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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1936
Page
14
The page lists ad submission times for same day and Sunday editions, policy on errors and adjustments, and a long catalog of classified sections including announcements automotive employment financial livestock merchandise room and board for rent and more with category numbers and headings. It describes acceptable and unacceptable ads and references deadlines and 3 day claim windows.
Receipts show hogs 4300 with top $9.85 for 200 to 275 lb plus. cattle 500 with steady to slow demand, top steer $10. calves 400 with dealers steady at $10.50 to $11.50. sheep 400 with local lambs 25 cents higher and good ewes at $8.75 to $9. The Pittsburgh market lists 1300 hogs with 180 to 230 lb at $10.10 and 230 to 260 lb at $9.75 to $10, while cattle and calves trade softer for lighter cattle and heavier beef types.
Mrs Wesley Hawk hosted a Sunday dinner honoring her sister Mrs Sam Beeghley of Ocean Park California. Guests included Mr and Mrs Sam Beeghley Mr and Mrs David Morris Mr and Mrs Will Wright Mrs Margaret McDonald and Mrs Jessie McCoy. The four sisters and their mother posed for photos. The farewell guest left Tuesday for home. The Texas Centennial Exposition reportedly cost 25 million dollars to build.
Nelsonville resident Orville C Cottrill 65 died suddenly this morning at his High Street home after a stroke. He was a coal miner for many years and recently worked for the WPA. Survived by wife Martha and children Ruth Dorsey Bernice Dorsey Florence Minnis Dorothy Springer Lawrence Flossie Ernest Annabel Lucille and June. Funeral arrangements not complete.
The New York stock market opened active with momentum, lagging briefly on profit taking. Utilities led by Consolidated Edison rose nearly two points while General Motors and Chrysler hit seven year highs. Copper and steel sectors showed mixed to varied moves as oils held a narrow range.
New York stocks show mixed moves across rails and industrials with notable listings from American Sugar, Coca Cola, and General Motors. Major rail groups and steel producers post varied gains while beverages and distillers ledger modest advances amid fluctuating demand and profits.
Grain and produce prices list wheat corn oats and local livestock values from Toledo Cincinnati and Chicago markets. Notable entries include Wheat No 1 red 113 114 cents, Corn No 2 yellow 98 100, Eggs and butter price tiers in Cincinnati and Chicago, plus live poultry and roosters price ranges. Nelsonville note on Mrs Beeghley departure and a benefit bingo by American Legion Auxiliary tonight.
On Wednesday November 1 1936 at 12 noon a farm sale will take place on a farm on U S Route 50 six miles east of Athens. Items include cows ewes hens pullets fodder corn wheat lumber and more listed by Geo H Marwell.
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