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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1939
Page
8
A compiled list of classified headings shows categories from Help Wanted and Business Opportunities to Real Estate Rentals and Sales. It outlines subcategories like Female and Male help wanted, occupations, livestock, farm supplies, stores equipment, and real estate listings including houses apartments farms and land with assorted service and sales notices.
The House Appropriations Committee reported a 499,857,936 dollar War Department bill for the year starting July 1. It supports Roosevelt's defense program with an air force target of 5,500 planes, approving 50 million dollars immediate for air corps expansion and 19.5 million to contract combat planes. This raises total planned deliveries to 1,690 in 18 months and about 3,200 first line planes toward the 5,500 to 6,000 goal. Additional defense spending of 110 million dollars for equipment is suggested. Also noted: 21 provisional Ohio employees dismissed for economy and efficiency.
New York stocks opened steady with minor fluctuations around prior close. Rails held near even after early demand, steel shares stayed solid. U S Steel rose slightly, motors slipped, aviation eased, and other sectors showed support near yesterday’s levels.
Used furniture sale announced by David P. Morris at 30 Fairlawn Ave Glouster Ohio. Items include kitchen cabinet chairs bed stoves fruit jars and other household pieces as part of moving sale.
Columbus report says Ralph Mc Gowan a 15 year old junior high student was slugged and shot during a grocery store holdup he described as a phoney The assailant struck him with a pistol twice then fired the bullet deflected by a rib pierced his left arm hospital condition listed as satisfactory
Columbus U P reports Liquor Director Jacob B Taylor will reduce State Liquor Control Department district offices from 13 to seven. The closures will save about 22500 annually and affect offices in Dayton Portsmouth Sandusky Steubenville Youngstown and Zanesville. A sale calendar lists Edwin Mee farm public auction near Stewart on March 11 at 1 30 featuring machinery tools hay wheat sheep and household goods with cash terms.
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