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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1939
Page
8
Allison Gibson was a new recruit at the last night’s Boy Scout Troop 56 meeting. Clyde Mansfield opened with the scout oath and law. Walton Davies explained the badge and uniform. Plans for attendance at Kimberly tree planting next Sunday were set. Scouts going meet at 1 p.m. Sunday at the troop rooms.
In Ontario California a sudden downpour brought a dozen fish onto a roof and yard after a flock of cranes released them from Reservoir Lake miles away. Mrs. Iola Martin heard a thump and dodged the falling fish. Authorities suggest the birds dropped the slippery catch while tired from travel.
Tulsa photographer Kurt Severine says picture stories exist in every city and town. He describes his hardest task as selecting which moments are worthy of his camera and making them part of his schedule.
A sharp late morning downturn hit the New York market as major issues declined in breadth led by Chrysler Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel with losses rounding two to five points. Some relief followed as prices dipped to year lows and then edged back, though volume remained thin and tickets ran late.
Toledo and Pittsburgh markets show mixed prices for wheat corn oats eggs and butter. Cincinnati and Cleveland listings report hogs cattle and calf values with multiple weight ranges and steady demand notes. A public auction schedule follows listings across the region.
Trading in wool was slow here today with occasional small sales as the only basis for price direction. Average to short French combing fine territory spot wools of old clip fetched 62 63 cents a scoured basis, while small lots of country packed mixed grade wools sold 26 28 cents in the grease delivered east in May.
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