From the pages of The Eatonton Messenger...
Ten Years Ago:
– Water ban lifted; recent rainfall replenishes Eatonton’s water supply from Little River, its tributaries and underground sources.
– Joy Sichveland, daughter of Eatonton’s Marsha and Dan Sichveland, finished 3,500 mile “see America” cross-country bike trip Aug. 30, riding from her home in Washington state to her parents’ home in Eatonton.
– Joel Chandler Harris, late Eatonton native and author of the Uncle Remus stories, is named as an inaugural inductee to the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.
– Jean Ford, business office manager of U.S. Forest Service in Putnam County, is just back from Wyoming at Hell Canyon fire where she did payroll and helped feed firefighters.
Twenty Years Ago:
– Putnam County Board of Commission awards roads contract; Long Shoals Lane and Old Copeland Road to close Sept. 4.
– Injunction halts exemptions of food from sales tax, confirms Georgia Commissioner Marcus Collins.
– Synthetic hormone to boost milk production has cleared safety testing with flying colors.
– Hancock County landfill public hearing is slated for October in Atlanta.
Fifty Years Ago:
– Construction of new clothing plant is nearing completion. The company will take employment applications next week, production scheduled to begin in early October.
– Putnam County schools registered 2,120 students this week, 17 more than last year.
– Eatonton ex-Mayor James Hawkins dies in Macon hospital at age of 82.
– Big shoe sale, men’s and boy’s, wide variety including Jarman, $5.98 to $14.98, at Rosa Jarmulowsky Department Store.
Sixty-six Years Ago:
– Waste paper and boxes still needed to ship medicine, food and supplies overseas.
– Eatonton High School opened Wednesday with full faculty—many other schools have vacancies due to wartime shortage of teachers.
– Putnam County citizens visit Cason Callaway’s farm in Hamilton, interested in organizing farm units here under the Callaway plan.
– Putnam County Race Track will have Labor Day horse races with horses coming from all over the state.
