davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-07-23
Fewer Points On
Meat Cuts Likely
In Coming Month

Washington. July 23-(AP)-
Lower point values ON some
cuts of beef. lamb and mutton
may be possible for the August
rationins period beginning July
30.
Despite an improved meat
supply situation. however. the
reduction could not be great
possibly one or two points a
pound on beef, and perhaps
more, on lamb and mutton.
There can be no reduction in
pork due TO a low level OF hog
marketingS.
Reports from various parts of
the country tell of increasing
meat supplies in civilian di>tri-
button channels and prospects
of further increase in the week
ahead. In SUne areas, COnSun-
cr> are said to be complaining
of a shortage of red points i'll
relation to the meat available.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26

weak beverage for breakfast,
which was unsweetened as often
as it was, and sometimes it was on
ly hot water. At IL am, we were
given our daily soup of a Canteen
cup, and if we made seconds, we
got another half cup. For supper
we got tea and 300 grams of bread
and 20 of butter. We were very
fortunate, however, as we were
given extra on Sundays-cold cuts
Us to 40 grams) and once or twice
a week, 25, so or IS grams of mar
malade.
Well, after two or three weeks
with one blanket and burlap mat
treSs, filled with excelsior and s.
deck hunks to sleep in, l found a
fellow to double up with. Our
blankets were only big enough to
cover us. We slept in that barracks
until March 8, when we moved to
this barracks where we have had
to sleep very crowded on the floor.
OF course we have had a few
bright moments and dark ones al
so. Jan. II it showed all day, and
the next day no guards showed up
to unlock the doors and give us our
bit of tea until 9 pm. when two
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
ALL BOND PURCHASES FROM NOW ON
COUNT TOWARD UNION COUNTY'S QUOTA

designated as e. Bonds. This is
the largest quota yet been assign
ed here.
The "E" Series Bonds are popu-
lar because they may be redeemed
for their cost at any time go days
after purChaS. There is no delay in
getting your money. 1t is as simple
as cashing check. This statement
is not made to encourage cashing
but rather to show that these
bonds are just like cash. You don't
tie your money up, you simply con-
vert it into a form which helps
the war effort and pays you a sub
stantial rate of interest.
Many arguments are used for
bond buying which may be hard
to prove. You may not be helping
to bring the boys home any quick
er or force the war to an early
conclusion. But assume it is simply
a case of financing a necessary eX-
pense-putting aside greater than
CONTINUED Oh paEe 2, col 81
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
REFERENDUM MAY | WILL DETERMINE
IF COUNTY TO HAVE SOIL CONSERVATION

ed in the hands of D. 3. Robinson,
county agriculture agent, accord
ing to J. Blaine Harris, Secretary
of the Conservation Advisory
Council. They are also available
from w. Z. Hall, DR.. R. w. Titus,
Dr.. Fred c. Galloway, William l..
Coleman, and Mr.. Harris.
Forty-one counties have already
established soil conservation dis
tricts under the authority granted
by the Legislature, and these coun-
ties are tackling the job of soil
conservation. Union county has de-
finite problems of erosion control,
water conservation, drainage, and
the restoration of organic matter
to our soil, through the use of more
grass crops, Mr.. Harris said.
One hundred and seven Union
county land owners recently petit
toned the State Conservation for
the authority to hold this refer
endum and permission was granted
at a public hearing in Columbus, on
March %.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
Life as German Prisoner Graphically Portrayed in Series
Of V-Ma Letters from PFC Penhorvvood to His Family

hope it wasn't long till you were a
gain notified that | was well as a
prisoner of war. Must say I'm very
fortunate to still be around; was
on the front lines only 9 days, be-
ing captured Dec. 18th. Had my
last CT. meal Monday morning
in attempting to move out of a
trap we encountered the enemy
Monday evening.
After suffering heavy casualties
Tuesday, we were forced to sur
render or be slaughtered. We were
corralled for the night, sleeping on
the ground At day break, they
started marching us-up until 10
pm. | managed to sneak in a COW
shed for a little nap in the dry on
large pile of bones. At noon the
next day, we were given a little
cheese and a few crackers, our
first German meal Then we were
loaded, 90 men to a small box car
with straw to sleep on.
After travelling from the 21st
moving slowly for 3 days, the doors
were unlocked and we were given
one loaf of bread for every six men
and a little water. This was Sun
day, the oath Unable to eat al.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
1t. MILLER DESCRIBES PEOPLE, LIFE
ON OKINAWA, WHERE He Is STATIONED

, Right in the thick of things on
Okinawa Island, where the u. S.
Marines are engaged in their lat
est bitter encounter with the Jap
anese, is Marine 1t. Lawrence
Miller, son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H.
Miller, of w. Fifth st.
Recently, 1t. Miller took time
out from his military duties to
write a detailed description of the
Okinawa countryside, and the
people-how they live and their
origin. 1t is an interesting portray
al, particularly so at the present
when all eyes are focused upon the
outcome of the battle. The letter,
written to his parents April 16,
follows:
Dear Nom and Pop:
:. ''From 4 March to l April was
on the high seas. We landed on
Okinawa Ginto, a part of the Man
sci Shoto, on Easter morning. Ok
inaWa is the largest island of the
Ginto group which is part of the
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26

A referendum will be conducted
in Union county May l to deter
mine whether or not a Soil Conser-
walton district will be established.
The referendum will be held be-
tween from 8 to 1890 pm. (fast
time), at the following designated
polling places within the county:
Liberty township, Raymond
school house; Milcreek township,
Grange hall: Washington township,
Township hall, Byhalia; Paris
township, Farm Bureau Hall; Al
len township. Allen center school
house; Dover township, Commun-
ity hall, New Dover; Claiborne
township, Redwood high school
building; Taylor township, Broad
way school; Jerome township, New
California school; York township,
Township house, York Center;
Leesburg township, Pharisburg
school house; jackson township,
Essex grange hall; Union township,
Township hall, Milford Center; and
Darby township, Township hall.
Absentee ballots have been plac-
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26

my bread for lack of water, l man
aged to down it the next morning.
After standing there in this spot
since Saturday evening, the 23rd,
when we were being promised wat
er, the doors were suddenly slam
med shut. Soon after dark, the
air raid sirens sounded and few
Allied planes passed over dropping
flares and a few bombs, which
were too close for comfort, giving
us quite a jolt. (Weeks later /
heard eight of our boys were killed
and injured by the schrapnelD
Well, as l was saying, we stood
in that spot from Saturday evening
till around II or l o'clock Sunday
night, praying all the time our
boys wouldn't take another notion
to come over and drop a few more
bombs, as they make their way to
more important targets. We all
cheered when our car was sudden
ly jolted by an engine hooking on.
We Travelled then, until noon
Christmas Day, when we unloaded
and marched three miles to our
camp here. Later in the evening we
were given canteen cup of soup.
Our daily ration consisted of a
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26

strange guards with helmets and
rifles burst in and ran everyone
out in the snow and cold for two
hours, and lined us up for a camp
count. AS they had machine guns
in their towers and big shots ga
lore, we hardly knew what to make
of the situation. (April 9th They
wanted to find if everyone of US
was here, as about Z pm. Satur-
day. one of the guards was attack
ed and chopped up by one or two of
our boys, as they were feasting in
the kitchen, when he went there
to make a check on his post. E.
veryone was here and the man
wouldn't give himself up, so we
were told we wouldn't get anything
to eat or drink till the man was
found AS luck would have it, our
men in charge were given a chance
to handle the situation and found
the man in four hours; so we got
y our soup ration, which was all
they had time to make.
February started out with
bang, as we were given Red
Cross box for every four men. Feb,
tContin ned on page 2, col IL
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26

County Finance Chairman Fred
Gabriel announces that all pur-
Chases of E, F, and G Bonds and
Series G Tax Notes purchased
from now until the end of the 7th
War Loan drive will be credited
on the Union county quota. This is
correction from a previous news
release which stated that only "E''
Bonds purchased outside the act
i've drive period would be counted.
E and G Bond purchases have
now passed the $4,000. mark and
The United Telephone company,
through its local manager, James
Horton, has placed an order for
$4,000. worth of Tax Notes. Off
cial date of the drive kickoff is
May Ia but all work done prior to
that time is so much water over
the dam.
In order to keep ones sights on
the goal it is advisable now and
then to repeat the quotas. Indivd-
ual sales in Union county must
reach S541, 900. of which S377 900.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
$2OO,O31 in Taxes
Paid for First Half
In Union County
COLLECTION is LOG PERCENT OF CURRENT
CHARGE, ONE OF BEST EVER RECORDED,
HOLYCROSS SAYS; DELINQUENCY DROPS TO $3.50:

One of the biggest real estate
tax collections in the history of
Union county was reported today
by Treasurer Z. A. HolycrosS as
he completed checking the books
following the December, 1914, col
lection.
Property owners of the county
paid S185, ,59716 on the current
charge and $14,434.8O on the de-
inquent charge, for a total of
$20O,O3196.
The current charge to Union
county for fiscal 1914 is S349, 1880
and the December payment was
106.14 percent the first half A bal
ance of only S163, ,601.14 remains
to be collected at the June pay
ment. A year ago, the current col
lection for December was only
103.80 percent.
A year ago, only 62.36 percent OF
the delinquent taxes were paid in
the County. The collection this
time leaves only $6603.83 delin-
quent, Mr.. HolycroSs said, one OF
the lowest figures in years.
The following table gives the
total 1914 charge for each town.
ship in the county, and the amount
collected during the December pay,
mentS:
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
GRAMMAR FAMILY ALL
BELONG TO V. +. w. GROUP

When Florence f. Grammar be-
came a member of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars Auxiliary of the
Mae Winget post No. 1916, Friday
evening, the William Grammar
family became the first 100 per
cent family in the local organiz-
alton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grammar are
charter members and both have
served as past commander and
president.
Mr.. Grammar is a veteran of
of World War l, having served
N4th Company z, 166 Infantry, AZ
Rainbow Division in France,
Two sons, are now in service.
Pvt. William F. Grammar is now
serving with a hospital unit in
France and Pvt. Richard l.. is
with the 8th Infantry Division of
the 9th Army.
Both are now members of the
local V. F. w. Post.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
u. S. TO GIVE Aid
FOR LOCAL ROADS

Commissioners and county en-
gineers in State Highway Division
5 will meet in Delaware this even
ing to discuss the Federal Aid pro-
gram for secondary roads. The
meeting has been called by Union
county Engineer Claude Skidmore,
director of Division 5 of the Coun-
ty Engineers association.
The sum of $4,000 per year
has been made available in Ohio
by the Federal government for
secondary county roads to receive
this money has been entrusted to
county engineers and commission
ers and the meeting in Delaware
tonight will be to set up the pro-
gram in this district.
Counties included in Division 5
are Union, Marion, Morrow, Knox,
Licking, Delaware, Franklin and
Madison
Highway Director Perry T.
Ford urged the county officials to
agree as quickly as possible on
routes upon which some $28,O00,-
600 will be spent in the first three
years after the war.
The Highway Department Mon
day sent letters of instruction and
maps to all SO county engineers to
assist them in preparing for what
Ford described as OhiO's biggest
federal-aid construction program.
The state expects to spend
$120,OOO,OO0 on road improvements
in the first three postwar years
under provisions of the 1914 high
way act. The federal government
will supply S2O,0OO,O0O yearly for
primary, secondary and urban
roads, the money to be matched E.
qually with state and local funds
for a three-year total of $60,000,-
600 apiece, Ford explained
He said the Highway Depart
ment would enter into formal a.
greements with county engineers
and commissioners as soon as they
select their secondary roads.
Routes recommended by the
various county officials then will
be submitted to public administra-
tion officials in Washington for fin
al approval, he added.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
SENIOR PLAY TO BE-
ENTERTAINING

Any one who has tried to put
on a play will sympathize with
Dan Lyons bud Means) who is
manager of the theater established
in a summer colony by Julia March
(Georgeanne Fox in order to
further the ambition of her beauti-
full, pamered granddaughter Rose
mary (JoAnn Evans).
Dan says he is dealing with the
love craZiest bunch of actors he
has ever seen." He even finds him
self engaged to a member of his
cast, which news brings his real
girl friend and author of the play
(Sue Coder) on the scene.
Life Magazine representatives,
(Jean Linzinmeir and Bob Henry
find a household in an uproar
when they come for pictures of the
play.
Come Rain or Shine" is rich,
warm-hearted comedy of real
people, which will be presented at
the High School Auditorium, Fri
day evening, May A.
Reserved seats for the play will
go on sale at Wolgamot's Drug
Store at pm Monday.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26

large group of islands named Nan
sci. Okinawa (Shima, or Island)
has a population of 100000 and
you can read about the military in
StallationS from the newspapers.
The people of these Ryuku-
Loocho (other names for NanseD
are all called OkinawanS. Ancest-
orS of these people are thought to
have been Anus or KuaSaS, hairy
people who lived in southern ia
pan. According to the tales we
hear it was a white slave trading
island at one time-Which ac-
counts for the mixture of Chinese,
Malayan and Korean blood. The
Okinawans, while listed as Japan
eSe, are not treated as equals.
Very few of their men are given
officers commissions. Few OF the
OkinawanS speak or read English,
but all or them read and speak
"Ryuku" which is a modified Jap
aneSe.
The OkinawanS are, in my
opinion, master farmerS-making
each foot count. The rotation Sys-
tenn of farming is very intricate
and 1 have not been able to figure
it out. 1 am told that the average
farm size is two acres. can't tell
where one farm begins and ends
as it is all dyked and terraced.
Their homes with some eX-
ceptionS, are in small villages.
The houses are generally single
story, made of wood, with roofs of
red tile laid in plaster. The poorer
homes at the edge of the villages
are thatched with straw, held in
place by a mating of bamboo
grass, The floors are covered with
mats and sliding partitions are of
wood, rather than paper, as is
supposed to be true in Japan.
Most of the houses are surrounded
by dense rows of trees, informing
gled by a stone wall and a priVett
hedge. Each home has Seperate
building for the animalS-a sugar
mill if in the cane districts, and a
small vegetable garden and few
tropical plants"
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
DANIELS CAR RECOVERED
IN DELAWARE WEDNESDAY

The Ford sedan stolen from
Howard Daniels garage early
Monday, has been recovered in
Delaware. Sheriff H. S. RooSa was
notified of its recovery by the
State Highway Patrol, Wednesday
afternoon.
The car is being fingerprinted
on the chance that it may have
been stolen by the burglars who
blew open the Farm Bureau safe
early Monday and stole approx
mately $1,000 in checks and cur
rency. No trace of these thieves
has as yet been discovered.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
NAMES OF RELEASED PRISONERS
ODE GIVEN PRESS, RADIO AT ONCE

operate by parking on side streets
camps. Heretofore names of the
American prisoners of war liberat-
ed from enemy control had been
withheld until the necessary mill
tary processing had been complet-
ed, and the War Department had
made official notification to the
emergency addressee.
While official notification will
continue to be made by the War
Department, in many cases in the
future the first notification a FAM
lily receives of the release of a
father, husband, son, or brother
will be through its publication in
a newspaper or by means of radio
broadcasts.
These reports, it was pointed out
will be based on reliable informa-
tion emanating from American
sources, and the names and serial
numbers will be carefully checked
before the information is released
in the overseas areas involved.
Families of American prisoners
of war are advised not to write to
the War Department prior to the
receipt of official notification from
! the Adjutant General as no infor-
nation will be available. AS soon
as official word is received from
oversees theaters, official nottifi-
cation to the next of kin will be
made in all cases in a matter of a
few hours, it was pointed out.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
g DEATHS
In Union County
DAVID AUSTIN

DANlD AOSI1N
David Austin, 81, died this
morning at 1890 o'clock at his
home in Claiborne, after an illness
of six weeks. He had been a black
smith almost all of adult life hav-
ing opened a blacksmith shop in
Claiborne in 1880, and he contin-
ued to operate it until a year ago.
He was born Feb. 13, 1858 at
SomerSville and was the son of AL
bert and Mary (Moore) Austin,
both deceased.
He was married Sept. II, 1888
to Sarah Hull, who died II years
ago. Two children survive, Mrs.
Mable James, at home, and Mrs
Opal Sanford, FL Monte, Calf.
Also surviving are two sisters
and brother, Mrs. Walter Fuch-
ey, Findlay; Mrs. Matte Forder-
kong, of Elmira, N. Y; and Jeff
Austin, of BellefOntaine.
Funeral services will be held on
Sunday at 2 p m. in the Claiborne
A. G. church, of which he was a
member, with Rev. Everett Flem-
ing officiating. The interment will
be in the Claibourne cemetery
Funeral Director Marion Winters
of Redwood, is in charge.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
PARKING LIMITS
BEING ENFORCED

Shoppers in MarySVille will find
more room to park from now on
as parking limits went into effect
in the business district, Tuesday
Signs setting forth the limit have
been erected in all areas affected
The limit is two hours on both
sides of the street, one block from
the Public Square, where the
parking is parallel to the curb. In
the wide places north and south
of the Square, where cars are
parked diagonally with the curb
the limit is 80 minutes.
These limits will be strictly en-
forced, Mayor Asman warned as
the signs were erected. Marshal
Brown will make a close check or
cars, and Violators will be taker
into Mayors Court.
Decision to enforce the limit
was made by Council at specia
meeting April Is, but, was helc
off until the signs could be put up
The limits are set forth in an ord
nance passed by council more
than year ago. At the same time
that the Solons decided to enforce
the limits, they also voted to put
stop to double parking and thi!
offense has materially decreased
in the past ten days.
The new regulations will be en-
forced for all persons alike. Busi
ness and professional men, anc
their clerks, are requested to co
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
81 FROM COUNTY
fINDUCTED TUESDAY
Group Sent To Fort Hayes
BY Selective Service

Thirty-two Union countians
were inducted into the Armed
Forces, Tuesday. They were sent
to Fort Hayes by Selective Service
Board No. /.
One other man, formerly of
MarysVilIe, has been transferred
to a Cleveland board for induction.
He is Eugene Handlan Spaulding
OF East Cleveland.
Others iuducted were:
Paul a. Fox, 21512 S. Oak ST.,
Marysville; Kenne tn Money
Welch, Marion; Richard McElroy,
Redwood, Rt. /; Robert Lowell
Milligan, 127 N. Franklin ST.,
Redwood; Herman Paul Henry,
Marysville, Rt. 2; Samuel Clarence
Miller, Bellefontaine; Claude E.
Boggs Plain City, Rt. 2; Brayton
Leroy Coons, Broadway; Frank
Joseph Elk, Bolen, New Mexico;
Russell Clarence Huffman, Milford
Center.
Charles William Payar, North
LewiSburg, Rt. /; Ralph Morris
Rees, Prospect, Rt. /; Ronald Vim
cent Walker, Marysville, Rt. /;
Paul Edgar Hoffman. Redwood,
Rt. 8; Marvin Alvan Heron, Mil
ford Center, Rt. l; Lawrence Carl
WuesCher, Redwood, Rt. 3; Basil
James Kearns, Redwood, Rt. 2;
Delbert Grant Jolliff jr., West
Mansfield, Rt. /; James Lyal Man
naSmith, Redwood, Rt. 3; Carl
Friedrich TrOesCh, Marysville, Rt.
Is.
Richard William Oscar Burns,
Milford Center, Rt. l; Hubert
Harold Fry, 153 S. Fulton ST.,
! Redwood; William Loren Kasper,
Marysville, Rt. 3; Paul Reeves An
derson jr., Marysville, Rt. 3;
Marion Albert Penorwood, West
Mansfiend, Rt. l; Richard Law
renee harrington, Rushsylvania,
Rt. /; William Friedrich Cosgray,
Amlin, Rt. l; Robert Gerhart
Rausch, Marysville, Rt. 2; Donald
Ralph Hines, West Mansfield, Rt.
II; Thomas Lee Gansheimer, E.
State St, Milford Center; Walter
Lee Engle, MarySville, Rt. 5; Paul
Edwin Collins, Redwood, Rt. 1.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
April 5, 1945
Dear Folks,

The War Department has an
nounced that effective at once, it
has authorized the immediate re-
lease to press and radio CORES
pondents in the European Theater
of the names of American prison
ers of war returned to military
control from prison camps oVerrun
by Allied forcSe. The War Depart
ment announcement was made by
Ramone Eaton, area manager has
been made known to the Madison
County Chapter of the American
Red Cross.
This new policy was brought
about as a result of the recent lib
Grafton of large numbers of Amer
ican soldiers from German prison
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
MONEY FROM STATE

The following checks have been
received recently from the auditor
of Safe by Auditor Frank T. Nc
Curdy:
$221.71, Federal contribution to
Aid for the Blind.
$438.31, Federal contribution for
aid for Dependent Children.
$284.20, county poor relief.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
NAMED STATE FARMER

Neil o. Snepp, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Virgil T. Snepp, has been a
warded the degree of State Farm
er in the Future Farmers of A
merica. He has taken a leading
part in F. F. A. activities all
through high school and is the
first boy from Liberty Local school
to receive this award. He is a
freshman in the College of Agricul-
ture at O.S.U. this year.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-26
FORMER REDWOOD BOY
AWARDED SILVER STAR

Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ. Parthemore,
received word that their nephew,
Pfc. Donald Matteson, formerly of
Redwood, has been awarded the
silver star for meritorious service
with his division. Pfc. Matteson
participated in four invasions and
is now somewhere in Germany. He
writes that Germany is one of the
best farming regions he has seen
since he left Ohio. He has now
been overseas since December,
1912.