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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1952
Page
14
Local society items note WSCS meeting at Community Hall on Friday evening. Several families and service members are mentioned visiting relatives, training, or stationed away, with attendance at OES and church events. Rally Day and Promotion Day are announced for the Methodist Sunday School.
A crowd attended a belling and shower for Mr. and Mrs. George Paulsen at Hal Frost's home. Thomas Ruth of Maryland visited Lena Clark's family and the Ruths returned home after a month with Mrs. Clark. Lula Jean Story from Columbus spent a weekend with the Jewell Storys. Visitors to Mr. and Mrs. Porter Midkiff included the Deans Shimm and son Robert, the Bert Romines, and Golda and Richard Sargent. Rita Schultheiss of Marietta spent time with her father Edmund Schultheiss. Lena Baxter visited the Normans in Syracuse recently.
About 120 people attended Langsville Homecoming at the Christian Church on Sunday September 28. The event featured an all day program and basket dinner with Maynard Davis of Charleston WV presiding and speakers including Rev W W Green and Joseph Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Harris traveled from New Plymouth to Columbus and back. A new grandson was reported born to Mr. and Mrs. Garth Harris and other families listed attended the Mt Pleasant Homecoming. Multiple visits among relatives from Belpre Hamilton Logan Nelsonville Massillon and Columbus noted alongside church choir broadcasting by Earle Heinlein.
USDA market data shows salable hogs near 3500 with moderate activity and down 10 to 25 cents for barrows and gilts. Cattle and calves see mixed demand with steers and heifers 22.00 to 28.50, cows 11.00 to 18.00, bulls up to 21.50, and prime few at 36.00, while sheep offerings 18.00 to 24.00 for lambs and 3.00 to 7.00 for ewes.
Hogs 125 head with good and choice 180 to 225 lb at 19.00 to 20.35, heavies 17.00 to 18.50, lights 16.00 to 18.50, sows 15.50 to 18.50, boars 8.00 to 10.00. Cattle market active to strong with feeders 200 head. steers 25.00 to 30.00, heifers 24.00 to 27.00, calves 20.00 to 24.00, veal 34.60 top. Lambs 150 head good 21.00 to 22.00, medium 18.00 to 20.00, common 15.00 to 17.00.
Cincinnati AP market notes list eggs by grade size and color with wholesale and current receipts. poultry prices cover fryers over 2 4 pounds heavy hens light old roosters and turkeys. butter and butterfat values and potato price range are included.
The report lists price ranges for hogs and pigs by weight, cattle by classes, veal calves, sheep, and lambs in Gallipolis. It includes tops and typical values for different grades such as sows boars and canners with specific per hundred weight figures.
The notice explains handling of advertisements including payment rules for cards of thanks obituaries and political announcements. It outlines responsibility for incorrect insertions, when to call, when cash is required, address usage for blind ads and the acceptance window for classified ads by 9 A.M. on publication day and 12:00 noon Saturday for Sunday editions.
The article notes that petroleum products have long historical use, tracing back to Neolithic times with bitumen employed to cement tool components.
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