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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1935

Page

11

Best Kite Fliers Win Awards at West Side School

West Side School held a Wednesday kite contest with about 37 pupil made kites. Joe Fields won best kite with initials and border ornament. Majory Gaston won for highest flight among girls and Jim Hooper for boys. Prizes included marbles an airplane and a dining room set for dolls. Fifth graders plan a fishing trip along the Hocking River Saturday morning if weather allows.

West Side Joe Fields Majory Gaston Jim Hooper West Side School Hocking River

Farewell party for Mrs. Pres ton Thompson in Nelsonville

Retta Howe Sunday School Class members gathered at Mrs. Preston Thompsons home for a farewell on Wednesday night. Twenty three attendees enjoyed games and contests and the refreshments were shared at the end.

Nelsonville Retta Howe Methodist Church Preston Thompson

Market Opens Quietly As Stocks Slip And Rally

New York AP reports a subdued start with United States Smelting dipping about six points while American Telephone Santa Fe General Electric and American Smelting fall. Gains seen in General Motors Pennsylvania Kennecott and Public Service of New Jersey amid favorable signals from retail trade auto sales and a $45 million Pacific Gas & Electric bond issue.

New York United States American Telephone Santa Fe General Electric American General Motors Pennsylvania Kennecott Public Service New Jersey Department of Commerce Pacific Gas & Electric

Small Grocery Houses Selling Less in State

Ohio wholesale groceries show February sales 6.4 percent below January per Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research. January and February combined remain 54 percent higher than 1934. Smaller firms felt the dip more than larger ones. Other notes report Merril Tewksbury ill with scarlet fever, Virginia Gregg entering Holzer Hospital, and C. L. Callicoat returning home after surgery.

Columbus Ohio Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research

Auction at the Albany farm on State Route 50

A sale is planned Saturday March 80 at 1 PM at the farm near Albany on the Athens Albany road. Goods include implements household items antiques and other articles. Mary L Neff administrator W Collins auctioneers.

Mary L. Neff Athens-Albany G. W. Collins Albany Athens, Albany

Livestock Markets Report Sluggish Trade Amid Mixed Bids

Cincinnati hogs and cattle show varied demand with steady to higher moves, top hogs 10 higher, cattle mainly 25 higher with steers to 10, sausage bulls weak, fat cows softer. Boston notes Western grown wools move freely with French combing prices at 63 cents scoured, Texas wool eight months at 56-57 cents scoured.

Boston S. Dept Territory Texas

Tobacco contracts closed in April for 1935 base allotments

Gallipolis reports that the deadline for receiving applications for special base tobacco contracts in 1935 is April 15. County Agent R. R. Starbuck notes the Agricultural Adjustment Administration details base contracts using land history and available labor and equipment. The program aids growers without equitable allotments under production adjustment contracts.

R. R Starbuck Agricultural Adjustment Administration

Planetary Influences Portend Mixed Fortune For This Day

The planetary configurations suggest both promise and risk with unusual financial outlay and possible disruptions on an unwelcome journey. Those born on this day face a year hinging on personal discernment, with talents yet a risk of extravagance and friendship affecting success. Notable: Frank Leslie.

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