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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1937
Page
11
Local notes record Hettie Atkinson recovering after a stroke at her son Ernest Atkinson’s home east of Zaleski following news of brother William Goodin’s death. References to neighbors, travel, and family visits fill the seaside community update with births, illnesses, and social visits.
Hollister PTA met with good attendance. Officers discussed a radio project and set a nominating committee. Students were announced for Southeastern Ohio music festival and county scholarship tests. High school representatives, kitchen improvement by the home economics class, and a Washington trip fund were noted. Various local visits and hospital recovery updates followed. Next Sunday features Men and Boys Day at the U B Church.
Broadwell church services are set for Sunday night at 7 50 with the Rev Campbell. Probate Judge Tyroler of Athens will give a talk along with a special program. Local social notes mention visitors and greetings among area residents including White Parsons North Hanson Nice Keirns and Ogg families from several nearby towns.
Albany residents host birthday celebrations and social gatherings across March with Elouise West turning 12 and Mrs. Stanley receiving quilt blocks. Local visits include Madge McVay and Grace Kennard while church activities resume at Townhouse Church with elections next Sunday.
A six member Rio Grande College entertainment group presented a program at Columbia School including male and bass quartet numbers. The Junior play at Columbia High School drew large Friday and Saturday night crowds. Funeral services for Mrs. S. D. Webb were held at Columbia Chapel with heavy flower tributes and a large attendance. Many friends sent floral offerings from Florida and Ohio. Mr. Webb will stay in Ohio until fall then winter Florida with his son Carroll. Visiting neighbors included the Poole family and Vernon Bonham of St Marys W Va. Georgia Nell Radekin of Cincinnati visited her parents G B Radekin. Friends attended the show for Owen Kennedy Monday night. C O Whitlatch of Columbus and Claire Cummings were guests of local families. The Curry and Rawlings households hosted Sunday guests from Millersport and Lancaster. Mrs. Cora Webb of Pomeroy visited J E Radekin. Mrs. Rachel Thorne of Albany stayed with T G Price family as Cecil Jewell sought Charleston employment.
Rain is forecast to continue tonight and Thursday morning with slightly colder conditions tomorrow. Athens and nearby areas saw relief from a cold snap that dropped to 25 degrees last Sunday night. Temperatures rose to 60 degrees this morning though winds kept the maximum modest.
New York stocks moved higher with steel shares leading. United States Steel advanced to 114% for a 1% gain, Bethlehem 92% up, Republic up fractionally, Chrysler and General Motors both higher, Union Pacific up about 3% and New York Central edging up slightly as oils gained modestly while utilities stayed steady.
The Toledo grain market quotes Wheat No 1 red 140 141 No 2 red 139 140 Corn No 2 yellow 126 127 No 3 yellow 124 126 Oats No 1 white 54 57 No 2 white 54 15 57 Cincinnati produce shows eggs steady at 21s for extra firsts seconds 20 ungraded 21 Live poultry prices cover various fowls roosters broilers and fryers with multiple breed categories and price ranges Geese listed medium and common 8 and over 10 old 8
Eggs firm with 22 current receipts and extra firsts at 23s. Poultry steady with heavy hens 20 421, leghorn hens 15 17, smooth springers 20 22, rock broilers 24 26, leghorn broilers 20 22, stags 15 16, roosters 13 14, ducks 18720, geese 14 15, turkeys hens 22 923, old toms 18, fresh killed dull dressed hens 33, hog dressed 28.
Egs market steady with extra grades. live poultry prices listed for hens, stags, roosters, broilers, ducks and leghorn varieties. Potatoes priced by 100 lb bags with regional品 Idaho Ohio Maine Florida Hastings and Texas sack rates. notes on $3.25–3.50 Idaho, $3.85 Florida new, $6.75 Hastings bbl, and other regional prices.
Market receipts detailed by category show fresh graded firsts at 22 and storage packed firsts at 23 while dirties and checks sit around 20 percent. Butter market remains firm with receipts at 0.679 tubs and several quality segments listed, including extra firsts and standards with varied scores around the 30s.
The U S Agriculture Department reports steady Boston wool movements with last week’s quotations. French combing length fine territory wools bring $1.0397 1.06 per bag on a scoured basis, while graded staple combing length 1 blood territory wools fetch $1.07 to $1.12. Good twelve month Texas wools early shorn clips sell about $1.05, scoured.
Gallipolis livestock market shows fewer head offered while sales stay brisk across stock classes. Hog prices peak at 9.70 per cwt with low grades down to 7.80. choice steers at 89, heifers about 4.85. calves 19. best lambs around 89 per cwt.
Hog receipts 2500 with steady demand across weights. top and bulk hogs 180-275 lb at 10.10, 275-300 lb at 10, 300-350 lb at 9.50-9.75, lighter hogs 9.15-9.65, sows 8.50-8.75. cattle receipts 400 with 500 calves. light supply, well finished steers and heifers in broad demand, prices mostly steady with dealers lower and heifers strong. Steers around 10.35 for 975-1000 lb, other lots near 9 TM 10, heifers to 10.25, 548 lb at 9.65, cows 7.80-8.70, bulls 6.07-7.60, stockers slow, dealers paying 10.50 for strictly choice, most good to choice 9.50-10.10, common to medium 6.09.
Hog prices mainly steady to 10 cents lower with weights from 100 to 250 pounds. Cattle traded with 25 direct and two loads of good steers around 11.50 to 11.75. Calves steady near 11 to 11.50 for good and choice dealer lots. Sheep market too small to form a quote with good to choice lambs at 10.75 to 11 and wool lambs at 13 down.
All cattle grades rose slightly except stockers with weak demand due to spring. Receipts include cattle 140, veal 120, hogs 115, sheep 275, and horses slow with prices ranging from 45 to 160 dollars. best cattle 10 dollars, mediums 8 49, fat cows 5 50 7, hogs 9 75 to 9 90, lambs 7 11, horses 45 to 160.
Glenn Teaford is building a new garage on the late L. H. Bridgeman lot. Mrs. Freda Fields underwent a major surgical operation in St. Joseph Hospital Parkersburg. Her condition is satisfactory. The Clark family and others visited her in hospital Sunday. Mrs. Car B. Weese sponsors an old time musical program at Asbury M. E. Church. The Syracuse PTA holds an open meeting in the school auditorium. Mrs. Ethel Quilleen directs a spring operetta by school children. Rev. and Mrs. Clarence Naylor move to Lower Syracuse May 1. Mrs. John Roush returns home from Pittsburgh. Hess estate houses in Upper Syracuse under repair for tenants. Robert Roush supervises repairs. Columbus Carleton ill in Hartford Wva. Mrs. Avery Roberts hosts the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roberts visit Ira Fleming in Pomeroy. Margaret Swearingen’s home undergoes extensive repairs. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Duckworth motor to Parkersburg. Fay Nease purchases an electric refrigerator. John Gilmore attends Hysell Huggins event at Middleport.
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