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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1942
Page
8
Local classifieds advertise buying and selling of used furniture and appliances. Harris Used Furniture, Ford & Young Appliances, Mullins Refrigerator Service, and Phillips list beds, dressers, refrigerators, stoves, mattresses, ice boxes, strollers, and baby buggies with prices and locations in Chauncey and Richland areas.
Well watered 66 acre farm with free gas. House and garden available to rent. Mina Howdyshell reports location 4 miles north of Gore.
Ads describe a room house with a finished 3rd floor near the campus. The property is marketed as an excellent rental investment. Readers are urged to act quickly and write Box 0320 in the Athens Messenger.
Leaving the farm the owner offers at public auction Friday May 1 1942 at 12 30 PM at the residence one mile south of Hebbardsville. Items include a plug mare Jersey cow eight years old to freshen in summer yearling heifer one OJC low to farrow May 24 1 ½ ton hay in mow hay fork and rope mowing machine and rake riding cultivator plow wood saw house and kitchen furniture feed grinder and many other articles. Cash terms.
Complete arrangements in two hours for a Gallipolis marriage supervised by Earl Moore J of P at 562 and Ave. Phone numbers 439 or 660 listed for Gallipolis residents seeking nuptial services.
Hogs 2950 at Cincinnati with steady or few bids, cattle 525, calves 400, light yearling heifers bid 13 and up, beef cows 10. Bulls 9.25 to 10.50. Pittsburgh hogs 400, prices 14.25 to 14.60 by weight. cattle 75, steers 13.50 to 14.50, heifers 11 to 12, cows 8.75 to 10, calves 15 to 15.50. Point Pleasant sales Saturday April 25: hogs 175 to 220 lbs 13.05 to 14.35, heavies 19.25 to 14.15, lights 13.45 to 13.60, sows 12.85 to 13.15, stock sheep 10.25 to 14.40. cattle steers 9.45 to 13.00, fat cows 8.00 to 10.80, bulls 9.10 to 10.45, veal tops 14.70.
In New York trading today the market showed stability with many issues little changed or edging up. U. S. Steel General Motors Montgomery Ward and General Electric moved mildly higher while Boeing Goodyear U S Rubber and American Telephone dipped. General Motors first quarter figures showed earnings down 48 cents a share from 1.44 due to a shift from civilian to armament production. Federal Reserve data indicated loans by member banks in 101 cities for the week ended April 22 fell by 74 million.
A wide range of grain and livestock prices and egg grades are listed with current market quotes from the Cleveland area, including wheat corn oats soybeans and butter. Indianapolis reports the American Legion veterans eligibility issue rising to the national executive committee meeting agenda.
Chauncey will inaugurate a town clean-up campaign from May 1 to May 15. Residents and property owners should clean properties and vacant lots with town trucks handling ashes for a small fee. Those unable to pay may arrange a work-for-fees option with Mayor Hines. Best ashes will go to near the waterworks, rest to Bailey Run dump.
Miss Mary Wade stayed with her mother and sister in Millfield after visiting her brother Herbert Wade in Malta Ohio. Dr and Mrs Woodrow Patton of Columbus spent the weekend with Grover and Mrs Patton in Millfield. Mabel Howard of Chauncey learned of her sister Bertha Lee’s serious illness in Elyria Ohio. George Williamson and family of Chauncey visited Columbus to see his parents. Charles Chalfan of Chauncey recovers from a mining injury.
Miss Julia Johnson, a nurse trainee at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, spent the weekend with her Chauncey parents Mr and Mrs Dan Johnson. She plans to graduate next month. Johnson and Isabel Courtney sang at Chauncey Church of Christ service. Willing Workers Class of young girls from the Methodist Church, taught by Mrs Georgia Allen, meet Tuesday at 6 PM at the R of P Hall for a Mother's Day program rehearsal.
A government white paper proposes strict fuel cuts for coal electricity and gas once a household reaches its annual quota. The plan aims to curb consumption amid shortages. Separately in Columbus Ohio the selective service reports a small number of Class 1-B men will be inducted soon.
J J Burgbacher of Woodsfield today announced plans to build 128 single family residences in Marion at an estimated cost near 500000 dollars to house the city's expanding industrial workforce.
A family gathering in Chauncey at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dow H. Cannon honored their son Nyle Cannon who will leave May 4 to be inducted into U S service. A two course dinner was served with relatives from Columbus Greens Run Washington Glouster Millfield and Chauncey in attendance.
The Chauncey-Dover High School Junior Class finished touches on its play Dotty and Daffy. One cast held dress rehearsal this afternoon and another tonight. A matinee is set for Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. with performances on April 29 and 30 at 8:00 p.m. The Chauncey-Dover orchestra will accompany intermissions.
Mrs Mildred Pendergrass of Chauncey spent a week in Columbus visiting her sons Pete and Charles and their families. She also saw Mrs Minnie Koons previously of Chauncey who is ill at her daughter Mrs Ida McKee's home. her condition is slightly improved. Others visiting include Mrs Sarah Weber of Granville and Ray Gardner with son Richard of Longview Heights at Mrs Ida Pendergrass and son George.
Chauncey social notes list Mr. and Mrs. Charles Daugherty and Pauline among weekend visitors including Dee Daugherty Ruth Ann Canton and others from Columbus Beaumont and Chauncey. Tippie family hosted Pvt Glennie H. Ted Tippie from Fort Leonard Wood and Georgia Tippie Mur ray City with Mary Ella and Elwood Morrison. Public sale calendar notes local auctions and farm sales.
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