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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04

Iescaped damage, but we didn't go
that way. Germany is a beautiful
country though and in places you
can't tell there's a war on. The
people seem to be very clean. Diff
ferent from the French.
April "a, Air Mail =. We heard
yesterday that the Russians were
i'm Berlin . It's about time.
Still some street fighting, but by
now it should have fallen. This is
all wonderful news and it should
bring the end of the war.
Believe it or not, at the pres
ent time / am living in a school
house. The floors are hard, but
warmer than the ground. The sleep
ing bag sure is a handy thing. K.
B. and G. rations have been the ex-
tent of our food, but we are hoping
to get some real food soon. l sure
miss a good home-cooked meal.
Get ready, here l come"
April 27, Air Mail ~. ITS been
almost three weeks since / receiV-
ed your last letter 1t was post
marked March q. Am in for an
other Seige of waiting for the mail
to catch up.
"One of the outstanding features
here in Germany is the shartage of
young men. Tn women, of course,
do the work. It's very common to
see woman driving team of
horses down the street, or farming
strip of land. They are very
strong looking. The other day /
noticed a woman chopping some
wood and she could really handle
an axe.
THE little town we're quarter
ed in lies in valley, and the Ger
man civilians de terrace farming
on the hillside"
May a, Air Mail E. TT has been
rainy and gloomy day here in
our new setup, (Were on the
move again). Even though the
calendar says May, the weather
has been frosty. 1t SHOWS almost
every day. After leaving the sun.
ny weather of France, it's really
rugged.
I'VE are nov living in a home,
minus the fueniture. The people
who were living here were moved
out by request. Seems rather cruel,
but since they are considered our
.enemls, changes the picture. {
acquired a folding cot for a bed
and it sure beats sleeping ON the
floor. With my sleeping bag, and
blankets it makes a soft bed. We
used a gasoline heater out of the
field range for our stove today. The
room was so ice cold that could
mt sleep last night. / had been on
guard and my feet were like two
cakes of ice.
I'VE have been on the move so
much, / can't keep up with the.
world wide news. / did hear that
Adolph was reported dead. This
was sure received as joyous news.
I'm the near feature we will see.
the blue Danube. Didn't you take
Continued on page 2. col. 81
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04

mortar shells exploded with re-
percussion heard all over MaTys-
Vile.
PillbOX Attack Thrilling
The second half, an attack on a
Jap pillboX, beggars description.
The thing is so gripping, so real
istic, SO powerful that one can only
see it TO feel its true greatness.
And yet, the boys who take part
were not merely putting on a
show They are reliving the tor
lures and suspense they have und-
ergOne themselves for everyone
in the Here's Your Infantry" cast
is a veteran of many months Of
hard fighting. They are simply
showing what their buddies are 60
ing through constantly at many
points in the Pacific yet
Attack on a Jap pillboX is pre-
sented by platoon, the Armys
smallest combat unit, to show just
how a platoon in actual warfare
accomplisheS its mission in elimin-
ating an enemy strongpoint At
times, the field is ominously quiet
as the soldiers advance slowly,
painfully on their stomachs, drag
ging their weapons as they move
forward. At other times, the field
is numbering inferno of explosions
as one charge after another goes
eff.
Tremendous Climax
The whole thing builds up to a
tremendous, smashing climax as
the objective is neared. Then the
'baZooka hand rocket uncher-
is brought into play and the flame
throwers, perhaps most terrifying
of all weapons, is turned loose and
the 'pillboX" goes up in one huge
CONTINUED on PaGe 2, Col. ~
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04
SWEATING IT OUT in GERMANY, PFC. BELT
WONDERS WHAT ARMY HOLDS FOR Thin

Sometime in March we entered
the land of non-fraternization, Ger
many. From here ON in it wasn't
wise to go out alone In fact one
could go out of the area ON official
business only.
1 got to see quite a bit of the
country, though, as there were
trips to be made and / acted as
the extra rider on a number OF
these.
Passing thru the Seigfried line
one couldn't see much other than
an occasional pill box. From the
outside it didn't look like much
but / guess ii was what was under
ground that made it SO terrible. j
didn't have the opportunity to see
what was inside though.
III a ser1eS or qtIck Jumps. solHe
short, some long, we made our
way across Germany 1t was about
! the same all the way across. Ruin
ed towns, bombed out bridges and
plenty of wrecked equipment. The
roads were in pretty good shape,
better than in France. The super
highway was really something.
Smooth, four moving, and we made
hinder fast moving, and we made
up for all the bad roads on this one
good one,
We have been bunking down in
buildings ever since last Septem-
Der. Not all had windows or heat
and the roofs were a little on the
open side but it was someplace in
off the ground.
In one of the places we stayed l
got to looking around. First
thing we do when we hit spot is
go souvenir 'hunting.) Well / found
a brand new NaZi flag with all the
trimmings, metal belt, for carrying
staff, white leather gloves and a
few other things that go with an
outfit like that. AS yet / haven't
been able to get Luger or camera.
On We day we were at our pre-
sent location. OF course we knew
a little ahead of time about the
surrender, but even then things
we're quiet. The news of the pre-
ceeding week had taken all of the
surprise out of the final surrender
To us it was just another day
Don't get me wrong, we didn't
go around like a bunch of sour
pusses. When we heard the news
our pulse beat a little faster and
our eyes took on a new CLEAN,
but there was no wild exhibition of
our pent up feelings.
CONTINUED on page 2. col 81
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TODAY ECOLDEST
JUNE 4 ON RECORD

= One Of the coldest June 4th's on
arecord was registered this morning
at the official u. S. Weather Bur-
eau station at the Ohio Water
Service Company plant on NJ Main
|st.
The mercury dipped to low of
Al and had arisen to only So at
moon today. Sundays low was 46,
with a high of SO.
There have been other Junes
1917, when it was first started to
recording the weather here, but
in each instance the thermometer
rose higher during the day than it
did either yesterday or today.
In 1929 for instance, low of
38 was recorded on June 3 and a
low of 81 on June A. However, the
highest temperature in those two
days was Ga on the 3rd and 73 on
The 4th.
Other previous high and low re-
cordings III June were as follows
June 21, 1910, Al and 73; June
8, 1895, 39 and 65; June 2, 1881,
81 and IA; June 6, 1920, 38 and 73;
June IL, 1917, 38 and "a.
Weather summary for the four
days is as follows;
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04

Sweating it out" in Viechtach,
Germany, waiting to see what the
future holds for him so far as the
Army is concerned, is Pfc. Floyd F.
Belt, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Belt of Sycamore ST., and an en-
ployee of The Journal.
Pfc Belt, VINO mas peen IN the
Army since November, 1912, is. i'm
a mobile machine records unit and
has been overseas for more than a
year. Although his work has still
been going on since We day, he
has had more leisure time than
prior to then, and tells of going for
swim in the ice-cold waters of q
nearby river.
A recent letter from him, writ
ten May 20, follows:
@Viechtaeh. Germany
May 20, 1916
Dear Tom,
Received your letter the other
day and was glad to hear from
you. 1t was quite newsy and very
interesting. I've been neglecting
my pen pushing lately and | feel e
little guilty about it.
Speaking of The Journal, mine
has been coming through fairly
regular. i enjoy it very much. 1t
is now the only link between me
and the county, some four thou
sand miles away, just keep them
rolling.
Now to bring you up to date a
little on some Of our tours. Just
before Christmas was farmed out
to another unit to give little aid
in the line of key punching. MAX
ing holes with an electrically oper-
ated machine). Well we went up
into Luxembourg just after the
first of the year and they were
putting up good fight north of
us. At nights we could see the
flashes of the guns and could hear
the shells exploding. We were lucky
as they never threw any at us.
/ guess we were out of range of
their guns.
Well, / spent about seven weeks
with this other unit before my own
caught up and / rejoined them.
On Feb. % we had our birthday
party at one of the hotels or rather
cafes lin Luxemburg City. A good
time was had by all. but the party
broke up early due to the curfeW.
The girls had to be home by nine
and we had to be off the streets by
ten. The people around there spoke
English very well, SO we had no
trouble understanding them. We
really hated to leave the country.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04
DEATHS
INEZ HUFFMAN COOK
In Union County

INEZ HUFFMAN COOK
Mrs. Inez Huffman Cook, died at
6 pm. Saturday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Hugh WilguS, of
West Mansfield. She had been i'll
several weeks due to a stroke.
she is survived by three children,
Besides her husband, Otte Cook,
Dora Mae Cook and Mrs. Wilgus,
West Mansfield, and Donald, in
the armed forces; one sister, Mrs.
Dora Maris, West Mansfield; two
brothers, Eldon Huffman, near
West Mansfield, and Fl. i. fluff
man, near Wst Mansfield, and H.
a. Huffman, MarysviIle; two grand
children. Two children are deceas-
ed.
Funeral services will be held at
3 pm. Tuesday at West Mansfield.
Burial will be made in York cem-
etTy.
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5 MARYSVn.LE MEN
In 9Th AIR FORCE
Group Is Congratulated
BY Commander on We Day

AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE STA
TTON, England-Among the 1885,
600 men and women of the Eighth
Air Force congratulated after
We Day by Lit Gen. James Fl.
Doolittle, their commander, were
Capt. Theodore r. Coughenour,
1857 s. Main ST.; 2nd 1t. Eugene
f. Laird, 802 Collins rd., Tech.
Sgt. Eugene p Erwin, 216 N.
Mable St; Staff Sgt. Monroe l.
Yoder, 427 w. Sixth St; and Cpl.
David ID. Miracle, 346 S. Court st.
Il wish to extend my personal
congratulations and my heartfelt
.apprecation to every one of you
for the magnificent job you have
done, Gen.Doolittle said in a
message to all personnel.
Each of YOU" he continued,
may be proud of your part in the
defeat of Germany. l am proud of
you. The world is proud of you"
The Eighth Air force was the
worlds mightiest strategic bomb
ing force. Its personnel of 185,000
was the equivalent of II infantry
divisions, and it could send 21,000
airmen in 1000 four-engine bomb
ers and 1000 fighters over Ger
many at one time, a combat effort
possible only through the support
OF tens of thousands of non-flying
specialists.
Since August, 1912, when COM
bat operations began, Flying Fort
resses and LiberatorS of the Eighth
dropped more than 100000 tons of
bombs on enemy targets. Fighter
pilots shot down $3.50 Nazi planes
and destroyed 4,250 others on the
ground. Bomber gunners shot g.
600 German interceptorS out of
the air.
The Eighth dropped an average
of a ton Of bombs every minute of
the last u months.
Airmen of the Eighth were first
Americans to attack Germany.
The early crews flew a handful of
unescorted bomberS against the
powerful LuftWaffe, and proved
the feasibility of an American
idea-precision daylight bombing
over the Reich.
AS the Eighth grew in strength,
it was assigned the task of crush
ing the German Air Force, which
had to be done before the allies
could invade France. Bombers of
the Eighth smashed Nazi aircraft
productions centerS. It's fighters
destroyed thousands of enemy
planes in the air and on the ground.
After beating the Luftwaffe into
relative ifnpotency. the. Eighth
threw its growing weight against
Germany's rail system and vital
sources of oil. These campaigns, in
conjunction with the British
Royal Air Force and the u. S. 18th
Air Force, disorganized all trans
portation in Germany, restricted
German military operations in the
air and on the ground, and paved
the way for the march of Allied
Armies across Europe.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04
GAREE RESIGNS, NAME
EPPS NEW DEPUTY SHERIFF

Resignation of Deputy Sheriff
Claude A. Garee has. been accepted
by Sheriff Fl. S. Roosa and Dewey
Epps, of Marysville, has been APP
pointed to take his place.
Mr.. Garee resigned, effective to-
day, TO resume his work as a sales
man for the Huber Manufacturing
Co, Marion, manufacturers of farm
machinery. He has been deputy for
about two years, succeeding Tom
Hobart, who was called into the
Army in December, 1943.
Mr.. Epps has had considerable
experience as a police officer, and
several several months during last
fall and winter as Marysville night
officer. He has also been caretaker
at the Municipal Swimming Pool
for the past few seasons.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
RATE HERE GOOD

Union county had the ninth best
record among C9hio's SO counties for
deaths from accidental causes dur
ing 1914, according to reports of
the Ohio State Safety Council.
Deaths from accidental causes in
the county numbered only 1928
per 100000 persons during the
year, the report reveals. Average
for the state was TAB per 100000.
Morgan county had the lowest
accidental death rate with only
2O7 deaths per 100000 population
and Pike was second with 2930
In all, 45 counties were below the
state average although only Nor
gan and Pike were below 5000
death rate.
Pickaway county almost dupli-
Gated the average with a figure of
72.42, while Sandusky county was
very close to it with 1866
Eleven counties had rates in ex-
cess of 100, Belmont's 1924 being
the highest in the state. Part of
this was the result of the Powha-
tan nine disaster, although the
county rate would have exceeded
100 without these deaths. Greene
county had the second highest rate
1855.
Nearly 40 per cent of the acci-
dental deaths involved persons 65
or older and 13 per cent were child
rem who had not reached the age
of u. Accidents continue to pick
on those who are comparatively
less able to help themselves when
in difficulty Sixty-five per cent Of
the victims were males, and 20
per cent of the deaths occurred
within the various municipal
health districts.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04
MRS. WE. ZOLMAN
DIED SATURDAY

Mrs. Jessie Zolman, aged Sc, of
731 f. Fifth St, died at her home
at 9:15 pm. Saturday, following am
illness of four months. She was the
wife of County Dog Warden Viii
liam f.. Zolman, and was widely
known throughout the community
A native of Highland county, she
was born March IA, 1889 to George
and Ella Pond Murphy. both de.
ceased. She moved to this country
in 1929 from LewistOwn. She and
MIR Zolman were married Dec. IS,
1915.
Surviving besides her husband
are three children, Warrant Of
ficer w. Burl Zolman, stationed in
Greensborough, NJ c., Mrs. M. V.
Betty Brelsford, and Olive Ann
Zolman, at home; two grandchild-
ren; and the following brothers and
sisters: Mrs. Burl Carpenter, Peru,
Ind; Mrs. c.. p. Capen, Logansport,
lhu.i James Murphy UnlOntOWni
and Mrs. Scott Lantz, Peru, Ind.
One child is deceased.
Mrs. Zolman was a member of
the First Methodist Church and its
organizations, and of the Blue Star
Mothers. She was active in both
groups.
Services will be held at 2:30 pm.
Tuesday in the home, conducted by
the Rev Elisha Kneisley Inter
ment will be made in Oakdale Gem
etery in charge of William III.
Faulkner funeral director of Ma
rysville. Friends may call at the
home.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04
WAR BOND SALES Tagging, 3S PERCENT
or QUOTA ALL that HAS BEEN FILLED

only, during the 10 days preceding
The show Tickets are being issued
with E-Bond purchase This pic
ture is tops in entertainment, with
many big names of picture, radio
and stage in the case.
Purchase your bonds now and
get free tickets or buy at thhe Ava
Ion the night of June IL lndivid-
ual sales to date are only IS per
cent Of quota.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04
STOP ISSUANCE
OF CANNING SUGAR
FOR TIME BEING
Too Many Applying In
Amounts Obviously Unsuited
For Canning Purposes


Amounts Obviously Unsuited
For Canning Purposes
Through a wire received Sat
urday, the MarysVille Ration
Board has been Instructed to
discontinue all home Canning
Sugar issuance until further
notice.
The order from District Dir
ector went into effect at IL :Ol
am. Saturday, June z. Apph-
cations poStmarked after that
time will not be accepted.
Applications on hand or re-
ceived prior to this time will be
held until new quotas can be
established.
John II. Summers, district
director for OPA, explained
that this action was necessary
because SO many people applied
for canning sugar in amounts
which obviously cannot be used
for canning purposes.
Tire Certificates
The tire certificates due for re
lease on June / have been DELAYED
for about seven days. Until these
new forms are received the local
board will be unable to issue tires.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04
MRS. JOHN RITCHIE GETS
LETTER FROM HUSBAND

Mrs. John Ritchie, of Taylor
township has received a V-Mail
from her husband, written since
his liberation. He said he was fine
and waiting on transportation to
come home.
Enclosed with the letter was q
note from the censor telling Mrs
Ritche not to write to that address,.
Mrs, Ritche presumed from the
censor's note that her husband
would be home very shortly.
Pvt. Ritche was taken a prison
er by the Germans last November,
and has been in camp near Mum
ich until May 2. He was in a hos
pital when first liberated but is
believed TO besalright now.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04
PROBATE COURT
licensed To Wed

Joseph S. Herd, 67, farmer, of
Marysville Rt. /, and Lulu F.
Bright, 81, of Broadway. The Rev.
George Herd was expected to
solemnize the marriage.
Olta r. Polling, 66, farmer, of
Allen township, and. Myrta B.
Smith, IS, Allen township. The Rev
Mr.. Sedzoil was expected to sol
emnize the marriage.
WIN OF o. A. Conrad $.
The viii of Orman A. Conrad,
late of Magnetic Springs, has been
entered into Probate. He leaves his
tcontinHsd on psee 3. col. 40
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04
GOLF LEAGUE TO START
PLAY THIS FRIDAY

The opening round of the match
es of the MarySville Country Club
League will be played Friday night
at the local golf course.
Six, four-man teams are being
organized by c.. L. Kingsmore,
manager of the golf course.
League matches will be played
every Friday throughout the sum-
mer.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04
ENTERTAINMENT, JUNE 8
AT MAGNETIC SPRINGS

The Leesburg-Magnetic Canning
Center will sponsor a dance, and
other entertainment with prizes
at $3.50 pm, Saturday, June g.
There will also be card playing,
The music for the dance will be
furnished by Miller's Orchestra.
ut
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04
Pre-. 'CooNS LIBERATED
AFTER 8 MONTHS PRISONER

Mrs. Kenneth Coons, York Cent
er, received picture of her hus-
band last Monday. Pfc. Coons had
been a prisoner of the Germans
since last September Later, she
received telegram from the War
Department saying he had been
liberated
Pfc. Coons entered the armed
forces in December, 1912, and
went overseas in June 944. i
: He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen Coons, of Somersville.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04
Infantry Show
Thrills Thousands
Here on Saturday
Proves Most Spectacular
Thing Ever in Union County;
Boosts 9TH War Loan

Bv far the spectacular, dramatic exhibition pre-
sented in Marvsve Here's Your Infantry has and
gone but the home folks will be talking about it for
time
The Army show presented the Fair grounds Saturday
lcnne lived up advance billing every respect Any of
adiecyes which Hollywood press thought up
in their of widest enthusiasm be applied without
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04

News items about Union
C0unty's boys In the armed SER
vices OF the United States, for
publication in this cOlunln, are
nnVited by the journal. CUntri-
buttons should be mailed 10 Che
Service Editor OF the Journal,
or telephone to Mrs. w. E.
Behrens. Phone 4-267I.
S/Sgt. James f. ITildreth, of
Marysville, has been assigned to
he San Bernardino (Calif) Air
Fechnical Service Command,
Southern California AAF main
tenance and supply center, for
special mechanical training, ac-
!. cording to an announcement just
Areceived from the Command.
n Sgt. TIildreth, son of Mrs. j. f.
Iildreth, of Marysville, is a MEM
per of an aircraft group which is
he first group of its kind to re-
ieive training for war theater
maintenance of the Air Forces
1 newest fighter plane, the announce
Q nent disclosed.
His present station is part Of the
L ylobe-gridling AAF maintenance
md supply net work operated by
he Air Technical Service Com
hand, which is also the design, en-
gineering and procurement agency
pf the AAF.
Sgt. Hildreth previously was
tationed at Truax Field, Madison,
wis.
us. NAVAL CONSTRUCTION
DEPOT, Somewhere in the Pacific
Donald f. Bigelow, 624 w. Four
IN St, Marysville, now serving at
this station has advanced to sea-
man, first class. His wife lives at
624 w Fourth ST., Marysville.
Something of the infamous Ger
man atrocities which were report
ed by advancing American armies
during the closing days of the
war in Europe are described in a
recent letter from Sgt. E. A. CBud
Warrington, to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ell, Warrington, of N, Walnut
st. He wrote in part:
DO you remember in the pap
efs and magazines about the mass
murders performed by the Ger
mans A lot of other fellows and
! can v0uch that the information
Is correct. / went to one of these
stacked like cordwood. They were
naked and starting to decay. In
the court yard were more bodies,
partially clothed. which had been
shot through the head probably
because we were moving in so fast
they didn't have time to destroy
them.
! At another place bodies were
interlaced with wood and had been.
Sburned and at still another place
were trenches with arms and legs
sticking through the ground At
the time i was there the big shots
Continued on page 2. col 40
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gH'N~~. :: !: Court,

tell, lot in Magnetic Springs, ST.
Walter s. and Pauline Simkins
to Herbert and Blanche Reese, lot
in Plain Ciyt, 81.
Navy Discharge
Discharge of Marion James Rus
sell from the u. S. Navy has been
recorded by Recorder Lawrence b.
Rhoads.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-04

Tle most widely and thorough.
y read newspaper in Union Coun.
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us. NAVAL CONSTRUCTION
DEPOT, Somewhere in the Pacific
Donald f. Bigelow, 624 w. Four
IN St, Marysville, now serving at
this station has advanced to sea-
man, first class. His wife lives at
d24 w Fourth ST., Marysville.
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Bob Lamb Recap Service
MacOmb Motor Parts, Inc.
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Miller Bros. Creamery Co.
Mt. Clemens Rose Gardens
Mount Clemens Manufactured {
Mount Clemens Metal Products
Mount Clemens Savings Bank
Mount Clemens Skating Arena
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Sponsored BY
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