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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1939
Page
8
An index of classified advertisement categories including announcements and memorials, autos and services, business opportunities, educational notices, livestock, bargain items, rentals, real estate sales, public sales and more with section codes and descriptions. The list outlines numerous categories and subcategories for organized classifieds.
Stocks fell in quiet forenoon trading with light positions and scarce bids. American Telephone and Westinghouse Electric led declines of over three points. U S Steel slid to 45 after opening at 46. Chrysler opened at 76 and dipped, while American Smelting Montgomery Ward and U S Rubber fell about two points. Consolidated Edison dropped utilities by 1.25 points.
A Wall Street snapshot lists gains in several rail and steel groups with notable names such as American Locomotive and Bethlehem Steel showing varied moves. Copper and mining stocks like Anaconda Copper drift while utilities and consumer goods firms display mixed activity amid shifting investor sentiment.
Toledo price list shows wheat and corn ranges, butter and eggs by grade, and steady poultry values. Cleveland follow up lists Butter Eggs and Live poultry with firm to higher prices, including hens and leghorn categories. Cincinnati and other cities report hogs, cattle, veal, sheep and lambs with varied gains and steady receipts.
A list of crude oil prices from multiple agencies shows Bradford Tidewater and Bradford National Transit at 2.00 each. Pennsylvania Southwest Pa at 1.65 and Eureka at 1.59. Carning 1.02. Lima 90c Illinois 95c 1. Michigan T4c 1. Western Kentucky 90c Eastern Kentucky 1.02 1.10. East Texas 90c 1.10.
Ellen Spaulding, aged 102, fears constant worrying accelerates aging on her birthday. She lives in Ohio and is visiting her son F. E. Spaulding in Cleveland Heights this summer. Born in Geauga County in 1837, she spent most of her life on a dairy farm near Chardon.
Refurnished seven room apartment on Mill Street Middleport with new floors and updated bath inquiries to Bailey's Dairy Shop telephone 384 J.
A dated timetable itemizes arrivals and departures for multiple rail lines including Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio, and New York Central, with daily, weekly, and holiday exceptions. It references flights via Athens Airways connecting Columbus and Pittsburgh with connections to Parkersburg and Marietta and lists several specific train numbers and times.
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