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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1936
Page
8
Delays in approving reapplies cause many elderly to miss a monthly check in Athens County. Miss Rowena Sprout, acting administrator, says a state ruling by Attorney General John W Bricker bars payment of delinquent checks. Reapplication is yearly. if not approved within a month the pensioner loses that month's benefit.
Mixed moves across steel, auto, and tech shares mark the opening in New York stocks. Steel and auto producers ease while Goodyear Radio United Aircraft and American Telephone rise modestly amid cautious sentiment and hopes for a retail upturn with better weather.
Vocational agriculture evaluators report 38 seed corn samples with an average 43 percent germination, far below the 90 percent target for good stands. Instructions urge individual ear tests, discard diseased or damaged ears, and seek extension help for accurate germination methods. The findings echo prior warnings from The Athens Messenger.
Roger J. Jones named trustee of Elizabeth Cochran per the will of Frank M. Cochran, by Judge 8. M. Johnson of the Athens County Probate Court. The column blends humor on winter, politics, and local life with satirical asides and light political references.
A stock table lists prominent shares including American Car and Foundry American Power and Light Anaconda Bethlehem Steel Chrysler General Electric General Foods United Aircraft United States Steel Westinghouse and more with trading figures and percentage changes across the market. The compilation highlights leading firms across industries such as steel, automotive, chemicals, and utilities with mixed gains and losses.
Hogs 2,400 head with 1,600 directs down 15 cents from Friday. prices range 10.75 for 140 160 lb, 10.75 for 110 lb, sows steady near 9.25. Cattle 1,200 head including 300 directs. steers 25 cents and more lower, top 9.60 for load. heifers down, cows 4.95 5.50, bulls 7. Calves 800 head with 400 directs. dealers 12.50 13. Sheep 1,300 lambs 10 25 cents lower, top 10.40. fat ewes 3.50 4.50.
Public auction events scheduled on the Shaw heirs farm near Logan Ohio and the Charles Davis farm four miles north of Stewart Ohio with auctions by D BE Harsh administrator and auctioneers Irvin Shaw and G Crosbie Pred Laughlin Ian to sell horses cows young cattle and farm implements.
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