had been under treatment for more than a year and spent six months in hospital. His parents accompanied him to Cincinnati for care.
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