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Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Amos c. Sheppard
Found Shot To Death
Hazlettville Farmer Left Note Tell
Ing Where Body Would Be Found

Amos C. Sheppard, 60 years old,
farmer of near Hazlettville, was
found dead from shotgun wound
on Thursday OF. last week in the
pasture on the farm of his son,
Kermit. A double-barreled gun was
beside the body.
Several hours later the son found
a note in his home, written by his
father, telling where his body would
be found. A search had been or
ganized by members of the family
when they heard a gun shot shortly
after Mr.. Sheppard had left the
house supposedly to inspect poul-
try.
Coroner william M. Chambers is
sued certificate of death by sui
eide. Members Of the family said
Mr.. Sheppard had been respondent
for some time. He is survived by
wife and several children.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17

lens.
Hylon Smith, chairman Of the
A.A.A. office in Georgetown pre-
sided, and after a few brief re-
marks introduced the new secre-
tary of the organization, ]. f..
Gordy, county agent, and William
H. Henderson, assistant county
agent.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, July s, To Tues
day, July IA, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, weather
recorder for Milford, reports the
following thermometer readings for
Milford, from Wednesday. July s,
to Tuesday, July IA, inclusive:
The midland journal., 1942-01-09
TEN BIGGEST
EVENTS OF Io4I

Selected by BAUKHACE
CWNU Washington correspondent.)
Adoption of the lease-lend law.
The Roosevelt Churchill meet
ing at sea.
The Presidents shoot-on-sight
order.
The Inauguration Of President
for a third term.
German invasion Of Russia.
Failure by Germany to achieve
its objective: destruction Of the
Red army. A
Revision of the neutrality law.
Sending of American troops to
Iceland.
U. s. war with Japan, Germany,
Italy.
Defeat Of rigid price control by
farm-labor coalition.
The midland journal., 1942-01-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The year dreso to close scith
these important events:
December
-7-Japanese attack on U. S. Is
followed by declaration Of
war. sf- ss
gu. S. and Great Britain de-
clare war on Japan.
Nazis give up winter at
tempt to take Moscow. ,.s
l1-Germany, Italy declare war ON
u. S. I Congress answers
this in four hours, recognizing
state Of war.
15- Germans smashed from Baltic
to Black sea- Russian claim.
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The midland journal., 1942-01-09

8-Joe Louis stops Tony Music in ninth
round OF heavyweight battle.
Buddy. Baer !Ko over Tony Galento In
12-Joe P1atak wins national handball cham.
pionship for seventh consecutive year.
Boston Bruins win Stanley cup hockey
championship. beating Detroit Red
14-Major league baseball season opens with
Yankee-Senator game.
20-New England syndicate, led by. Bob
Quinn, buys control OF Boston National
league baseball club.
May
s-whirlaway wins Kentucky Derby. setting
new Derby and track record of 2:01 2-5.
Hank Greenberg.. star Detroit baseball
player, inducted into army.
9-Billy Soose wins world middleweight
championship over Ken Overlin.
In seventh.
30-Mauri Rose of indianapolis wins 500
mile automobile speedway classic.
June
Fired Perry. former English Davis cup
star, wins national professional tennis
7-craig Wood wins National Open golf
championship.
l4-Patty Berg wins women's Open golf
ls-Joe Louis knocks out Billy Conn In is-
22-Franlie Parker and Pauline Betz win
national clay court singles tennis titles
25-Washington university rowing crew wins
Poughkeepsie championship.
July
batting record by hitting safely in forty
fifth consecutive game.
s-American league wins All-Star game at
ls-vic Ghezzi wins P.G.A. golfns cham.
17-Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak stopped
at So consecutive games.
2s-Freddie Cochrane wins welterweight t.
August
6-Bill Gallon wins Hambletonian. trotting
classic.
9-sammy snead wins Canadian Open golf
championship.
lO-Hawaiian Island swimming team wins
A.A.U. national championships.
30-Marvin ('Bud'') Ward wins u 8. anna.
teur goling crown.
e. pehes ner against Rsas
September
yankees clinch American league pen.
nant.
7-Bobby Riggs wins national tennis cham.
pionShip.
Brooklyn Dodgers clinch 1941 National
league pennant
2s-Joe Louis defends title by TKo in sixth
round with Lou Nova.
October
6-Yankees win World Series over Brook
lyn Dodgers, four games out of five.
9-Alfred Robertson, famous jockey. rides
six winners out OF seven races In single
day: 81 parlay would have won over
$4,O00, 900.
28-Ten million. two hundred fifty thousand
fans saw major league baseball games
In past season. officials announce.
November
4Dolph Camilli Dodgers. named National
leagues most valuable player.
11-Joe DiMaggio. Yanks, named American
leagues most valuable player.
l7-Bob Zuppke resigns as Illinois football
coach after 20 years.
25-Lou Boudreau, "a years old, named man
ager of Cleveland Indians.
28-Tony Zale wins middleweight cham
pionship over Georgie Abrams.
December
Mel OF signed as manager Of New
9-Whirlaway voted "Horse Of the Year.
10-Cleveland pitcher. Bob Feller. en1ists in
navy.
l5-site Of Rose Bowl football classic for
January shifted to Durham. N. c.. for
Duke.Oregon State game.
The midland journal., 1942-01-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The year began ,vith these i'm
p0rtGnt events:
January
Hitler in speech predicted
victory in 1941."
3-New congress convened /,
heard President ask all out"
aid for democracies.
15-CIO ordered by government
to end defense strikes,
2O-President Roosevelt inaugu-
rated for third term.
2l-Civil rioting broke out in Ru-
mania signaling beginning of
Nazi "putsch' in the Balkans.
The midland journal., 1942-01-09
WM@MNNN0~N8MNWW
January

January
3-New congress opens, seventy.seventh.
6-President asks "all OUT aid to democra.
1s-U 5. orders co. to ee end e strikes in de.
2o-President ' Roosevelt inaugurated for
22-Justice McReynolds resigns from U. s.
Supreme court.
24-President meets British ambassador in
precedent-breaking greeting of U. S.
February
s-U. $. Supreme court upholds wage.hour
sHHouse passes lease.lend bill, 260-165.
spection trip to British isles: backs U. s.
as-cfo, votes strike at four Bethlehem
2s-Bethlehem Steel strike ended.
March
1-CIo. strike shuts Chicago plant Of In.
ternational Harvester.
11-Soft coal miners under John l.. Lewis
open wage parley in New York with
President Roosevelt signs lease.lend bill
and flow Of arms abroad begins.
12-PreSident Roosevelt asks congress for
$1,000, ,OOO. 900 to aid Britain under lease.
Paralyzing cold and high winds sweep
1s-President Roosevelt appoints super me-
24-Fords Lincoln plant in Detroit Is shut
s H ro Maa1d ssssl Steel srEe shGEase result
N-President signs s.. .Ooo. 900. 600 aid.to-Brit-
as-T.l o. $; q. aid pledged to Jusoslavia in Axis
so-u. s. seizes IS Italian, German and
Danish ships in U. S. harbors on charges
of sabotage.
April
Limited Mine. Workers Of America begin
soft coal strike.
2-C.I.O. calls strike In huge Ford Motor
company River Rouge plant; $4,000 af-
3-Scores hurt in bloody. skirmishes at
Ford closes "A assembly plants and
eAiis- Chalmers strike definitely settled
by mediation.
sNSrth csTsiina , rs, sso9St.a ss bait, Satt,esnip.
pleted for navy In Is years.
10-O. S. assumes protection Of Danish col
ony Of Greenland;
nany Is settled:
1e-Price Of steel is frozen at current 1871
as-charies A. Lindbergh resigns commits.
sion as colonel in D.. S. air corps re-
serve. Aftermath Of dispute with fD.R
2s-Soft coal strike settled.
May
1--Treasury opens defense bond selling
s-President calls for zl-hour. seven.day
week In defense industries.
S-F.D.R. orders large increase IN produc-
Coastguard 20. 81 boards seven Jugo-
slav ships In u. s. ports.
T-U: s. begins roundup Of deportable
l5-U.AW. workers strike at Hudson Motor
and Chevrolet plants.
16-General Motors grants 10.cenfs an hour
wage increase to avert strike.
26-president Roosevelt signs the o5-per-cent
parity loan btu for wheat. cotton. corn.
rice and tobacco.
z7-president Roosevelt proclaims an un-
limited national emergency during fire.
side chat. He reasserted the policy of
freedom Of the seas and called upon
the nation to increase its defense efforts.
The midland journal., 1942-01-09
December
January

January
1.-TWO U. s.-canadian reciprocal air lines
approved.
i4-Ecuador. rounds up leftists after riot.
n -Thaiiand and Indo-china seek peace
terms.
2o-Economic conference proposes tree
The midland journal., 1942-01-09
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
January
11-Radio and picture comedian Joe Penner,
2o-Dame Margaret Lloyd George. wife Of
2s-John Metaxas. Strong man. statesman
Of Greece. tr +'f -
February .s's...s@,.s''s..s..@ 7, .,..
William Gibbs McAdoo. World war sec.
retary of treasury.
0-Reed Smoot former Republican senator
n-Rep; William D. Byron. Maryland. killed
2s-Ex.King Alfonso Of Spain. I'm exile. In
Rome. Italy.) Ht''
March t'T
e-Gutzon Borglum. famous U. s. sculptor
April
2-Count Paul Teleki, premier of Hungary.
Sen. Morris Sheppard (Texas). Il
l-Dr Annie Jump Cannon. famous woman
2s-Maurice l. Rothschild. outstanding u. S
merchant.
June
s-Lon Gehrig. the ''Iron Horse" Of base.
4-Former Kaiser wilhelm II died at Doom
12-Daniel Carter Beard, Boy Scout Official
ZZ-Sen. rat harrison OF M1SSlSSlppl.
26-Sen; Andrew Jackson Houston Of Texas
27-William Guggenheim, copper millionaire
30-Ignace Jan Paderewshi, world.famotIs
pianist and former premier of Poland.
July
3-Sam H. Harris. one Of Broadway's most
successful theatrical managers. M
14-Fred Fisher, founder of famous auto.
body building company. VI
20-Lew Fields, famous comedian.
N-HoWard Jones, u. s. c, football coach
Edward B. Mclean. former owner Wash.
ington Post and Cincinnati Enquirer.
August
William R. Davis. internationally known
7-Bruno Mussolini. second son Of rtaly's
premier.
September
7-sara Delano Roosevelt. Presidents
mother.
October
preme court justice.
e-Helen Morgan. famous singer Of torch
l2-HarSry HfHSs; M. Daugherty, attorney general
in Warren Harding sdministrafion. a. :
16-Harold +. Mccormick, chairman Of the
board. international Harvester.
ls-Edward Suda,hy; s,nys; nic founder Of packing
November
l7-Ernst Udet. Nazi air chief.
23-Percival Christopher Wren. British az.
% thor s.,1sns &sneaS ps,Ts Gesss% ee,a. :, eau.
December
l--Alva B. Adams. Senator from Colorado.
1.-TWO thousand eight hundred ninety-sev-
en- Of Y. s. armed forces killed by drst
Jap raid on Pearl Harbor.
The midland journal., 1942-01-09
December


1-Petain meets Goering for collabora.
Italy bares big revolt plan; attempt
to kill Mussolini fails.
4HSerbian guerrillas create new front"
in conquered Jugoslavia.
6-Britain declares war on Finland. Hun.
gary and Rumania.
President Roosevelt announced he had
previously dispatched peace plea to em.
peror of Japan.
Japan unleashes devastating surprise at.
tack on Hawaii and Philippines and fol-
lows this with declaration Of war on U. S
gu. S. declares war on Japan. as does
Germans give up winter attempt to win
Moscow.
9-Japanese planes reported over San Fran.
cisco bay; mistake" alarms in N. Y.
Manila bombed: Japs claim capture Of
Guam.
10-British admit loss of warships Prince
of Wales and Repulse off Malaga.
11-Germany Italy declare war on U. S. and
congress votes declaration against them
within four hours after news Is received.
u. S. army bombers sink 29. .000.ton Jap
battleShip Haruna.
13-Dutch announce sinking of four Japan
transports; 1000 lost.
15-Russ report Nazis smashed from Baltic
to Black sea-
16-U. S. destroys 20 Jap planes In smashing
Philippine landing attempt.
17-Adm. Kimmel commander of Pacific
fleet and two top ranking army officers
in Hawaii removed as aftermath of Pearl
Harbor losses.
1s-Japanese effect landing at Hong Kong.
The midland journal., 1942-01-09

o-New Jersey waterfront ID swept by s25.
900 fire.
The midland journal., 1942-01-09

so-New Jersey waterfront il swept by s25..
100000 fire.
June
market quota restrictions on wheat ap.
proved by over 80 per cent Of farmers
In nation.
S-Fifth Of army plane production tied up
Go xSatics STsacs sTRe AZ II he cac4
s-Army takes over strike.bound North
I American ayiation plant at lnglewood
12-Justice Harlan Fiske Stone made chief
justice Of Supreme court as Robert Jack
son and Sen. James Byrnes get high
court posts.
14-President Roosevelt freezes" all Nazi
and italian assets.
1e-U. s. orders Nazi consulates to close
20-Thirty three die In sinking Of U. 8.
Ford signs union contract with C.IO
gu. S. state department condemns Nazi
attack on Russia.
2s-Giant Bio successfully completes first
test hop.
July
l-Men who reached the age Of Il since
October 16. 1910. register for the draft.
7-President Roosevelt informs congress
that y; s. armed forces have occupied
indictins; ;u ss as aa5 spies. 'AA ~ :
held.
21-President asks extended term for draft.
Nationwide drive for scrap aluminium
opens
2e-President mobilizes Philippine forces on
wartime basis.
a. SnRn t.<n =
to wage economic war on Axis. Wallace
Gas stations ordered closed at night In
Eastern Seaboard states.
August
1-oil shipments to Japan banned.
6-C.I.O. calls strike at huge Kearny. N. j..
shipyards. -
7-Senate passes act extending draft term
by 18 months
s--oPM OPT puts steel under full priority con-
l1-Installment buying curbed to check in.
: hation trend.
12-House passes draft extension bill.
15-Gas rationing ordered for eastern states.
sea meeting with winston Churchill.
24-Strike at Kearny, N. j.. shipyards ends
as navy takes over.
September
s-senate passes largest tax bill in U. s.
history.
AXIS shps Sss sigsted in @ @ s%9 waters
18-Congress gets new request for $6,000..
Lynn Lynn stambaugh. Fargo, N. D.. attor.
nsy. named commander Of American Le-
2o-fresident signs .billion.dollar record
2s-Duke and duchess Of Windsor visit Wash.
ington. D. c.
October
Increased taxes on many commodities
s-George Hopkins. parachutist, rescued
from top Of Devils Tower. wyo.. after
ll-Mayy reports ssizings M Mazi radio stations
N-U. S. destroyer Kearny torpedoed with
loss Of II lives while on patrol duty of
a. Government announces sinking Of two
U. s.. ships: Lehigh. flying U: s. flag
of Africa, and Bold Venture, Panama
nian flag off Iceland. All hands saved.
24Gasoline sales ban In eastern states
27-"We're at battle stations" and "the
shooting has started keynote Presi.
q aaS ssoco Sag mgners II captive coal
mines broken by 15-day truce agree.
ment after five days.
q N Air ASSOC Associates. Inc. to Keep up pro. pro.
duction Of vital aviation supplies.
Stu. $. destroyer Reuben James torpsdoed
and ins sunk .sHes ws ss ss S1nsHy %ssiS DUTY on
November
a-U. s. coast guard transferred to navy
Is House completes congressional action on
Ssrmed5 ships to saii aia through war i zones. zones.
l6-Captive coal miners again out on strike.
The midland journal., 1942-01-09
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January

January
Hitler predicts 1941 victory.
4-Italian defense in Albania reported
broken.
7-Greeks push back crack italian troops.
11-Nazis and Russ sign new trade pact.
17-Russian, Rumanian clashes disturb Bal.
kanS.
2l-Civii rioting breaks out in Rumania.
N-Rumanian revolt leaders executed az
civil rioting is ended.
30-British forces sweep on beyond Derna
in Libya.
Hitler declares all "aid-to.Britain' ships
will be torpedoed.
The midland journal., 1942-01-09


2l-Civl rioting breaks out in Rumania.
N-Rumanian Run I1iail revolt & leaders executed az
3O-British forces sweep on beyond Derna
in Libya.
February
british empire forces capture Bengasi,
last important city in eastern Libya, aft.
er 160-mile drive in seven days against
s-Winston Churchill in worldwide radio
broadcast asks u, S. for tools. not
mem to defeat Axis powers.
Admiral Darlan named vice premier and
foreign minister of France as Laval.
loses out.
10-Great Britain breaks diplomatic ties with
Rumania.
1l--Russia reported to have okayed Nad
thrust into Bulgaria.
NaZis fly army to Balkans.
oars nss mssdaFe fsa war
2l-Nazi troops enter Spain (sman detach'
Ns Nsz p 9Sps uns sssss ssporss sSsaEs g smes In
as-Anthony anti nsssia Eden reaches Turkey for war
talks.
March
bulgaria joins Axis. German troops en-.
ter that nation.
1-Turkey closes Dardanelles as Nazis push
through Bulgaria to Greek and Turkish
British rush aid to rn Grseeef FOR fret fine
% since December 20 s,.,, ls4oi .r,r,u..
nroSran, 9oJnI az nassive a5iisnce with Avis:
Serbs ansered; three ministers quit In
N-Boy King Peter takes Jugoslav throne
as Axis rule is ended in bloodless coup
detat.
April
aa.,s.., EASTERN r,,v,n e.n,,., t.k.n
from British by Nazis and italians.
snd rsyece %ar stars on
Addls :aio Anaba. Ethiopian capital entered
~ SSray ~ H,in s,,d ,7,ss,. s;gn reutr.I;tv ract
ls--aMOrst w bombing Of all time hits Lon
Teests" annonces ary Suicide of Premier
morlfis. msnf King George heads new govern
HSut. n:u... . 49, a. a.. a
:. yItaI oil supplies. -. :. ra .n,.s ..... s.-
Mans crack Dotn snos oL AiLeo aiIs usIenss
Theoaa The III secs ,,sss anu reacn history-naineo
N-Nazi advance guard enters Athens.
May
To-. xro+as., ,.na,n. - rr,.;.h s.....
70 ppratect oii feiSs fiSAs VI 0'i'isn loi'es
Lax ~ gcrces ~ fight Fitch sbe,, ,,oror..nt
i1 airport. rt''es nsh' BRUSH snen Important
al hattIo tIIoops out VI s1reecs enter ATT
GaM patus.
s-5ritish regain control OF lraq oil pipe
Stair Stain takes MSS r anrenotershin
n-kuqSM 3 %ns,iDa Hess fees Germany and lands
pssaH Of visb Eranse agrees 70
a s ,s psts as VIII VIII TsLany ta a.,
sniUpsa srsS,n sgrTender ss, to British .. nm
ton Hood. Is sunk by new S5.000-ton
German battieship Bismarck.
U-British navy sinks battleship Bismarck
after thrilling sea battle.
The midland journal., 1942-01-09

1s-soviet agrees to. conference Of Russia,
24-Russo-B British troops invade Iran.
29-Hitler and Mussolini end conference on
eastern front"
September
l-President Roosevelt calls on U. g. TO
crush Axis power.
4-Nazis claim Russia thwarted on Black
7-American freighter Seafarer bombed
and sunk in Red sea.
19-Nazis report fall of Kiev.
24-Anglo-American peace aims and post
war food pool plans approved by IL AL
lied governments In London.
27-Guerrilla fighting causes Nazis to send
three divisions to Serbia. "a
2D-British.U. S. commission for aid to Rus.
sia opens in Moscow.
October
sExecutions reported curbing anti-Nazi
uprisings throughout Europe
10-Russians admit troops are falling back
toward Moscow.
12-Women and children ordered to leave
le-Japanese cabinet falls and is replaced
by one more "warlike"
17-Part of government evacuates Moscow.
21-Russians hurl back attacks on Moscow
front.
Fifty Frenchmen ordered executed for
Staying of Nazi army official in France.
25-Nazis report fall of important Russian
city of Kharkov.
The midland journal., 1942-01-09
November

3-U. S. warns Finland to cease fighting
Reds.
I s-U.boats will fire on U. S. ships. says
Hitler.
British lose So planes in sweeping conti-
nent raids.
l2-Finns reject U. s. plea to make peace
with Russia.
13--British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sunk
by torpedo.
2o--British launch new surprise offensive In
Libya
26-Nazis break through to flank Moscow.
Axis troops slow British Libyan drive.
29-Russian recapture important city Of
ROStOV.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-03-05
NOTICE OF FILING ACCOUNTS
The State of Ohio, Morgan County.
In Probate Court

Whereas. accounts and vouchers
have been filed in the office of this
Court by the Administrators or Ex.
ecutors of the following deceased
persons, to-wit:
John A. Nicholl, administrator of
the estate of John Nicholl; Delmer
Ray, administrator of the estate of
Benton Cordray; F. HI. Fox, admin
istrator of the estate of Albert Nc
Mannis; Olive G.. Tannehill execu-
trix of the estate of Emma L. Tan
nehill; also the following guar
dians accounts. Mae L. Christie.
guardian of John w. Link; Emmett
Abel, guardian of Lucy Belle War
ner.
Notice is hereby given that said
accounts and vouchers are now or
Ale in the office of said Court, being
suspended for confirmation, and per
sons interested in said accounts OF
any item thereof, may file written
exceptions thereto at least five days
prior to the 23rd day of March,
1912, when the same will be heard
and continued from day to day un
til finally disposed of.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
1913 Probate Judge.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-03-05
SCRIBE GATHERS SOME ITEMS

w. e. Wilson is badly crippled
with rheumatism. Atty Frank
Cox, who was a recent visitor at
Washington, d. c., had trouble to
find a room; when he did locate
one it was in the Lotto. B. Ray
and family moved Tuesday to
Stockport Bristol school put on
fine program Thursday evening of
last week. The free-will Offering
of about SIS was turned over to
the Red Cross.--The serious illness
of Lossie Glenn, Meigsville town
ship, is regretted by a large circle
of friends Bertha Townsend of
Center township, has been having
more than her share of bad luck.
First she suffered broken ankle,
then she burned her hand, and is
also suffering with a carbuncle.--
We are glad to report that V. B.
Walters of Reinersville is improv-
ed.--B. F. Reed was on the sick
list last week.--We are sorry that
our friend, Mrs. Blanche Rex, is SO
seriously i'll at her home in Nc
Connelsville--Our friend of the
Spurrier Ridge pencil, has us guess
ing. Hay mows that we have no.
ticed have been reducing. Some
times we have wondered about
whether manual training in our
schools was worth while. After
seeing the work done by Donald
Hancher, graduate of the Reiners
Vile school, we have no doubt. If
you want to see some real cabinet
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-03-05

near Reinersville, about the first of
April. Shirley Ann, six year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Murray, who has been very i'll with
heavy cold and complications,
and absent from school during the
past week, is now improved.--Fre
Singree is not in the best of health,
suffering from complications.--
Fletcher Lyon remains in failing
health from high blood pressure.--
The Misses Freda and Wanda Fos-
ter, of Columbus, arrived Saturday
night for a brief visit with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Foster,
returning Sunday. Very little
plowing has been done in this vi
cinity for spring crops Walter
Schimmel recently sold quantity
of timber from his farm. We are
sorry to note the death of our
friends, Elijah Tavenner and Mrs.
T. J. Newman.
''Oh Sugar.
What is the use to complain
about sugar? We went through
the first World war with very lit
tie, anG we can go through this one
with less, if necessary.