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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1939
Page
8
A dense listing of categories for services and sales including business services beauty cleaning and laundering livestock real estate rentals and public sales. The page enumerates offerings such as heating roofing printing corsetiere furnishing and farm produce with national style classified headings and subgroup codes.
New York stocks edged down fractionally as bonds drifted lower in active trading. Major blocks moved in 1,000 share lots with mixed losses across U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors and Kennecott along with several others.
Market report shows hogs higher with heavy weights up to 300 lb and sows steady, cattle mostly steady with light steers and heifers about steady, bulls weak. Sheep trade slow to fair with spring lambs steady, calves steady to strong. price ranges listed for various weight classes and livestock types, plus long-form bond-like entries at the end.
Pearl Chapel M E Church hosts Children Day services Sunday eve ning. Parishioners surprised Rev Richard Black and wife with a gift party at the parsonage last Wednesday night. Arthur Gibson spoke as hymns were sung. Ray Jordan of Chillicothe spent the weekend at their farm here. Visitors from Pearl Chapel called on Mr and Mrs James Cheadle in Rutland last Friday evening. Ice cream and cake were served.
The U S Agricultural Department reports active demand for several domestic wools in Boston markets. Fine territory wools in original bags bring about 68 cents, scoured basis for long French combing lengths 64 to 66 cents, and 70 cents secured basis for bulk staple French combing lengths.
A generator failure at the municipal light plant caused a five hour blackout in Painesville last night leaving streets dark and residents without electricity. Crews worked to restore power and assess damage.
Grain and produce prices list Wheat Corn Oats Butter Eggs Poultry and Leghorn breeds with varied grades and prices. Market conditions show steady to firm butter eggs and steady poultry with multiple price points for fresh killed and dressed fowls and roosters across assorted grades.
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