Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-01
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tngutl cslcge To Re Scene
Vusfrai Activity

) NE ingsttn ollrge To Re Scene
or vusicai Activity
: Mpskirgum college will be host
: TO The Ohio college and university
! gIee clubs on Friday, March 9, when
they journey from various points in
: the state to compete for St. to
! honors. The annual contest wiz he
J held in Brown chapel on the collc~e
! campus. Clubs Representing Ohj1
State. Hiram, Wooster, Ohio W s.
ley2n, Capital, Ohio Northe ~.
Western Reserve, and Muskingum,
will compete. Many other COLLEGE.
and universities will enter the con
test before March 9.
On Saturday, March II, Mus
kingum college will entertain all
high schools in eastern Ohio, when
they come together for a musi1
festival. The festival will be in
the form of solo contest. Prizes
will be awarded the high school
boy or girl with the best voice. the
boy or girl playing the best piano
solo, violin solo. and best solo on
any woodwind instrument.
The festival will be climaxed
Saturday evening with mass I
hieh school chorus singing Tod =
There Is Singing" and 80 F~41
Thee My Baby" The folio ,
high schools have entered the =
va Cambridge, Coshocton, Il, :
vile, Dover. Cadiz, East Liver,
Marietta, McConnelsville and su.l-
merfield
Funeral Services For Mr.. And
Mrs. Radford Hickerson
The funeral services held at the
Seventh Street Church OF Christ
last Thursday afternoon for Mr..
and Mrs. Radford Hickerson who
met their deaths by an automobile
accident, were attended by an i'm
mense number of people, the
church being inadequate to accom-
modate all, and many being turned
away. Elder J. w. Gallagher had
charge of the services. The sing
ers were Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Scott,
Mrs. Jessie Macklem and Mr.. Carl
Miller, the songs being docs Jesus
Care Looking This Way and
"No Tears" The pail bearers for
Mrs. Hickerson were Russell Smith.
Gerald Price, Max Price, Albert
Earich, Delmar Earich and Ralph
Benjamin. Those for Mr. Kicker
son were Dale Perkins, Charles
Ridgley, Roy Walker, Raymond
Finley, Marmaduke Sears and
Robert Allen. The following obit-
uary sketches were read
Radford L. Hickerson. son of
James and Rachel Smith Kicker
son, was born in Cumberland coun-
ty. Kentucky, Aug. 7. 1893, being
40 years, six months, / days OF age
at the time of his death. When
two years old he moved with l's
parents to Boonville, Ind, whe~e
they resided until he moved to Nal
ia 13 years ago. For several years
he worked at the Rocky Glen sana-
torium. Later, he was engaged in
the grocery business in partnership
with his father. For some time he
has been in the employ Of the Fin
ley Packing Company, at Barnes
vile, 0. His life was a busy one.
He was Industrious, honest and
good. He had a wide acquaintance,
and his many friends will
learn with sadness Of his passing.
His mother and a sister preceded
him in death. His father, James
Hickerson, and sister, Mrs. Myrtle
Randall Of Malta, and daughter
by former marriage, Mary Jane
Hickerson of Boonville, Ind, sur
vive him, also a niece, Doris Robin
son of the home
Martha Elizabeth Hickerson. the
daughter of Walter and Edith
Sheridan Campbell, and sister of
Robert Campbell of the home, and
of Mrs. Ruth Warner, Des Moines,
Ia, who with the parents survive
her, was born in McConnelsville.
o., Feb. 6, 1911, and was unexpect-
edly taken from her earthly home
Feb. IS, 1884, aged % years and IA
days. Her entire life was spent in
public schools here and was grad
lated with high honors from the
high school in 1929, being a men,
Der of the National Honor society.
In April, 1925, she obeyed the gos-
pei and lovingly followed her Mas
Ter all her days. Many beautiful
attributes were blended In her
lovely character. Her ready smile,
happiness and cheer. her
courageous outlook on life and its
problems, her ability to make life
ess difficult for those sne loved,
Ind her tender devotion to them.
'er pleasing ways which won for
1er numerous friends-all these
to her joyous life and
% the happiness of those who came
n contact with her.
Five months ago today, Sept. 20.
1893, these two, Radford and Eliza
,eth, were united in marriage
orief but happy one. Both now
quietly sleep in the embrace Of
leath, awaiting the resurrection
norm.
Untimely End!
They were both noble youths.
With loving hearts and eyes of
ruth; with plans so full, and aims
10 clear, the promise OF glad
career. Death touched them, then
heir breath He stilled: and yet 1t
vas as the Father willed! The in
1uence of their quiet lives has