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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-01
HiIlcrest
(Roosterville)

Mr.. and Mrs. o. V. Hanlin receiv-
ed from Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. II. Jen-
kins Of Wheeling, w. Va, an an
nouncement of the marriage of their
daughter Catherine Bohl to Richard
Manley Gheen on Monday morning,
June IL at 8 o'clock, at St. Allphon-
sus Catholic church, wheeling, w.
Va. Mr.. Gheen is the youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs G.. w. Gheen. The
family formerly resided at East
Windsor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Startling and
son Gayland attended commence
ment exercises at Camden-Clarke
hospital at Parkersburg, W. Va,
Friday evening. Miss Maxine Star
ling was one of the graduates.
Prof. G.. E. Carr and children and
Mrs. Flora Carr of Logan and Lee
Benjamin and family were Sunday
dinner guests ct Jesse Coleman's.
Chester Newton who has employ
ment at Medina spent the week end
at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs Lee Benjamin and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. O. V. Han
lin and family attended the high
school commencement at Pennsvllle.
Thursday evening. Lee Benjamin.
ir.. and Dwight Hanlin were in the
graduating class.
Miss Valena Rardin of near Nc
| Connelsville spent Saturday night
| and Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. V. Rardin. Other guests
| at the Rardin home Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Geniac, and
Frank Savage of Wyandotte, Mich.
and Mrs Ellen Rardin of Stockport.
Joe Kean and Raymond Coulson,
near here, and Clifton Blind OF
Stockport attended field trial at
| Fredericktown. Sunday.
Francis Yarnell and wife of Low.
| ell visited Sunday with his sister
| and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Beeman
Kinney Miss Jean Kinney returned
home with them for weeks visit.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Sleek and
| daughter Margaret Ann Of Water
ford were afternoon callers at the
L. V. Rardin home, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Newburn Yarnell
and daughter Lois Of Urbana, Ind,
and Mrs. Iva Terhune of Columbus
visited Mrs. Esther Calvert and 9th
er relatives in this vicinity from
Sunday until Tuesday.
Mrs. F. B. Cheadle who is employ
ed at the sanatorium, spent Saturday
at her home here.
Calvin Calendine of Parkersburg
is spending the week with his cou-
sin. Ronald Startling.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Mason and
daughter Henrietta of Westerville,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
f. B. Cheadle home Sunday guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Freeman
and Asa Cheadle, also Of Wester-
Vile Mr.. Cheadle remained for an
indefinite time.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-01

hernia. He is getting along nicely.
Donald Carney of Urbana is stay
ing at Charley Newton's.
Earl Newton and sister Wilda
were at Parkersburg, Friday even
ing. Miss Esther Huffman was
among the nurses who graduated.
Wesley Newton and son Earl at
tended the Decoration services at
Bailey church, Sunday afternoon,
May 2S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. woodward and
Mrs. Anna Dickson were McConnels-
vile callers Tuesday, and Bartlett
callers, Saturday, and Sunday after
noon callers of Mrs. Chas. Hopkins.
Clark Grubb and wife were Sun
day afternoon callers of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vern Grigsby.
The following were Sunday guests
of Mrs. Melissa Wagner and daugh-
ter Dora: Mrs. jamie Housintine of
Miamisburg, Dave Wagner and fam
lily of GAINESVILLE, Charles Ellis and
family of Somerset, Mrs. Bole of
Springfield.
Lulu Wogan is assisting Mrs.
Chas. Thomas and Gusta Wogan is
assisting Mrs. Zumbro with their
work.
Mr.. Noling and family have mov-
ed from the Charley Duncan house,
at Joy, to Mountville.
Mrs. Esther Glass and John Glass
and family and Charley Thomas and
family were at the Glass home al
| Joy, Sunday. Mrs. Glass spent the
| last two weeks with her daughter
Mrs. Thomas and family.
Mrs. Bessie Duffy of Columbus
spent Saturday night and SundaJ
with her sister, Anne Carpenter
and nephew, Richard Quigley.
| The people on Spurrier ridge have
been for many days living in a dus
bowl If the drivers of cars woult
please drive more slowly when they
pass dwelling houses, it would bt
| considered a great favor.
| There will be an all day meetins
and basket dinner at the Spurrie
Ridge school grounds, Sunday. Jun,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-01
CrOOksville Rt.

The ladies' aid and missionary
society of Jerusalem E. L. church,
will meet at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Elmer Terril, GAINESVILLE, June
Z.
Alvin Stoneburner spent Saturday
night at the home of Lee NicesWang-
er.
Lowell Christman and family Of
Catalonia, O., are spending a few
days with his parents, Clarence
Christman and wife
Ruth Risher spent the past week
with her sister, at New Lexington.
Fcrmer Marietta Man Dies
Mr. Dennis Edward Bogard, aged
So years, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Dewey Bell, of
Crooksville, on Saturday, May %,
following an illness of over u
years. The widow survives with the
daughter, Mrs. Dewey Bell, Crooks
Vile. and sen, Verne Bogard, of
Marietta. and also eight grandchil-
dren. Funeral services were held at
the Mcclure funeral home, Mariet-
ia, Tuesday at / p. m.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-01
Spurrler Ridge

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Crooks of Columbus, Tuesday, May
%, a seven and a half pound son,
named Ray Allen. The happy par
ents have been married 10 years,
and this is their first child. Paternal
grandparents, Merle and Bernice
Carpenter Crooks; maternal grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mcbride of
Columbus.
Charley McNally has purchased
the VIM. Elliott farm. Mr.. McNally
and family have been living on the
Vinton Wogan farm.
Under Governor Bricker it costs
five cents to go mile; under Davey
the cost was three cents. Perhaps it
is best to make hay while the sun
shines, or get what We can while in
office
Mrs. Otto Hines spent Thursday
with her mother and family.
Miss Julia Dempster of GAINESVILLE
came Saturday evening to visit Mrs.
Hannah Woolman and family.
Mrs. Hannah Woolman, Louisa
Woolman and John Woolman spent
Sunday in Glouster mad Trimble.
Mrs. Frank McInturf and Mrs.
Matilda McInturf were supper guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Newton.
The many friends of Mrs. Hettie
Woodward in this vicinity are very
sorry that she has met with such a
painful accident. Mrs. Woodward is
highly esteemed and cannot be ex-
celled as postmaster at Chesterhill.
Leah Mae and Faye woodward
were Saturday afternoon callers of
Lizzie Adrian.
Don Adrian and family spent Fri
day with Mrs. Fred Joy.
John Joy. near Sharpsburg, under
went an operation at Memorial hos
pital, Marietta, Saturday night, for
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-01
w WeStland

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Harris spent
Saturday and Sunday in Cincinnati.
They were accompanied home by
their son, Dale, who recently under
went q brain operation at the chill
dren's hospital. He is still unable
to hear.
Mr.. and Mrs Russell Hill. Mrs.
Faye Hill and Mrs Alta Nelson were
GAINESVILLE visitors, Wednesday.
Mrs. James Doing Well
Mrs. Della James underwent an
operation at Good Samaritan hos
pital, GAINESVILLE, Friday, at last re-
port she was getting along fine
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis James spent
from Friday until Sunday in Xenia.
They attended the commencement
of their grandson, Dalton Drake,
Friday evening.
Mrs. Lowell Palmer. daughter De-
lores and Dana Newton, of Water
ford visited at Orin Abel's. Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Boyd, Mrs.
Pearl Fonner and children spent
Wednesday evening at John Boyd's.
Mrs Cora McPeak spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Florence Har-
ris.
Mrs. Hattie Hummel, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Mary Price. of McCon-
nelsville, attended the funeral of
Mrs Ethel Fuller Adcock, of juno
tion City last Thursday afternoon
Miss Beatrice Anne Best of NAL
ia is spending her summer vacation
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carlos Harris
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Conoley, sons
Wayne and Don, of Wheeling, w.
Va, spent Friday at the Archie
Hummel home. Don and Wayne re-
mained for a longer visit
Mrs. Cora McPeak is spending the
week with her daughter, Mrs Gladys
kincaid in Malta.
Sunday visitors were Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Ray AID daughters at T. H.
Rays; Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wood, son
David, of Athens, Miss Evelyn
Wells, Marietta, Mrs Mary Wells of
Malta route, at Paul Wells; Mrs.
Ray Hill and children at Bert
Rouanzoin's; Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Berry and Davis McInturf at James
Harris.
Childrens services will be held at
Pleasant Hill, Sunday evening, June
IL.
Will James and Bernard Benjamin
were business visitors at Granville,
Monday.
Clyde James who recently under
went an appendicitis operation, is
able to be out again. He wishes to
thank all who remembered him
while at the hospital.
Robert and Hope Wells were
guests at the Frank Wells home,
Sunday night.
Charles McNally and family have
purchased the late VIM. Elliott farm
and moved Friday.
Mrs. Merle Wells and daughter
Hope attended the commencement of
the formers nephew, Robert Tomp-
klns, at Stockport, Wednesday even
ing, and spent the night with Mrs.
Edith Harkins at Pennsville.
Sunday afternoon visitors were
Mrs Mae James, sons Clyde and Cliff
ton at Dallas Gains; Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Benjamin at Will James:
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell James at Frank
Fitch's; Laura Belle and Paul James
at Mr.. Cheadle's; Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
yey Greathouse and Robert Tignor
at Fred Mendenhall's; Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-01

the death of T. C. Wilson, of Rein
ersville, which occurred Sunday ev-
ening. Mr.. Wilson had been i'll fo1
many months. They formerly resld'
ed on Emery ridge, where Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Schimmel now own.
Mr.. Wilson had many friends here
who regret his passing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sarl Blind and chill
dren of Vanatta spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Danielson
of Malta are spending several days
at their cottage on Big Meigs creek.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-01

gle with the blood of the men Ger
whose graves they futter to the
breeze. Soon they will be replaced
with bright new ones-but to us no
more our flag than those placed yes
ter year
Who Is Important?
Week after week we read where
some important resident has died.
In most cases these folks through
the bearing down method-or by
inheritance have been able to leave
quite a bit of money-and the edl-
tor or who ever writes the obituary
gropes around for words and finds
nothing but important" When ne
would have liked to have said he
was loved by all for deeds OF kind
ness to all with whom he came III
contact.
Dock Davis And Not DIR. Davis Dead
Last week Fred Radcliff was
heard to say that Dock Davis, rel
ative of his was dead. Some of the
folks hearing thought it DR.. Davis
at Pennsville, and told it that way
Our Pennsville friend will be glad to
learn no doubt he was lied on.
Bristol township consolidated
school closed Friday with baske'
dinner. A large number of parents
and friends attended. The same
teachers will have charge next year:
Ethan Hall, Hamer Wilson ano
Grace Campbell
The price of pigs, and 100 pouno
| hogs seem to be too close togethe'
to cause rush in the pig market.
Mr.. and Mrs. Terrence Shook ant
| sons Richard and Ronald, South
! GAINESVILLE, spent from Sunday unit
/ Tuesday with Mrs. Shocks home
! folks.
Coming
Back in the days of G. p. Rob
erts, Jesse Gibbs, Wesley Bone ant
with the help of our present corp
of helpers which includes the Lindi
more family, G. O. McGonagle ant
many others, we wrote history o
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-01

Estate Of Gertrude McMurray, de-
ceased.
Wilma B. Ickes, whose address is
McConnelsville, Ohio, R. D., has
been appointed and qualified as ad-
ministratrix with the will annexed
of the estate of Gertrude McMurray,
deceased, late of Morgan county,
Ohio.
Dated this 18th day of May, A. D.,
1889.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge of Said County.
G. 0. McGonagle. Attorney. 18m3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-01
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Watch your subscription date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-30
VETERANS MARCH
 IN WET PARADE

Boston, August 30. = UP) - Their uniforms bedraggled but their spirits undampened by drenching rain during yesterdays colorful parade, 3O000 Veterans of of For eign Wars resumed business ses- sions today while their scores of bands, bugle and drum corps began new competitions.
 Nearly 100000 men, women and children damned the pared route yesterday, most of them so en- thralled by the sight that rain failed to move them until the six-hour show was ended, closing the third day of the six-day 40th annual VFW convention.
 Tragedy struck twice during the parade. A marcher, Jack s. Limits 45, of Hermosa Beach, Cal, a World War Veteran, collapsed and died as he marched. An unidentified man in the spectator-crowd also dropped dead. Two other marchers collapsed and were hospitalized.
 Applaus greeted James Putnam, 73, of West Plains, Mo-, the VFW's founder, who refused an automo- bile ride and marched the entire houte.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-30
DEATH OF LOCAL
 WOMAN REPORTED
Mary Callahan Dies al BrOtker's Home in New
 buryport, Mass.

Miss Mary Callahan, A, of IS Ayers street, died Monday morning, Aug ust 28th, at the home of her uncle, Daniel O'Connell, 6 Olive street, Newburyport, Mass, with whom she had been visiting. Miss Callahan was born in Waterbury, a daugh- ter of the late John and Ellen (Maroney) Callahan. She is sur- vived by one sister, Agnes Callahan of Newburyport, Mass, and two brothers, John of Stamford, Conn, and Patrick of Amesbury, Mass.
 Funeral services were held from the home of her uncle in Newbury- port this morning at o'clock with a requiem high mass being celebrat- ed at the church of the Immaculate Conception in Newburyport, by Rev. John c. Fearns,. pastor, after which burial was in St. Mary's cemetery, Newburyport, where Rev. William J.. Mcguire conducted committal ser- vices.
 The bearers were Edward O'Con- nell, Waterbury; John Callahan, Jr., Stamford, Lawrence Twomey, Ger aid Crowley, Dennis Donahue and Charles Donohue of NeWburyport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-30
THANKSGIVING IN
 l94O ADVANCE

Washington, Aug. 30 - (UP) = President Roosevelt, following up his advancement of Thanksgiving by one week this year, decided today also to advance 1t in 1940 by one week and proclaim the holiday for Thursday Nov. 21.
 The proclamation of that date for the 194O holiday would fix it on the next to last Thursday of the month, rather than the final Thursday on which Thanksgiving has been ob- served.
 MT. Roosevelt's announced inten- ton of advancing the Thanksgiving date by one week this year precipi- tated storm of protest. Several governors said that they would not follow suit and that Thanksgiving in their states would be observed as usual on the final Thursday of the month.
 An official proclamation setting Thanksgiving for this year for the next to last Thursday of the month Nov. 23-probably will be issued shortly before the holiday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-30

eastern Mediterranean to protect the Suez canal and protect troop movements from Australia and h. dia, and to cut of Italian troop movements from the colonies. In the western Mediterranean, the British wuold control the outlet at Gibraltar and the French navy would drive on Pantelleria, Italian base, in conjunction with the British. The Italians, in turn, would hit the British base at Malta and the French base at Pantelleria.
 British and French would throw blockades around Italian shipping points-assuming they gained con- trol of the Mediterranean. Italy is particularly vulnerable to attack both by land and air from France. MEDITERRANEAN
 IS VITAL
 Control of the Mediterranean, and a friendly Turkey and Rumania, would be necessary if the democracies were to preserve the back door sup ply line to Poland.
 If the line were cut or if Poland capitulated, the offensive would shift probably on Germany's part to a flanking land drive on Paris, the most logical route being through Belgium as during the last war.
 Those are generally accepted basic land and naval tactics that would be followed in some degree, at least, mil itary men believe. In the air, much is speculation. London, it is believed, would be a German air objective. England is not expected to bomb German cities ex- cept in retaliation. However, the air would scream with planes and bombs aimed at military objectives rail lines, factories, roads, troops, muni- tion works-in all countries-how- ever the bombing of cities developed
 The Germans would undoubtedly use an air force in the naval battle to clear the attempted British blockade at the Straits of Skagerrak. Air at- tacks would be the rule, too, in the Mediterranean.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-30

Washington, Aug. 30.-An over towering drive from Germany east ward into Poland will mark the start of the next war-if threats of war materialize-in the opinion of mili- tary authorities here.
 The broad lines of attack and ob- jectives already are known to mili- tary men, because rules of war are universal. As sized up by the author ities, and assuming that Germany and Italy were lined up against Eng land, France and Poland, here's how the war, in their opinion, would de- velop:
 The Germans would drive on land to cut off the Polish Corridor and the Vistula valley industrial areas. They would concentrate on this at first, using enough troops on the French border to hold the French at bay.
 The German drive would extend from along the corridor south to an offensive launched out of SlOvakia. The southern offensive would drive two ways, north toward Warsaw and east toward the Russian Ukraine the latter operation designed to close Poland's back door entrance for sup plies.
 The Italians would be busy with their own troubles, but might send troops north through Germany to aid the Germans in the Polish cam- paign. Italy, however, is believed by military men to be so vulnerable to attack that it is the almost unani- nous opinion of military men here that Mussolini would not even go tc war on Germany's side.
 FRENCH WOULD HIT
 AT 20 VALLEY
 Assuming the axis held, however Italy on land would be put to defend herself from French attack launched at the French-Italian border. Int French would be in a position to at. tack from the outer edge of far converging near Turin.
 The Italians would have to fan out their troops at the four entering passes, while the attacking forces would be converging together toward the final assault. ...
 France, on land, aside from the Italian offensive, would throw all possible weight against the Germans on the French-German border, de- fended on their own side by the i'm pregnable" Maginot line and by the Germans by the reputedly equally strong Siegfried line of underground forts. France would throw all the force possible On this front, to ease the strain on Poland on the other side.
 England would send her own men to fight with the French.
 The experts believe Poland might fall to the Germans within matter of weeks, leaving the theater of wal to shift to the western front alto gether. .....
 France and England would use every resource to prevent Polish col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-30
Eastward Push By Nazis Seen As Starter

lapse, and keep the way open for a "pincer" attack on the Germans from Poland and France.
 BRITAIN WOULD TRY
 BALTIC BLOCKADE
 The fight to keep Poland going would turn on naval operations. Bri- tain would seek to block the Ger man fleet in the Baltic sea-and is reported already to have sent ships to barricade Straits of Skagerrak. They undoubtedly would sacrifice some ships to bottle up the Germans, ill the meantime trying to cut off the German submarine fleet by air at tacks on the Kiel and Kaiser Will helm canals. Some German subs are reported already to have gone south to join the Italians.
 Then, to keep open the Polish line of supplies - some British troops might be sent to help Poland-Bri- tain and France would engage the Italian navy in the Mediterranean. The British would operate in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-30
RUSSIA ASSUMES
 CRISIS POSITION
Three Developments Cre- ate Unusual Interest in
 Stand of SOviets
By FREDERICK KUH United Press Staff COrrespOndel

United Press Stan COrreSpOndent) ' London, Aug. 30. UP)-Soviet Russia's position in the European situation assumed new interest to- day because of three developments ! each of which was of potential im- portance:
 Russia was delaying ratification of its non-aggression treaty with Germany.
 ?. Russia announced that it was strengthening it's troop positions on its western frontiers"
 3. The German Nazi party official newspaper organ said that the Ger man-RusSian non-aggresSion pact was. mot one of the usual paper agreements about 'non-aggression' but that Germany and Russia had common interests in the Polish Sit- uation.
 Pact Comes Last
 As to the delay in ratification, the Russian parliament adjourned yes- terday until tomorrow. Then it will discuss the second of three items on its agenda, a new military service law, and only afterward will 1t dis cuss the third item, the pact.
 The United Press Moscow cor- respondent suggested that the delay would enable Premier Foreign Con- misSar Viacheslav Molotov better to assess the European situation be- fore the parliament acts.
 Russian quarters here said that the delay was threat to scrap the treaty if Germany attacked Poland. These quarters said that the delay was meant to put pressure on Ger many to refrain from aggression.
 British, Polish and other diplo- matic circles here heard this inter- pretation with eager interest. But they expressed skeptcism regarding it.
 Western Frontiers Puzzle
 As to the troop reinforcement, the Russian communicate announc- ing it-in the form of denial that western front troops were being moved to the Far East-used the plural western frontiers" Every body thought of Poland But Rus sia's frontiers" extend 1900 miles bordering on Finland, Esthonia, Lat via, Lithuania, Poland and Rumania.
 For that reason, authoritative quarters here were inclined to inter- pret it as precautionary measure despite the German pact-against the possibility of a German inva- sion of Poland or even of one of the Baltic states.
 AS to the Voelkischer Beobachter editorial, its significance remained to be seen-whether it was a state- ment of fact or wish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-30

have families with them. It is im- possible to estimate how many tour ists there are here at present, but centainly some thousands.
 LONDON WILL BE
 A MANS TOWN
 Following the Ambassadors advice to leave the country, the American Consul General asked all Americans to register at the Consulate so he can contact them at need. As a re- suit, there has been a steady quene at the Embassy each day.
 A consular official informed me that in case war comes, military authorities will take charge of Lon don, forcing all women and children to go to outside places. This applies to American women even if per- manent residents here and unwilling to abandon home and husband. The Consulate will try to keep in touch with these evacuated persona SO it ctn advice them of chances to leave the country if ships are provided.
 London vii be strictly mans town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-30
REPUBLICAN IN
 CONSPIRACY CASE

Central Falls. R. l., August 30. - (UP) - Republican State Commit teeman John L. Roberts was under b1.O00 bail for the October grand Jury today on a conspiracy charge. He was arrested yesterday on orders of Republican Governor William H. Vanderbilt, who is warning on ale leged gambling protection on slot machines.
 Roberts was charged with con- spiring with Albert Bastini, Paw tucket vending machine operator. lo protect him from all criminal process and punishment n unlawful use of gambling Instruments" Bas- tlni also was seized but was rec leased after questioning,
 Compiling machines were taken from several stores here and load Cd Into trucks without explanation 70 the proprietors