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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1945
Page
13
The First Roosevelt memorial two cent stamp will be sold Friday at the Pi Little White House in Warm Springs Georgia. City and state officials announce the event as a commemorative sale connected to the New York ceremony.
A city committee approved a meter proposal for Athens with a nine month trial starting after legislation. Bids will be sought for 300 meters in key blocks while existing districts limit parking to one hour. The plan aims to address congestion and public support from nearby towns.
The 1945 Athens County Fair and Homecoming opens under clear skies as the 94th annual event promises four days of exhibits, midway attractions, and free admission for service members. Officers, volunteers, and hundreds of entrants prepare booths from Red Cross to Farm Bureau, with notable displays by the Ohio Division of Forestry and local Grange and youth groups.
An accident on North Court Street in Pickerington yesterday caused 50 damage to Willard Lewis’s car. The incident was blamed on faulty brakes and involved two trucks. Cvalice filed the report.
A minor without an operator's license collided with a passenger car driven by Lewis, which was third in line at a light. Charles E. Heath 24 of St. Marys was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth for a truck with faulty brakes. Jim McNew 40 of Etna was fined $5 and costs for permitting a minor to drive without a license and $5 and costs for failure to display proper license plates.
War Production Department lifts restrictions from order U-7 allowing gas furnaces space heaters and other gas burning appliances to be installed without prior approval. Ohio Fuel Gas Co district manager F W Phillips notes equipment shortages remain but manufacturers will convert plants from war products to gas heating appliances quickly.
Daniel M. Dock Kenney aged nt retired farmer died Monday night at 8 30 in the home of his niece Mrs Gertrude Erras 104 Union St following a six month illness He was born in Athens County son of Samuel and Minerva Kenney lived his life in the area He leaves two sisters Mrs E W McVay Albany and Mrs Nevada Sapp Athens plus several nieces and nephews His wife and one daughter preceded him in death Funeral services set for Wednesday at two o clock at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home conducted by Rev O M Awe with burial in West Union Street Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home any time
Hunting and trapping licenses for the year starting Sept 1 1945 go on sale in Athens. Proceeds revert to the local Izaak Walton League chapter and four merchants to fund wildlife restoration and winter feeding, with farmers paid to leave corn shocks for shelter. Two men were fined for intoxication by Mayor Franz Woodworth.
Men in service Pfe Wells O Van Dyke Stew art have arrived at Camp Blanding after 38 months overseas and will receive furlough then reassignment. Richard Russell of Athens also awaits reassignment at Camp Blanding after 13 months overseas. T 5 Charles F Squatzel 1431 Butternut Ave Pomeroy has been discharged through the Separation Center Indiantown Gap Military Reservation Pa.
Danville memorial for Dr. Paul R. McLaughlin, formerly of Guysville, died at Mt. Vernon Hospital. At Athens Rotary, Dr. Victor Whitehouse outlined veteran education housing and recreation needs for Ohio University as ex-service members prepare to enter civilian life and university programs expand for WAVEs and WACs.
The Rev. Helen W Tatmann of Murray City has been assigned to two Pilgrim Holiness churches in Athens County serving Stewart and Lodi. She will reside in Murray City and lead the Newtown Holiness Mission.
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