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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1944
Page
6
Nelsonville dog owners are told to keep pets confined or on a leash under the city ordinance. Mayor Miles Howe cites last year’s rule banning dogs from roaming from March 1 to December 1. Dogs found at large are confined for three days. unclaimed animals may be destroyed after notices.
Nelsonville fire department to a grass fire at 765 Jackson St. extinguished with no damage. Acting Chief George Shaner reports the first alarm in five weeks due to a fire threat to outbuildings. The article also notes local dog control measures and enforcement of new dog-keeping ordinances.
James Rodman age 68 died Wednesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens after treatment. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock at Stout Funeral Home with burial at Greenlawn. Sister informs of the arrangements.
Malcolm J. McGuckin president of the Ohio State Restaurant Association calls on all restaurant owners to submit March 1 1944 menus and price lists to local Wet Price and Ration Boards. The move screens against OPA ceilings and polices the industry as per John Summers district OPA director order due March 15 1944.
City announces only nine Nietory Garden plots remain for rent in Nelsonville with three replots used last season. Gardens are rented at one site, but a few desirable plots remain at the other. citizens should contact Mayor Miles Howe at once.
Nelsonville social items detail neighbors hosting in honor of servicemen Foster Conner and David Wallace who left for Army service, church circle meetings at Esther Class and Naomi Circle, Eagles honoring David Wallace with a welcome brace, and local visits by relatives with news of recoveries and hospital visits in Huntington and Paris Texas.
Nelsonville notes show 88 girls enrolled in scouting by January 1 1944 across Brownies Intermediates and Seniors. They logged over 1500 hours of community service aided war efforts and held fundraisers and public service events at local theaters libraries and the Little House.
A Delta Airlines flight ferried a two year old girl with infantile paralysis from Lima Peru to Cincinnati Children's Hospital for treatment. The child rests in the arms of her mother Mrs Cabell Handy aboard the aircraft. The journey covered about 5000 miles.
J L Harrold, age 82, a Nelsonville resident, died Wednesday at home 336 Poplar St. Born in 1860s, he moved to the area at age two and worked many years in the iron or railroad trade. He was a Church of Christ member and Knights of Pythias adviser. Survived by wife Katherine, son Floyd Harrold of Fairview, daughters Stella Davis of Detroit and Mary Never of Toledo, and two daughters in law Hyla Harrold and Dee Goodspeed. Funeral Saturday at 3 pm at Stout Home with Rev LE Ev Greenlawn officiating. Friends may call.
The sale will open at 9 30 in the morning and continue all day. Persons having articles for the sale can call Mrs Jonett Jinney or Mr Gert and they called for rummage sale.
Nelsonville notes Mrs Parker of York Township Service Club lauds Kimberly School for achieving an 815 dollar, 100 percent Red Cross Drive quota. The school also contributed 35 to the Junior Red Cross fund and 8 to the Infantile Paralysis Fund, under teachers Edith Hardy and Cleo Whitmore.
The article notes the adoption of the military hand salute by the United States Marine Corps. It references the change as part of formalized signals and ceremonial conduct within the corps. The text mentions related figures and a broader context of military greeting practices.
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