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Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-18

Clifford P. Morehouse of Milwau-
kee, publisher-editor, born there, 81
years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-18

One Deed-One realty deed was
filed with the Vance Registry yes
terday. Irvine B. Watkins, trustee,
conveyed to Miss Mollie p. Hargrove,
executrix of the estate of G. w. Har-
grove, 100 acres of land on the Will
liansboro road for $500.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-18

1871-Frank J. Navin, owner of the
Detroit (1igers) baseball team, horn
at Adrian, Mich. Died Nov. 10, 1885.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-18
FOR ALDERMAN.

j. MERRELL PEAC.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09
NOTICE OF VIEWING AND
HEARING ON PUBLIC
ROAD PETITION

In the matter of altering of the
Martin-Sunday Creek road and the
Vacating Of the Wethee Land Public
Road as petitioned for by e. E. Up
dixie and others, and described as fol-
lows:
Beginning at a point in the road
leading from State Highway No. rs
near the residence of Brannon Mar
tin TO Sunday Creek and said point
being on said road about rods north
OF the east and west line between
Bert Updike and J. M. Parsons;
corner Of the j. NJ Parsons garden
Of Section Il, Town s, Range 13, of
Union Township, Morgan County, Ohio
And for the Vacating of Road be-
ginning at the center of Section num-
Der sixteen G6), Town eight (S),
Range thirteen G3), Union Township,
Morgan County, Ohio Thence in a
South and Southwesterly direction
through land owned by Chapel Hill
Coal Co, and J. NJ. Parsons. and ter
minating at the road leading from
Sunday Creek to Brannon Martins for
distance of approximately five
eighths (5S) of mile.
Date of Viewing said roads fixed
for April Is. 1886, at 1000 o'clock A
n. Final Hearing for said roads to
be held at County Commissioners Of
flee, McConnelsville. Ohio April 25,
1885, at 100 O'Clock p. M.
CHESTER S. STRONG,
Clerk, Morgan County
Commissioners. 9a2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09
TOdds

Mrs. Lem Pierpoint was called to
Sharpsburg, Sunday, on account of
the serious illness of her father,
Wallace Ogg.
Maxine Starting of Parkersburg
spent the week end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Starting.
Latest word from Charlie Calen-
dine is that he remains in a very
serious condition.
R. r. Pierpoint does not improve
as his many friends would wish
Wade Johnson and wife of CO.
lumbus spent the week end at the
Dan Calendine home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elihu Startling and
two sons and Mr.. and Mrs Lester
Brown and son spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Henery and
Emma Henery.
Emmett Adrian and daughter
Mary spent Saturday in the twin
cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Pierpoint of
Utica spent the week end with his
father, r. P. Pierpoint.
Carl Morris who has been in the
CCC camp at Arlington for the last
IS months, has returned home.
Grange meets Friday evening at
7:30. Work in the first and second
degrees.
Church Sunday evening at 1880.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09
Morgan Democrat McConnelsvl Thursday

Sunday at the Luther McKibben
home.
The last report from Fac Henery
Of South GAINESVILLE is that she was
able to return home Saturday even
ing.
G. F. Teter is suffering with neu-
ritis.
Rev. Mcdonald was a Friday din
ner guest at the VIM. Young home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bishop of
Stockport spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Bish-
Op.
Death of Margaret Conn Scott
Relatives here received notice of
the death of Mrs. Margaret Conn
Scott, 50, wife of the late Andrew
Scott, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Eva Schoech, of Golden, Col,
March Z, where she had made her
home since the death of her hus-
band Sc leaves besides the daugh-
ter, two grandchildren, and one
great grandchild.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09
Stockport Route Two

Regular meeting of East Wind
sor grange, Friday evening, April
no, beginning at $50. The program
is as follows: Song, selected by
chaplain; roll call, Bible quota
tion: easter" Lucille Patterson
reading, Chas Rhinebarger; music,
Mrs. L. M. Ryan; Best chickens to
raise, Mrs. Ray Shuster; general
discussion; jokes, Dorothy Baker;
music, Ronald Calendine; contest,
Walter Rollison; exchange of flower
seeds and bulbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Terry and
son Carlos have returned home from
visit with relatives near Stark,
KY. They were accompanied on the
trip by Mrs. Terry's brother, Glenn
Skaags, who remained there.
Floyd Henderson, who has been
confined to his home with a cold, is
improving.
Miss Evelyn White visited over
Sunday at the home of her brother
in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Daugherty, at Marietta. Her
niece, Rosalee Daugherty, returned
home with her for a visit.
Mrs. Lizzie Rhinebarger has re-
turned to GAINESVILLE, having spent
a couple of weeks here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Denzil Frame and
daughter Betty Lou of Philo were
guests of Arthur Hosom, Sunday.
Mrs. Homer Garrett returned
home Monday from Columbus,
where she had been the past week
taking treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Hanson and
Mrs. II. M. Culbertson of Cumber-
land visited Sunday at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Hambel.
Mrs. James Moore is spending
few days at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Brewer at McCon-
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Mummey and
children spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Davis.
Mrs. w. G. Newman, who it was
noted in last weeks news, had in
jured her breast, when she fell in
to the cellar, is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Emory and
daughter Marylene are visiting rel
atives at Norwich.
Arthur Calendine who has been
in poor health, is not so well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Clifford and
daughter of Pennsville spent Friday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Print Bamfield and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09
Meigs

Since writing last weeks copy we
find the sun seems to be undecided
as to whether to stay and put on a
show, or return south.
VIM. Yauger lost one of his work
horses by the forage poisoning"
route, last week.
been in CCC camp at Moscow, Ida,
the past six months, returned home
Friday.
Folks who never quaffed a pipe
can not appreciate the fact to the
full, when we tell you that Charley
Best, veteran saw mill and thresher-
man, after smoking pipe most
continuously the past SO years or
more, has quit. While Mr.. Best will
not look natural, we are watching
and waiting to see whether he falls
away or gets fatter.
Mrs. Robert Farus started April
1 on another term as hello girl on
the Bristol-Meigs board switch.
Hours on Sunday, 5 to 8, l to 2, 5
to 8, except in case of sickness,
death or any business that can't
wait On other days, 24-hour SER
yice,--but who would want to talk
all night?
Orville Pursinger and family
have moved from the Carl White
farm in Bloom, to Joe jenkins coal
bank farm. We are informed Clar-
ence Brown who has been employed
at the mine, has gone to Pennsyl
vania, where he has employment.
Cecil Hartley and family of
GAINESVILLE were callers at the Geo.
Fox home, Sunday afternoon.
In our childhood we heard and
read about the Charley Ross case.
They said he was stolen. Perhaps
the word kidnap had not been coin
ed Who can give us the history of
that case?
Gus Carnes, J. p, was seriously
hurt in an automobile accident.
near Rokeby Lock.
In 1892 a school house stood ONLY
a few hundred feet from the site 9
the new Bristol consolidated schoc
building, now being erected on tt
John Whitney farm.
Meigs creeks were over the bot
toms, Sunday night, following the
hardest rain Of the year.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09
Durant

Clark and Hazel Fouts spent the
week end with their parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Milton Fouts.
Con Cunningham and family
moved last week to the Ogle Reed
farm, at Durant.
Mrs. Mary Suites of Cedar Run
spent a few days last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Lindimore
and daughter Donna Jean spent
Sunday with Frank Ribble, and
family, of Sharp Ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Miller of NAL
ta and Miss Fontella Beckwith of
Cedar Run were business callers in
GAINESVILLE, Saturday.
Mrs Clark Williams and family
were business callers in McConnels-
Vile, Saturday.
Sam Suites and family of Union
Hill spent Sunday afternoon with
MI. and Mrs Howard Reed.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09

Stockport lots, affidavit for trans
fer. Raymond Wallace, ct al, to G.
G. Vickroy, four Stockport lots, 81.
P. B. White, deceased, to Herbert
White, ct al, 1.29 acres, Penn, affi-
davit for transfer. Albert White, ct
al, to Nettie l.. White, 1.29 acres.
Penn, 81.
P. B. White, deceased, to Herbert
White, ct al, 1.29 acres, Penn, affi-
davit for transfer.
Albert White, ct al, to Nettie L.
White, 1.29 acres, Penn, 81.
Etha p Erwin to Clyde Muir
ray, McConnelsville lot, 81.
Theron w. and Bertha M. Stone
burner, to The Ohio Fuel Gas Co.,
1O2 acres, lease, York Ethel and
R. w. Hull to same, % acres, lease,
York.
Charles e. Wharf to Chas. Nc
Intyre, Rose Farm lot, 81.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09


children attended the funeral OF
Mrs. Bamfield'sy mother, Mrs. Cath
crime Sealock, held at Reinersville,
Sunday. Others from here to at
tend, were Mr.. Alfred Bamfield, Mr..
and Mrs. c. M. Leonard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Rollison and Mr.. and
Mrs. Eli Robinson and son Jesse.
Mrs. Ray Shuster and daughter
Gladys visited over Sunday at the
home of her father, George Forest,
at Swifts.
Friends here have learned that
Miss Clara Blake, who formerly
resided here, is in poor health.
Word from Mrs. G. w. Mummey
is that she is not showing any i'm
provement She is in very poor
health.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09
Newton Ridge

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert SOrrel OF
GAINESVILLE spent Sunday with Mrs.
Sorrel's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Young.
Miss Bernice Newsom, near Nc
Connelsville, visited Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. Mabel Newsom.
Mrs. Kenneth Apperson and chill
dren Eileen and Sherman, spent
Friday night and Saturday with
Mrs. Apperson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther McKibben.
Bernard Newsom who has en-
ployment at Glouster, spent the
week end with his mother, Mrs. Ma
bel Newsom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will woodward, Mr..
and Mrs. Hiram Badertscher and
children Irene and Ray and Watt
Harris of Plantsville were guests
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09
Center Grange
Center grange meets April

Center grange meets April II, at
p. N. Arbor and Saunders day:
Song, No. 20; reading, appropriate
poem or prose selection on the val
ue and beauty of shrubs and trees,
Mabel Smith; talk, johnnie Ap-
pleseed," Myrta Humphrey; recita-
ton, Trees" Dana Phillis; talks,
civilian Saunders" Chas Sherlock;
discussion, What would improve the
appearance Of our community; facts
about Easter, Lucretia Baesel; roll
call, name favorite flower. Refresh
ments are to be served by the broth
ers. Each brother requested to
bring one pie.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09

McConnelsvlle fire department collect supply
clothing bedding be used
floods and fires when whole families have all their belong
This OF the when housekeeping
families burn clothing rather than have
house This what the remen would like have
them Of they the clothing clean but
DID, faded Of style they it. it often will fill
urgent need The remen planning where they
Housewives will please think twice before throwing
articles of clothing be burned destroyed Telephone the
will collect articles
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09
Bent Hickory Grange

Program of Bent Hickory grange
for April II; Song, by grange; roll
call, tell something about the con-
stitution Of the U. s., and why it is
necessary to a free people; song, by
grange; "How the constitution pro
tects its citizens" O. d. Fuller;
some current events, T. H. Ray;
jokes or short story, Rule Martin;
What future does agriculture offer
to the youth of our community, Ho-
mer Pierce and Russell Van Horn,
music, Mrs. Carlos Fuller.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09

Valley Chapter, No. 10, o. E. S.,
will hold their annual inspection,
Tuesday evening, April IA, at s
O'Clock, with Mrs. Sarah Westfall,
D. G. Matron, of Athens as inspect
ing officer. A "pay-your-own" din
ner will be served at 6 o'clock at
the American Legion hall, with res
ervations to be made by April Il,
with the secretary. Visiting men,
bers cordially invited, and mem
bers urged to be present FLORENCE
Reed, w. NJ; Fannie A. Richard
son. Sec'y
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09
LIGHTNING STRIKES HOFFMAN,
HOUSE In MALTA

During the storm Sunday night
about 9 o'clock, lightning struck
Miss Edith Hoffmann's residence in
Malta. The bolt tore hole in the
upper floor and passed out through
the wall, tearing a small opening in
the weather boarding. Miss Hof-
mann and Mrs. Cumberledge who
occupy the house, were considerably
shocked. but soon recovered.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of John E. B. Doan. deceas-
ed:
Notice is hereby given that Alta
D. Reed, of Chesterhill, Ohio, has
been duly appointed executor of the
estate of John E. B. Doan, late of
Morgan county, Ohio.
Dated this 8th day of April,
1886.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge of Said County
9a3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09

Mr.. l. C. Young of upper Malta
is now doing fairly we'll, and was
able to be out Wednesday for a
short automobile ride.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-19
Dam Worker Held
On Morals Charge

John Riley, Imperial dam work
er, is neld in the Imperial county
Jail on a morals charge involving
three little girls six, eight, and nine
years of age. The children lived
with their parents in cabins near
the one occupied by Riley in a
construction camp near the dam.
Preliminary hearing is scheduled
for Winterhaven justice court at
2 o'clock Monday afternoon. The
father of one of the children sign
ed the complaint charging Riley
with violation of section 288 of the
penal code.
The section under which Riley is
held carries a maximum sentence
of from one to so years.
The three children accused Riley
OF misconduct in June. Riley told
T. M. Sharp, chief criminal in
veStigator for the sheriff's office
that he remembered the day upon
which they charge him with mis-
conduct because it was. his birth
day and he had been drinking tC
celebrate.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-19
DEATH TOLL MOUNTS
In MADRID BATTLE
II Duce Strengthens
Military Def
Copyright 1896 by United Press

Copyright 1886 by United Press
ROME, Nov. 10. UP)-More guns,
more airplanes, more warships,
more men were voted by the fascist
grand council today to back up
Premier Benito Mussolini's policies.
A few hours after the meeting,
Mussolini named Filippo de Ciutiis
di Santa Patrizia, now counsellor
of the embassy to the Spanish 10y
alist government, as Charge DAT
faireS accredited to the nationalist
government The italian embassy
has been maintained at Alicante
for several weeks.
Meeting in the dead of night af-
ter the italian and German recog-
milton of the Spanish nationalists
"a gauntlet thrown contsmptuously
at the feet OF Communist Russia
the grand council affirmed the
necessity of accelerating the race
like pace of Italian preparedness for
war. especially as regards air and
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-19
u. s. STEPS IN
TO BREAK UP
SHIP DEADLOCK

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10. Up)-
Drastic federal and territorial in
tervention in the Pacific coast mari
time tie-up, designed TO relieve
Alaska and Hawaii of purported
kAcute food shortages, was mapped
Today as further peace moves in
THE strike ran into blind alleys.
A governmental order authoriz-
ing resumption of coastwise ship
ping to isolated Alaska under SUI
pervision of the Alaska railroad, op-
Grated by the department of in
terror, sent the northwest strike
committee into executive session to
determine whether unionists would
cooperate.
At Honolulu Gov. Joseph B.
Poindexter called conference of
Hawaiian officials to consider emer-
gency food measures.
Some confusion followed the fed
eral order pertaining to resumption
of Alaska trade. A survey by Of
ficials in Seattle failed to show
what ships could be used in the
service. Neither was it clear
whether the government would pay
kwages demanded by the strikers
vSo Pacific maritime workers who
worked the ships.
On another strikefront, the popu-
lous cities of Oakland and Ber-
kelley on the east side of San Fran
cisco bay went into the milk busi-
ness in an emergency move follow
ING closing of 1A OF 10 plants be-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-19

Centro city council wednesday
night.
The contemplated program would
include construction of one head
quarters shop for large truck and
trailer concern, one packing shed
and two shook warehouse sheds,
Donohue said. A spur track would
connect the property with the
Southern Pacific railroad.
The matter came before the coun-
Gil when Donohue appeared as rep
resentative of Hazard & Gould
owners of the property, in an effort
TO clear up tax delinquency mat
ters and obtain clear title before
the building program starts. The
council accepted the plan.
At the same time it was learned
that the eastern half of the 80 acre
strip affected may be improved un-
der plans of the owners to estab-
lish a large auto court there. No
definite program to be followed in
this plan was mentioned.
Continuation of First street north
from Main street was asked by
Donohue when he offered on be-
han of his principals to deed back
to the city a 60-foot strip for the
street.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-19
Expansion to Start
On Receipt of Funds

The people of Imperial Valley
will be distributing their own power
outside Of Brawiey within six
months after funds allotted by the
Public Works Administration are
made available to the Imperial r.
rigation District, Superintendent M.
j. Dowd predicted Wednesday.
Enlargement of the diesel plant
at Brawley and construction of a
distribution system will start i'm
mediately upon receipt of federal
funds, Dowd explained, making it
possible to serve Imperial Valley
towns other than Brawley, and adj
jacent areas, almost Immediately
Brawley is now served by the diesel
plant there.
I'VE do not have to finish the
canal plant before we can start
operating-that is the beauty of it, >
Dowd said. He added that, once
completed, the unit of the canal
power system will furnish sufficient
electrical energy to carry the en-
tire present power load in the VAL
ley, with the exception of ice plants
The plan given PWA approval
Continued on Page 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-19

her family which had awaited the
arrival of a son, Walter Schumann,
from Chicago. He reached here
at midnight.
Hundreds of kilograms continued
pouring in upon the family today
as people n iall fields of life mes
saged their condolences at the To-
year-old singers death Tuesday
evening from blood ailment.
The brief services tomorrow are
to be conducted by Father Keating
of Burbank, an old friend of
Madame Schumann-H Heink, and the
legion post chaplain.
Following the rites, the coffin
will be placed on a flag-draped
artillery caisson and escorted to
Santa Fe station by a guard OF
honor and placed aboard a train
for San Diego, Cal, where the
singer resided for many years.
Legion officials said that posts
throughout the nation were pre-
pairing for special memorial serv-
ices in honor of the beloved singer
who devoted so much of her TIME
and ability to cheering the sol
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-19

The bureau OF reclamation Is
making plans for construction OF
the first unit which will be at
Plant No 4 on the canal.
The plant will utilize a 47-foot
drop in the canal, generating 49,
500 kilowatts of power. The plant
contemplated under today's allot-
ment will utilize one-half the
maximum generating power.
In addition, Ickes said, the pro-
ject contemplates increasing the
capacity of the irrigation districts
Diesel plant at Brawley from $3.50
kilowatts to 1880 kilowatts as a
standby plant.
Power lines serving the principal
urban and rural districts of the
Imperial Valley will be construct
ed Carrying $4,000 volts, the lines
will be: -.
One from the Brawley plant by
the way of Holtville, distance of
38 miles.
A line to Brawley through Cali
patria and Ell Centro, 43 miles.
A line from Brawley to Cali
patria and Westmorland with a
seven mile branch to INLAND, 40
miles in all.
The $4,000 volts Ickes said, will
be stepped down in various towns
to serve distribution systems.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-19
.HEWES Halls
POWER GRANT
AS VICTORY
Sen. McAdoo Deeply
Gratified,' He Tells
Post-Press

Approv val of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt has
been placed upon the efforts
of the people of the Impe-
rial Irrigation District to
keep power development possibili-
ties on the All American canal
for their own benefit rather than
turning them over to private pow
er interests for private profit,
President Evan T. Hewes of the
irrigation district said today
Approval by the president of a
grant and loan for power develop
ment on the canal was taken by
Hewes as an indication Of presi-
Dental approval of the public
power program.
HeWes credited the latest victory
in the Imperial Valley power wal
to Senators w. 6. McAdoo and
Hiram Johnson, and to Ed "
Izac and Harry R. Sheppard, con-
gressman-e elect from the the San
Diego Imperial and the Riverside
county districts, and Phil d. Swing
former congressman. AT the same
time he warned that the people
of Imperial Valley must not forget
that the battle between public and
private ownership of All Ameri-
can canal power is not over.
Thanks Public
HeWeS. on his own behalf eX-
pressed qualification that the fed
eral ALLEGATION has been approved
and on behalf of the irrigation
district board thanked the public
for its support Of the power pro-
gram.
M. j. DoWd, superintendent OF
the district, described the approval
as simply one more step in the
development of Imperial Valley
and, in my opinion, one of the
most important steps that has beer
taken thus far. There is no ques-
ton but that the use of water foi
irrigation and power will assure
prosperity for the valley"
Senator McAdoo, over long-diS-
tance, told the Post-Press that he
is immensely gratified that fund;
at last have been provided fol
carrying on the development o.
electric power on the All American
canal. 1 know it will contribute
greatly to the future of the val.
ley"
McAdoo, with the others men.
toned by Hewes. was instrumental
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-19
VALLEY WILL BE
FREE OF FROST
FOR WEEKEND

No frost is indicated for Imperial
Valley this weekend, said Fred
Baughman, fruit-frost expert Tor
the weather bureau. He said his
daily reports from all sections OF
the continent carry no indications
that a frost will visit this area with
In the next few days.
The highest temperatures ever re-
corded so late in the fall we're re-
corded Wednesday at Seattle Wash,
and Redding At Calgary. Canada.
where temperatures usually are very
low at this season. the temperature
Wednesday was 10 degrees.
Prevailing north winds probably
will be followed by cooler weather
over the weekend, he said. but MOI