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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-19
Rcinersville

1t was decided not to press the
suit hung up in the village cour,
room last week.
The illness of the baby son o1
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bond was
recognized as whooping cough, last
Saturday.
The Sunday school hour at the
M. P. church last Sunday was var
led by some special music. More
next Sunday.
Someone else has said, don't
throw away your old pancakes.
They can be used for blotters.
Isaiah Mclaughlin and son-in-
law, Harold Lamb, went to Roane
county, West Virginia, last Satur-
day and returned Sunday.
Claude Holdcroft who worked
with Dean Brown at the Garris
mine, is again employed at the
Fisher mine.
have always wondered, anyhow,
what the people of Africa wanted
with the axis in desert. Nothing
to chop.
James Haskins, employed at Van
'dalia, Montgomery county, arrived
home Memorial day and is tempor-
arily residing at the home of his
brother, Prof. w. P. Haskins.
Pvt. Herschel (Dick) Mcconnell.
husband of Viva (HalD was trans
ferred the 18th from Camp Grant,
ILL.,, to Cincinnati, where he was
then assigned to the meat inspec-
tion service.
If the neighbor's dog Billy
,buries any soup-bones this fall in
my garden I'm going to lodge
boarding protest.
Wayne Rex and family of Marion
were first of the week guests of the
Earl Rex and Roy Swank homes.
Mr.. Rex is employed as a truck driy-
er for construction company. !
Earl Brown and family planned
to move early this week from their
home in this village to McConnels-
vile. The vacated home will prob
ably be occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Dean Brown and the formers
John Sealock.
Mrs. Pearl (Dovenbarger) Van
Oster, wife of Pvt. Raymond Van
oster, who was indicted into the
army, Nov. 18th, was in the village
last Friday visiting the school and
former acquaintance at her old
home, returning to McConnelsville
that evening.
Frank Gardner, who had to re-
port to the Athens county draft
board, few days prior to the cleo
ment at the James Pickenpaugh
mine On the Reed farm in upper
township.
With gas rationing at hand the
teen age girls in a lot Of homes are
1usting off the old Sofa
Pvt. William Haines, who is in
he ordnance department. at Camp
Leonard Wood, somewhere in the
Ozarks of Missouri, arrived in the
village, last Friday night enroute
% his fathers home in Center town
ship.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hills Collins and
children of near GAINESVILLE, were
Sunday guests of her brother, Ed
win P. Hutchins and family, who ;
low live in the east end of the vii
age.
Pvt. William Dearnbarger of this
ocality, together with 200 COM
'ades are stationed in an abandon
I'd CCC camp at Gainesville, Ga.
Sgt. William Morris and his
mother, Mrs. Fred Rex, of McCon-
lelsville, visited his brother, Ralph
Norris, and family. northeast of
he village Thursday. Sgt. Morris '
S in the 166th Infantry, located at
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-19
Camp Barrancas, Florida.

Camp Barrancas, Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Scott Gina
Haines) were at GAINESVILLE last Sat
urday Miss Doris Haines, a nurse
in training there returned with
them and remained over Saturday
night at her parental home.
Pvt. Paul Rohrbaugh, who is in
the airborne unit of an artillery
division and located at FIT. Bragg,
N. c., arrived here at the home of
his father, ]. B. Rohrbaugh, last
Thursday on To-day furlough,
Thursday. Airborne, here, has
the significance of glider.
| Pvt. Robert Martin, a brother Of
Mrs. Edwin Hutchins, and a member
If Co. L, 166th Infantry, located at
Barrancas, Florida, arrived here
Nov. 18th, following a brief visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal.
ter Martin, of Lemon Hill. He is
on 15-day furlough and after
spending three days here returned
to the home of parents. He has
been in the service since Oct. Is.
1910.
William Scott, husband of Ina
Haines Scott and volunteer in the
navy service, left Monday for
training.
Walter Kuntz, mother, one broth.
er and sister we're moving Mon.
day from the Charles Elliott farm
to McConnelsville.
Joseph Hutchins having enlisted
in the navy, left Wednesday for the
Great Lakes Naval Training Sta.
tion, Chicago.
Walter, son of Thomas Hutchins |
employed at Ford airplane plant |
near Wayne, Mich, returned Sun.
day, after a brief visit at home. Ac. |
companying him on return was
Mrs. O. O. Welch who returned !
home Tuesday, accompanied by her !
son-in-law James Zimmerman, wife
and baby, and also her son Harry.
Someone else has said you don't
have to be crazy to do the things
some people have been doing, but
anyhow it helps.
Mrs. Francis Bolinger went te
Sunday to help for Q
week in the home of Mr. and Mrs
Fred w. Thomas. Mr.. Thomas, i
former resident and at one time
trustee of this township, is in a
very enfeebled condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorset Kincaid and
little daughter, Donna Sue, and an. |
other first-grader, Miss Jane Ste.
ohenson, went to Guist Run, Sun
lay, to see the beavers at work
they figured that since Papa Beaver
vas the only beaver at work that
he rest had scruples against Sun
lay work or else Papa Beaver was
| niggardly old gent who was get.
ing time-and-a-half for Sundays
There will be a Bible school
started at the M. P. church next {
Wednesday night, beginning at 1880 l
study will begin with the Book of
Genesis. Members of any denom- l
nation invited and the invitation
S extended to all without any af- {
iiliation.
Mr. and Mrs. Huston Croy GUAM 6
ia Chambers) and Mr.. and Mrs.
Norton Rohrbaugh (Christine
Jhambers) of Akron, were over
week end and Sunday guests of Mr..
md Mrs. Edgar P. Chambers.
The Harold Haines crew thresh- 8
ID clover seed the latter part of
asst week for Everett Drummond,
Joel Schuster, Roy Swank and a
Charles McMannis.
Homer Goodman and family Of /
4ytlesburg moved Monday to the
:. NJ Elliott farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Sparks and
,aby Linda Rose of Malta route,
we're visiting relatives here, at d
sharon and at Woodgrove, Sunday. :
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-19

"HI NEIGHBOR'-We'l be see
in you at the Twin City Opera
House next Thursday and Friday.
Hope you have fine Thanksgiving
-Lulubelle and Scotty and rest of
the Gang.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-19
Friendship Circle

The Friendship Circle will hold
| their November meeting with Mrs.
Haven Hammond, Saturday after
noon, Nov 81.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-19
Newton Ridge Grange

Newton Ridge grange will have
installation of officers Thanksgiv-
ing day. The public is invited to
attend. A pot luck dinner will be
served.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-19

have not heard whether he went to
Great Lakes, Illinois, or Lakehurst
N. J. The boys are grandsons of
the late J. E. Day of this place.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03
FLEMINGTOWN

Miss Edith Mullins has return
ed after a visit with relatives in
Richmond, Ind. Her sister, Mrs.
Beuna Hibbitts, accompanied her
home.
Mrs. Hulda Fleming has return
ed home after visit with rela-
tives in Kentucky.
Mrs. Clint Fleming and Beldon
Fleming are reported on the sick
list this week. Both are improv-
ing.
Mrs. Mars Mullins had her ton
sis removed at Norton Saturday
and is improving fast.
Mrs. Minerva Fleming and son
Truman, visited her mother at
Raymond, KY, Sunday.
Mrs. Mckinley Dotson and chill
dren visited at the home of Jonas
Fleming Sunday.
Henry Wright and family spent
the week end with relatives in
Kentucky.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

VIRGINIA.: In the Clerks Office
of the Circuit Court of the
County Of Dickinson, on the
31st day of August, 1912.
Granville Phillips, Complainant,
against
Nancy Mae Phillips, Defendant.
The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain a divorce a vincullo Matri-
monii from the defendant upon
the grounds of desertion.
And affidavit having b n
made and filed that the defend
ant, Nancy Mae Phillips, is not
resident of the State of Virginia,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03
EAST END BRIEFS

James J. Besseck is now en-
ployed in the mines at jenkins.
Mrs. Joe Selfe called on Mrs.
Hardy Friday OF last week.
The small daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fitzhugh Mullins is on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. Mars L. Mullins had her
tonsils removed at the Norton
Hospital Saturday and is getting
along as we'll as could be expect
ed.
Mrs. Harold Hughes and small
son called on friends here Tues
day afternoon.
Brown Porter left for Norfolk
Monday, where he will be en-
ployed.
Walter Lee, son of Donald Null
Inns, employed at Norfolk, is Wis
iting friends here this week.
Garland and Herlin Mullins,
sons of Mont Mullins, who are
in the army, have been here on
a short leave.
Mr.. and Mrs Mont Mullins of
Skeetrock visited at the home Of
Donald Mullins Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03

it is ordered that she do appear
here within 10 days after due
publication hereof and do what
may be necessary to protect her
interest in this suit And it is
further ordered that copy here
of be published once a week for
four successive weeks in the Dick
enson Herald and that a copy be
posted at the front door of the
courthouse of this county on or
before the LIST Sept. rules, 1912.
A copy-Teste:
K. E. Fuller, Deputy
for WE. Counts, Clerk
J. c. Smith, pa. (Sept. 3-42)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03

w. Va, is spending the week
with homefolks and friends here,
Margaret Smith has returned
to her school in West Virginia.
Toy Edwards and family, from
Pound, called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Monroe Beverly Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Charley Kennedy of Can
ey Ridge spent a few days last
week with her mother, Mrs.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03
CARD OF THANKS

The widow and sons of the
late James O. Mooney extend
their heartfelt thanks to the good
friends and neighbors who gave
their help and sympathy SO I'M
sparingly during the illness and
death of their father and hus-
band.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03
HONEY CAMP NEWS

Memorial services were held
here Saturday and Sunda, ~,
the late Robin Beverly and Vice
and others. A good crowd attend
ed the service.
Jim Smith and family, James
0. Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. Oils
Smith, from McRoberts, KY, at
tended the funeral of Jarvie Null
Inns Sunday.
Newton Strouth of Coalwood,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03
Dickinson County Herald
Martha Boiling.

MdICIld bOlllIlS.
James Rose and Glenn Horton
made a business trip to Jenkins
Monday.
Jim Smith spent Sunday night
with Mr. and Mrs. Ollie j. Smith
of McRoberts. Ollie left Monday
for the army.
Margaret Smith spent Tuesday
night at the home of Josh Rose.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-02
Recipes for The Holidays
Made at Tuesdays Glass
Ry PRUDENCE PENNY

WITH ONE holiday well over
and another one creeping up
rather fast we do want 10 be-
gin preparation OF some Of those
traditional foods so important
for the holiday season, -
Christmas cookies are one
thing which we can make IN adj
vance and have nice for the
parties and gatherings that mean
so much AT this time Of year.
These and ether holiday treats
we're included in the dishes
shown Al the regular meeting
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-02
Tomato Sauce

! No 2 can tomatoes
/ teaspoon salt
Is teaspoon pepper
] pinch thyme
bay leaf
! small piece garlic
y cup chopped celery
= tablespoons chopped green
pepper
. tablespoons butter
tablespoon flour
Cook all ingredients except
the - tablespoons butter and !
tablespoon flour for 30 minutes.
Press mixture through a sieve.
Mel, The 2 tablespoons Of but
ter, stir IN l tablespoon flour.
then the tomato mixture grad
uaIly Bring TO boiling point
and cook until IL thickens
slightly abou, 5 minutes. Makes
about ] n cups
RECIPES FOR the remainder
Of tho dishes prepared al Tues
days school will appear in
Thursdays Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-02
Private Jones

NJ wonder Private Jones bu5diss are
swIpinE his cookies. KS nom made
them with RU MFOFD, the baking
poElef TIA, contains TO a.Gm, never
leaves bitter taste. FREE victory
booklet o. suFarless recipes Conserve
supplies Help win the war in your
kitchen. Write TO-DAY. Rumford Bak-
INK Powder, Boz BIS, Rumford. +. /.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-02

days Glass
r PENNY
Of The Detroit Times Home
makers Club Tuesday.
Here are recipes for some OF
those for you 10 try.
Christmss Stars
! cup shortening
y cup sugar
cup corn syrup
= teaspoon maple flavoring
2 eggs, beaten
4 - cups enriched flour
! teaspoon all phosphate
baking powder
2 teaspoon salt
Fig filling.
Cream shortening and sugar;
beat in syrup, flavoring and
eggs. Stir in -four sifted with
baking powder and salt Shape
into TWO rolls about pa inches
IN diameter. wrap in waxed
paper. and chill in refrigerator
several hours Slice thin,
Put a small spoonful OF fig
filling IN The center OF cookie
slice then with the fingers fold
up edges and pinch INTO place
10 make the reasonable fac
slmile OF star.
Bake IN a moderately hot oven
400 degrees S 10 10 minutes
or until dclcately Drowned
around the edges Cool on racks.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Fig Filling
p cups dried figs
cup cold water
cup corn syrup
teaspoon grated lemon rind
. tablespoons sugar
- tablespoons flour
Few grams salt
tablespoon lemon juice
= cup chopped nuts.
Cover dried figs with boiling
Rater and let stand 10 minutes;
rain clip off stems and cut
aIrly fine using SCISSORS. Add
cold water and cook until ten
der. about 10 minutes. Add
corn syrup and grated lemon
rlnd and COOK few minutes
longer
Nix sugar flour and salt and
add all az once. and cook. STIR
ring until thickened and clear.
Remove from heat add lemon
Juice and nuts and cool before
using Makes about 2 cups Of
filling
Molasse2 Peanut Gale
y cups apples
a cup moiasStS
} cup shortening
D. cup sugar
2'7 cups flour
y teaspoon salt
teaspoons soda
2 cup water
! teaspoon cinnamon
teaspoon nutmeg
d. teaspoon cloves
y cup chopped roasted pea
nuts
Peel and chop apples. Cook
until tender In nolasses. Cool
Cream shortening and sugar
Sift flouy salt and soda and add
alternately "a sugar and short
.en4ng MIXTURE with water.
Lastly arid the apples cinnamon,
nutmeg, cloves and peanuts.
Bake in moderate oven
1850 degrees 90 minutes. De-
IIci0lS SerN = r warm WITH
whipped filled milk, hard sauce
or apple sauce
Tomato Casserole
! f-ourco pa cksce elbow
macaronl
! - cups tomato sauce
- pound sausage
BRING = quarts water ~ p
brisk boil add ! lcNel tablespoon
salt 'hcn r0acarori. Whom
water Us boiling again STIR
oHe, Continue 10 cook RAPID s.
f1, seven minutes. Drain water
OH Immediately
Arrange a thick layer in bot
tom OF creased casserole.
Cover with a layer Of tomato
sauce and pieces OF sausage
which IA, been cooked until
brown IN d Lightly creased
skillet.
Repeat layers until macaroni
ana saMcn are Msed Bake IN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-02

Of The Detroit Times Home
makers Club Tuesday.
Here are recipes for some Of
those for you TO try.
ChriitmAs Stars
Evening star., 1942-02-08

sists Of several servants and an ex-
tremely friendly dachshund named
Pupschen, If I heard rightly. One
end of the long living room Is all
glass, offering a sweeping view of a
park and the East River. With the
snow covering everything and the
lights cleaning on the bridges it was
pretty stuff.
The other end of the room is COM
plete with shelves containing hun
dreds of knick-knacks gathered by
Miss Crawford. Like most women,
she is an ardent collector of same,
and these looked about like the usual
run. Over the mantel is a striking
pastel of Joan, done by Marland
Stone. 1t appeared originally on
the cover OF movie magazine.
Every so often in the course Of an
hour the doorbell buzzed and each
time Joan put down her knitting to
answer it herself. That tells some
thing about her. Each time it was
more kilograms from all sorts of
folks congratulating her on the Job
she is going to do for charity. There
was a stack of them on the hall
table, and many of them were from
big names. She read each one care
fully and appreciatively.
AS one proud parent to another,
Miss Crawford asked If would like
to see Christina in her bath. She
had failed to ask for an appoint
ment, but Christina. a pretty blond
child. was mighty friendly consider
ing the circumstances.
Evening star., 1942-02-08
Foster
Continued From Page E-E)

livestock purchases, vacations, but
not nonsense account"
He has been in So pictures in 10
years, one nearly every two months
which shows he has been working
regularly. Some very very good
(like Unfinished Business" In which
he walked away with the honors
much to Irene DUNES discom-
f1ture), some very average, a few
weren't so good.
Most of them were good or he
wouldn't be here now. He consid-
ers "Cafe Hostess the worst picture
he ever was in. He didn't 60 to see
it, he just heard about 1t and read
the reviews.
THE reviews were so bad, was
sure I was washed up," he said. 81
was afraid I'd never get another job
Then De Mile put me in North
west Mounted Police"
Some folks call him Diamond
Jim" Foster. Diamonds are his only
weakness. Sometimes he wears them
a little ostentatiously, but they do
represent success "and they're al
ways good for a ride home, or food
or something you've got to have"
He has an impressive house in
Beverly Hills, but he's trading 1t
for income property and will move
soon to his farm, 30 miles from
Hollywood. Hell only help with the
farming, doing such odd jobs as the
real farmer he's hired to run the
place indicates may be safely left
to an amateur farmer.
"And ride in parades," added
Foster. Il love parades."
Evening star., 1942-02-08

of it I had to get up and hurry
home to give birth to Peter"
Assorted asides-Some studios are
packing their South Sea island sets
away in mothballs, believing it will
be long time before they'll be
used in film again When
movies make sound track of so
girls singing and they want to make
it sound as though 100 were in the
chorus they merely record two sound
tracks and superimpose one upon
the other.
Chitter chatter-Olympe Bradna's
first name is pronounced "O-lamp"
and is derived from the Olympic
Theater in Paris, where she was
born between performances in which
her parents were appearing in a
circus act . Dennis Morgan, who
sang professionally before he came
to Hollywood, MARBLES several tunes
in THE Desert Song"-the first time
he has sung in a movie!
Evening star., 1942-02-08

IT love it. Why, those people are
friendly. I feel f1attered that they
want to know me. After all, they
are the ones that have made it
possible for a person like me to
make a lot of money"
1t was suggested that some of the
movie stars didn't have quite so deep
a sense Of appreciation.
Perhaps not" she conceded.
after all, one of the hardest things
about this business is to learn not to
believe all the things your press
agent says about you"
The biggest kick Joan has had out
of living in New York, she says, is
being able to see all the good plays
at her leisure. Previously on her
trips here from Hollywood she tried
to rush around and see all of them in
about a week, with the result that
she wound up tired Of shows.
Let's see," she pondered as her
fingers dipped and swooped and the
scarf nearly reached the floor.
What do I do? Well, outside of
rearing two children and going to
lots of shows I do some hunting with
my friends. We go out shooting
birds. but I don't shoot any because
wouldn't kill anything. I've got a
sweetheart Of a gun. Most of my
closest friends here are not in show
business, so let's not use their
names"
In addition to Joan and the two
children, the Crawford menage con-
Evening star., 1942-02-08

ing noisy patter that would drown
out the dialogue. -.
Silly sally-Government bans on
rubber can't Tease the spiderweb men
OF the movies -. To make those
gossamer nets studios formerly used
liquid rubber, squirted from pressure
guns When rubber became scarce
they experimental with numerous
substitutes and came up with a web
made of plain old melted chewing
gum for scenes in "Moontide" that
would make any home loving spider
proud of it.
Orphaned oddity-Director Will
liam Dieterle, who stands feet 4
himself, likes to do things in a big
way Once he employed $500
extras in picture that set a record
Tor numbers >. Later he used falling
golf balls instead of tapioca pellets
for hail effects because he wanted
hailstones big enough to be seen in
the long shots Now for "Synco-
patton" he's using 96 speaking parts,
81 tunes and Is orchestras, all new
high marks for single film.
No More South Seas.
Daily dilly-When the studio
called up Mrs. Priscilla Caldwell and
asked her to bring her young son
Peter in for role interview for
Mrs. Wiggs Of the Cabbage Patch" !"
she said she sure was glad they
were going to remake that picture
Asked why, she replied: well,
I went to see the original film of
that name, but right in the middle
Evening star., 1942-02-08
She's Cheerfully Giving Away $112, 500
Joan Crawford, Not Seeking Publicity, Just Thinks
It's Nice She Can Earn That Much to Give
By Gayle Talbot,
Wide World News.
NEW YQf

NEW YORK.
Movie Actress Joan Crawford.
about to give SIT, 500 to various war
funds and charities, stood before
the fireplace In her thickly -carpeted
apartment and licked of the
amounts like the average housewife
orders groceries.
I'm giving $4,000 to the Red
Cross, $25,000 to the infantile pa
ralysis fund, $25, 200 to the motion
picture relief fund and $l2,5OO to
the Navy relief fund.-" she said.
MY agent gets the other $12,50O."
Your interviewer, slightly dazed
at the figures, could only say ad-
miringly: "Golly, Miss Crawford,
that's important money to be giving
away"
YES" she said quickly, "but isn't
it wonderful that I'm able to make
that much to give?"
There was nothing theatrical
about this. She obviously meant 1t,
just as when she said a moment
later: "The picture business is kind
OF fabulous, isn't III?
Not Seeking Publicity.
Miss Crawford is leaving for
Hollywood soon to make the money.
She is taking the part originally
written for the late Carole Lombard
in the picture He Kissed the Bride" I"
She and Carole were old, close
friends.
Miss Crawford, it Is fair to point
out, was not looking for publicity
when she undertook the Job, and 1t
required q certain amount Of talk
ing to get her to consent to an in
terview. She has been living here
quietly since last June with her two
little adopted children, Christina, 8,
and Christopher, 8 months, and she
wasn't looking for work, exactly,
when they offered her the role. 1t
means quite a personal sacrifice to
her, both financially and in break
ing up her home here.
The original dancing daughter"
is as pretty as ever, with blue eyes
the size of duck eggs and the famil-
lar tangle Of dark red hair falling
about her shoulders. The only
noticeable change is that she doesn't
pour on the lipstick quite like she
used to. She laughed about that.
A Scarf for . Sailor.
Maybe started the idea Of using
a lot of lipstick, exaggerating the
size of my lower lip, but some of
the young kids these days make me
look like a piker."
All the time she was talking Miss
Crawford kept both hands busy
whipping up a long. blue scarf, and
it will be keeping some sailor warm
very soon at the rate she is going
There is nothing tentative about her
knitting. She makes a brace of
needles click.
Put one of these scarfs around
your neck" she explained, "and it's
nearly as warm as a coat. I've been
doing a lot of knitting lately, prac-
tically all the time when I'm not out
walking or ice skating with Chris
tina. I'm a terrible ice skater. Got
to have somebody along to hold
me up"
Miss Crawfords apartment Is q
large one in a quiet neighborhood
over on the East River. 1t took her
fans quite a while to locate their
favorite star. but somehow they did
and lately when she and Christina
take their daily constitutional they
usually have gang along. Joan
signs all the autograph books offered
and pats the little heads.
Mind it?" she said in amazement