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. ********************* The Anderson will serve as a target for the bomb in the lagoon at Bikini atoll while her crew watches from the deck of an evacuating transport far out to sea. ******************** Lt. (j.g.) William D. Bogardus, E. Gambier street, is home on terminal leave. He arrived in San Pedro in February aboard the LST 913, on which he acted as captain, where he was stationed until recently. He flew from California to Great Lakes May 8. ******************** Second Lt. Robert L. Andorfer, MAC, 204-1/2 N. McKenzie street, reverted to inactive status at Camp Atterbury May 8. ******************** Locomotive Hits Car, War Veterans Escape Injury Two war veterans, Jack Higgins, 25, of 706 W. Burgess street, and Charles Kerin, 200 Greenwood avenue, escaped injury when the car in which they were traveling was struck by a B.&O. switch engine at the W. High street crossing at 12:45 a.m. today. Police reports on the accident stated the car, owned and driven by Higgins, was carried 87 feet by the engine, which was traveling south. Higgins and Kerin were traveling west. Kerin said today Higgins did not see the locomotive, which was traveling at a slow rate of speed on the No. 2 track, because a northbound passenger train was parked on the No. 1 track. He added that the crossing lights were not operating. Right side of the Higgins car was damaged but the car was in running order today. ************** Millwood Girl Near Death After Dress Ignites in Kerosene Flash Mary Ellen Lepley, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lepley, was near death today in Mount Vernon Hospital-Sanitarium with burns suffered when attempting to start a fire with coal oil at 5:30 a.m. The girl suffered first, second, and third degree burns over her entire body from ankles to the top of her head. The accident occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Harding, uncle and aunt of the girl, near Millwood. Mrs. Harding said she and Mary Ellen were starting to pack lunch boxes for her husband and his brother, Gerald Keaser. "I had started upstairs for something and I heard her scream," said Mrs. Harding. She said when she got down the stairway she found Mary Ellen with her clothing bnurned off, although the girl had presence of mind to wrap a coat around herself in an effort to smother the flames. Mrs. Harding said Mary Ellen had apparently thrown some coal oil into a stove on live coals, in an effort to hurry a fire along, and the liquid had flamed up and ignited her dress. The Hardings and Keaser rushed the girl to the hospital in Mount Vernon, apparently making the 13-mile trip in about 15 minutes. Mrs. Harding said the accident was about 5:30 a.m., and hospital records showed the entry at 5:45. ******************* Utica Child, 5, Struck By Auto A 5-year-old child, Larry Taylor, son of Mrs. Delmar Taylor, was in "good" condition today in Mercy hospital, after suffering scalp lacerations Monday evening when struck by a car driving by Lawton Wiggins, 20, Bladensburg, on Martinsburg road. Hospital attaches said the child was to undergo X-ray examination today to determine if he suffered a skull fracture. State patrolmen said the accident occurred in front of the Frank Clutter home when Wiggins swerved to avoid a dog which ran into the road just as the child darted into the road from the other side. ********************* Two Men, Boy Hurt Two Mount Vernon men and a 13-year-old Fredericktown boy were in Mercy hospital today recovering from injuries sustained in three different accidents Wednesday. Paul McClutchen, 35, of Route 5, suffered a fractured right arm while at work in the Harris garage, W. High street. Wade Gwin, 33, Wisner hotel, suffered burns about the head when an Ohio Fuel gas line on which he was working exploded. Earl Cline, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Cline of Fredericktown, suffered a scalp laceration when he dived into shallow water in a creek near his home. ********************* AWOL Report Error The army today informed Sheriff Salathiel Bumpus that it was in error in sending out a report that Pvt. Donald E. Phillips of Newark, son of Mrs. Selby Phillips of Howard, had been A.W.O.L. since April 18. After the original report was received here, Mrs. Phillips said it was wrong, and that her son had returned to camp after being home on furlough for his father's funeral. *********************** (March 23, 1946) Withgoff Reopens Law Office Here First Lt. William T. Withgott is home from the army on terminal leave ending April 14, and is resuming his law practice in new quarters on the second floor of the Taugher building. Withgott, who has been undergoing treatment at Billings General hospital for wounds received in Germany in December, 1944, is the last member of the local bar to return from service in the armed forces. William L. Howell preceded him home by two months and reopeneed his office in the Eastman building, while Donald E. Becker recently opened an office in the Kresge building. In addition, the local bar gained one member as an indirect result of the war. Robert E. Levering of Fredericktown, who was a government attorney in the Philippines when war broke out and spent four years as a Jap prisoner, has returned to his home county to practice. ******************** (March 23, 1946) Four Win Divorces Four divorces were granted yesterday by Common Pleas Judge Charles D. Hayden. Bertha Petterson Moffitt was divorced from Richard L. Moffitt for neglect, was awarded custody of a minor child, and a property settlement approved. Ralph Elder, Mount Vernon veteran who told the court he had spent four years in the army and expected to re-enlist, was granted a divorce from Hazel Elder, waitress at Three Gables, on grounds of neglect and the wife was restored to her maiden name of Butler. Charline Jones of near Howard was granted a divorce from William G. Jones for neglect, awarded custody of a minor child, $100 alimony and $10 weekly for support of the child. On his testimony his wife left him 14 years ago, Cam Compton of near Bangs was divorced from Allie May Compton. ******************* 16 Seniors at Homer to Graduate Homer, May 8 -- Junior and senior classes of Homer high school held their annual banquet at the Southern hotel in Columbus Saturday evening. Members of the graduating class are: Jean Myers, Dorothy Dixon, Lois Myers, Mary Elizabeth Bone, Lois Wagner, Mary Ann Edman, Ruby Haulk, Irma Chopson, Joe Warner, James Wagner, John Ray Taylor, Raymond Reed, Robert Pickens, Harry Farley, Gerald Conrad, and Harley Oiler. ****************** Kenyon Alumnus of '88 Crosses Continent For Commencement George H. Prince of North Hollywood, Calif., graduate of the old Kenyon Military academy and a graduate of Kenyon college in 1888, has crossed the continent to attend his alma mater's first postwar commencement, to be held in Gambier June 24. Prince arrived at the Alumni house in Gambier last week, and then went on to Kentucky for a few days, planning to return to Gambier for the annual exercises. ********************* Kincade Car Stolen A 1937 black Pontiac sedan owned by Virgil Kinkade, 112 Ringold street, was stolen from its parking place on W. Gambier street at 9:45 a.m., today, police reported. The theft was reported to the state highway patrol, via the police two-way radio. ********************** (With Photo) Betty Fravel Music Director Appointment of Miss Fravel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Fravel of Green Valley road and a gradaute of Capital university, as director of music at the First Presbyterian church was announced today by Lawrence E. Sperry, church music committee chairman. She succeeds Patricia Ames, resigned. A graduate of Mount Vernon high school in 1940, Miss Fravel was a member of Phi Beta, national honorary music and dramatic sorority and of the Capital chapel choir while a student at Capital, from where she was graduated in 1944. In her senior year she was junior choir director at Morgan Memorial church, Columbus, while for the past two years she has been vocal music supervisor in schools at Ada and director of the Ada Presbyterian church senior choir. **************** Duane Houck To Speak At Brandon Meeting Duane Houck, recently discharged from the navy, will be guest speaker at the meeting of the Ellis Patriotic society in the I.O.O.F. hall at Brandon Thursday at 8:30 p.m. The program, in charge of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson McVey and Mr. and Mrs. Arden McKee, will be presented following the business meeting at which time there will be election of officers. Other numbers on the program will include selections by the community choir; reading, Margaret Bryan; vocal duet, Agnes and Clarabell Springer; piano solo, Letha Rowe. Refreshments will be served by a committee composed of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Raven and Mr. and Mrs. William Ward. Each family is to bring sandwiches. **************** Marion Mason New Rural Carrier on Utica Route 1 Marion Mason has replaced Ray Clutter as a mail carrier on Utica Route 1, Clutter retiring because of a back injury after 26 years on the route. Clutter started in 1918 and served continuously until two years ago, when he was injured. He estimates he traveled 340,000 miles over his route, which was 25 miles long when he started, mostly mud road, and is now 44 miles of gravel and hard-surfaced roads. Frank Martin, substitute, has been carrying the route since Clutter's injury in December, 1944. Postmaster Glen C. Rine said he was not yet ready to name a successor to Mason in the office, where he has served as assistant postmaster the past 10 years. ***************