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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1942
Page
8
Readable fragments describe an event with named individuals and places in a terse public notice style. The text mentions an incident involving several people and potential legal or administrative action. Details are limited but indicate official handling and reporting.
Used furniture and appliances listed with prices from 1.95 up including dining room suites gas heaters and radios. Homes for rent include a 7 bedroom modern house with garage and hot water heat and several small houses for sale or rent with easy terms.
Athens Truck and Implement Co. advertises one McCormick Deering 10-20 tractor and one 16 tractor for sale. A horse is weighing 1600 pounds, priced at 110 dollars.
An envelope containing typed copies and typing paper went missing. Urgent call sought at 777 for report or retrieval.
noon stock figures show many major corporations on a market ticker including American Can Company American Roll Mills Anaconda Baldwin Locomotive Bendix Aviation Bethlehem Steel Chrysler General Electric General Foods General Motors Goodyear Goodrich Kennecott North Western Ohio Pacific Mills Phillips Petroleum Sears Roebuck Westinghouse Wyandotte and Woolworth with a closing 128 580 shares.
A condensed price table shows Wheat No 2 red at 1.92 3/4, Corn No 2 yellow, Oats, Soybeans No 2 yellow at 1610 162, with Cincinnati and Chicago price lists for eggs, poultry, butter and produce. Regional markets include Cleveland Columbus and U S Market figures across dairy and fowl categories.
The Philadelphia American Legion urged the War Production Board to accelerate priorities that are delaying the construction of an underground shelter for the Liberty Bell.
Hogs 5.000 weights over 200 lb weaker lighter weight and sows steady top $14.30 for 240 to 260 lb. Cattle calves steady top $1475 for 1119 lb. Sheep lambs steady with best around $14.50. Pittsburgh Livestock quotes hogs 140 to 180 lb at $14.15 and 200 to 220 lb at $14.40. Automobiles collision near Chile kills Ralph Perkins 31 and wife Anna Mae 19. six others injured.
Annual McDaniel family reunion held at Mrs. Ida McDaniel home Millfield with a noon picnic. Next year’s reunion set for same time and place as attendees from Baltimore Ohio to Circleville and Albany. Church events plan weekly choir rehearsal and home-coming committee meeting at Chauncey Church of Christ Mindful of Loyal Woman's Bible Class at May Ave. hostess duties outlined.
Attorney General Biddle authorized temporary admission of Mexican agricultural workers when the U S employment service certifies a need. The decision allows Mexican labor to enter for farm work as nationwide shortages occur.
The clipping lists multiple trains with destinations and times such as the New York Central South No. 3 Daily Except Sunday at 12:09 p.m and Northbound No. 3 Daily Except Sunday at 11:06 a.m, plus Chesapeake and Ohio No. 30 arrives and No. 37 leaves on Sundays.
Chauncey John Richard Daugherty left Millfield Sunday to teach industrial arts and physical education in Circleville where he will reside with his brother Paul Daugherty who operates a local grocery. The former Chauncey Dover high school instructor and coach was honored by his Millfield Church of Christ School class with a gift.
Mr and Mrs George Williamson and son George Jr visited Columbus Sunday with Mr and Mrs James Williamson Sr. Daisy Syx Dayton former Chauncey resident visits sister Elia Cunningham and Luella Preston. Marcia Johnson Chauncey visited Mabel Mingus Millfield. George Wilson Chauncey returns from Columbus visit. Alice Dew Reed and Regina Lynn Wheeling visit Chauncey mother Mary Dew Jacobs Ave.
A Chauncey area potluck was held Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Chester L Sanders in Millfield with many Sanders family members attending. Also Sunday Mr and Mrs William Sisson and daughter Anita and Mrs Elizabeth Robinett and Mrs Jessie Fulton were entertained at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Shirkey in Tuppers Plains.
Auction notices list M R Bobo as owner with 32 head cattle milk equipment horses and tools to be sold Saturday Sept 19 at Albany Ohio. John W West as auctioneer. Another sale 17 head Jersey Shorthorn and Hereford cattle 3 broad sows and a good team To be sold Wednesday Sept 16 twelve thirty near Waterford Harold Goddard as auctioneer HB Padgill owner. Legal notice announces Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors licensing examinations on Sept 28 and Oct 1 in Columbus with secretary treasurer L Stout.
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