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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1935
Page
11
Robert Todd in Nelsonville on Route 2 hosted a Sunday celebration at his residence with friends and relatives. The occasion drew a large gathering, with attendees quietly marking the event and sharing good wishes.
Joseph Thackeray of Athens spoke to the Nelsonville Rotary Club on the Philippines moving toward independence on July 4, 1946. He described Orient peoples and Japanese aggression, drawn from his WWII radio operator service. Clarence A. Naffziger joined Nelsonville High School as music head. membership charge by Warren H Badger.
Stocks begin on a heavy tone with broad declines in American Tobacco B and several major shares while Santa Fe edges higher. Iron Age notes steel capacity at 62.45 percent and August payrolls reach 47.7 million, the Edison Institute reports power output climbs to 1.837 trillion kilowatt-hours for the week. Grain and produce prices show modest movements with No. 2 red wheat around 96 to 97, corn about 86 to 88, oats 32 to 34, and Baltimore area produce bids steady from early trading.
A dense OCR passage lists numerous companies such as Adams Express, Bethlehem Steel, General Motors, Procter and Gamble, United Fruit, Shell, Westinghouse, and Union Carbide. It includes multiple partial stock percentages and references to sales figures, with scattered mentions of other earners like Pure Oil and DuPont.
The medium grade territory wools showed a strengthening tendency with fair turnover. Stricly combing 563 blood territory wool brought 65 to 68 cents per scoured pound while clothing moved at 62 to 64 cents. Strictly combing 445 blood territory wool sold at 60 to 61 cents, blood territory wools sold readily at 61 to 64 cents on a scoured basis.
Nelsonville report says Martin Cleaners won the first two games in the City Bowl League against Ohio Puel Gas Co, then dropped the final two by two runs. An upcoming league game pits Central Alleys against Mechems at 7 30 Thursday night.
A petition in error was filed Tuesday in Athens County Common Pleas Court related to the estate of the late Frederick Tredley.
The Loyal Workers class of the Methodist Sunday School met at Mrs. Mae Johnsons home on Chestnut Street. Mrs. Elia Linton and Mrs. Esther North assisted. Mrs. C. L. Stout reviewed the Book of Ruth. A social hour followed with games and contests. The elaborate chicken dinner served by the hostesses fed 17 members and three guests.
Hogs steady with 1300 head, weights 170 to 219 pounds. prices around 11.25 with heavies down to 10.50, 150 lb averages 10.35. Cattle and calves show mixed declines with grass stock around 6.5 for heifers and cows near 3.25 to 3.65. calves 300 steady. Sheep and lambs lower with bulk good lambs 9 to 9.25, throwouts around 6.0 to 7.50.
The cattle market lists steady to slow demand across classes with calves steady and some weakness in heifers. Hogs show firm quotes around $1015 to $1065 for various weights, while sheep and lambs remain scarce with prices easing and occasional odd lots of fat stock noted.
The treasury report as of September 30 lists receipts at 22,074,659.02 dollars and expenditures of 23,055,043.00 dollars leaving a balance of 1,795,563.080964. Fiscal year receipts since July 1 total 2008,464,065.44 with expenditures of 1,834,401,23193, producing a deficit of 892,021,766.49. Gross debt stands at 20,421,351,670.22 with a 2,296.44 decrease from the previous day and gold assets at 0.967,410,793 54.
Nelsonville obituary for 72 year old Mrs Angeline Howard wife of Irvin Howard who died Tuesday night at home near Kimberly. She leaves thirteen from a former marriage including Mia Bertha Snyder and Mrs Lila Ketell Columbus Ernest Boggs Detroit Michigan. two stepdaughters Meda Reynolds Lancaster and Marcia Finn Columbus. a half sister Rosa Reynolds Dayton and William Stump Carbon Dale. Funeral at Oak Grove Church Friday at 1 pm with burial at Greenlawn.
Timetable fragment lists New York Central North and South routes with daily and Sunday service notes. Includes arrivals and departures at various times and connections to Baltimore Ohio and National Limited.Dispatches show No. 44 No. 33 daily and Diplomat schedule with listed times.
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