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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1939
Page
18
An OCR of a classified section index lists categories from Automotives to Real Estate and Public Sales. It enumerates items like Autos For Sale, Wanted Help, Rentals, Farms, Stores, and public notices, without a cohesive news item. The text shows numbering and topic headings typical of a newspaper classifieds page.
Fletcher Hawk advertises coal with little ashes and reasonable price available either at the mine or delivered. Dial 25481. Continued in next column.
Alvin D. Cline a 50 year old Albany man pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated in city court before Mayor Cliff Cornell on Thursday. He posted a $300 bond and awaits grand jury action after being arrested Wednesday on Route 50 near Margarets Creek Bridge following a collision with Merrick Mason 18 of Lancaster. Mason an enlisted at Camp Zaleski escaped unharmed as did two passengers. Damages were about 50 dollars to Mason’s car and 75 to Cline’s vehicle.
Dr. L. D. Robinson of Gayesville and a member of the Athens County Board of Health was reported dangerously ill with pneumonia. He fell ill Tuesday and was moved to a Parkersburg hospital yesterday for treatment.
Alabama conservation department introduces glass eyes to deter spotlight hunting. When a hunter fires, a warden triggers the device to reveal and arrest the offender. Also reported, Boston Wool Market shows strong demand for fine and half blood wools with prices around 91 to 98 cents, and combing lengths selling at 85 to 97 cents per pound on a scoured basis.
New York AP reports steady gains amid active trading as Chrysler opens up after ex-dividend, United States Steel and Westinghouse Electric rise modestly, and a broad list of Industrie and miscellaneous stocks show small advances including Allied Chem, Am. Tobacco, Coca Cola, Gen. Motors, and Republic Aviation. Substantial blocks trade in Commonwealth and Southern noted.
Toledo market notes show wheat No 1 red 98 799 and No 2 red 67 1 98 with corn prices 55 85s and 53 4 54. Eggs steady with white extras 25 and standards 24 current receipts 19 percent. Poultry prices list various fowls roosters and broilers with adjustments. Cleveland produce reports unsettled eggs and firmer live poultry. butter receipts 633 855 lbs with scores and market tone. overall tone mixed with weak fago market and firmer live poultry.
Apartment dwellers can grow attractive plants with minimal care using a two chamber chemical soil container. The upper section holds silicate with the plant, the lower holds water and chemicals. Liquid needs renewal every two to three weeks. containers are glazed earthenware in appealing colors.
In compact living spaces a mahogany chest doubles as a bed with a comfortable innerspring mattress. A refined table folds from 20 inches to seven feet, seating ten, ideal for one room homes serving as living and bedroom spaces. Nearby, RAF units repelled Nazi flying boats after daylight aerial battles near the Firth of Forth.
Pittsburgh livestock sale notes mixed bids across cattle hogs and sheep with steady to higher cattle values and declines on some hogs. Calves and calves bids steady while a Moscow notice reports the Finnish minister and 30 legation staff departing after visa delays.
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