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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1939

Page

9

Nelsonville Reads for Jackson as Scarlet and Grays Tackle Iron City

Nelsonville travels to Jackson Friday night to face the Iron City team. Coach George Abraham reshuffles the lineup with Landis at tackle McManaway at left guard Ghent moved to left half back and Keeton at fullback. Start likely Blair Miller Baird Landis McManaway Call Green Adkins Ghent Miller Keeton.

Bill Watkins Nelsonville Nelsonville Scarlet and Grays Jackson Iron City Gallipolis Wek Middleport George Abraham Landis McManaway Bill Keeton Monk Ghent Keeton Blair Miller Baird Call Bobby Green Jigger Adkins Ghent Lowell Miller Chauncey Abraham

Birthdays Celebrated at Albany Home Honor Hart Family Guests

Two birthdays were celebrated Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Radcliffe in Albany. Honored guests were Earl Hart and Dr. W S Hart, brother and uncle of Mrs. Radcliffe. A noon meal for 30 preceded gift giving and a gathering of relatives from Columbus Reynoldsburg Pomeroy Dayton and nearby towns.

Albany Frank Radcliffe Earl Hart W.S. Hart Radcliffe Clyde Riggs Mabel Deardorff Anna Walsh Frank Deardorff George Strapp Ilah Wood Columbus Jean Joan Reynoldsburg Lester Hart Eva Russ W. S. Hart Pomeroy C. E. Hufford Charles Radcliffe Forrest Hufeos Dayton Wilber Ood Norman Delores Ernest Woods Harrisonville Orland Hooper Athens R. D

Democrats Organize Buchtel Club Meeting In Buchtel

The Buch tel Democratic Club plans a meeting at the Star Theater Building in Buchtel on Friday evening October 20 at 7 o'clock. Both men and women are invited.

Buchtel Buchtel Democratic Club Star Theater

Steel Stocks Lead Quiet New York Trading Session

Strength in steel shares dominated a quiet market with mixed bonds. Bethlehem Steel rose on heavy volume, U S Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube posted gains while Crucible Steel fell. Boeing and North American Aviation advanced, Chrysler and GM held steady, railroads and utilities near unchanged.

New York Bethlehem Steel 0. S. Steel Youngstown Sheet & Tube Crucible Steel Boeing Chrysler General Motors U. S

New York Stocks Mixed As Major Firms Show Gains

Market activity features gains for Allied Chemoneek Am Fr Power Am Home Products and American Tobacco while several major names like Gen. Motors Goodyear and Timken show steady movement. Industrials and steels areas display varied results amid trading.

OMI Salidan Pacific Diniopwnoolcan Neamne Alastyl Bint Pole Allied Chemoneek Am Power Am Home Products Am. Rad St. San Am. T Tobacco Cal. Gas Elec Commel Int Harvester Kroger Aaoul Mont Ward Nat Biscuit Radio Corp Sears Roebuck Standard Carbon and Carbide Procter and Gamble Oils Abatag de Geen Ind N. Gd Annncsense Steels Rolling Mills Bethlehem Ae Wes Cnmsiaences Elec Autolite Goodyear

Toledo grain and produce price report details various commodities

Grain and produce prices for Wheat Corn and Oats list No 1 red 8912 90 No 2 red 882 89 No 2 yellow 50 51 No 3 yellow 49 50 Oats No 2 white 36 37 No 3 white 34 36 Eggs steady with several grades Butter and poultry prices and receipts for local markets including heavy hens leghorn hens and roosters Eggs steady extra grade values current receipts and pullets listed Fresh graded extra firsts local lots prices and car movements noted

Toledo

Live market report on hogs cattle calves and sheep

Livestock prices mixed with steady hogs and livestock receipts at 1390 head. Hogs top 7.40 for 180 to 250 pounds. cattle, calves and sheep show steady to uneven changes with good steers and heifers near 7.40 to 7.95 per cwt and cows around 5.50 to 6.50. Also notes a separate eye care tip about examining a baby's eyes with light and magnification.

Tombstone Seeks Inland Navy Base Near Fort Huachuca

Tombstone Chamber of Commerce pushes War Department to create an inland naval aviation base via a San Pedro River dam at Charles town. The plan aims to supply water, allow Fort Huachuca expansion, and bolster protection for Southern Arizona’s copper region in wartime.

Tombstone Ariz Tombstone Chamber of Commerce War Department San Pedro River Charlestown Fort Huachuca Arizona Chamber

Miss Stover Leads School In Program

Nelsonville notes report Miss Lil lian Stover sponsors weekly assembly at the high school. The N H S Orchestra led the program with Call to Colors and flags, certificates awarded by Ruth Kolling, and a sequence of songs, solos, and a play performed by students under Miss Sharp as MC.

Nelsonville Lillian Stover Singing of America LeFavor Charles Pedigo Donald Shafer Dorothy Lowden Supt E. J. Arnold Mr. Kinneer Joe Sharp Ruth Kolling Ruth Higgins Jeannette Davis Jo Fiske Rita Emish Maxine Hall Franz Dirdle James Selby Alice Duskey Bessie Stevenson Jane Hickman Shirley Sayers Maxine Cope Mexicali Rose Stars and Stripes Forever God Bless America the Potter Pancake Company Betty Wright Maxine Midkiff John Johnston Milton Pyle el Chocho

Surplus commodities distribution for York Township Saturday

Surplus commodities for eligible relief clients will be distributed at the township house on Hocking Street in Nelsonville Saturday after noon October 21 starting at 1 o clock p m.

Nelsonville York Township Hocking St

Thanksgiving Dinner Plans by Nelsonville Eagles

Nelsonville Eagles plan their annual Thanksgiving dinner replacing fried rabbit with a turkey dinner for members only. The date is to be announced amid a large lodge membership and a recent visit to Marietta by Charles Hoce John Gathers Dewey Whyte and others. A WBA Review benefit party is set for Spray Hall at 7 30 this evening.

Nelsonville Eagles Nelsonville Aerue Marietta Charles Hoce John Gathers Dewey Whyte

Nelsonville Social Notes and Community Events

Nelsonville hosts a reception for Rev. W M George and family at First Methodist Church with birthday tables and musical program. Other items note Masonic and Disciples of Christ conferences, Mizpah Class gathering, PTA meeting, and local social visits and guests.

Nelsonville W. M. George Santa Claus Ralph Parks Corwin Cookson Helen Largent Ruth Beckler William Parks Craig Kinney

Scotland uses more water per person than England says Colville

Col. John Colville Secretary for Scotland states in a speech that Scotland consumes more water per head than England. He says the fact will counter southern libel about the nation’s beverage and underscores national cleanliness. Cows in Work Nebraska stagger after grazing on marijuana weeds. A vet confirms marijuana ingestion as the cause. Mount McKinley summit stands at 20 300 feet above sea level.

Edinburggh Scotland England John Colville Mount McKinley Alaska

Daughters of America Sponsor Benefit Party in Hall

The Nelsonville event will be held in the 1.0.C.F. Hall Friday night with play starting at 7 45 o clock. Proceeds and details are to be announced.

PTA Central School Parent- Teacher Association Ruble Columbus Bigelow Nelsonville Daughters of America C.F. Hall

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