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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1942
Page
10
For sale cheap a horse riding cultivator listed by Fred Conner of Athens Ohio route 3. Contact Amesville via phone for details.
Hogs 3 225 over 150 lb top 14 25 for 180 275 lb 275 300 Ib 14 15 300 400 Ib 14 160 180 lb 13 75 sows 12 25 Cattle 625 calves 300 steers 12 50 most common 10 75 12 25 beef cows 8 50 10 75 bulls 9 50 10 75 vealers steady top 15 Sheep 100 steady good and choice 70 82 lb wooled skins 15 50 16 fresh clipped lambs 11 50 12 Hogs 600 active 50 higher 160 180 Tb 14 20 40 80 180 200 lb 14 40 45 200 220 lb 14 40 45 220 250 Ib 14 25 45 250 200 lb 14 25 290 350 Ib 13 50 0 Cattle 100 sheep 100 steady unchanged.
Markets in New York saw motors among the best performers with General Motors and Chrysler edging up fractionally. Kennecott rose slightly while New York Central Montgomery Ward and Western Union were flat. Santa Fe DuPont Union Carbide and United Aircraft dipped marginally.
The list shows prices for major stocks including Amer. Can 62 percent Amer. Car and Fdy 20 percent Anaconda 93 percent Chrysler 55 percent Goodyear 15 percent General Electric 81 percent United Airlines various notes and several others with mixed percentage changes across industries. The compilation reflects a snapshot of intraday trading activity and market leaders at midday.
Toledo Wheat No 2 red 1.15 16? Corn No 2 yellow 84 14 85% No 3 yellow 82 4% 83 4 Oats No 1 white 55 06, No 3 white 54% 55% Soybeans No 2 yellow 1.74 75% Eggs and fowls prices across Toledo Pittsburgh Cleveland Chicago and Columbus markets detailed with extras standards and current receipts.
The first giraffes imported into Europe were called carelopards, a term noting their camellike form and leopardlike skin. This label reflects early travel culture and zoological misnaming in historic catalogs.
Shade reports weekend visits by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Melagan and sons from Columbus to Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wilson and others. Paul Tribe of Athens and relatives connected with Kienth and Angell families are mentioned. Pvt Woodrow Wilson reports a transfer to New Orleans. Cletus Chapple returns to Goodyear in Akron after visiting his mother. The Clark family from Richmond and the Jones family from Columbus are noted as hosting and visiting relatives. Mrs Sargent returns home after time with nephew Donny Pierce in a Columbus hospital.
May 20 Straitsville local social notes list visitors and residents from nearby towns. Families mentioned include Coats and Sells from Columbus. Elberts relatives. several local boys headed for Fort Hayes with Wayne Wilson possibly joining the service. Wilson brothers and Kenneth Wilson noted in service. Other visitors include Matthews, Williams, Lemon, Callahan, Lawson, Hamrick, Ross, Whitmer, Wright, Dowler, Palmer, and Galloway family updates.
Harrisonville notes report moves at the Knapp property and new hires, a Lend-A-Hand Society meeting at Amy Chase Thurg’s home, plans for an alumni banquet on May 23, and a Scipio alumni event. Numerous visits, family news, and a probate notice for Florence McBride appear, with a May 30 hearing date in Athens County.
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