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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1933

Page

9

Torch Parent-Teacher Group to Elect Officers

Torch April meeting of the Torch Parent-Teacher Association will be held Thursday evening for officer elections. Mrs. A. B. Bean hosted the Baptist Ladies Aid and Missionary Society with a luncheon at Welcome Inn. Guests included Mrs. Lydia Mc Laughlin, Miss Addie Warren of Coolville and Mrs. Earnest Knowles of Bethel Ridge. Local Ladies Aid Society officers elected at a separate gathering included Hazel Webster as president and Lily Watson as vice president. Lunch was served to 23 people. Several families visited, and others traveled from Indiana, Circleville, Charleston, and Phoenix for various gatherings and funerals in the area.

TORCH Parent-Teacher Association A. B. Bean Baptist Ladies Aid and Missionary Society Welcome Inn Lydia McLaughlin Addie Warren Coolville Earnest Knowles Bethel Ridge M. E Little Hocking C. P. Rusell Ladies Aid Society J. E. Hamilton Tilton Indiana Will Hayes Middletown Merritt Hayes Harold Brewster Clarksburg W. Va Cecil Baker R. HE. Furner Howard Gorrell Furners Wolf Summit

Former Athens High School Records Demand Surges

Former Athens High School pupils seek old credits and transcripts amid weak job prospects and rising nostalgia. Principal O L Wood says requests are new, with many graduates from 1902 and earlier, including 1850 as the inception of records, among the first class members listed.

Athens High School O. L. Wood High Schoo Mary E Cable Hattie Carpenter Sally Cochran Adda Dell Elizabeth McGill Matilda Norton George W. Pilantz Helen A. Walker

Electrolux Gas Refrigerator To Be Distributed Here

Electrolux Laboratories has developed an air cooled gas refrigerator to be distributed locally by The Gas Company. Special credit plans are being prepared. District manager F W Phillips calls the unit an important advance in domestic refrigeration. The design eliminates running water and operates silently with a physics chemical cycle using air ammonia water and hydrogen as the actuating agents. Demonstrations for the public are planned.

Electrolux Laboratories F. W. Phillips Domiesti Phillips

James Gibson Dies Civil War Veteran at 93 in Albany

Albany April 19 James Gibson aged 93 a Civil War veteran died last night at his home in Albany He leaves three sons W Gibson Lora Gibson of Albany B C Gibson of Athens two daughters Mrs Delmar Ayers and Mrs Josie Howard of Akron and several grandchildren Burial will be at Wells Cemetery Thursday at 2 o clock.

Albany James Gibson W. ¥. Gibson Lora Gibson B. C. Gibson Athens Delmar Ayers Josie Howard Akron Wells Cemetery

Athens Grange Plans Friday Meeting to End Membership Contest

Athens Grange will meet Friday night April 21 to finish the membership contest. Grangers with applications for new members should bring them to be counted. The group led by Athens Grange and Summit Grange in New Marshfield exchanged degrees and the program includes games a contest with a prize and refreshments.

Athens Grange Summit Grange New Marshfield

Frills Charge Prompts Teacher Pay and School Policy Debate

Arnold argues against paying coaches full time and favors keeping teachers in schools full time. He criticizes junior high costs, defends clerical staff, and urges state funding, tax reform, and consolidation of small high schools to protect education amid fiscal strain. He challenges Mr. Simes to address small high schools in his county.

Limes Reco Ohio Nelsonville Friends of Our Simes

New York Stocks and Produce Prices Report

Dun and Bradstreet's daily weighted index tracks 30 basic commodities with figures for week month and year. Industrials list includes Allied Chemicals Am Home Products and Union Carbide among others while rails horses and utilities show mixed changes. Produce prices in Cleveland show Butter Egg Poultry and Potatoes with steady to firm tone and varied regional quotes.

New York U.P Dun & Bradstreet United Press Allied Chemicals W. Ae S.C Ecteanton Commonwealth & So Curtiss Wright Marvester Loews Theaters Cincecesseesee Warnetal Cala Ohio Cbse Calif Oil of Ind Sokad Qoud Catcinn American Rolling Mills U. B. Bieel Aia Ier ROE Auto Lite Ford Canada A General Motors Goodrich Goodyear Hupp Motor Mack Truck Nash Packerd Ciedtiidinas Bitte Studebaker Timken Tipi Enginis U. & Rubber Paemawks T Smelling Ee Anaconda Wi Owuanine Inti Nickel Naisanien Kennicott Ilineenaninnd Inteinieieniinn

Treasurer Gorham to Collect Real Estate Taxes in Nelsonville

Treasurer G. D. Gorham will collect real estate taxes in Nelsonville at Peoples Bank on April 24 25 and 26 only for York Township and Nelsonville taxpayers.

G. D. Gorham Nelsonville Peoples Bank York Township Gorham

Roosevelt Suffers Mild Sore Throat Keeps Distance from Office

President Roosevelt experiences a slight sore throat and will remain away from his executive offices to rest and avoid strain. He is not reported as facing more serious illness and aides say he is in good spirits.

Jess Washington Roosevelt

Butter Cremer y and market notes amid Baltimore prices

The report lists live poultry and eggs market prices and receipts in Baltimore with butter and eggs firming while some items remain unchanged. It also includes a call for fair treatment of public school interests and mentions the Ohio School survey Commission plan needing careful consideration.

Ohio Schoolurvey Commission

Cincinnati Livestock Market Totals and Price Ranges

Receipts show 6200 cattle with direct and through trades, 443 direct and 130 heldover. Hogs 900, sheep 600, calves 700, with varied prices across weights and grades. Steers, cows, and bulls mostly steady to weak with multiple weight bands listed, including fat cows around 2.50 to 3.20 and calves 4.50 to 5.50 for better grades. Sheep and lambs active with spring lambs from 7.50 down to 4.00 and best lightweights around 2.80.

Cincinnati

Lanastian Livestock Auction Prices From April 1

Lanastian livestock sale totals show 400 head with hogs and sows trading at 75 to 80 per hundred weight, cattle receipts 118 with steers around 62 to 63, heifers near 60 to 64, fat cows about 20 to 32, milk cows 12 to 16, veal calves tops 65.60, lambs 12 head common lights 3.30.

Grain price report from Toledo market

Toledo grain prices list bids for Wheat No 2 red and No 1 red in premium, Corn No 2 yellow and other yellow grades, Oats No 2 white and No 3 white, Rye and Barley No 2. Seed prices show Clover cash at $5.00 and Alsike at $6.20 per bushel? Butter and hay prices noted with creamery terms.

Toledo U.P

Western grown wools command higher bids as market steadies

A broader inquiry shows Western grown wools and come manufacturers returning to the market after weeks away, with moderate quantities taken. Most activity centers on Sas. 9 and finer territory wools, with strictly combing 685 60s at 43044 cents scoured. Graded French combing 645 and finer territory wool sells at 42044 cents scoured, while bulk French combing wool in original bags brings 42942 cents scoured.

Territory

Oil price report from Pittsburgh agencies

Prices paid for crude oil by purchasing agencies are listed: Bradford and Allegheny Crude via Tide Water $1.47. Pennsylvania crude in National Transit lines via Pennzoil 61.3701.42. Eureka Pipe Line Co. lines $1.12. Southwest Penn­sylvania pipe lines $1.17. Buckeye Pipe Line Co. lines 97. Corning grade in Buckeye lines 70c. Somerset Crude 4c. Western Kentucky Si¢. Lima 63c. Indiana 4c. Princeton 62c.

Pittsburgh Bradford Allegheny Tidewater Pennsylvania Pennzoil Eureka Pipe Line Co Penna Buckeye Pipe Line Co Corning Somerset Western Kentucky Indiana Princeton

Grain market opens higher on Chicago Board of Trade

The grain market opened in Chicago with wheat prices rising 1 to 2 1/2 cents as the Board of Trade session began. Traders moved prices upward at the open of the session in Chicago.

Chicago Board of Trade

Rail Time Cards Describe Athens Trains and Schedules

The fragment lists multiple Chesapeake and Ohio trains serving Athens with numbers and times such as No 8 at 11:34 am and No 2 at 11:20 am. It notes daily schedules and Sundays exceptions, with arrivals at Athens and various endpoints and times like 6:34 pm and 11:09 am.

Athens Mocking Valley Northpeane Teaver

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