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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1931

Page

9

Carpenter Real Estate For Rent At 445 Poplar Street

For Rent part of a double house with 5 rooms a bath and a garage. Mrs. Hannah Parry invites inquiries at 445 Poplar Street. Also listed are UNION CARBIDE bulk coal cans 25 pounds and coal machines with repairs and coal shovels priced from 1.25 dollars.

Palmer Dial Call Bardin _ Brothers Sunnyside Drive Dalton & Dalton Cemetery ST Guy Wilson West Union Street Central Ave Union Carbide Hannah Parry Poplar Street

Wind helps lost items find home via ads

A Messenger ad helped Mrs. Snackenberg locate her silk scarf lost at home. A reader who saw the Lost and Found notice returned it, prompting advice that ads can speed recovery of missing items. Readers are urged to place notices at the listed exchange points.

Messenger R. A. Snackenberg E. Franklin St

Izaak Walton League Officers Election At Athens City Hall

Election of officers will occur at the regular business meeting of the Izaak Walton League Tuesday night in Athens City Hall. The Athens chapter will discuss plans to develop the game and fish preserve in Waterloo Township.

Izaak Walton Group Izaak Walton League Athens Waterloo Township

Kennedy Birth in The Plains Family Welcomes Son Kenneth

Announcement from The Plains states Mr and Mrs Arthur Kennedy Frances Hamer welcomed son Kenneth Willard on February 27 near Coshocton. The baby is the first grandchild in the Hamer family. The Kennedys formerly resided here and Mr Kennedy’s father taught music at The Piaina and Cooly for two years.

Plains Arthur Kennedy Frances Hamer Kennedy Coshocton Kenneth Wilard Hamer Piaina

Local Executrices Appointed in Athens County Estates

Jora Fleming of Ames Ohio and Rosie Byrne of 11 Mat Avenue Athens Ohio are named Administratrixes for Jaye Pieming and Emaline Monroe estates. Roger J Jones is named Executor for Almira Baker estate. Dates set in February 1931 by Probate Judge M Johnson.

Jora Fleming Amesilie Ohio Jaye Pieming Athens County Pytruave Rosie Byrne Mat Ave Athens Emaline Monroe M. Johnson Said County Roger J Jones Almira Baker Thia

Bobby Jones to star in Warner Bros golf films

Hollywood Cal March 2 1931 Robert Tyre Jones world’s premier golfer arrives to film 12 shorts for Warner Bros promoting golf to many as the 1931 season begins. Jones says he will not appear in romance and will focus on simple golf instruction for movie audiences.

Robert Tyre Jones Jones Warner Brothers

Jack’s House Story Ends In Silence After Tall Tale

A storyteller named Jack recounts a fanciful house built on a chain of nursery rhyme events. The tale wanders from a malt sack to a crumpled horn cow, a maiden all forlorn, and a wedding parson, ending abruptly as dinner calls and the story dissolves. The shadow-children listen with mixed hunger and curiosity.

Ack Flor Hanid Yam Knarf Jack Mil Pack Marrie

February stock rally boosts market to yearly highs

The February rise lifted the New York stock market to high levels for the year as gains consolidated through the week. Despite encouraging news, trading showed signs of overbought after broad groups advanced, with a sizable rise in brokerage funds signaling active market participation.

New York U.P Het Benua Bil Feeter United States Senate

Market Value Rises Amid Increased Stock Activity

The New York Glock Exchange reports a weekly gain of 1.63 billion in market value with rising stock prices and a steady 31 percent loan-to-value ratio. Public participation shows signs of revival as turnover reaches an average 7.8 percent, while brokers' loans remain constrained by high protection measures.

New York Glock Exchange Jean

Market Values Rise On New York Stock Exchange

The New York Stock Exchange shows February gains of about 7.0 billion in market value for listed stocks, with a total rise of roughly 14.0 billion since December 17, 1980. About 80 issues jumped over 100 percent from the December 17 lows.

New York New York Stock Exchange United Press Tseuee

Curb Stocks Rise in Week on Brisk Trading

Curb stocks advance to near weekly highs on active trading and short covering amid improved speculative mood on the Big Board. New 1931 issues appear in power and light groups led by Micorte fond and others while Cities Service shows limited gains and Goldman Sachs reaches new highs in investment trusts.

Hocking Valley Mine Supply Co Parker Brothers Battery Elec Trical Co New York Power Micotrte Fond and Share United Light and Power A Utilities Power and Light American Superpower Brazilian Traction Niagara Hudson Power Northern States Power Pacific Public Service Goldman Sachs and Recurities Corporation

Selling Pressure on Bonds Lightened

The bond market faced near term financing pressure as heavy government borrowing loomed, causing selling of Liberty Loans and Treasury Certificates. By week’s end sentiment shifted, with expectations that once financing is completed, issues will rise on favorable money rates. Convertibles held firm, led by American Telephone 44s. amusements and total market segments showed mixed movement.

New York U.P Liberty Treasury American Telephone 44

Curbs Prices Irregular New York Trading Weekend

Upward movement in utility stocks led the Curb Exchange gains on weekend trading. American Light and Traction led power and light stocks with a 4 point rise to 54 percent, while United Gas and Midwest Utilities showed notable gains. Mead Johnson advanced 6 points to 102 percent, Goldman Sachs recovered after early weakness, and several issues including Cities Service Electric Bond and Share and Port Ltd. faced fractional losses.

New York American Light and Traction United Cas Midwest Utilities Mead Johnson Goldman Sachs Pord Ltd

Cleveland Produce Price Notebook

Butter eggs poultry listed with no quotes today. Potatoes priced by grade with Main Green Mt at 2.30 and fair value at 2.35 per 120 pounds. Idaho Russet sacks range from 2.10 to 2.35 per 100 pounds.

Cleveland Idaho

Wheat prices fall amid favorable reports and rains

Weather favorable in parts of the winter wheat belt combined with rain in Kansas pushed selling in wheat and other grains. July wheat touched a new low for the current decline, trading around 6% cents under last week's high, with May near 81 1/4 cents and demand weak as buyers held back.

Chicago Kansas Commission House

New York Stock Market Advances Mixed on Copper and Utilities

Copper shares, local tra tions, and issues like Columbia Graphophone and American Radiator stood out on the advancing side while the broader market fell. United States Steel traded around 147½, dipping earlier then rallying as rails remained weak and utilities held up. Auburn Auto reclaimed its prior close with a small gain.

New York U.P Columbia Graphophone American Standard Sanitary United States Steel Auburn Auto

Baltimore Market Prices and Fresh Receipts Reported

Fresh receipts range 18 to 20 cents for egge and 92 score creamery extras. Vehicles and packing stocks listed with Maryland and Pennsylvania roust 20 percent. Live poultry prices for chickens, leghorns, ducks, and turkeys given in cents with various weight categories and quality notes.

Baltimore U. P Maryland Pennsylvania Rolla

Grain and dairy price report from Toledo market

Wheat No. 2 red 81 82 cents per bushel. Corn No. 2 yellow 65 66 cents. Oats No. 2 white 34 35 cents. Rye No. 2 62 cents. Clover prime old 14.26 now 14.76. Milk fat prices listed for butter and creamery products. Timothy hay to 1.25 per cwt. Market report with assorted grain and hay quotes.

Toledo U.P

Market Receipts and Price Variations Reported

Market notes show Kges-Market firm with 19,483 cases received and mixed firsts and extras at 18 to 27 cents. Futter-Market steady with 10,976 tubs received. extras quoted at 28% cents and firsts 25% cents with seconds 24 to 24 cents and standards 28% cents.

Kges

Creamery Price Report With Varied Tablet Scores

Hutler-Steady creamery prices show tablets with scores 27 and 28 cents while discounts 2 to 3 cents apply. Stock numbers 1 and 3 quote 23 and 18 cents respectively with butter fat at 25 to 27. Includes cases, extra 1B'y cents, firsts 16 ½ cents, seconds 15 cents, nearby ungraded MW cents and duck eggs at 26 cents.

Hutler Comemon Ing

Poultry Prices and Dairy Items Listed in Local Market

Butter near by the tubs shows 28 percent, 89 score, and 25 standards with fresh firsts 18 to 18’s. Hens white and browns with various extras, poultry live hens 18 to 23 cents, springers 25 to 26 cents, old roosters 15 cents, ducks 20 to 25 cents, spring geese 16 cents, fresh killed hens 33 to 38 cents.

Market Report Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices

Hogs receipts show market activity steady to strong with various weight ranges listed. Cattle receipts are 69 with quotable steady to weak, calves steady, and sheep receipts 250 with steady market. medium weight lambs around 8.95 dollars per pound and weights near 8.00.

Hog Market Report Shows Mixed Prices and Demand

Hog prices range from 7.65 to 7.75 for 170 to 230 lb cattle, with 230 lb plus weights steady lower and scarce. Primers: 205 lb avg 7.75, 120 to 140 lb avg 7.75, 87.50 to 7.65 for prime lots, sows 5.25 to 5.50. Cattle and calves limited. sheep nominal.

Albany High School Junior Class Carnival

The Albany High School Junior Class will sponsor a carnival Wednesday night featuring boxing and other entertainments. Proceeds benefit the school.

Albany Albany High School

Trains Schedules Show Several Daily Arrivals at Athens

A fragmented rail timetable lists multiple northbound and southbound trains serving Athens with arrivals around 10 47 am and 7 46 pm and 11 31 am respectively. Additional services include No 33 and No 37 departures and varying times, with some lines unreadable.

Northbo Athens Ates Db Bm Chesapea Beening Sanatonne Ag

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