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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1932
Page
9
A lighthearted column notes the usefulness of lost and found ads in locating misplaced items. It highlights practical tips and reflects on how community notices help reunite people with belongings. The piece emphasizes shared civic effort and everyday problem solving.
Willem Hick son of Mare and Elisabeth Mick born near Toronto Canada November 6 10M died November 11 1982 at age 7 years and 9 months. He married Mary Lovenis Nelson Sept 1883. Survived by six children Ednine Basen Nelsonville Fennie Stields Ethel Grent Mark Hick Columbia Avalon Parker Norfolk VA Cinten Hick Nelsonville two grandchildren and two great grandchildren and two sisters Mrs Mary McNeal and Mrs Lether Scott of Silem a brother Richard Nelsonville. Preceded in death by a brother 230 years ago. Member of K of P attended Methodist Church. He was loved and missed by many.
Opportunities to fit every person purse and purpose appear on this page with regular reading re pays thrifty readers. Look over today’s varied offers and see how they can benefit.
Edna Robb Webster author of Occasions Wife will travel this winter to the Yucatan jungles to seek ancient Mayan relics. She will leave her husband and children to pursue the expedition, then attend the annus carnival in Merida to compare ancient and modern culture.
The Athens Messenger advertises the Anne Adams Pattern Catalog with 32 pages of winter models for adults and children, plus sewing instructions and a price of 15 cents for the catalog or 25 cents with pattern. Order details request name, address, size, and style number.
The Ohio State football team, amid questions of confidence, were shocked by an upset loss to Illinois in Champaign. Coach Whiteman warned of more upsets as Indiana and Wisconsin also challenged Ohio State, with a light practice and senior "last tackle" event planned for the week.
Mrs Daft TJ a former Millfield Athens County resident died early today at the family home in Baltimore Ohio. Funeral services will be announced later. Survived by husband and children George Earnest Anthony Ruth Fox Mary Daft John Olney one sister and two brothers.
The Athens Messenger offers a pattern feature by Anne Adams for an informal afternoon frock with new sleeve or neckline details. It highlights fabric options in satin crepe or sheer wools and notes sizes 14 to MD and 32 to 49 with step by step diagrams included.
New York November 18 08 Stock market moves rise with many issues fractional gains. American Telephone and Telegraph climbs to 132 2 points while American Can jumps to 54 and Allied Chemical advances though Electric Power and Light declines. Copper and mines show modest gains with several firms listed among fractionally higher prices.
A dense OCR fragment shows numerous company names and sectors, including Allied Chemicals, Commonwealth & Co, Curtiss Wright, Gillette Safety, Kroger, Warner Bros, Am. Rolling Mills, and Ford Motors. The list references industries such as chemicals, utilities, motors, and rubber equipment, with scattered percentage figures and location hints like New York Centre and St. Paul amid a crowded ledger-like note.
Logan High coach John Longley focuses on reserve players for the McArthur game with two matches remaining. Expected backfield may feature McMullen Shaw Gabriel and Brandt as next year’s regulars.
W N Winters 74 died Sunday at his Parkersburg home. Funeral services were held at Spencer Funeral Home Belpre at 10:30 a m. Burial followed in Coolville. A longtime farmer, he owned property near Belpre and Rockland and spent his later years in Belpre and Parkersburg. He was born in Meigs County. His wife died eight months ago. He is survived by daughter Mrs Clarence Wyckoff of the city and daughter Mrs J A Weis Bach. son D J Winters of Columbus. another daughter Mrs H H Radekin of Belpre. and son Mr Wyckoff of Athens.
Nov 14 report notes a fad as coeds and Northwestern University students take up pipe smoking after sorority houses won the right to smoke. A curious aside mentions stingless bees of Panama gathering oil to mix with wax for honey combs and a note that cucumbers were once a favorite dish of Emperor Tiberius.
The page shows scattered produce market listings from Baltimore and Cleveland with varied items including poultry, butter, eggs, and vegetables. Entries mix prices, receipts, and stock notes for many items such as leghorns ducks geese turkeys and potatoes with incomplete OCR clarity.
Parkersburg livestock receipts show 290 cattle with various grades and prices. Bulls and calves command mixed values. veal receipts noted at 66.90 with quality tiers listed. Sheep and lambs receipts total 360 with tape bids and throwouts included.
Receipts list steady to higher prices across hogs cattle and calves. Hogs and packing sows hold near steady. calves and sheep show mixed gains with good to choice calves around six dollars per unit and lambs steady to weak amid varied weights. Major items include heifers yearlings and cows with firm to higher values.
Hog receipts near 3000 with many light weight offerings and prices from 2.30 to 9.85 per cwt. Cattle receipts around 960 with steer and heifer classes slow to steady and beef cows around 3.50 to 4.26 per cwt. Sheep receipts about 1700 with medium lambs at 6.35 to 6.75 and ewes around 1.00.
The report lists bond prices and quotes across Liberty and Treasury issues. It includes Liberty 47, 101.35 and 102.3 paired with Liberty 40h, plus Treasury 44, 52, and 107.23 with Treasury 42. Several entries show 3% bonds and related figures, dated 3 March 1911.
The notice details train schedules for Athens and connections with the Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio lines. It lists northbound and southbound departures from Athens with times like 11 38 pm, 6 94 pm, and 7 50 pm, noting daily except Sunday and limited services. It mentions arrivals at Athens around 1 40 pm and 11 03 am, and references connections toward Washington and East along with conditional steps for routing.
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