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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1932
Page
9
Classified ads must be received by 11 30 A M for same day property ads. Sunday notices end Saturday 3 PM. Payments by order of ad. errors corrected within days. Advertisers responsible for omissions or misreadings. Announcements section contains general notices.
A vintage classified style page lists gifts for her and him with prices. Jewelry, clocks, pipes, tobacco, stoves, heaters, gift stationery, Maytag washer, painting services, theater tickets, subscriptions to The Athens Messenger, and various holiday specials advertised by local merchants. Includes "DRESSED TURKEYS" and seasonal decor notes.
An old newspaper listing promotes aMajestic radio cabinet with six tubes priced at 35 dollars from G W Hopkins Radio and Electric Shop. The ad also mentions specials on glass ware and Wheat products in a brief classified section.
A reader listing gifts for kids includes items such as shoes and tees for ages 2 to 5, doll carriages, toy musical instruments, and ironing boards. Stores mentioned include PFR Coffey's Repair Shop in Hudson Ave, Scotts Variety Store in Nelsonville, and The Carpenter Hardware Co in Nelsonville. Prices noted include 2 dollars per pair and 63.05 for a gift set.
Local notices advertise heaters and stove sales at Nelsonville stores, Christmas gifts including Westinghouse refrigerator and Sunbeam items, Gedoury’s and Cabie Co promotions, and McCreary Studio Christmas photograph appointments. Includes candles, toys, candy and gift items with low prices and contact details.
Readable fragments show Christmas gift ads for radios and ceramics, and an official city ordinance in Athens Ohio dated 1932 governing electrical energy contracts with Southern Ohio Electric Company. The piece includes bakery notices and holiday product mentions amid municipal energy and public service references.
Athens votes authorize the public service director and Board of Control to contract with The Southern Ohio Electric Co for electric energy to run the city's water pumping plant at ten and one half cents per kilowatt hour. The ten year agreement fixes supply terms, metering, and payment dates, with exceptions for outages and force majeure.
Edmund Vance Cooke renowned poet and philosopher was buried today in Lake View Cemetery following a simple home ceremony in Cleveland.
Mrs. Esther Reiser Smith aged 34 wife of Captain Fred L. Smith state director of aeronautics died of influenza at her Columbus home on Monday.
Washington memo notes the Mouser Bill aimed at stopping congressmen from employing relatives at federal expense. The measure was referred to the House Judiciary Committee for study after its introduction in the current session.
New York stocks show a firm tone amid persistent bear trading, with several leaders advancing while others linger near prior closes. General Electric and Union Carbide among notable movers as utilities and industrials edge higher in early trading. Kroger, Westinghouse, and United Aircraft cited among active names.
Representative Mouser a Republican from Marton said he would press for a prompt committee decision to obtain a House relief call. Representative Mitchell a Democrat from Tennessee introduced a measure to forbid employment of relatives now pending before the accounts committee. He would force the committee to act on the measures after the holidays.
Ninety percent of good jobs come through pull, but women must train for a career. Julia Blansthiard notes Mel en Hoerle's book urging high school and college girls to decide on a profession, train for it, and pursue practical paths like stenography, dressmaking, home economics, chemistry, agriculture, and related fields.
Market notes show Baltimore and Cleveland produce trends with poultry prices including leghorns, broilers, ducks, and turkeys. Chicago receipts list butter, potatoes, and eggs with unsettled pricing and multiple grade levels.
Open slow and steady to five cents higher then Saturday with 225 head. weights mostly steady with some 1% lower. bulk cattle 169 to 235 pounds. late trade weaker at $3.15 to $3.29 for lighter hogs. sows mostly $2.00 to $2.25.
Hog receipts 6 700 with prices 63.00 63.10 per 140 to 230 lbs and 2 49 per 2460 to 280 lbs. Packing sows 62.25. Cattle receipts 560 with steady to 35c lower. medium to yearlings 94 up to 5.50, few to 6.30, beef cows 2 35 to 68, bulls 2 96 to 3 25. Calves receipts 325. better grade welters 5 50 to 6 0. Sheep receipts 1 600. lambs higher with better grade 86 to 56.50, common 5 3 50 to 5 25, good wethers 3 downward.
The Athens chapter of the Isaak Walton League will meet Tuesday night at 7 30 at the City Hall to discuss league activities.
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