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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1936
Page
10
A fragment from a historical classified page shows assorted ad sections including Help Wanted male and female, employment opportunities, financial loans, livestock, pets, merchandise, building materials, office equipment, fuel, food, household goods, jewelry, machinery, and radios. The text appears as garbled OCR with category codes and partial phrases.
Ohio State University expert Dr. H. C. Ramsower warns erosion drains millions from farm income. He notes minimal gains in crop yields over 60 years despite improved practices and irrigation. Federal tests show heavy soil loss on sloped fields, confirming erosion as a major economic and social issue.
The Ohio League of Women Voters will seek 30,000 signatures in January to push trained personnel for public service. The drive aims to abolish the spoils system and adopt merit-based appointments, part of a national effort to gather 500,000 signatures for party conventions. Local leagues will canvass households. Mrs. Warder J. Meranda of Springfield chairs the Ohio personnel campaign.
All members of the J K Rochester Post of the Women’s Relief Corps are asked to attend a 7 30 PM Saturday meeting at which officers will be installed. Members are urged to bring fruit for a lunch.
Treasury quotes show 3 s 43-45 at 105.24 and 4s 44-54 at 111.4 with June VHS figures. Bond listings include 34s at 108.20 and 34s 46-49 at 103.28 alongside 3s 46-48 at 103.2 and 2'as 55-60 at 100.2. Fed Farm Morty 3s 49 at 101.6 and Home Own Loan 3s 682 at 101 reflect sector rates.
Fragmentary timetable list shows Eastbound and Westbound B&O trains with numbers names and times for daily and Sunday services. Includes National Limited Diplomat and Daily lines with scattered schedules.
Stocks held a steady undertone in early trading with moderate demand for oils aircraft and steel shares. Fractional gainers included Standard Oil of New Jersey Douglas Aircraft Boeing Radio Bethlehem United States Steel General Electric Westinghouse and Public Service of New Jersey.
Hogs 5 250 with 2 250 direct and through 399 over slow and generally steady to 10c lower than Tuesday. top 160 200 lbs at 10. 200 250 lbs at 9 40 to 9 75. 250 300 lbs at 9 015. packing sows 7 75 down. cattle 600, calves 500. steers not established, early sales near steady. butcher heifers slow steady around 6 77 to 6 59. cows steady. fat beef 5 50 to 6 50. sheep 300 bids around steady to 11 50 for fat lambs.
Hog market 1990 head with 1300 directs and values around 10.25 for top 250 to 200 lb pigs. cattle 800 head with 600 directs, slow trade, steers to 10 plus, cows around 3.75, bulls up to 6.75, calves 13.14 with 400 head and 300 directs. sheep 1300 head lambs 50 cents lower, good fat lambs 10.76 to 11.50, yearlings around 10, good sheep 5.75 to 6.
The treasury reports December 30 balances and year to date figures with receipts of 7.287 million dollars and expenditures near 32.99 million, plus a fiscal year total of 1.898 billion receipts and 3.774 billion expenditures. Gold assets stand at 10.121 billion. Boston wool prices show demand for terrritory wools and rising prices with combing lines at 80 84 cents scoured and clothing grades around 144 176 cents.
Grain on track with No 2 red wheat around 102 and 102 4, corn No 2 yellow about 60 59 to 60 60, oats No 2 white around 30 32 to 28 31. Grain in store and transit billing shows wheat and oats prices above track with minor changes. Hay remains unchanged.
Prices show live poultry and eggs steady with firm quotes for various fowl sizes and grades. Dressed poultry and geese are listed with weights and units, along with government egg price standings and potato and sweet potato rates.
A historical price list shows varying weights and grades for poultry including roosters Plymouth Rock Springers and turkeys with No 1 andNo 2 categories. Butter eggs and butterfat also listed with creamery butter priced per weight and grade. Prices reflect 19th or early 20th century market terms and dozen or pound units.
The Pittsburgh market notes varied dairy and poultry quotes with butter steady at creamer scores near 93 and 34 to 35 cents. Eggs show current receipts and firsts around 23 to 29 cents, while cheese ranges reflect full cream and sharp at 25 percent. Poultry quotes list heavy hens, springers, and old roosters with weights and varied prices, plus turkeys and dressed hens.
Fragmentary notice reports egg prices near southern area 27428 with whites and large medium eggs cited. Butter stocks include 903 tubs and 3 286 units noted. hot water placement in an old-fashioned tom plate disrupted upper section flow.
Public notice announces a hearing on January 27 at 10 o clock in Athens County Court of Common Pleas to consider establishing the Sunday Creek Sanitary District. The district would cover Athens Perry and Morgan counties and regulate pollution control water supply drainage and sewage disposal. Ruth E Burd Clerk of the Court of Pleas of Athens County dated January 26 1990.
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