Copson genealogists will be interested to learn the Michael's fathers father was Arthur Henry Copson, probably born in Derbyshire. Tony, who died last year, distinguished himself in World War II as a tank commander, winning two military crosses. Copson Farmers Chronicle subscriber Lois Copson Eash has sent along a newspaper clipping about Harry and Bruce Copson, two farmers in Belfast, Maine, USA, The clipping, from a 1984 edition of the Bangor Daily News, reported that industrial pollutants had damaged an important hayfield on the Copson farm. Chronicle staff hope that this problem has been resolved to the satisfaction of Harry and Bruce. A copy of this edition will be coming their way.
New subscriptions continue to arrive at Chronicle headquarters.
Charles E. Copson II of Feeding Hills, Massachusetts, is the grandson of Ernest H. Copson, a printer and inventor in Springfield, Massachusetts. Charles' father, a World War II veteran of the Navy is now living in Phoenix, Arizona and works as a service manager in a transmission repair garage. He and his wife, Marie, have three sons, Charles III, Eric, and Luke. Roy lives in Bournemouth on the South Coast of England. He reports that there are six other Copsons in the area.