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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1944
Page
16
Military officials urge sharp cuts in small arms ammunition in 1943 to accelerate production while admitting artillery shells are in short supply, prompting a shift in priorities as 1944 production increases.
The Pomeroy Realty Co. nears completion of 58 four room FHA plan homes in Lincoln Heights Pom ery near sale kickoff later this month. Homes are insulated with furnaces water gas and electricity with some telephone service. Two homes occupied by H P Hoffner and Hobart Dillon. Officers include W O Adkins president H P Hoffner vice president and Aten Shain secretary treasurer.
In Salmon Idaho reports note wild goats with gold like teeth. Taxidermists say the so called gold flakes are fool's gold or mica. Frank Keefer a taxidermist cautions no real gold bonanza exists despite exhaustive searches by researchers and rangers.
Middleport welcomes Gay Livingston, Meigs County's only photographer, to a bank building studio closing due to ill health. The Trading Post on the T opens in Shiflet Building, led by Howard Ewing. A Rathburn Street shop is now a modern shoe repair, and Tri-Lustre Cleaning and Pressing operates in Park room near Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe.
Since late last summer improvements were made on the C. P. Bradbury home on S. Third Ave with Mr. Bradbury assisting. A large rear room the width of the house was added and is being converted into a modern kitchen with built in cupboards sink and closets. An open brick fireplace was built in the living room last summer and the downstairs redecoration will be finished this spring.
Pomeroy E F Robinson owner of Robinsons Pomeroy Laundry and the French Dry Cleaning in Middleport led a busy year as military contracts under the ASTP at Ohio University boosted demand. The operation modernized with a water softener and boiler and expanded Tri-Lustre shop space with new fixtures in the Park Building on Mill Street.
New York reports a sharp 1944 construction drop to about 4.2 billion from 7.4 billion in 1943. The National Association of Manufacturers estimates more than 6.5 million jobs in 815 billion dollars of construction after materials release, proving the sector’s quick rehiring potential for war workers.
A country doctor answering a call found a log cabin sign at the patient’s property warning trespassers with threats of two dogs and a shotgun. The crude posting decries intruders and reflects tense rural frustrations in Augusta Me.
Pomeroy's business district shows few changes after a year. Eiselstein's dry goods store closed after T. P. Eiselstein's death and Ralph Gilmore moved Supply Store and Harness Shop into the downstairs space. Gilmore also serves as Meigs County deputy registrar of motor vehicles. Warner Barber and Beauty Shop relocated to Second Street in a combined one story brick building. The Meigs County War Ration Board occupies the Guth Building, Selective Service moves to the Masonic Temple, Tribune-Telegraph offices shift to the former Post Office Building, and Meigs Equipment Co. showcases International Harvester trucks and equipment in the Reegle Building corner room. Red Anchor and Eberfeld's re-decorated.
Wartime shifts propel U S industry into new roles as rubber and tire firms build war materiel while film and finance groups diversify. Aircraft makers pivot to civilian markets and auto companies enter aviation research, prompting questions about postwar reintegration and competition. Major firms like Twentieth Century Fox and General Tire expand into oil, broadcasting, and electric components.
After the January 20 1943 blaze that destroyed the Russell Auto Sales and Garage, H J Russell built a two story wire cut brick structure designed by Mrs Russell and sketched by R A Miller. The block adds a modern apartment downstairs offices and garage space with a rear garage and new fire hazard minimized. Adjoining damaged building also renovated with two apartments upstairs and major repairs. A stoker furnace provides heat for the complex.
Mehita bel a nine year old cat has traveled 30000 miles visiting 35 states and Mexico and has sailed and flown with her owners Mr and Mrs R M Steiner.
Kenneth Denney, serving in the South Pacific, mailed twenty dollars to support Idaho’s war relief effort. The act highlights civilian contributions amid World War II.
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