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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-10-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Daugherty
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin Mellott.
| frankie Newsom visited Sunday aft
ernoon with Fred Newsom's s and
Fred Smith, of GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Clifford spent
Sunday with Isaac Stokes and fam
lily Of Frazeysburg.
| Laura Adrian of Stockport spent
Sunday at Loren Spencer's.
Henry Porter and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Porter of Big Bottom.
| Mary and Russell Newsom spent
Sunday afternoon at T. S. Ford
hams.
Mrs. Margaret Adrian and daugh-
ter Maralyn of McConnelsville spent
Friday with her mother, Mrs. Eta
Mellor, and son Lee.
Mrs. Doris Jones' and son Bobby
and Jack Montgomery of Sharon,
Pa, spent the week end at the T. S..
Fordham home. Mrs Fordham re-
turned home with them, after
spending the past month at the
Jones home.
Earl Skagg and party OF
friends spent the week end at his
cottage.
Walter Daugherty Of Marietta Wis
tied Sunday evening at Howard
Whites.
Lee MellOr and FOrman McIn-
tyre were at Columbus and Newark
Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bishop Wis
tied Sunday afternoon at Pete Ged-
des' of Hopewell.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. r. Bailey spent
Sunday with Jesse Bishops, of Ma
rietta.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Clifford and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-10-30

| umn without telling you that after
trying two restaurants in neighbor-
ing towns we decided it would pay
to be late for meals, and come back
to our home town to eat. Oh yes,
in the early morning of last Friday
we saw two gray foxes on the Stan
ley Ray farm. At the J. d. Broth
ers home near Rural Dale. we spent
some time with our only living
aunt. Dute took us to school our
first term. At the Fred Downing
home, found Mrs. Downing busy
blowing her nose. At the Boyd
Conn fruit farm. found while many
hundreds of bushels of apples, there
are still apples, and more apples
cider, oh my. On Sunday we attend
ed the funeral of Helen Ashton
George at Lytlesburg. This was one
of the saddest places we have ever
been. She leaves a little son only
IA months old. While none of the
relatives are wealthy there is
enough of them who have hearts of
gold SO that the little one will be
tenderly cared for.
AS noted last week, Cecil Num-
mey and family moved to McCon-
nelsville last week. This takes three
out of our school,
John Whitney Buys Wells Farm
John Whitney bought the Eliza
Wells 40 acre farm, Saturday. The
farm was sold at public auction on
the premises. 1t fits in nicely with
Mr.. Whitney's Murray and McDow
ell farms In fact it is part of the
Murray farm.
VIM. Binion is building a new
barn on his farm, the former S. D.
Gilliland farm.
Our neighborhood seems to be
free of serious illness.
Miss Ila Greer who is employed
in one of the state departments, Co.
lumbus, was week end visitor with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Greer
There have been eight deaths of
Bristol folks with an average age
of IS years.
Perhaps Overtime Work
We purchased pair of pants at
closing out sale. When we went
to attach the suspenders, we found
they lacked six buttons. Not hav-
ing enough below the waist to prop
erly hold a belt, we will spend the
bargain for buttons and attaching.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-10-30
Unionville
Scribe Has Birthday

Harold Fairall of Canton, ant
Miss Joy Barnes of GAINESVILLE at
tended dinner here Saturday night
in honor of the writer's list birth
day, which occurred Oct 26 9th.
ers sharing honors of the occasion
were Mr.. Fairall whose birthday oc.
Cured Oct IA, and Mary E. Barnes
whose birthday was Oct. "a
VIM Ray of Caldwell who was
painfully injured in gas line ex-
plosion, last week, is recovering at
the Marietta hospital.
Claude Murray took five fat cat
tie to the GAINESVILLE stock sales, last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson and
family Of GAINESVILLE spent Sunday
here with his mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Groves.
The first killing frost this season
occurred here Sunday morning with
a temperature Of "a degrees.
Miss Mary Wickersham, after at
tending the teachers meeting at
Athens, and a brief visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Wicker
sham. returned Sunday to her
school work at Marseilles.
The grade school is holding ses-
sions this week in the high school
room, while the grade room is re-
ceiving paint on the interior.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stegner and
son Glen Stegner and wife Of Zanes-
Vile spent Sunday at the C. A. Steg-
ner home.
Mr.. and Mrs Vearl Newlen and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Stegner are visiting relatives in Ok
lahoma.
VIM. Heron of Four Mile creek
was a business caller here, Monday.
Showers Monday put the fodder
in fine condition for husking corn.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-10-30
Newton Ridge
MIR. and Mrs. C.. w. Thompson
Celebrate Golden Wedding

Celebrate Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs C. w. Thompson
celebrated their golden wedding on
Oct %, with a family dinner al
their home. Mrs. Thompson was
Anna Storer, daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.. Storer, and they
have spent practically all Of their
married life on the same farm. They
are the parents of two sons, Paul Of
National City, Calf, and Don OF
Detroit, and they have three grand
children. Those present at the din
ner were Stanley Thompson of Phi
10; Mr. and Mrs. Don Thompson OF
Detroit; Miss Emma Storer of the
home; Mrs. Lena Selsam, Mrs. Day.
i'd Alton and the host and hostess.
d. w. Teter spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Davis.
Visitors at Mabel Newsom's Sun
day were Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Jak-
away, Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Spencer of
Columbus; M. B. Spencer, Mrs.
Chester Johnson and son Jerry of
McConnelsville, and Guy Spencer of
Malta.
Hugh Shrivers returned to Camp
Shelby Wednesday, after spending
his furlough with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Wetherell
and daughter Betty were in Colum-
bus, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Henery Of
GAINESVILLE spent Sunday afternoon
at Clarence Foulke's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Mcfarland
of Bridgeport spent the week end
with Howard White and family
Mrs. Joe Tom and daughter Bar
bara of East pike, GAINESVILLE, were
Friday callers at c. w. Thompson's
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-10-30

Sunday, were Mr.. and Mrs. Fred0
Clark and family of Pennsville, Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Grimes, and Mr.. and
Mrs j. d. Van Horn of Glenford.
Dale Thompson of Lancaster
spent the week end with his par
ents, Hiram Thompson, and wife.
Mrs. Lenar Michaels and son Paul
have returned to their home in CO.
lumbus, after spending some time
with her parents, Myron Kinney,
and wife.
Carlos Carpenter and wife and
mother, Mary Carpenter, and Lee
Coleman spent Friday and Saturday
in GAINESVILLE with Clyde Collins and
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Richardson
of Stewart spent Sunday at the Ev-
erett Russell home.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-10-30

daughter Ernestine spent Monday
in GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence FOulke
spent Thursday in GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Albert Henery entertained
Sunday in honor Of her son, Lewis
birthday, which was Monday, Oct.
27. Those present at dinner were
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd Crist of Thorn
Vile; Mr. and Mrs. j. r. Henery of
Roosterville: the guest of honor,
host and hostess and their daughter
Mae Louise.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-10-30
Rowland

Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Charles OF
Cleveland, R. H. Reed and family
and Mrs. Linnie Moore We're Sunday
guests at Harold Trout's. Philo.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Henderson OF
Cambridge visited over the week
end at H. c. Henderson's. Mr.. and
Mrs. f. w. Flanders were also Sun
day dinner guests at the Henderson
home
The S. S. Sines family spent Sat
urday and Sunday with relatives in
West Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Downing and
Dorothy Downing were visitors at
the Ben Haines home, near Meigs,
Sunday.
Mrs. c.. o. Walker and Louise
Fletcher of Duncan Falls were call
ers in the village, Saturday evening.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-10-30
Plantsville

Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Armstrong at
tended Pomona grange at Beverly
Saturday.
Mrs. Ida Lowell returned to hel
home in GAINESVILLE, after spending
some time with her sister, Mrs. Ear
Dickson.
Callers at the c. T. Strobe home
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-10-30

Touchdowns: M. & NJ, Rudolph.
z. Extra point, M. & NJ, Drake.
(plunge).
Substitutions-
M. d M. Huck, Lawrence. Hanch-
er. P. Price, Brown, Ross. 7 Price
Crooksville: Fauley, Mckinney
Officials
BesozZi -
The Big Reds play host to the
Glouster Tom Cats on the athletic
held tomorrow afternoon with the
opening wick off scheduled at 2:3O.
DAD $" day will be observed and
the fathers of all players will be
present, wearing their sons number.
Evening star., 1941-08-23
-Four in Family Burned
To Death in Farm Fire
B, the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
AUSTIN, Mimi, Aug. 23.-Four
small children were burned to death
and three other members of a fam
lily suffered burns, two of a critical
nature, in a farm fire near Elkton,
l8 miles east of here early today.
The dead. all children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Brandt, are Arlene, IL;
Frances, 9; Donna. 7, and Ronald, S.
Mr.. Brandt was critically burned
in escaping in trying to rescue the
children. Mrs. Brandt suffered Sc
rious burns about the body. An
other daughter, Harriet. 10, was
burned. but is not in serious condi-
ton. She was caught by her father
as she jumped from a second floor
window.
The Brandt family had attended
motion picture show In Elkton
Friday evening and had all retired
and were asleep when the fire
started.
Mr.. Brandt, 80. in an Austin hos
pital told authorities he didn't know
how the fire started.
Il awakened. smelled smoke and
kicked out a window" Mr.. Brandt
said. Il got my wife out of the
building and then tried to get the
kids out My wife and 1 ran around
half crazy. I don't know how it
happened"
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Politics Is Charged
In Wheat Quota Fiqht

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. %
James E. Walker. Pennsylvania ag-
ricultural conservation chairman,
said today professional politicians"
were attempting Ito use the farmers
of the State to pull political chest
nuts from the fire"
He called attention to a recent
mass meeting at Hershey that pro-
tested Federal A. A. A. restrictions
and imposition of wheat market
ing quota and declared in a state
ment:
The meeting had every appear
ance of a sounding board for elec-
ton to Congress.
Featured as speakers were five
Congress members, including J. Will
liam Otter of Montgomery County.
who is chairman of the National
Republican Congressional Commit
tee for the 1912 election In fact,
the political flavor and obvious pur-
poses Of the meeting were so ap-
parent that it caused comments by
editors throughout the State-even
by some who have not been friendly
to the present national program of
the farmers"
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Wisconsin Firm Gets
Army Contract for
Million She'll Cases
Action Begins Policy
Of AlIottine Awards
To SmoIIer Producers

The Army Ordnance Department
| 600 cases for 37-mm. shells to the
aluminium Goods Manufacturing Co.
of Manitowoc, Wis.
This was the first contract award
ed under the new policy inaugurated
by Undersecretary of War Patterson
IN creating a contract distribution
division to spread defense contracts
among the smaller producers. 1t has
as another purpose the reduction of
widespread unemployment at plants
whose normal output has been shut
off through emergency diversion OF
raw materials to defense needs.
Until tOday's contract was award
ed the Manitowoc firm had faced
an imminent shutdown due to the
aluminium shortage and the priority
control of this raw material About
1000 workers are employed in the
firm which forms the chief source
of employment in the town.
The Contract Distribution Division
headed by 1t Col Ray M. Hare will
serve as a point of reference in the
Office of Undersecretary Patterson
for interviews and correspondence,
but it is directed to perform its
functions by advice and assistance
to the supply arms and services of
the Army and respective procure
ment Offices in the field. These
local district Offices and not Wash
ington, therefore, continue to be the
primary points of contact for manu-
facturers desiring defense contracts.
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Turnesa Withdraws
From National Amateur
Earlier Story on Page b.

Earlier Story on Page B-9.)
By the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Aug. 23.-Willie Turnesa
of Detroit, winner of the tourna-
ment in 1888, definitely withdrew
from the 45th National Amateur
golf championship today. reducing
the field to 146 and the roster of
former champions to 5, including
Defending Titleholder Dick Chap
man.
United States Golf Association Of
ficials also announced three further
substitutions-Walter M. Kearns of
Wauwatosa, Wis. for Russell w.
Martin. Floosmoor, ILL.,; Sidney Slo-
cum, Milwaukee, Wis, for John E.
Lehman. Olympia Fields ILL.,. and
Joseph P. Lynch, Boston, for Ed
ward P. Martin, Kendall Green,
Mass.
Lynch had one of the rare subpar
70's in his first practice round yes
terday.
Several last minute arrivals
checked in at the field club today,
among them Marvin tBud) Ward of
Spokane, Wash, 1889 winner, and
Frank Stranahan, 18-year-old
rans-Mississippi champion from
Toledo, Ohio. who was fnalist in the
Great Lakes Invitation at Chicago
this week.
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Ferry al Annapolis
Resumes Service as
Union Halls WaIkout
Motopeuke Troffic
Had Been Held Up
Throughout Morning
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

Ferry service on the Annapolis
Matapeake line to the Eastern
Shore was resumed at Ito pm. to-
day after delay of six hours caused
by strike of the officers and sea-
men of the State-owned line.
Representatives of the Interna-
tional Longshoremen's Union agreed
at a conference with State Roads
Commission officials to maintain
operations during wage and hour
negotiations which will start Tues
day.
Richard A. Bowie, who with Capt
J. A. Cox represented unlicensed
and licensed personnel at the con-
ference. said that demands for $50
month pay increase and shorter
working hours were presented at the
conference as a basis for negotia-
tions and that the union had agreed
to continue operations as long as the
negotiations were in progress
The men also asked that any in
creases granted later should be
retroactive to today.
Chairman Ezra B. Whitman of the
State Roads Commission said that
the commission had made no COM
mitments on the mems demands,
but had agreed to negotiate Tues
day at pm. in the commission
Offices in Baltimore. He said an in
vestigation was under way to de-
termine what can be done under
State law and with the present
budget enacted by the last Legis-
lature in order to determine what
concessions could be made.
The conferees emerged from the
wheel house of the Gov. Harry w.
Nice to a footing of horns from a
line of about so cars waiting to drive
on the boat.
Cut out the romance" one mo-
torist shouted as the union and
State officials stood up and shook
hands before breaking up. Let's
get going"
Evening star., 1941-08-23
10000 Fans Watch
Royal Business Win
Marlboro Handicap
Fuvorite Noses Out
J. Hal at Finish Line;
Triphommer Is Third
Special Dispatch TO The Star.


MARLBORO, Md, Aug. 23.-A
nose is all that separated Ewart
Johnston's Royal Business, favorite,
and r. c. Waple's j. Hal, as both
Virginia-owned horses sped across
the finish line in .i,e Marlboro Ho-
tel Handicap, today's 611 -firlong
feature run before 10000 fans.
The race was the most hotly con-
tested of the meeting Dashing Doe
set the pace for five-eights. At
that point, Butterman eased on top.
In the meantime, Sammy Palumbo
was bringing Royal Business up
from last place.
A sixteenth from home Royal
Business took command and the
queen of the half -milers" hung on
gamely TO win the purse by the
shortest of margins from the fast
flying j. Hal The latter came with
rush in the center of the track and
would have scored in another stride.
George Perry's Triphammer was
third. Royal Business paid $500.
Lena Girl Wins Opener.
Form players got off to a running
start when Danny Scocca. a Wash
ington lad. easily won the 6la fur
long opener with Mrs. Mary Knie-
reim's Lena Girl, favorite. The mare
took a long lead to win galloping.
She paid $500, H. Darby's Deodo,
who placed. might have been best,
as he was shut off no less than four
times during the race. and then
came with rush to whip E. S
Foreman's Seasonal for the place
award.
c. o. Fergusons Petit Fours max
ing her eighth start of the year.
stunned the huge crowd by running
of with the 6l2- furlongs of the sec
ond Far back in the early running,
Petit Fours went up fast on the
back stretch to win handily. She
paid S26.40 Everett Bryning's Way
Out bested Mrs. A. S. Bowmans
Brainchild for the place money.
The daily double, which paid
sll9.20, consisted of the Us combi-
nation of Lena Girl and Petit Fours.
Sweet Zaca Takes Third.
Another long shot entered the win
ners circle when Anita Garisto's S
Sweet Zaca, made every post of the
five and one-half furlongs of the
third, winning one. The Ally, who
paid S2310. registered her initial
score in half dozen starts this year.
G. E. Aliens Hanafel followed the
winner throughout, the camera
showed Hugo Hoffmans Aubaley
third
H. w. Pearson's Hibaze. favorite.
ran to expectations. when he &C
counted for the 5lz furlongs of the
fourth. Away fast, the gelding bore
out at every turn. still was good
enough to stave off the belated rush
of F. Browns Eltonhead. c. E.
Georges Highland Song, early pace
maker, was third. The winner paid
S..
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Ex-Husbund Kills Man and Bride
And Turns Gun on Himself

rear of the house and tried to shoot
off the door lock, then broke down
the door.
As Mr.. Newcomb ran to meet the
intruder three bullets ended his life.
Mrs Newcomb got a pistol from a
dresser. fired at Mcdonald but
missed A bullet struck her but she
was able to run to the front lawn.
where two more shots killed her.
Then, Mr.. Dayton related. Nc
Donald fired a shot into his chest
and fell near the woman's body.
Mr.. Dayton said neighbors had
heard Mcdonald threaten to kill the
couple.
Mr.. Newcomb operated plumbing
shop here. Mcdonald was an r. o.
T. c. instructor at the Fremont
High School in Oakland.
Evening star., 1941-08-23
George I. Tyser Death
Certified as Suicide

DR. j. w. Bird. acting coroner of
Montgomery County issued a GER
tificate of suicide in the death today
of George Thomas Tyser, 81, of 1918
Locust Grove road. Silver Spring
Nd.
County police said Mr.. Tyser was
found in the kitchen of his home
with the jets of the gas stove
turned on shortly before noon.
An employe of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing for the past
30 years, MIR. Tyser had been in i'll
health for some time. a member of
his family said, and he had not
worked recently.
He is survived by daughter. Mrs.
Dorothy Glover. of the same ad-
dress; two brothers, Frank Tyser of
Wheaton, Nd, and Charles Tyser
of Erie, Pa.
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Avalanche Offensive
Started on Viipuri,
Finland Declares
KokisoImi Is Reported
Destroyed by Reds
Before Withdrawal
a~ the Axscriate6 prAss

~ the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, Finland, Aug 20
The Finnish press today reported an
Avalanche offensive" has been
turned against Viipuri. on the Kar-
elan Isthmus. This was F1nland's
second largest city before the Rus
SLAMS took it by the treaty of March,
1910
No details were given. but Fin
nish military announcement yester-
day claimed penetration southwark
along the Vuoksi River to Kivinient,
4 point less than so miles north OF
Leningrad, and observers said that
move practically flanked the Rus
sians in Viipuri and threatened them
with eventual encirclement.
The Finnish reports stressed that
the campaign. which only yester-
day was declared to have cut up or
routed five Soviet divisions on the
1sthmus and around Lake Ladoga,
was being conducted by the Firms
rather than their German allies.
Balloons Brought Down.
A Finnish air service communi-
Que today reported six barrage bal
looms OF unknown origin had been
brought down in the Finnish IN
terror, that. the Finnish air force
bombed Russian military camps and
troops concentrations in East ka-
relia. and that three Russian planes
were shot down yesterday.
Out OF 41.316 citizens of Viipuri
who left that city of $4,000 rather
than submit to Russian rule, reg
istration today showed 40, $50 ready
to return Immediately on its re-
capture.
Correspondents with the Finnish
forces said Kakisalmi. the Lake
Ladoga port which the Firms cap
tured Thursday. was heap of ruins.
destroyed before the Russians with
drew.
Few Buildings Left.
Trampled repeatedly in wars be-
tween Finn and Russian since the
Middle Ages, the town today had
only the high school and few
wooden outbuildings left standing.
The industrial center of Enso also
was largely destroyed by the Rus
slams, the Firms said, although a
power dam withstood attempts at
demolition and several factory
buildings and dwellings we're saved.
The railway center at Antrea also
was ruined
Many other communities. how
ever. were captured almost with
out damage. the Firms reported.
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Nazis Call Mexico's Closing
Of ConsuIates a Mistake
Earlier Story on Page A-9.)

Earlier Story on Page A-9)
4. the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 23.-A German
spokesman said today the closing of
German consulates in Mexico was
apparently due to misapprehensions
of Germany's military necessities.
1t was understood here that the
step was taken by Mexico as
countermeasure to the closing of
Mexican consulates in the European
regions occupied by the German
Army.
If that is the real reason it would
seem there is inadequate apprecia-
ton of military necessities" said the
spokesman. "Consulates of all ma
tions in the occupied regions are be-
ing closed because the occupied
areas are in military operations
zones. 1t ought to be quite under
standable that military authorities
do not want foreign observers in
regions where operations are in
progress"
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Virginia Deputy Slain,
Sheriff Wounded by
Shotgun Blast
HuiI of Fire Felis
Officers Attempting to
Arrest Crozed Man
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STAUNTON, Va, Aug. 23.-Dep-
uty Frank Armstrong, 40, was killed
and Sheriff G. M. Gilkeson of
Augusta County was wounded today
as a burst of rife and shotgun fire
met their attempt TO arrest colored
man at his home near here.
Sheriff Gilkeson, wounded in the
leg ana shoulder, made his way TO
the intersection of Route $50 a mile
from the house with news of the
attack and spread the alarm. Dep
uty Armstrong, shot in the head
and neck. apparently was killed i'm
mediately.
The officers went to tWo-room
White cottage TO arrest Charles
Johnson, 36, on a lunacy warrant
sworn out by his father, Frank
Johnson. an employ Of the Chesa-
peake e. Ohio Railway in the yards
here They were met by hail of
fire from the front windows.
State and Augusta County au-
thorities' sped to the scene in re-
sponse to Sheriff Gilkeson's alarm.
State Police 1t R A. Lynn with
another State officer and Staunton
Policeman John Webb approached
the house,
They tossed three gas bombs
through a window and then rushed
the dwelling But their quarry had
fed
State officers and county police
formed posses which deployed into
the mountainous Augusta County
woodland.
The wounded sheriff, meanwhile,
was brought to the hospital here and
his condition was reported satisfac-
tory.