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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1934
Page
9
Advertised vacancy and spring move context notes train departures from Athens listing No. 9 at 7 44 p m southbound No 2 at 11 20 a m except Sunday and No 4 at 6 24 p m daily except Sunday heading eastbound for Chesapeake and Ohio corridor.
Pair faces trial in Lima killing. The text also contains a financial report of Happy Hollow Rural School District in Athens County for fiscal year ending December 1934, with receipts, balances, disbursements, and tax details including a 2.65 mill levy and state aid figures, plus an address in Nelsonville, Ohio.
Trading desks show scattered gains across industries led by metals and utilities with notable activity in McKesson and Kroger groups. Industrials and capital goods firms display mixed results as investors weigh earnings and economic signals.
US date March 13 reports Peoria booster teams prepare for the American Bowling Congress tournament as 12 cities are set to appear on Friday night. Fifteen Chicago teams join Detroit and Cincinnati in the program with high scores expected.
Forty three players turned out for spring football practice at the University of Dayton on Monday. Eighteen lettermen were among the candidates. Coach Marty Baujan said drills would continue six weeks with the annual varsity-soph game.
New York stocks largely steady in tight trading while corporate speculative bonds climb to year highs. Rail, industrials, and utilities gain fractions to over two points. Loew's advances while United States Steel edges higher. other bigs show little change. Produce prices mix with Butter Packing and Eggs moving within small ranges across Cincinnati and Baltimore markets.
Mr and Mrs G W Hawk visited relatives in Pomeroy recently. Mrs Herman Taylor improving after illness. Mr and Mrs Rodney Grimm announce the birth of a daughter. Miss Christena Weisenbach returned home to Parkersburg after two months. Miss Gertrude Taylor returned to Jacksonville after three weeks with her brother Herman Taylor. Miss Aithea Bernard employed in Glouster. J Barnhill spent weekend with parents. Arnold Bernard living with aunt Catherine Kinnen who is ill. Raymond Niggemeyer spent weekend with his parents. Mr and Mrs Harley Midcalf announce birth of a son. Harvey Bernard family visited George Bernard and family. Martin Koehler improving after illness. Joe Guthrie spent weekend with relatives.
The report details Egge Market receipts 19 405 cases with extra firsts 17 cents and fresh graded firsts 90 cents, current receipts 15 1/2 cents, and dirties 14s. Butter market shows receipts 6659 tubs with storage standards figures and various price levels for extra firsts, firsts, seconds, and specials, plus storage cents and percentages.
Cleveland produce markets report a barely steady butter market with Exwas at 29 cents and standards at 20. Bees market firm with extra whites at 16 and current receipts at 16e. Poultry weak with leghorn fowl prices around 3.5 to 4.5 cents and various fowl and duck prices listed. Potatoes show Maine at 2.50 per bushel box, Idaho around 2.35, Ohio and New York at 2.10 to 2.15, with Florida Triumphs at 1.65 per box.
Receipts and price ranges cover cattle bulls cows stockers and vealers with reads from $3.50 to $5.25 for cattle. hogs 40 4 to 50 0. sheep and lambs showing lighter demand with lambs at 9 0 to 11 0. Boston wool and grain quotes follow in a secondary market note.
Mage Receipts show steady weight bands from 170 to 220 pounds at $5.05 and 230 pounds up at $4.75. Calves receipts 100 steady with good sod choice dealers at $6,500 for large and $506 for medium. Sheep receipts 500 fully steady with wool lambs largely $10 and clipped lambs $7.75 down.
Columbus reports the Ohio State University board of trustees formally approved Francis A. Schmitt as head football coach. Schmitt, then at Texas Christian University since 1929, was chosen to succeed Sam Willaman at Ohio State.
Paris reports France will send Britain a note Thursday that signals an end to the current disarmament talks, paving the way for new discussions. The article also notes social visits in Athens and by several families in local circles.
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