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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1936
Page
10
A dense page of classified headings lists opportunities and listings across departments. Entries cover loans and mortgages, livestock, merchandise, room and board, rentals, and real estate sales with sections for animals, equipment, supplies, and services.
Rains and snow last week caused collapses on Union Furnace Starr Carbon Hill and Pleasant Valley roads forcing county crews to work 15 to 40 men hauling ashes brick bats and slag to keep routes open. A county truck was sent to Union Furnace Starr road to pull cars from mudholes. Roads statewide suffered more than in recent years of a road building program.
Prices broadly advance in early trading with gains in American Can Case United Aircraft U S Smelting Phelps Dodge Radio American Smelting Santa Fe Great Northern and Standard Oil of New Jersey. Steel production shown at 61 percent capacity per Iron Age while electric power output rises. sterling at 4.9738, French franc steady at 6.6438.
U S industry shares including Ford General Electric General Motors and Bethlehem Steel listed with varied price quotes and weekly totals. Market notes report traders seeking new wool prices and limited buying interest with old wools selling near recent quotas.
Snowstorm blanketed Gallia County with two to three inches while the Gal lipolis streets cleared fast. The Ohio River rose to 35 feet with ongoing increase, floodwaters flooding gutters and fields as river stages climbed. In Athens County, Lillian Silcott sought partition of Nelsonville real estate via a 1936 petition naming Paul Hellyer and others as defendants.
Ross County Livestock Sales Co. announces opening sale Friday in its new Chillicothe barn on Route 23. The facility spans about 21 000 square feet with heated ring floodlights and overhead walks for spectators. Officers include Dr J Hunn president Harvey W Dresbach vice president Gordon Phillips secretary Carson Dresbach treasurer and A H Anshute manager.
Grain on track with slight rate changes notes No. 2 red wheat and No. 2 yellow corn varying by grade. Pittsburgh and Chicago markets show butter and eggs firm, poultry steady with hen prices rising, and North Dakota potatoes in limited supply. Local and regional price lists reflect minor shifts across butter, eggs, cheese, and dressed poultry.
Hog prices and lots traded with weights listed, including 160 to 225 lb hogs at $11.10 and 225 to 300 lb at $10.35, cattle and calves active with steers and heifers mostly $7 to $8, scarce lambs $9.50 to $10. Sheep nominal. Pittsburgh markets suspended due to floods. Treasury balance and debt figures show March 16 data with gross debt $447.1 million and gold assets $172.38 million.
Mrs Hinshaw speaks at Pleasant Hill Church revival meetings under Athens Salvation Army direction. Nightly services at 7 30 with evangelistic sermons by Mrs Hinshaw and music directed by Rev Earl Cowen. meetings continue indefinitely per Rev Cowen.
Inclement weather kept attendance low at the Athens Civic Chorus rehearsal on the Ohio University campus. Four new members joined the group, bringing total membership to 35 with plans to reach 40 at the next meeting on Monday at 8 p.m. in March. Parts for tenors remain available, director Robert Waits said, and enrollment is open to interested individuals.
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