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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1942

Page

8

Concord Union Church to Host Home Coming August 16

Concord is set for the annual home coming on Sunday August 16 with a basket dinner at noon and afternoon preaching by Rev W M George. Concord Sunday School elected officers August 9 including Maynard Sayre as superintendent and Alyce Sayre as secretary.

Concord Concord Union Church W. M. George Jess Wemmer Glouster Betty Sayre Helen B. Wolfe Marie Sayre Wahneta Wolfe Edward Wiess Mildred Concord Sunday School Maynard Sayre Vern Wolfe Alyce Sayre Zelma Sayre Emory Brown Paul McAtee Eva Antle Miles Wolfe Elsie Antle Fisie Antle Betty Antle

Township Committee Results Announced

Glouster and Trimble area results show Republican and Democrat central committeemen elected by precinct. In Glouster, Republicans W H Stahl Lester V Zimmer Worthy Parker and C G Faires won precinct seats. Democrats Frank Bryson Thomas Williams Jr Gerald Dunlevy C F Handley secured precinct positions. Trimble elected Earl H Johnston Republican and George Grandy Democrat. Jacksonville picks William Kalt Harley D Wemmer and J M McDonald for Trimble North.

William Kalt Trimble North J. J. Shepard Trimble Democrats George Grandy Jacksonville Harley D. Wemmer J. M. McDonald

Women to Organize Council at Glouster Church

An important meeting for all women of the Glouster Church of Christ is set for Thursday at 8 PM at the church. Guest speaker will be Mrs. Donaldson, president of the Women’s Council at the First Church of Christ in Athens. Local president is Mrs. Mildred Nida.

Glouster Glouster Church of Christ Women's Council

Visiting Parents to Stay Indefinitely in Piqua

Mrs. Dean Tillman and her son Gary arrived Friday from St. Marys to live with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Zimmer while Mr. Tillman the projectionist secures a position at Schine Theater in Piqua. The family will remain until a suitable home is found in Piqua.

Glouster Dean Tillman Gary St. Marys Albert Zimmer Tillman Schine Theater Piqua

Local Notices From Glouster And Jacksonville

Lodge meets Saturday at I O O F hall with important business and pot luck lunch. The Junior Group from Mrs Weymueller's pupils gives a recital Friday at 8 pm at American Legion hall. Past Matrons' Association meets Friday at Masonic hall with committee in charge. Albert Richards family moved to Columbus. Bernard Lovell and wife announce birth of a son July 31. Prot Robert L Noon transferred from Jefferson Barracks to an air base in Lincoln Nebraska.

Glouster Marcellite Rebekah Lodge Harriette Weymueller American Legion Hall Thea Chapter Masonic Hall Alfred Howard H. F. Kittle Bernard Lovell Columbus Lovell Jacksonville Robert L. Noon Jefferson Barracks Lincoln Neb

Chrysler Shares Fall On War Drive And Dividend Cut

New York markets opened mixed with minor swings as Chrysler declined after news of reduced profits and a dividend cut. War effort data showed July expenditures soaring while Chrysler reports a sharp drop in half year profits despite heavy wartime production and a 15 cent dividend. President Keller noted increasing participation in the war program suggesting possible volume recovery.

NEW York Chrysler Wall Street Office of War Information Chrysler Corp K. T. Keller

Industrial stocks and percentages in 20th century listing

A garbled OCR snippet presents various company names and percentage figures. Firms referenced include Chrysler, Curtiss Wright, Douglas Aircraft, General Electric, Gen Foods, Gen Motors, Goodyear, IBM, Johns Manville, Kennecott, Libby-O-Clad, Mont. Ward, Nat. Dairy, Sears and Roebuck, Timken, United Airlines, Woolworth, and Youngstown Sheet and Tube. The text reads like a stock list with percentages and values such as $22,108, but details are fragmented.

Aecceenccee Amer. Car Mong Amar Eewcetnreenreres Borden Iti Ieee Gee c Chrysler Curtiss Wright Douglas Aircraft Foods Motors Farcerantihis Seay Goodrich Goodyear Awappoaee Harvester Johns Manville Kennecott _ Libby-O-Ford Mont. Ward N. Y New Amer Wee Ohio Ewwnnccom Penney J. C. Pullman Mbeteibasebicl Pure Oil Sears and Roebuck Brandsahs Ltd Oil Ind N. J. Covse Woolworth Patapena Sealienes Youngstown

Toledo Grain Prices and Poultry Rates Narrow Trading

Grain and produce report lists Wheat No 2 red at 1.22, Corn No 2 yellow, Oats No 2 white, Soybeans No 2 yellow at 1.62. Fairs and poultry prices include various weights for fowls, broilers, fryers, and roasters with steady markets. Chicago notes Butter receipts and egg prices with current quotes, poultry markets described as steady.

Toledo Chicago

Cincinnati Livestock Prices Mixed as Hogs and Cattle Move

Livestock sale reports show hogs totaling 1 700 head with receipts 2 150 and top prices around 15.10 for 180 to 225 pounds. Cattle and calves sold steady with buyers active, Heifers and beef cows seeing solid demand. spring lambs steady with most at 14.50, some 15. Top prices cited vary by weight class and animal type across hogs cattle and sheep.

Cincinnati

Chauncey Mine Workers Ladies Auxiliary Meeting

Chauncey group of the United Mine Workers of America will meet in the K P Hall on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. A pot luck supper and benefit party follow the meeting. Members are urged to attend and invite others.

Chauncey United Mine Workers of America K. of P. Hall

Light primary turnout in Glouster amid tight race for offices

An exceptionally light vote was cast in Glouster during Tuesday’s Democrat and Republican primaries with only 322 total ballots. Democrats favored Alfred Brown for county commissioner and Ora Daugherty for Congress by write-in, while Republicans backed Thomas A Jenkins for Congress and Francis D White for common pleas judge amid scattered quedtions and local races.

Congress Glouster

Special Ceremony Planned for Local Scouts Investiture

Glouster announces a Thursday evening investiture at 8 30 at the Madison Street Building scout headquarters. Several local Scouts will receive tenderfoot badges and Scout Commissioner Joe Stratton will attend before his transfer from Athens County. An out of town speaker may also be invited. Foster Brown has been promoted to private first class in the Army and transferred to Almogord, New Mexico.

Glouster

Ladies Auxiliary Benefit Party At Eagle Club Jacksonville

The Ladies Auxiliary of the United Mine Workers of America sponsors a benefit party Friday at 8 o'clock in the Eagle club rooms Jacksonville of.

Jacksonville—Ladies Auxiliary The United Mine Workers of America Eagle Club Jacksonville

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