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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26
The Morgan County Democrat McConnele Ohio Thursday

Mrs. Harry Pennock, and family.
They were accompanied here by
Mrs. Alpha Burns, who had spent
the past month with the Griggs'.
They attended the all-day meeting
at the Smith Chapel church, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Lawrence of
Canton were week end guests of her
brother, Dane Hall, and family. Mr..
and Mrs. Riley Norris spent Mon
day evening with the Halls.
Mrs Verna Luton Of Los An
geles, Calf, and Miss Nellie Will
son, student at Philadelphia col
lege, are spending some time with
Mrs. Lutton's brother-in-law and
sister, and Miss Wilson's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Wilson. There
was a family gathering for the Dan
fords at the Wilson home, Sunday.
Those present We're Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Danford, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Danford and family of Waterford /;
Mr.. and Mrs. James Danford, son
Charles Cousins, of Keith; Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Siley, son Richard, OF
Marietta; John Wilson, McConnels-
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. Truman Motz
Herman, Hugh and AIDA Motz
Florine and Howard Hoffet, Mrs
Luton Miss Wilson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Luton and Miss
Wilson were Tuesday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Truman Motz, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garner butcher and
son spent Saturday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Morris. They
were on their way home from tive
weeks trip through the mountains
and beautiful valleys of Maryland
Mr.. butcher is a guard at the Lon,
don prison farm. Monday the Nor
ris' met their niece Mrs. Merida Nus
| sderfor and daughter Miss Mar
iorie of Worthington, at Caldwell
Marjorie will spend the summer
with her aunt. Mrs. Nussderfol
will make an indefinite stay.
Car Catches Fire
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson Barnes o
Marietta started on fishing tril
Sunday, celebrating their first wed
| ding anniversary, and to enjoy {
| picnic supper at the home of hi!
aunt, Mrs A. Z. Matthews. While
on the hill above the Moscow bridge
their car caught fire burning on
side over the front wheel. In ex
| tinguishing the blaze Mr.. Barne
suffered some painful burns on hi
right arm when the fluid exploded
| He drives the New System breat
| truck through here.
| Clyde Morrison and family spen
Sunday afternoon with Franci
| Stewart and family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26

four daughters of Chillicothe, were
callers here, Monday.
Rev. James Harris of New York.
Mrs. Bertha Harris and Richard
Harris of Columbus were callers on
friends here, Monday.
Mrs. Bessie Carpenter and daugh-
| ter Jean left Wednesday for their
home at Hope, Ark, after visiting
relatives here for the past five
] weeks
VIM. Ewart of Ithaca, n. Y, spent
/ the week end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Ewart His wife,
Mrs. Alyce Ewart and son John
| David, returned home with him, aft
er visiting here for a number of
weeks
Clair Thomas of Cleveland spent
the week end with his parents, Mr.
I and Mrs. c. 0. Thomas. Mrs. Earl
Smith returned home with him, aft
er visiting here since Tuesday.
Mrs. Gladys John and son Clay
ton visited Sunday with Mr.. Bart
Kasler and son, near Trimble
/ Mrs. .Alvilda Sullivan and daugh-
ters Agnes and Lulu of Marietta
We're Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs
F. L. Bailey.
Josephine Smith, Faye Harris
Flossie Smith and Marjorie Beatty
will be hostesses to the Sunshine
Sunday school class at party to be
held at the home of Josephine
Smith, Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bailey Of
Athens were Sunday guests of
Blanche Schofeld.
A son was born Monday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Harris dor
othy McGrew). Grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Harris and Mr..
and Mrs Ace McGrew.
Mrs. Herbert Baker and daughter,
Marietta, visited Sunday with Mrs.
Eva Randall.
Mrs. Jesse Carter and daughter
Priscilla of Westown, Pa, visited
Friday night and Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. John Patterson
Death of Mrs. Emma Shook
Funeral services for Mrs Emma
Shook, 81, were held at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. H. P Michener,
at 2 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon,
with Rev. Ted Waller, officiating,
with burial in Chesterhill ceme-
terry. Mrs Shook died Saturday
night at Grant hospital, Columbus,
following a weeks illness of peri
tonitis She was the daughter of
the late John and Alcinda Keifer
Price, and was born in Union town
ship, and had lived most of her life
in this community. She was mar
ried to James Shook, who preceded
her in death number of years
ago. Surviving is one daughter,
Mrs. H. P. Michener, and one broth
er, Thomas Price, of Columbus
The Chesterhill branch library
will be closed July /, 2, 8, 4. The
reason for this is that it is the close
of the fiscal year Of the WPA, and
no WPA workers may work on these
days.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26
Triadelphia

Preaching next Lords day morn
ing and evening at the Church OF
Christ by Elder L. v. Bays OF
Woodsfield.
Rev. Argenbright, a former pas
tor, and family Of Columbus at
tended Sunday school at the Meth
odist church here, Sunday.
One of the cows on the F.. r.
Newman farm increased the herd
with twin calves, last week.
The home conservation meeting
held at the school house here last
Wednesday evening was not largely
attended and was interrupted for a
time to listen to the prize fight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Barnes
visited relatives at Marietta, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Woodward
and Mrs. ]. M. Ford visited Mrs.
Ford's brother, Elmer Humphrey,
and family of Macarthur, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Dilley and
little son and the Misses Mildred
and Margaret Torbert of Duncan
Falls were Sunday callers at the F.
r. Newman home.
Otis Martin and family visited
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26
Chesterhill
Death of Elma Edgerton

Elma Worthington Edgerton was
the 18th child TO brighten the
home of Jesse and Rachel Pickett
( Worthington, Aug. 26, 1867, at the
old home place in Morgan county
near Chesterhill. Almost her entire
life was lived in this community
She was educated in the Buckeye
grade school, Chesterhill school and
in the Friends Boarding school at
Barnesville. She was birthright
member of the Friends church. A
very happy home was established
when she and Thomas Edgerton
We're united in marriage, March IS,
1892. After 33 years of married
life-a few years of which was
spent near Bartlett, and the rest
near Chesterhill, the home was
broken by the husbands death. Soon
after this she moved to Chesterhill
which continued to be her home un-
til the last. She had expressed the
desire to join her husband without
having been care to her friends
and l0vea ones and her wish was
granted on June 10, 1941, when she
slipped quietly into the larger life.
two of whom died in infancy. She
leaves many nieces, nephews, and
other relatives and friends. She
was a very affectionate person, and
home and the members of her fam
lily were very dear to her. Kind
ness was thing which pervaded
her whole life and there was al
ways smile for those whom she
met. Private funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon at her home
with burial in the Friends ceme-
terry. Those from a distance at
tending the funeral were Edna Faw-
cett, Minneapolis, Mimi; Albert
Millet and daughter and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemar Wilkerson,
West Liberty, Iowa; Mrs. AIDA
Bartlett and daughter, Mrs. Ger
trude Campbell Sonora, O.; Mrs.
Ida Foreman, Mrs. r. L. NORM, Mr.
and Mrs. P. T. Armstrong, Newark;
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Odenbach, Bar
berton; Mr.. and Mrs Fred Harmer,
Earl Armstrong, GAINESVILLE; Ver-
non Worthington, Washington, D.
c.; Walter Worthington, Lowell; !;
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Zumb bro, Mariet-
ia.
A son was born Tuesday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Shook, at
Athens. Grandparents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Woodward and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Shook
Mr.. and Mrs. C. /. Schofield and
daughters were business visitors at
Richmond, Ind, Friday.
Children's day services will be
held Sunday evening, June 20, at
the Methodist church.
frankie Whitacre of Rinard's
Mills has been visiting his sister,
Mrs. Almeda Startling.
Vernon Worthington of Washing
ton, d. c., visited from Saturday un-
til Wednesday morning with his
mother, Mrs. Eva Worthington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Smith re-
turned home Monday from a few
days trip to Washington, D. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Newburn
Of Youngstown visited from Satur-
day until Tuesday with relatives
here. Gertrude King returned home
with them for a visit.
Pvt. William Nutter and Pvt. Ver-
non Wymer of Chanute Field, Ran
toul, ILL.,, spent the week end with
their parents here. They expect to
be transferred to Biloxi, Miss, the
first part of July
Mt. Olive Chapter, O. e. S., en-
tertained Bartlett o. e. S., here,
last Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Carrie Snyder and Mrs.
Mabel Embree were callers on
friends here, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. sReder and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26

nual Boys State is held. On our
arrival we found that every phase
of Boys Stale was rapidly gaining
headway.A On Saturday evening the
city caucuses were held and the
delegates to the state and county
conventions selected. Both Prot
estant and Catholic church services
were held Sunday morning.
Sunday afternoon, both Federal
| ist and Nationalist party conven-
tions were held and the slate OF Of
ficers was made out That evening
both sides gathered in the collse-
UNI for their political rallies. On
Monday morning the election was
held with the Federalists sweeping
all the state offices and capturing a
majority of the other offices. | was
elected representative, Keith was
elected to the council of Baker City,
and James became chief of police.
Monday evening was Inauguration
night with all state officials being
sworn into office Starting on Tues
day the government set-up went in
to action. All county and city Off
cials were given the oath OF office
and the fun started. Every func-
| tion of real government was caflleu
out. \ newspaper was organized
| A bank for Boys State money was
set up and chartered. The bank
was robbed but the culrrit was
caught and severely punished.
| On Monday night of this week the
| Boys State officials went to the
state house and for time govern
ed the state of Ohio. The governor
and his ca abinet, the senate and the
lhouse OF representatives all took
over the governing of the state,
while Baker City, winning city OF
| this years Boys State, governed
| Columbus. and Elden county, win
ming county, took over Franklin
county Monday evening was anna
teur night with prizes going TO the
! winners. Our certificates of gradu-
alton and Boys State pins were al
so presented Monday evening. On
Tuesday we were homeward bound.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26
Saltwater

Mr.. and Mrs. Thorton Alexander
of Blue Rock, Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan
Roberts and two children, Fred
Roberts Of Newark, VIII Roberts OF
GAINESVILLE We're Sunday dinner
guests of J. T. Roberts. Mrs. c. w
Brown of GAINESVILLE was a visitor III
the afternoon.
Isolena Sevall Of Rural Dale Wis
tied last week at Marietta Whites.
Carolyn and Janet Masterson
spent a few days recently at t. j
Masterson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Williams
spent Thursday at Buckeye Lake.
Bernice Roberts has employment
in GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Williams
and Lenna Williams attended the
grange banquet at the high schoo
building, last Tuesday evening.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26
Brokaw

Mrs. Gladys White and daughter
Joan spent last Friday with Mrs.
Alma Johnson and Mrs. Woodrow
Pinkerton
Marian and Kelvin Walker of
Stockport spent last week with their
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs c. C.
Walker. Marian is spending this
week with her aunt, Mrs. Ted Bali,
Of Hayward.
Mrs. NJ. B. Cunningham and
daughter Grace spent last Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. Woodrow
PinkertOn.
Elmer Cunningham spent two
days last week with Homer Miles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Pattin OF
Youngstown, spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Baker and
Mr. and Mrs Emmett Baker.
Miss Fannie Jobes of Beverly
route is spending a few days with
her friend, Miss Lucy Baker.
Mrs. Mary Robinson and son OF
Parkersburg spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Cum
ningham and family.
Lee Frye was Sunday afternoon
caller at the homes of c. c. Walk
er and Arley Johnson.
Jewel White and family and
Stanley Hilaman were Sunday after
noon callers at the Clarence Walker
home.
The funeral for Frank Nixon was
held Sunday at Beverly, with burial
in the Center cemetery. He had
been making his home with his sis
ter-in-law and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Kirkbride.
Billie Cody and son John, Mrs.
Mary Corner and Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Hooper attended the coon chase
at Highland park, near Lowell, Sun
dav
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26

friends at Deavertown, Sunday ev.
ening.
Gale Edgell, near Malta, is spend
ing a couple of weeks at the Otis
Martin home.
Arthur Porter left Sunday to re-
turn to military camp, after spend
| ing two weeks with home folks.
Mrs. Raymond Fluharty who was
quite i'll a few days last week, is i'm.
proving.
Miss Betty Jadwin is spending
some time with relatives at Crooks
Vile
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26
PROBATE COURT

E. r. Oglevee, executor of the es-
tate of H. H. Oglevee, deceased, is
given authority to transfer real es-
tate to E. r. Oglevee, Cumberland
route, brother, to whom it passes.
Said property is a dwelling and lot
in Malta.
Mamie j. Cunningham, eXecutrix,
named in will, is appointed eXecu-
trix Of estate of John ". Cunning
ham, deceased. No bond is requir-
ed. Probable value of estate is ST.
920, all in real
Addie E. Dickson is named ad-
ministratrix of the estate Of Clar-
ence A. Bush, late of York town
ship. Bond $500 with Rufus M.
Dickson and Myrtle Louise Bush, as
In the matter of the estate Of
Herbert H. Manly, deceased, order
to distribute certain assets Of said
estate in kind to Fred B. Manly,
Josephine E. Cook and Frances
der the will of said deceased In
cluded in the transfer are 32 shares
of common stock of Brown Manly
Plow Co.
Finding it is necessary to sell
real estate of the late Clarence L..
Lyon, at not less than appraised
value, $500, to pay debts.
Inventory filed in the estate of
Cora M. Gray, late of Malta, has
been approved. Total appraisement,
$3,155.34, of which $2.155.34, is
stocks and securities and $1,000
real estate c. B. Smith, Harry
Sharp and B. S. Harris are apprais-
ers, and C. N. Gray, executor.
Will Of Charles w. Dearth, late
Of Meigsville township, has been fill
ed for probate by his widow, Car
rie L. Dearth.
Inheritance tax in the sum of 81
Is found due in the estate of Alvilda
Mcdaniel, deceased. Gross value
of estate is $1,392.24, all in per-
sonal. Debts and costs of admins
tration, $4,000. Successors to es-
tate are Goldie Betz, Edna Walpole,
Nettie Horn, nieces, and ARA
Moore, nephew, each $94.03; Lucy
Wilson, Mary Hammond, Emma
Wells, Forrest Wilson, Letha Art
man, Olive butcher, nieces, each
$5373; Lewis butcher, nephew,
$5373; Eula Maze. Huckabee, no
relation, 500. John r. Mcdaniel
is executor of the estate.
Will of Clara B. Hopkins, late of
Chesterhill, has been filed for pro-
bate.
Marriage Licenses
Carl Raymond James, dock work
er, Stockport, son of Raymond and
Virginia May Medley James, and
Ruby Jeanne Hanson Chesterhill,
daughter of Lewis and Jennie May
King Hanson.
John E. Cavey, jr, mechanic,
Glouster route, son of John M. and
Mary Tippie Cayey, and Rowena
Duncan, Trimble route, daughter of
Otto and Beatrice Smith Duncan.
Wayne r. Rex, farmer, son OF
Earl and Addie Ross Rex, and Kath-
ryn L. Swank, daughter of Roy and
Bessie Adkins Swank, both of Rein
ersville
RECORDERS OFFICE
The following have leased to The
Ohio Fuel Gas company: C. B.
Smith, 40 acres; D. M. Kittle, 1873,
both in Homer; Raymond James,
22v j. w. Thompson, Al: John e.
Benjamin, IS; Leonard Benjamin,
SIS; C. B. NORM, 100; w. W.
Dearth, 167; Bryan Ball, 60, all in
Penn township; Howard Nolan, ct
al, 43, PennMarion; Bernard Ben
jamin, 1877, Union-Penn; Eliza v.
Horn, ct al, 60; W. E. Wright, 100;
David B. Finley, 100; Edward
Smith, 1870; Dennis Sands, ct al,
113, all in Union: Clair Butts, ct
al, As, Deerfield; F. d. Davis, 80,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26

Bloom.
Leases in Malta township to The
Industrial Gas Corporation, in
clude: Lena Barkhurst, 80 acres;
Lesta Beckwith, so; Roselma Mil
Ter, 49, C. E. Murphy, 60; James
Murphy. 78 Easter B. Smith, 40,
and Maria E Miller. 100
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26
BOYS STATE, 1041

(By Robert DanieD
James Richardson, Keith Elliott
and l left McConnelsville Saturday,
June IA, headed for the State fair
grounds, Columbus, where the an
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26

The really successful climber is he who has helped
some one else to mount little higher also
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26

Ill-gotten gains bring shame to the winner and sor-
row to the loser.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26

It is sorry spectacle when pride takes the place
humility.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT

The divorce case of Clarence Grist
VS.. Maxine Grist, set for hearing
June II, has been continued until
July Z, 1941.
Writ of partition has been order
ed in the case of j. d. and B. G.
Garvin VS. George GarVin
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-26

Common sense is priceless possession and not SO
common as its name would imply.
Evening star., 1941-04-21
Local Drama Groups
These Catholic University Actors
Are Very Busy Actors
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.
OF actors and acting


demanded IN Catholic Unver
% original musical biography of Joe Cook the show called Cook
which University Theater Wednesday night
popular
Evening star., 1941-04-21

Lillian Penn, Lee Pentz, Helen ST.
monds Johnson, Mary Sanders, Rus
sell HollingShead and Alfred Naz-
arino. All four of the plays are
being directed by Pauline Eaton
Oak.
Of the future:
When the Blackfriars Guild closes
its season with "A Slight Case of
Murder" the evenings of May 6,
and 8, Padgett Schall, Helen John
son, William Draper and Bud Hard
wick will be playing the leading
roles. Others in the cast, which is
being directed by Ed Kloten, are
Gordon Gray, Joseph Lowther,
Tommy Shields, Henry Dominioni,
Ray Maryman, Eleanore Mitchell,
Rod Bacon, Leon Norris, Bob Dill
lin, Mildred Carroll, Richard Schall,
Henry Merchant, William Lazarus,
John Stapleton, Jerome Gallon,
Margaret Brady, Eleanor Freund,
Ann Baker, Tom McBreen, Rita
McGarry, Lowell Goad and Margaret
Stack.
The Security Club of the American
Security & Trust Co., for the 18th
consecutive year, is busy now with
a spring play. This one is mystery
farce, "One Mad Night" by James
Reach. and it is scheduled for pre-
sentation the night of Tuesday,
April 29, at Roosevelt High School
auditorium.
Evening star., 1941-04-21

called upon not merely to double
in Brass but to play four and five
roles Busiest of the lot, with the
exception of Leo Brady, who plays
the Cook role, is George Burst,
Catholic University's latest dra-
matte discovery" In addition to
singing two songs. Mr.. Burst has
four other appearances in Cook
Book" ranging in character from
the portrayal of villainy in romance
to the impersonation of vaudeville
agent.
Washington Civic Theater players
who have been attending Director
Leon Askin's dramatic classes are
finding now that their studies pay
dividends, for when the groups
production of Men in White" opens
at the Wardman Park Theater next
Sunday night, the cast will include
four girls-Madeline Raven, Flor
ence Konold, Ann Gibson and
GWendolyn Irani-Who have never
before appeared in a civic theater
play. All have been attending
classes since the first Of the year.
The cast of Men in White" also in
cludes several other newcomers to
civic ranks, among them Elizabeth
Winburn, Charles Baker, Mary
Jackson, Caskie Stinnett, John
Tandy and Ted Allison.
X
OF summer plans:
The Cross Roads Theater points
toward another season at the Baileys
Cross Roads playhouse by announc-
ing open tryouts for the recruit
ing of new (to Cross Roads talent.
Many veterans of past productions
of the group will be back this year,
to be sure, but newcomers will be
met with warm welcome at the au-
ditions scheduled for May 2 and 3
at the Congressional room of the
Willard Hotel. %
OF the weeks other activities:
Pierce Hall Players stage that old
favorite, "Abies Irish Rose" We'd
nesday and Thursday nights at
Pierce Hall. Howard Wentworth,
who directed the Cross Roads inca
ter's productions of the play, is at
the helm for the Pierce Hall group,
guiding cast which includes
Cleone Pollard, Peggy Mansfield,
Sidney Bassler, Ed Evans, w. Julian
Hatcher, Gene Murphy, Philip
Romirez and James Gleason.
The Masouers of Roosevelt Com
munity Center will present four one
act plays - "Play-in-the-Maklng'
"The Medicine Show Torches" and
celestial Love" (the latter
Chinese pantomime)-at Roosevelt
High School Wednesday night. The
players are to be Dorothy Parker,
Robert Peters, Rhodes K. Scherer,
Fred Peters, Herbert Miller, j. BraX-
ton McClurkin, Charles Shoemaker,
Evening star., 1941-04-21

Although he does not bring
himself and his review to the Earle
until Friday, Joe Cook will arrive
in Washington today First two
days of his visit will be devoted
to assisting Catholic us HarlequnS
to put the finishing touches on the
musical biography of Joe Cook,
titled Cook Book" 1t opens at
C. U. Wednesday night, with Joe
Cook undoubtedly the most inter-
ested spectator at Leo Brady'S per-
formance of Joe Cook Joe, in
cidentally, has been coaching Leo
in the Cook technique of being the
funniest man in the world "Old
Acquaintance" the command per-
formance play at the last Presidents
birthday celebration, ends its New
York run within a fortnight 1t
probably will be revived for a brief
road tour in the autumn, with Wash
ington highly likely stop ). Man
of his word is Emile Boreo, the old
Chauve Souris comedy genius &.
The man who headlined Troika's
show a couple of week last fall, only
to leave because of previous engage
mentS, said he would be back .. (.
He will be, and soon.