This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1944
Page
10
Classified notices explain phone number 0242 to place ads with a three-line minimum and six average words per line. Ads must run within seven days of first insertion with cash reprint allowances. Lost and Found ads are cash. ration ads must run twice in ten days.
Basler Nachrichten reported from Budapest that Bulgaria has mobilized additional troops after German Balkan commanders visited Sofia and a large cache of partisan armaments was found. Partisan bands near Sofia widen the conflict, with a clash killing 150 partisans. Bulgarian regulars also recovered guns, supplies for four regiments, and a radio station. Sofia officials estimate 27,000 partisans are supplied by airplanes from Southern Italy in contact with British HQ at Cairo.
Fresh gains spread through the New York stock market in early dealings with Chrysler Bethlehem Steel and Radio Corp advancing. The Commerce Department reported January retail sales of 4.953 billion dollars, up 11 percent from a year ago, though down from December, the drop smaller than usual. Grain and produce notes list prices from Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cleveland and Chicago markets with eggs, butter and produce varying in price. A farm sale calendar notes a March 11 auction near Shade with cattle and equipment available.
Hog prices range from 13.75 to 14.85 per hundredweight with weights listed. Cattle and calves remain steady to slow with mixed price moves for steers heifers cows bulls and vealers. Sheep trade is light but steady with lambs quoted around 15.75 to 16.75.
British Production Minister Oliver Lyttelton disclosed secret war production figures in Parliament. He said Britain produced more than 90 900 planes from the war start to 1943 end. In Ohio, most cities will shift from Central to Eastern War Time by May 1 per a survey.
Light British naval forces near Holland reveal Atlantic wall defenses now include short-range rocket guns and automatic cannons for pointblank defense of assault craft. The Paratex opened Cleveland port yesterday bringing a gasoline cargo. Ohio relief bill preliminary Feb figures show declines in cost and cases.
Time cards list several trains with times in EWT. Subtract one hour to convert to State Time. Entries include Baltimore & Ohio No 4 Diplomat Daily 1:34 am, No 44 Daily 11:06 am, No 12 Daily 1:04 pm, No 2 National Limited 9:38 pm, West Bound No 1 National Limited Daily 4:00 am, No 3 Diplomat Daily 5:52 am, No 43 Daily Except Sunday 3:36 pm, No 29 Daily Except Monday 4:38 pm, Now Daily 1:42 pm, New York Central South No 5 Daily Except Sunday 12:09 pm, No 8 Daily Except Sunday North Bound 1:06 am, No 4 Daily Southbound 6:34 pm, No Daily Northbound 7:34 pm, Chesapeake & Ohio No 37 Northbound Daily Except Sunday 6:25 pm, No 30 Southbound 12:25 pm.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.