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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1949
Page
10
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Perry County Commissioners reduce maximum road load by 50 percent during thaws. Estate appraisals include Maggie White valued at $1000. Guardianship accounts show receipts of $2205.95. Estates of Pauline V. Gordon and Samuel D. Whiley report balances and distributions. Several civil suits dismissed or granted pleadings. divorce petitions filed by Rowe and Hettick, and minor suit by Rider. Marriage licenses issued Patton Bonifant and Tabler Mayles. Real estate transfers listed with several owners and parcels across Crooksville, Rendville, and Mount Perry areas.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Sunday for Mrs. Mary Viola Keyes who died at the home of her daughter Mrs Eva Congo Longbottom early Friday morning Also surviving are her son David Keyes Industry Pa 12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Friends may call at the Ewing funeral home until time of services Interment will be in Bald Knobs Cemetery
Mrs. Rhoda Gordon aged 84 died at her daughter Mrs. Geneva Clark’s home in Cheshire. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Rawlings Coats funeral home with burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Visitation at the residence Saturday and the funeral home Sunday. Survived by husband Samuel Taylor Gordon and daughter.
Ruth Dearth returns to Columbus after visiting her parents. The Martin family and Patty visit Dayton. Baby Gary, in Sheltering Arms Hospital for virus pneumonia, recovers at grandparents Pearl and Martin. Local visits include McArthur, Fort Knox furloughs, and Steub ar t funeral attendance for William Zimmerman. J. W. West to Holzer Hospital for observation. Edna Dearth notes other local calls and visits.
Mrs Rodney Sprouse Mrs Karl Harder and Mrs Wendel Woodruff spent a day with Mrs L B Terry. Opal Smith ill with mumps. K K Tyler and A O Woodall celebrated birthdays at the Woodall home with relatives including Anise Cameron Ma Green George Tyler and the Woodall family. David Haley and wife left for Pennsylvania to work in a restaurant. William Johnston bought the Marion Woodall farm. L B Terry spent a week in Portsmouth on refrigeration work with Mrs Verna Woodall.
Mr and Mrs Ivan Grover announce the marriage of their daughter Liza Ann to Ray Shamblin son of Mr and Mrs James Shamblin The informal ceremony took place February 5 at the Methodist parsonage with Rev Andrew Perry officiating Attendants included the bridegroom s sister and brother in law Charley White funeral services for Charley White were held February 9 at Colemans Funeral Home Bidwell Relatives and friends visited and guests visited in a series of social notes from local residents including Isabell Autherson Bradbury visiting Eu gene Watson Harry Booth Kananga Hollis Whitt Gallipolis Lottie Roush Frank McCalla Gallipolis Homer McCarty W J Grapes Parkersburg and Alice Yeanger.
The notice states that S will not be responsible for debts contracted by anyone other than Charles W. Davis, Box 452, Willoughby, Ohio. It mentions a skin disease and advertises Athens Pharmacy with the query WHY WORRY If Afflicted and ASK ABOUT V-J-O.
Numerous classic cars listed with radios heaters and good tires. Models include 1940 Ford 2-Door 1940 Pontiac Eight 2-Door 1947 Buick Convertible 1946 Buick Super 4-Door 1938 Chevrolet Coach 1941 Buick Special 4-Door 1947 Stylemaster Chevrolet 4-Door 1937 Chevrolet Coupe 1941 Ford 2-Door 1940 Dodge 4-Door and a 1946 Reo Truck all with varying condition notes and prices around 450 to 775 dollars.
In Cincinnati market data from February 18, salable hogs 2200 with fair activity and higher prices across classes. Barrows and gilts up 65 to 75, large range of weights from 120 to 300 pounds with varied prices. Slaughter cattle steady to strong. steers and heifers scarce with prices for 600 pound heifers around 23.50 to 24.50, standard cattle mostly 18 to 22.50. Vealers weak to 1.00 lower. top quoted around 32.00 for odd choices. Sheep near deck, lambs 24.00 to 25.95, ewes scarce and steady.
Livestock prices across categories show steer and heifer values ranging from about 17 to 22 dollars per hundredweight with milk cows at about 11 to 177 per head. Hogs in various weight bands sell around 18 to 21 dollars, with sows and shoats quoted, while flock numbers are tight leaving limited quotes for sheep and lambs. One lot of 69 lb lambs fetched 19.60.
Cincinnati wholesale market report lists poultry categories by weight with prices for fowls heavy and light, heavy fryers and broilers, old roosters, butter prints and premiums, and potato ranges. Prices shown for 4 lb to 5 lb poultry, butter per pound, and potato price spread.
Cincinnati market report shows consumer grades with U S A large 4314 47 percent, medium none. Wholesale grades list xtras large 40 44. Current receipts indicate good quality 374s 40.
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