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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14

Charles Saunders, %, Of New
1evinp+on. who was nominated at
The August primaries as the Dem
ocratic aspirant for mayor Oh lha1
nlace withdrew from the race just
a few minutes before the deaoilhe
for filing petitions. Two other can
didates are still in the race.
col Edmund Moesser, wife ana
their daughter Mrs. Kammersoh ol
Columbus. stopped off here Wedhes-
dav while on their way to Marlet-
ia, Col Moesser, a retired govern
ment engineer, had charge OF the
Muskingum river for many years
While here he called on his long
time friend Capt. Irven Travis, ana
also on other acquaintances.
Mr. and Mrs. Dana Walker enter
tanned at Waterworks park, last
Thursday afternoon, from TO .
o o'clock, playmates and frlends Oh
their son Keith, in honor OF his
sixth birthday. He received many
nice presents. Games were enjoyed
and refreshments were served, the
host and hostess being assisted by
Miss Lois Tavenner. birthday
cake with candles formed the cen
terpiece of the table, and a color
scheme of pink and white was used
in the refreshments. Each guest
was given a favor. Those present
were Buddy Fox, Patty Riley,
Eileen Mcdaniel, Robert Adrian,
Nancy Lou White, Martha Booth,
Taddy Young, Paul Price, Dorothy
Ann Walker, and the honor guest,
Keith Walker.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14
Fur RENT

FIVE ROOM HOUSE, corner
Tenth and Bell streets, McConnels-
vile. Modern, with bath, etc.
GEORGE ARCHER. Phone 2S6-
Red or Black.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14

w. o. Dearth of Malta suffered 2
very severe attack Of neuralgia Of
the bowels Saturday night, but is
recovering.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14

Benjamin F. Strecker, "A, one of
Marietta's most prominent resi-
dents, died very unexpectedly We'd
nesday morning. Death followed a
sudden heart attack. He was pres
ident of the Citizens National bank,
and was interested in many other
business concerns. He was very
prominent in the activities of Trim
ity Methodist Episcopal church, and
for a half century had been its
Sunday school superintendent.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14

Mrs. Albert j. Hoch and son Of
Portsmouth are visiting here at the
home of Mrs. Hochs parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Nj. Whitaker.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14

the first time. Comedy. Cartoon
Nice line of Magazines.-M.
Burke.
Miss S. A. Luton of Malta is in
quite poor health with bowel trou-
bic and complications.
A marriage license was issued re
Gently in Washington county, to
John R. Stollar and Frances A.
Wagner, both of Swift.
Mrs. Albert ]. Hoch and son Of
Portsmouth are visiting here at the
home Of Mrs. Hoch's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. NJ Whitaker.
w. o. Dearth of Malta suffered Q
verv severe attack Of neuralgia of
the bowels Saturday night, but is
recovering.
Mrs. Grace Thompson of Hunt
ington. W. Va, came Tuesday for
visit with her mother, Mrs. Amanda
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ferguson
have as their guests the latter's
cousin Mrs. Laura Moore Ward of
Alameda Calf, who arrived here
Tuesday.
Raymond Adrean who is employ
ed with the Woodsield Dry Goods
Co., Woodsfield. is spending a cou-
pie of weeks here with his parents,
Sheriff and Mrs. L. B. Adrean.
Mrs. Harry A. Phillips, who is at
Bethesda hospital, GAINESVILLE, hay
ing undergone major operation, IS
recovering satisfactorily. However
she will likely be in the hospital
for another week.
Mrs. A. j. Sowles of Berkeley,
Cal, was knocked down by ma
chine Sept. /. and was quite badly
hurt about her head, also her side.
Mrs. Sowles was formerly Esther
Pinkerton. and she is the youngest
sister of Mrs. Sarah Hawkins of
this place.
Mr.. Lawson Hardesty and sister
Miss Mary Hardesty returned home
Wednesday from visit at the
Worlds fair. They were accompa-
MED home by their sister, Miss Etha
Hardesty of New York City, who
will visit her home people until
Sunday.
Mrs. Llewwella Mcdonald and
Mrs. Nellie Fox left here by train
Saturday evening, to attend the
Worlds fair. They were Joined at
GAINESVILLE by Miss Margaret Penn,
a relative of Mr.. Ralph Baker. Mrs.
McDonald's sons Fred and Frank
who are at Chicago, attending the
fair, will return LOme with them,
the party making the trip by auto
mobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Shilling OF this
place and their son-in-law and
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. John Brooks
of Columbus, expect to leave Sunday
by auto for Plainfeld, n. j.. where
they will visit Earl Shilling and
family. They also plan to visit in
Washington, D. c., before their re
turn. They expect to be gone
week.
Charles L. Swope, aged 81 years,
died Friday at his home in Zanes-
Vile He is survived by his wife
Mrs. Mary E. swope, and three
Swope of Zanes-
vile: Mrs. Earl Wlson who resides
in Michigan, and Bernard Swope of
Cleveland; also brother and five
sisters. Burial was made Monday
in Greenwood cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gay and sons
Harmon and William visited the
week end in Colambus with Mrs.
Lillian Eckles, superintendent of
the Hannah Neil mission. Mrs,
Eckles is an old time friend of Mrs.
Cay, they having been school mates.
Mrs. Eckles returned here with
the Gay family, and visited until
Wednesday. Mr.. Gay and family
also visited Oscar Thompson, who
is a brother of Hon. Carml /.
Thompson, one time candidate for
governor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14

A marriage license was issued re
Gently in Washington county, to
John R. Stollar and Frances a.
WAGNER. both of Swift.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14

Miss s. A. Luton of Malta is in
quite poor health with bowel trou-
bic and complications.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14

Mrs. Llewwella Mcdonald and
Mrs. Nellie Fox left here by train
Saturday evening, to- attend the
Worlds fair. They were Joined at
GAINESVILLE by Miss Margaret Penn,
a relative of Mr.. Ralph Baker. Mrs.
McDonald's sons Fred and Frank
who are at Chicago, attending the
fair, will return home with them,
the party making the trip by auto
mobile.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14

Nice line of Ma Magazines.-M.
Burke.
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
SPECULATE AS TO
WORKS DIRECTOR
FOR DELAWARE
Gerrish Gassaway, L. L.
Layton, Jr., Mentioned
For Administrator.
SOON

Gerrish Gassaway, manager of
the Wilmington Chamber of Com
merce, and L. Lee Layton, Jr., of
Dover, are mentioned as candidates
for the appointment of State admin
istrator of public works to super
wise Delaware's participation in the
National Industrial Recovery Act.
The appointment is to be made early
by President Roosevelt.
The position of State administra-
tor is of wide scope and if diligently
and efficiently pursued, will make
decided inroads into the administra-
tors personal time and private af-
fairs. 1t is conceded that to become
state administrator of public works
will mean a sacrifice upon the part
of the appointee. 1t will be a dollar
a-year job and will require eXtraor-
dinary courage, patience, diplomacy
and tact.
The State administrator will be
the man through whom Delaware
and its various subdivisions, towns,
and public commissions. will submit
their views, proposals and requests
for Federal aid in public works pro-
jects. The State administrator will
be assisted by a salaried technical
advisor from Washington and by
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
NAME SLATE FOR
PHARMACY BOARD
Pass Resolutions Urging Uniform
State Narcotic Law.

Members of the Delaware Pharma-
-ceutical Society, meeting in joint
session at Ocean City, Md, with the
Maryland Association recommended
to Governor C. Douglas Buck, can
didates for a vacancy on the Della
ware Board of Pharmacy in June
1884 as follows: r. M. Kaufman,
Seaford; NJ. w. Tingle, Delmar; G..
w. Birmingham, Wilmington; Harry
E. Culver, Middletown, and Walter
r. Keyes, Clayton.
Board of Directors elected COM
prise: Arthur H. Morris, Lewes;
Thomas S. Smith, George w. Brit
tingham, Wilmington; James Wise,
Hewitt Mcdaniel, Dover.
Members of the board of directors
of the Delaware Travellers Auxiliary
are: Mike Hendler, Robert Hopkins
Wilmington; Davis r. Grier, Milford
and Ray B. Yingling, of Baltimore.
The Delaware Society passed re-
solutions urging a uniform Delaware
State narcotic law which would aid
the United States government in
checking violations of the Federal
Narcotic violations of the Federal
Narcotic laws; opposing any legisla-
ton permitting or requiring phar-
macists to distribute beer and other
alcoholic malt beverages; urging
that retail druggists desist from sell
ing food items that are sold in re-
gular grocery stores.
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
LIGHTNING BOLT STUNS
3 CHILDREN ON FARM
Severe Storm Caused Accidents On
Highways

During a severe electrical storm
that passed over this section Mon
day afternoon, a bolt of lightning
struck the home of Charles Witt, a
farmer a short distance from Mil
ford, and stunned three small chill
dIen. Two were knocked down by
the bolt while the third, Rosetta
Witt, z years old, suffered burns of
one arm when the lightning Travelled
along the screen door to which she
was holding.
The children were quickly revived
and no ill effects are feared. The
house was only slightly damaged.
During the storm two accidents
occurred ON the highways near Mil
ford At the intersection of the Re-
hoboth cutoff and East Front street
South Milford, a truck owned by the
Milford Laundry was damaged when
it sideswiped a truck owned by the
Torsch-SteveSson Corporation. The
latter truck had been pulled to the
side of the road to await the end of
the downpour of rain. The laundry
truck, in attempting to turn into the
highway, struck the larger vehicle.
About the same time, the driver of
a truck, owned by Horace Pepper,
of Selbyville, ran into the cripple
at the Tub Mill in attempting to
avoid a collision. 1t was necessary
to cut away part of the cab Of this
truck to free the driver. The vehicle
overturned.
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
VOCATIONAL HEADS
HOLD CONFERENCE
Summarized Annual Reports We're
Presented And Approved

At a meeting of Vocational Agri-
cultural Directors in Delaware held
at Dover High School on Friday in
charge of State Supervisor W. Lyle
Mowlds, the subjects discussed in
cluded exhibits to be made at the
coming Kent and Sussex County
Fair; the making of new course OF
study in agriculture; improved pro-
ject on record keeping and plans for
the F. F. of A. camping trip in the
near future.
Those present at the meeting in
cluded State Director of Vocational
Education R. w. Helm, of Newark |;
D. F. Long, from DUPONT School; e.
P. Vogle, Middletown; John Phillips,
Newark; Vernon Simpson, Caesar
Rodney; ]. o. McWilliams, Harring-
ton; Franklin Gordy, Greenwood; !;
F. T. Warrington, Georgetown; Mar
tin Doordan, Bridgeville; T. R.
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
FLIERS LAND SAFELY
IN FLAMING PLANE
Army Craft Takes Fire Over Milford
When Cylinder Bursts

A quick dive to earth when the
plane in which they were en- route
to Chicago was threatened with de-
struction by fire saved the plane and
probably the lives of Lieutenant M.
s. Roth and his mechanic, Private
S. A. Williams, near Milford on Mon
day.
The plane was high in the air
over this city at p. m. when a
cylinder burst and flames shot from
the engine and set fire to the oil.
lshe flames were shooting toward
the wings when the aviators shot
60 .4he ground. landing in a field on
the farm Of Harry Davis, north OF
Milford: The flames were quickly
extinguished after the men landed
and there was only slight damage
to the plane.
Lieutenant Roth and Private Will
liams are from Randolph Field, Tex,
and took off on Monday from Lang
ley Field, Virginia. They will leave
the plane in the field where it land
ed until the new cylinder arrives
after which they expect to continue
their flight.
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
GOVERNOR NAMES
COMMISSION MEMBERS
Mothers Pension And Feeble Mind
ed Commission Members Appointed

Governor Buck last Friday after
noon announced the reappointment
of Richard Crook as justice of the
peace at Elsmere, for a term of four
years, starting on July l.
The following were reappointed as
members of the Mothers Pension
Commission for three years: Mrs.
Mabel H. Ward, Wilmington; Miss
Cora C. Tschudy, Smyrna, and Mrs.
Emma Lank, Milton.
Governor Buck also announced re-
appointment of the following on the
Delaware Commission for the Feeble
Minded at Stockley: Mrs. Alice Pen
newill, Arley B. Magee and John b.
Hutton, Dover; Mrs. S. H. Messick,
Bridgeville; U. S. Senator John G.
Townsend, Jr, Selbyville; Congress
man Robert G. Houston, George
town. They will serve terms of four
years.
The name of Mr.. Crook will prob
ably be sent to the Senate for con-
firmation next Monday. The commits
sion members will not have to be
confirmed as they are not paid a
salary.
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
FAl1FAST TRIAL
FOR REza7E MURDER
At TEAslRGETOWN
Sussex Man Accused By
Son OF Staying Woman
AS She Lay In Bed.
HELD WITHOUT BAIL
Police Say Evidence Will
Convict Victims Hus-
band.
HELD WITHOUT BAIL

Charged with the murder of his
wife, Minerva, AZ years old, Asa j.
Smith, As years old, of Collinsville,
small town near Georgetown, is
being held without bail.
Although Smith maintains that his
wife shot herself, his son, Asa j.
Smith, Jr., 20 years old, asleep in the
same room with his mother, declares
that his father fired the fatal shot.
The motive for the shooting, it is
asserted, was that Mrs. Smith had
planned to leave her husband last
Saturday and make her home with
relatives in Roxana. She had al
ready sent some of the furnishings
of the home to Roxana and when the
fatal shot was fired was asleep on
an imprOvised bed on the floor. Her
son occupied a similar bed in the
same room.
According to information furnish
ed the police, Smith arose about 4
o'clock Saturday morning and told
his wife and son it was too hot in
the room and he was going outside.
About o'clock the son said he was
awakened by the report of the gun
and saw his father standing beside
his wife's bed. A shotgun lay upon
the floor nearby and the top of Mrs.
Smiths head was blown away. Be
side her was a poker with which
Smith contends his wife pulled the
trigger of the gun and ended her
life.
Smith was taken before Magistrate
William j. Mustard of Georgetown,
who held him without bail for court
after he had waived a hearing. The
police say they have evidence. The
ficient to convict Smith of shooting
his wife, but have declined to say
just what it is.
According to the son, his mother
and father had quarreled frequently
and his mother had decided 70 leave
and this the police believe, melted
him to end her life.
Smith and his wife, the former
Miss Minerva C. Lynch, of Roxana,
were married 20 years ago and had
three children, Asa ]. Smith, Jr.,
Joseph T. Smith and married
daughter. They lived at Collins
willie for the past ten years. Smith
was a former school teacher in Sus-
sex county.
Smith was indicted by the Sussex
Grand Jury Tuesday afternoon and
will probably be tried some day next
week.
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
CUCUMBER CROP
GOOD In SUSSEX
Growers Also Realize Profits From
First Sales OF BlackberrieS

Blackberries and cucumbeTs have
made their appearance on the local
market in considerable quantities
and good prices were received by
the farmers for the first of their crop
Blackberries sold for between $3.50
and $3.50 per crate when they first
arrived, but dropped to around So
later The acreage of blackberries
has been greatly increased in lower
Sussex in recent years and is be-
coming quite a money crop with
Laurel farmers. The quality this
year is excellent on account of the
favorable weather. They will reach
their prime next week.
The first of the cucumbers shipped
from Laurel sold above So per BUSH
el, but the price dropped to S1.50
and $1.40 later. The first of this
crop is also of very high quality, as
the weather for the past two weeks
has been favorable. However, the
weather is to dry for both of these
crops now, and unless there is rain
within the next few days, there will
be an extremely short crop.
The acreage of most truck crops
has been somewhat increased this
year with the exception of sweet
potatoes, the acreage of which is
considerably below that of the past
few years. More tomatoes, canta-
loupes and watermelons will be pro-
duce here this season than in recent
years.
While the first crop, strawberries,
was almost a complete failure, the
farmers are hoping to get better
prices for the remainder of the sea-
sons production.
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
MANY TRUE BILLS
FOUND BY GRAND
JURY IN SUSSEX
Body Was Busy On Mon
day Hearing Evidence
Against Suspects.
MANY NON-sUPPORT

The following indictments were
returned by the Sussex County
Grand Jury on Monday: Fred c.
Hickman, of Laurel, three charges
of immoral conduct toward Mildred
Dukes; Lloyd F. Truitt, Indian Riv-
er District, desertion and non-sup-
port of his wife, Mrs. Hilda Truitt
and 7-year-old daughter, Betty;
Enoch L. Mitchell, of near Lewes,
desertion and non-support of mis-
wife, Mrs. Georgianna Mitchell and
13-year-old daughter, Elsie; War
rem A. Ellis, of MillsbOro, desertion
and non-support of his wife, Mrs.
Dorothy L. Ellis, and 7-weeks-old
child, Patricia; Wade A. Ellis, Lit
tie Creek District, desertion and non
support of his wife, Mrs. Jerdie r.
Ellis and assault and battery; HON.
er Pepper, Baltimore District, de-
sertion and on-support of his wife,
Mrs. Marie E. Pepper, and two chill
dren, Emerson, and Hance, 8
weeks old; David w. Quillen, Bal
timore District; assault and battery
on Lydia E. Quillen; Norman L.
Windsor, former mayor of Milford,
assault and battery on Theodore
Poulos; Joseph Morris, Little Creek
District, larceny of q pounds of
meat from Samuel White; Marcel
Johnson, of Selbyville, assault and
battery on Donald Tindley; Irving
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
State Leaders
Draft Plans To
Share In u. S. Aid
Tentative Figure Of $35OOOOO May Be Raised To $IO
100000 Some Say; Governor, FGUOring Speedy Ac-
tiOn, VIII Name Committee To Study Projects.

Delaware's share in the $4,000, ,000,-
600 which the Federal Government,
under the Roosevelt administration,
intends to spend as a part of the
national industrial recovery pro-
gram, will run anywhere from $3,
100000 to $1O,000,0O0.
The 200 State, county and munich
pal officials and business and civic
leaders at the Statewide luncheon
meeting under the auspices of the
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
on Monday at the DUPONT Biltmore
tentatively set $3,5O0,OOO as a fair
figure for a public works program
in the State, but others, including
Chamber of Commerce leaders, feel
that the demands of the individual
communities and municipalities
throughout the State and also the
demand for slum or housing re-
forms, especially in Wilmington, will
greatly increase the sum asked and
that it may reach $1O,000,000.
l. B. Finkelstein, president of the
Chamber, who presided, said that
until better organized, there is no
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
"QUEEN OF MOVIES"
CONTEST OPEN JULY II
Application Blanks VIII Be Avail
able AT All Theatres Next Monday

At meeting of the committee of
theatre operators and owners Of
Delaware which was held this week
il was decided to hold the final elm
ination contest to select the Movie
Queen" for Delaware and the East
ern Shore of Maryland at Rehoboth
on Thursday, August "a. Ali the
independent theatres in Delaware
and many on the Eastern Shore will
compete in this contest to select a
representative from their respective
community whom they believe will
carry off the honor at Rehoboth on
the aforementioned date.
Milford is in to win this contest
and expects to be well represented
at the coronation. AT the present
time the prospects for Milford win
ming are bright as several have sig
nified their intention on entering
and those who have practically
agreed to enter are well qualified to
represent this community.
This is more than beauty con-
test.
1t is the opportunity for chance
in the movies and those entering
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
Share From Huge Fund
Larger Than Expected;
Eight Projects Are To
Be Considered.
Government StipuIGtes 30
Hour Week, Improve
nlents To Be Made At
Fort dupont.

In the apportionment of the S400,-
100000 fund for highway construc-
tion provided under the Federal
Public Works Bill, Delaware has
been allotted $1,S19,0SS, according to
announcement made in Washington
last Friday night. In addition, $26l,-
392 has been allotted for work at
Fort DUPONT.
Officials announced the money for
Delaware will be available July l.,
for the construction of roads in the
Federal-aid highway system and ex
tensions into and through municipal
titles and for the survey, planning,
improvement and construction of
secondary or Federal road system to
be agreed upon by the Highway De-
partments of the several states and
the Secretary of Agriculture.
More Than Expected
Delaware's share of the fund Is
considerably more than had been an
ticipated It will be a direct gift to
the State by the government and is
not a loan or contingent upon any
funds the State may expend or ap-
propriate to be matched by the gov
eminent. With this money the State
Highway Department will be able to
carry out a vast program of high
way building that will be done in
conjunction with the unemployment
relief work and whereby hundreds of
men will be given employment
throughout next Winter.
While the Highway Department
has not agreed on any particular
number of projects to be undertaken
under this grant from the Goyern-
ment; several have been. discussed
and the members of the department
have tentatively agreed % proceed
at once with some of them. as soon
as the money is available. They are
anxious to have the necessary sur
veys completed without delay so that
the actual work of construction can
be started by early Fall. If the
coming Winter is open it will mean
steady employment for large body
of men until next Summer.
Projects Considered
Chief of the projects that will be
carried out is the building of the
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
TRADE STILL ON
UPWARD TREND
Seasonal Influences Fail To Retard
Business Expansion

Business in the past week con-
tinued its expansion, wholly unaf-
fected by seasonal influences, said
the Dun & Bradstreet Review.
Expected hesitancy from uncer-
tainties regarding the application OF
commodity processing taxes, the
agency asserted, was not apparent
in manufacturing schedules which
were generally above those of a
week ago.
THE broadened sweep at which
trade is now progressing" continued
the review, lis eliciting astonish-
ment from even the most time-worn
veterans of industry, as the sus-
tanned strength of the upswing has
passed boldly beyond even the most
sanguine expectations.
"The further widening of employ
ment and the continued rising trend
of wages form the base of the larger
buying power, the concrete evidence
of which is apparent in the constant
ly widening distributive totals. Each
week consumer demand is being eX-
tended to additional items, and as
urgent needs for footwear and cloth
ing are covered and accumulated
bills paid, interest becomes more
centered on furniture, house-furn-
ishings, radios, musical instruments
and even jewelry.
Evidence of the operation of
sound constructive factors built on
the secure groundwork which has
been laid slowly during the last two
years is furnished by the statistical
exhibits of the major industries,
which as yet reveal not even faint
likelihood of the usual summer lull."