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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1940

Page

9

Stocks Rise Quietly on U S Steel and Aircrafts Rally

New York stock market gained modestly led by U S Steel Bethlehem Douglas Aircraft Glenn Martin United Aircraft Boeing Western Union N Y Central Montgomery Ward and General Electric Bonds and commodities edged higher Free sterling weakened against the dollar Bank clearings for the week fell about 30 percent Dun and Bradstreet reports construction awards near year’s peak while the Engineering News Record notes a 210 percent weekly rise versus last week.

NEW York U. S. Steel Bethlehem Douglas Aircraft Glenn Martin United Aircraft Boeing Western Union N. Y. Central Montgomery Ward General Electric Dun & Bradstreet Engineering News Record

Wheat Price Update in Store Transit Billing Report

No. 1 red wheat at 78-78 percent and No. 2 red TI-T74 in store transit billing attached plus 5-5 percent above track quotation. Others unchanged.

Market Report on Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices

A detailed livestock price listing shows hogs 160 to 350 pounds priced from 4.75 to 6.90 per hundredweight, with steers and heifers mostly 7.10 to 11.50 and cows 4.00 to 7.50. Sheep and lambs demand is strong with lambs 9.45 to 11.00 and ewes around 3.80 to 4.00, marking higher prices than last week amid good demand.

The Man Who Talked Too Much at Athena Theater

Virginia Bruce and George Brent star in Warner Bros. new Athena release The Man Who Talked Too Much. Brent plays a district attorney who quits after a wrongful conviction, aided by Bruce, and faces underworld influence as his brother is drawn into crime.

Virginia Bruce George Brent New Athena Warner Bros Underworld Brenda Marshall Richard Barthelmess William Lundigan Athena Theater Frank J. Collins Walter DeLeon Earl Baldwin Vincent Sherman Brent Virginia

Cincinnati Produce and Boston Wool Prices Report

Cincinnati poultry, eggs and dairy markets show steady to firm prices with demand moderate for fowls and butter and eggs firm on receipts. Nearby and graded items listed with weights and prices. Boston wool market stagnant as buyers stay out, small sales for three-eighths fleeces, combing wools demanded at higher bids.

Hennery Cleveland Butter and Egg Board

Bishopville Social News Highlights Nearby Visits

Local residents report various visits across small towns. Charles Milhoan and John Wagner hosted gatherings at Spencer Ridge and Glouster. Families from Elyria Burr Oak Tayor Ridge and Glouster shared holidays and weekends with relatives in Glouster and nearby areas.

Bishopville Charles Milhoan John Wagner Spencer Ridge Mary Mingus Burr Oak Mary Margaret Milhoan James Cavelli Glouster E. Smith Phyllis Rae Charleston Tom Smith Elmer Shaner Harry Wagner Donald Elyria John Warmer Dwight, Spencerge J. M. McDonald Harvey Norris Victor Norris Garnett Reed Carl Welling Taylor Ridge Dwight Smith Dorothea Milhoan Carl Miller Eldoris Smith Liberty Hill Don Withem

Local blacksmith shod horse while lying down

Logan H. F. Aurand, a local blacksmith, shod a horse Wednesday while it lay on its side. Four men held the animal to keep it still, allowing the unusually cautious procedure to proceed despite the animal’s reluctance to stand.

Logan H. F. Aurand

Astrological Outlook for the Day

The reading suggests focus on personal matters over business with accelerated domestic artistic and social interests. Birthdays may bring happy private benefits, while a child born today is described as gracious artistic and refined with social romantic and domestic tendencies.

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