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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1940
Page
8
Classified page lists livestock sales and real estate notices including horses cattle poultry and supplies. References to rooms for rent apartments garages farms for rent acreage and investment property with public sales and real estate loans noted.
Major stock and commodity markets were closed today in observance of Lincoln's Birthday Holiday. Barn, grain, and livestock reports were not issued, with traders awaiting the next session for price activity.
Pittsburgh market shows steady cattle with steers and yearlings at $6.50 to $11.25, cows from $5.50 to $7, calves $11.50 to $12.50, and bulls $4.50 to $6.50. Cincinnati reports higher hogs by 10 to 15 cents, cattle cash at multiple weights, sows steady, bulls little changed. lighter yearlings and cows show uneven demand. PT Pleasants notes Saturday hogs $5.15 to $5.90, cattle steers $5.70 to $7.60, fat cows $4.75 to $5.20, veal calves up to $11.50.
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh market quotes show eggs and poultry moving unevenly with price ranges for extra firsts to ungraded eggs and assorted fowls. Chicago reports mixed butter and egg receipts with unsettled market tones and varied score classifications.
Wilkesville notes list the Orphans Friend Lodge inspection with visitors from Mineral, Hamden, Harrisonville, Vinton and McArthur. Irene Jackson hosted a Wilkesville Garden Club meeting with 24 members and 4 visitors. Oma Wells received a birthday gift. A death notice for Charles E. Price is reported. The Methodist Ladies Aid met at Emma McCumber’s with refreshments. Wilkesville basketball lost 28 25 to Washington Township.
A day favors ambitious new projects and creative work. Superiors may endorse efforts but warn against overdoing. Changes in plans or surroundings may occur. Those with birthdays on this day could face plan shifts. High enterprise requires restraint. a child born now may show strong originality.
Franklinville New York Miss Katharyn Hawley librarian of the Blount Library collects vases with a 3 inch height as the largest. In a year and a half she has amassed 104 pieces ranging from a Paris Notre Dame vase to a quarter inch Mexican piece. A hand carved teakwood vase from China is highlighted as particularly interesting.
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