Bricker Files Petition Bearing 25 000 Names
John W. Bricker, unopposed Republican candidate for governor, filed nominating petitions bearing 25 000 names. Bricker's organization gathered over 200 000 signatures but only a fraction were certified.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
10
John W. Bricker, unopposed Republican candidate for governor, filed nominating petitions bearing 25 000 names. Bricker's organization gathered over 200 000 signatures but only a fraction were certified.
New York stocks started higher with light turnover seen as the dullest since 1922. Bonds were quiet while cotton futures rose 3 to 5 points. Major names like United States Steel at 42, American Telephone 130 ave, and Chrysler up 4% led mixed gains across steel, auto, and airplane shares.
A chaotic early trading note lists varied stock sectors with gains in INDUSTRIALS including Allied Chem and Gen. Electric while other groups like OILS, STEELS, and COPPER AND MINES show mixed moves. Major names such as General Motors and Goodyear are cited among several industries.
Wheat and corn prices led the Toledo grain report with No. 2 red at 71 to 14 cents and No. 2 yellow corn at 55 to 56 cents. Cincinnati and Cleveland produce provided mixed eggs poultry hogs and cattle figures, with steady to unsettled markets and quoted weights and prices across pork, beef, lambs, and dairy items. A sheriff sale in Athens County lists multiple parcels including 135.44 acres and 62.47 acres, appraised at 6200 dollars, with two thirds minimum bid, to be sold at public auction in Troy Township near Coolville.
Mrs Blanche France hosted the Women s Auxiliary of St Peter s Episcopal Church Monday evening. Local residents travel to St Louis Corpus Christi Detroit and Huntington while others return home from visits in Columbus Fairmont Lexington and Indianapolis. Families welcome new babies and attend university events as community members share reunions and travel updates.
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