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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1936
Page
9
Classified rates shown as cents per word and per line with minimum charges. The guide explains the Classified Key and subheads for items like Help Wanted, For Rent, For Sale, and used cars listings. Ads reference local businesses and merchants such as Wacker’s, White Motor Sales, D. McCandlish, and Alexander’s, plus multiple vehicle models and homegrown produce offerings.
A mixed page of local ads and notices shows insurance offers at 3c weekly, auto insurance from $11.90 yearly, and storage of service prompts from various Lancaster merchants. It includes watch repair shops, auto glass, wrecking yard, and sale or trade listings for used cars with prices and contact details.
The listing shows 4:09 Women’s Club GKi Tack Armstrong A 10 Singing Lady 5345 Little Orphan Annie 6:10 Old Fashioned Girl Evening Concert 30 Bob Newhall 6:45 Lowell Thomas 60 Amos n Andy Litae Time 30 Sam and Abner 245 Dance Orchestra 3:00 To Be Announced 15 Singing Sam 30 College Prom 9:00 Waltz Time 9:30 Music Box Hour 70:00 First Nighter 10:30 The Other Americas
Bloomington, Ind. Jan 2. Dean Fernandus Payne of Indiana University and Evelyn Spieth Wilkinson report in An Open Letter to College Teachers that younger instructors outperform veteran professors. Analyses show higher efficiency scores for those with less experience, while senior educators require careful mentoring to aid the younger staff without undermining their autonomy.
Chicago skate star Farrell may coach the 1936 U S Olympic ice skating team at Garmisch Partenkirchen Germany. Farrell was national champion in 1926 and a member of the 1928 and 1932 Olympic teams.
In pursuance of the order of sale of Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas Ohio Case No 2005 I will offer for sale at public auction on Saturday January 4 1936 at 1 PM Central Standard Time at the north door of the courthouse Lancaster Fairfield County Ohio the real estate described Lot 111 Pioneer Addition Lancaster city house 628 Pierce Avenue improved by a six room residence with slate roof and other improvements
Mary Belle Spencer 16 and Victoria 14, residents of Chicago Heights, will continue to shun public schooling. Their father Dr. Richard V. Spencer has been acquitted of violating state education law for educating them at home. Neither girl has ever attended a public school.
In Chicago trading on January 3, profits driven activity dominated the wheat pit while prices slipped. Corn and oats were largely unchanged with cash prices showing modest gains for corn and steady oats. The notice also lists a real estate sale by executor Helen Towson with minimum bid and payment terms including mortgage security and 6 percent interest.
Market report from Columbus, Ohio area corrected December 31, 1935 lists produce and poultry prices including honey at 15 cents per comb and 60 to 70 cents per pound for butter, potatoes at 1.25 to 1.50 a cwt, dried corn 20 to 30 cents per Ib, and eggs at 28 to 39 cents per dozen depending on grade. Also notes hogs, poultry, and grain prices with U.S. Retail and farm-graded egg rates and regional market corrections by J N Short and Graham Milling Co.
Pittsburgh Livestock report from January 3 lists hogs at 500 head with direct sales up about 15 cents for some. 220 lb cattle around 10.25 per cwt. 150 direct steers near 10.00 top weekly. calves steady to 14 per head. sheep run 000 with lambs steady to 25 cents lower and top ewes around 11.50.
Columbus livestock report lists hogs at various weight ranges with prices from 9.10 to 9.65 and down 25 to 25 cents, sows at 8.25 and stags 7. Cattle receipts light with odd head bulls up to 6 and 1000 lb steers at 8.35. Calves light receipts good to choice 11.00-12.00, medium 8.00-10.0, all down. Sheep and lambs receipts about 500 with truck lambs 10.50-10.75, yard lambs 11.25 down, wethers 5.75 down, yearlings around 29.00 down.
Pittsburgh market notes cattle butter steady at 92 score for nearby, with extras and standards at 35 1 4 as reports tag demand and pricing for the day.
Scorers report eggs at 383-2 with steady price action and current receipts 26 261-2. Firsts 28 78 1-2, white extras 32. Poultry steadies with weights for heavy hens 20-22 pounds, Leghorn hens 16-18, heavy springers 4 pounds and over 20-22, under 4 pounds 18-20, Leghorn springers 16-18, old roosters 13-14, ducks 20-22, geese 18-20, turkeys young toms and hens 26-28, old toms 20-22, fresh killed full dressed hens 35, hog dressed 30.
The Probate Court of Fairfield County Ohio will hear evidence on February 18 1936 at 10 AM regarding Theodore Wildermuth presumed dead after twenty one years absence from his last domicile. Bas Sle Fisher petitions for legal death status. Judge C E Ruble presiding.
John R. Christy of Amanda Ohio has been appointed Executor of the estate of Reuben Shupe, deceased of Fairfield County Ohio. Dated December 24 1935. Probate Judge C E Ruble signed the notice.
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