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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27
LEONARD DRURY FIRED
FROM LIQUOR DIVISION

Leonard c. Drury of this place,
inspector in the state liquor depart
ment, has been dismissed from the
department along with IA other in
spectors-all good Democrats, eff
fective today.
Mr.. Drury has held the appoint
ment for about four years, and his
work has been of the very best.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27

Mrs. Grace Marquis Ferguson,
IS, we'll known resident, near Shar-
on, died Monday evening at Me-
mortal hospital, Marietta, following
q major operation week ago. She
had been in failing health for a
year. Surviving are her husband,
Urban Ferguson; nine children and
eight brothers and sisters. Funeral
services were held Wednesday after
noon at the Sharon M. E. church,
with burial in Sharon cemetery.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27
W. b. BRAGG SUFFERS INJURY

w. B. Bragg, proprietor Of the
Bragg garage and service station, of
this place, and member of the local
fire department, suffered the ampu-
tation Of the end Of the forefinger
of his left hand, just below the nail,
Tuesday afternoon, while about his
work at the garage His nephew
Frank Bragg, who is employed at
the garage is suffering with severe
injury to his foot, caused when he
stepped on a nail Monday, which
penetrated the flesh
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27
ATTENDED PRESBYTERIAN

The following women attended the
presbyterial which was held Tues
day and Wednesday at Athens:
Mesdames c. E. Glass, c. H. Fouts,
Maude Maxwell, A. N. Grove, Gar
ner Dickinson, c. M. Spillman, j.
r. Smith, Fanny Gorre1l, J. E. Cow
an and E. e. Booth.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27
STOCKPORT MAN STABBED

Tuesday Marietta Times stated
that "Clyde Daugherty, 25, of Stock
port, is in Memorial hospital with a
stab wound in the left side of his
abdomen, said to have occurred in a
beer parlor and restaurant at Stock
port, Monday night. His condition,
while serious, is not expected 70
prove fatal" We understand that
he was returned Tuesday to his
home in Stockport, and is doing
we'll
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27
CALENDINE GARAGE
RTJRGr.ARIZED

Some time Monday night the Cal
endine service station and garage,
at Stockport, was entered and ST.
stolen from the safe, which was not
locked. 1t is believed the culprits
entered through a window, which
was found open the next morning.
Officers are investigating.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27
s. H. D. TO KEEP SMALL OFFICE

The state highway is to retain
the small office here over the Fox
barber shop, at least for the time
being. 1t would be almost impos-
sible for the state to carry on high
way activities in this county with
out some sort Of an office.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27
TEMPERATURES REACHES SO

Less than an inch of rain fell the
past week. Real summer weather
prevailed. the past several days.
The daily high and low for the past
week, as reported by our official
weatherman, Floyd Davis, follows.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27
MRS. ELMER PATTERSON
IMPROVING

Mrs. Elmer Patterson, of Deer
field township, who underwent a
mastoid operation week ago at
Bethesda hospital, is doing very
we'll.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27
NEW FRONT AT KRAPs & BETZ'

A new front is being installed at
the Kraps & Betz store, with single
wide door to replace the former
double doors. The windows are be-
ing enclosed, and Venetian shades
will be used for the background.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27

Mrs. James Finley, who recently
returned from a visit with her par
ents, at Fayette, Ala, was accompa-
MED home by her friend Miss Mary
Ruth Honeycutt, who is visiting at
the Finley home.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27
ATTEND GARDEN CLUB MEET
ING OF DISTRICT II

Mrs. F. B. Kraps, Mrs. J. E. Cow
an, Mrs. Clyde Jones, and Mrs. Fred
Coulson of the Malconta Garden
club, attended the 18th district club
meeting, held at Pomeroy, Tuesday
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27

Prof H. c. Lull, principal of
Caldwell high school, is at Mariet-
ia hospital, critically i'll, following
an internal hemorrhage, caused by
stomach ulcer.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27
EIGHTH GRADE TESTS

The state eighth grade tests will
be held this Saturday from 9 a. n.
to 11:30 Tests will be given at
various schools throughout the
county.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27

Mrs. W. e. Wilson of this place,
who has been i'll with flu and COM
plications, is better.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27

Mrs. Nancy Bucey, who fractured
her hip some months ago, is now
able to be out and about some.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27

Mrs Robert Naylor has been in
Columbus this week, taking X-ray
treatment.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27

Matte Allen to Frank "A. and
Mary L. Sands, 60 acres, Malta
township, 81.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27

Mrs. e. E. Nash left Monday ev-
ening for st. Joseph, Mo-, called by
the death of Mrs. Will Marquardt,
mother of Mrs Thelma Fox, Mrs.
Nash's sister-in-law. Mrs Marquardt
sustained a stroke of paralysis sew
eral weeks ago from which her
death occurred Monday afternoon.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27

Miss Teresa Torbert, Malta, and
sister, Mrs Donald Buchanan, cf
Marietta, who is visiting at the Tor
bert home, Malta, spent couple of
days this week in Columbus.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27

Mrs. Omar (Ted) Wagner, of
Stockport, who underwent an oper-
alton Tuesday at Memorial hospital,
Marietta, for appendicitis, is doing
nicely.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27

Hobart Smith and family moved
the latter part of last week from
this place to their farm recently
purchased of the heirs of the late
Will Best. on the Malta-Pennsville
road Mr.. Smith will continue his
transfer business here in the same
location as heretofore. AS has been
stated, the Smith property was sold
to Mrs. Dale Ellis.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-27

Eleanor Willis, of Los Angeles,
Calf, to Florence Palmer and Har-
ry Willis, undivided one-tenth in
terest in about 160 acres, Malta,
81.
w. j. Aber, deceased, to Mary b.
Aber, undivided one-half interest,
McConnelsville lot, certificate for
transfer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
SUSPECT FREED
IN DEATH CASE

STANDPOINT. Idaho-with one
suspect released, officers intensi-
fled their search today for a young
gunman who shot and killed two
men outside roadhouse near here
early yesterday.
The suspect was arrested In
Occur d'Alene, about 80 miles
south of here, and questioned all
day yesterday before he WAS able
to convince officers he had no con-
nection with the slayings. The
man. who WAS believed resident
of East Hope. near Standpoint,
proved he was from Butte. Mont.
The gunman's victims were
James Tnlrpin. 80. Standpoint. and
James NcFall, rs, Priest River.
With two women companions. they
surprised the slayer trying to
break into the roadhouse. When
one Of the women tried to pull q
handkerchief from the gunman's
face, saying Huh, this is Santa
Claus" the man shot and fled.
Miss Ida Bean, who WAS sitting
in an automobile outside the road
house. said she was positive she
could identify the killer. She de-
scribed him N about % years old,
light complcxioned and weighing
about 1875 pounds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
, STORIES
IN STAMPS
New Alphabet Monks
Atoturk's Memory

MANY monuments were left by
AVA the late Renal Atsturk 10
mark his modernization Of Tur-
key, but perhaps none will be
more enduring, stand longer than
his change in the language Of
the country. This was decreed
with the writing Of completely
new alphabet just 10 years ago.
Today this alphabet is in almost
universal use in the country, is
thoroughly launched in the schools,
which for centuries had taught a
confusing combination Of Arabic
and Persian characters. II sub
stitutcs clear set of Latin let
tiers for the Arabic.
But no easy task was this
change. For a time the new all
phabet was being studied on the
streets, in the trains, in the stores,
homes, schools, everywhere. Ev-
cry day for months the newspa-
pers printed a familiar picture Of
some object captioned with the
old Arabic characters and the new
Latin equivalent. At the same
time the signs over stores were
changed to Latin, station names
were changed, the Latin influence
was infused on all sides.
Latin was chosen because Of the
splendid phonetic values it gives
to the Turkish tongue. The Arabic
influence in the Turkish language
never had proved entirely salts
factory, and resulted in countless
queer forms Of pronunciation. In-
cidentally, the new alphabet has
spread SO that the literacy Of
Turkey today is many times higher
than il was decade ago.
A new set Of Turkish stamps,
one of which is shown above,
pictures Ataturk and commem-
crates his alphabet.
lcopyrigh. 1899. NEA Service, Incl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
; GIRLS CROW
SOBER IN JAIL

PORTLAND, Ore. - The three
17-year-old girl companions of San
Francisco army deserters, who last
week terrorized the northwest. no
longer sang as they sat in their
Multnomah county jail cells today.
Friday they will appear before
Circuit Judge James Stapleton to
enter pleas to charges of assault
and robbery. and will await the
judges ruling on their attorneys
request that they be remanded to
San Francisco juvenile authorities.
Samuel Martin and w. NJ. Davis
jr.. were appointed by the court to
represent the girls and their de-
serter companions. Donald Bailey.
81 Edward Klaus, 81, and Vern
Jensen. "a
A week Of sitting-just sit
ting-in the bare cellblock,
suddenly forgotten by the
press and denied makeup and
attention, apparently had
rubbed away the glamor Of
the exciting adventure
Tremulous, and looking younger
than her II years, Cleone Alyea,
spokesman for the trio which in
cludes Edna Malespin and Jewell
Smith, told United Press: 1--WE
were just singing to keep our
courage"
But Jailer Jack Mathews-al-
most their only visitor for the past
two days - thought differently.
They were gay at first, all right"
he said. But two or three days
in Jail usually sobers people up.
and they're beginning to realize
what they're up against now
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
OWL, CAUGHT IN TRAP,
FLIES AWAY WITH IT

GEORGETOWN. Del.-His hen
house raided regularly, George
Warrington, poultry grower at
nearby Indian River, placed two
steel traps near the door of the
coops. only to find the traps miss
ing the following morning.
Later, Carter Markham shot a
large bird in a field bordering on
Wsrrington's property. He found
it to be an owl with a four foot
seven inch Widespread. and with
a steel trap fastened to each foot.
The traps were Wsrrington's.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
No BATTlESH|P
FOR GEORGE R.
Inns. Repulse Need
ed; Monarchs to
Use Liner

LONDON - Prime Minister Ne
willie Chamberlain today announced
In the house Of commons that the
battleship Repulse. one of the
strongest units Of the British fleet.
will not take the king and queen
on their trip to Canada, as pre-
viously planned.
Their majesties will travel on
the chartered liner Empress Of
Australia, Chamberlain said.
The change was made because
Of the tense European situation.
The government felt the Repulse
may Be needed at any time for
service in European waters.
1t has been pointed out that the
Repulse 10 the only big-gun ship
In active service capable of over
taking and destroying the German
pocket" battlcships.
The king and queen will said
May 8.
''On further consideration. II has
been thought preferable that II.
n. 8. Repulse should not leave
European waters" Chamberlain
told . questioner.
The Empress Of Australia il the
former German liner Tirpitz.
Chamberlain said the Empress
Of Australia would be escorted by
warships. Comdr. Arthur Mars
6en Of the navy asked;
WIN the prime minister
GaAeaver 10 get . liner which
No beea built In British ship
yards and not one Of German
constructor 2"
In the circumstances we have
- take what liner In available.
It will Be- q consolation to my hon.
orable friend to know that the
engines of the ship were built in
Glasgow."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-15
Hitler Goes
To Munich To
Conference

Berlin, April 15.-(AP)-AdoIf
Hitler was reported to have rushed
from his mountain home to Munich
on receipt of President RooseVelt'S
peace appeal, and summon his for
eign Secretary, Won Ribbentrop to
meet him there.
Telephone calls to the mountain
hcme also disclosed that Hitler's
chief collaborators including Otto
Dcvtorick, the Reich's press chief
had gone to Munich with him.
Before Germany will make known
her reactcns to the Roosevelt ap-
peal the spokesman said 1--WE must
first confer with our axis partner,
Italy"
In informed circles it was assum-
ed that Hitler and Premier Musso-
hni had been or soon would be in
telephone communication with each
other, concerning the appeal, with
Hitler's chief lieutenant Field Mar
shal Goering probably seeing Mus
solini tonight. (He is in Rome for
conference with II Duce).
1t was learned recently that tele-
phone arrangements had been set
up SO Hitler and Mussolini could
reach each other any time within
three minutes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-15
Death And Disaster In Wake
Of Fierce Oklahoma Tornado
Seven Killed and Over
80 Injured by Twister
In Northwest Part of
State

Capron, Okla, April 15.-(AP)-
Seven persons were killed and more
than 80 injured by vagrant twister
which destroyed this town of $50
in rampage last night over wide
northwestern Oklahoma area.
Five died in demolished farm
homes. An automobile was jerked
into the air and smashed to earth
several feet away, killing the sixth
victim.
A seventh died Of injuries suffer-
ed when the tornado demolished his
mouse at Vicky.
Hospital attendants said twelve Of
the injured were in critical condi-
ton. 7aM
Mrs. Bessie Wendell, Waynoka,
was killed and eleven others were
injured when the twister smashed
two automobiles and a farm house
near Hopeton.
Brooks Bicknell, Alva newspaper
man, one of the first on the scene,
said: "The town was smashed al
most as level as floor. Twenty houses
were destroyed. The post office, city
hall, high school, a grain elevator
and just about every business build
ing went down."
The twister hit first at Vicky, 60
miles south of here. 1t injured seven,
blew in one end of church in which
100 boys and girls were attending
EpWorth League and left a trail of
wrecked buildings, disrupted power
and telephone lines and smashed
windows.
Then it Whirled northward, swoop-
ing down near Hopeton. 40 miles
from Vickey. From Hopeton it swept
to Capron, in Woods county, demol-
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-15
Britain Is In
Accord With
FDR's Pleas

London, April 15.-(AP)-Prime
Minister Chamberlain authorized a
statement in which he said ''nis Ma
jesty's government entirely endors-
ed the presidents estimate Of the
international situation"
Chamberlain's statement follows:
"His Majesty's government en-
tirely endorses the presidents esti-
mate of international situation.
They believed that the statesman
like initiative which President Roose
welt has been inspired to make, Of
fers real opportunity of averting
the catastrophe which overhangs
Europe which they are convinced is
feared in every country"
ellis majesty's government learns
with cordial approval of the mes
sage which was communicated with
the Chancellor Of Germany and the
head of the Italian governments by
the President of the United States
of America and which Has now been
issued to the press"
"The replies from Germany and
Italy must now be awaited His
Majesty's government now express
es firm hope that those replies would
further open the way for the further
ance Of the Presidents steps.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-15
Nevada Senators
Differ on FDR's
Plea to Dictators

Washington, April 15-(AP)-
Chairman Pittman, (Dem. New of
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, said today that President
Roosevelt's appeal for lasting peace
in Europe was made at "quite an ap-
'propriate time"
Senator McCarran. Pittman's Dem
ocratic collegue from Nevada, did not
agree. He asserted the presidents
message to Hitler and Mussolini had
violated our long policy of keeping
this country free from foreign en-
tanglements"
Senator Borah (R. Idaho) said "he
himself would not have initiated any
such proposal which for reasons that
are fundamental to me-"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-15
Appeal Sent
To Mussolinii
And Hitler
Presto ent Suggests to
Dictators 25 Years
Would B e Better;
Time Would Then Be
Had To Talk Disarm-
ament; Would Save
Small Nations

Washington, April 15-(AP)
President Roosevelt has urged
Chancellor Hitler and Premier
Mussolini to assure peace for
at least ten years.
The chief executive disclosed
at an unusual Saturday press
conference today that he had
transmitted messages to Hitler
ard Mussolini offering to act
as an intermediary in COM
municating any offers for peace
by Germany and Italy to other
nations.
The President asked specifically
whether Hitler and Mussolini were
willing to give assurance that their
armed forces would not attack a
score of now independent nations.
"Such an assurance clearly must
apply not only to the present day.,
Mr.. Roosevelt's message said, "but
also to future sufficiently long to
give every opportunity to work by
peaceful methods for more per-
manent peace.
81, therefore, suggest that you
construe the word future to apply
to a minimum period of assured non
aggression-ten years at the least
Quarter of century, if we dare
look that far ahead. If such assur-
ance is given by your governments,
| will Immediately transmit to the
governments of the nations l have
named, and l will simultaneously in
qulre whether, as l am reasonably
sure each of the nations enum-
Grated above will in turn give like
assurance for transmission to YOU"
The President specifically asked
Continued on Page Two)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-15
Britain Is
Tightening
Additional Troops Be-
ing Hastened to Med
iterranean Defenses;
King and Chamber
lain Told of Roosevelt
Peace Offer

London, April 15.-(AP)-The
war office announced today that the
Welsh Guards regiment would be
sent to Gibraltar "on or after April
22'' to strengthen the defense of that
key center of British armed might
in the Mediterranean.
president Roosevelt's Washington
peace appeals were communicated to-
day to the king, the prime minister
and other leaders of Great Britain.
Ambassador Joseph Kennedy, spend
ing the weekend at Windsor Castle
as guest of the British sovereign, was
understood to have told King George
vi of the appeal.)
The war office announcement
conceded with Anglo-French diplo-
matte conversations said to have
arisen from anxiety over reported
concentrations of Italian troops in
Spanish Morocco, and of Spanish
troops and war materials on the
Spanish mainland near Gibraltar.
British diplomats sought further ex
tension of the grand alliance against
totalitarian expansion sponsored by
Britain and France by efforts to en-
list Soviet Russia's huge air force.
At Gibraltar defense booms to both
entrances to Admiralty Harbor were
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-15
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To Start On
Coast Park

Raleigh, April 15.-(AP)-Work
on the Hatteras national seashore
park will begin within six months,
the State Department of Conserva-
ton and Development said today. An
appropriation of $4,000 will speed
tuhe work of a commission created by
the 1899 General Assembly to ac-
quire land for the recreation area.
About 10000 acres probably Will
DC available for development within
SIX months. About 1000 acres has
peen acquired and the park service
mas indicated it will begin extensive
work work on the receipt of an additional
ooO'OOO acres. A maximum Of about
o@'OoO acres on shore lines will be
sought.
preliminary surveys and beach
e-oSlQ4 work already haye been done.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-15
Germany May Seize
Danzig AS Present
On Hitler Birthday
Rumor | S German
Troops Will March in
from East Prussia;
Official Denial Fails
To Quiet Fears; New
Turn in Developments
Near

Berlin, April 15.-(APl-The Of
ficial German news agency D. N. B.
renewed today publication of dis
patches recounting purported anti
German incidents in Polish Silesia,
strengthening rumors that steps
might be taken to absorb Danzig as
a present to Chancellor Hitler on
his 50th birthday >ext Thursday.
The plan, according to these rum
ors, which official sources denied,
is for German troops to march into
the free state from East Prussia by
Wednesday.
(Officials of the London foreign
office said they had heard rumors
of German plan to take Danzig,
tnat any such attempt would be
Extremely dangerous" Nat if Po-
land chooses to resist, that is a
threat to her independence" Britain
would be obliged to go to Poland's
aid in accordance with Prime Min
ister Chamberlain's parliamentary
declaration of March 31)
By entering Danzig- German un-
til 1919-from East Prussia, troops
could avoid touching any Polish
territory
(Danzig is free port, has a Nazi
dominated parliament, but is in the
Polish customs administration
Foreign observers felt that, de-
spite official assurances that issues
with Poland were being settled
aElicable, publication of the D. N. B.
dispatches indicated a new turn in
developments. D. N. B. reported
from GleiWitz that anti-German ex-
cesses in eastern Upper Silesia were
increasing in an alarming man
ner."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-15
State Likely
To Get Into
Power Fight
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel
By HENRY AVERILL

Raleigh, April 15.-Intervention by
the State of North Carolina in the
High Point municipal power plant
controversy seems so likely as to be
almost certain; though no official an
nouncement has been made and no
official views can be quoted direct
Jy as assuring it,
Nevertheless, when the governor
has gone SO far as to say without the
slightest sign of equivocation that he
IS definitely Ill absolutely opposed
to yielding control of the Yadkin
river to the Federal government" ,"
and when one Of the issues OF the
double-edged court controversy is
the right Of the Federal Power Com
mission to issue a license giving High
Point the power to condemn lands IN
Yadkin county; it takes no son OF
seventh son, nor yet crystal gazer
10 come up with the logical answer
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