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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1942
Page
8
The Past Noble Grands Club of the Marcellite Rebekah Lodge will meet Thursday evening at the LO.O.F. hall with Mrs. Marie Dodson serving as hostess. The U.S. population increases about 900000 yearly now versus 1700000 average in the 1920s.
A listing of prominent U S stocks shows mixed movement with several large names posting declines while others rise modestly. Key movers include American Can American Roll Mil American Telephone and Telegraph Anaconda Steel Goodyear Int Harvester United Airlines United States Steel and Woolworth, with various percentages noted.
Market notes list grains like Wheat No 2 red 1.19 1.20 corn No 2 yellow oats No 2 white 50 4751s soybeans No 2 yellow. Livestock and dairy values include butter creamery 41 42, eggs steady with local rates and government graded standards. various fowl weights and chicken prices. Government grades unchanged. receipts detailed for butter eggs and poultry.
Bill Thompson, son of Mr and Mrs Mike Thompson of this city, was recently inducted into the U S Army and stationed at Camp Forest Tennessee. His company historically belonged to the famed Sergeant York during World War I.
Glouster Board of Education accepted the resignation of Don Greider as coach and mathematics teacher at a special meeting. He leaves August 17 to enter the Army after serving Dayton Power and Light Co. He is replaced by James Vollmer, who will coach football basketball and baseball and teach physical education at the high school.
The American Legion Auxiliary plans an four o clock Thursday picnic at the Jacksonville Grove with only auxiliary members. a brief business meeting precedes the event. In Glouster P F C Homer Vess, home on a nine day furlough, was honored with a gathering at his parents home with many friends and refreshments. Lewis McAllister, son of Thomas McAllister, has begun basic training in the U S Army at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri in the Engineering Corps.
NEW ORLEANS two investigations were promised into charges that a Black Market in steel existed with immediate delivery from bulging warehouses nationwide. Price Administrator Henderson ordered prompt OPA probes after Frank Higgins and A. J. Higgins alleged purchases at premium prices. Roosevelt called for jail for sellers and promised further inquiry by the House sub committee.
In Chungking Chinese groups raise 6500 to buy gifts for United States airmen in China. The donors plan a comfort visit to honor the airmen and praise their success against Japan, echoing praise once given to the Flying Tigers.
The Five Hundred Club met with Mrs. Thomas Vaughn hosting. Jessie Hill won first prize, Frances Gibbs second, Evan Morgan consolation. Euchre Club at Mrs. Delmar Dunlap’s produced high score Vern Lamborn and second Jessie Hill. Dozens of local residents visited, celebrated birthdays, and traveled to Columbus and Buckeye Lake. Louis Cairelli of Glouster earned an officers rank on the James H. Reed steamship on the Great Lakes.
The excerpt lists various rail services with numbers and rough times for New York Central and Chesapeake & Ohio lines, including daily and Sunday exceptions, northbound and southbound departures and arrivals. Specific times such as 1:90 am and 11:06 am appear garbled.
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