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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1932
Page
11
Fred Shaffer's Millfield grocery suffered a break in Tuesday night as thieves smashed a rear window to enter the store. Meat canned goods and other items were stolen, and Shaffer surveyed the stock today to determine the loss.
May income from car license sales totalled 8807.74 with 76 licenses sold. Revenue exceeds last year’s for the period, though volume is lower. Itemized figures include 4 passenger car licenses at 5.25, 52 passenger cars at 7.50, 12 trucks at 458.0T, 1 passenger commercial at 7.88, 4 trailers at 201, and 1 motorcycle at 3.75.
Stock and market report from New York dated May 3 notes selling abated on the Exchange as President Hoover speaks to the Senate. Several leaders edged up from new laws, with Steel Common at 26 rallying to 264, while Allied Chemical and other industrials moved modestly.
Jimmy Mattern of Oklahoma City prepares a Lockheed Vega with extra tanks and navigation gear for a proposed round-the-world flight with co pilot Bennett Griffin. They plan to start from Oklahoma City in June hoping to beat the Post Gatty record of eight days eight hours.
Market notes show eggs and poultry prices with varied receipts and grades. Cincinnati and Cleveland markets list packing stock, extras, and steady markets for poultry and butter fat, plus potato price ranges and regional receipts.
Nearby prices show a mix of poultry and eggs with 18c to 89c ranges. Listings include colored hens 14c to 18c, leghorns and broilers 12c to 14c, roosters 6 to 10c, ducks 10c, geese 10c, fresh killed hens 25c to 29c, reflecting regional markets in Southern Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky.
The Cincinnati livestock report shows hogs and cattle mostly steady with light supply and some weakness in heifers. Lambs and sheep rise in price for better grades, while cattle and calves see mixed moves and occasional higher bids. Bulls, sows, and feeders vary by weight class with dealers firm to higher on select lots.
The report lists prices for wheat corn oats and hay with several No. grades and color designations. Prices include No 2 red wheat at 62 to 53 and No 1 red 1 cent premium, No 3 red 4 to 3 cents discount, No 4 red 25 to 4 cents discount, corn No 2 yellow 29 29 and No 3 yellow 28 28 percent, oats No 2 white 23 24 and No 3 white 33 23, clover prime $9 alsike cash 68.15, butter fancy creamery prints 32 extras 11 11 percent, hay timothy per cwt with cents.
Train No 34 daily 8 85 p m Baltimore and Ohio Westbound No 43 and related numbers appear as fragmented timetable text listing multiple train numbers and times without clear context or complete details. The readable portion shows schedule notation but lacks coherent service description.
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