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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1938
Page
10
A dense column of classified style items lists auction, public sale, and real estate categories along with farm inputs and livestock prices. It also includes Toledo grain and livestock quotes with bids for wheat corn oats butter and poultry notes across Cincinnati Athens and local markets.
New York stocks opened moderate with mixed cotton futures and firmer building and electrical equipment. Rails and utilities were steady or retreating, while steels copper and motors showed small declines. Industrials featured gains for several major firms and mixed results across oil and mining stocks.
Jenkins argues the Tennessee Valley Authority misuses funds for vast dams and playgrounds. He urges flood control via headwater reservoirs funded by government policy, with local aid for power rights of way and less emphasis on large, expensive dams. He says Ohio led rural electrification without federal grants and calls for more work for willing workers over playgrounds.
Troop 66 scouts and candidates are called to a 7:30 gathering by Scoutmaster W. D. Mender. Members should bring handbooks and wear uniforms. Assistant Treasurer Charles Pedigo notes arrears on troop dues urging prompt payment. Twenty members from Troops 63 and 66 camped at Cox's farm last Thursday.
The Eyes Market shows steady receipts for extra grade cream and various firsts while live poultry prices hold firm across heavy, medium, and leghorn classifications. U S Government Bonds yield mixed quotes with several 3s, 4s and 2%s trading around 104 to 118, reflecting a quiet market session.
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