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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1939

Page

8

Classified ad index and rate policy notice

Page lists classified sections and contact rules, pricing options, and submission deadlines for the Messenger edition. It outlines payment terms, errors policy, and acceptable ad guidelines, along with category listings for announcements automotive help wanted and other services.

Stocks and Industrials Rally in Broad Market Gains

The New York stock market extended gains with broad-based uplifts in many sectors led by war issues. United States Steel rose to 79% and New York Central to 21% amid several producers and utilities posting new highs.

NEW York Iup United States Steel New York Central

Toledo Grain Prices and Cincinnati Livestock Markets Summary

Toledo grain prices list wheat No 1 red 88.2 cents and No 2 red 87.2, corn No 2 yellow 57.4, oats No 2 white 36.3, eggs steady with firsts 24 cents, butter prices by grade, live poultry quotations for fowls and leghorns, and nearby butterfat scores. Cincinnati hogs run 3550, mostly 5 cents lower, top 7.85 for 180–250 lb. cattle 800 head, slow, with steers and yearlings steady to weak, prices from 6.25 to 11.50 for various classes.

Grandma Becking Exerts Self Dentistry After Nerve Block

87 year old Mrs John Becking of Menomonee Falls usually pulls her own teeth but had a dentist extract the last one. He deadened the nerve and asked does that hurt she touched it and yanked the tooth herself. Public sales announced for September 23 in The Plains and Meigs County with listings of appliances livestock and farm goods. Victoria Swett as executrix with John West as auctioneer.

Menomonee Falls John Grandma) Becking Lewis Nichols Dyesville Meigs County Victoria Swett Executrix John West

Domestic wools in Boston market report shows moderate volume

USDA notes strong buyer resistance to high asks while some buyers take wool at advanced prices. Original bags fetch 95 cents to $1 scoured for fine French combing lengths. 90 to 95 cents for average to short. County-packed fine delaine brings 39 to 41 cents grease and 97 cents to $1.02 scoured. combing three-eighths blood territory about 90 cents scoured. Texas holiday scene mentions tumbleweeds wired and sprayed used as Christmas trees.

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