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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1934

Page

9

Athens City to Improve West Street and State Street

Ordinance 696 approves paving plan for West Street from Court Street to Congress Street with brick on sand cushion and concrete base. It authorizes surveys, court inquiries for damages, and financing via bonds and installments, with remaining costs from city funds. The measure was approved by Athens city council on June 11, 1944.

Athens Ohio State of de Sounee Ath Court Street 1St State Street Congress Street Lancaster Street Publc Service W. E

Bid notice for coal supply to Athens towns

Advertisement for bids opening at noon for coal No. 6 vein from a mine to be delivered to several local locations including Athens and Mechanicsburg for the 1934 35 school year. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. J A Walsh Clerk. 6 20 drawl

Athens Jackville Rock Riffle Peach Ridge Mechanicsburg J. A. Walsh

Divorce petition filed against Morris Dishong in Athens County

Hattie Dishong has filed for divorce custody and relief from the pair in Cause No. 15897 Common Pleas Court Athens County Ohio alleging desertion neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Hearing set for August 5 1034. Attorney W Finsterwald 523 for plaintiff.

No. G. D. Gorham Athens County Ohio Annie Fannie Cse G. D. Gorham Court of Common Pleas Dover Athens Ifield P. Pratt J. P. Withie Elmer Pratt Peiatia Morris Dishong Weeee Hattie Dishong Common Pleas Court W. Finsterwald

Social Guests and Family Visits Span Parkersburg Area

Residents and relatives from Parkersburg Athens Coolville and Marietta gathered at multiple homes for visits and dinners. Notable names include the Stalnakers Boggs Ackleys and Gastons with extended family from Bethany Ridge and Coolville.

Letart Falls 4-H Club Ice Cream Social Net $20

The Letart Falls 4-H Club cleared twenty dollars at an ice cream social held Saturday night. Relatives gathered Sunday at the home of Mrs Currie Roberts for her seventy fifth birthday anniversary. Several local residents are noted through visits and family events.

Currie Roberts Earnest, Grimm Early Roush Bert Grimm Claud Shields Union Mission Charleston J. P. Byrne Lilly Wagner Lewis Jack Sharpnack Apple Grove Waldo Keistling Huntington Elmer Jeffers Wallow Ridge M. Quillin Ray Jeffers W. Pickens Grafton W. Va Maud Josie Pickens Grace Carpenter

Dinner Guests and Visits Round Out Weekend in Various Towns

Sunday dinners featured multiple couples and families visiting in Lancaster Glouster and nearby areas. Guests included Mr and Mrs Paul Hanning Sr Mr and Mrs Boyd Kennedy and Miss Freda Hanning and others from Gilcuster Stiversville Trimble and Bishopville. Dinners also noted Emmett Olbers and Elmer Davis at Muskingum River cottage and Elma Sainer returning to Cleveland after staying with Carl Sainey parents.

Robert Hanning Paul Hanning Boyd Kennedy Freda Hanning Lancaster Forest Kelly Emma Heffner John Gilcuster Wesley Straushaugh May Coffman Dayton Gilbert Starnsbaugh Frank Young Canton John Davis William Swartz Freda Dave Swarts Jacksonville Clarence Winn Ralph Malvin Murphy Melvin Murphy Glouster Elmer Davis Dora Hoeffkin W. D. Coey Akron Ed Cartwright

Stocks Slip Further as Markets Open Downbeat

New York stocks opened lower with moderate losses on broad indices. Leaders United States Steel American Telephone General Electric Santa Fe General Motors United Aircraft fell fractionally while American Commercial Alcohol slipped over a point. Production of electric power for the week to June 16 showed a moderate gain. butter eggs and other produce receipts listed with varying prices.

New York United States Steel American Telephone General Electric Santa Fe General Motor United Aircraft Illinois Central Southern Railway Consolidated Gas Borden American Sugar Edison Electric Institute

Kanauga Social Notes and Weekend Visits

Kanauga residents share visits from Carl Spencer of the United States Navy and Mrs. Mollie Denney. Steubenville and Madison area travelers frequent the town, with Captains Hanes heading to sea and a new couple from Ripley wed in W Va. Children’s Day programs and a large audience reception mark a lively weekend.

Carl Spencer United States Navy Noah Summers Pliny W. Va Mollie Denney A. G. Hanes Huntington John T. Wilson T. L. Hanes Sam P. May King Thorne Winifred Betz Rio Grande Ripley George's Creek

Jacksonville Helps in Drive for Sanitation

Athens County sanitary officer R. L. Marlow cites strong cooperation from Jacksonville citizens and village officials in a May health program to prevent contagion. After coordinating with health officials, Marlow requested 33 families to clean up properties and found universal compliance in a post survey.

R. L. Marlow Athens County Jacksonville J. M. Higgins Marlow

Poultry and Butter Prices From Local Markets

Prices for broilers and fowls listed by weight and grade. Leghorns, colored fryers, and ducks priced 4 to 18 cents per pound. turkeys and geese shown with varied rates. butter and eggs quoted with grades. potatoes noted by stock and region with mid 60 cent range for Alabama and Mississippi stock.

Alabama

Market Notes Butter Eggs and Poultry Prices List

Butter lower creamery extras in tubs 28 percent pound standards 38 cents in pound prints 30 percent 32 cents. Eggs steady. Live poultry higher on fowls medium fowls 14 to 15 cents colored fowls 14 cents per pound. Potatoes old 1 dollar 35 cents cwt new 2 dollars 60 cents per hundredweight.

Butter prices and sales details noted with no egg sales

The record lists butter sales at 11 660 unsettled creamery specials with 03 score on 25 26, extras 92, firsts 90091 at 23 24c, seconds 86a87 at 21 21%, standards 90 centralized car rots at 24. Prices remain unchanged and ages 12 664 are steady. No egg sales.

Columbus Produce Market Prices Include Regional Goods

Ohio and regional produce prices listed with items such as asparagus cabbage sour cherries cucumbers dewberries lettuce and raspberries. Florida Georgia lima beans and North Carolina dewberries appear with crate and hamper pricing and unit counts.

Columbus Kentucky Ohio North Carolina Florida Georgia

Livestock market report from Cincinnati auction

Hogs run 3,350 with direct and through totals 743. weights around 200 lbs steady, top bulk 180 to 280 lbs at 5.25 dollars, packing sows 180 to 200 lbs higher. Calves 600 head, early active and steady, slaughter steers and heifers selling around 5.6, some handy-weight heifers over 6.50, fat cows 3.04, cutters 1.50 to 2.50. Sheep 3,150 with few openings, spring lambs 8.75 to 9.25, some higher.

Livestock Prices and Classifications Across Markets

The report lists hogs at 1500 head with price ranges from 3.25 to 5.50 per unit and sows at 50 to 3050. Cattle numbers 76 with steers up to 6.75 and cows from 3.25 to 5. Perfect crossers and heifers priced between 5.06 and 6.50 with calves at 2.75 to 6.00. Sheep 300 head with spring lambs scarce, lambs around 90 to 50, yearlings 20 to 6.50, ewes down at 2.25.

Cattle Receipts and Prices Across Classes

On June 15 cattle receipts show steers at 2.75 to 3.90, heifers 2.25 to 4.10, fat cows 2.10 to 3.05, canners 0.96 to 1.30, bulls 2.15 to 2.60, milk cows 12.50. Veal calves receipts 222 with tops 5.40 and varies by grade. Jambs receipts 65 with tops 7.55 and 6.30 for seconds. light weights 50.5 to 5.45, common 3 or more.

Treasury today shows June 18 receipts and deficits

Treasury figures released from Washington show June 18 receipts of 30 228 737 08 expenditures of 56 200 170 39 leaving a balance of 2 735 518 369 70. Customs receipts for the month total 12 942 740 44 and for the fiscal year since July 1 receipts reach 2 997 062 697 91 with expenditures 6 782 206 361 25 including 3 703 487 74 32 of emergency spending, gold assets total 7 832 956 521 46.

U. 8 Treasury Washington the Treasury

Cattle and hog prices rise on strong demand in mixed market

Total receipts 980 head with good demand. Cattle ranged 500 to 1 higher. steers and cows varied by class. Veals higher with primes around 5.70 and 6. Choice lots up to 6. Hogs 170 head. good 4.95, mediums 3.60 to 4.60, lights 3.50 to 4.50, sows 2.75 to 2.90. Sheep and lambs receipts 124 head. springers 9, mediums 8.10, bucks 3 to 6.50, cautions on thin old sheep. Treasury notes and liberty bonds listed with several prices.

Toledo Grain Prices on Track as of June 19

Toledo grain quotations on a 28 4 cent rate basis with nominal values. Wheat No 2 red 62 0 93 percent No 1 red 94 Good. Corn No 2 yellow 59 0 60 No 3 yellow 58 0 59. Oats No 2 white 46 percent No 8 white 45 0 46. Grain in store transit Billing 4 cents above track quotes core 4% above oats So. Seeds unchanged.

Toledo

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