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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1936
Page
12
A dense classifieds page shows employment categories for male and female help wanted, agents wanted, and employment wanted arrangements. It lists livestock items and merchandise including office equipment, building materials, jewelry, radios, and household goods. Multiple vehicle entries detail various Chevrolet models, Fords, Dodges, and prices from 30s era ads.
James Roberts attended the funeral of his sister Mrs. Jennie Workman who burned to death at her Huntington West Virginia home. Several residents relocated joined relatives and visitors from Kanauga and nearby towns for family and hospital updates.
Frances Kennedys death in Charleston West Virginia is reported with burial at Wright Cemetery of Langsville. Several local residents and visitors are noted including Victor Jones undergoing surgery in Columbus and Mildred Miller hosting a New Year party for 35 guests.
The New York market opened with uneven tone and active trading. Rail, oil, and several specialties gained slightly while some mothers, aircraft, and steels eased. major gainers included Santa Fe, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Reynolds, National Biscuit, and Kennecott. Chrysler and United Aircraft slipped.
A fragmentary table lists companies such as Power and Light, Anaconda, Gen Motors, DuPont, and IBM style entities alongside percent figures like 11 9 32 29 10 and a long string of corporate names. Details are garbled but indicate an index of firms with associated percentages.
Bet ty White celebrated her eighth birthday with guests including Maxine Driggs Mary Parsons Geraldine Parsons and family. A series of Sunday visits followed from Chesterhill Lick Ridge Plantaville Sand Rock and Athens with serenade and shower for Glendon Stroud Dor y Conant. Wine growers report tar flavored vines due to tar used on nearby roads.
Fragmentary notes show an eggs market update with references to Pio missions recespis and prices per tub. Several numbers appear without clear context including 28, 254, 26, 30, 26 percent and 949 tubs.
Local market reports butter and eggs steady with butter prices steady and creamery eggs described as large white in cases. Government egg price lines show 91 extras and standards in cases 28.
Market bulletin lists hogs 2 900 head with 2 75 lower, sows 25 cents per pound. Cattle 230 head including final, good steers and Monday heifers at $7.60, all cows $7 down, calves 260 head steady around $13.50. Sheep 500 head with lambs $11, yearlings $4 steady, good kinds $67 to $75. 288.64 total value.
The report lists wrestling style results with multiple names and places. It notes matches in Scranton Omaha New York Jersey City Columbus with scores and fall outcomes, including Mephisto Merides and Stanley Buresh among participants, indicating a sequence of two straight falls in one contest.
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