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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1939
Page
8
A large audience attended the Trimble Churches union service at the Trimble Church of Christ. Rev. Gilbert Courtney led, with Rev. Robert Lawrence of the M E Church delivering the sermon. Next union service is Aug. 6 at the Trimble M F Church with the same lineup.
Chauncey District updates mention Chauncey Bill Sanders four year old son of Dr and Mrs N Sanders seriously ill at home in Millfield. Everett Richards from Columbus visited Chauncey with Arthur Corwin family Thursday. Paul Young son of Ralph and Mrs Sawyer ill with intestinal flu at home near Red Town. James Bolin of Mineral visited Allan Boudinot family near Millfield Thursday. Celia Boudinot of Athens visited with her son Allen and Mrs Golda Corwin families. Isabel Courtney visiting a week with her uncle Clifford Courtney and aunt in Corning. Ivan Matheny and children of Nelsonville visited Sunday with Elizabeth Robinett in Millfield. Forest Rose Lodge plans benefit party tonight at 8 o clock in Chauncey K of P Hall. Dyer Mitchell of Chillicothe formerly lived in Chauncey and The Plains last weekend.
Large crowd attends services for Clarence Skinner 30 son of Mr and Mrs Ben Skinner Trimble at the Church of Christ Chauncey. Burial in Russell Cemetery near Jacksonville. Survived by parents one sister and six brothers. Died at Avalon Sanitarium Mount Vernon after six weeks treatment.
The astral forces for Tuesday July 25 favor adventure romance and prudent progress. Impulsiveness and strife could hinder gains so restraint and careful dealings improve promotion and happiness. Those born that day face an exciting year with swift events and surprising denouements and a versatile but impulsive child may emerge.
Dover Township Council No. 1 sponsored a county wide Farm Bureau meeting at the Amesville School Friday night attended by about 150 persons. A good program was held and refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Dave M. Sawyer and Mrs. Celia Boudinot of the local council attended.
Logan Jacob Meier and Mr and Mrs Mark Hayes with son Mark Jr of Cleves visited Mr and Mrs Frank McBride on West Main Street. Meier is McBride’s brother. It was their first reunion in ten years.
Chauncey Frances Harvey to host Esther Club event at her mother Mrs Noah Harvey’s Ellis Avenue home on Monday night. Budget hearing and notices for Bern Township and York Township schools announced with bid deadlines and dates. Legal notice in Athens County cases seeks partition of real estate in Nelsonville with response due by September 9, 1939.
New York stocks moved irregularly in moderate turnover with many leaders down fractions midday. Westinghouse 100 down 1, Bethlehem Steel around 64 1/2 off, Chrysler near 88 1/2, General Motors 48 off, New York Central 16 off, Sears Roebuck 79 off. Some issues hit new yearly highs while local utilities led advances.
Chicago produce reports show butter eggs live poultry and grain prices with steady markets. Cattle hogs and sheep trading varying by market and weight clusters across Cincinnati Fort Pleasant Gallipolis and Boston wool trends noted with rising demand and high receipts.
Bond listings show U S government issues with various coupons and maturities. Prices range around 107 to 121 and include 2 percent 1947 45 3 percent 1956 46 and 3 1955 81 among others.
Latest prices cited from Pittsburgh agencies show Bradford Tidewater at 2.90, Bradford National Transit at 2.00, Pennsylvania Southwest Pa. at 1.65, Eureka at 1.59, Buckeye at 1.55, Carning 1.92, Lima 9c, Illinois 95¢9 1.05, Michigan 14c 11, Western Kentucky Cc: Eastern Kentucky 1.0291 0, East Texas 1.10.
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