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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
14
A fragmented OCR list shows categories for classifieds including services auctions personal notices and real estate. It appears as a long catalog of sections such as repairs moving collecting and livestock with numerous subheads and potential public sale references.
A small rise in stock prices draws in more buyers with gains of over a point on leading issues. Major names include U S Steel General Motors Chrysler Boeing United Aircraft Glenn Martin Du Pont Westinghouse American Telephone Pennsylvania Sears Roebuck and Texas Corp. Bond activity stays steady while commodities show minor unevenness. Bank clearings for the week end Aug 21 show a 43 percent decline from last year but are 165.8 million above the prior week.
Grain prices list Wheat No 1 red 72 72% No 2 red 71 1 2s Corn No 2 yellow 66 0 67 Oats No 2 white 40 2 31 Butter creamery score 29 430 Butterfat No 1 23 Eggs firm prices paid shippers in 100 case lots Live poultry steady Colored fowls roosters leghorns broilers and rocks listed Produce demand moderate Butter eggs cheese steady Poultry steady Hogs cattle calves prices across Pittsburg Cincinnati and Boston markets with receipts and price ranges noted.
A large crowd gathered for the Broadwell home-coming on Sunday. The day included a Sunday School lesson by Mrs. Bean of Athens, a children's program, a noon basket dinner, and an afternoon of talks and music.
Westbound and eastbound train times listed for the National Limited and Diplomat trains with other daily runs. Charter service offers air travel to any city with an airport at daylight hours. Farm calendar notes a sale on Saturday August 31 around Mineral area with livestock and farm goods auction items.
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