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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1935
Page
11
The Agriculture Department reported that on July 1 the U S farm labor supply stood at 95.7 percent of normal while demand reached 80.5 percent. Officials noted rising demand in recent months due to better crop conditions, described as seasonal, with relief rolls decreased during harvest.
Mrs Addie MacAfee and daughters Lucy and Gladys of Athens visited uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs James Swartz. Stella Watkins visited Mr and Mrs Laban Hill in Pomeroy and Clair Robinson and daughters from The Garden. Mildred Dorsel and Matcom Bents of Silver Bridge stay with grandparents C D Bentz. Dana Swartz family of Alfred and Vesta Bentz of Silver Bridge visited Clyde Colbern at Pratts Fork. Lucile Cothern accompanied Mrs Swartz home for a visit. Norwood Knight, Tin Grande College student, spent weekend at home. Tom Fivans from Minersville visited Martin Keoples.
Tokyo business leaders aim to maintain market grip by sending a six month trade tour to Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The mission seeks to counter rising restrictions on Japanese imports in northern South America and the West Indies.
MIDDLEPORT the emergency school for children not of public school age will close at the Park Street Building on Friday July 26 for a vacation of several weeks. It is expected to reopen in the fall when public schools open on Sept 9. Logan Prof William Clifford Morse director of the Mississippi State Geological Survey visits his mother and siblings. L A Wheatley highway patrol weighman visits Logan for a two week vacation en route to a scenic district. Early this year he was assigned to Hocking County. Paragraph notes Souther Sea Islanders use part of giant clam shell as a bath tub.
New Marshfield reports the Christian Endeavor Society and Sunday School of the M P Church will host an ice cream social on the church lawn Wednesday evening. Several local residents, including Mrs. Charles Sprague and family, plus visitors from Athens and Belmont counties, were noted among guests and callers. A daughter named Drue was born to Mr and Mrs John Pierce.
Fragmentary timetable lists Eastbound and West Bound rail or bus services with limited times. Entries include 4:45 a.m. and 10:35 a.m. along with 6:08 p.m. and several labels such as Daily except Sunday and Diplomset Daily.
The New York stock market opened firm with brisk turnover and blocks trading at advancing prices. Leading gainers included American Can, Johns Manville, Westinghouse, U S Steel, Bethlehem, Chrysler and National Distillers amid strong trade news and renewed steel industry optimism.</analysis>
A broadcast plan from CHS for a Boy Scouts jam boree in Washington next month includes a Roosevelt talk and related programs on WEAF NBC and WABC CBS. Monday lineup features Amne at Wis talk, Meredith Willson orchestra, Gyppies, Max Baer finale, and more with later radio fare on WIZ NBC and other stations.
The listing presents a dense evening program with numerous acts and times including Market Reports at 12:15, Stork Reports, Farm Hour, Gene Burchell Orch, George Duffy's Orch, Home Sweet Home, Vie and Sade, Ma Perkins, Doctors of Melody, Betty and Bob, Dreams, Dorothea Ponce, Phil Gaxe and Orch, Through Europe, Minstrels, Crossey Follies, Norsemen, Lum and Abner, Johnny Courtney, Moon River, and Wayne King’s Orch among others.
A detailed Tuesday program lists market reports and music segments from 12:18 pm to 11:30 pm. Numerous acts include Gene Burchells Orch, George Duffy, The Norsemen, Eddie Dychin, Dorsey Brothers, Joe Sanders, Moon River Columbia System, and Frankie Masters, with placeholders like 90u Hogan's Orch and 33:30-90u indicating broadcast slots and program titles across bands, talk, and variety segments.
Pittsburgh livestock shows mixed cattle and hog values with steady to higher tones for some weights. Boston wool prices hold with Western lines dominant. U S Treasury reports July receipts and deficits with gross debt and gold assets noted.
At Stewart School Saturday the Romette Girls 4-H Club decided to have a group photo at the next meeting. President Mary Winner urged all members to attend. Ruth Biddison demonstrated meal serving and Frances Hatch led singing. Seventeen members and one guest Mrs Hughes attended.
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