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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22

Betz returned home Sunday, while
Mrs. Betz and children remained TO!
a longer visit.
| Mrs. Bernice Roberts and sister
/ Miss Peggy Barnes, arrived home
! Thursday from a several days visit
with their sister, Claudio, at Van
| alta, and at the Betz home at New
ark.
Dale Singree has traded for q
Ford roadster
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stegner
and daughter Norma and Mrs. E:l
Stegner and children attended Sul.-
day school and church services at
Pleasant Grove church, Sunday af
ternoon.
Mary Elizabeth Barnes is again
suffering from asthma.
Joe Emmett Fisher who visited
two weeks with his grandparents
returned home
We had heavy rains last week,
but both branches of Meigs creek
remained within the banks, so no
further damage resulted here FROM
high water. One Of the many prob
lens now confronting the farmers,
is how to get their hay cured and
the wheat dry enough to stack.
j. IL. Wickersham and f. +. Fos-
ter and family visited Sunday with
the aged Mrs. Jasper Wickersharl
of Cross Roads, who has not been SO
we'll during the past week.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22
New ton Ridge

Gladys Tompkins spent Monday
in Marietta
Allie Bailey is helping care for
Mrs. Sadie Stephenson of McCon-
nelsville.
Delbert Able and family and
Dwight Graham and family spent
Sunday at the John Wetherell home.
Emmett Baldridge and family
visited Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
r. Bailey.
June Bragg returned home Mon
day, after spending a week in Zanes-
vile.
Mrs. Emma Tompkins spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in Nc
Connelsville.
Mrs. Gerald Anderson and daugh-
ter Ann of McConnelsville spent Sat
urday at the Charles Newsom home.
Mrs. Wallace Bragg and son Gene,
Mrs. Williams and Jimmie Richard
son Of McConnelsville spent Thurs
day with Mrs. Emma Bragg.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harry Henery and
daughter Hilda spent Thursday in
Marietta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Cannon and
Deweese Harmer of GAINESVILLE visit
ed Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Harmer
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wetherell, near
Lancaster, announce the birth Of a
daughter. July 13. Mr. and Mrs.
Robert WetherelI are grandparents.
Frank Bragg spent the week end
in GAINESVILLE.
Mr. and Mrs Howard White and
daughter Bernice and granddaugh-
ter Della Bowles, and Mrs. Blanche
Daugherty attended Pomona grange,
Saturday
Mrs. Henry Harmer is on the sick
list. being under doctors care.
Mr. and Mrs Ray McKibben and
daughter Freda OF Dale, were guests
Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
McKibben, Sunday.
Mrs Robert Wetherell and grand
daughter Myrtle Duke, spent Mon
day with Mrs. Anna Newsom of
PennSville.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22
Hackney

The Sunday school convention OF
the Mt. Olive, Centerville, Smiths
Chapel and Cross Roads churches,
will be held at the Mt. Olive M. Z.
church, Sunday, July 20, with 4
basket dinner at noon. everyone
invited.
The ladies' aid society of Smith'a
Chapel church will be entertained
at the home of Mrs. e. S. and Mrs.
George Gordon, on Thursday, july
20. There will be baptismal ser
vice also by Rev. c. S. Nickerson.
Everyone invited to attend
Mr.. and Mrs. Truman MotZ anu
children were afternoon callers OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Hosom, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Carroll of Nc
Connelsville were Sunday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur McFerren, ami
sons Dale and Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Haines and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. NC
Ferren were guests Saturday even
ing of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Watson
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Myers ana
little daughter Carolyn have gone to
housekeeping on a farm near Lowell.
Dale McFerren and James Hosom
attended a show Saturday night IN
McCOnnelSVille.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL
ESTATE IN PARTITION

By virtue of an order of sale and
partition in case No. 1855 in which AL
lie Rollison is plaintiff and Jesse A.
Godfrey and Rollin e. Godfrey, de-
PENDANTS.
1 will offer for sale at public auc-
tion on Saturday, the 31st day of July.
1887, at ten o'clock a. M, the following
described real estate:
Situate in the County of Morgan,
State of Ohio, and Township of Wind
sor. and bounded and described as fol-
lows:
PARCEL NO. l. Being a part of Lot
No. 1043 in Township Nine (9), Range
Eleven GD, containing 35 acres, more
or less.
PARCEL NO. 2. Being in Sections
20 and ID Of Town Nine co., Range
Eleven 1D, of the Ohio Company's
Purchase. containing 65 acres, more
or less.
PARCEL NO. 3. Being a part of lots
numbered Eleven (D and Twelve
G2) in Township Nine (9), Range
Eleven (1D, containing 40 acres, more
or less
Said premises appraised at s1,S00.
Terms of sale, cash Said premises
must sell for not less than two-thi1ds
of it's appraised value.
L. B. AREAN,
Sheriff.
A. B. Mercer Attorney fj15
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22
NOTICE OF ELECTION ON
ISSUE OF BONDS

Notice is hereby given that in pur--
suance of a Resolution of the Council
of the Village of McCorne!svf!Ic, Ohio.
passed on the fifth day of May. 1887:
there will be submitted to a vote OF
the people Of said village at special
election to be held in the Village of Nc
Connelsville Ohio. at the regular
places of voting therein on Tuesday.
the third day of August, 1897. the
question of issuing bonds Of said VIII
lage in tho amount of Twenty-one
Thousand Dollars (s21.00O.00) for the
purpose of refunding the outstanding
bonds and notes of said village as pro-
vided by law.
The maximum number of years dur
ing which said bonds are to run fs
twelve years.
The estimated average annual tax
rate outside of the ten-mill limitation
as certified by the County Auditor is
/. 8 mills.
The polls for said Election will be
open at $40 o'clock a m, and remain
omen until $50 o'clock p. m. eastern
Standard Time) of said day.
By order of the Board Of Elections
of Morgan County. Ohio.
P. G.. BALL, Clerk.
Dated July 1, 1887 fj13
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22
UniOnvilie

Mrs Belle Kidd who has been re
siding in McConnelsyilie, moved here
Saturday to the residence recently
purchased from the heirs of the late
Howard Lindimore. Her daughters
Mrs Belva Knox and Mrs. Corda
Hooper assisted in the moving and
placing of the household goods. Mrs.
Knox remained with her Saturday
night, and left Sunday morning for
her home at Reynoldsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minor Moore Of the
Cross Roads vicinity, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Hall and daughter spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
Lyon of Hooppole ridge.
The Misses Mary Wickersham and
F'reda Foster spent Saturday night
at the Harry BoZman home in Nc
Connelsyille.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Blackburn and
Mrs. Corda Hooper and son Rodney
were Sunday visitors at the Mrs
Belle Kidd home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Spencer OF
Hooppole ridge spent Saturday even
ing at the ]. P. Kidd home.
Miss Mary Reed who is employed
in McConnelsyille spent over the
week end at her home here
Mrs. Ida (Brown) Ellsworth and
daughter who have been visiting her
mother, Mrs. Rosa Brown, for tha
past two weeks, left Saturday for a
| few days visit with Mr.. and Mrs
| Fred Barnes south of McConnels
vile. She leaves there Tuesday
| for Columbus for few days visit
with her aunt, Mrs. Eva Mummey
From there she will go to Chicago
| for a brief visit with relatives, and
then will go to her home at Colfax
Iowa, arriving there about July %
Mrs. Dorothy Sandal, Coshocton
| following weeks visit with he,
mother, Mrs. Alice Murray. and hel
brother Claud and family, of Dyes
Fork, returned home Sunday. Mrs
Georgia Murray of Mansfield also
spent Saturday night and Sunday a,
| the Murray home.
Erwin Bryan and Everett Roberts
| spent over the week end with Del
mar Dewitt, at Martins Ferry.
! Mrs Searle Bline (Claudie
Barnes) was awarded the $500 giv
en- away at the Midland theatre
Newark, o., on last Wednesday
night, receiving ten $40 bills.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Betz and chill
dren of Newark who had visited his
folks in McConnelsville arrived hers
Saturday night for visit at the
VIM. 0. and |. r. Barnes homes. Mr.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22
Dale

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Piatt and son
of Chesterhill spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Johnson.
Mrs. Eva Reese is visiting NJ.
and Mrs. Arthur Blind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond of Newark
visited the last of the week with
relatives here.
Miss Bernice Yarnell of McCon-
nelsville spent Saturday and Sunday
at home.
Harlan Jobes and Ava Farms
worth attended the races at Win
chester, Ind, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Blind and
Merlyn of Chicago spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blind and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Krause.
There will be a penny supper at
Dale church grove, Wednesday ev-
ening, July 28.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Webber aud
family attended the Love reunion
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Colerick spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Reed of McConnelsville
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22

from a visit at Philo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Updike and
daughter and two children were Sun
day visitors with relatives here.
Mrs Harry Grimes is improving
in health.
Mrs Ida Chappelear who has been
i'll, has recovered.
Jesse Chappelear who is taking a
summer course in Athens school,
was at home Sunday. Mr. Chappe-
lear is one among our oldest school
teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Van Horn
called on James Kincaid, Sunday at
ternoon, on Glouster route. Mr..
Kincaid s. family have the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wright of
Corning were the guests of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Chappelear,
Sunday.
Miss Margaret Chappelear who IS
employed at Glouster, was at home,
Sunday
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22
nopewell

Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Hosorl
and children of GAINESVILLE were week
end guests of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Hosom
X. j. Newman made business
trip to Newark, one day last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Drake and
children of Philo were Sunday
guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. f. Drake.
| r. w. Griest carried the mail on
Malta route one, the forepart of this
week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w S. Barkhurst en-
tertained the following guests Sun
day: Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Michener,
Mrs. Emma Shook, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
| V. Carpenter and children, and Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Carpenter, all of
| Chesterhill.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wilson of
father, j. A. Bump.
| Mrs. r. j. Newman spent a day
recently in Columbus.
| Mr. and Mrs c.. E. NeWburn and
son Rex spent Sunday with the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c..
Newburn of Elliott.
| Mf. anu MIS-. f1dIOlu MllleT ana
children, accompanied by his sister
and family, of Pleasantville, were
Sunday guests at j. A. Bumps. Mr.
and Mrs. D. L. Wilson spent the af-
| ternoon there.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tolbert of Nal
ia, and Violet Haines of Meigs We're
callers at Albert Ellis, Friday ev-
ening.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Newman and
son Jerry and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Wilson and children spent Sunday
week ago at Buckeye Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Roberts and
children attended the reunion at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott White, of Broadwell, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Hartley have
moved from the Fred Williams farm
to the home of A. X. Ridgley.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22
BishOpville

Mrs. Chris Day and daughter Miss
Eleanor and Miss Jessie M. Wilson
motored to Athens Tuesday. There
they were joined by Mrs. Fred Kit
tie, and from there went to Cool
vile and spent the day with Mrs.
Hall Chapman and family.
Mrs. p. NJ. Smith and son Dwight
went to Akron Saturday, to spend a
few days with Parker Linscott and
family, who returned from here
Sunday.
Dean Watkins and Miss Wilma
Bracket came from Akron, after a
trip to Mammoth cave, returning
home Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Adrean Nelson and
daughters Anna Bee and Mary Jos
Bryson, came from Columbus and
visited Mrs. Nelson's parents, NJ
and Mrs. j. NJ. Watkins, over tbs
week end.
Mrs. Rebecca J. Daugherty. Mrs
Donna Mae Shepard. Wilma Bracket
and Dean Watkins motored to Rein
ersville and visited their aunt, Mrs
Mary Stevenson, Saturday.
Glen, jr., and Richard Reed spent
SeN eIdI QcSS III AlH6uS I6CGutls, v Is
iting their uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. r. j. Kittle
Mrs. Garnet Reed spent Wednes
day at the county seat, and visited
her husband, who is a patient at
Rocky Glen sanatorium.
Miss Clarice Linseott of Akron is
spending the summer with hei
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ.
Smith.
Mrs. Elton Pedicord and daugn-
ter Miss Orlena spent Sunday after
noon with Mrs. Garnet Reed and
sons
Mr. and Mrs. W Fl. Hoon returned
Thursday from a weeks visit with
their son Frank, and other relatives
and friends. in Columbus.
Mrs. Chris Day and Miss Eleanor
Day returned to Columbus, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Williams Of
Glouster attended the Rainbow di-
vision convention in Columbus,
Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. MurreH Standley.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22
Ringgold
Building 100 Years Old

Sheldon Kane has purchased the
late Mary Love property, consisting
of the residence and store house
the latter is said to be the first store
building built in Ringgold, over
100 years ago. The residence prop
erty is being torn down.
Jesse Chappelear is having a barn
pattern cut cut to build a barn near
his residence, to take place of the
cne burned on the hill farm, over a
year ago.
Sunday creek is keeping up it's
fashion-out over the bottoms last
week
We are informed that Mrs. Josiah
Kirkbride ccntemplates leaving her
farm, and locating in Corning.
Mrs. Faye Anguish of Bucyrus
made her mother, Mrs. Jefferson
Drake. few days visit.
John Kirkbride has returned
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22
Stockport Route Two

There will be an ice cream and
cake social at Mt Olivet church,
Friday evening, July 80. This social
is given by the Sunshine Sunday
school class of young ladies and
young men, and their teacher, Mrs.
r. D. Daugherty. Everyone is COR
daily invited to attend.
There will be regular meeting Of
East Windsor grange, Friday even
ing, July 23
Child Breaks Arm
Hazel. five year old daughter Of
E. r. McAtee and wife, while play
ing on some steps leading up to an
outbuilding, Sunday afternoon. fell
breaking her left arm, below the ell
bow She was taken to a physician,
who attended TO the fracture.
A turtle with the initials H. F.,
'1S71,' carved on the shell. was
found recently by Jerrold Calendine,
OH his grandfather's farm, near Pat
terson school house.
Paul, son of Carl Bebout and
wife. is recovering from an attack
Of shingles.
Mr. and Mrs VIM. Sparks return
ed Sunday to Cincinnati, having Wis
tied relatives here The Iatter's sis
ter. Miss Evelyn CaIendine. return
ed home with them for visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Altman and
Children of GAINESVILLE, visited over
Sunday at tie home of Pearl Ham
bel and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Hupp of
GAINESVILLE and Mrs. Wesley Rowland
and son were Sunday guests at the
home of Glenn Sells and wife.
Miss Evelyn Emory of Norwich is
spending a few weeks at the home
of her brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Emory.
Wesley Rowland spent Sunday at
the home Of his mother, Mrs. Nellie
Rowland
e. 5. Sells OF Columbus who has
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22

been spending a few days at his
farm here, left Friday to visit at the
home of his brother-in-law and sis
ter, e. r. Blackburn and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Calendine and
children were guests Sunday at the
home of Walter Porter and wife, at
Pennsville.
Mr.. and Mrs Granville Schaffer Of
Cincinnati visited last week at the
home of James Calendine and wife.
Their son Bobby who had been
spending several weeks with his
grandparents, returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bamfield and
family were guests at the home of
Kenneth Apperson.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22
Meigs

Joseph Brown taught the Meig>
school, winter of 1SS9-o0. After
school closed we never met unit
Friday of last week, when we had 6
short talk with him at the home o1
his sister Mrs. VIM. Tannehill, Rein
ersville. During that winter pic
ture Of the school was taken il
which 40 pupils were photographed
At the time Mr. Brown was wearing
a mustache. At this time, he il
smoothly shaven. The boys were
wearing leather boots, the girls
Shoes We believe we are correct
when we say not a pupil owned a
pair overshoes.
Stanbery Alderman's articles are
very interesting to us. Clint Muir
duck who was sheriff at the time of
/ the events noted in last weeks pa
per, is buried here at Meigs. In ou.
| boyhood, we remember hearing men
! discuss the matter 1t WAS always
, agreed the hole in the bars was not
large enough to allow kincaid to
crawl through.
Birthday Parties
Thursday evening of last week, 4
number of relatives AMI friends
gathered at the Bernard Knox home
TO remind Mrs. Knox and their year
old daughter, Donna Mae. Of their
birthdays, Mrs. KnoX's being Thurs
day, and Donna's the 10Th. Ice
cream and cake We're served.
On Sunday, relatives and friends
gathered at the George Fox home 60
help celebrate their son Deans 21st
birthday. A big dinner was the fea-
ture of the event
Home From Trip
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Haines. Miss
Eta Merwin and Paul Lyons. re
turned home Saturday, after a
weeks touring trip. which took them
through West Virginia. Old Virginia.
northern Tennessee and North Caro-
ina. They visited many points of
interest. ascended the Great Grand
father mountains, near LinvilIe, \.
c., visited Virginia Beach. crossed.
by ferry from Norfolk to Newport
News, visited the site of the old
jamestown settlement, returning
home by way OF Richmond, took the
famous sky line drive through the
Shenandoah valley, slapped at the
Luray caverns-thence home over
route so, a distance of 800. Ben
noticed an old water mill up in the
Blue Ridge ountains-stopped and
inspected it, He found the miller
was a woman. He brought some Of
the meal home and gave us enough
for a mess of those old time corn
cakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Radcliff spent
Sunday with the latter's mother,
Mrs. Chas. Nichols of Caldwell. Mrs.
Nichols is in quite poor health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Ray and little
daughter of Barberton. spent over
Sunday at the A J. Lindimore and
mer's mother, Mrs. Paul Ray, who
has been here the past three weeks
accompanied them home.
Elmer Henderson and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Colvert, Colum-
bus, and Mr.. Colvert's father of Ur-
bana, spent Sunday at the. Hender
son-Risberg home.
Boy Badly Hurt
Samuel Bone, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Bone, was badly inlured Fri
day He was sliding off hay
stack with a rake in his hand. In
some way the handle of the rake
was broken and he fell on the sharp
end, which penetrated his abdomen.
Sunday he was reported getting
along very well.
SunProof paints give better pro-
lection and longer life, which means
LESS MONEY per year.-Standard
Supply Co. m13tf
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22
NOTICE or APPOINTMENT

Estate of Ann e. Dutton, deceased:
Notice is hereby given that G. I.
Schofield of ChesterhilI, Ohio, has
been duly appointed executor of es-
tate of Ann f. Dutton, deceased,
late Of Chesterhill, Morgan county,
Ohio.
Dated this 18th day of July, 1887.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge Of Said County.
ooilg
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22
NOTICE OF ELECTION ON
PROPOSITION TO APP
PRAISE PROPERTY OF
OHIO FUEL GAS CON-
PANY.


Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of a Resolution of the Council
Of the Village of McConnelsville, Ohio.
passed the twelfth day of May,
1897. there will be submitted to a vote
Of the people of said village at the
special election to be held in the VII
lage of McConnelsville, Ohio, at the
regular places of voting therein on
Tuesday, the third day of August,
1897, the question of an appraisal of
the property of the Ohio Fuel Gas
Company. situated in said village. by
Independent engineers for the purpose
of determining a fair rate for natural
gas and to compel fair, tax return
on said property as provided by law.
The polls for said election will be
open at $50 o'clock a. M, and remain
open until $50 o'clock p m. eastern
Standard Time) of said day:
BY order of the Board of Elections
of Morgan County, Ohio.
p. G.. BALL. Clerk.
Dated July 1. 1887 IJlf
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22
"C0ME INTO The KITCHEN

ODAY the magical art Of electricity creating picture Of delight
M changes the modern kitchen Gone are the hot oye s The
electricity the modern kitchen adopts principles Of efficiency
Of convenience beauty and Cleanliness
The fast accurate Of ody electric does its work With
raising kitchen temPeraurethout SCOT smoke The electric
refrigerator daily to and eonssnt eeonom1er Of the fam
and delightful feature that with rates the the
for each unit Many households that having aeec-
c Kitchens paying less than cens kowahour on the average
.. OHIO POWER ca
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-22

Sun-Proof paints give better pro-
lection and longer life, which means
LESS MONEY per year.-Standard
Supply Co. m13t
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-11
Passengers Safe
But Hoover Gets
Beating in Surf
$8,0O0,000 Dollar Line
Craft Reported Pounding
and Leaking Badly

MANILA, Dec 11.-Six hundred
and fifty passengers from the Dol
lar liner President Hoover. which
grounded yesterday on Hoishoto Is
land near Formosa, are reported
safely ashore.
The 100000 liner is feared TO be
in a desperate condition with waves
pounding her mercilessly and radio
reports saying the ship is leaking
badly"
Capt, f. Stepbach of the German
steamer Preussen, said the weather
was calm, but heavy swell was
causing the wrecked President Hoo
yer to bump heavily on the reef
where she is hanging. The Preussen
answered the distress calls.
Officials of the Dollar Line say
they believe the vessel can be re-
floated.
The big craft struck the reef yes
terday while on her new course be-
tween Japan and Formosa.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-11
GILLIAN FAILS
ON FLIGHT TO
POINT BARROW
Forced Down at Alatna-
Expects to Resume
Flying Today

FAIRBANKS. Alaska, Dec. 10
harold Gillian who hoped off from
here at 7:15 o'clock yesterday morn
ing with Christmas mail and radio
equipment to assist Sir Hubert Will
kins in his search for the six miss
ing Soviet filters, was forced to halt
at Alatna. This was because Of a
high wind and overcast skies in the
semi darkness over the Endicott
range. Gillian plans to proceed dur
ing today if the weather is favorable.
An Electra Of the PAA left here
Friday morning for Juneau but was
forced to return because of heavy
winds over Carcross. Forty-seven
degrees below zero temperature was
encountered on the flight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-11
GIANT PLANES
CARRYING 100
WILL Be BUILT
Great Pan-American Ocean
Liners of Air Will OPP
crate by l94l

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Pan-Am-
erican Always have ordered built,
eight new trans-oceanic airplanes of
revolutionary size, capable Of carry
ing at least 100 passengers each,
with comfortable staterooms.
Eight aircraft manufacturers re-
ceived the contracts to construct
the monster craft, expected to be in
operation by 1941.
The big planes, ocean liners of the
air, will have cruising range for at
least 5000 mile nonstop flights and
will each weigh 1900 pounds.