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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1934
Page
11
Classified page serves daily needs for thousands
The service touts daily customer satisfaction and broad utility as it promotes reading the classified page to save time and money. It emphasizes wide reach with hundreds of daily transactions and calls readers to try the page today.
Ohio to Improve Grade Crossings Under Merrell Plan
Ohio highway officials led by Highway Director O W Merrell report progress on grade crossing safety. In six months 87 crossings were repaired and seven rebuilt, with 62 more set for new approaches, 12 completed and 20 under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
O. W. Merrell
Merrel
Highway Department
Merrell
Federal Policy In Money Has Spotlight Now
Washington reports that permanent dollar stabilization may be delayed beyond Congress session end, with administration weighing borrowing 6 billion and 4 billion in maturities. Roosevelt policy hints include possible gold seizure and Treasury notes, amid market concern and looming summer timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Congress
State Department
Roosevelt
Administration
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Dr William H Johnson Dies at 74 in Columbus
Dr William H Johnson 74 a chief editorial writer for the Columbus Dispatch died suddenly in Columbus on Thursday from heart disease. He graduated from Denison University and later taught there and at Denison, and he wrote for magazines and was once with the Dayton Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
William H. Johnson
The
Columbus Dispatch
Johnson
Denison University
Dayton Daily News
War Debits Drive New Push for Trade Benefits
Washington January 5 Congress may leverage war debt defaults to win broader export advantages for American goods. President Roosevelt intends to press reciprocal trade talks without Senate ratification. Senator Borah seeks Treasury review of wartime debts and defaults to show potential tax impact on citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Congress
White House
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Treasury
Morgenthau
Horah
United States
Stocks Drifted Lower In Nervous Market On Jan Fifth
New York stocks eased fractions to more than a point as mining shares fell led by U S Smelting around 102. American Smelting McIntyre Porcupine and Alaska Juneau also slipped. Westinghouse and other industrials declined while rails and utilities edged down. government issues softened and wheat held steady with cotton easing after a firm start.
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New York
U. S
American Smelting
McIntyre Porcupine
Alaska Juneau
Westinghous
Steel
American Can
du Pont
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
General Motors
United States
Ohio Livestock Men Must Avoid Surplus
Columbus report by Howard Jefferson of the Ohio Farm Bureau marketing department urges producers to curb surpluses. He notes 1034 should show gains over 1933 and that hogs on eastern markets are rising. Prices vary by region, with Ohio hogs often 30 to 40 cents under Iowa and lambs and heavy cattle showing continued demand and price gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Howard Jefferson
Ohio Farm Bureau Marketing Department
Ohio
Wallace
Jefferson
Commodity Prices Daily Index Report
Dun and Bradstreet's daily commodity price index for New York shows current value 101.4 with a slight rise from yesterday. Week and month figures indicate modest gains, while the year index remains much lower, reflecting longer term trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dun & Bradntree
W Commodities
United Press
Dun & Bradstreet
College Girl Missing After Holiday Recess
Mary Louise Lee a 22 year old University of Iowa co ed disappeared after returning from Nauvoo Illinois for Christmas break Her suitcase was found at Fort Madison railroad station and roommate Margaret Thomas said she was seen walking down a Fort Madison street after visiting a doctor for a thyroid disorder The case remains a grave concern to university officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Ita
University of Iowa
Mary Louise Lee
Nauvoo
Ill
Fort Madison
Phi Mu Sorority
Margaret Thomas
Phoenix
Ariz
Mary Louise
Paul Thorn Mallory Died After Long Illness At Mulberry Ave Home
Paul Thorn Mallory 45 died this morning around 1 at the George Ebern bach residence on Mulberry Avenue after a long illness. He leaves his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mallory Racine his wife and one daughter. A pharmacist by trade he had retired years ago. Funeral Sunday at 2 from the residence with Rev. Kenneth Reed of the Christian Church officiating. Burial in Letart Cemetery.
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Christian Church
Furial
Letart Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Leifheit
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Leifheit, who died Thursday at her Rock Springs home, will be held Saturday at 2 PM at Peace Church. Rev. Theophil Mehi will officiate and burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Fred Leifheit
Rocksprings
The
Peace Church
Theophil Mehi
Beech Grove Cemetery
Heavier Tax on Public Utilities Urged by Ohio Governor
Governor White announced in Columbus that he will push an excise tax increase on public utilities when the General Assembly reconvenes the special session on January 30. He said the rise should offset savings utilities gain from the 160 mill constitutional amendment reducing real estate taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
White
General Assembly
Special Commission
Eight and a quarter pound baby born in Pomeroy
Jan 5 report from Vale Street shows a daughter born Thursday night to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peoples. She is granddaughter to Emmett W. Peoples and A F Burris and great granddaughter of Judge C E Peoples, with relatives listed in Butternut Avenue and Pt. Pleasant.
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Pomeroy
Robert Peoples
Vale Street
Emmett W. Peoples
Butternut Avenue
A. F. Burris
Pt. Pleasant
C. E. Peoples
Paul Bohran Held on Non-Support Charge in County Jail
Paul Bohran formerly of Syracuse was transported to the county jail from New Boston by Marshal Dana Roush on a non-support charge.
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Pomeroy
Paul Bohran
Syracuse
New Boston
Dana Roush
No More Wee Hour Talks With Milkmen
In Ohio, all night chats with milkmen end as a new rule from the Ohio Milk Marketing Commission bans deliveries before 6 a m after next Monday. The law aims to keep revelers in bed and milk deliveries orderly.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio Milk Marketing
Tost
Industrial stocks and percentages in a historical financial list
A dense ledger lists numerous corporations with percentage figures next to them, including Am. Home Products, Continental Can, Goodyear, General Motors, and Woolworth, among others. The fragment shows ratios, percentages, and descriptions of industrials, utilities, and transportation firms, reflecting a market snapshot with many entries and sparse context.
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MY. Comal
Pacifica I
Citainantiibirnesis Canemeingiin
OGI
Grob Tag
Reece
THE
Commonwealth & Bo
Curtiss Wright Com
Curtins Whigre
UN. Corp
Carbon & Carbide
Woolworth Barnedan OU A. Oo
Innaiacs
Goodrich Rubber
Goodyear
Ethesona
Peaindeae
Hudson Motote Co
Papp
Kroger
Libbey Owens Ford
Wramen
Mont, Ward
Biscuit
Meena
U. S. InGue
Ale
Power
Bethichem
CEM
Live poultry and eggs market report with varied receipts and prices
Market notes show unchanged poultry and eggs with firm receipts 4421 and 7418 at various centers. Prices listed for butter, chilled poultry, hog dressed meats, and vegetables along with regionals from Southern Ohio to West Virginia and Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Livestock Market Report Mixed Demand With Higher Hog Prices
Hog receipts total 100 head with 440 head direct and through. market opened slow and turned active as hogs rose to 5 Ww 1b cents. Top hogs and bulk weights range 160 Ww 230 ibe at $4.00, other weights $3.70 to $4.80. packing sows up a few cents. Cattle and calves mostly steady with steers and heifers around 65.50 for fat cattle. calves around 90 to 110 with some weaker grades. Overall receipts around 200 head with steady to firm tone in parts of the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dally
Hodenaward
Market Report on Livestock and Calves Prices
The report lists prices for hogs, sows, calves, and feeders with bids around 64.10 per cwt for some hogs and 3.50 to 4.26 for other items. Heavy calves and various cattle categories show mixed quotes, including 62.75 to 2.05 for sows and 94.26 to 99.40 for top cattle, with dates and units inconsistently provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeaurdsy
Domestic Wools Trade Steady Despite Foreign Pressure
Prices for domestic wools remain firm as Australia’s price gains widen the gap to foreign wools. Analysts note demand must rely on imported fibers for five months, with sharper parity gaps ahead and key grades quoted in terms like grease and combing staple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Optimm
Australia
BROSS
Grain and hay market prices in a historical notice
The notice lists wheat and oats prices with grade designations such as No 1 red No 2 yellow and No 3 yellow. It includes bids for life premium commodities and mentions March hay prices and cash prices for alskie and clover, indicating a market update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Life Premium
Bond Prices and Lot Summaries From Market Sheet
A fragmented market notes page lists various Liberty and Treasury bond price entries with figures such as Lib. 364 44, Treas 166.24, Treas 95 Jon0e 09.18, and 2% bonds at 60 99.10. The text reads like a raw ledger of fixed income instruments with dates and shorthand IDs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treas
Dien
Jia
Tren
Irene She
Lib
New Deal brings low-cost power to Tennessee Valley homes
UK Muscle Shoals hydro electric plant opened as part of President Rousell's New Deal. Electricity will be sold in the Tennessee Valley at inducement and immediate rates, targeting savings of thousands for valley households, with an anticipated annual figure around 415000 dollars.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Rousell
Tennessee Valley
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