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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1936
Page
6
A boys under 18 hobby and pet fair outline sets entry rules and prizes. Exhibits require a filled entry blank and secure attachment. The fair defines hobby as pleasurable recurring pursuits and promotes public display of adult hobbies while ensuring safety protections.
A long list of class divisions for a boys exhibit covers subjects from pets and crafts to nature, art, stamps, and Scouts. Classes include dogs, rabbits, drawing and painting, posters, photography, natural history collections, model building, radio and cooking items, plus a Scout exhibit section with project-based judging by origin, correctness, and display.
In Rochester Minh reports little enforcement of traffic ordinances until a saddle horse hitched to a telephone pole in a no parking zone drew attention. In Toledo Melvin Gilbert chased a bandit after his gun misfired. police caught the unarmed suspect as patrons raised their hands.
The butter market is unsettled with extras at 31 1/2 cents and standards at 31 1/2 cents. Eggs remain steady with extras firsts at 20 cents and current receipts at 19 1/2 cents. Live poultry is weak with heavy hens at 5 1/2 to 22 cents, medium hens 21 2/3 cents, hens No 2 16 cents, leghorn hens 20 cents, and stags 18 cents.
Hogs sold 10c lower with varying prices by weight. The heaviest 300 350 lb hogs brought about $10.20 per cwt, while lighter 100 120 lb hogs sold near $9.95. Calves and lambs traded at $0.50 and $11.00 respectively.
Live stock markets show hogs at 170 to 225 pounds mostly 11.25 to 11.40 dollars per cwt with 270 pound hogs up. 100 to 140 pound hogs 10.00 to 10.80 dollars per cwt. most sows around 90.00. Cattle totals near 800 with steers steady to easier. bulk 6.75 to 8.60 dollars per cwt, top 9.10 for a 1296 pound load. heifers 7.75. bulls 5.50 to 7.00. cows weak 4.00 to 6.00 per cwt, odd heads higher.
In Cleveland on April 27 cattle numbers reached 900 with declines of up to 25 cents. Top steers over 1100 pounds traded around 9.00 to 10.00, some markets showing 8.50 to 9.50. Calves remained active, with good to prime at 10.00 to 10.50 and mediums at 8.00 to 9.00. Sheep and lambs saw 1500 head with clipped lambs around 9.00 to 10.00.
Auction figures show choice wool lambs at 11.00 and 12.00 pounds, hogs steady to 10 lower across 250 to 3000 pounds, with various weights and prices listed. A teaser invites readers to Tuesday’s paper for a two days bargain event from The Bonnewits and Times Want Ads claim fast results.
The Van Wert Reds fell 11 to 0 to the Defiance Lions in Defiance. Absent five regulars the Reds had a makeshift lineup. Wilkinson allowed six runs and nine hits in five innings. Fugazzi gave up five runs and five hits with two strikeouts in four innings.
The article sketches notes on Helen Ward becoming Benny Goodman’s singer after a record impressed a friend of her father. It mentions James Kaation eyeing his yacht Melody near California, Deane Janio Beach, Ba ee First of the fair ladies of radio, and NBC figures Frank Black and Sigmund Romberg reshaping Hollywood stages.
Myra North joins the Red Cross in Harum capital of Ubania where war rages with a great power. Agent Huster leaks news of Urama’s diamond mines to HiroMatildi. Jack Lane is wounded and rescued by the emperor. Lew Wen tracks Hyster.
The Junior Hi-V and advisers P Ruach will hold a regular meeting at 7 30 tonight. The Senior Hi-V and advisers Ralph Challappo and G C Mason meet Tuesday evening in the YMCA club room. Janet Lou Bouma, a 3 year old heroine, rescued 3 year old Charles Carmichael from drowning in 10 feet of water, clinging to him until help arrived.
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