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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1942
Page
8
State Street property offering 78 8 rooms and bath with full basement stoker and garage near central area. Close in. Watt Grover contact Dial 24931 for details.
Large size beer cooler advertised for bargain by Brown Furniture Co located at 55 W Columbus. Inquire at store for details and price.
Prices varied narrowly as stock market activity closed with mixed results. Gains led by Standard Oil New Jersey Boer ing Public Service of New Jersey Goodrich Monsanto and General Motors while Kennecott General Electric U S Steel and American Telephone slipped modestly. The steel sector warned of tightening scrap supplies and possible shortages next winter with October seen as possible onset.
The noon stock report shows varied results with Amer. Rolling Mills at 101 percent and Am. Smelt. and Ref. among others fluctuating. Major names including Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, Du Pont, General Electric, General Motors, Goodyear, IBM, and U.S. Rubber are listed with several percent changes and notable gains or declines. The data highlights a broad spectrum of industrials, autos, chemicals, and consumer goods stocks trading in a single session.
Grain and produce pricing lists from Toledo and Cincinnati show No. 2 red wheat at 1.10 to 1.11 per unit and No. 2 yellow corn at 4.874. Oats range 4/7 to 4/4, and No. 2 white oats at 4. Beans No. 2 yellow at 1.68. In Cincinnati eggs and poultry feature varied classes with several weight-based price points for fancy and standard eggs, colored and white poultry, spring chickens, and fryers, with slight firming in butter and egg receipts noted by Chicago market reports.
Market report shows hogs steady with top at 15.15 for 180 to 225 pounds and several weight brackets up to 300 pounds. Cattle steady with steers good to choice around 13.25 to 14.25 and cows to 9.91. Calves and lambs also noted with moderate activity and mixed bidding across lots and weights.
Cecil Hill of Sharpsburg Route 1 and Harold Jewett of 133 West Washington Street pleaded guilty after arrest for intoxication. They were committed to city jail today for failing to pay fines set by Mayor Franz L. Woodworth, with Hill fined five dollars plus costs and Jewett ten dollars plus costs.
Chauncey completes water and sewage system after 14 months under WPA supervision. Cleaning of streets underway to finish by month end. Water treatment began last week and residents are urged to buy plumbing supplies before July 31. Those with signed water contracts must start using water or pay minimum rate.
Fourteen members of the first aid class completed the Shawnee Red Cross course held in the high school hall with instructor Mr. Chester Teal of New Lexington. A potluck lunch followed the examinations and a gift was given to Mr. Teal. Also reported: local visits by relatives, resident moves, a furlough for Walderman Hanson, and St Mary’s Church home coming picnic scheduled for July 23 to 25 on the O'Donnel farm.
Community updates list visits and gatherings in Hemlock Glouster and Groveport with names such as Rev and Mrs Robert Derrick Mrs Mary Macklin and J D Macklin family. Also notes on deaths and attendance at services plus a brief weather anecdote from San Diego with rainfall history.
Mrs. Bess Nichol Chauncey returned from a two week visit in Pontiac Michigan with her sons George and John Green. George accompanied her home. Mr and Mrs Gabriel Guerra and daughter Ann Marie Athens were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Lewis D Muzio and family Millfield. Dr and Mrs Woodrow Patton Columbus were weekend guests of his parents Mr and Mrs Grover Patton Millfield. Mrs Helen Courtney is confined to home in High Street by illness. Miss Isabelle Courtney employed in Columbus spent weekend with Rev and Mrs Gilbert Courtney Chauncey. Mr and Mrs Dow Sanders near Albany were Sunday guests of his parents Mr and Mrs Chester Sanders Millfield.
The Martha Bible Class of Millfield Church of Christ met Friday at Mrs. Mabel Smiths home. Mrs. Jessie Fulton led devotions after group singing. Olive Brookins led a Bible quiz. Mrs. Viola Howard supervised the business. Ladies present included Elizabeth Robinett Lena Geary Frances Wallace and daughter Patty Jessie Fulton Alice Carr Mabel Smith and Viola Howard.
Funeral services for Julia Ferne Addington eight months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Dennis Addington were held Saturday at the Trimble home with Rev Gilbert Courtney and Chauncey singers. Burial followed in West Union Street Cemetery Athens. Pallbearers and flower bearers were young girls. The child died Thursday while en route to Children’s Hospital Columbus. Survivors include the parents a brother Dennis Earl and maternal and paternal grandparents all of Trimble.
Mrs Guy Brookins of Converse Street hosted the Millfield Needle Club on Wednesday night. One guest attended, Miss Olive Brookins, with a refreshment course served at the close. Members present included Mrs Bertha Sanders Mrs Eda Heffken Mrs Mabel Mingus Mrs Ida Hill Mrs Jessie Fulton Mrs Edith Mc Daniel Mrs Elizabeth Patton Mrs Elizabeth Robinett Mrs Kathryn McDaniel and Mrs Nellie Brookins.
The Sunday Messenger notes an omission in Chauncey Dover teaching staff. Miss Myrta Ashworth is named Chauncey grade teacher. Emma Beckley, listed earlier, has resigned due to ill health with a year of rest advised. The Neighborhood Club plans an outing and picnic supper for Tuesday.
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