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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1937

Page

8

Irregular early gains fade as stocks drift to steady levels

In New York, stocks posted uneven early gains before cooling, with most indices showing fractional increases around noon. Rails and industrials hovered near flat, while oils and metals showed mixed movements and several major issues traded weaker or stronger in a broad, unsettled session.

New York

Toledo and Cincinnati Markets Report Grain and Poultry Prices

Live Stock, Produce and Grain data from Toledo and Cincinnati markets show steady to firm pricing. Wheat No 2 red 107 108, eggs current receipts 18 percent, butter prices and poultry categories listed with varied grades and weights.

Toledo Cincinnati Cleveland

Garden Social and Brief Personal Notes

Garden community notices list visitors to the Barnes and Goldsberry households including Maggie Lowther and sisters Lizzie McGregor and Rose Lamp from West Virginia. Also noted are attendees at a funeral in Chester and several local moves and visits among residents and relatives. Various family ties and travels are recorded.

Maggie Lowther Lowther Lizzie McGregor Morgantown W. Va Rose Lamp Naomi St. Mary's Opal Barnes Dorothy Cristo Columbus O. C. Barnes Dale Perry Glennie St. Clair George Smith Alfred Clair Robison Don Robison Garden Will Sharp Springfield Margaret Sharp Harle Swaim McArthur C. Barnes Mr. Sharp Barnes

Livestock Prices Across Markets Reported

Pittsburgh and Cincinnati livestock quotes show hogs 180 to 300 pounds at 11 to 13 dollars with varied direct sales. cattle and calves listed with openings around 11 to 12 dollars for good weights, cutters and lightweights lower. sheep and lambs steady with lambs around 10 to 11 dollars and ewes and bucks priced accordingly. Wool market dull with buyers waiting on goods developments. ages 20 to 25 noted as costly to English insurers.

Cincinnati U. S Agriculture Department

Roosevelt Defends His New Deal

President Roosevelt argues for keeping majority rule and warns against concentrating power in a select class. He cites Macauley on England’s labor unrest and defends New Deal measures as necessary to maintain order and prosperity. He rejects Tory calls to vest power in an elite, stressing protection of liberty and civilization.

Lord Macauley Thomas Jefferson Macauley New England Old England Manchesters Birminghams Roosevelt England United States Chamber of Commerce Liberty League National Association of Manufacturers America

Fight ends in hospital after murder suicide attempt

Akron report details Bertha Murphey and her ex husband William Murphey, both adults, fighting for life after a gunattack described as murder attempt and death by own action. Murphey admitted shooting. probate records show prior hospitalizations and a four month since divorce.

Akron A.P Bertha Murphey Springfield Lake Village William Walter O'Neil Murphey Massillon State Hospital

Utah wage rise shows mining jobs lead gains

Salt Lake City wages rose about 17 percent in the last year according to the state industrial commission. Mine employment led the gains while agricultural, railroad, and domestic jobs showed little progress.

Salt Lake City Utah State Industrial Commission

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