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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
14
Incomplete text from a local page hints at a small incident or notice with few readable details and no clear names or dates. The fragment suggests a brief item rather than a full report.
Brokers weighed Hitler's next move in the Anglo German conflict as investors watched stock and produce listings. Building material companies drew attention after The Engine ering News-Record estimated weekly construction awards reached the fourth highest total of the year, rising 71 percent from the previous week and 89 percent from the same period last year.
Major listed companies including American Telephone, General Electric, Chrysler, Ford, Penn-R.R., Procter and Gamble, and Union Carbide appear in a scattered session with several issues posting gains while others hold steady or slide. Traders monitor utilities, steel, and oil shares as market breadth remains uneven and volumes stay light.
Grain prices show No 1 red wheat at 78 79 and No 3 red 17 78 while No 2 yellow corn sits at 65 4 to 66 4. Butter egg and poultry markets in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati steady with varied scores receipts and values. cattle hogs and sheep priced by class with calves and bulls listed. Public auction notice includes SHERIFF'S SALE IN PARTITION for Nelsonville real estate in Athens County set for August 19 1940 at 1 30 PM.
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