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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1940

Page

10

Announcements and Classifieds Index Feature List

A compact index lists sections including A Tax and Transfer, Political Announcements, Flowers, Funeral Directors, Monuments and Cemetery Lots, Personals, Places To Go, Societies and Lodges, Lost and Found, Automotive, Business Services, Beauty Parlors, Cleaning Pressing, Sewing and Dressmaking, Heating Roofing, Insurance, Laundry, Moving Storage, Painting Papering and Repairing, Store Office Equipment.

Reading of 1939 vs 1940 retail gains and Dun & Bradstreet survey

The report notes a broad advance in retail spending this week and a 7 to 10 percent improvement over 1939 for the nation. It cites earnings increases before taxes and lists several companies with notable gains, including General Motors, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, Ford, and Public Service, among others. The data reflect a constructive economic upturn across multiple sectors.

Dun & Bradstreet

Livestock and Grain Prices Across Markets

The report compiles hogs and cattle quotes from Cincinnati and Pittsburgh markets with weights 150 to 350 pounds, noting steady to weak tones and top prices. It lists hogs at 5.60 to 6.50 and cattle receipts with steers up to 8.70, calves to 10.80, plus grain prices in Toledo and produce quotes from Pittsburgh, including eggs and butter. It also notes wool bids pending and a fatal fall at a Tiffin factory, along with Pittsburgh Courier editor Robert L. S. Vann's death and a girls’ Greek-letter group at an Elmira aviation plant.

Cincinnati Pittsburgh

Rock Springs Farm Meeting Planned for Nov Institute

Local Farmers Institute teachers, Miss Thelma Dill, Mrs Mildred Betzing, County Agent Blakeslee, and home agent Geneva Humphrey met at the Grange Hall to plan the Rock Springs Institute to be held there on November 28 with Fred Googlein as chair. A separate Better Health Club meeting October 17, led by William Morgan, awarded first prize to Mrs William Grueser. Funeral services were held Sunday at Rock Springs Church for John H Heilman, a pioneer and well regarded neighbor, following illness.

Rock Springs Farmers’ Institute Thelma Dill Mildred Betzing Blakeslee Geneva Humphrey Grange Hall Rock Springs Institute Fred Googlein Smith Howard Bolin John H. Heilman

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