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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1934
Page
13
Buttercup Queen a young Jersey cow owned by T A Downie of Lincoln Hill escaped from the Pomeroy Home Coming night. She wandered past carnival lights and through Pomeroy toward Rainey ten miles away before Downie found her in the morning.
The bridge links Cincinnati Ohio with Covington Kentucky and is described as the widest suspension bridge in the United States. John A Roebling conceived it with plans submitted in 1846 and work paused until the Civil War. Opened to pedestrians December 1 1868 and to vehicles January 1 1869, it has no direct street approach on either side.
Sunday School starts at 9 30 at Guysville M E Church with Rev T A Ballinger sermon at 10 30. Stewart Church school begins at 9 30 led by S J Biddison. Ballinger also leads Sunday night worship at 7 90. Canganville M E B Church schedules 9 20 service with 10 34 church school.
Daily and weekend train schedules listed for New York Central and Chesapeake and Ohio lines. Includes arrivals and departures with train numbers such as No 2 No 4 No 3 No 9 No 30 No 37 No 1 No 43 No 11 No 13 No 8 and times ranging from early morning to evening. Mention of National Limited and Diplomat services with daily and Sunday exceptions.
The New York stock market rose in early trading with fractional gains led by merchandising rails and metals. Notable movers include United States Steel General Motors American Telephone Bethlehem and Chrysler while call money rose to 1 percent and commodity prices edged higher for eggs and produce.
Funeral services will be held at 3 30 Sunday afternoon at the Rutland Church of Christ for Verdie Lee Brown 45 who died Thursday night The Rev O W Williams of McArthur will officiate and the Harrisonville Masonic Lodge will conduct specialities at Miles Cemetery He leaves a widow and four children Kermit Dwight Wayland and Kenneth all of Rutland
The Athens Elks host the first in a series of winter dances at their lodge rooms in the Cline Building on Saturday night. Roy Pierce and Paul Shannon lead the event with dancing from 9 to midnight and the public is invited.
Livestock prices mixed across cattle hogs and sheep in Pittsburgh markets. Cattle steadies with steady to higher ranges for steers and yearlings. hogs show gains in some weights. sheep and lambs advance with best lambs around 7.10 while common types vary. Prices listed include a wide spread across categories and weights.
Cattle and hog markets show uneven demand with steady to higher bids on some weights. Hogs mostly 66.40 to 66.40 for lighter ends, packing sows bid around 4.50, cattle steady with fed steer values near 60.50, vealers 65 to 85, sheep and lambs steady to strong with fat lambs quotable around 87+ but general ranges vary.
Saturday October 6 sale of grain stock implements automobile and household goods at the Faile residence Bishopville Ohio. Fred F. Kittly executor.
Workmen move to a key stage of the Norris Dam project on the Clinch River Tennessee valued at 29.4 million dollars. Riggers install cableway pulleys on the first section of perstock while steel pipes brace the flume to shape it for water flow from Norris Lake to the powerhouse turbines.
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