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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1921
Page
9
Data shows Liberty 88 at 88.26 with first four items at 0.78 and 90.38 for subsequent entries. Second group notes 44a 90.38 and 93.85, with fourth 44,68 at 90.64. Victory entries show 3 percent at 99.48 and 48 at 99.60.
County announces sale of bonds to highest bidder not below par plus accrued interest. Bids must show gross amount and accrued interest, include a $1200 certified check to the county treasurer, and be delivered with full legal transcript provided to the winner. County reserves right to reject all bids. bids should be ponies and endorsed. Bid for road ends.
A surprise party honored Mr. Delbert Jones on his birthday at their New Marshfield home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawk, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Russell and son Kenneth, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Shannon, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Beverage, Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Per Sharks and sons, Mr. and Mrs. L B Enlow, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Baughtman and Mrs. Emma Jones.
Mrs. Arthur Van Dyke and her young son visited relatives in town on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Laster Levering returned from a weeklong wedding tour across the northern state, accompanied by the bride's brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davis. They toured Lancaster Buckeye Lake Newark Delaware Marion Bucyrus Tiffin Kenton and Columbus. The Leverings will host friends at the Earl Davis residence.
Complete woman suffrage is expected to prevail in the new Central American Federation which is to start its career next February.
The clumsy OCR yields a chaotic list of company names and percentages, resembling a 20th century market board. It mentions General Motors, Kennecot Copper, American Smelting, Western Union, Northern Pacific, Southern Railway, and Westinghouse among others with varied percentages and figures, interspersed with stray numbers and labels.
W K Bowling, a traveling representative of the veterans bureau in Washington, aids twenty six ex servicemen at Ohio University with education and training. He notes the eligibility board will visit Athens soon to hear claims and adjust them if possible. Interested parties may visit Attorney Hughes' office for consultation when the board opens. Continuous effort to assist veterans in gaining college education is announced.
A compact listing shows various oil and energy stocks with fluctuating figures. Companies include Sinclair Oil, Cumberland Pipe Line, Midwest Refining, Interstate Petroleum, and Standard of California, with percentages and numbers indicating performance.
Carmen workers approve a wage cut effective October 1 reducing pay by 11 cents an hour with new scales at 42 44 and 46 cents. The traction company will seek a continuance of current car fare.
A historic note explains that a Japanese maiden may signal deep affection by using the sharpened point of a fingernail to write to her lover. This custom reflects intimate courtship practices and symbolic acts within traditional etiquette.
Cincinnati reports eggs market steady with prices for extra firsts at 38 cents, firsts at 36 cents, and ordinaries at 84 cents.
Everett Twink Starr son of Mr and Mrs C B Starr formerly a champion at Ohio University won the Huntington West Virginia city championship. Starr defeated George Osgood in straight sets 6 0 7 5 6 4 before a large crowd and received a large silver loving cup.
Toledo market closes with cash wheat at $1.82 in September and futures at $1.35 for December and $1.40 for May. Corn No.3 yellow 66. oats 39. rye No.2. barley cash and Clover seed listed. Timely figures for October February prices noted. Timothy values for 1926 and 1921- Sept- Oct readings given alongside dairy items Butter eggs and hay prices listed.
Carpenter Jof G, chief of animal industry at Wooster, spent Monday and Tuesday at the Southeastern test farm. Mrs Jennie Gillogly of Baltimore Ohio is visiting Mrs W E Reeves. Prof Dacon of Ohio State University poultry extension visited the farm's poultry plant. Mrs Amanda Wells of Albany recently had a successful operation in a Columbus hospital. Prof D C Kennard of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station spent time there.
Chicago market notes on Sept 29 list butter at various grades up to 88 cents, creamery at 43 and 33 to 41 cents, cheese lines with Twins and Young Americas at about 19 to 20 cents, poultry live prices mentioned.
Cattle receipts were light with a steady market. Prices ranged from 6 to 8 in various grades. Sheep and lambs showed strong demand with primes and good grades in the 5 to 6 range. Hogs receipts were 25 head with prices from about 4 to 8.40, depending on size and quality.
Cincinnati cattle receipts described as dull and weak with steady wholesale prices for cattle and hogs trading 25 percent lower on the day. The report notes hog receipts around 6500 with a steady market and extra bids around 12 50 to 13 and 8 50 to 9 for different cuts.
Receipts at Union Stock Yards show 29000 hogs with prices mostly 6.25 to 8.15 dollars per cwt and weights from light to heavy. cattle receipts around 11000 with markets strong and prices from 3.60 to 10.60 dollars, including ranges for butcher cattle, cows, bulls, canners, veal calves, and stockers.
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