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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-08
Newton Ridge

| Saturday Wade Beamer went TO
Clarksburg, w. Va, and on Sunday
returned with Mrs. Doris Jones and
son Bobby. Mrs. Jones returned to
! Clarksburg Tuesday and Bobby will
| spend the summer with his grand
ham Mary Newsom spent Monday
afternoon at the Frank Van Fossen
| home. Miss Edna Hambleton re-
turned to Columbus Friday, after
spending some time with Florence
White Mrs. Emma Tompkins spent
Sunday night and Monday in Nc
Connelsville. Her grandson, Ron
aid returned home with her.--Mr
and Mrs. Frank Daugherty attend
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. H. Ewing. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Wetherell were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Harmer, Sunday
Eugene Newsom of Malta is spend
ing the summer at G.. r. Bailey's.--
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Williams and son
Stanley OF Pennsyille spent Sunday
Ed Molfett of Chaneyville were sup
per guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Daugherty, Sunday Ray McKibben
and family of Dale, were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Nc
Kibben, Saturday. Floyd Reven-
augh and family OF Blue ROCK spent |
the week end at George Bishops
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cline and son /
Gene Of Cleveland spent Sunday |
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. |
S. Fordham. A. A. Henery and
family spent Sunday evening at |
Herbert Harmer's s.--This community
was shocked to hear of the death of |
Mrs. Alice Walker. Mrs. Walker
spent the early part Of her life in
our community.--Mrs Guy Lowell
of Crooksville, Mrs. Bertha Brit
tfgan, Mrs. Maggie Henery, Mrs.
Belva Bachelor and daughters Fac
and Kaye of Stockport, were callers
at c. F. Teters, Tuesday afteronon.
WIN. Wright and Lee Thomas of
Corping visited Wednesday with Mr..
and Mrs. Willis Wright. Paul Wells
and family of Westland, Ebert
Wilson and family and Mrs. Edith
Harkins of Pennsville spent Sunday
at Wendell Tompkins' Miss Err
nestine Clifford went to Utica where
she will spend the summer at the
Joe Balm home.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-08
Arlington

Mrs. Dale Ray and little son re-
turned to their home at Barberton,
Sunday, after spending some time
with Mrs. Rays parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dennis Embree.--Mr. and Mrs.
John Anderson, Mr. and Mrs Or
land Flanders, Mrs. Dora Flanders,
Misses Mary Belle Flanders, Lucy
Scott and John woodward visited
recently with Mr.. and Mrs. S. w.
Scott and family of Zanesvlle.--.
Homer Smith spent Friday and Sat
urday in Columbus.--M Mrs Pearl
Hadley of Florids and Ansley Frame
were Saturday callers at the Wood
ward home, and the Flanders home
--Children's day services will be
day evening, June 11:--Mr. and
Ruth Thorla visited Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Miller and
daughter Jane spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hills Shaver Miss
Beulah McGregor spent the week
end with Miss Jean Hardesty. y.--Sun-
day visitors at the John Anderson
home were. Rev. and Mrs. Fair and
Rev. Woodcock of New Concord;
sister and the Wheeler sisters Of
GAINESVILLE; Mr.. and Mrs. Grover
Roberts and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dale Roberts and little son--
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes Parker of Shaw
nee were visiting in this neighbor-
hood, last week. Roy Lawrence,
Dale Greer and James Gregg visited
Sunday with Mrs. Gregg's parents,
at Middlebourne, w. Va.--Mr land
Mrs. Herman Perry spent Friday ev
ening with Mr.. and Mrs. Hamer Will
SON. Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Lawrence,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Downing,
Betty, Norma, Russell and Helen
Downing and Mrs. Dale Greer and
little daughter Patty We're Sunday
visitors with Mr.. and Mrs. c. S.
Lawrence Mr. and Mrs Clyde Will
son, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wilson, Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilfred Hancher. Mrs. Emma
Wilson. Mrs. Fannie McGregor,
Mrs. Wilbur Lawrence, Misses Deb
bic Wilson, Ernestine Clifford, Rita
and Norma Wilson, Delmar, Charley,
Engene and James Wilson spent
week ago Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Oval Hancher and family. Mrs.
Hancher was very greatly surpris-
ed as this happened to be her birth
day.--Rev Mowery took supper
Sunday evening at the McGregor
home
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-08

Raney: vice pres, Richard Abel;
sec'y-treas., Claud Davis; recreation
leader, Junior Dougan; news re-
porter, Kenneth Scott The next
regular meeting will be held at the
home of Ralph Raney, June 20.
Anyone wishing to join who was not
at the meeting Monday night, please
be present at this meeting. Mr. Al
ton Wagner of Baltimore came
Sunday for few days visit with his
mother, Emma Wagner, and other
relatives. Billy Ham of Malta is
also guest at the Wagner home
this week.-Mrs.. Emma Mendenhall
of New Philadelphia was a supper
guest Friday of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Giles Mrs. Ray Blair of Lancaster
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mattox
and three daughters spent from
Wednesday until Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Mer-
Ger. Mrs. Blair and Mrs. Mattox
will be remembered as Grace and
Ethel Mercer, who made their home
with the MERGERS several years ago.
Mr.. Mattox is field manager for a
book company, which takes them
through different parts of the U. S.
They make their home in a house
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-08
Pennsville

Atty Lentz of Crooksville made a
splendid address to large crowd at
the Pennsville Townsend club last
Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. G.. O.
Graham attended a birthday party
last Thursday evening in honor Of
Bob Chambers, at the home of his
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Johnson, near Zanes-
vile. A social evening was enjoyed
and refreshments of sandwiches,
cake. and ice cream were served by
the hostess Miss lola Roberts of
Malta is spending the week with
her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Kennard.- Wednesday of last week
Mr.: and Mrs. Orin Abel attended the
military parade at Columbus at
which time their son Floyd obtain
ed his commission. Mrs. Jackson
James who underwent an operation
at Good Samaritan hospital, recent
ly was able to return to her home
Sunday. The trip was made in the
Miller ambulance.--Mr and Mrs J.
B. Burcher and children were week
end guests of relatives at Bealsville,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-08

den's brother, Francis Starting, and
wife. Calvin Startling who has been
visiting at the Francis Starting
home, returned to his home at
Parkersburg, w. Va, Saturday. His
cousin, Virgil Startling, accompanied
him home for a weeks vlslt.--Joe
Cheadle, member of the senior
class of Windsor high school, re-
turned Thursday from trip to
Hanlin spent from Wednesday un-
til Sunday at the Paul Oliver home,
near McConnelsville. Mrs. Oliver
who is ill, remains about the same.
Her sister, Mrs Loretta Goodwin,
near, Athens, came Monday to care
for her Mrs. F. B. Cheadle who is
employed at McConnelsville, spent
Saturday at her home here. Rev.
J. A. Goddard and son Dale of SOM
erset, were Sunday dinner guests at
the L. v. Rardin hons. Cecil
Thilburn Yarnell were callers one
day last week at the F. B. Cheadle
home. Mr.. Cheadle's father, Asa
Cheadle, who has been visiting here
returned home with them Maurice
Hanlin and uncle, F. M. Gheen,
spent Monday in Zanesville.-- Mrs.
Selena Sleek of GAINESVILLE is spend
ing the week with her daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. L. v. Rardin
Mrs. Elaine Kinney visited Friday
with her mother. Mrs. Inez Barbour
is employed at Medina spent the
week end at his home here Mrs:
B. E. Trimble of Waterford visited
Thursday and Friday at the L. V.
Rardin home Miss Jean Kinney
returned home Friday from few
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-08

for a visit with her father, Albert
Burcher and her brother Paul and
other relatives. - Word has been re-
ceived of the death of Mrs. Alice
Walker which occurred at the sana-
torium, Tuesday morning. Mrs.
Walker formerly lived here. - Mrs.
Reverdy Best spent Tuesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Niceswanger
At the school board meeting Mon
day evening Wayne Macklem of
Bristol township was hired to take
the place of Miss Faye Cordray, who
will teach in the Malta grade
school this winter Harry Dobbins
has moved from the J. F. Dougan
house to the Sanford Gheen house.
Mr.. and Mrs Olin Davis were vis-
ltors at the Russell Bachelor home,
Malta, Monday evening. Mr.. Ray
mond Clifford and De Arle Wagner
have sold their filling station in
Malta to Dana Davis of Bartlett and
Verlyn Wilson of Marietta, who
took possession Tuesday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Neal Bachelor and children of
Montgomery, W. Va, came Sunday
for a visit with his parents, Jesse
Bachelor and wife He returned
home Tuesday. His wife and daugh-
ters remained until the last of the
week.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-08
The Morgan County McConnsve Thursday June 1899

o., and Wheeling. Their little
daughter Ruth Ann remained for a
two weeks visit Mrs. Maud Kin
sey spent last week at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Fred Men
denhall, near CheSterhill Mrs. e.
X. Gilbert of Beaver, Oregon, spent
over Sunday with her cousin, Mrs.
John Giles, and family dale Scott
and family of McConnelsville were
Sunday guests of his parents, Wal
ter Scott, and wife The two young
er children remained for few days
with their grandparents Frank
Van Fussen who recently had an op-
Grafton on his eye, is getting along
as we'll as can be expected. - Mr..
and Mrs C. o. Graham were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Key
ser and daughters of Delaware, o.
Mrs. Jennie Thompson who has been
sick for some time was not so we'll
Tuesday, The ladies' aid of the NJ.
P. church will meet Wednesday,
June IA with Mrs Wayne Geddes.
Bring one dish for pot luck dinner,
and your own table service. The
boys All club met Monday night at
the school house and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Ralph
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McCOnne1svilIe Rt. 3

tied last week with Mr. and Mrs.
Mike Ponchak Veral Newlen and
Floyd Lindimore were business CALL
ers at GAINESVILLE, Friday Mrs.
Maggie Stegner, whose illness has
been mentioned from time to time,
is not improving as fast as her
friends wish Mr. and Mrs. Marcus
and Dwight Shuster OF
spent over the week end
with their sister and family, Mr.,
and Mrs. Raymond Roberts. Little
Betty Lou Roberts is spending this
week with her uncle and aunt, Mar
Gus Shuster of Young Hickory
Raymond Roberts was a business
caller at McConnelsville, Tuesday,
The rain we had last week was
greatly appreciated and did lots OF
good All we need is plenty more.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-08

trailer. -Irvan Hall spent the week
end at his home here.--Mr. Clar-
ence Mcknight and some of the ag-
riculture boys and Mr.. Paul Burch-
er attended Judging contest at
Columbus, Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Burcher accompanied them as
far as Reynoldsburg, and visited
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Mart Startling. -Chas. Scott and
wife of Morganville were Sunday
guests of the latter's brother, Geo.
and wife.--Mr. and
Mrs. B. 0. Roberts and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Miller of Stewart We're
calling on friends here and McCon-
nelsville, Friday and Mrs
Jesse Bachelor, Mr.. and Mrs. Olin
Davis and children, Mr.. and Mrs r.
v. Dougan and son George. Miss
Hazel Thompson of Pennsville, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Cramblit,
Miss Dora and Paul Thompson of
Malta were Sunday guests of Will
Thompson and wife. Mrs. Flora
Miller and Mrs. Emma Marshall
were dinner guests Sunday OF G. B.
McInturf and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Noel Hufford and son Ronald
of New Castle, Ind. came Sunday
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-08
HiIicrest
(ROOstervilie)

Mr.. and Mrs Bernard Benjamin
and son Kenneth of Westland, spent
Sunday at the Lee Benjamin home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ridgley and
Mr.. and Mrs Selby Burfield of
Stockport were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Newton Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph W2orden and daugh-
ter Bonnie Of GAINESVILLE were Dec
grafton day guests of Mrs. Wor-
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days visit with her uncle, Francis
Yarnell, and family, of Lowell
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Cornell and
son Clyde and Mrs Clara Lowry. OF
Athens were callers Monday even
ing at the O. " Hanlin home Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Cheadle and family
of Westland were callers at f. u.
Cheadle's, Sunday. Miss Maxine
Startling, R. NJ, of Parkersburg, w.
Va, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Francis Starting. Miss Carol
Benjamin is assisting Mrs. Anna
Van Fossen with her house work.
We use nothing but QUAKER
STATE ATIONS.-COWAN
SERVICE STATION
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-06

Tues, Jan. 9-Universlty OF Mary
land at College Park, Md.
Wed, JAN 10-U. S. Naval AGA
denny at Annapolis, Md.
Sat. Jan. 13-Virginia Military In
stitute at Lynchburg, Va.
Tines. Jan. 16-The Citadel at Dur
ham.
Sat. Jan. 2O-Clemson college al
Durham.
Sat. Jan. 27-Wake Forest col
lege at Durham.
Tues, Jan. 3O-University Of Mary
land at Durham.
Thurs, Feb. IN. c. State college
at Durham.
Sat, Feb. 8 University of Penn
sylvania at Philadelphia.
Tues, Feb. 6-Davidson college al
Durham.
Sat, Feb. University Of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Mon. Feb. 12-Clemson college al
Clemson, S. c.
Tues, Feb. 13-Georgia Tech al
Atlanta.
Thurs, Feb. 15-Wake Forest col
lege at Wake Forest.
ST.. Feb. 17-Washington and Lee
at Lynchburg or Roanoke.
Mon, Feb in. c. State college
at Raleigh, N. c.
Fri. Feb. 23-University Of North
Carolina at Durham.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-06
Charity Game
Tickets Are
Selling Fast

Tickets to the Lions charity bas-
ketball game here Thursday night at
8 o'clock in Henderson high gym
nasium are now on sale and are going
at a rapid clip, members Of the civic
club report
Keen interest is being manifested
in the contest for it brings to Hen
derson some Of the outstanding foot
ball players in the south and nation,
the lads hailirg. from the University
of North Car1 80, Chapel Hill, and
Such grid NAM as George Stirn-
weiss, Jim Lalanne, Jim Woodson,
Paul SEVERN, who played varsity
basketball last year, Bob Smith, Jim
Mallory, Gates Kimball and Bob
Blalock will appear on the AH-Star
roster. and information from Chapel
Hill is that this team is about as good
on the court as on the grid. A Car
DINA student, home for holiday,
said the All-Stars had cleaned up
everything on the Carolina intra-
mural basketball program, and were
more than likely to lick anything
Henderson will have to offer.
In the Henderson lineup, such
players as Erskine Clements, Linville
Watkins, June Ellington, Asa Kittrell,
Bing Miller, Pettis Terrell, j. 7. Rich
ardson, George Blake, Swindell
Smith and Howell Steed are offered,
and they make up no bad team.
The proceeds Of the game will 60
to the Lions blind fund. it is said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-06
.UNC Awards
4lOMonograrns,
as Numerals

Chapel Hill, Dec. 6.-The UnlVer-
qitv of North Carolina has awarded
40 varsity monographs and 40 1resh-
man numerals to members OF Its au-
tumn sports teams, Director X. a.
Fetzer announced for the Athletic
Council today.
The Tar Heels enjoyed one OF the
most successful seasons on records
The cross country team, coached by
Dale Ransom, won the South Con-
ference championship. And the loot
ball SQUAD, led by Head Coach Ray
Wolf, won 6, lost l, and tied /.
Highlights included intersectlonal
wins over New York U. and Penn
and tie with Tulane, and the only
loss was to Duke 1873. One OF the
finest tributes, however, was an
alumnus declaration that the 1888
eleven came nearer getting 100 per-
cent out OF what it had" than any
team he had seen.
The awards announced today in
Guided 80 monographs in football ana
10 in cross country and SO numerals
in football and 10 in cross country
Five of the Tar Heel standOuts in
football received their third and final
monograms, CO-Captains jim Wood
son of Salisbury and George Stirn-
weiss of New York City, Chuck Kline
Of Carthage, George Radman OF
Lorain, O., and Chuck Slagle OF
Springfield, O.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-06
McNutt Men Seek
Support of Tar Heels
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Thomas, Of Indianapolis.
McHale is generally credited with
making" McNutt, and should the
latter get the nomination there's
chance that he would become
chairman of the national committee
Judge Fansler is member Of the
Indinana Supreme Court, highest in
the State; and Ewing is prominent
and successful New York lawyer, the
only Democratic member Of the law
firm which included Charles Evan
Hughes as a partner before his ele-
walton to the bench.
The Hoosiers didn't have a great
deal to say. They just shook hands,
beamed on the Tar Heel officials
they visited and bespoke kindly con-
sideration, at least, of the McNutt
record and ASPIRATIONS They made
it clear that should North Carolina
desire to present and support Gov
They said they have visited 33
States since August, showing they
do, indeed, get around-also showing
that the McNutt campaign is on in
earnest
ernor Hoey as its 'favorite son" they
would make no fight whatsoever for
delegates in this State.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-06
Coaches ST. -
Polislling In
Cage FIopeffuls

Basketball drills al H.,a
high school are Progressive , r}h
with the equals already c ,0ely'
able coaches to devote more tnao e!I-
those Of varsity calibre. ="
On the girls side, only o.en
bers Of the last years squad nr =,
have returned and out OF Ibis ,,. 40
Der, five are seniors. Lotteroc, ''-
turning for the girls are Mmv Fa.
ence Houghtaling, Mary Gene NH.
ner, Hazel Finch and Helen ,rnsti"r
forwards, and Charlotte Knia@,
guard Other members from i a,
years squad are Mary Wfndiov @ma
Rosa Lee Stokes. From tnoso Wv
porting for the first time This voon
Coach Bob Harrison must round on,
his team, and line up replacement.
for the coming season.
The boys are hit even harder b,
graduation, but many reserves fran,
last year are on hand ana Coach
Fred Fitzpatrick think h .ean tbi'
year will compare favoralv with tbo
county champions Of last wear
No regular scheduled games win no
played until after the Chi mas boIj
days.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-06
Destitution in Cleve-
land Is Charged

Continued FroD, Page One)
Governor BricEer as saying eve
should stop waste and eXtravagant
'se Of public funds as Federal expen-
1itures for social betterment." La
1uardia declared: II call upon Gov
arnor Bricker to take back those
words and provide the necessary
unds to take care of the people starv
ng in Cleveland and elsewhere in
lis State
Governor Bric1er flatly denied
having made such an assertion, ad-
ling:
Mayor LaGuardia was not elected
governor Of Ohio, and as | under
tand it, he has plenty to do in New
Fork. When we need him in Ohio
we will send for him."
In Washington, Colonel F. C. Har-
rington, WPA commissioner, termed
'unWarranted, inaccurate and par
tisan" the statement by Governor
Bricker to the effect that any acute
relief problem in Cleveland ''is due
at least in part to political manipula-
lOn of the WPA."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-06

free political and social Institutions,
which have aroused the admiration
of the American people"
President Roosevelt custOmarily
cables the heads Of foreign states on
the occasion Of anniversaries, but Of
ficials said his message to the presi-
dent of Finland went far beyond his
usual expressions Of felicitation.
The Presidents hope that these
tragic days may soon end recalled
reports which have reached official
quarters here in the last few days Of
intense peace moves under way to
settle the Russo-Finnish conflict.
Meanwhile, the United States gov
eminent began a series of steps to aid
the besieged people of Finland, and
emphasized its condemnation Of
Soviet Russia
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-06
Almost Same
Quint Back
At Carolina

Chapel Hill, Dec 6.-Coach Bill
LANCE, who takes over the North
Carolina basketball squad this year,
place for all the talent he can mus
as last year, but here's the rub.
The 1889 White Phantoms, who
won 10 and lost 10, had the lowest
percentage Of victories Of any Tar
Heel >quint since the Conference was
formed in 1922, ana Coach Lange
faces the double task Of finding new
blood and improving the old.
The Tar Heels, who have been
holding practice for three weeks,
will not open the regular season I'M
til after Christmas, but may play
a practice game or two next week.
The squad of approximately 20 will
be relatively small and light again,
except for couple Of tall centers,
and will have to depend in the main
on speed, skill and finesse.
Eight of last years nine lettermen
forwards Paul SEVERN, Ben Will
worth, and Dick Worley; center
George Glamack, and guards Lester
Branson, Jimmy Howard, Bill Wat
son and Foy Robertson, Jr.-are
eligible for another season, but two
or three have not reported yet and
all eight may not be out.
Reserves back from last year in
clude Frank Cuneo, Hank Pessar,
and Woody Holland, forwards; Dave
Bowman. center; and Al Mathes and
Chuck Harnden, guards.
Bob Rose and Henry Gersten, for
wards, and Bill Nicely, center, head
the sophomore prospects, seconded
by Tom Frye, Bill Loock, Julian Mil
Ter, j. L. Smith and Roy Ashe.
Coach Lange has been working the
more experienced players on one
unit most of the time with the
youngsters on another quint. How
ever, the new mentor figures the
Tar Heels will need not one but two
good teams under the modern speed
up style Of play, and can make
with the squads already cut to en-
ter, old and new
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-06

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somewhere near the Mexican bor-
DER" starting January 3.
The committee has come into pos
session Of documents of an authentic
character" specifically revealing
communist plans for spreading their
activities from Mexico into other
Latin-American countries, and into
the United States, Stripping added.
Trotzky, former Soviet leader. who
broke with Stain, and now lives in
Mexico, has furnished the commit
tees Investigators with information
tending to prove the presence of a
far-reaching communist policy in
Mexico.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-06
Roumania Is Warned
To Join Russia
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Continued From rage One)
to involve the small countries in an
imperialist war. The political and
economic situation in ROuman1a
make it vitality necessary for the peo-
pies inhabiting Roumania to estab-
lish most friendly relations with the
Soviet Union"
Only a mutual assistance pact with
Russia and the struggle Of the toll
ers Of city and village" against all
reactionary forces can prevent kou-
mania from becoming involved in a
second imperialist war;, the article
declared.
Any attempt by Russia to bring
Roumania to her knees by force
might place Great Britain anC france
at war with the Soviet Union. France
and Britain on April Is, 1889, pledged
themselves to give Roumania full
military suppoll ii her independence
were threatened by aggression"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-06
Roosevelt Again Sends
Sympathy to the Firms
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(Contilued From Page Onel
Kallio of Finland today his earnest
hope" that the Russo-Finnish war
will end soon, so that Finland may
continue her steady development
''untrOubled.
The President cabled the Finnish
leader on the occasion of the 22nd
anniversary Of Finland's indepen-
dence "This anniversary" said Mr..
Roosevelt, ''on which the Finnish
people recall with pride the achieve
ment Of their independence, gives me
yet another welcome occasion to
voice the Whole-hearted esteem felt
for them and for their government
by the people and government Of the
United States.
"It is my earnest hope that these
tragic days may not be long in giving
way to happier era to permit the
Finnish people 10 continue untrou-
bled the steady development of theil