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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1932
Page
9
Minnesota truck driver Chalmers R. Wilson was detained until he bought an Ohio license tag, a cost exceeding $100, as disclosed. The incident occurred as part of Ohio motor vehicle enforcement actions.
Rufus C. Hopkins is affirmed as president. C. H. Harris serves as clerk and administers the attestation. Approved by R. S. Wood, the mayor, completing the official act.
Today recounts Shakespearean scholar Georges Brandes and the Folger collection as a moral beacon funded by Pratt’s Astral oil and William Folger. It notes Ameri can generosity and university stewardship, then shifts to the 345 page tax act and a New York market rally as the national budget balance influences investors.
Maj Gen Mathew A Tinley of Council Bluffs Iowa visits Chicago for talks with political leaders on his bid for the Democratic vice presidential nomination He is a Spanish American War veteran who commanded the 168th infantry in World War I and currently leads National Guard units in Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas He has Iowa delegation support for the national convention.
New York trading waned in the afternoon with the stock market slipping over four points. C grains weakness weighed on prices as leading issues retreated from midday lows while bonds showed irregular activity. U S Steel moved to 284 but fell two points. American Telephone hovered near 87 and Consolidated Gas at 39. Lambert declined about a point. Westinghouse and Eastman Kodak fell around one to two percent.
The active trading day lists rails and industrials among notable movers with varied results. Major names include Union Pacific Southern Pacific Rockefeller era listings, Allied Chemical DuPont Fox Film General Foods and Procter Gamble among others across railroads and utilities.
Dr. Daniel A. Poling calls for rational referendum on prohibition amid split among dry groups over resubmitting the Eighteenth Amendment issue. He challenges supporters to show votes for change and vows continued involvement, while allied forces for prohibition adjust leadership.
Baltimore to Cincinnati and Cleveland markets show varied prices for butter eggs poultry and potatoes. Leghorn fowls and heavy broilers occupy midrange figures, with eggs steady and butter markets firm across Cleveland Chicago and nearby regions.
Hogs receipts 2700 steady to 16c higher with varying weights and prices. Cattle receipts 600 with steady to firm prices, best steers around 7.25 and grain beef cows 2.85 to 3.50. Sheep and lambs active with better grades 250 to 50 cents higher, lighter lots 7.25 to 7.75. Toledo grain prices show No 2 red wheat at 48 to 47, corn No 2 yellow 26 to 26%, oats No 2 white 20 to 21%.
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