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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

Miss Jeanne Milligan, who spent
several weeks in Cleveland, where
she had employment. has returned
to her home in Malta, where she
expects to spend the remainder of
the summer. She plans to enter
nurses training in September. She
is daughter cf Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Milligan.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

The reunion of the T. J. Shep.
ard family will be held at the Ear
Davis home, near Ringgold, on Sun
day, Aug. 20. Rev. T. III. Chappe-
lear of Kansas City, Kan, is expect
ed to be present
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
GETS MASTERS DEGREE

w. O. Porter has returned to his
home In Malta, after having com
pleted his Masters degree in educa-
ton at Ohio University. Mr.. Por-
ter is member Of the faculty at M.
& n. high school.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

VIM. l.. HyGe, 73, of Marietta
member of the city board of educa-
ton, was electrocuted "wednesday
at Be1pre, while fixing water vel
in preparation for a homecoming
celebration. He touched high ten
sion wire.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. John Whitney and
Mrs VIM. Carter of this place, re-
turned Tuesday from a several days
trip to Cleveland. Mrs. Carter Wis
tied her daughter, Mrs. Frances Sui
livan.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

An abandoned automobile from
Springfield was found here Wednes-
day near the Sandwich Shop. The
owner came and got it Wednesday
evening. 1t belonged to dealer,
and had been used as a demonstra-
tor. They had let party have 1t
for a try-out, and they drove away
with it.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

Russell "Jinks" Click, and Thede
Ross of Rose Farm, landed 40
pound mudcat while fishing Satur-
day night, near the Eppley place,
this side of Eagleport. The fish
measured Al inches in length.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

Miss Marjorie Smith, of Malta,
and cousin Miss Bonnie Smith, Of
Athens, plan to leave today for Ak
ron, where they will visit for a
week with their aunt, Mrs. D. c.
Salzer, and family. Miss Marjorie
Smith is employed with the River
side Telephone company.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

]. d. Rex, near Woodgrove, who
was taken quite i'll Sunday while at
tending church at Lebanon, is much
better. He had been visiting his
daughter Mrs. Harley Gilliland and
after being stricken, was taken to
her home.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
JACK WALPOLE VERY I'LL

Jack Walpole, we'll known resi-
dent of Poplar ridge, who has not
been well for some time, has been
failing quite rapidly of late and is
now very i'll with heart trouble and
complications.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Betz and son

Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Betz and son
Norman of Duncan Falls and the
formers mother, Mrs. Wilma Betz,
Of this place, returned Saturday
from a weeks motor trip to On
tario and Calendar, Canada, and
saw the worlds famous quints.
Among other points of interest Wis
tied was Niagara Falls. Enroute
home they visited Rev. and Mrs.
Charles Paul of Mercer, Pa. Mrs.
Paul is a sister of Mrs. Dennis Betz.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Deaths Toll

Aug. 10 to II. 10;

Aug. 10 to II, 1880
Perley d. Mcdaniel, Beckett.
Franklin ID. Pyle. GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Frank Hemmer, GAINESVILLE.
Geo. Lamb. ST., Rose Farm.
Chester Alexander. Bristol Tp.
Rev. r. G. Tolbert, Sabina.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Weather Still Warm

Warm weather has prevailed dur.
ing the week past. The total rain
fall was 80 of an inch. The max
imum daily temperatures for the
week, as furnished us by Floyd
Davis, official weather observer, arc
as follows.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

Miss Martha Sherman, of Cleve-
land had her automobile stolen re-
Gently from near the newspaper Of
fee where she is employed. 1t was
later found abandoned near Cleve-
land. stripped of the tires, wheels,
etc.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
GEO. RASLTON IMPROVING

George Ralston of Kennebec hill!
whose serious illness has been not
ed in this paper, continues to show
Improvement, and is able to sit UP
some.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Walker and
two daughters of Swanton have
been visiting in Malta with Mrs.
Walkers mother, Mrs. j. N. Bar
low, and sister Mrs. H. B. Sharp,
and husband Mr.. Walker has been
superintendent of the Swanton pub
tic schools for a number of years.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

Roy Walker, who has been TAX
ing treatment at Rocky Glen sana-
torium for some months, is quite a
little improved, and was at his
home here for a time Wednesday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

Mrs. Edith Smith, wife of How
ard Smith, Chesterhill, who under
went an operation Tuesday at
White Cross hospital, Columbus, is
doing we'll Mrs. H. S. Hopkins,
also Of Chesterhill, who underwent
an operation at Memorial hospital,
Marietta, is reported better.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

Dr. Marion Fisher of Youns-
town, expects to spend the week
end here with his wife, and other
relatives.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

Mrs. Ann James of this place, II
spending several days with hel
niece, Mrs. Georgia Trimble, neal
Rural Dale.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Princeton Swimmer
Sets World Record
In Navy Rout

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 11.-As Prince
ton won from Navy, 81 to IA, in the
local swimming pool today, Bill
Hough of the visitors set new
record for the 200-yard breast
stroke. His performance of 2:19s
in that event was a new intercol-
legiate, national and international
mark.
It was seven-tenths of a second
ahead of the previous record, held
by Jack Halsey of Michigan.
AL Van De Weghe Of the same
team lowered the pool record in the
150-yard back-tsroke event, cutting
half second from the former high
figure. with his performance OF
1882.
The Navy did better than third
only In the fancy diving, in which
Capt. Ed Gibson was far superior
to his rivals.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Shannon, 220 Winner
AIN. A. Skate Meet,
Sets a Record
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SARANAC LAKE, N. Y, Feb. H.
William Shannon, 19-year- Troy
IN. W skater, sprang a surprise
today by winning the 220-yard dash
In the North American speed skating
championships.
Shannon, who, meet officials said,
set a new world record of 18 seconds
in winning the semi-fnal heat, led
Vic Ronchetti, defending North
American champion, to the tape by
yards in the final.
Don johnson of Minneapolis fin
ished third with members of the
1910 Olympic team left in the ruck.
After travelling the first heat of
the womens' 220-yard event in 20:2,
which, meet officials said, was new
world record, Maddy Horn of Beaver
Dam, Wis, national women's cham
pion, finished second to Mary Dolan,
the Minneapolis flash, In the final
of the sprint event.
Helen Bahill of Elmhurst, Long
island, the State and Middle At
lantie champion, finished third.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
134s in Texas Open
Put Harrison and
Thomson in Tie
By the Associated Press.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. IL
low-moving E. j. Harrison, the Ar
kansas traveller. and Jimmy Thom-
son, golf's mightiest hitter, shared
the 36-hole lead of the $1,000 Texas
open tournament today with eight
under-par totals of 1874.
They were two shots ahead Of
Byron Nelson, Reading, Pa.
Thomson, three strokes to the
good after yesterdays course rec
ord-breaking 81, stripped one stroke
from par today with his 10, but a
careless jab at 12-inch putt and a
penalty stroke cost him dearly.
Harrison, working on a fine SO
yesterday, drifted around the first
nine in a three-under 49, On the
sixteenth he missed an 18-inch putt.
National open champion Ralph
Guldahl was no better than 143
after an even-par round. Harold
Gug) McSpaden, pre-tourney favo-
riate, shot wobbly 76 for a IA
total.
Two veterans rushed back into
the tournament after poor opening
rounds. Henry Picard of Her
shey, Pa, and Paul Runyan, the
little P. G. A. champion, had 66s
today to add to their 73s Of yester-
day.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
New Jersey Sailor
Race
Al San Juan
Girl Crew for Merrill
In Contest; Lomborne,
D. C., Finishes Fourth
BY the Associated Press.

by INT ASSOCldteo FIeoo.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb. IL
Edward K. Merrill, 1898 United
States comet class yachting cham
pion, sailing with Nancy Lands OF
Wyncote, Pa, the only girl In the
race, as his crew, gained a decisive
victory today as the first mid
winter comet championship regatta
began.
Flying the colors of the Riverton
IN. j. Yacht Club, Merrill brought
his yacht, Shuf1y, home more than
seven minutes ahead of his nearest
rival in the field of 20 starters.
The first big comet race in tropi-
cal setting was sailed in strong,
gusty wind ranging from 20 to
Is miles per hour, which caused
several yachts to capsize. Only II
finished the Smile course.
Merrill's time for the two laps
around the Smile course was
1:38:45.
Next Three are Close.
Only seven seconds separated the
next three yachts behind him as
DR.. John Eiman of the Stone
Harbor IN. j. Yacht Club, in
Lodka, placed second in 1:46:o8;
Miguel Cassellas of the Club
Nautico, San Juan, was third in
1:46:13, and Malcolm Lamborne, jr.,
of the Capitol Yacht Club, Wash
ington, D. c., sailing Scuttle Butt,
was fourth in 1:46:15. F. j. Ser
rales Of the Ponce Yacht Club was
fifth in 1:47:19.
A few seconds before the start,
Eiman broke his tiller, but sailed
his craft into second place with
jury tiller.
The placings of other United
States entries we're: Sixth, Gushing
Daniel. Capitol Yacht Club, Wash
ington, in Sassy Too, 1:49:07;
eighth. William Haines, Princess
Bay Yacht Club, in Spooky, 1:50;
tenth, Howard Carroll, Richmond
County Yacht Club, in Scarlet
Scourge. 1:53:08, and 14th, Robert
Kyle, Richmond County, In Salty,
2:02:32.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Wormerdom Tops 74Feet 67-8
For Indoor Pole Vault Mark;
Cunninqham Mile Victor

record-eQuallng time OF ST SECONDS.
The Southern Californian star ap-
peared to have plenty left when he
broke the tape a good 2 yards ahead
OF Allan Tolmioh of Detroit, who
won in that same time last year.
Thompson Takes go"
Herbert Thompson, Jersey City
Negro flash, had a foot to spare on
the astonishing Ken Clapp of
Brown in the Briggs 5O-yard dash
final, which was raced in SIS Sec
onds. Capt. Frank zeimetz of Bos-
ton College was the third finisher,
trailed by Ed Burlingame of AL
bany. N. Y, recent Yale star.
John Borican, the Negro ma
tional pentathlon titlist from Elbe-
ron, N. j., romped to victory in
the Lapham 1000" after setting a
comparatively slow pace most of
the way. He broke the tape in
2:13.3 and had 2 yards to spare on
Howard Borck Of New York.
Two of the Nations outstanding
freshmen, Leslie McMitchell of New
York University and Campbell Kane
of Indiana, finished third ano
fourth, ahead Of Ross Bush Of Los
Angeles.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
GuIfstreum Files
Receivership
BY the Associated Press.


MIAMI, Fla. Feb. l1.-Early
reopening of Gulfstream. Park,
the $1,4OO,000 venture at Holly
wood which folded Monday after
running only four days, appeared
remote today as the Hollywood
Jockey Club filed voluntary re-
organization under the Federal
Bankruptcy Law.
President John G. Horning. 28-
year-old contractor who put up
most of the money to finance the
project, was appointed tempo
rary receiver.
Horning said the receivership
was entered to protect the credi-
tors, that they would be paid in
full and that the corporation was
solvent.
The track had announced its
four-day operation showed a
small profit.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Hoyas, 1881 Victors
Over Penn State,
Tie for Lead
Schmitt Shoots z GooIs
In Lost Minute of
Thrilling Bottle
BY the Associated Press.


STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Feb. IL
John Schmitt's two field goals in the
last minute of play gave Georgetown
thrilling 32-to-31 victory over Penn
State tonight in an Eastern Inter
collegiate Basket Ball Conference
game.
The victory sent the Hoyas into
q tie with Carnegie Tech for first
place, each having won four times
in five conference starts. In all
probability. the leadership will be
at stake when the two meet in
Washington next Thursday.
The Hoyas led at halftime, 10 to
16, but with minutes to go Charley
Prosser's free throw tied the score
at 28-all Penn State went ahead
on a foul shot by Prosser, but
Schmitt made 1t 1929 on long shot.
Red Moffatt sank one from mid
floor to put Penn State ahead again,
but Schmitt's second basket, with S
seconds to play, gave the Hoyas the
Evening star., 1939-02-12
6. W, Sadly Off Form
In Shooting 9, Loses
To Toledo, BOAT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 11-With
gangling Chuck Chuckovits chalking
up 81 points, the University of Toledo
basketers coasted to a 47-to-30 vic
tory over George Washington Uni
versity here tonight.
The victory enabled the Toledoans
to snap a four-game losing streak
and also avenge a previous defeat
at the hands of the Colonials in
Washington.
Toledo took a 6-to-0 lead at the
outset and never was headed. The
visitors trailed at half time, II to 20.
The invaders made but 4 field
goals out of 81 attempts in the
first half.
Chuckovits scored nine field goals
and three fouls.
Forward Faris and Center Butter
worth each Tailed 6 points to lead
George Washington,
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Stormy Weather, Third
Across Finish, Wins

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. II (A).
Stormy Weather. 54-foot yawl
owned by Robert w. johnson Of New
York, won the 11th annual Sir
Thomas Upton Cup yacht race
today.
Stormy Weather was third across
the finish line In the 22-mile con-
test but won with a corrected time
Of 4 hours % minutes so seconds.
Wakiva, a 70-foot yawl owned by
Harkness Edwards of New York.
finished first but took second place
with time Of hours 40 minutes
13seconds when the handicaps were
figured. Starlight, 45-foot cutter
chartered by David A. Sloss OF De-
troit, captured the third award with
a corrected time Of hours 43 min
utes l second.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Sabin Plays Mu||oy
After Defeating
Sick Mako
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. IL
Wayne Sabin whipped Gene Mako
In the semi finals of the Everglades
Tennis Tournament today, 46,
1-6, 11-9, 60, 60. But some OF
the luster was taken from his fifth
winter victory over the Davis Cup
player because Mako was ailing.
Weakened by an attack OF
ptomaine poisoning early this week,
Mako gambled on trimming the
Portland (Oreg) youngster before
he tired.
In the other semi-finals Gardnar
Mulloy, lanky Miami star, upset
Bryan M. (Bitsy) Grant of Atlanta,
Ca, 81, +6, +6, Ga, +.
Sabin will meet Mulloy In the
finals tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Yankees, Canadian,
Meet for World
Hockey Title
By the Associated Press.

ZURICH. Switzerland, Feb. IL
The United States beat Switzerland
2 to l and Canada shut out Czecho-
slovakia 4 to today in the second
game OF the final pool" in the
World Amateur Hockey Champion
ships and left the title hinging on
the American and Canadians skir-
mish tomorrow.
A crowd of $4,000 fans watched
the United States team avenge the
defeat it suffered to the Swiss in
the semi final pool.
In the United States lineup were
Ed Maxi of Marquette, Mich. goal;
Alan Van of st. Paul and Spence
Magnild of Minneapolis, defense;
Len Soari of Detroit, Art Bogue of
Detroit and Quirk in the first line
and Dick Maley of Ridley Park, Pa;
Ralph Dandi of New Haven, Conn.,,
and Ed Nicholson Of Cleveland in
the second line.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
mo Eastern WosdeII," Chirps Krokouskos

The Mats training q diher.
and is anxious Ortiz
arrived in tonight.
Practice has called off practice
will held Ortiz Early only
who hold him Harris Ortiz Early Griffith
pitcher"
meantime all kinds
Ortiz understand
the
his picture Ju throw clubhouse
casually "and follow through Ortiz
advised the life
wearing the glove
Isl, ST. said Ortiz and wham! clubhouse barely
his trembling the
premises.
The geeneyed monster has stricken the
balng
It, stood the deines watched Ortiz
can't throw harder than Wasde The reference
Jimmy Wasde who notably
exhibition,
Early himself
Krakauskas looked like oba pitcher
Krakkys edge
himself. the that
If Krakky fastand American
speed-Ortiz pitcher.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Army Awards Insignia
To Two D. c. BOYS
Hrecial Dispatch to The Star.

Hrecial Dispatch to The Star.
WEST POINT, N. Y, Feb. IL
Two cadets from Washington, D. c.,
both seniors, have been awarded
gold stars for participation In win
ming games against Navy. James
E. Mather won his third successive
major football "A" in addition to
the IL gold star, while Eloy Alfaro
won minor sports "a" and one
gold star in soccer.
Alfaro is the son of the Ecuador
can Ambassador, the Hon. Colon
Alfaro.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Tribe Signs 5 Rockies;
Now Has ID in Line
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Feb. II. - The
Cleveland Baseball Club today an
nounced the signing of rockies,
bringing the total to IA from club
roster of 81.
Those signed included Pitchers
Tom Drake of Birmingham, Ala;
Charles Suche of San Antonio, Tex,
and Bill Zuber of Middle Amana,
Iowa; Infielder Lloyd Russell of
Waco, Tex, and Outflelder Charles
Workman Of Warrensburg, Mo.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Riqqs in Tennis Final

CHICAGO, Feb. II P).-Bobby
Riggs and Frank Froehling ad-
vanced today to the final Of the
Western indoor tennis tournament.
Riggs eliminated Seymour Green
berg of Northwestern, 60, e8,
63, Ga, and Froehling, also Of
Northwestern, defeated Jimmy
Evert, Chicago, ga, Ga, @.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Yonk Skier Wins Over
Frenchman. German

CISCO, Calf, Feb. II P.-
Hannes Schroll of Norden, Calf,
won the down mountain race in the
international ski meet in minutes
II seconds here today. The course
is approximately a mile and half.
Fred Iselin of France was second
in 2:322, and Friedel Pflefer Of
Germany third in 2:342.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Stevens Annex Olympic
BobsIed Tryouts
BY the Associated Press.

LAKE PLACID, N. Y, Feb IL
Hubert and Curtis Stevens of Lake
Placid, 1882 Olympic winners, shared
the 1910 American Olympic tryouts
for two-man bobsleds on the Mount
Van Hoevenberg run today by
"a /100th of a second.
Adding two fast runs to their win
ming pair yesterday for total four
miles of 5 minutes 354 seconds, the
Stevens brothers handed Ivan Brown
and A. M. (Bob) Washbond, the
Keene Valley, N. Y, 1895 Olympic
victors, their first defeat In two years.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Indiunu Retoins Leod

IOWA CITY, Feb. II P.-1ndiana
maintained its lead In the Big Ten
Basket Ball Conference here tonight.
handing . ragged Iowa team . so to
80 beating.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Surface Conquers Hare

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. II LP.
Hal Surface Of Kansas City de-
feated Charles Hare of England to-
day IN the mems singles final OF an
international tennis tournament,
e6, 60,
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Only Played in One Real Game

Oh yes The monstrous mans is Roberto Ortiz He
from Cuba He is 81 old according Dcoverer
Il found him." related Cambria
Cuba another
threw fast that nobody could
425 miles from Havana and the only there
when Roberto n a game only four
other Nobody in section which
nc is
language He's only played regulation
town. way
something"
Evening star., 1939-02-12
"BuII Looks Like Peo," Says Harris

these lines the settling
Orlando but the excitement fingers Scout Cambria
high thin
mumblng,
Johnson Manager Harris just
other rockies together wrestling with
green-eyed monster.
the thing
said controlling
a
cracker going off, The ball dips the hitter terrific
conscientious
since Mr. Harris big
faster Cleveland
"and different kind
Feler? Feler
It, anyway"
What will do with him? Well him. We
like
pitching speed.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
"He's Eastern FeIer," Screams Cumbriu

bnked his caught ball from Early and
like
Elpse diamond No back of the White
binding streak of white then
shuddered.
Manager Cambras Cuban in
unexctabe broke
pitching their ammed their back pockets
sidelnes
ball.
recoil
Fel" yelled high
FeIer!"
"Shucks
johnson unhttabe."
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Mats Hoping Borrow Lopez From Bees Help Train FaBng Ortiz
Win, Lose or Draw
Gurquntuu From Cubu
By FRANCIS {. STAN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

Gorgontuu From Cubu
timd citizens Of Orlando barricaded
today. John Camel No
for the Chamber Of Commerce.
and blow
searched his mental files of Is back for his
knee n a watched with increduous
today little dunpy
stalked with long
the huge hands
tremendous feet and his Washing
spread
walked the little and the big
which
Chase and Joe Krakauskas
Cambria lonesome OF the Mats
vho dresse in a
picked Catcher Jake
glove and behind
his
illustrated
a dartng of his short, fat
Evening star., 1939-02-12

Totals 10 123 30 Totals 12 731
Free throws misSed-McGowan Schmitt.
Sapp a.. Prosser. Corbin.
Referees-Messrs. Harry Dayhofi,. Buck
nell
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17
A New Picket WEAPON

The traditional strike picket-line with its banners
slogans shouted appeals and the like has been over
Swallowed by the 1889 streamned verson-a picket line
armed with busiy clicking off record of those
who are determined to work in defiance of the pckes
There is peculiar power in this weapon in the labor
wars Men may well quail before the staring lenses who
would fight their way through clubs and stones The same
has been observed the part pckes in
strikes, for the shutter clicks there is the record
permanent as the strip of film not be gansad by denial
This sort of record has often in the past been
used to identify who have part in violent strike
disturbances Now has been turned the other way in an
effort to apply little goose-sauce to the gander.
Probably every man has done some time things he
would not to be photographed the act of doing Yet
we correctly taught each some day must face
and explain more-than-p Photographic record on the
Heavenly Books Why then worry about little earthly
camera-work?