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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1931

Page

11

Advertising rates and discounts for The Messenger

Classified ad section announces A Caldwell advertising service with a minimum charge and a 20 percent discount on three consecutive insertions.

Tes A. Caldwell

End Your Gift Problem with a Hand Painted Picture

Hand painted pictures for family from Hempen Art Studio Harold Ave and W Union St. Prices begin at 250. Also listings for flowers, cemetery wreaths, winter bouquets, and electric irons as gift options from Hammond's Music Store and Barton's Pharmacy in Pomeroy.

Hempen Art Harold Ave W. Union Street Dial Connett’s. Ee Connett’s Electrio Irons Hammond's Barton's Pharmacy Pomeroy Toiley Darton’s Athens Messenger Ohio Ath__ens Messenger Wheaton Hardware Hammond Preston

Nelsonville Toy Shop Ad Offers Wide Christmas Stock

Nelsonville store Carroll’s Carpentry advertises a full line of toys including games blocks and doll beds with small down payments for layaway. Fresh candies and baby carts are promoted along with pocket knives and wooden blocks in a holiday sales push aimed at schools churches and families.

Carpenter's Nelsonville Cable

Christmas gift sales and subscriptions in Athens area

An OCR fragment lists gift items and offers from Athens area merchants including a year’s subscription offer, a Mesemeer gift with compliments, and several products. Mentions Pendergrass & Hon Chauncey, Campbell’s Store Chauncey, Pomeroy, Major Radios, and Union Grocery with prices and promotions for Rotary items cameras Kodak candy and other holiday gifts.

Ohio Athens Messenger Aladdin Mantel Lamp Pendergrass Kodak Alko Sammere PANGY Union Grocery

MYERA AUTOMATIC Electric Water Heaters Featured

Athens Implement Co showcases MYERA AUTOMATIC electric water heaters priced at $105 with 350 gallon per hour capacity as a Christmas special. Also advertised are Coble's BLEDBS items at a low price and special TV values from Carpenter's Nelsonville Store.

MYERA Athens Implement Co Carpenter Nelsonville

Boston Wool Prices Hold Steady Amid Slower Demand

Boston wool market report from the local U S Agriculture Department notes steady underlying tone despite weaker demand last week. Traders remain cautiously confident about domestic wool and avoid aggressive sales pushes as the season quiets, with sales volume at 2,102,100 pounds for the week versus 708,500 pounds the prior week.

Hoston U P Boston United States Agriculture Department

Legal Notice for Bids Ames-Bern School District

The Ames Bern School District will receive sealed bids at the December 25, 1981 meeting for schoolhouse projects in McDougal Hiooper Sharpsburg and Westafide. Bids may be left with the clerk at the High School Building in Amenville Ohio. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Ames-Bern

Boston Wool Market Reports Slow Trading and Steady Prices

The Boston Womeret report says trading in wool is slow. Bids near recent quotations appear on large lots of 43 and finer end 46s, 60s western wools, but offers were rejected. Small lots are closing at steady prices versus last week, with demand for 4s and finer wools high for shorter combing staples.

Boston U.P Boston Womeret United States Agriculture Deparment Office

Year End Influences on Markets and Rail Stock Rally Hints

Wall Street sees December liquidation in bonds and equities as typical year end selling to harvest tax losses and bolster bank collateral. Chesapeake & Ohio seen as potential rally leader with strong coal traffic and earnings, while rail names like New York Central and Union Pacific are watched for gains amid improving railroad fundamentals.

Wall Street RALLY Chesapeake & Onto New York Central Chesapeake & Ohio Atchison, Baltimore & Ohio Union Pacific

Steady Liquidation Resumes on New York Stock Exchange

Trading in stocks dwindled to a new low volume as the steady liquidation resumed on the New York stock exchange. United States Steel led declines with major issues retreating to fresh lows. railroad shares slipped while Pittsburgh districts and steel producers showed mixed moves.

New York Dee U.P Stock Exchange United State Flee!ng Celeneyt Atchison Pennsylvania Northern Pacific Auburn Auto du Ont

Wall Street Roundup Shows Mixed Dow Tide and Earnings

The industry page lists varied performances with Rail and Industrial issues, Pacific and Commonwealth stocks marking modest gains while Armour, Gillette, and General Electric show notable activity. Roebuck and Paramount Publix appear with smaller moves amid broader market volatility.

Ata Ibn Sueave Vendetaneey CPO Ork Centra PRT Rock Island Peushere Pacif le Pacific Pete Allied Lannea Oporto Meter Commonwealth & BO Curtiss Wright Curtis Wright PO Viscisaseevic GOR Aldhoig Issccasesseess Gillette Safety Razor Ahn Sih Cab Abehevesie Ward Nat. Dairy Pro Oey

Trains Schedule Notes Athens Departure Times

The notice lists daily northbound and southbound departures from Athens for trains on the Chesapeake and Ohio system. It specifies No 9 at 11 20 am and No 4 at 6 34 pm to Athens with several northbound and southbound services and arrival times including No 33 at 7 45 am and No 30 at 11 02 am.

Athens Veter Baltimore

Baltimore Produce Live Poultry Prices Notice

Table of live poultry prices lists chickens Leghorns and roosters with weights and codes. Includes turkeys and miscellaneous terms with unit figures and quantities.

Amaliler

Unclear Market Notes Spark Unsettled Trades

A fragmentary report shows unsettled keg Parkes entries and unsettled butter-market items with reference to firsts and seconds. It cites specific lot codes such as 24G 980 and 30 920 with current receipts, plus extra tubs and case counts.

Parkes Agwe

Unclear OCR Item on Cincinnati Butter Market

Fragmentary text reports on butter and creamery activity in Cincinnati with scattered prices and lot references. The readable portions lack coherent details, making precise identification of entities or events difficult.

Cleveland Produce Markets Mix Amid Unclear Prices

The Cleveland produce market shows unsettled standards with weak to firm tones. Leghorn heavy broilers and turkeys vary while potatoes and russet prices are listed, including Maine Green Mt and Idaho russets per sack.

Cleveland Potatoes Ohio Maine Idaho

Local Poultry Market Prices and Stock Notes

The fragment lists poultry figures with butter nearby product wording and mixed percentages for fresh firsts and extra items. It mentions roosters ducks geesps turkeys and old toms with assorted counts and prices, reflecting a market snapshot of birds and weights.

Livestock market notes from Pittsburgh and Cincinnati

Hogs show range 7.50 to 8.60 with steady to higher bids. cattle receipts light, demand steady to good. lambs steady with mixed quality. Cincinnati reports active hog market, mostly steady with higher grades sought. cows and calves mixed, lambs slow but some better grades brisk.

Pittsburgh Plaimer & Nde Cinccinnati

Toledo Grain Prices and Market Quotes on Dec 14

Toledo market notes show grain losses and price quotes for Wheat No 2 Red and Yellow Corn values, Oats, Clover, and Dairy items. Prices listed include Wheat No 2 Red at 0.806564, Corn Yellow 0.344%, and Fancy Creamery and Eggs receipts with hay listings and timothy hay per cwt at 1.00.

Toledo Rath Close Timothy

Bright Spots Of Business Bright Spots Of Business

A jumble of reports notes varied business activity across the United States. Items mention automotive material orders, state share commitments, bank and railroad developments, and corporate expansions in regions including New York, Chicago, Wilmington, and Arkansas.

United Press Auburn Ind Valley Automobile Company NEW York- Likiheed United States National Foreign Trade Co Uldaanes Minary Chicago and North Western Railway Co New York Wilmington, del. Railroad Corp Tae Chicago—Central and Southwest Aasties Co Arkansas Eastern Ee & Ae

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