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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1939
Page
8
Carpenter Maytag Co. promotes new washer models priced at 59.95 with urging to call or visit. Located at Pomeroy and Athens.
U S Steel opens at 46 concerns show slight declines in early hour trading while Bethlehem holds near a small loss. Rails and oils slip marginally with Westinghouse dipping to 89 and several major industrials cited among mixed results in a sluggish session.
Grain and livestock prices listed for Toledo and Pittsburgh markets. Wheat and corn prices mixed, oats and eggs show steady to easier shifts. butter and poultry values fluctuating with regional receipts. Hog, cattle, and calf quotes reflect typical midweek movements with varying weights and grades across markets.
Rio Grande Future Farmers lead soil conservation in Gallia County by planting 5500 seedling trees. Varieties include black locust short leaf pine ash tulip poplar and Norway spruce. Seedlings supplied free from Wooster and Marietta Forestry Nurseries. Cooperating youths include Harold Davis Charles Delille Kerr Myers James Pierson Eldon Thomas Leonard Warman Roy Weed and Carl and Donnie Winters. Harry R. Anderson supervised the project. Forty Rio Grande Future Farmers Boy Scouts and Junior High students aided in squirrel feeding since January distributing about twenty five bushels of corn in woods at Raccoon Perry Greenfield and Springfield Townships.
Troop No 65 Boy Scouts met Tuesday evening to discuss reorganization plans. Members urged to attend next Tuesday for further discussion. A hike is planned for Friday May 5. Scouts seeking first and second class cooking or to pass requirements should come prepared. Treasurer requests April dues.
Arthur John son of Gallipolis is jailed on a charge of assaulting Ezra Tipton with a club after a quarrel. Tipton was treated at Holzer Hospital for his injuries.
Local residents share weekend visits and family gatherings across Bishopville and nearby areas. Listings include Mrs W H Hoon, Charles Milhoan Jr, Marguerite McDonald, Mary Milhoan, Stacey McDonald, Martha Ann Gloucester, and multiple families visiting McDonald and Milhoan households. A road vacation petition in Athens County requests a 1.4 mile segment near New Marshfield, with view May 10 and final hearing May 22, 1939.
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