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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1918
Page
5
Local society notes list visits and guests from Robinson Logan Camp Sherman Chillicothe Pomeroy and Columbus. Many residents travel for family events church meetings and conventions while others attend shows in town and watch wrestling bouts at Glouster and the Original Theatre.
Secretary Houston of the Department of Agriculture outlines a war driven highway policy to preserve existing roads and fast track vitally important routes. States must report 1918 federal aid plans with road descriptions materials costs and purposes and delayed work to 1919. Road spending reaches about $800 million annually with widespread disruption from nonessential projects.
In Glouster Ohio on June 10 crowds gathered at Mine 255 and Mine 256 for flag raisings and patriotic demonstrations. The Glouster Band performed while Bomber McGinnis and G W Savage urged support for America and denounced Kaiserism. A 22 star service flag rose as a fife and drum corps played and speakers including Mathias Vermatin Moble Robinson and I M Foster urged miners to join the war effort.
John Z. White of Chicago will address the Athens Chamber of Commerce at the Wednesday noon meeting on Civic Rights. A noted economic lecturer with ties to the Henry George Lecture Association, he travels from Toledo where he spoke to the Commerce Club yesterday. England ships over 7,000 men and 10,000 tons of supplies to France daily.
A paper by Illinois highway maintenance engineer B H Piepmeier argues that road types are misjudged by public perception driven by visible conditions rather than cost. He stresses engineers must educate the public on economy and proper maintenance to ensure appropriate pavement choices.
Isolated by bad roads the farmer is a clodhopper and must hop fast for long hours or his income will be burned under his transportation expenses.
Editorial notes that well insulated barns keep dairy cows warm more cheaply than expensive feed, arguing comfort reduces costs and improves milk production.
The text asserts that high quality butter comes only from good clean flavored cream, implying strict sourcing of raw material for product quality.
Toledo June 10 corn cash 1.52 oats cash 0.76 rye cash 1.90 clover 18.00 oct 12.92 12 alsike 14.00 timothy 3.60 sept 4.36 oct dec 4.00 march 4.10
Chicago on June 10 opened steady for hogs with 34,000 new receipts and 2,669 hold-overs. Cattle trades showed 14,000 head while sheep market saw 15,000 on hand as the day began.
Cincinnati Ohio June 10 cattle receipts 2465 with whippers 11.00 to 17.00 calves steady with extras 15.00 to 16.25 hogs receipts 6530 good choice packers and butchers 16.76 sheep receipts 100 extra 13.10 to 13.70 lambs market steady extras 19.50 to 19.76
Cattle receipts 70 cars with price ranges. Veal calves 16.00 16.50. Sheep and lambs receipts 10 cars with Prime wether 18.20 14.00, lambs 10.00 17.50, Spring Lambs 15.00 620.00. Hog receipts 60 cars with Prime Heavy 17.00 17.10, Yorkers and Pigs 17.75 17.80, Flats 11.50 12.00.
Chicago market notes show corn trading at June 1.88 1 2, July 1.40, August 1.40 7 8. Oats quoted June 0.74 1 8, July 0.68, August 0.63 3 8. Pork futures for July 40.85 and August 41.30.
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