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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1932
Page
9
Daily notices from Progressive Stores list reduced prices and deals across Nelsonville Logan and nearby areas. James A. Caldwell, Classified Mgr., presents the bargains in the local classifieds page.
Multiple small ads advertise coal fuel and furnace lump feed fertilizer prices radios TVs radios parts and service Valentine cards gifts and flowers roof paint wallpaper and electrical shop Gadbury's Electric Shop Midnight Inn food and groceries and McCreary Indio photo offer The clippings show a slice of storefront listings with contact hints and pricing lines for a historic era mercantile page
Read guidance promotes selling chicks by placing a Poultry column ad. It stresses presenting available stock clearly and leveraging classified sections to attract buyers.
Legal notice announces revised Athens County Ohio real property valuations for the year and public inspection in the Auditor’s office. Appeals on valuations may be heard February 5 through February 16, 1982. Also listed is a probate sale by public auction of real estate in Nelsonville on February ith, 1932, cash in hand, overview of parcels and conditions.
A list of programs and performances across the day including organ recitals, dance orchestras, health segments, and broadcasts featuring Henry Busse, Jack Albin, and Amos ’n’ Andy. Also notes Luncheon Hymns, Morning Hymns, and late-night music with the Philharmonic and Thereto.
CBS W P M lists a full Wednesday program slate with Genev a Mid Week Broadcast Harald Stern and his Orchestra Arthur Jarrett with Preddie Richs Orchestra Myrt and Marge Bing Crosby Boswell Sisters Marion Downey Barbara Maurel Orchestra Singin Sam Kate Smith Swanee Music Colonel Stoopnagie and Budd quartet and organist Time Club dramatization of Edgar Wallace Gtory Male Quartet and Preddie Rich Modern Male Chorus Music that Satisfies Street Singer Epiric pact iguerys Orchestra Toscha Seidel violin with Concert Orchestra Don Redman and his Orchestra Smad is Duchin Casino Orchestra
NBC P M schedule lists musical segments and programs from 6:00 to 12:30. Highlights include Lee Sims piano Elsie Janis songs and stories Sherlock Holmes Adventures Mary Steno sketches and Vincent Lopez Orchestra with guest artists and a Grantland feature interview.
The Athens City Council approves a bond issue of 1515 dollars to finance storm sewer improvements on McKinley Avenue and at Race Street. Bonds mature 1933 to 1940 with six 200 dollar notes and one 178 dollar note, bearing six percent interest, backed by a dedicated property tax levy.
The document outlines bond sale procedures and sinking fund allocations, including Trustee actions, advertisement rules, and interest handling. It also includes a foreclosure-like sale notice for Athens County in Ohio, detailing a public auction of real estate in Alexander Township on February 27, 1982.
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce reports a 1931 state government payroll 4.92 percent lower while private industry payrolls among 19 industries fell 56.11 percent. The study notes higher purchasing power and argues state budget cuts did not cripple state operations despite 1929–31 declines.
John M. Rorimer of Cleveland, aged 37, topped the January Ohio Bar exam with a 04.6 score in the Empire Prow Company vice president line. He sat for the test last June.
New York stocks showed renewed irregularity as trading pressure returned on several major issues. American Tobacco and Harvester posted new lows, while Chesapeake and Ohio and Atchison also dropped sharply. Dividend fears weighed on Union Pacific and other rails amid a cautious market tone.
A jumble of product receipts and dairy and poultry terms appears, listing eggs near New Town, Potvy Chickens, Creamery items, and various weights and prices. The text mentions hens, leghorns, ducks, and market quantities with scattered brand-like terms and incomplete figures.
Market report shows steady demand and prices across produce and poultry. Butter extras trade around 98, market firm. poultry offers include heavy fowl 17 cents, ducks and turkeys at posted rates, geese 16 cents, with stags 14 cents. Potatoes quoted per 100 pounds with Maine Green Mt at 1.05, Idaho russet large 2.16 to 3.25, medium 1.74 to 2.42 per 100 lb sack.
A fragmented list shows butter and creamery pricing with discounted packing claims and item codes. The readable lines mention extra firsts and nearby ungraded lots, with figures like 180 and 13%0, though the OCR is partial and ambiguous.
Chicago produce market shows steady tones with 8 988 cases of entras and 6 696 tubs of Hutter Market items. Current receipts 14 16e and seconds L1G 126 appear alongside extras at 21 percent, with exter thrata 20 percent. Mile standards ic.
The market shows uneven cattle and hog prices with steady to weak tendencies. Beef cattle and feeders are unevenly steady to lower while sows and lighter weights trade irregularly. cattle volumes are noted near 1700 head with various loads and freight weights. Sheep remain steady with better grades around 6.50 to 6.75.
Hog receipts 1 6 900 head with prices around 4.18 and 4 25. packing steady. Cattle receipts around 660 with prices near 6.25 and 2 60 for calves. Sheep receipts 9 900 with dull market and better lamb skins around 6 60. Bulls at 3 56. Market directions show slower activity and steady to lower trends.
A dense listing style page outlines multiple sectors and major companies including Allied Chemicals, AT&T, Continental, Curtiss Wright, Sears Roebuck, and General Motors among others. It notes varied performance signals and sector groupings across utilities, oils, steels, and mines with scattered percentage figures and index references.
KNAPP and Associated Gas and Electric report a bid for more than 15 million for a new project. Copper prices hit historic lows with 6 percent bank rates and high demand. National City Bank posts record deposits at 1,000,800,000. American Telephone earnings hint at continued growth. Alleghany Corporation retires debt and restructures a four year loan, improving asset security and interest costs.
New York reports January business totals show 1,909,999 tone alongside December figures for American Iron and Steel. Detroit notes automative production gains while Chicago and Cleveland disclose profits and reopening activity. Ban Francisco Telegraph Company posts strong net income figures amid market shifts.
Members of the Southern Ohio County Superintendent Association met at Ohio University in Ewing Hall to discuss school finances. B O MccGowan of Setoto County served as president with Alex Foot of Athens County as first vice president. Other attendees included R M Hyman Fairfield W Gallia Guernsey J W Coleman Hocking Carl Manrod Jefferson W C Paul Lawrence Laster Black Licking Glenn Drummond Logan J W Whitmer Luc as C N Wagner Meigs B Nelson Monroe F A Onavis Morgan C W Manston hearing and J Ross among others.
Neil Williams of Fern Street was fined 100 dollars and costs and had his driving rights suspended for months after being charged with driving a car while intoxicated. William Walker of East State was fined 35 dollars and costs on an intoxication charge. Both were arrested Saturday night by Officers Charles Maple and Wilson Ator. Arraignment before Mayor Wood was set for Dean Maxwell and Fred Dupler on intoxication charges. Maxwell and Dupler were taken into custody by Officers Maple Jeffery and Ator Jeffery respectively.
The attorney general ruled that a dental hygienist may clean teeth only under the supervision of a licensed dentist, clarifying the scope of practice for hygienists in Ohio. The decision emphasizes supervisory requirements and leaves broader duties to dentists.
Chicago artist Andrew Loomis contributes to the Wesleyan University annual Bijou campus print edited by James Samwell in Ville editor-in-chief role.
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