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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1940
Page
2
The Athens Community Chest HQ stays open through this week to collect final reports from solicitors visiting workplaces. After Wednesday the office closes until the new year when house-to-house canvassing begins to reach uncontacted residents. Drive goal is 12 550 with 9 361 05 raised today.
Glouster residents report Christmas gatherings by the N T Club at Mrs. Ernest Bingman s home with a gift exchange and program. The Wednesday Contract Club and the Mother's Club held Christmas events with dinners, carols, and gifts, hosted by Mrs Getta Ley and Mrs A R Woodgerd respectively. Local residents listed include Bernard Swisher and son Jay Columbus and others visiting family in nearby towns.
A listing of Athens County supporters from a community chest drive names firms and professionals, including Jagers Funeral Home, Athens Auto Service, Zenner Store, Woolley & Rowland, and many others. The document also notes contributors of 25 dollars or more and lists institutions and organizations aiding local schools and services. Local bowling highlights follow with Glouster and Athens teams and top scorers, then Chicago Produce market notes.
Opposition rally persists with leading issues sliding after a mixed start. U S Steel Bethlehem Republic Steel Chrysler Consolidated Edison Eastman Kodak General Electric Texas Corp N Y Central show declines while bonds and commodities edge lower. The Steel magazine notes rising metal prices and export steel bar costs, with premiums noted for scarce raw materials and efforts by steelmakers in Washington to hold prices steady.
Amt list shows noon prices for multiple companies and commodities. Includes Amer, Bethlehem Steel, Col. Gas and Elect, Curtiss Wright, Douglas Aircraft, Gen. Foods, Great Northern Railway, Int. Harvester, Int. Nickel, Kennecott, and others with percentage figures indicating pricing or shares.
Butter steady with extras in tubs at 39 percent standards 38. Fees steady. Prices paid shippers in 100 case lots. Extras 57 pound and up candied light yolks clear 27 percent current receipts 55 pound and up 23 mediums 4. Live poultry steady with various bids for colored fowls leghorn springers broilers young ducks turkeys and geese as listed.
Hogs salable at Cincinnati 3,200 with top 6.55 for 180 to 250 pounds and 6.40 for 250 to 300 pounds. cattle 1,100 salable with calves steady to strong and heifers and bulls noting higher sides. Pittsburgh reports 500 hogs with prices from 5.75 to 6.40 and 700 cattle slow with steers and cows priced across standard ranges.
In a detailed statement by F E Dowler, the plan to create a fund for county relief outside local taxes is argued as non class legislation and potentially national in scope. Dowler urges Athens County to draft a bill tailored to its needs, stressing local problems require local fixes to avoid overreliance on WPA and PWA policies.
Crooksville defeats Glouster Travelers by 141 pins as Stevens leads with a 224 single and Bennett posts 538 for high triple. Glouster’s Stephenson adds 555 on the triple and 210 single, with team totals 2482. A Welsh family cross match reports the Wolfs beating the Webers by 49 pins in Columbus as Red Weber nets 584 for high triple.
In Nelsonville Lester Farrow and William Matheny pleaded guilty to quarreling and fighting before Mayor C. G. Dew on Sunday, each fined 10 dollars and costs. John Johnson Carbondale and Abe Barber faced intoxication charges on Monday, both guilty with Johnson 10 dollars and costs Barber 5 dollars and costs. Arthur Yates pleaded innocent to intoxication and was bound over to the grand jury under a 100 dollar bond.
Mrs. Cora Emaline Hoge aged 71 of Homer Township Glouster Morgan County died Sunday after a month long illness She was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Benjamin Jones born and lived in Homer Township Surviving are two daughters Williard Mason and Fannie Hoge four grandchildren five brothers and one sister Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 am in the Liberty Hill Church with Rev Lees of Pennsville officiating Burial will be in Liberty Hill Cemetery
Public alert appears on all containers for apples and other orchard items. The notice references the labeling standard Hip-Hil and marks a date 12-16-40-4otw, indicating compliance steps for marketers.
Maggie McMahon of Marietta Ohio reports dramatic relief after a few weeks using TON JON No 1 for severe indigestion bilious spells headaches and stomach pain. She praises the remedy and recommends consulting the TON JON Health Representative at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store in Athens Ohio for others suffering similar symptoms.
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