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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1938

Page

6

Langsville Social Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Events

Ice cream social planned at Midway Church on Friday August 13 to raise funds for church repairs. Residents and visitors from Langsville and nearby towns are noted visiting relatives, attending weddings, and holidaying, with weather damages from a storm at Midway Church and a residence.

Langsville Midway Church Cora Braley Fostoria Cora Hoffman William Ledlie J. T. Ledlie G. F. Thomas Wilkinsburg James Clyde Brown Betty Thomas Barnes Leading Creek Ferry Chase Cincinnati J. E. Chase Frank Braley Esther Long Ella Longstreth Columbus John Longstreth F. W. Wilcox William Musser Huntington Rathburn Holzer Hospital Gallipolis William Hettesimer Middleport Chase Mina Wise Rutland Grace Brown E. M. Brown Dale Wright Davis Wellston Maynard Davis Charleston L. E. Entsminger Marshfield Athens B. E. Lyle Jackson W. E. Wright Pt. Pleasant Oliver Chapman

Black Diamond Local Will Meet Wednesday

A special meeting of Black Diamond Local No. 2190 will be held in the hall at Lathrop on Wednesday afternoon August 10 at 4 oclock. President W R Bartoe announced the session and urged all members to attend to consider an important matter.

Black Diamond Local No. 2190 Lathrop W. R. Bartoe

Antiquity Briefs Travel Update

W F Sayre of Antiquity and his granddaughters Miss Patty Shain and Miss Virginia Philson left Monday on a motor trip to Midland Michigan Sault Ste Marie Canada and other northern points Mr and Mrs FE Sayre with their son Ashton are at Houghton Lake Michigan on vacation

Antiquity W. F. Sayre Patty Shain Virginia Philson Midland Mich Sault St. Marie Canada FE. Sayre Ashton Houghton Lake

Stocks Open Lower as Markets Begin Moderately Active Trade

Stocks opened irregularly lower in moderate early trading. Westinghouse Electric slipped 1 to 103, with most declines fractional. Rail and utilities eased, United States Steel down 1 to 59, Bethlehem 58, Youngstown Sheet and Tube 38, while Am. Tobacco and other names showed mixed gains and losses.

New York Westinghouse Electric North American United States Steel Bethlehem Youngstown Sheet and Tube

Toledo market reports steady prices for wheat corn oats

Livestock and grain prices from Toledo list Wheat No 1 red 62 to 63 No 2 red 610 to 62 Corn No 2 yellow 5012951 No 3 yellow 49 2 50 Oats No 2 white 25 No 3 white 22 124 Cincinnati produce prices show Eggs steady firsts 23 seconds 18 nearby ungraded 22 Butter fat No 1 19 No 2 17 creamery butter 28 29 Live poultry prices cover fowls roosters broilers and fryers with multiple breed categories and price ranges Geese ducks and old stock also listed

Toledo White Rocks Plymouth Rocks

Poultry Yard Report Shows Mixed Steady Hatches and Weights

Butter-Steady near the tubs lists 92 acore ex tras 26 percent standards 2614 89 score 2512 88 score 2314. Egga-Steady notes ordinary firsts 18 current receipts 20 white standards 25 hennery white extras 2812. Poultry-Steady covers heavy hens 19421 leg worm hens 13 16 roosters 12 13 rock springers 20 22 red springers 17 19 leg horn springers 15 17 turkeys 18 20 old toms 15 young ducks 13 14 geese 10 12 and dressed birds with varying prep counts.

Hennery Cleveland Leghorn

Butter Market Steady Amid Mixed Fresh Dairy Metrics

Butter market reports steady conditions with receipts totaling 1,483,031 gross lbs. Firsts show 90 9114 score with 25 25 percent extras and 92 score 2512, while standards run 25 with 88 and 89 scores and 22 24 percent. Receipts also record 8,459 cases and fresh packed firsts with 20 cars and under 21 percent.

Cleveland Produce and Live Poultry Market Report

Butter and eggs hold steady with standard prices listed for extra 304, extra 29, and 25 respectively. Live poultry shows weakness with varied prices for hens, leghorns, springers, broilers, roosters, ducks, and Muscovy across quality grades.

Boston wool prices stay steady amid quiet market

Domestic wools were very quiet and quotations were mostly unchanged, the U S Department of Agriculture reported today. Some houses held firm on asking prices while others made slight concessions and sold moderate quantities near the low end of last week’s selling price ranges.

U. S. Department of Agriculture

U S Government Bond Quotes and Yields

The page lists government bond futures and yields with various maturities and price quotes. Notable entries include 3s and 2s with bid-ask ranges and percent yields, along with numerical codes and price references such as 100.22 109.22 and 118.26 for different issues.

Asbury Home Coming at Asbury M E Church

The annual home coming of the Asbury M E Church will be held Sunday August 14. Sunday School starts at 9 45 a m followed by preaching by Rev W V Harter. A basket dinner will be served at noon. Special music and speaking are planned for the afternoon. Families are asked to bring dinner with table service and drinking cups.

Asbury M. E W. V. Harter

Hawks Entertain Friends With Dinner

Mr and Mrs W Herbert Hawk of Athens RD 4 held a Sunday dinner party for a group of friends. Ice cream and cake followed in the afternoon with several guests including Mr and Mrs T Mossbarger and daughters Gwendolyn and Emogene, Mr and Mrs John Morton and daughter Ann, Morris Murphy Bruce King Washington D H, Mr and Mrs Elmer Poston Athens and Mr and Mrs Thomas Vercoe and daughter Kathryn.

W. Herbert Hawk Athens RD T. Mossbarger Gwendolyn Emogene John Morton Ann Morris Murphy Bruce King Washington, D. H Elmer Poston Athens Thomas Vercoe Kathryn

Logan Rotarians plan visit to Ohio Power plant and Zanesville dinner

Logan Rotarians canceled a Monday meeting and announced a trip to the Ohio Power Co. plant in Philo on Thursday afternoon followed by a dinner in Zanesville that evening.

Logan Philo Ohio Power Co Zanesville

Cincinnati Livestock Prices Report Hogs Steady to Hard Hit

Hogs 2300 head. prices 25 to 35 cents lower than Monday with a full decline across weights. Top 8.75 for good 160 to 180 lb, 180 to 225 lb 8.75, 225 to 250 lb 8.50, 250 to 278 lb 8.15, 275 to 300 lb 7.75, 300 to 250 lb 6.75 to 7.00. 160 to 180 lb 8.50, 140 to 160 lb 7.75 to 8.00. 100 to 140 lb 6.75 to 7.50. packing sows 5.50 to 6.00. Trading very slow. Cattle 400. Calves 350. Light supply of represented grades steady. no good or choice steers. Load dry fed, light weights heifers 10.75. 560 lb baby beeves. Scattered lots 560 lb to medium grades 8.90 to 9.25. common and medium grassers 6 to 8. few to 8.50.

Market Report Hogs Cattle Calves and Sheep Slower Trade

Hogs slow with few early sales. 180 to 220 lb at $9.50, 230 lb average $9.25, 250 lb around $9. No action on other weights. Cattle steady. best grass steers $9.50, bulk $9. Calves active and steady with dealers at $10 to $11. Sheep slow to steady. spring lambs near $9.25 top, bucks down $81, throws and light weights $7 down, overall market softer.

Gallipolis Livestock Prices Report

In Gallipolis, hogs ranged from 7.35 to 9.05 per hundredweight with headlines for 175 to 220 pounds at 8.75 to 9.05 and 220 to 250 pounds at 7.35 to 8.40. Cattle show steers at 408.60, fat cows 4.20 to 5.30, heifers 4.70 to 8.00, milk cows 2394, veal tops 9.70, seconds 8.90 to 9.50, lambs tops 8.05 with seconds 7.05 to 7.60.

Gallipolis

Parkersburg Livestock Price Summary

Livestock receipts and price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and horses listed. Best on sale cattle 7.50 to 8.50, heavies hogs 7.50 to 9.38, sheep 7.20 to 8.64, horses slow at 10.00. Receipts totals shown for cattle hogs sheep and horses.

Stars Forecast A Lively August Day With Stable Progress

A lively day is forecast with planetary activity hinting at steady progress and stabilization of old stagnating conditions through sound work. Social and romantic interests loom large, and those with a birthday may expect a year of steady progress in their affairs. A child born today may be gracious, popular, and happy through integrity.

Appointment of executrix for George F E McLaughlin estate

Helen M Gray of Athens Ohio named executrix of the estate of George F E McLaughlin deceased in Athens County. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated August 6 1938 Louis Tyroler Probate Judge.

Helen M. Gray Athens Ohio George FE. McLaughlin Athens County Louis Tyroler

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate in Elliottville Athens Ohio

The State of Ohio Athens County Common Pleas Court Case No 17129 Roger J Jones plaintiff versus Anna L Elliott defendant in pursuance of an Order of Sale I will offer for sale at public auction at the east door of the Court House Athens on Monday September 12 1938 at 130 pm the described real estate situated in Athens Township Lot Nos 12 and 26 Elliottville subdivision Farm Lot 90 Sections 14 and 20 Plat Book 6 page 142 appraised at 400 sale not less than two thirds cash in hand on day of sale Sheriff Charles W Bayless Deputy Esther B Gross Jones Jones Erskine Attorneys 1 5 05-30tW

State of Ohio Athens Common Pleas Roger J. Jones Anna L. Elliott E.jliottville the Recorder of Athens County Ohio Elliottville Athens Township

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