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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1936
Page
5
Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Myrna Loy star in Wife Versus Secretary opening Sunday at the Palace Theatre. The film adapts Faith Baldwin’s best selling novel about a husband torn between work life and home love.
Mrs. Robert A. Hayes prominent local figure dies at her Athens home. Survived by a daughter at home and a son in Kansas. Funeral Monday at 1 30 p.m. at McArthur M E Church.
George Blazer a Lancaster salesman and Helen Miller Combs a Lancaster voice instructor obtained a marriage license.
The Lone Wolf returns in a mystery adventure with Melvyn Douglas Gail Patrick and Tara Birell on Sunday and Monday at the Liberty. Also on the program Jam es Oliver Curwood's Timber War starring Kermit Maynard and a large cast.
The Ohio Theatre in Baltimore announces a Sunday and Monday double feature. First is Roger Pryor’s "$1000 A Minute" with Leila Hyams Edward Brophy Sterling Holloway and a full cast. The second is Millions in the Air a comedy farce with Dave Chasen Willie Howard Benny Baker John Howard Wendy Barrie and a radio inspiration.
Pairfield County may send nine youths to the CMTC encampment this summer per Dr. C. 8. O Grady local representative. The quota may be increased later.
February report from Columbus lists butter and eggs prices, U S. grade eggs, poultry rates for dressed and live stock, and government graded case values. Dressed broilers and hens show varied jobbing and live prices, with ducks and geese also itemized.
Pittsburgh February 24 prices paid for crude by purchasing agencies list Pennsylvania grade oil at $1.97 in Buckeye Pipe Line Co Lines Corning grade $1.42 Buckeye Lines Somerset crude South Penn $1.43 and Somerset crude Ashland $1.25 indicating regional market rates.
Pittsburgh markets show unsettled butter with 92 score nearby tubes and extras. eggs firm with receipts around 27 to 31. Poultry values hold steady to heavy with hens at 22 to 24, leghorn varieties 17 to 20, geese 16, turkeys 18 to 25, and fresh killed full dressed hens at 38.7 to 39.0.
Real estate transfers list several individuals selling Fairfield Beach and Lancaster properties to lenders and attorneys including Equitable Savings and Loan Co. and notable buyers. In Dayton Ohio a grocer, Frank Dickito, was victimized by a punch board scam for $16, prompting a police report.
Livestock prices at Columbus C Ohio show hogs 160-240 lb at 10.50 to 10.60, sows 8.50 to 8.75, pigs down to 9.75, cattle steady on week with steers 6.00 to 7.60 and calves 8.00 to 11.00. Sheep and lambs 300 head steady to 25 cents lower with yard lambs 10.00 and truck lambs 9.00 to 9.35. wethers and yearlings weak.
Pittsburgh livestock market report lists live hogs at steady to higher with 700 directs at 160-230 lbs and top 11.10, cattle 175 head including 125 directs at 8.25-8.60, calves 278 with top dealers 11, and sheep 300 with fat lambs 9.50-10 and good sheep 6.50-7. Sows steady to lower at 9.00.
Noon price list from Vercoe & Co. outlines closing quotes for rail, oils, steels, autos, rubber, copper, and curb stocks. Entries include B&O and Erie rail lines, Ohio and Pure oils, Am. Rubber, U.S. Rubber, Anaconda, Kennecott, and several diversified groups with partial percentages and market labels.
Kathleen Bail named deputy registrar of motor vehicles at Millersport will issue 1936 automobile license tags at Curley’s Restaurant. 350 sets bearing serials W-8551 to W-8900 are issued for distribution and sales begin tomorrow usable from March 10. Farmers and Citizens Bank of Lancaster gains $3830 judgment against Mary E. Reynolds and others with mortgage foreclosure decreed.
Congress today in recess. The Senate reports in recess while the immigration committee reviews a bill to deport alien criminals. The House also remains in recess as proceedings paused.
St Anne’s hospital announced Jacqueline Jean Benson as the smallest baby, weighing about 12 ounces at birth on January 14. The premature infant, now over six weeks old and incubated, tips the scales at two pounds two ounces. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester Benson and their only child.
Special conclave at the Masonic Temple will conduct Knight Templar burial services for the late Sir Knight EB C Sawyer at the Lancaster Mausoleum at 3 15 o clock. By order of J L Mcose, Commander, Attest: Roi DeLance, Recorder.
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