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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1933

Page

11

Athens City Hikes Bond Issue for Street Improvements

Athens City Council approves issuance of bonds totaling 13381.20 to finance South Court Street, President Street, and South Bridge Approach works. Bonds dated March 15 1933 bear six percent interest with equal annual installments and are backed by a levy on all taxable City of Athens property. Interest and principal funds to be kept in a separate sinking fund.

Athens Ohio Ubie Bureau of Inopetion and Supervison of Public Offices of City of Athena State of Finance Committee Athens County Rufus C. Hopkins C H. Harris R. & Wood South Court Street President Street South Bridge Ohto Union Street Ikon Bouts Bridge Court Street Hio H. Harris Wood

New York Stocks Edge Higher Amid Mixed Trading

Stocks in New York showed a mixed session with gains in rail and industrials, while utilities and consumer goods drifted. Major names listed include Allied Chemicals, American Home Products, Gen. Motors, Goodyear, Coca Cola, Union Carbide, and DuPont with varied percentage movements.

RAILS New York Penna Oe United Corp Warner Bro Betnttees Westinghouse Bec Ceencnenneve Atlantic Refining Barnsdall Oi Phillips Pet Socony Vacuum Stendard Ind Teaas Corp Ee Trans Am. Corp Steels Neccrescvanseee Tobacco Armour “A City Ice & Fuel Coca Cola Ascnewreeieneusemeen Centiecepenenscacce Commonwealth & Be Curtiss Wright Onw Drug Inc Cmiecmimenenencan OO DuPont Gillette Safety CS Natn Dept. Stores Bapvesel Bomp Cp Rae Coop Sears Roebuck Standard Brands Utilities Power & Light Packard

Opportunities Await Your Quick Action

A page touts various chances awaiting readers. It urges swift review to seize them before others act, hinting at high interest and competition for limited opportunities.

Senior Studio Club To Dance Wednesday

The Senior Studio Club of Ohio University and 12 Junior Club members present eight dance studies at convocation. The program includes Folk Rhythm, Conflict, Atalanta, A Study in Classical Manner, A Study in Modern Manner, Classroom Scene, King's Breakfast, and Peasant Gayettes. The original dances are by the Studio Club under Miss Ruth Alexander, who studied modern dance in New York with Humphrey, Wigman, and Graham.

Ohio University Beethoven Atalanta Studio Club Ruth Alexander Physical Education Department

Plan set for U S S Macon christening in March

Akron reports discuss plans for the christening of the U S S Macon on March 11 as Commander A I Diesel arrives in town aboard the Lakehurst giant ship. The event follows the ship’s recent arrival and preparations are underway with naval officials present.

Akron U. 8 S. S. Macon A. I Diesel Lakehurst Irks

Stocks Rout as Detroit Banks Hit Market Satisfy Losses

A flood of selling pushed the New York stock market down more than two points amid Michigan bank troubles. Detroit stocks led the decline with rails and leaders like American Telephone dropping below par. Chrysler and General Motors were weak due to deposits in Detroit banks. Butter and produce markets showed steady to firm tones with various price levels for butter eggs fowl and poultry.

New York U.P Michigan Detroit American Telephone United States Steel New York Central Atchison Union Pacific Chrysler General Motors

Baltimore Produce Prices for Eggs and Poultry

Local market updates show eggs nearby fresh 13s and 14c. Live poultry lists chickens young colored 14c per lb, old heavy 18c, medium 12c. Leghorns 10c, turkeys young hens 18c to 20c, gobblers 14c to 15c. All other items unchanged.

Butter Nearby Poultry Prices and Receipts Report

Regional dairy and poultry listings show current receipts for Southern Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. Categories include eggs nearby hens and hens by color, leghorns and springers, ducks and geese, fresh killed hens, turkeys and assorted poultry items with prices per dozen or pound.

Ohio West Virginia Kentucky

Euas Market Receipts Rise Over Two Days

Market report shows firmer tone with 22 668 cases over two days. Extra firsts 1240, firsts 124, 12c current receipts 2c, dirtles 1c.

World War Veteran Slain With Ice Pick in Covington

Harold Urton alias Robert Burns 21 held on murder charge for killing 39 year old World War veteran Fred A. Knoblock with an ice pick after Knoblock threatened him with a potato masher while intoxicated. Knoblock, paroled from Atlanta penitentiary in 1930, had a Dayton, Ohio wife and two children. Two young women were arrested as witnesses.

Covington Harold Urton Robert Burns Wilmington Fred A. Knoblock Urton Knoblock Dayton Atlanta

Cleveland Livestock Market Receipts and Prices

Nogs receipts 1500 and holdovers 367 mixed with 16 to 23 cent declines. Cattle receipts 350 with bulls and low grade cows steady while other grades weak. Calves receipts 700 down near one dollar with good to choice at 48.50. Sheep receipts 1500 weak, woolen lambs and clippers firm to lower with throw outs around 59 to 50.

Receipts of Cattle and Hogs Rise as Markets Stay Firm

Cattle and hog markets show firm demand with higher hog prices. Prices span 3.40 to 84.50 for cattle, cows 1.75 to 5, milk cows 15 to 50, and feeders around 6.50. Sheep and lambs sell sturdy with good lambs at 4.25 to 6.60, clipped lambs 5.25 to 6.25. hogs range 9.60 to 13.85 per hundredweight. Receipts total about 1500 head.

Livestock Receipts Mixed as Markets See Steady to Slightly Weaker Quotes

Mogs Receipts show cattle and hogs mixed with mostly steady to strong demand. Hog prices range from 3.85 to 3.7 per pound for various weights, with sows around 2.50 to 2.75, while cattle keep broadly steady with feeders and vealers priced from 4 to 8, and sheep noting a late rise for top lambs to about 6.75.

Wool Receipts Show Steady Prices Amid Limited Buying

Wool manufacturers largely meet immediate needs as prices remain steady despite cautious purchases. Boston receipts for the week ending February rise to 912,700 pounds from 280,000 the prior week, with year to date totals around 9,275,000 pounds versus 7,798,000 pounds last year.

Boston Boston Orein and Flour Exchange

Liberty Bonds Prices Snapshot for Various Series

A compact note lists Liberty Bond and Treasury security prices by series and year. Entries include Lib 34s, Lib Tet 448 lotto, Treas 34s 48, Treas 4s 52, Treas 44s 54, Treas 3% 47, and other dated issues with price figures such as 103.10, 110.1, 106.8, and 99.16, reflecting market quotations.

Liberty Bonds Treas Treas. Sion

Personal mentions from Nelsonville and Columbus society

Miss Ella visited her sister Mrs. Leighton Aumilier in Columbus while Howard Miller returned to Cleveland after a weekend with his wife and son. Stanley Mechem and Will Hall spent Sunday in Columbus for the shoe convention. The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church meets Thursday at 7 p.m. led by Mrs. Fred Wilson with Mrs. Dave Burneile assisting. Mrs. J. D. Led will conduct devotions and Mrs. Rose Cook chairs the program.

Ella Leighton Aumilier Columbus Howard Miller Cleveland Stanley Mechem Will Hall Mr. Mechem Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Fred Wilson Dave Burneile J. D. Led Rose Cook

Pupil Attendance List From New Floodwood Schools

Nelsonville notes the New Floodwood schools report non absentees and non tardies for six weeks. First grade names include Clarence O Nall Ida Mae Coleman Charles De Long Eugene Hamm and Waveline Simmons.

Nelsonville Floodwood Clarence O'Nall Ida Mae Coleman Charles DeLong Eugene Hamm Waveline Simmons Jean DeLong Beatrie Hughes Betty McCombs Merle Simmons Eula Lee Ward Dock Branham Chester Cal Earle O'Nail Jack Parry Kenneth Harvey Belford Hammond Delbert Hammond Helen Hammond Aliene Lattimer Kathryn O’ Nail Helen Parry Eugene Ward Madeline DeLong Pearl DeLong Roberta Ward

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