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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1935
Page
5
Mrs Shafer urges toy donations for the annual Toy Shop Show at Schine's Athena Theater on Saturday morning at 10. Santa Claus will attend and pictures for children will be shown. Admission with a toy. Toys may be left at the side entrance to the basement in Carpenter Street if the shop is not open.
Grain and produce markets show mixed activity with wide price ranges. Cincinnati prices list wheat corn oats on track and in store, while Pittsburgh reports steady hogs and calves with strong lambs and eggs.
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A terse note records a procedural step naming the clerk tasked with authoring a bill to a person or office identified as Ted, with emphasis on formal drafting and assignment within the legislative process.
Butter at 3 827 and eggs 2 447 show prices steady. Egg details include 30 percent extra firsts and 29 percent graded firsts, with current receipts 27028 and refrigerator extras 23 percent, standards 21 percent, and firsts 21 percent.
The Cleveland produce market shows steady butter and creamery extras in tubs 37 and standards 36 percent. Live poultry quotes from the Cleveland poultry dealers association list various fowl weights and grades, with ducks, turkeys, geese, and others priced by weight. Fresh dressed poultry and eggs at government prices appear, with potatoes at 2.40 per 100-pound sack and sweet potatoes at 1.65 per bushel.
Hogs 2,700 head active up 15 with 150 to 250 lb range at 10.15 dollars and 250 to Ibs at 10 dollars. calves and cattle mixed with steady to slow demand. steers 9.50 to 10.50 per lb, cows 3.25 to 6.50, bulls to 6.0. sheep 400 head steady with lambs 10.50 to 11.50 and ewes 3 to 4.
Hog values rise with 1 200 head, 700 direct. prices mostly 20 cents higher. Cattle and calves show steady to higher trends with top steers near 10 dollars. good feeders 7 to 8.25. cows 3.25 to 6 plus. calves around 12.50. Sheep 1 000 steady with fat lambs 10.75 to 11.50 and yearlings about 9.0.
The Marshfield Shade school building contract is reawarded after bid issues. Loomis and Son Logan Contractors hold a $55,237 low bid and await PWA approval. total project cost $63,654.48 with a 39,400 grant. A second contract goes to Van Gundy Beck Co Lancaster for $60,500 total cost and 30 percent PWA grant.
Rev. T. J. Keegan of Parkersburg will preach in Athens from Thursday to Sunday as part of the Fall Loyalty program. The Irish Evangelist Ensign will lead a sacred program of music art and exhortation at Central Avenue M F E Church Thursday at 7 30 p m. the public is invited. Adjt Hinshaw and Mrs Hinshaw will attend Marion services for Adjt and Mrs John Hunter in the Salvation Army Hall.
The Athens Junior Senior High School hockey series saw the Freshmen defeat the Seniors 6 to 3 on Wednesday. Mary Duncan, Helen Stratton, and Elizabeth Woods led the Freshmen with Woods scoring four goals. Senior scorers were Florence Smith Betty Higgins and Anna Dunfee as the series wraps with one more game today.
Two eye operations were performed at Sheltering Arms Hospital on Wednesday. Dorothy Morrison 11 Athens had both eyes treated. Mrs F J Hill Athens Route 4 had cataract removed from left eye. Mildred Wigner Bridgeport Ohio University sophomore had appendix removed. Jim McGregory McArthur treated for infected right hand. John Lax Albany recently underwent an appendicitis operation.
Troy Township plans its annual community institute Friday and Saturday at Coolville High School Auditorium. Four-session program includes vocational agriculture demonstrations educational talks and exhibits with state speakers Mrs Delle Moats and L L Rummell The schedule features talks readings music 4-H program and a round table on the farm price situation. Officers are W E Bingman president Ward Hornsby vice president Orville Bibbe secretary and Mrs G O Shanks hostess. Attendance includes various demonstrations and educational talks.
Colorless Sorbol Quadruple liniment touted for simple goitre relief. Advertises twice daily use and thyroid support with no impact on work or pleasure. Local testimonials from Mrs. Dot Cox and others across Delaware Wellston Springfield and Columbus Ohio.
Dr. H. M. Boocks is adding new equipment and fixtures to his office on 8 Mulberry Street. Changes are being made this week.
The Dodge introduces a new model priced as low as 640 dollars at the factory in Detroit. The car emphasizes economy and records strong oil efficiency with broad coast-to-coast sales.
Barton Holl of the Eighth District American Legion addressed the K. T. Crossen Post at the Legion home on S Court Street at the start of the 1936 membership drive. The post set a 220 member quota and outlined fundraising and Sons of the Legion plans with a newly appointed council for aid and an auditing system proposed by Commander Roger Connor.
A sedan skidded into a freight train on an icy Giel Avenue crossing in Cleveland killing 35 year old Katherine G. Allen who had just taken her two children to school. The wreck occurred on the city’s west side.
S G Vickers of the Ohio Poultry Improvement Association spoke to 30 Athens County poultry raisers at the Athens Grange Hall. He cited cafeteria style feeding as approved and cited experiments with cod liver oil showing hens balance diet and sunshine reduces oil intake. He noted lights in hen houses improve egg laying with or without extra food and advised starting chicks on mash then shifting to grain and mash.
Moderate quantities of finer territory wools moved at steady prices. Bulk lines of 64s and finer territory wools sold mostly 79-81 cents secured basis for average to good French combing. 77-78 cents for average to short French combing. Graded 58s 60s and % blood territory wools sold 78-82 cents for strictly combing and 75-78 cents for French combing.
Clifford Koontz and Betty Williams were jailed after a violent quarrel at the Koontz home in Athens. Police placed two children in the care of a guardian and planned intoxication charges. Williams seeks custody after divorce. Koontz had custody since the split two years ago.
In Darfur Africa locals rely on watermelon to quench thirst during the dry season due to the lack of a permanent water supply. The fruit serves as a vital source of hydration in a harsh environment.
The December 3 Treasury report lists receipts of 18.38 million and expenditures of 22.01 million leaving a balance of 1.44 million. Custom receipts for the month total 3.04 million. Fiscal year receipts reach 1.50 billion with 3.19 billion in expenditures, including 1.43 billion in emergency spending. Gross debt stands at 29.63 billion with a $1.33 million daily decrease. gold assets total 9.92 billion.
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