Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-06-27
ALL READY FOR A GRAND
AND GLORIOUS JULY FOURTH

Give back the years, the fieeting
years, and old time friends we loved
| to know; give back again the joys
and tears of childhood days of long
ago.-P. H. Wiseman
Everybody's coming from far aud
wide; everybody's going to be here
the 4th of July, for the greatest and
biggest day ever seen in the history
of good old Morgan county. All
over the county, happy family reun-
ions are planned. Chickens are be-
ginning to run to their hiding
places to escape the headman's axe.
Cars all over Ohio and from many
other states are being washed,
creased and simonized, and some
are already setting with their noses
turned toward old Morgan county.
So many families have planned re-
unions that the parade committee
has experienced little difficulty in
getting entrants for the big parade,
as many thought they would be too
busy welcoming, hugging and kiss
ing those dear old parents, broth
ers, sisters, relatives and friends,
they haven't seen for SO long, that
they didn't want anything to both
er with, 50 as to be free to enjoy
the precious few hours at home, be-
fore starting back again at even
tide on the roads of life, which are
many and different You can't af-
ford to miss this, the greatest of all
days, in the history of old Morgan.
Come on back home-put away the
cares and worries of life for day,
and relax in the heart of joy, mu-
sic, fiddling and dancing, laughter
and song, and the shuffling of feet
here on the 4th of July. Live again
those memories of yester-year-
meet and shake the hand of those
boyhood and girlhood friends and
school chums all going to
be here, and will be looking for you
and asking about you. Recount
again those laughable school-room
pranks of boyhood days.
The program will officially open
with a parade at ten o'clock on the
morning of the 4th. The parade
will form at the Malta school house
at 9:30 The Malconta Post, Amer
lean Legion band, the best Legion
band in Ohio, will head the parade,
Immediately preceded by mount
ed escort headed by Dana Walker.
grand marshal of the parade; Mayor
Mercer and city Council, Mayor Nc
Daniel and Malta Council, Morgan
County Bar association as honor es-
cort to Chief Justice Carl v. Wey-
gandt, of the Ohio supreme court.
the principal speaker who will de-
liver his address at the Chautauqua
building Immediately after the pa
rade; members of the American
Legion, Malconta Post, Sons of
American Legion and Chesterhill
band members of Camp Morgan;
Boy Scouts of America, head
ed by Scout Master Dick Bell, and
assistants; Murray City drum and
bugle corps; Muskingum River
Naval Scouts club, headed by high
| seheel band; members of Morgan
County Outboard club in machines;
then division Of floats.
It is most earnestly requested
that the business concerns do their
part and put in their decorated cars
and trucks to help make the parade
a success, as this is the only way
we can make the parade success.
Everyone is asked to fly the flag,
and decorate your homes appro-
priately for the occasion, as there
will be hundreds of visitors driving
around to look the towns over. We
ask especially the business houses
of lta-McConnelsville, to decor
ate their places Of business. Parade
will form at Malta school house at
$50.
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gram. Cut this out of the paper
and put it in your pocket so you
will know just what's on and when:
Parade at ten O'Clock, form at NAL
ia school house; march to Chautau-
qua building for address of the
chief justice. Parade will dismiss
at Chautauqua building. Dinner pc
riod until races. Boat races, 1880,
above the bridge at Malta-MoCon-
nelsville. Supper period. Battle
royal and boxing bouts, 7:30, at
boxing arena in Chautauqua build
ing. Old country fiddlers' contest,
7:45, at court house esplanade. The
grand Mardi Gras, jamboree and
big round and square dance will
follow the fiddlers' contest, on the
square.
Follow the crowd to Malta-Mc-
Connelsville on July 4th, and go
home happy. Parking free at the
common. Come one, come all. First
come, first served. Please obey Boy
Scouts and Naval Scouts directing
traffic for your own good. You'll
benefit by law, order and regula-
tion, otherwise you will be caught
in traffic jams and will only suffer
delay.
The decoration committee of the
Outboard Motor club has secured
the services of the Nelson decorat-
ing company of Cleveland, for
Fourth of July decorations. They
make very fair proposition. The
business men of Malta and McCon-
| nelsville will be called on by a To-
cal committee concerning decora-
tions for their store fronts at a rea-
| sonable figure. Place for display
! of supplies has been secured in the
| Partesius store room. There will
| also be on sale decorations for
autos and floats, for from 81 up to
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