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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1932
Page
9
Local ad lists paint pricing from CERTAINTEED and WEATHERSHIELD with $2.25 and $1.65 per gallon respectively. Includes radio rental offer by C. E. Scott and inner tubfres 30x35 at 89 each from the Car penter's Nelsonville Store.
National and American League games feature teams such as New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston Chicago St Louis Cleveland Washington Detroit Indianapolis Kansas City and St Paul. The brief results include run totals by inning and key pitcher and catcher pairings across first and second games with notes on final scores and notable pitching lines.
Jean Harlow reveals plans for a surprise wedding with Paul Bern after registering for a Los Angeles license. Bern, 42, is a bachelor. Harlow, once married, has registered under a different name. The report notes Mack's past political climate ties and Roosevelt’s potential presidential nomination.
W. W. Waters of Portland Oregon newly elected commander in chief of the Bonus Expeditionary Force addresses veterans at the Washington encampment urging followers to stand firm.
In a humorous Hollywood scene a Los Angeles dog named Pancho begs for a car ride. The master, pressed for a solution, places the dog in the car’s side pocket, a quirky fad noted in a surrounding caption. Bernard.
The man who held up the Palace Theater on Sunday night was identified today as J. Russell Brock of Columbia. Brock was shot and captured by police moments after forcing the cashier to surrender cash.
New York traders noted a week of high volume with resistance on selling. Utilities led declines while petroleum shares firmed late. Rail stocks eased and bonds fell as New York Fed cut rediscount rate to 2.5. Philadelphia Reading Co and Detroit transit posted mixed results, Buick foresees stronger midsummer sales.
The page lists numerous stocks across sectors with varied percentages in a 1940s market snapshot. Industrials include Allied Chem, Armour, General Asphalt, Radio Corp, and United C.O.P. chemicals. oils show Darvedatt, Cont. Oil, Pure Oil, and Stan Oil. steels feature Bethlehem and Crucible. autos and rubber list Goodyear, General Motors, and Goodrich. Several rail, film, and retail names appear, reflecting broad ticker coverage and mixed performance signals.
New York reports a dull week in the bond market with irregular declines despite a Fed rediscount rate cut from 3 to 2 percent. Government issues showed little sustained reaction as only brief spurts appeared in some sections.
A 15 year old from St. Louis named Estle Annstill was found guilty of the murder of W. E. Haley, an oil station operator in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was sentenced to 25 years in the state penitentiary after confessing to shooting Haley during a botched robbery to obtain money for his unemployed father.
Stocks fluctuated in a narrow range with speculative activity low and several issues near recent lows. United States Steel fell about 29 percent while American Telephone and American Can showed declines, and Allied Chemical eased as International Harvester slid. Steel edged up slightly and Woolworth held steady amid a firmer tone in a few issues.
Cleveland and Pittsburgh produce listings show butter egg and poultry prices, with potatoes at 1.50 per 100 lb and various poultry quotes across regions including colored hens, leghorns, broilers, old roosters, ducks, geese, and freshly killed hens. Local routes cover Southern Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky with current receipts and standards noted in figures and weights.
Unclear OCR shows receipts figures for Rege Market and ButterMarket with multiple garbled numbers. Entries include case counts, extra firate, fires, current receipts, seconds and firsts with percentages and stray letters. Potential market fluctuation indicated by inconsistent data.
Livestock market notes from Pittsburgh show hog receipts around 4 000 with prices mainly 10 higher, 150 to 240 lb hogs at 4.65 to 4.80, 280 to 300 lb hogs at 4.95 to 5.04, 100 to 140 lb at 4.45. Cattle receipts 69 with medium to good steer and yearling quotes to 6.95, common and medium heifers to 3.70, bulls 3.50. Calves receipts 38 with up to 6.50 for choice dealers and 4.50 to 6.00 for medium to good. Sheep receipts 100 with lambs 6.07 and wethers around 2.50.
Hoge-2600 buyers report 337 direct trades and uneven activity. Prices range with heavier weights scarce. 160 to 225 lb cattle command around 1.65 per lb, 2 0 to 260 lb at about 4.40, few 300 lb near 3.25. calves 400 nominal. sows and other categories noted. cattle and sheep totals given as 275 and 350 nominal.
The National Coal Association estimates U S bituminous output for the week to June 18 at 4 1 million tons up from 3 075 million last week and 6 635 million in the year-ago period. Electric Bond and Share weakens as potential dividend omissions loom for Electric Power and Light, amid large holdings. Continental Can faces a 15 percent fall in dollar sales due to lower fin plate prices, with earnings likely near last year's 2 50 dividend. directors may adopt a conservative policy next month. Buick raises its July production to 3 500 cars, with June rates also increased.
Activity widened in fleeces with moderate sales of most grades and bag lots. Some Territory Wools saw slight gains in finer grades. Grain prices at Toledo closed mixed with No 3 wheat around 45 cents and corn near 30 cents. oats quoted around 21 to 23 cents. Eggs listed at 13 cents and hay at 50 cents per unit.
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