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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
14
Advertisement from The Messenger offering two or three unfurnished rooms with heat. Box B364. Details read as a brief rental notice with no further context or pricing listed.
New York stocks eased slightly while bonds mixed and utilities slipped. Chrysler fell to 78 as Anaconda and several major names posted modest declines. oils held near previous close as industry sectors including metals, autos, rubber, and chemicals showed mixed results in a calm session despite the weak European outlook.
Toledo market reports list wheat No 1 red 70 42 and No 2 red 69 14 70 42, corn No 2 yellow 45 45 4, oats No 2 white 32 33, and various butter eggs and poultry values in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Government bond quotes cover 3 70 s to 3 4 s, while wool price notes note limited demand for urgent needs and different scoured basis ranges. An automatic vacuum powered auto top is mentioned as a new feature.
In El Paso George Schulte narrates two bandits robbed him of $48.60 and a wrist watch. They threatened to slug him if he lacked a tying instrument, and they did. He waited 45 minutes before calling police.
Salt Lake City Utah paths separated for 48 years crossed as two brothers were reunited. Francis M Young born February 14 1891 at Fairview Utah missed meeting older brother Brigham J who left for his father’s funeral. Francis then came home to find Brigham waiting.
Hogs show losses with uneven drops per weight class, top price $6.60 for 189 to 250 pounds. sows weaker to $4.50. Cattle receipts around 350 head, light yearlings and cows mostly steady, milk fed steers up to $9.85, bulls $6.50 to $7.25. Athens sale reports hogs $6.95 to $7.05 for 180 to 225 pounds, calves $8.95 and up, sheep good lambs $7.90 to $8.20.
Allen R. Tiere man drove to escape a skunk trail but returned to find a skunk attached to the rear bumper of his car. Investigation confirmed the animal lingered on the vehicle as he reached home in Berkeley, California.
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