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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1942
Page
10
Classified notice fragment shows a phone contact 0242 with brief reference to a classified listing request. No clear details on item, location, or deadline available in the readable text. Further readable context needed for a complete summary.
A local notice seeks a middle aged woman for housekeeper duties with inquiries directed to Box C433 Messenger. Applicants should visit Alpine Lunch at 13 West Union Street for in person interview or details.
The notice lists mine ponies 40 42 and 43 inches high and a 58 inch high pony, a broken horse weighing 1370, owned by Dr A Person of Murray City. Also mentions 44 head 2 year old Delwine ewes with smooth large type by M G Glazier Amesville, and 25 good fat cattle mostly steer coming 2 year olds by Herman Ator RD. Phone line 57R.
First and second prizes include free tickets to Athena for Jo Ann Ennis and Ilia Mae Blackford from Chauncey and New Straitsville. Third to sixth prizes award war stamps to Barbara Humphrey Wilma Allen Betty Karns Helen Falgar Jackie Lester and Joe Stieff, with addresses in Athens Chauncey The Plains Albany and Mill Street.
A lengthy classified-style notice lists GOOD QUALITY Rome Brainy epples 75c Bring baskets M. & Glazier Amesyilie Complete selection of Vacuum Clean ers Westinghouse Royal and Hamilton Beach 4495 to 6495 Ford & Young Appliances 3 HEATERS like new 3 gas ranges new kitchen cabinet 2 drawer night Stands rugs furniture Allen Coe Albany Ohio Harris Furniture Store 68 N Court St Finished Chairs 198 Occasional chairs magazine racks odd tables Allen Furniture Chauncey Tools Machinery John Deere corn binder in good condition US corn shredder on rubber M. M. Dealer J L Lewe Route ens Dial 24970 complete stock of Belts and pulleys Mine supplies Athens Armature & Machine Works Phone 129.
Local listings describe multiple rental options including a 7 room house on Franklin Ave adaptable to apartments and offices, a 1954 room house with bath and garage on Grosvenor Street, and a double 5 to 7 room house on State Street. Also includes furnished or partly furnished houses, early 1950s rates, and a farm rental WANTED TO RENT section seeking a modern furnished farm with cows on a share basis.
Two listed houses with details. A five room house near Glouster on R 1 offers recent shingles brick garage brick chicken house two acres lawn shade water gas and electricity. Price 1500. Owner James Rinaldo Box 143 Glouster. A six room house in Albany includes tin roof outbuildings gas water electricity and reasonable terms. Contact Allen Coe Albany.
Property listing notes a nice eight room apartment with bath on State Street East 443 unfurnished. Contact Dial 9s for details and viewing.
New York AP reports moderately higher stock prices led by gains in Dow Chemical Santa Fe Norfolk & Western Anaconda U S Steel Westinghouse Standard Brands North American and Radio Corp as investors weigh steel scrap shortages and a tighter supply outlook. FDIC data show insured banks increased holdings of government obligations by 6.5 billion to 2990.0 million for the year ended June 30, 1942.
Grain and Produce page lists Wheat No 2 red at 1 361 595 Corn No 2 yellow 85786 and Oats No 2 white 149 52s No 7 white 48 051 beans No 2 yellow 1 641 7 Butter tublets creamery price 46 047 eggs graded white standards large 47 53 and medium 46 B terms cover poultry prices for broilers fryers leghorn and colored fowls with weights and prices, government graded eggs in cases and potato and butter receipts noted.
Livestock prices show hogs active and higher with top 1525 for 240 to 240 lb sows steady. Cattle and calves steady with good steers around 13 to 15. Heifers 14 to 15. Bulls 12 to 19. Cows 9 to 10. Sheep 14 to 14.5 for lambs. Market features dozens of weight brackets and mixed lots across categories.
Racine social column lists visits by the McClintocks from Akron Washington DC Letart and other relatives to neighbors including Mr and Mrs Guy Neighler Mrs Joe Cross and Robbie returning from Westerville Mrs W B Cross visiting Delaware and Condit furloughs for Gerald Sayre and Charles Ihle moves of Grace Krider to a new apartment and Lucy McKenzie taking a position at Proffit Gas Station.
First National Bank of Racine requests judgment for 200 dollars with 8 percent interest from February 19 1942 on a promissory note in Common Pleas Court. Plaintiff sues Charles Blake Ethel Blake and Y L Archer treasurer of Meigs County as defendants.
Card of thanks from Mia George McDaniel and family to the ministers and all who remembered them after their recent bereavement.
Services were held at the local cemetery Tuesday morning for Cade Pickens who died at his home in East Liverpool last Saturday. The service drew family and friends including Mrs. Pickens, Nila, Ralph and others from East Liverpool Wellsville Columbus Huntington Indianapolis Akron Belpre and Warren among others. A separate public sale is listed for Thursday October 1 near Albany featuring cows boats pigs and farm implements.
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