The following are clippings my mother and grandmother cut out from Knox county newspapers. The exact date of most are unknown, but appear to be mainly from the 1930's and 1940's. Whenever possible, I will include the date. I hope you find some useful information in these clippings. ********************* Burns Hand Temporary City Patrolman Wade Keyes was nursing painful burns on his left hand this morning after a paper of matches exploded in his hand. While fellow officers kidded him about not believing "close cover before striking" signs, Keyes was stoutly maintaining he did close the cover, but the darned thing blew up anyway. ******************* AT WRIGHT FIELD Miss Betty Jean Brown of Martinsburg is now working as a clerk-typist in the radar laboratory, radio and radar subdivision, of the air technical service command at Wright Field. ****************** Fred Umbaugh, jr. Wounded in Pacific Fred L. Umbaugh, jr., metal-smith, second class, has been seriously wounded in action somewhere in the Pacific area, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Umbaugh, 304 W. Vine street. In the navy since July 15, 1943, Petty Officer Umbaugh, who is 20, is now on his second tour of duty in the Pacific area. The family has received no details of where or when he was wounded, or where he is at present. ****************** P-47 Damaged in Gambier Landing An army P-47N Thunderbolt was slightly damaged in a forced landing at Kenyon airport at dusk Wednesday. State highway patrolmen said the pilot, Lt. R.C. Martin, Remullus, Mich., air base, was uninjured in the landing, but the plane nosed over and sustained damage to the propellor, nose and one wing. According to patrolmen, the pilot was flying from Pittsburgh to Patterson Field and "ran into some trouble" which prompted him to land at Gambier as darkness was coming on. Patrolmen and auxiliary patrolmen were guarding the plane until army men arrived to take it away. ****************** MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE (July, 1945) Edgar (Ted) Bogardus, 17, has enlisted in the navy. Having passed the Eddy test, he has been accepted for radar training. After a short indoctrination course at Great Lakes, he will enter radio school. Bogardus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bogardus, left for Great Lakes Tuesday, where he entered as seaman first class. --- Cpl. Donald E. Morrison, Metropolitan airport, VanNuys, Calif., now has an address in care of the postmaster, San Francisco, and according to word received here, is located in Honolulu. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Morrison of Fredericktown. --- Board No. 1 reports James Richard Thompson, Mount Vernon Route 5, has been found acceptable for general military service. On the July 7 preinduction call, his status was held up pending filing of a medicat certificate. --- Pfc. Henry D. Barlett, former secretary of the Moose lodge here, has been seriously ill in a hospital at Goeppingen, Germany, since July 11, according to a war department telegram to his wife. --- Hildred V. White was discharged from the army July 9 at Staunton, Va., and is now living at Norfolk, Va., Draft Board No. 1 has been informed. He entered the army Nov. 27, 1943. --- Daniel C. Brady, chief boatswain's mate, was discharged from the navy July 13 at the naval hospital, Charleston,S.C., and has returned to Mount Vernon. --- S. Sgt. Glenn H. Britton left today for Camp Atterbury, Ind., after spending a 30-day furlough with his mother, Mrs. Frances Britton, Third avenue. --- William Richard Pierce, 17, son of R.G. Pierce of 614 E. Vine street, has enlisted in the navy and has been sent to Great Lakes for boot training. --- Pvt. Harry Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Wilson of Fredericktown, now has an address in care of the postmaster, San Francisco. --- Board No. 1 has called Floyd Dalton Walker, jr., 206 W. Ohio avenue, for a preinduction call for one colored man Aug. 16. ****************** Most-Wounded Knox Soldier Discharged Knox county's most wounded World War II soldier, Sgt. James H. (Pete) Roberts, four times wounded paratrooper, returned to his N. Braddock street home today after receiving a medical discharge earlier this week at Wakeman hospital, Camp Atterbury, Ind. Sgt. Roberts, wounded in jumps in Sicily, Italy, Holland and Belgium, had been at Camp Atterbury since returning to this country last April. He entered the army as a corporal in the Mount Vernon O.N.G. unit, Oct. 16, 1940. After training at Camp Shelby, Miss., he transferred to the paratroops and trained at Camp Benning, Ga., He went overseas in early 1942 and was wounded in the arm in the invasion of Sicily two years ago this month. In December, 1943, he was wounded in the leg while jumping into Italy. Ten months later, then a corporal in the 504th paratroop infantry of the famous 82nd airborne division, he suffered another leg wound in Holland. A few months later he was wounded in Belgium. ********************** Three Are Called For Induction Draft Board No. 2 has called three men to report for induction Aug. 3. They are Howard Lynn Kidwell, Gambier Route 2; James Robert Busenburg, Danville Route 2; and Russell Keith Horn, Fredericktown Route 1. ********************* ENLISTS IN ARMY (March 26, 1946) The local recruiting office announced today that Charles E. Ransom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Ransom of Route 3, has enlisted in the armored forces for a period of three years. ********************** 19 Names For April Preinduction Local draft boards today named 19 men to take preinduction exams for the armed forces on April 8. Board No. 1 is sending 12 and Board No. 2 seven. Named by Board No. 1: Karl Gilbert Mauger, 902 W. Burgess; Raymond Matthews, Raceland, Ky.; Robert Owen Kirkpatrick, jr., 110 W. Gambier; Stanley Charlton Totman, Mount Vernon Route 5; Donald Richard Saunders, Walhonding; William Thomas Gregory, 1101 W. Chestnut; James Thomas Curran, 207 S. Jefferson; James Leroy O'Brien, Fairview addition; Robert Lawrence Spearman, Mount Vernon, Route 5; James Ed Trimmer, Centerburg Route 1; Tennyson Fred Kirk, Mount Vernon academy; John Kenneth Vasbinder, 123 N. Center. Named by Board No. 2: Bobbie Eugene Summers, 606 N. Sandusky; Theodore Ross McCament, Mount Vernon Route 3; Ralph Sumner Lloyd, Mount Vernon Route 1; Royal Donald Shira, Danville Route 2; Kenneth Marion Conkle, Fredericktown Route 1; Lawrence Richard Sapp, Howard Route 2; Donald Gordon Young, Howard Route 1. ******************* MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE T.Sgt. Harry W. Lester, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Hardesty, Taugher building, has been awarded the Soldier's Medal for heroism at Lingayan gulf, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on Feb. 3, 1945. During a night operation, when an amphibian tractor had been swamped and disabled offshore by a raging surf and treacherous cross current, and disregarding his own safety, he swam out through the heavy breakers, and rescued two of the crew, who had abandoned the vehicle. T.Sgt. Lester is the husband of Mrs. Ruth M. Lester, Akron. --- Pfc. James H. Lower, 206 N. Main street, was discharged from the army July 20 at Camp Atterbury, Ind., under the point system, having entered service with the local National Guard company in October, 1940. He served with the 37rh division overseas, was wounded on Bougainville in March, 1944, and returned to the United States last August. --- Cpl. Michael Eisele recently notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Eisele, 500-1/2 E. High street that he is recovering from a leg injury in a hospital in France. No details were given as to how the injury was sustained, only that his leg has been in a cast and he was still walking on crutches. Cpl. Eisele has served overseas for 19 months. --- James L. Sullivan, son of Mrs. Eva Sullivan, 310 N. Norton street, has been promoted from the grade of corporal to sergeant. Sgt. Sullivan is a laboratory technician for a photographic squadron reconnaissance at the Seventh reconnaissance group station of the Eighth Air Force. --- MoMM1c James Stanley Combs, former Cooper-Bessemer employee here, was discharged from the navy at Chelsea, Mass., naval hosptial July 132. He and Mrs. Combs are returning to Mount Vernon to make their home. --- First Lt. Gerald R. Sprankel, 702 W. Sugar street, has gone through the Camp Atterbury separation center and will revert to inactive status Aug. 7. As a B-17 pilot he flew with the 15th Air Force in Italy. --- FO Floyd E. Wharton, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wharton, E. Ohio avenue, has arrived home from overseas. A glider pilot, Wharton was in the European area, including the Normandy invasion. --- Cpl. Kenneth M. Harper, overseas since May, 1944, arrived at Camp Henry, Va., on Sunday. Cpl. Harper, son of Mrs. Franklin Harper of E. Gambier street, has been in India and China. --- T-4 Lester D. Martin of 5 Brown street, who returned from Hawaii last week, was discharged at Camp Atterbury July 22. He had been in the service since Nov. 13, 1942. --- T-5 Ralph E. Frazier of Fredericktown Route 1, liberated from a German prison camp last May, was discharged from the army at Fort Hayes July 22. --- S2c Wayne A. Lonzo has completed boot training at Great Lakes and is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo A. Lonzo, W. Vine street. ********************** Mrs. Phillips Says Army Wtong on Report Son Was A.W.O.L. Mrs. Selby Phillips of Howard disputed today an army report to the sheriff's office that her son, Pvt. Donald E. Phillips was A.W.O.L. from San Antonio, Texas, since April 18, after being home on furlough for the funeral of his father. Mrs. Phillips said her son was granted an extension of his furlough because of his father's death, and reported back at camp at the stipulated time, April 26, and is there now. ************ Chase Still No. 1 AWOL Pvt. Thomas E. Chase, Knox county's most persistent A.W.O.L. in World War II, is still at large and is wanted, the F.B.I. has reported to the sheriff's office, Sheriff Salathiel Bumpus said today. A.W.O.L. at least three different times, Pvt. Chase has been absent from Camp Roberts, Calif., since March 14, 1944. Some months ago a report was received here from the army that Pvt. Chase was returned to military custody, but the repott gave no details. Sheriff Bumpus asked the F.B.I. to check the case and today was informed Pvt. Chase was still absent. **************** Waterford Soldier Killed on Okinawa Everett Charles Truex, 20, pharmacist mate third class, was killed in action on Okinawa in June, the navy department of personnel has reported to his father, Clay Truex of near Waterford. Truex enlisted in the navy and received his training as a medical corpsman in the navy hospital at Norfolk, Va., on completion of his boot training at the U.S. naval training station at Great Lakes, Ill. Pharmacist Mate Truex was transferred to the Sixth Marine division last August. He was born near Byrd's corners, between Mount Gilead and Pulaskiville. The family resided in Morrow county until 1936, when they moved to a farm just east of Waterford. His mother died seven years ago. Truex was graduated from Fredericktown high school in 1942, enlisting in the navy shortly afterwards. He has two brothers who are in the service. One, Clifton Truex, AMM2c, is a flight mechanic with a naval air crew in California. Another, Howard A. Truex, S2c, is on the aircraft carrier Antietam. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Arnold Algire of near Waterford, and four other brothers, Floyd Truex of Mount Vernon, and Lowell, Forrest and Donald Truex, all at home. He was a member of the Christian church at Waterford, his star being the first gold star on the church's service flag which honors more than 20 men in service. Memorial services will be held at the Waterford Church of Christ Sunday afternoon, July 22. ******************* S. Sgt. McGonagle Killed In Action (Has a photo with article) S.Sgt. Joseph e. McGonagle, husband of Mrs. Harriet Wade McGonagle of Chicago, until recently a resident of Mount Vernon, who was reported missing in action over Germany on March 8, 1944,has been declared killed in action as of that date. Sgt. McGonagle, an employee of the Cooper-Bessemer corporation prior to his enlistment in November, 1942, had been overseas since February, 1944, as a radio man gunner on a B-17. It is thought that he was killed on his first mission. Besides his wife, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Austin McGonagle of New Lexington; two brothers, John of New Lexington and William of Chicago; seven sisters, Mrs. Walter Kimbaugh, Mrs. Frances Johnson, Mrs. Edward Lipangot, all of Chicago, Mrs. James Winegardner, Mrs. Herman Kiester of New Lexington, Mrs. Richard Dennis of Walkerton, Ind., and Miss Margaret McGonagle of Los Angeles. *******************