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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1928
Page
9
Model Home Bakery Olinger and Wolfe advertises Twin Loaf milk bread at the same price as before. Duro Electric Water Pumps now $68.50. Roof paint 85c per gallon and assorted jugs sold by Carpenter's. Local Nelsonville Ohio merchants promote discounted groceries and home goods.
Local ads show Ridenour's wreck car service in Nelsonville and tire and tube repair, machine work and welding. Also a sale at Logan Book Shop with details via Marie Lines at the Chamber of Commerce. Public hearing on Happy Hollow Rural School District budget set for August 3 at 7 AM in the Happy Hollow School House. Funeral notice for Miss Alice Frost on Wednesday at Orange Church.
New York receipts 21 213 butter with creamery sales at 44 to 45 cents. Eggs firmer with receipts 28 587. near white fancy 43 cents and nearby whites 32 to 40 cents. Pittsburgh and Cleveland markets report prices for potatoes and poultry with U S No 1 cloth top staples and various fowl and goose rates.
Hog prices show steady trade across weight classes with bids ranging from 9.50 to 11.90 per cwt and hogs 250 to 300 pounds at 11.25 to 11.90. Cattle and calves receipts noted with beef steers around 12.16 per cwt and vealers 13 to 16. Sheep and lambs receipts total 150 with fat lambs around 8.25 and fat ewes 5.00 to 6.50 per cwt.
The notice lists live poultry prices for hens geese broilers and ducks with varied cents per pound and dressed cuts. Eggs show fresh selects and current receipts price ranges. Liberty bonds quotes from New York July 23 include 3 4s 100 first 4 percent 101.5 third 4 good at 101.14 and Treasuries 3 percent 99.12 with 106.19 noted.
Hog receipts and prices across Toledo and Cincinnati show mixed demand with heavy hogs near 10.25 to 11.50, medium hogs 11.35, and lighter pigs lower. Cincinnati hogs 100 lower, 250 to 300 lb bids 11 to 11.65, 90 to 130 lb 8.50 to 10.80. cattle and calves steady to higher. sheep receipts 1800 with market steady. grains and feedstuff prices listed for nearby delivery.
Trustees of the Athens County Children's Home seek an 18 500 appropriation for 1929 to cover salaries fuel and light maintenance and repairs and other expenses. The home board signs the resolution with John Finsterwald G H Maxwell A L Johnson and Emmett Keenan. Fras ze of New York offices began a community survey this morning to inform a later recommendation.
C H Frazee weighs a proposal to establish a J J Newberry chain store in Athens. The plan envisions a large retail outlet with varied discount offerings and standard goods. Frazee seeks guidance on site suitability and potential market impact in the city.
Northbound trains from Athens include No 3 at 10 32 am and 7 11 pm daily. Other services list departures at 11 61 am and 8 15 pm with varying daily, Sunday, and figures. Northbound No 33 leaves at 7 36 am and No 37 at 4 20 pm daily. Train 30 reaches Athens at 11 01 pm while 22 runs daily except Sunday at 5 12 pm and 32 on Sundays at 9 12 pm.
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