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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1937
Page
12
New York traders shifted tactics after a firm start as discussions on the General Motors strike in Washington failed. General Motors fell about 1 percent to 66 1/2, Chrysler rose around the hour end to 123 1/4, Steel common hovered near 86 1/2, Loew's down around 74, and American Telephone around 182 1/2.
A dense OCR style list shows numerous sectors and company names with share movements. Industrials include Allied Chemical Am Can Am Rad and St San Am Sugar A T and T Intl Harvester Loews Theaters Mont Ward Nat Biscuit Distillers Radio Sears J Standard Brands U S Steel Motor stock group includes Chrysler General Motors Stewart Warner Goodrich Rubber Goodyear Meck Timken U S Rubber etc. Curb stocks show Am Gas and Elec Seagram Cities Service Cord Corp Elec Bond and Share Schenley Distillers and other named firms with percentage shifts listed, such as 46 percent 68 percent 13 percent 45 percent 23 percent 40 percent 64 percent 35 percent 32 percent and others.
Mrs. Emmett Earich was transported to St Francis Hospital Columbus this morning by a Glouster ambulance for treatment. She was accompanied by her sister in law Mrs. M E Christman. Earich has been repeatedly treated at the hospital in recent months.
Athens High School conducts annual semester final examinations starting yesterday with 8:30 a.m. starts and 1 p.m. afternoon sessions. One and a half hour long exams cover nearly all subjects, with make-up tests set for tomorrow morning. Nearby Elyria reports Fire Chief Bates suggesting the city buy a whistle for curfew warnings, as the fire station bell will be removed during remodeling. Tassel-eared squirrels grow to 1.5 inches by mid-winter and shed in spring.
A detailed snapshot of grain and produce markets across Toledo and Cincinnati. Wheat and corn prices are listed by grade, with oats and rye noted. Chicago eggs and butter prices show receipts and current market levels. Cincinnati live poultry, eggs, hogs, and Fegs markets are itemized with varying grades and prices. the report cites slight weekly advances in fleece prices for blood ohio and similar fleeces, with specific grease and clothing values.
In Lodi Township a car accident left James Bobo of Athens with a fractured arm at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Constable Harold Hampton was jailed on a reckless driving charge after backing down Morrison-Brown Hill to locate his uncle during a dispute. A passing motorist took Bobo to the hospital. Judge O F Rowland set bond at $300. A separate brief notes a game warden in Cal in a quandary over venison left on his porch, and a weather note from Escondido about fog substitutes for rain. Kitty Williams, 106, the Concow Indian, filed for a pension.
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